Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 09 May 2018

1. Cochlear Implant is a modern technology to help young children who have severe to profound

1) deafness

2) blindness

3) hair loss

4) blood related disorder

5) kidney issue

2. Which of the following countries has topped the inaugural Asia Power Index by The Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank?

1) India

2) China

3) US

4) Japan

5) South Korea

3. Jafeth Cabrera Franco is the present vice president of which of the following African countries? Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu visited the country recently.

1) Ghana

2) Estonia

3) Swaziland

4) Peru

5) Guatemala

4. The President Donald Trump recently announced withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with

1) North Korea

2) Vietnam

3) Saudi Arabia

4) Iran

5) Russia

5. Which of the following has been the largest group of H-1B beneficiaries in the US in the 12-month period ending Sep 30, 2017?

1) Chinese

2) Indians

3) Philippines

4) Russians

5) Indonesians

6. NITI Aayog and which of the following firms have come together to work on a range of initiatives to help build the AI ecosystem across the country?

1) Microsoft

2) Google

3) IBM

4) TCS

5) Infosys

7. Which of the following countries recently dropped out of a race for a Security Council seat in 2019 and 2020 following a campaign by Arab states?

1) Turkey

2) Egypt

3) Belgium

4) Israel

5) Germany

8. The third edition of the United Nations Peacekeeping Course for African Partners (UNPCAP) was held recently in

1) Dhaka

2) Colombo

3) Islamabad

4) Male

5) New Delhi

9. What is India’s ranking out of 25 nations in the Asia-Pacific region on Asia Power Index by The Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank?

1) Second

2) Third

3) Fourth

4) Fifth

5) Sixth

10. The Space Applications Centre (SAC), one of the major centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is situated in

1) Bengaluru

2) Hyderabad

3) Kochi

4) Noida

5) Ahmedabad

Answers:

1. 1
2. 3
3. 5
4. 4
5. 2
6. 2
7. 4
8. 5
9. 3
10. 5