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
