Current Affairs 18th October 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which institution released the 'Trade and Development Report 2023'?
(A) WEF
(B) IMF
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) UNCTAD
Answer: (D) UNCTAD
2. Which country's head of the state is called as 'Yang di-Pertuan Agong'?
(A) Malaysia
(B) Thailand
(C) Indonesia
(D) Singapore
Answer: (A) Malaysia
3. Estonia, which was seen in the news, is located in which region?
(A) Northern Europe
(B) Eastern Europe
(C) Central Europe
(D) Western Europe
Answer: (A) Northern Europe
4. With reference to World Trade Organisation, 'TRIPS' waiver is associated with which field?
(A) Intellectual property rights
(B) Trade in services
(C) Trade in goods
(D) Dispute settlement
Answer: (A) Intellectual property rights
5. Which neighbouring country of India has recently inaugurated its first ever metro rail line?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Sri Lanka
Answer: (C) Bangladesh
6. Kevin McCarthy has been elected as the House Speaker of which country?
(A) United States
(B) United Kingdom
(C) Canada
(D) Australia
Answer: (A) United States
7. Which country has announced a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags from 2024?
(A) Norway
(B) Sweden
(C) Finland
(D) Denmark
Answer: (D) Denmark
8. Europe's largest known deposit of rare earth oxides, has been discovered in which country?
(A) Sweden
(B) Norway
(C) Finland
(D) Denmark
Answer: (A) Sweden
9. India is set to start supplying diesel to which country through a Friendship pipeline?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Sri Lanka
Answer: (A) Nepal
10. Natalia Gavrilita stepped down from the position of Prime Minister of which country?
(A) Moldova
(B) Romania
(C) Bulgaria
(D) Ukraine
Answer: (A) Moldova