CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 2019

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   30 sec


Explanation : Telecom regulator TRAI fixes phone call ring time at 30 sec for mobiles and 60 sec for landline phones. TRAI has mandated the terminating network to disconnect the incoming call after the minimum ring span and simultaneously inform the originating network.

Correct Answer : Option (A) :   Nawazuddin Siddiqui


Explanation : Indian actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been awarded the prestigious Golden Dragon Award for his works in Hindi cinema at the Cardiff International Film Festival (CIFF) 2019.

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   Both (B) and (C)


Explanation : 66 cities were designated by UNESCO as Creative Cities. The cities are named creative based on their mission to place creativity and creative economy at the core of their urban development to make their city safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goal from India, Hyderabad and Mumbai were included in the list of Creative Cities this year.

Correct Answer : Option (B) :   ASUSTeK Computer


Explanation : Google has bought Fitbit, a company that makes fitness bands and smart watches. The company has paid $2.1 billion for the smart watch maker.

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   Jack Dorsey


Explanation : Jack Patrick Dorsey is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur and is the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, and the founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company.

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   34


Explanation : The 35th ASEAN Summit began in Bangkok on 31st October. The summit will continue till November 4.

Correct Answer : Option (C) :   Hyderabad


Explanation : Hyderabad, the city of biryanis, kebabs, haleem, kallu, shikampur and chowki dinners, has now been officially designated as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. Hyderabad is among the 66 cities named by the UNESCO in the list of new Creative Cities which aims at pushing the Sustainable Development Goals through innovative thinking and action.

Correct Answer : Option (A) :   Saudi Arabia


Explanation : India signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to launch the RuPay card in the country, making it the third nation in the West Asia to initiate India's digital payment system.

Correct Answer : Option (B) :   Alberto Fernandez


Explanation : Alberto Fernandez and his running mate, former president Cristina Kirchner, won Argentina's presidential elections 2019.

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   Changing the world: innovations and a better life for future generations


Explanation : The theme for the year 2019, selected by the United Nations, is changing the world: innovations and a better life for future generations. The theme aims to discuss how urbanization can be used to achieve sustainable development.