DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –31 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –31 OCTOBER
1.    India and New Zealand signed three agreements during official visit of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to India. Consider the following statements in context to the project
I.    MoU for cooperation in the field of Youth Affairs and Sports was signed.
II.    Arrangement regarding Food Safety Cooperation was signed .
III.    MoU on Defence cooperation was signed.

Which is/are correct?
a)    I, II and III
b)    Only I and II
c)    Only II
d)    Only I and III
ANS B

2.   Which  country  topped the list of 2016 Global Gender Gap Report that was released by World Economic Forum (WEF).
a)    Norway
b)    Rwanda
c)    Finland
d)    Iceland
ANS C

3.    Which rank was secured by India in the list of 2016 Global Gender Gap Report that was released by World Economic Forum (WEF)?
a)    115
b)    69
c)    87
d)    71
ANS C

4.    India recently signed revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement with which country?
a)    Bahrain
b)    Saudi Arabia
c)    South Korea
d)    North America
ANS C

5.    Who was the chairman of the committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) that in October 2016 submitted its report to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar?
a)    Justice (Retd.) L Narasimha Reddy
b)    Justice SN Dhingra Commission
c)    Shashi Shekhar 
d)    TVSN Prasad
ANS A


6.    The first woman to conquered Mount Everest who died recently?
a)    Junko Tabei
b)    Fanny Bullock Workman
c)    Bachendri Pal
d)    None of the above
ANS A

7.    Union Cabinet recently approved agreement with which country for the transfer of sentenced persons?
a)    Estonia
b)    Maldives
c)    Brazil
d)    Italy
ANS A

8.    With which country Union Cabinet approves agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit?
a)    Japan
b)    New Zealand
c)    Bhutan
d)   Nepal
ANS C

9.    Who was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Australia?
a)    Ajay M Gondane
b)    Sunil Raina
c)    Karnal Singh
d)    A.S. Rao
ANS A

10.    Paul Beatty won the 2016 Man Booker Prize for his book?
a)    The Sellout
b)    Eileen
c)    His Bloody Project
d)    Hot Milk
ANS A