Current Affairs Quiz , 02 Oct 2019

1) International Day of Non-Violence observed on

a) October 2
b) October 6
c) September 30
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October. The day is observed on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. The day aims to disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness.

2) Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) is an agreement between

a) Taxpayer and tax authority
b) Countries trying to regulate exchange rate
c) Exporter and Importer of defence purchases
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• An APA is an agreement between a taxpayer and the tax authority determining the Transfer Pricing methodology for pricing the tax payer’s international transactions for future years.

3) Drone Innovators Network (DIN) is organised by

a) World Economic Forum
b) World Bank
c) NASA
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is started by the World Economic Forum to hasten and contribute to healthy drone policies in need of legislation.

4) RUCO initiative to synthesize bio-diesel is launched by

a) ISRO
b) FSSAI
c) MoEFCC
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Launched by FSSAI for collection and conversion of used cooking oil to bio-diesel.

5) Galo community, recently seen in news, is from

a) Gujarat
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• At about 1.5 lakh people, the Galos are one of the 26 major communities of Arunachal Pradesh, and dominate West Siang, Lepa Rada and Lower Siang districts. They have a big population in East Siang, Upper Subansiri and Namsai districts too.