Current Affairs Highlights - 11 November 2015

Here are the Important Daily Current Affairs Highlights for 11 November 2015. You too can add any topic which you noticed in the day. Just comment the heading, we will add them. 

1) GSAT-15

--> GSAT-15, India’s latest communications satellite, was launched successfully by the European Ariane 5 VA-227 launch Vehicle on November 11, 2015.

--> It was launched from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.

--> The 3164 kg GSAT-15 carries communication transponders in Ku-band as well as a GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands.

2) K M Mani

--> Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani on 10 November 2015 resigned in the wake of the High Court observations against him in the bar bribery case.

3) UK, Turkey tour of Prime Minister

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting United Kingdom and Turkey from 12th to 16th November 2015.

4) Diwali

--> Diwali, Festival of lights, was celebrated across the country with traditional fervour and gaiety.

5) ICC Rankings

--> India stays at second spot in the latest ODI rankings despite their loss to South Africa in the five-match ODI series recently.

6) Winter Session of Parliament

--> The winter session of the parliament will commence on 26th November and conclude on 23rd December.

7) Maldives

--> Maldives on 10 November 2015 lifted a state of emergency declared by the president earlier this month.

8) Iran appoints first woman ambassador

--> Iran has appointed its first woman ambassador since the 1979 Islamic revolution, naming foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Af-kham as the head of its embassy in Malaysia.
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Objective Current Affairs Quiz – 11 November 2015

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1) World Science Day for Peace and Development, dubbed World Science Day, was observed on?

(A) November 8

(B) November 9

(C) November 10

(D) November 11

2) Theme of "World Science Day for Peace and Development" observed on 10 November 2015?

(A) 'Towards Green Societies'

(B) 'Science for global sustainability'

(C) 'Quality Science Education: ensuring a sustainable future for all'

(D) 'Science for a Sustainable Future'

3) Who was recently nominated to replace N Srinivasan as the chairman of International Cricket Council (ICC)?

(A) Anil Kumble

(B) Shashank Manohar

(C) Sunil Gavaskar

(D) Rajeev Shukla

4) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on 10 November 2015 commissioned the India Coast Guard off Shore patrol vessel (OPV) named ‘Samarth’ at?

(A) Kochi

(B) Goa

(C) Gujarat

(D) Vishakhapatnam

5) Justice Ajit Prakash Shah, was on 9 November 2015 appointed as the ethics officer (ombudsman) at?

(A) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

(B) Sports Authority of India (SAI)

(C) Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

(D) None of these

6) Which country on 10 November 2015 asked Facebook to stop tracking the country's Internet users who are not members of it?

(A) India

(B) China

(C) Italy

(D) Belgium

7) Barabati stadium in which state was recently excluded by BCCI from the list of newly declared Test venues?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Odisha

8) Which country on 8 November 2015 won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup?

(A) Chile

(B) Nigeria

(C) Mexico

(D) Mali

9) Which company on 9 November 2015 relaunched Maggi noodles in Indian market?

(A) Nestle

(B) Glaxosmithkline

(C) Pepsico India

(D) Hindustan Uniliver

10) Indian Army’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) on 9 November 2015 successfully test-fired surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile having a rage of?

(A) 4000-km

(B) 3000-km

(C) 2000-km

(D) 1000-km

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Current Affairs Quiz – 8 November 2015

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1) Who was recently awarded with the prestigious Vishnudas Bhave Award 2015?

(A) Vikram Gokhale

(B) Rambaran Das

(C) Vivek Singh

(D) None of these

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 November 2015 launched three gold related scheme. Which among the following is not one among them?

(A) Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS)

(B) Gold Savings Scheme (GSS)

(C) Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme (SGBS)

(D) Indian Gold Coins (IGC)

3) Supreme Court on 5 November 2015 upheld a decision of which state to ban online lotteries?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Delhi

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Kerala

4) Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently given its nod Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojna (UDAY) for financial restructuring of debt of?

(A) Power Distribution Companies

(B) Telecom Companies

(C) Insurance Companies

(D) None of these

5) Seventh edition India-Russia Joint Military Exercise ____ has begun in Bikaner district of Rajasthan?

(A) Varuna - 2015

(B) Indra - 2015

(C) Soorya Kiran-2015

(D) Hand-in-Hand 2015

6) Indian Army has recently successfully test fired the Brahmos supersonic land attack cruise missile at Pokhran in which state?

(A) Punjab

(B) Odisha

(C) Haryana

(D) Rajasthan

7) World Health Organization (WHO), a U.N. health agency has officially declared Sierra Leone as free from which disease?

(A) HIV AIDS

(B) Polio

(C) Ebola

(D) Malaria

8) Union Government on 6 November 2015 decided to impose 0.5% cess on all services to fund which of the following initiatives?

(A) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

(B) Atal Pension Yojana

(C) Swachh Bharat Mission

(D) Mission Indradanush

9) Heena Sindhu won the gold medal on 6 November 2015 in the 10m air pistol event in 13th Asian Shooting Championship held at?

(A) Kuwait

(B) Cambodia

(C) Turkey

(D) Riyadh

10) Who became the fastest Indian to reach the 150 test wickets mark on 6 November 2015?

(A) Amit Mishra

(B) Ravichandran Ashwin

(C) Ravindra Jadeja

(D) Umesh Yadav

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1) The International Rice Research Institute is located at?

(A) Indonesia

(B) Malaysia

(C) Philippines

(D) Thailand

2) The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Madhya Pradesh

3) Whose Samadhi in Delhi is called Vijay Ghat?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Rajiv Gandhi

(C) Jagjiwan Ram

(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

4) Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Bhutan

(C) Myanmar

(D) Maldives

5) The original membership of UNO was

(A) 45

(B) 51

(C) 75

(D) 80

6) SAARC was founded in

(A) Dhaka

(B) Geneva

(C) Thimpu

(D) New Delhi

7) The International Court of Justice is located at?

(A) Vienna

(B) Geneva

(C) Hague

(D) Amsterdam

8) The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in

(A) Vienna

(B) Washington

(C) London

(D) Geneva

9) When was the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC) formed?

(A) 1980

(B) 1982

(C) 1985

(D) 1987

10) Headquarters of the World Health Organisation is located?

(A) Rome

(B) New York

(C) Geneva

(D) Washington

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Current Affairs MCQ – 2 November 2015

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1) BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was recently test fired from on board of recently inducted guided missile destroyer named?

(A) INS Alleppey

(B) INS Kochi

(C) INS Kavarathi

(D) INS Kalki

2) Indian Railways on 1 November 2015 launched Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (ATAS) called as?

(A) Sankalp

(B) Indradanush

(C) Vigeye

(D) Vikalp

3) Foundation Day of which among the following States is not celebrated on 1 November 2015?

(A) Kerala

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Karnataka

(D) Madhya Pradesh

4) Who won 2015 Mexican Grand Prix Formula 1 title?

(A) Sebastian Vettel

(B) Lewis Hamilton

(C) Nico Rosberg

(D) Kimi Raikonnen

5) Brijmohan Lall Munjal who died on 1 November 2015 is the founder of?

(A) Hero MotoCorp

(B) Honda India Ltd

(C) BSA Cycles Ltd

(D) Mahindra MotoCorp

6) India was placed at ___ position in world’s most valuable nation brands report among the 100 assessed nations?

(A) 7th

(B) 3rd

(C) 8th

(D) 6th

7) World No 1 doubles tennis pair Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis on 1 November 2015 won which title?

(A) China Open

(B) Singapore Open

(C) Denmark Open

(D) Miami Open

8) Social media giant Facebook has partnered with which telecom company for setting up 100 wi-fi (Wireless Fidelity) sites in rural India?

(A) Airtel

(B) Idea

(C) Vodafone

(D) BSNL

9) Which country has won the 2015 Rugby World Cup for record third time?

(A) England

(B) Australia

(C) New Zealand

(D) France

10) First international film festival for the persons with disabilities (IFFPD) will be held from 1 - 3 December 2015 at?

(A) Goa

(B) New Delhi

(C) Thiruvananthapuram

(D) Kolkata

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1) Keoladeo Bird sanctuary is located in which among the following states of India?

(A) Haryana

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Tamil Nadu

2) Who among the following appoints Attorney General of India?

(A) President

(B) Prime Minister

(C) Law Ministry

(D) Cabinet Committee on Appointments

3) Which among the following is a source of Atomic Energy?

(A) Iron

(B) Uranium

(C) Silver

(D) Platinum

4) Under which of the following articles of constitution of India, president can impose presidential rule in a state?

(A) article 352

(B) article 356

(C) article 372

(D) article 360

5) What are the main constituents of LPG?

(A) Methane, Hexane, Ethane

(B) Methane, Butane, Propane

(C) Ethane, Pentane, Hexane

(D) Ethane, Methane, Pentane

6) Who among the following is called father of Economics?

(A) David Hume 

(B) Lamarck

(C) Adam Smith

(D) John Stuart Mill

7) Which among the following Five Year Plans was launched with specific objective of “Growth with Stability”? 

(A) Third Five year Plan

(B) Fourth Five Year Plan

(C) Fifth Five Year Plan

(D) Sixth Five Year Plan

8) Which among the following states in India has maximum number of protected areas viz. Wild life sanctuaries and National Parks?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Kerala

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Karnataka

9) In which among the following years, Staff Selection Commission was set up for recruitment of Group B and Group C posts in various departments? 

(A) 1972

(B) 1974

(C) 1976

(D) 1978

10) First Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in which among the following countries?

(A) England

(B) Australia

(C) Canada

(D) Iceland

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