Current Affairs Quiz 9 October 2018
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- According to the latest forecast of IMF, what is the growth rate percent of India for 2018?
A) 7.3%
B) 7.5%
C) 7.7%
D) 7.9%
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Option A
Explanation: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) for 2019, forecasted a growth rate of 7.3% for India in the year 2018 while 7.4% the for 2019 due to the recent increase in oil prices and the tightening of global financial conditions.
- Name the US Ambassador to United Nations who has announced to step down from the post by the end of 2018?
A) Frances Perkins
B) Margaret Spellings
C) Nikki Haley
D) Mary Peters
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Option C
Explanation: US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has announced to resign from the post. She will leave her post by the end of 2018. She was elected as the 29th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in 2017.
- PM Modi has recently unveiled the statute of Deenbandhu Sir Chhotu Ram in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Haryana
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Option D
Explanation: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited Sampla, Rohtak in Haryana on October 9. He unveiled a 64-feet-tall statue of peasant leader Deenbandhu Sir Chhotu Ram. Sir Chhotu Ram, who was born on November 24, 1881, was regarded as a messiah of peasants and was instrumental in empowering farmers in pre-Independence era and getting pro-farmers law enacted. He had fought for farmers’ rights during the British rule.
- Which country will host the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics?
A) Burundi
B) Nigeria
C) Senegal
D) Mali
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Option C
Explanation: The 2022 Summer Youth Olympics will be held in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal will be the first African country to host the event. 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games will be the fourth edition of the event.
- When is the World Post Day observed?
A) October 9
B) October 10
C) October 8
D) October 11
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Option A
Explanation: World Post day happens each year on October 9, the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which started in 1874 in Switzerland. October 9th was first declared World Post Day at the 1969 UPU Congress in Tokyo, Japan. designed to highlight the importance of postal services around the world and to raise awareness of them and their contributions to society and the global economy. The theme for 2018 is ‘Imagine you are a letter travelling through time. What message do you wish to convey to your readers?’
- MedWatch is a health care App launched by _____________?
A) Ministry of Aayush
B) Indian Air Force
C) AIIMS
D) Central Council of Indian Medicine
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Option B
Explanation: On the occasion of 86th anniversary, the Indian Air Force has launched an innovative mobile health App named ‘MedWatch’. The app is conceived by the doctors of IAF and developed in house by Directorate of Information Technology (DIT) with ZERO financial outlay. ‘MedWatch’ is the first mobile health app in the three Armed Services and will provide correct, Scientific and authentic health information to airwarriors and all citizens of India.
- M N Paloor passed away recently. He was a veteran poet of ______________
A) Marathi
B) Tamil
C) Kannada
D) Malayalam
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Option D
Explanation: Well-known Malayalam poet M N Paloor passed away at his residence at Kovoor in Kozhikode due to age-related ailments. He was 86-year old.
- Name the social networking version of Google which is being shut down due to security issues of users data?
A) Google+
B) Google Drive
C) Google Maps
D) Google Play
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Option A
Explanation: Google has announced plans to shut down the consumer version of its social network Google+ citing low user engagement. The other major reason behind is a “bug” that potentially exposed user data to hundreds of external developers that included names, email addresses, occupations, genders and ages. At least two US states and two European Union member states are now investigating a breach at Alphabet’s Google that may have exposed private profile data.
- The Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium has recently been set up in which country with the financial assistance of Indian Government?
A) Bhutan
B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal
D) Bangladesh
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Option B
Explanation: The Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium built with Indian grant assistance of 30 crore Sri Lankan rupees was dedicated to the people of Sri Lanka on October 9. The auditorium, largest in any of the universities in Sri Lanka has 1500 seating capacity. It has been designed by the famous Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa to conform to the philosophy of “Tropical Modernism”.
- Which country has tested the nuclear capable Ghauri ballistic missile in a bid to enhance its operational ability?
A) Afghanistan
B) Myanmar
C) Pakistan
D) Bangladesh
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Option C
Explanation: The Army Strategic Forces Command of Pakistan conducted a successful test-firing of Ghauri ballistic missile to test its operational and technical readiness The missile is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a distance of 1,300 kilometers.
