Current Affairs Quiz , 18 Oct 2019

1) Mount Paektu is a volcanic mountain situated at the border between.

a) North Korea and China
b) North Korea and South Korea
c) North Korea and Russia
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Mount Paektu is a volcanic mountain situated at the border between North Korea and China.

2) Mitra Mela, an organization put into place to bring in national and revolutionary ideas, was founded by

a) Bhagat Singh
b) Chandrashekhar Azad
c) VD Savarkar
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• In his teenage, Savarkar formed a youth organization. Known as Mitra Mela, this organization was put into place to bring in national and revolutionary ideas.

3) India-Oman bilateral joint air exercise is known as

a) Eastern Bridge V
b) Dharma Guardian
c) Garuda
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Eastern Bridge V is a bilateral joint exercise between Indian Air Force and Royal Air Force Oman.

4) India Innovation Index 2019 is released by

a) WEF
b) Niti Aayog
c) MSDE
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner has released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019.

5) Air quality index while disseminating the air quality information to people, doesn’t take account of

a) Nitrogen dioxide
b) Carbon monoxide
c) Ammonia
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• AQI will consider eight pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, CO, O3, NH3, and Pb) for which short-term (up to 24-hourly averaging period) National Ambient Air Quality Standards are prescribed.