Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new PM
Sri Lankan President
Maithripala Sirisena has sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe, incumbent prime minister
of Sri Lanka and appointed former President Mahinda Rajapaksha as new Prime
Minister. In recent times, the politics of Sri Lanka is in turmoil because of the
tension between President Sirisena and PM Vikramasinghe.
Wipro appoints former SBI chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya as
independent director
Wipro
said it had appointed former State Bank of India chairman Arundhati
Bhattacharya as an independent director. Bhattacharya’s appointment is for a
period of five years and is subject to shareholder approval. Recently, she was
also appointed to Infosys board.
India has most outward
migrants in 2017: ADB Report
Most of the
international migrants in 2017 were from India, followed by China and
Bangladesh, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report titled 'Asian
Economic Integration Report 2018'. As per the report, as many as one-third of
international migrants were from Asia in 2017. India had the most outward
migrants in 2017 (17 million), followed by China (10 million) and Bangladesh
(7.5 million).
World’s
largest airport ‘under one roof’ to open in Istanbul
The world’s largest
airport terminal “under one roof” with a capacity to serve 90 million
passengers will be officially opened in Istanbul, Turkey. Dubbed as
phase-1A of the project Istanbul New Airport will have a capacity to handle 90
million passenger per year, making
it the largest such facility in the world.
2nd
International conference on Primary Health Care
J P Nadda, Union
Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed the ‘Second Plenary Session of
‘2nd International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) towards UHC &
SDGs’, at Astana, Kazakhstan. The conference aims to renew the commitment to
primary health care to achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable
Development Goals.
Asma Jahangir
posthumously awarded UN Human Rights Prize
Late Pakistani human
rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir was announced as one of the four
winners of the 2018 UN Human Rights Prize. She became the fourth Pakistani
woman to be awarded the UN Human Rights Prize.
27 October:
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
World Day for Audiovisual
Heritage was celebrated all over the world. In 2005, UNESCO (United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) General Conference declared
October 27 as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. The theme of the World Day
for Audiovisual Heritage 2018 is “Your Story
is Moving”.
PV Sindhu
regains World No. 2 spot in BWF rankings
Olympic and world
championship silver medallist PV Sindhu has once again regained her World No. 2
status in the latest BWF rankings. She is behind Chinese Taipei’s
Tai
Tzu Ying, who continues to dominate the rankings. Saina Nehwal
gained 9th position. In the men’s singles, Kidambi Srikanth remained static at
world no 6.
QUIZ
1)
Who has sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new PM?
A) Ranil Wickremesinghe
B) Mahinda Rajapaksa
C) D. M. Jayaratne
D) Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Answer: B
2)
Which of the following has appointed former SBI Chairman
Arundhati Bhattacharya as independent director?
A) Infosys
B) Tech Mahindra
C) HTC
D)
Wipro
Answer: D
3)
Which Country has most outward migrants in 2017 according to ADB report?
A) India
B) China
C) Russia
D) None of the above
Answer: A
4)
World’s largest airport ‘under one roof’ to open in which City?
A) Izmir
B) Ankara
C)
Istanbul
D) Antalya
Answer: C
5)
2nd International conference on Primary Health Care held in
which Country?
A) Uzbekistan
B)
Kazakhstan
C)
Kyrgyzstan
D)
Tajikistana
Answer: B
6)
Who was announced as one of the four winners of the 2018 UN
Human Rights Prize?
A) Hina Jilani
B) Ansar Burney
C)
Rashid Rehman
D)
Asma Jahangir
Answer: D
7)
Which day was observed as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage?
A) October 27
B)
October 17
C)
October 07
D)
October 09
Answer: A
8)
Who regains World No. 2 spot in BWF rankings?
A) Saina Nehwal
B)
Srikanth Kidambi
C)
PV Sindhu
D)
Pullela Gopichand
Answer: C
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