October Month Qs File

1. The theme of 2018 World Habitat Day is;

A. Changing Cities, Building Opportunities
B. Municipal Solid Waste Management
C. Cities and Climate Change
D. A safe city is a just city

Answer: Option B
The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October of every
year as World Habitat Day. The theme for World Habitat Day 1 October
2018 is Municipal Solid Waste Management. World Habitat Day was
established in 1985 by the United Nations General Assembly through
Resolution 40/202 and was first celebrated in 1986. The purpose of
World Habitat Day is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and
on the basic right of all to adequate shelter.

2. 2018 Nobel Medicine or Physiology Prize has been awarded to

whom of the following persons?
A. Carl H. June and Timothy Ray Brown
B. Steven Rosenberg and Zelig Eshhar
C. James Reyniers and Ragnar Granit
D. James P Allison and Tasaku Honjo

Answer: Option D
The Nobel Medicine or Physiology Prize has been awarded to James P
Allison and Tasaku Honjo "for their discovery of cancer therapy by
inhibition of negative immune regulation". This is for the first time that
no Literature Prize will be given in 70 years because of a #MeToo
scandal. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded by the
Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
 3. This country has received $57.1 billion from the International
Monetary Fund (IMF).
A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. Peru
D. Colombia

Answer: Option A
Argentina has received $57.1 billion from the International Monetary
Fund (IMF), for boosting the country's struggling economy. Argentina
originally secured a $50 billion loan back in June, when an initial $15
billion tranche was handed over.

4. Who has been appointed as the Chief Economist of the International

Monetary Fund (IMF) by IMF's Managing Director Christine Lagarde?
A. Rohini Pande
B. Gita Gopinath
C. Bimal Jalan
D. Abhijit Banerjee

Answer: Option B
India-born Harvard University professor Gita Gopinath has been
appointed as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) by IMF's Managing Director Christine Lagarde. Ms. Gopinath will
succeed Maurice (Maury) Obstfeld. Ms. Gopinath currently serves as the
John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at
Harvard University. The 46-year-old is also Economic Adviser to Kerala
CM.

5. What is the India's GDP growth forecast for 2018, according to

UNCTAD's latest report "Trade and Development Report"?
A. 6.8%
B. 7.0%
C. 7.2%
D. 7.4%
Answer: Option B
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
has expected India's economy to grow 7.0% in calendar year 2018
compared with 6.2% in 2017. As per the report "Trade and
Development", the effects of demonetization are still evident in private
consumption trends within the economy. It also emphasised that
countries like India and Thailand, which have been most favoured by
foreign investors and experienced the largest spike in asset prices, would
be most vulnerable to capital outflows. Further, countries like India
which are dealing with Current Account Deficits (CAD) have a tendency
of reducing imports. This assumes significance in the wake of India
putting in place measures to control the rising CAD and capital outflows.

6. Who among the following sworn in as the 46th Chief Justice Of India?
A. Uday Lalit
B. Madan Lokur
C. Ranjan Gogoi
D. Arjan Kumar Sikri

Answer: Option C
Justice Ranjan Gogoi has sworn-in as new Chief Justice of India.
President Ram Nath Kovind administered him the oath of office at a
function in Rashtrapati Bhawan. He is succeeding Justice Dipak Misra
who retired as Chief Justice of India recently. Justice Gogoi is the 46th
Chief Justice of India. He will have a tenure of a little over 13 months
and will retire on November 17, 2019. Justice Gogoi was enrolled as an
advocate in 1978. He practised in the Gauhati high court on
constitutional, taxation and company matters. He was appointed as a
permanent judge of the Gauhati high court on February 28, 2001.

8. Barham Salih has been elected as the President of

A. Israel
B. Afghanistan
C. Turkey
D. Iraq

Answer: Option D
Iraq's parliament has elected the moderate Kurdish politician
Barham Salih as president. He has named Shiite Adel Abdul Mahdi
as Prime Minister of the country. The move will pave the way to
form a new government, nearly five months after national
elections.

9. Who are the recipients of 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics?

A. Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland
B. Barry Doyle, Robin Warren and Brian Schmidt
C. Barry Marshall, Andrew Fire and Robin Warren
D. Brian Schmidt, Frank Fenner and Fiona Wood

Answer: Option A
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to Award the 2018
Nobel Prize in Physics to Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna
Strickland "for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics".

10. Sandeep Bakhshi as managing director and chief executive officer

for which of the following?
A. Andra Bank
B. Citi Bank
C. Bank Of Baroda
D. ICICI Bank

Answer: Option D
Chanda Kochhar has quit as CEO of ICICI Bank with immediate
effect. The private lender has appointed Sandeep Bakhshi as
managing director and chief executive officer for five years, subject to
regulatory approval. In June, a panel was set up under retired
Supreme Court judge Justice Srikrishna to probe allegations against
Chanda Kochhar.