Daily Current Affairs Quiz 1st November 2018

Maharashtra government has announced severe and medium-scale drought in 151 tehsils in 26 districts. The announcement will hold for the next six months.

Steel manufacturing giant Tata Steel was named as an official partner for the 2018 Men's hockey World Cup on 29 October 2018. The hockey world cup will be held here from 28 November 2018 to 16 December 2018 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Tata Steel is the 10th-largest steel producer in the world.

The 33-year-old from Pune, Pankaj Advani became the first Indian to win an Asian Snooker Tour event after defeating China's Ju Reti 6-1 in the final in Jinan, China.

Malayalam film Olu will be the opening film at the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). This was decided by the jury for the Indian Panorama. The IFFI will be held at Goa from 20th November - 28th November 2018. The Feature Film Jury of thirteen members was headed by film director and screenwriter, Rahul Rawail.

Entrepreneurship scheme Samruddhi launched in Karnataka.

Marie and Vijay Goradia received the 'Roy M Huffington Award' for 2018 in the US. They were awarded for making significant contributions to the areas of literacy, education and healthcare in India. The Huffington Award is the highest honour granted by the Asia Society Texas Centre (ASTC). Vijay Goradia is the founder and Chairman of Vinmar International.

India and Russia inked a $950 million deal for inducting two new warships equipped with Brahmos missiles in the Indian Navy.

Netherland country To Be Partner Country For 25th DST-CII Technology Summit 2019.

Axis Securities has launched trading in commodity derivatives with the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) on 31 October 2018. In August 2018, it had launched trading in commodity derivatives with the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). Arun Thukral is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Axis Securities.

The Kerala Tourism Department has launched 'SMiLE Virtual Tour Guide' . A 'SMiLE Virtual Tour Guide' links tourists with their places of attraction and providers of experiential services. The 'SMiLE' guide renders information on 40 Malabar attractions. It has been conceived and executed by Bekal Resorts Development Corporation (BRDC).