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October 15, 2020 - Daily Quiz

1. Which of the following presidents of India headed the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) founded in 1957 ? (a) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (b) V. V. Giri (c) Zakir Hussain (d) BD Jatti 2. Which of the following group of countries together called 'Scandinavia'? (a) Spain and Portugal (b) Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark (c) Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania and Albania (d) Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
3. A boat covers a distance of 30km in 2 ½ hrs running down of stream While returning it covers the same distance in 3 ¾ hours. What is the speed of the boat in kmph? (a) 10 kmph (b) 15 kmph (c) 20 kmph (c) 25 kmph 4. Which of the following ports form starting and ending points of Suez Canal?  (a) Port Said and Port Ras Sedr  (b) Port Alexandria and Port Suez  (c) Port Cairo and Port Said  (d) Port Said and Port Port Tewfik  5. The first coins under authority of the East India Company were struck in the mint at __: (a) Hooghly (b) Murshidabad (c) Calcutta (d) Bombay ANSWERS 1. (b) Indian Society of Labour Economics ISLE was founded in 1957 by a distinguished group of academicians and public men engaged in promoting the study of labour and industrial relations. The group was headed by the ex-President of India Shri V.V. Giri 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (d) Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, it was officially opened on November 17, 1869. The canal offers watercraft a shorter journey between the North Atlantic and northern Indian Oceans via the Mediterranean and Red seas by avoiding the South Atlantic and southern Indian oceans, in turn reducing the journey by approximately 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi). It extends from the northern terminus of Port Said to the southern terminus of Port Tewfik at the city of Suez. 5. (d) The E.I. Company obtained the right from Emperor Farrukhsiyar to mint the mughal style money at Bombay Mint in 1717. These Mughal style rupee coins were struck at the Bombay Mint from 1717 until the unification of coinage in India in 1835. The coins were named Carolina (gold), anglina (silver), cupperoon (copper) and tinny (tin).






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