Current Affairs Quiz , 14 Oct 2019

1) C40 World Mayors Summit, 2019 was held in

a) Copenhagen
b) Paris
c) Warsaw
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is an event that occurs once every three years and 2019 summit was in Copenhagen.

2) Operation Peace Spring is a military operation launched by

a) Turkey on Syria
b) US on Afghanistan
c) Iraq on Iran
d) US on Iraq

Answer: a
• Operation Peace Spring: military operation launched by Turkey against the Syrian Democratic Forces in Northeast Syria

3) Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed was awarded Nobel Prize for

a) Economics
b) Peace
c) Literature
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who made peace last year with bitter foe Eritrea.

4) Which among the following UN organisation became first to make transactions in cryptocurrencies?

a) UNICEF
b) UNEP
c) UNDP
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• UNICEF becomes first UN organisation to hold and make transactions in cryptocurrencies ether and bitcoin.

5) Dharma Guardian is an annual military exercise between India and

a) Russia
b) US
c) Japan
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• It is a joint military exercise between India and Japan.