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Q1. India has recently been elected to an international organisation for 3 years. What is the name of the organisation?
(a) Nuclear Suppliers Group
(b) UNHRC
(c) UNDP
(d) OPEC
(e) UNICEF
Q2. Recently, Annapurna Devi has passed away in Mumbai. She was a famous_______.
(a) Politician
(b) Sport woman
(c) Dancer
(d) Musician
(e) Poet
Q3. The International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed across the world on _______.
(a) October 21
(b) October 13
(c) October 18
(d) October 11
(e) October 7
Q4. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day for Disaster Reduction?
(a) Home Safe Home: Living with Disasters
(b) Home Safe Home: Reducing Exposure, Reducing Displacement
(c) Living with Disability and Disasters
(d) Home Safe Home: Live to Tell
(e) Reducing Disaster Economic Losses
Q5. Global Hunger Index (GHI) indicates the level of hunger and undernutrition worldwide. What is India’s rank in the Index?
(a) 103
(b) 81
(c) 111
(d) 96
(e) 107
Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) 25th anniversary recently. Who is the present chairman of NHRC?
(a) Justice Akash Mishra
(b) Justice Tarun Gogoi
(c) Justice Dipak Mishra
(d) Justice HL Dattu
(e) None of these
Q7. Minister of State for Textiles __________ has stated that the Ministry will release 7.8 crore rupees for the construction of a textile tourism complex in Nongpoh, Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya.
(a) Smriti Zubin Irani
(b) Ajay Tamta
(c) Jagat Prakash Nadda
(d) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(e) Dr. Mahesh Sharma
Q8. Ministry of State for Textiles has stated that it will release 7.8 crore rupees for the construction of a textile tourism complex in Nongpoh, Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. Who is the present CM of Meghalaya?
(a) Conrad Sangma
(b) Pawan Kumar Chamling
(c) Biplab Kumar Deb
(d) N. Biren Singh
(e) Tathagata Roy
Q9. India and Sri Lanka has signed two MoU for construction of 1200 houses through 50 model villages, using Indian grant assistance of ______ Srilankan rupees.
(a) 200 crore
(b) 150 crore
(c) 90 crore
(d) 10 crore
(e) 60 crore
Q10. The 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI) indicates that the level of hunger and undernutrition worldwide. Which of the following country topped the Index?
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Jordan
(c) Belarus
(d) Fiji
(e) Peru
Solutions
Ans.1.(b)
Exp. India has been elected to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council with the highest vote among all candidates. It secured 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019.
Ans2.(d)
Exp. Legendary musician Annapurna Devi has passed away in Mumbai. She was 91. She was suffering from age-related issues.
An.3.(b)
Exp. The International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed across the world on October 13 to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction.
Ans.4(e)
Exp. The International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed across the world on October 13 to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. The theme of the 2018 International Day for Disaster Reduction is ‘Reducing Disaster Economic Losses’.
Ans.5.(a)
Exp. The 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI) indicates that the level of hunger and undernutrition worldwide falls into the serious category, at a value of 20.9, down from 29.2 in 2000. As per the index, India was ranked 103rd out of 119 qualifying countries.
Ans.6.(d)
Exp. Justice HL Dattu is the present chairman of NHRC.
Ans.7.(b)
Exp. Ajay Tamta is the Minister of State for Textiles. he is the MP from Almora, Uttarakhand.
Ans.8.(a)
Exp. Conrad Sangma is the present CM of Meghalaya.
Ans.9.(e)
Exp. India and Sri Lanka has signed two MoU for construction of 1200 houses through 50 model villages, using Indian grant assistance of 60 crore Srilankan rupees.
Ans.10.(c)
Exp. The 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI) indicates that the level of hunger and undernutrition worldwide falls into the serious category, at a value of 20.9, down from 29.2 in 2000. As per the index, India was ranked 103rd out of 119 qualifying countries. Belarus topped the Index.
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