World Post Day and World Sight Day.
1. World Post Day is celebrated on the following day:
a) the second Thursday of October.
b) October 8th
c) October 9th
d) October 10th
Answer: c) October 9th
Rationale: World Post day is always observed on the same date every year on the 9th of October compared to World Sight Day, which takes place on the second Thursday of every October.
2. What shall the theme be of World Sight Day 2025?
a) #HopeInSight
b) #LoveYourEyes
c) VISION 2020
d) Universal Eye Care
Answer: b) #LoveYourEyes
The objective of the 2025 campaign is to be an explanation of the use of personal responsibility in eye health through the hashtag of the 2025 campaign titled: LoveYourEyes.
3. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) which resulted in the establishment of World Post Day was established in:
a) Tokyo, Japan in 1969
b) Bern, Switzerland in 1874
c) New York, USA in 1945
d) London, UK in 1920
Answer: b) Bern, Switzerland in 1874
Rationale: World Post Day (2 nd October) was set to remember the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (Bern, Switzerland, 1874).
4. What was the biggest international project to which World Sight Day was incorporated?
a) Universal Postal Union (UPU).
b) VISION 2020
c) The UN Decade of the Ocean Science.
d) The Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.
Answer: b) VISION 2020
Explanation: World Sight Day became part of a global project, VISION 2020, after its initiation, and this initiative was organized by the International Agency to Prevent Blindness (IAPB).
Indian Economy & Finance
5. How large is the Tata Capital landmark IPO?
a) ?10,000 crore
b) ?15,511 crore
c) ?20,000 crore
d) ?24,634 crore
Answer: b) ?15,511 crore
Rationale: Tata Capital IPO is priced at 15,511 crore, which is the biggest by the Tata Group and any NBFC in India.
6. What will be the external debt-to-GDP ratio of India as of June 2025?
a) 18.9%
b) 19.1%
c) 6.6%
d) 53.8%
Answer: a) 18.9%
Explanation: The ratio of external debt to GDP relied to 18.9 percent as compared to 19.1 percent, which means that the economy is expanding much faster than the debt.
7. Why is there a decrease in Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) holdings in Indian Government Securities (G-Secs) to 6.7 percent?
a) Growth in the yield spread between the US and India.
b) A reduction in the yield spread and international risk aversion.
c) A rise in FPI investment limit by the RBI.
d) the expulsion of India in the JPMorgan bond index.
Response: b) Narrowing of the yield spread and aversion to global risks.