17 OCTOBER 2014 Ques. : 1 Author Richard Flanagan won Man Booker Prize 2014 for his book 1) The Narrow Road to the Deep North 2) How to be Both 3) Luminaries 4) The Lowland 5) None of these Answer:- 1) The Narrow Road to the Deep North Ques. : 2 The International Day of Older Persons is observed on 1) 1 Oct 2) 3 Oct 3) 6 Oct 4) 9 Oct 5) 12 Oct Answer:- 1) 1 Oct Ques. : 3 Rajiv Mehrishi has been appointed as ___________Secretary in the govt of India. 1) Financial Services 2) Revenue 3) Expenditure 4) Economic Affairs 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Economic Affairs Ques. : 4 The Prime Minster Narendra Modi launched Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram on 16 Oct. Which of the following is NOT a highlight of the scheme? 1) A unified Labour Identification Number (LIN) for simplifying business regulations and securing transparency. 2) Portability through Universal Account Number (UAN) for Employees Provident Fund members. 3) An Apprentice Protsahan Yojana flagged off under which 50 per cent support for training in MSMEs will be provided by the labour ministry. 4) The revamped Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) for workers in the unorganised sector launched. 5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these Ques. : 5 Name the satellite that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch which will be dedicated to solar coronal studies? 1) Suraj-1 2) Aditya-1 3) Corona-1 4) Divya-1 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Aditya-1 Ques. : 6 Which of the following states has started the country’s first olive refinery and expressed hope that it would be able to fulfill the country’s demand of olive oil in coming years? 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan 3) Gujarat 4) Uttar Pradesh 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Rajasthan Ques. : 7 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chief Economic Adviser of the govt of India? 1) Jagdish Bhagwati 2) Arvind Panagariya 3) Eswar Prasad 4) Arvind Subramanian 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Arvind Subramanian Ques. : 8 Several people were killed and many displaced by clashes in Bangui recently. Bangui is the capital city of 1) Nigeria 2) Democratic Republic of Congo 3) Central African Republic 4) Yemen 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Central African Republic Ques. : 9 Who among the following has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the Afghanistan govt, a post which is equal to that of Prime Minister? 1) Abdullah Abdullah 2) Ashraf Ghani 3) Gul Agha Sherzai 4) Zalmai Rassoul 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Abdullah Abdullah Ques. : 10 The Global Handwashing Day is celebrated on 1) 13 Oct 2) 14 Oct 3) 15 Oct 4) 17 Oct 5) None of these Answer:- 3) 15 Oct
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