Current Affairs Quiz: October 17th 2014

1. Jean Tirole has won the Nobel Prize for economics on market power and regulation research. He is a ............

a) Japanese

b) French

c) American

d) Dutch

 

2. India has secured..................place in latest released ICC ODI rankings.

a) Second

b) Third

c) Fourth

d) Fifth

 

3. Jules Bianchi who is a...................formula one driver recently met with an accident during Japanese Grand Prix held in Japan.

a) Japanese

b) French

c) Brazilian

d) Dutch

 

4. India has lunched ................- India Financial Partnership with................. government to strengthen the financial services industries.

a) US

b) UK

c) China

d) Japan

 

5. Which country is going to host first leg of Asia Cup Archery Tournament in the beginning of 2015?

a) India

b) Bangkok

c) Myanmar

d) Iran

 

6. Sri Lanka has started which train from Palai after 25 years which will be extended to Jaffna?

a) Jal Devi Express

b) Thal Devi Express

c) Yal Devi Express

d) Kaal Devi Express

 

7. Which Formula One driver has grabbed the inaugural Russian Grand Prix of Formula One recently?

a) Lewis Hamilton

b) Sebastian Vettel

c) Valtteri Bottas

d) Nico Rosberg

 

8. NASA has successfully activated its first Earth-observing instrument called.....................to monitor weather predictions, ocean winds and hurricane.

a) NSS-RapidScat

b) GSS-RapidScat

c) ISS-RapidScat

d) ISA-RapidScat

 

9. JP Morgan has projected GDP to grow at around.............percent for 2014-15.

a) 5.3

b) 5.4

c) 5.5

d) 5.6

 

10. Indian Batsmen Virat Kohli scored highest in latest released ICC ODI rankings. What was his position?

a) Second

b) Third

c) Fourth

d) Fifth

 

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