Current Affairs Quiz – October 24 2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ

1. The World Polio Day is observed on ________ every year to commemorate the fight against poliomyelitis.
a) October 24
b) September 24
c) October 25
d) September 12

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Answer a) October 24

2. The Yachting Association of India (YAI) Senior National Championship – 2015, being organised by the ___________ in  Mumbai.
a) Indian Naval Training Center
b) Indian Naval Army
c) Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre
d) None

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Answer c) Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre

3. 24 October has been celebrated as __________ since 1948. This Day is dedicated to the global efforts and achievements of the UN.
a) United Nations Day
b) United Nations General Assembly
c) UN Charter  Day
d) UN  Global efforts Day

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Answer a) United Nations Day 

4. Advanced Landing Ground at __________ has been inaugurated by Air Marshal C Hari Kumar , Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force.
a) Walong
b) Anjaw
c) Lohit District
d) Tezu

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Answer a) Walong

5. The finance ministry has imposed anti-dumping duties on imported _________ used in commercial vehicles for a period of five years with effect from October 21, 2015.
a) Chinese parts
b) Japan Parts
c) European Parts
d) Korean Parts

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Answer a) Chinese Parts

6. President Barack Obama has named __________ as the new official in charge of the US led coalition against the Islamic State group.
a) Brett McGurk
b) John Allen
c) Marine Patrica
d) None

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Answer a) Brett McGurk

7. Who became the fourth player to register hundred against all the Test playing countries in ODIs?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Rohit Sharma
c) Ajinkya Rahane
d) Suresh Raina

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Answer a) Virat Kohli

8. Which two Indian mountaineers climbed an untouched mountain peak, named it after APJ Abdul Kalam?
a) Arjun Vaipai and Bhupesh Kumar
b) Sukhvir singh and Manpreet kaur
c) Nitin Joy and Bhuvnesh kapoor
d) None

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Answer a) Arjun Vaipai and Bhupesh Kumar

9. Which country is the third-largest international student market in London after China and the US?
a) India
b) Japan
c) Korea
d) Germany

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Answer a) India

10. The AC double-decker train will soon run between ________. This train will be named Shatabdi and this is the first Shatabdi double-decker train in India.
a) Mumbai-Goa
b) Mumbai-Nashik
c) Nashik-Pune
d) Mumbai-Pune

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Answer a) Mumbai-Goa

11. India’s first Paragliding World Cup has begun at Bir Billing near Baijnath town in Kangra district of which state?
a) Himachal pradesh
b) Utrakhand
c) Arunachal pradesh
d) Kashmir

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Answer a) Himachal Pradesh

12. What is the ________ is the official mascot of this India’s first Paragliding World Cup?
a) Lion
b) Panther
c) Eagle
d) Snow leopard

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4) Snow leopard

13. Vice President of Maldives _________ has been arrested at the airport when he returned from an official visit to China. Police said that he was arrested on suspicion of links to a blast on the Presidential boat that occurred on 28 September 2015.
a) Ahmad adeeb
b) Mohd adeeb
c) Yameen Abdul Gayoom
d) None

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Answer a) Ahmad Adeeb