DAILY
CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ –21,22 OCTOBER
1. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council
reached a consensus during first day of three-day meeting. Consider the
following statements in context to the consensus and discussion that was
reached on the day.
I. Base year for calculating the revenue of a
state would be 2015-16
II. The states would be compensated for any loss
of revenue after implementation of the new indirect tax regime
III. The council discussed possible GST rates,
including a five-slab structure
Which is/are correct?
a) Only I and III
b) Only I and II
c) Only I
d) I, II and III
ANS B
2. Which of the following animals, The
International Union for Conservation of Nature is all set to declare, a
Critically Endangered species?
a) Kashmiri Red Stag
b) Nilgai
c) Blackbuck
d) Both (a) and (b)
ANS A
3. Kigeli V Ndahindurwa who passed away
recently was the last king of which of the following countries?
a) Gabon
b) Ethiopia
c) Rwanda
d) Morocco
ANS C
4. Who announced the formation of a new
political party named Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA)?
a) Irom Sharmila
b) Yogendra Yadav
c) Medha Patkar
d) None of the above
ANS A
5. India and Myanmar signed three Agreements
in New Delhi. Consider the following statements in context agreements?
I. MoU on Banking Supervision between RBI and
Central Bank of Myanmar
II. MoU on Cooperation in the field of Railways
was inked
III. Agreements were inked during India visit of
state Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi
Which is/are correct?
a) I, II and III
b) Only I and II
c) Only I and III
d) Only III
ANS C
6. Which country will be provided 2 billion US dollars by
World Bank aid to tackle climate change?
a) Pakistan
b) China
c) Bangladesh
d) India
ANS C
7. In which city Election Commission’s first
ever International Conference on Voter Education was held?
a) New Delhi
b) Panji
c) Lucknow
d) Mumbai
ANS A
8. What is VoICE.NET that
was recently in news?
a) NRI survey cum
competition
b) Global Knowledge
Network on voter education
c) Computer virus
d) ATM virus
ANS B
9. Who won the World
Railway Shooting Championship Cup?
a) Deutshe Bahn
b) Indian Railways
c) Canadian Pacific Railway
d) China Railway
Corporation
ANS B
10. Sino India
Cooperation 2016, a joint tactical exercise between India and China was
recently held in?
a) Beijing
b) East Siang
c) Ladakh
d) Kurung Kumey
ANS C
11. Which city was
officially declared as one of the venues for hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World
Cup?
a) Mumbai
b) Kochi
c) Pune
d) Kolkata
ANS B
12. Which country is hosting the 2016 Asian Men’s Hockey
Champions Trophy?
a) China
b) Indonesia
c) Malaysia
d) Japan
ANS C
