Current Affairs Quiz , 05 Sep 2019

1) Cities which are in top 100 list of Global Liveability Index 2019 are

a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: d
• New Delhi: rank 118th & Mumbai: rank 119th.
• The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released the Global Liveability Index 2019 which ranks 140 global cities based on their living conditions.

2) The book ‘The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore’ is written by

a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) S. Radhakrishnan
c) Rajendra Prasad
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• It was written by S. Radhakrishnan.

3) Chief Guest of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum was the head of

a) India
b) Russia
c) China
d) Japan

Answer: a
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 5th Eastern Economic Forum at Vladivostok, Russia as its Chief Guest at the special invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

4) Shortest sea route between Chennai and Vladivostok will not enter the territory of

a) South Korea
b) Japan
c) Malaysia
d) None of the above

Answer: d

5) The festival of Nuakhai is a festival to celebrate newly harvested food by the farmers. It is celebrated in

a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Odisha
c) Meghalaya
d) West Bengal

Answer: b
• Nuakhai, as the name suggests that nua means new and khai means food. So, the festival of nuakhai is a festival to celebrate newly harvested food by the farmers. One day after the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi it is celebrated especially in the Western part of Odisha with much pump and jubilation. People staying in distant lands come back to their native places, wear new clothes and offer prayers before the God and eat delicious foods prepared from the newly harvested crops.