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Tuesday 3 October 2017

02.10.2017 Current Affairs Quiz


1) Who has won the ambitious initiative to use social media analytics to identify tax non-compliance?
(A) L&T Infotech
(B) Tata Consultancy Service
(C) Reliance Infotech
(D) Infosys
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Answer-(A) L&T Infotech
Explanation:
  • The use of social media monitoring to check spending patterns is already being used in countries like Belgium, Canada and Australia.
  • A similar program called 'Connect' in UK has prevented the loss of $5.4 billion in revenue.

  • 2) The World Weightlifting Championship 2017 held in ________.
    (A) USA
    (B) Russia
    (C) China
    (D) Armenia
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    Answer-(A) USA
    Explanation:
  • The World Weightlifting Championship 2017 held in California, USA from November 28 to December 5, 2017.
  • Russia, China, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Ukraine were banned from international weightlifting for one year, after reanalysed drugs tests from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics returned at least three positive results each.
  • So the nine countries can’t participate in the World Weightlifting Championship 2017 held in California, USA.
  • Chinese weightlifters will also miss the 2018 Asian Games as a consequence of the doping clampdown.

  • 3) Catalonia, a wealthy autonomy region recently conducted referendum for independence from _______.
    (A) France
    (B) Spain
    (C) Switzerland
    (D) Germany
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    Answer-(B) Spain
    Explanation:
    Catalonia is a wealthy autonomy region in North East Spain.
    Which had its own distinct language & culture.
    Catalonia:
  • 16 % of Spain population.
  • 25.6 % of countries export.
  • 19 % of countries GDP.
  • Capital of Spain – Madrid.

    4) The World Habitat Day was observed all over the world on _________.
    (A) October 1
    (B) October 2
    (C) October 3
    (D) October 4
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    Answer-(B) October 2
    Explanation:
    The theme for this year was ‘Housing Policies: Affordable Homes’.

    Current Affairs Quiz

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