Current Affairs Quiz (23rd - 29th) October

Question 1: Palampur – a hill station in Himachal Pradesh appears in news in the context of –

Question 2: National Infrastructure and Investment Fund (NIIF) works under –

Question 3: Which of the following pollutants are monitored and controlled in the National Air Quality Index?

Question 4: ‘Tarapore committee’ is related to –

Question 5: ‘H5N1’ viral strain is used to refer to?

Question 6: Which of the following statements are correct regarding Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)?

1. It is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seek to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons.
2. India got a waiver from NSG in 2008 to enter International Nuclear commerce.

Question 7: Who heads the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) which was recently constituted by the centre?

Question 8: The Base Erosion and Profit Sharing agreement appears in news in the context of:

Question 9: An integrated facility will be commissioned at the Reliance Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for the operationalization of Dassault Rafale deal in?

Question 10: Which country recently signed an agreement with India to produce solar and wind energy in a move to reduce dependence on thermal energy?

Question 11: Which of the following institutions, releases the ‘World Development Report’?

Question 12: In which of the following countries is the port of Sittwe located?

Question 13: Consider the following statements regarding BIMSTEC:

1. It constitutes of seven Member States: five deriving from South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and two from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand.
2. The BIMSTEC region is home to around 1.5 billion people which constitute around 22% of the global population with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.7 trillion economy.

Which among the above statements are correct?

Question 14: Consider the following statements regarding BRICS?

1. The Eighth BRICS Summit, was held at Goa, under the theme “Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions.”
2. BRICS brings together five major emerging economies, comprising 43% of the world population, having 30% of the world GDP and 17% share in the world trade.

Question 15: Which of the following is true?

1. H5N1 is a highly pathogenic avian (bird) flu virus that has caused serious outbreaks in domestic poultry in parts of Asia and the Middle East.
2. Human cases of H5N1 avian influenza occur occasionally, but it is difficult to transmit the infection from person to person.

Question 16: Which organization releases the Global gender gap report?

Question 17: The One Belt, One Road initiative and the new Maritime Silk Route/Road is the initiative of:

Question 18: Which of the following parts of the Indian Constitution mention about Education?

1. Fundamental Rights
2. Fundamental Duties
3. Directive principles of state policy

Question 19: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) works under:

Question 20: Which organization releases the Ease of doing business report?

Question 21: Which country topped the WEF’s Gender Gap index – 2016 for having least Gender Inequality in various spheres?

Question 22: With which of the following countries, India recently revised the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements – DTAA to levy Capital Gains tax?

Question 23: Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana?

1. It aims to provide Free LPG connections to Women from BPL Households
2. This is the first time the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is implementing a welfare scheme.

Question 24: Which of the following cyclone was in news recently over Bay of Bengal, IMD said it is likely to have a mild impact on Gopalpur, Vishakhapatnam and Machilipatnam?

Question 25: According to a Nasscom – Zinnov start-up report, which city is the major start-up hub for the nation?

Question 26: The Shangri-La Dialogue – an annual meeting of Asia-Pacific region Defense Ministers in Singapore, and the Manama Dialogue – an annual meeting of Persian Gulf region security ministers and officials in Bahrain are organized by:

Question 27: Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) Tuberculosis is caused by

Question 28: Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management – DIPAM?

1. It lays down the procedure and mechanism for strategic disinvestment of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)
2. It works under the Union Ministry of Finance

Question 29: The 2016 SAARC Summit which was cancelled in the wake of Uri terror attacks, was supposed to be held at?

Question 30: Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Uniform Civil code?

1. It is mentioned in Part 4 of the Indian Constitution – DPSP
2. It is justiceable – enforceable in a court of law