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[QandA] Current Affairs Questions (100 Questions) - Part 1




Date: Dec 09, 2015
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
(01)
Match:
List – I
List – II
(a)
Mahatma Gandhi Street
1
Matale, Sri Lanka
(b)
Mahatma Gandhi International Centre
2
Amman, Jordan
(c)
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Indian Cultural Centre
3
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(d)
Jawaharlal Nehru Secondary Scholl for Boys
4
Abu Dees, Palestine
            (a)       (b)       (c)       (d)
[A]      1          2          3          4
[B]      1          2          4          3
[C]      2          1          4          3
[D]      2          1          3          4

(02)
World's first ever Day/Night Test Cricket match held at _________
[A] Sydney
[B] Adelaide
[C] London
[D] Auckland

(03)
Recently, NASA launched two rockets namely, CAPER and RENU 2 to study ______
[A] Pluto’s water presence
[B] Earth’s Magnetic Field
[C] Nearest Atmosphere to Earth
[D] Presence of Water and Methane in Exterior Planets

(04)
Match:
List – I (Indian Players)
List – II (Field)
(a)
Shweta Rathore
1
Body builder
(b)
Deborah Herold
2
Cycling
(c)
Abhishek verma
3
Archery
(d)
Padmini Rout
4
Chess
            (a)       (b)       (c)       (d)
[A]      1          2          3          4
[B]      1          2          4          3
[C]      2          1          4          3
[D]      2          1          3          4

(05)
Consider the following statements:
1. Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi unveiled the statue of Swami Vivekananda in Kuala Lumpur
2. Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated Dr. Ambedkar Memorial in London;
3. Gujarat Government had acquired this building where Dr. Ambedkar lived in 1920s
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 3 only
[C] 1 and 3 only
[D] 1, 2 and 3

(06)
Ninth edition of the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (RPBD) was held in
[A] Melbourne
[B] Singapore
[C] Los Angeles
[D] Ottawa

(07)
Which of the following is/are correctly paired?
1. Rajasthan: Resurgent Partnership Summit
2. Tamil Nadu: Global Investors Meet
3. Karnataka: Progressive Investors Meet
[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 3 only
[C] 1 and 3 only
[D] 1, 2 and 3

(08)
On November 2015, 23rd APEC Economic Leaders Summit held at
[A] Singapore
[B] Manila
[C] Tokyo
[D] Jakarta

(09)
Match:
List – I
(Persons)
List – II
(Associated with)
(a)
Swati A Dandekar
1
UNO
(b)
Yusuf Hamied
2
Bank
(c)
Aditi Chauhan
3
FICCI
(d)
Harshavardhan Neotia
4
Sports
            (a)       (b)       (c)       (d)
[A]      1          2          3          4
[B]      1          2          4          3
[C]      2          1          4          3
[D]      2          1          3          4

(10)
Mr. Antonio Costa is the new Prime Minister of
[A] Spain
[B] Portugal
[C] Italy
[D] Greece

(11)
Union Cabinet advanced the deadline for completion of rural connectivity through all- weather roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana from 2022 to ______
[A] 2017
[B] 2018
[C] 2019
[D] 2020

(12)
India and ______ launched a joint postage stamp featuring the presidential residences of both the countries to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
[A] Singapore
[B] Malaysia
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Indonesia

(13)
Match:
List – I
List – II
(a)
KONKAN
1
India & UK
(b)
HARIMAU SHAKTI
2
India & Malaysia
(c)
MITRA SHAKTI
3
India & Sri Lanka
(d)
SURYA KIRAN
4
India & Nepal
            (a)       (b)       (c)       (d)
[A]      1          2          3          4
[B]      1          2          4          3
[C]      2          1          4          3
[D]      2          1          3          4

(14)
Japan offers Rs. 1 lakh core loan to finance India’s first bullet train. This train is expected to run between the cities of
[A] Mumbai and New Delhi
[B] Mumbai and Ahmedabad
[C] Mumbai and Jaipur
[D] Mumbai and Bengaluru

(15)
21st meeting of BASIC Ministers (Sept 2015) held at ______
[A] New Delhi
[B] Beijing
[C] Durban
[D] Brasilia

(16)
Infrastructure Finance Summit 2015 was held in
[A] Paris
[B] Shanghai
[C] Istanbul
[D] Singapore

(17)
Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi on August 15, 2015 outlined a new scheme called _________
[A] Best India, One India
[B] One India, Best India
[C] Best and One India
[D] One and Best India

(18)
Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2015 will be held in the Indian city of
[A] Chennai
[B] Surat
[C] Ludhiana
[D] New Delhi

(19)
“Trident Juncture” is a military exercise launched by
[A] NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)
[B] Russia against ISIS
[C] France against ISIS
[D] NAM (Non – Aligned Movement)

(20)
Match:
List – I (Indian Players)
List – II (Field)
(a)
Devendra Jhajharia
1
Javelin Throw
(b)
Amit Kumar Saroha
2
Discus Throw
(c)
Saketh Myneni
3
Tennis
(d)
Abhijeet Gupta
4
Chess
            (a)       (b)       (c)       (d)
[A]      1          2          3          4
[B]      1          2          4          3
[C]      2          1          4          3
[D]      2          1          3          4

(21)
Who said the following?
“Iraq war contributed to the rise of ISIS”
[A] Ms. Hillary Clinton
[B] Mr. Tony Blair
[C] Ms. Condoleeza Rice
[D] Mr. Stephen Harper

(22)
Consider the following statements:
1. President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee is the first Indian head of State to visit Palestine
2. Asian Development Bank assisted project “Neeranchal” for the watershed component of the Pradhan Mantru Krishi Sinchayi Yojana
Which of the above is/are correct?
[A] 1 only
[B] 2 only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2

(23)
"Annapurna Bhandar Yojana" is associated with the Indian State of
[A] Punjab
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Gujarat
[D] Uttar Pradesh

(24)
Match:
List – I (Schemes)
List – II (States)
(a)
Mamoni
1
Haryna
(b)
Swadhar Greh
2
Assam
(c)
T – Taxi
3
Telanagana
(d)
Grama Jyothi
4
Kerala
            (a)       (b)       (c)       (d)
[A]      1          2          3          4
[B]      1          2          4          3
[C]      2          1          4          3
[D]      2          1          3          4


(25)
During World Indology Conference who was conferred with ICCR Distinguished Indologist Award which was presented by President Pranab Mukherjee?
[A] Prof. Oscar Punjol Riembau
[B] Prof. I. Wayan Ardika
[C] Prof. Heinrich Freiherr Von Stietencron
[D] Prof. Claus Peter Zoller

(26)
India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship named
[A] INS Vikramaditya
[B] INS Vikrant
[C] INS Subhadra
[D] INS Satpura

(27)
Name the Gate that was jointly inaugurated in Kuala Lampur by Prime Minister of India and Malaysia Najib Razak during Modi’s visit to Malaysia.
[A] Torana Gate
[B] Klang Gates
[C] Istana Negara Gate
[D] A' Famosa Gate

(28)
Who was appointed as the chairperson of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) by the Union Ministry of Sports?
[A] Pullela Gopichand
[B] Anurag Thakur
[C] Abhinav Bindra
[D] Anju Bobby George

(29)
Name the country that in November 2015 announced its plan to develop the world’s largest animal cloning factory.
[A] South Korea
[B] China
[C] United States
[D] United Kingdom

(30)
“Indradhanush” is associated with
1. to upgrade the performance of public sector banks
2. vaccination of children
3. carnival to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of 1965 Indo – Pak war
[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 3 only
[C] 1 and 3 only
[D] 1, 2 and 3

(31)
World’s first Hybrid Vacuum Toilet was introduced by Indian Railways. It was introduced in the train of
[A] Bhopal Rajdhani Express
[B] Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express
[C] Ahmedabad Shatbadi Express
[D] Bengaluru Shatbadi Express

(32)
Recently, World’s longest Continental Volcanic Chain was discovered in the country of
[A] Australia
[B] Japan
[C] Madagascar
[D] Greenland

(33)
Which of the following is / are correctly matched?
1. 2018 Asian Games – Beijing
2. 2022 Winter Olympic Games – Beijing
[A] 1 only
[B] 2 only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2

(34)
As per the recently released UN Broadband Commission, which country has the highest percentage of individuals using the Internet with 98.2% penetration?
[A] USA
[B] Iceland
[C] Switzerland
[D] Singapore

(35)
Match:
List – I (Committee)
List – II (Purpose)
(a)
T. S. R. Subramanian
1
New Education Policy
(b)
Pramod Asthana
2
Re – investigate 1984 anti – Sikh Riots
(c)
Gulshan Rai
3
Cyber Crime
(d)
Mihir Shah
4
Central Water Commission
            (a)       (b)       (c)       (d)
[A]      1          2          4          3
[B]      2          1          4          3
[C]      1          2          3          4
[D]      2          1          3          4

(36)
The first ever commercial flight of US satellites from India is
[A] PSLV – C 29
[B] PSLV – C 30
[C] PSLV – C 31
[D] PSLV – C 32

(37)
India was (on November 2015) re-elected as the Member of International Maritime Council for 2016-17. In which year, India joined IMO as a member-state?
[A] 1965
[B] 1977
[C] 1959
[D] 1944

(38)
Which group of countries took part in the Joint Exercise SAADMEx-2015 that was held in Delhi?
[A] G20 Countries
[B] SAARC Countries
[C] ASEAN Countries
[D] BRICS Countries

(39)
Name the distinguished Japanese historian of South India and South Asia who was an eminent Tamil Scholar passed away recently?
[A] Noboru Karashima
[B] Fuyuko Kamisaka
[C] Suematsu Kenchō
[D] Akira Fujiwara

(40)
What is the other name of the Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) that was successfully flight-tested from an Israeli Naval Platform?
[A] Prithvi-II missile
[B} Agni-I missile
[C] Dhanush ballistic missile
[D] Barak 8 missile

(41)
First day-night Test started with a Kookaburra ball of which colour?
[A] Red
[B] Purple
[C] Yellow
[D] Pink

(42)
World Robot Olympiad (WRO), 2015 was held from 6 November to 8 November 2015 in
[A] Doha, Qatar
[B] New Delhi, India
[C] Singapore City, Singapore
[D] Bangkok, Thailand

(43)
Which year is set as a target for Housing For All?
[A] 2020
[B] 2022
[C] 2025
[D] 2030

(44)
Mission Indradhanush is to achieve fill immunization coverage for all children in the country by ______
[A] 2020
[B] 2022
[C] 2025
[D] 2030

(45)
Name the Indian States which fixed minimum educational qualification as eligibility criteria for contesting the elections to Panchayat Raj institutions.
1. Gujarat                             2. Rajasthan             3. Punjab                   4. Haryana
[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 3 only
[C] 2 and 4 only
[D] 1 and 3 only

(46)
"Project Nilgiri" is associated with
[A] free Wi - Fi in Indian Railway stations
[B] upgrade tribal people in the Nilgiri Hills
[C] AIIMS education for North Eastern States
[D] focus on mountain expedition in India

(47)
Which of the following teams on 29 November 2015 won the 2015 Davis Cup tennis title?
[A] Belgium
[B] Great Britain
[C] France
[D] India

(48)
India and ________ launched the International Solar Alliance
[A] France
[B] Russia
[C] USA
[D] Germany

(49)
“Operation Raahat” is conducted by Indian Government to evacuate Indians from which country?
[A] Iraq
[B] Syria
[C] Turkey
[D] Yemen

(50)
India will buy 36 Rafale Fighter Jet from which country?
[A] France
[B] UK
[C] USA
[D] Germany



(51)
Which of the following is true about the reference to the “Doha Development Agenda”?
[A] United Conference on Trade and Development
[B] United Nations Development Programme
[C] It refers to World Trade Organisation
[D] It is a organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

(52)
Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi proposed a 10 – point initiative “Das Kadam” for
[A] G20
[B] IBSA
[C] BRICS
[D] G4

(53)
President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee on 1 December 2015 gave assent to Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to allow women to work in night shifts. Which of the following state legislatures passed the bill?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Telangana
[D] Karnataka

(54)
Which Latin American country on 1 December 2015 announced that it is facing the longest recession since the 1930s?
[A] Argentina
[B] Chile
[C] Columbia
[D] Brazil

(55)
What was the theme of the World AIDS Day that was observed on 1 December 2015?
[A] Zero Tolerance to AIDS
[B] Achieve sustainable goals to end epidemic by 2030
[C] Getting to zero, End AIDS by 2030
[D] The time to act eradicate AIDS is now

(56)
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) elite reserve currency basket went up to what number with inclusion of Chinese Yuan into it on 30 November 2015.
[A] Three
[B] Four
[C] Five
[D] Six

(57)
All India Institute of Ayurveda will come in the City of
[A] New Delhi
[B] Jaipur
[C] Kochi
[D] Cuttack

(58)
Bibek Debroy Committee Report is related to which of the following?
[A] Restructuring the railways
[B] Financial inclusion
[C] Road Safety issues
[D] Coastal Area Management

(59)
Which newspaper wins the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for West Africa Ebola coverage?
[A] Times
[B] Shanghai Daily
[C] The New York Times
[D] The Wall Street Journal

(60)
Which of the following Indian agriculture scientist has won the Sunhak Prize for 2015?
[A] M. Vijay Gupta
[B] Jhumpa Lahiri
[C] Balakrishna Wasnik
[D] Girish Sahni

(61)
Consider the following statements on Smart Cities Mission:
1.  It aims to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people enabling local area development and harnessing technology
2. Kolkata is not selected for Smart Cities Mission
3. There is no cultural / tourism hub selected for smart cities mission
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
[A] 1 only
[B] 1 and 2 only
[C] 1 and 3 only
[D] 1, 2 and 3

(62)
According to the recently released Religious Data of Census, 2011, which of the following community registered the highest growth rate?
[A] Hindu
[B] Muslim
[C] Christian
[D] Jain

(63)
Which of the following mountain of the North America has been renamed as Alaskan Denali?
[A] Mount Mitchell
[B] Mount Mackinley
[C] Mount Mauna Loa
[D] Mount Kailanea

(64)
Among the given tennis players, who was recently appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF?
[A] Roger Federer
[B] Novak Djokovic
[C] Andy Murray
[D] Leander Paes

(65)
In which country Ashok – Alexander Sridharan became the first person of Indian Origin to be elected as the Mayor of a City?
[A] France
[B] Germany
[C] Norway
[D] Denmark

(66)
The Union Cabinet (on Dec 2015), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with __________ to expand bilateral development cooperation in the field of Solar Energy
[A] France
[B] Germany
[C] USA
[D] Australia

(67)
India has set an ambitious target of having _______ GW solar power generation capacities by ______ under the National Solar Mission.
[A] 100, 2021
[B] 100, 2022
[C] 1000, 2021
[D] 1000, 2021

(68)
The Union Cabinet (on Dec 2015) presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its  approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and _______ in the field of water resources management and development cooperation.
[A] Canada
[B] Israel
[C] France
[D] Germany

(69)
Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi launched a Gold Coin scheme & Bullion bearing
[A] Red Fort and Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Ashoka Chakra and Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Sarnath Pillar and Mahatma Gandhi
[D] Indian Map and Mahatma Gandhi

(70)
_____ selected for Microsoft's experimental Internet Pilot Project
[A] Ahmedabad
[B] Varanasi
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Gaya

(71)
List – I
List – II
(a)
World Congress on Disaster Management 2015
1
Visakhapatnam
(b)
Global Conference on Gender Equality 2015
2
Kovalam
(c)
India International Trade Fair 2015
3
Hyderabad
(d)
International Children’s Film Festival of India 2015
4
New Delhi
            (a)       (b)       (c)       (d)
[A]      1          2          3          4
[B]      2          1          3          4
[C]      2          1          4          3
[D]      1          2          4          3

(72)
'Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan' is for
[A] Transgenders
[B] Disabilities
[C] Tribal People
[D] Children below the age of 7 years

(73)
Vyachakurahalli village became first smokeless village in the country. Identify the state to which it belongs to?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Telangana
[C] Kerala
[D] Tamil Nadu

(74)
What was India’s position in November 2015 edition of FIFA World Rankings?
[A] 163
[B] 164
[C] 165
[D] 166

(75)
A broad coalition of 290 organisations announced Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation. It was announced on the sidelines of which COP of UNFCC?
[A] COP20
[B] COP21
[C] COP22
[D] COP23

(76)
Name the state that was asked by its High Court to formulate a rural-friendly policy to encourage rural youth to participate in farming so that migration to urban areas can be curbed.
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Uttar Pradesh

(77)
Union Cabinet approved Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2015 to give legal status to an already established institution. In this context, identify the city in which the centre exists?
[A] Faridabad
[B] Mumbai
[C] Chennai
[D] Hyderabad

(78)
The first India International Science Festival (IISF) was held at
[A] IIT-Mumbai
[B] IIT-Delhi
[C] IISc-Bangalore
[D] ISM-Dhanbad

(79)
Which state became the first state of India to launch Rotavirus vaccination project?
[A] Haryana
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Maharashtra

(80)
____________ hosts 1st BRICS media summit
[A] Brazil
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] China

(81)
The book “Rebooting Government” is written by
[A] Pranab Mukherjee
[B] Sam Pitroda
[C] Azim Premji
[D] Nandan Nilekani

(82)
Match:
List – I (Schemes)
List – II (Ministries)
(a)
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission
1
Ministry of Minority Affairs
(b)
Nai Manzil
2
Ministry of Human Resources Development
(c)
HRIDAY
3
Ministry of Urban Development
(d)
PRASAD
4
Ministry  of Tourism
            (a)       (b)       (c)       (d)
[A]      1          2          4          3
[B]      2          1          4          3
[C]      1          2          3          4
[D]      2          1          3          4

(83)
Scheme “She Auto” is associated with the State of
[A] Kerala
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Gujarat

(84)
In “Swadesh Darshan” scheme, there are five tourist circuits. Which one among the following is not included in this?
[A] Buddhist Circuit
[B] Coastal Circuit
[C] Island Circuit
[D] North East India Circuit

(85)
Which High Court made the judgment that the married daughters of deceased government employees are eligible for appointments on compassionate grounds in government jobs?
[A] Madras High Court
[B] Allahabad High Court
[C] Bombay High Court
[D] Delhi High Court

(86)
The state in which the coal miners started to switch to turmeric farming after the National Green Tribunal banned on coal mining and transportation in the region is
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Meghalaya
[C] West Bengal
[D] Assam

(87)
Which team has won Rugby World Cup 2015?
[A] South Africa
[B] New Zealand
[C] Zimbabwe
[D] Columbia

(88)
MTS India merged with
[A] Reliance Communications
[B] Airtel
[C] Vodafone India
[D] Idea

(89)
Along with Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, which two Indians got listed in 2015 Forbes’ World’s Most Powerful Person list?
[A] Mukesh Ambani and Cyrus Mistry
[B] Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal
[C] Dilip Shanghvi and Lakshmi Mittal
[D] Mukesh Ambani and Dilip Shanghvi

(90)
Which company is set to launch pilot internet project in India with Project Loon by using large balloons?
[A] Infosys
[B] Microsoft
[C] Google
[D] Facebook

(91)
Which Indian bank is all set to become the first bank to launch mobile wallet service for feature mobile phone “Batua”?
[A] HDFC
[B] SBI
[C] Axis
[D] IDBI

(92)
Which of the following is Indian-origin barrister who has been appointed as the as a Circuit Judge in the UK?
[A] Leila Seth
[B] Kalyani Kaul
[C] Subimal Chandra Roy
[D] Frank Moraesw

(93)
Which Indian Minister became the first Indian to be honoured with Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Champion for the Asia Region?
[A] Krishan Pal
[B] Jayant Sinha
[C] Piyush Goyal
[D] Kiren Rijiju

(94)
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will set up National Resource Facility for Bio-medical Research (NARF) for quality laboratory animals in which Indian city?
[A] Kolkata
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Lucknow
[D] Bangalore

(95)
How many schemes under Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible India Campaign)?
[A] 9
[B] 10
[C] 12
[D] 15

(96)
Orange Day campaign has been organised in which Indian State to end violence against women as stipulated by the UN General Assembly?
[A] Karnataka
[B] New Delhi
[C] Kerala
[D] Tamil Nadu

(97)
Justice Tirath Singh Thakur was sworn in as the ______ Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
[A] 41st
[B] 42nd
[C] 43rd
[D] 44th

(98)
Match:
List – I (Books)
List – II (Authors)
(a)
This Unquiet Land - Stories from India's Fault Lines
1
Barkha Dutt
(b)
Inter-linking of Indian Rivers
2
Radha Kant Bharati
(c)
Nitish Kumar and The Rise of Bihar
3
Arun Sinha
(d)
Terrorism in India
4
Subramanian Swamy
            a          b          c          d
[A]      1          2          3          4
[B]      1          2          4          3
[C]      2          1          3          4         
[D]      2          1          4          3

(99)
Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi on 6 December 2015 released two commemorative coins of what denomination in the memory of Dr Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar?
[A] 5 and 10 rupees
[B] 50 and 125 rupees
[C] 10 and 100 rupees
[D] 10 and 125 rupees

(100)
Name the person who on 4 December 2015 submitted report on Possible Tax rates under Goods and Services Tax (GST) to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
[A] Arvind Panagariya
[B] Rajiv Mehrishi
[C] Arvind Subramanian
[D] Dani Rodrik

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