Current Affairs 27-10-2018

Who will be conferred with the 2016 Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony?

[A] Satish Gupta
[B] Rajkumar Singhajit Singh
[C] Ram Vanji Sutar
[D] Sachida Nagdev

The Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH 2018) will be organized by UNESCO MGIEP in association with which state government?

[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Tamil Nadu

India and its which neighboring country have recently signed pacts for enhancing inland and coastal waterways connectivity?

[A] Myanmar
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Nepal
[D] Bangladesh

Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved an MoU between India and which country to constitute a Joint Working Group (JWG) on fintech?

[A] Indonesia
[B] Singapore
[C] Maldives
[D] Sri Lanka

Which noted author has bagged the first-ever JCB Prize for literature?

[A] Shubhangi Swarup
[B] Benyamin
[C] Anuradha Roy
[D] Perumal Murugan

Which Indian journalist has won the first place in the English category of Schizophrenia Research Foundation’s (SCARF) media for mental health reporting award?

[A] Vikram Chandra
[B] Jyoti Shelar
[C] Nalini Singh
[D] Radhika Roy

Under which sea, the world’s oldest known intact shipwreck has been discovered by an international team of maritime archaeologists?

[A] Red Sea
[B] Caribbean Sea
[C] South China Sea
[D] Black Sea

Which country has topped the list of countries for travel destination in 2019, as per Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2019?

[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Germany
[C] Zimbabwe
[D] Jordon

What is the theme of the 2018 Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW)?

[A] Combating Corruption – Technology as an enabler
[B] Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India
[C] My Vision-Corruption Free India
[D] Promoting Good Governance: Positive contribution of vigilance