DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –15,16 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –15,16 OCTOBER

1.    What is the theme for World Food Day that will be observed on 16 October 2016?

a)    Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.

b)    Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition

c)    Social Protection and Agriculture: Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty

d)    Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth

ANS A

2.    According to official data, the wholesale inflation eased to what percent in September 2016?

a)    3.57 percent

b)    3.74 percent

c)    5.75 percent

d)    4.59 percent

ANS A

3.    The US Department of Transportation has banned  Which phones on flights after reports of the device catching fire?

a)   Apple iPhone 6S

b)    Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

c)    Apple iPhone 7 

d)    Samsung Galaxy Note 7

ANS D

4.   Which ethnic tribes of India  in October 2016 called for an end to the custom of Ravan effigy burning on Dussera?

a)   Kondareddis

b)    Gond

c)    Tabo

d)   Baiga 

ANS C

5.    Who  was named to ICICI board after Rajiv Sabharwal resigned from the bank?

a)    Anup Bagchi

b)    Warren Law

c)    Ashvin Parekh

d)    Ajay Saraf

ANS A

6. India has decided to eliminate production of which  potent greenhouse gas with Global Warming Potential of 14800 by 2030?

a)    HCF-23

b)    N2O

c)    SF6

d)   CCL2F2

ANS A

7. Which country  has decided to freeze co-operation with the UN's cultural agency, UNESCO, accusing it of denying Judaism's connections to the religion's holiest sites?

a)    Russia

b)    Israel

c)    Iran

d)    Germany

ANS B

8.  What is the theme for the 2016 International Day of Rural Women?

a)    Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality

b)    Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms

c)   Pledge for Parity

d)    Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too

ANS D

9. Which country  made a decision to quit the Commonwealth after Warnings over Democracy?

a)    Maldives

b)    China

c)    Pakistan

d)   Myanmar 

ANS A

10.    Which country  is all set to collaborate with India on its projects for improving rail connectivity of Indian ports?

a)    Russia

b)    Germany

c)    United Kingdom

d)    United States of America 

ANS B