1. The year in which India is set to chair the G-20 summit- 2018
2. The rank of India in the Global Competitiveness Index report 2015-16 released by World Economic Forum recently- 55
3. The Governor of Meghalaya who has been sworn in as the Governor of Manipur following the death of Mr. Syed Ahmed in September- V. Shanumuganthan
4. The new private sector bank which has launched its operations with 23 branches for corporate and rural customers, becoming the 91st scheduled commercial bank in India- IDFC Bank
5. The Indian magician who has been conferred the Merlin Award (popularly known as the Oscar of the magic)- Zenia Bhumgara
6. The Indian pace bowler who has announced his retirement from international cricket having taken 311 test and 282 ODI wickets – Zaheer Khan
7. The book written by Jamaican author Marlon James which has been awarded the Man Booker Prize 2015 – A Brief History of Seven Killings
8. US-based Internet based TV streaming service provider which launched its service in India recently- YuppTV
9. The fifth joint military exercise between India and China which began at Kunming Military Academy, Yunnan Province, China on 12 Oct- Hand-in-Hand
10. The state which has decided to launch a programme named Food Net to ensure transparency and plug leakage and diversion of farmers produce- Haryana
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