1. On which of the following days is
the World Tsunami Awareness Day celebrated?
a. 5 November
b. 4 November
c. 3 November
d. 2 November
ANSWER: a. 5
November:
World Tsunami Awareness Day is celebrated by the
United Nations on 5
November every year in the year 2015. Its purpose is
to spread awareness among people about tsunami. The first World Tsunami
Awareness Day was celebrated on 5 November 2016. People are being made
aware about the ‘Sendai Seven Campaign’ by the Tsunami Awareness Day of the
year 2019. Under this, it is told how to avoid maximum damage and minimum
loss at the time of tsunami.
2. Which of the
following country has decided not to join the world’s largest free trade
agreement ‘Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership’ (RCEP) in Bangkok?
A. India
b. China
c. Japan
d. Australia
ANSWER: a. India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has considered it
better to stay out of this agreement if many issues are not seen as the right
solution. RCEP Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a trade agreement. It
allows member countries to trade with each other. According to the
agreement, the member countries do not have to pay the tax on import and export
either at all or very little.
3. Surjeet S. on recent
trade policy. The high level advisory group constituted under the
chairmanship of Bhalla has suggested the government to issue which bond?
a. Coupon Bonds
b. Elephant Bond
c. Tax Bond
d. Surya Bond
ANSWER: b. Elephant
Bonds are
25-year sovereign bonds issued by a
nation. The high-level trade panel estimates that up to $ 500 billion in
black money stashed abroad can be obtained from India. This will reduce
the real interest rate drastically and will also help in strengthening the
rupee.
4. Recently in which
state Tawang Festival was held?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Arunachal Pradesh
ANSWER: d. Arunachal
Pradesh
This is an annual festival of Arunachal Pradesh
which was started in the year 2012. The festival showcases the rich
cultural heritage of Arunachal Pradesh in which programs related to Buddhism,
traditional dances, indigenous games and movies are performed. The main
attractions of the festival are Yak dance and Aji-Lamu dance.
5. According to the data released recently by
the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy, in which country the unemployment
rate has reached the highest level in the last 3 years?
a. Australia
b. India
c. China
d. Russia
ANSWER: b.
According to the report of the India Center for
Monitoring Indian Economy, the urban unemployment rate in India is estimated at
8.9% and the rural unemployment rate at 8.3%. India’s unemployment rate
rose to 8.5% in October 2019, the highest level since August
2016. According to the research, the employment rate of the services
sector increased by 13.4% in the same period, while the manufacturing sector
registered a decline of 5.7%.
