Current Affairs Quiz: 14 November 2015

Friends..Here is the latest Current Affairs Quiz for 14 November 2015 incorporating the important happenings of 13 November 2015.

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1) Name India's indigenously made communications satellite which was launched successfully on 11 November 2015 by the European Ariane 5 VA-227 launch vehicle?

(A) ATROSAT-15

(B) EDUSAT-15

(C) GSAT-15

(D) VSAT-15

2) Who recently won the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2015?

(A) Abraham M Keita

(B) Neha Gupta

(C) Malala Yousafzai

(D) Om Prakash Gurjar

3) Name the former Deputy Governor of RBI who was on 12 November 2015 appointed as an Executive Director on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

(A) R Gandhi

(B) Shyamala Gopinath

(C) Subir Gokarn

(D) Urjit R. Patel

4) Annual Hundred Drums Wangala Festival has begun recently at?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Manipur

(C) West Bengal

(D) Meghalaya

5) Name the Bhutan's Prime Minister who is on a visit to India from 13 November 2015?

(A) Tshering Tobgay

(B) KP Sharma Oli

(C) Najib Razak

(D) Lee Hsien Loong

6) Which country on 11 November 2015 ordered an inquiry into allegations of major drug abuse in athletics that have left the country facing a possible  Olympic ban?

(A) China

(B) USA

(C) Australia

(D) Russia

7) Which agency released the World Energy Outlook 2015 on 10 November 2015?

(A) International Solar Energy Society (ISES)

(B) International Energy Agency (IEA)

(C) Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC)

(D) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

8) Name the long-range maritime patrol aircraft which was dedicated on 13 Nov. 2015 by defence Minister Manohar Parikkar?

(A) INS Rajali

(B) K-73

(C) Mig-18

(D) P8i

9)  Name the Indian-origin barrister who was sworn-in as a Circuit Judge in the UK on 9 November 2015?

(A) Bhamini Boray

(B) Vivek Kumar

(C) Kalyani Kaul

(D) Sumit Mittal

10) Public Service Broadcasting Day was observed on?

(A) 12 November

(B) 11 November

(C) 10 November

(D) 13 November

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Current Affairs Highlights: 13 November 2015

Friends..Here are the Important Current Affairs Highlights for 13 November 2015.

1) Abraham M Keita

--> Liberian teenager Abraham M Keita was on 10 November 2015 awarded with the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2015.

--> International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to child from across the world for his or her dedication to children’s rights.

2) Subir Gokarn

--> Former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India Subir Vithal Gokarn on 12 November 2015 was appointed as an Executive Director on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

--> Gokarn will replace Rakesh Mohan at the IMF. 

3) Kalyani Kaul

--> Indian-origin barrister in UK, Kalyani Kaul was sworn-in as a Circuit Judge in the UK on 9 November 2015.

--> 54-year-old Kalyani is known for her extensive and wide ranging experience in heavy-weight criminal defence work.

4) Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill

--> President Pranab Mukherjee on 12 November 2015 gave his assent to the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill.

--> The bill was passed by the Haryana Legislative Assembly on 16 March 2015.

5) Aung San Suu Kyi’

--> National League for Democracy (NLD) party wins majority in Myanmar’s polls.

--> National League for Democracy party has contested first election since 1990.

6) Earth sized planet discovered

--> Massachusetts Institute of Technology astronomers said that they have discovered a new planet.

--> The exo-planet, dubbed GJ 1132b, is about the size of Earth and lives in a solar system roughly 39 light-years from Earth.

7) India beat Guam in FIFA WC qualifiers

--> India finally tasted victory after five straight losses in their 2018 football World Cup qualifying campaign as they beat Guam by a solitary goal in Benguluru on 13 November 2015.

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Current Affairs Quiz – 12 November 2015

Friends.. Here is the latest Current Affairs Quiz for 12 November 2015. Questions have been prepared in the model as asked in competitive exams to make your preparation easy. Attempt the quiz and share your reviews.

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1) National Legal Services Day was observed on?

(A) November 9

(B) November 10

(C) November 11

(D) November 12

2) Who recently became the first Indian to be elected the vice-chairman of the Bank for International Settlements?

(A) Arun Jaitley

(B) Bimal Jalan

(C) P Chidambaram

(D) Raghuram Rajan

3) Which cricketer on 8 November 2015 became the first cricketer in Ranji Trophy history to reach 10000 runs?

(A) Virendar Sehwag

(B) Wasim Jaffer

(C) Gautam Gambhir

(D) Amol Muzumdar

4) What was India's rank in the Corruption Perception Index 2014 released by Transparency International?

(A) 85

(B) 81

(C) 75

(D) 93

5) U-17 FIFA Football World Cup 2015 was recently hosted by which country?

(A) Mexico

(B) Brazil

(C) Chile

(D) Nigeria

6) Yaogan-28 remote sensing satellite was recently launched by?

(A) Russia

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) Argentina

7) Book titled "From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet" was recently launched by?

(A) ISRO

(B) NASA

(C) VSSC

(D) None of these

8) Which party emerged as the largest party in the 2015 Assembly elections of Bihar, result of which was announced recently?

(A) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

(B) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)

(C) Janata Dal (United)

(D) Indian National Congress (INC)

9) Union Government on which date issued the notification regarding implementation of One Rank One Pension for Defence Forces personnel?

(A) 7 November 2015

(B) 8 November 2015

(C) 9 November 2015

(D) 10 November 2015

10) Which country has recently appointed its first woman ambassador since the 1979 Islamic revolution?

(A) Egypt

(B) Israel

(C) Iran

(D) Saudi Arabia

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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

Friends.. Here is the latest Current Affairs Quiz in Objective type format useful for all upcoming competitive exams in India. 

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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

Friends.. Here are some useful Current Affairs Questions for 8 November 2015 useful for all upcoming exams. 

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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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General Knowledge (GK) updates for SSC CHSL Exam 2015

Friends..Here are some more useful GK Questions for upcoming SSC CHSL Exam 2015.

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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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