Current Affairs Quiz: 14 October 2020

14 October: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as IMF World Economic Outlook projections, World War II bomb and International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction among others. 

1.India’s per capita GDP is expected to slump by how much in 2020, as per latest IMF World Economic Outlook projections?
a)9.8 percent 
b)10.5 percent
c)11 percent
d)8.2 percent

2. What is the latest IMF forecast for global growth in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic?
a)-4.4 percent
b)-4.8 percent
c)-5.1 percent
d)-3.7 percent

3.Centre has extended how much subsidy on transportation of fruits and vegetables through Kisan Rail Trains?
a)20 percent 
b)30 percent
c)50 percent
d)60 percent

4.Who was released from preventive detention after over one year on October 13, 2020?
a)Mehbooba Mufti
b)Omar Abdullah
c)Farooq Abdullah
d)None of the Above

5.Which among the following planets has snow-capped mountains?
a)Pluto
b)Mars
c)Jupiter
d)Uranus 

6.What is the name of the World War II bomb that was detonated underwater in Poland?
a)Fat Man
b)Little Boy
c)Tall Boy
d)Small Man

7.When was International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction observed?
a)October 14th 
b)October 13th 
c)October 12th 
d)October 11th 

8.India on October 14, 2020 contributed how much amount to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestinian cause?
a)USD 1.5 million
b)USD 2 million
c)USD 3 million
d)USD 1 million

Answers

1.(b) 10.5 percent
India's per capita GDP is expected to slip to 10.5 percent to $1,877 in 2020, lowest in the last four years, as per the latest World Economic Outlook. Going by this projection, India is set to slip below Bangladesh in terms of per capita GDP in 2020.

2.(a) - 4.4 percent
The International Monetary Fund has revised its forecast for global growth to negative 4.4 percent this year, which is less severe contraction than the negative 5.2 percent it had forecasted in June 2020. 

3.(c) 50 percent
The Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries has decided to extend 50% subsidy on the transportation of notified fruits and vegetables through Kisan Rail Trains.

4.(a) Mehbooba Mufti
Former J&K Chief Minister and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti was released from preventive detention on October 13, 2020, after over one year of preventive detention.
 
5.(a) Pluto
An international team led by CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) scientists recently discovered that the snowcaps on the mountains of Pluto are very much different from the snowcaps on the mountains of Earth.

6.(c) Tall Boy
A large World War II bomb was detonated underwater by the Polish Navy on October 12, 2020 during a delicate operation. The bomb, nicknamed 'Tallboy' weighed about five tonne. It was dropped by the British Royal Air Force in an attack on a Nazi warship in 1945. 

7.(b) October 13th 
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was observed on October 13, 2020. This year, the day focuses mainly on governance, especially good disaster risk governance in terms of the number of lives saved, reduced numbers of disaster-affected people and reduced economic losses. 

8.(d) USD 1 million
India on October 13, 2020 contributed USD one million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to support Palestinian refugees who have been facing extreme challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.