CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 52

1. Which State government has started to call the widows as Kalyanis in all its official documents?

a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Karnataka

2. Which among the following countries has been ranked the first in the World Happiness Index prepared by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network?

a. Switzerland
b. Bhutan
c. USA
d. Norway

3. To which of the following is the Notrdame Global adaptation Index is related?

a. Health
b. Climate change
c. Wild life
d. Biodiversity

4. Which river in New Zealand has been accorded the status of living human entity?

a. Whanganui
b. Awaoa
c. Tawatahi
d. Taranganui

5. With sports event is K T Irfan related to?

a. High Jump
b. Walking
c. Javelin
d. Shot-put

6. According to the EIU’s Worldwide Cost of Living 2017 report which among the following is the expensive city in the world?

a. Hongkong
b. Zurich
c. Singapore
d. Paris

7. Which day is being celebrated as the International Day of Forests?

a. Mar 18
b. June 5
c. Mar 21
d. Mar 30

8. When was the UN Inter Agency Organization ‘UN Water’ created?

a. 2003
b. 2002
c. 2005
d. 1992

9. In which year did the UN General Assembly designate Mar 22 as World Water Day?

a. 1990
b. 1993
c. 1989
d. 1995

10. Arrange the following countries in the order of their ranking in the Human Development Index (from best to worst) 2016.

a. Maldives, Sri Lanka , India
b. Sri Lanka, Maldives, India.
c. India, Sri Lanka, Maldives
d. Sri Lanka, India, Maldives

ANSWERS

1. b
2. d
3. a
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. c
8. a
9. b
10. b