Current Affairs Quiz Questions – 18 November 2015

Friends..Here is the latest Current Affairs Quiz for 18 November 2015.

Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.

1) Which state government on 18 Nov. 2015 cleared the Jan Lokpal Bill, paving the way towards creating the post of an anti-graft ombudsman?

(A) Delhi

(B) Goa

(C) Karnataka

(D) Maharashtra

2) Who was on 18 November 2015 appointed as the new Chief Justice of India?

(A) Justice Ashok Bhusan

(B) Justice R M Lodha

(C) Justice Tirath Singh Thakur

(D) Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur

3) Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal on 16 November 2015 laid the foundation stone of the first Mega Food Park in which state?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Telangana

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Madhya Pradesh

4) Which country recently won the 2015 Fed Cup tennis tournament which was held in Prague?

(A) Russia

(B) Spain

(C) Czech Republic

(D) Serbia

5) Name the VHP leader associated with the Ramjanmabhoomi movement who died on 17 November 2015?

(A) Ashok Singhal

(B) Vivek Krishnan

(C) Kiran Biswas

(D) Sachin Singhal

6) G-20 summit 2015 was recently held at Antalya city of which country?

(A) China

(B) Turkey

(C) Russia

(D) Tunisia

7) Tianhe-2 supercomputer of which country has recently emerged as the world’s most powerful supercomputer system for the sixth consecutive time?

(A) Japan

(B) Australia

(C) UK

(D) China

8) EKS Kosmos-2510 defence satellite was recently launched by which country?

(A) Argentina

(B) France

(C) Russia

(D) None of these

9) K. Shankaran Nair who passed away on 17 Nov. 2015 was the former director of?

(A) RAW

(B) BSF

(C) IB

(D) CISF

10) Name the Australian fast bowler who on 17 November 2015 announced retirement from all forms of international cricket?

(A) Bret Lee

(B) Mitchell Starc

(C) James Faulkner

(D) Mitchell Johnson

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Learn New English Words - The Hindu Editorial - 17 November 2015

The Editorial for the day is about the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to UK recently . Let's have a look at the words used in this editorial which are not so commonly used.

(A) Narendra Modi & Jawaharlal Nehru (Please read the article first and then come back to us. We are only covering the English Words)

  

1. The praise and the miss displayed the strategic manner in which the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, have tactfully used and baited Nehru.

(a) baited - to intentionally make a person angry by saying or doing things to annoy them.

2. Nehru’s idea of India — privileging citizenry, secularism and rationalism — is of course at odds with the Right’s ideology, with its cultural nationalism and strident majoritarianism slant.

(a) strident - expressing or expressed in forceful language that does not try to avoid upsetting other people.

(b) slant - to present information in a particular way, especially showing one group of people, one side of an argument, etc. in such a positive or negative way that it is unfair.

More examples: The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant.

3. Modern, independent India draws heavily from the ethos that Nehru was devoted to and one which he consciously fostered.

(a) ethos - the set of beliefs, ideas, etc. about the social behaviour and relationships of a person or group.

(b) fostered - to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings.

4. But even as the Sangh bristles against Nehru’s liberal legacy, the BJP’s top leaders seek to place themselves in a chronological line.

(a) bristles - to react angrily.

More examples: She bristled at the suggestion that she had in any way neglected the child.

5. The office of the Prime Minister of India draws much of its aura from the man who first occupied it.

(a) aura - a feeling or character that a person or place seems to have.

More examples: The woods have an aura of mystery.

6. Therefore the routine personal jibes, the references to his western demeanour, his easy camaraderie with women.

(a) jibes - to make insulting remarks that are intended to make someone look stupid.

(b) demeanour - a way of looking and behaving

More examples: There was nothing in his demeanour that suggested he was anxious.

(c) camaraderie - a feeling of friendliness towards people that you work or share an experience with.

More examples: When you've been climbing alone for hours, there's a tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber.

7. In doing so, it straitjackets his legacy so that it becomes that much more easily attackable.

(a) straitjackets- something that severely limits development or activity in a way that is damaging

More examples: He refused to be fitted into any ideological straitjacket.

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Latest Current Affairs Quiz – 16 November 2015

Friends.. Here are some useful Multiple Choice Current Affairs Quiz Questions for upcoming exams. 

Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.

1) Who was on 16 November 2015 appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York?

(A) Ranjan Mathai

(B) S Jayasankar

(C) Syed Akbaruddin

(D) Vikas Swarup

2) Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has recently opened country’s first Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) outlet at AIIMS in?

(A) Chennai

(B) New Delhi

(C) Mumbai

(D) Kolkata

3) Which player on 15 November 2015 won Women's Singles final of China Open Superseries Premier Badminton tournament?

(A) Li Xuerui

(B) Saina Nehwal

(C) Wang Yihan

(D) Carolina Marin

4) Which country will host 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit from 18–19 November 2015?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Maldives

(C) Turkey

(D) Philippines

5) Who won Men’s Singles final of China Open Superseries Premier Badminton tournament?

(A) Lee Chong Wei

(B) Tang Yuanting

(C) Kim Gi-jung

(D) Kim Sa Rang

6) International Day for Tolerance was observed globally on?

(A) 14 November

(B) 16 November

(C) 15 November

(D) 10 November

7) Who won Brazilian Grand Prix of formula one?

(A) Sebastian Vettel

(B) Lewis Hamilton

(C) Nico Rosberg

(D) Kimi Raikkonen

8) Name the children's book writer and widow of cartoonist RK Laxman who died on 14 November 2015?

(A) Sumathi Laxman

(B) Kamala Laxman

(C) Priya Laxman

(D) Meenu Laxman

9) World Pneumonia Day was observed on 12 November 2015 across the world with the theme?

(A) “Innovate to End Child Pneumonia”

(B) "Every Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia Now"

(C) "Push the Pace. Fight Pneumonia"

(D) None of these

10) "Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions" will be the theme of which Summit to be hosted by India in 2016?

(A) BRICS 2016

(B) SAARC 2016

(C) G-20 2016

(D) ASEAN 2016

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Solved GK Questions - SSC CHSL Exam held on 15 Nov. 2015 (Evening Shift) - Part 3

Friends..Here are the solved GK Questions of Evening Shift SSC CHSL Exam held on 15 November 2015. Answers are highlighted.

1) When was the League of Nations established?

 (A) In 1939 (8) In 1914 (C) In 1918 (D) In 1920

2) The headquarters of the Survey of India Dept. (department) is located at:

(A) Hyderabad (B) New Delhi (C) Jaipur (D) Dehradun

3) Kathakali is a dance prevalent in which state?

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Orissa (C) Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh

4) Todar Mal, the brilliant revenue officer served under:

(A) Humayun (B) Baz Bahadur (C) Sher Shah (D) Bhagwan Das

5) Where did the Black-Hole tragedy took place?

(A) Murshidabad (B) Dacca (C) Monghyr (D) Calcutta

6) The Simplest CPU - scheduling algorithm is:

(A) Multilevel scheduling algorithm (B) FCFS Scheduling algorithm (C) SJF Scheduling algorithm (D) Round - robin scheduling algorithm 

7)  Iron filings can be separated from a heterogenous mixture using the technique of

(A) Sedimentation (B) Evaporation (C) Sublimation (D) Magnetization

8) The first Bio-sphere Reserve in India has been established in :

(A) Nanda devi (B) Hazaribagh (C) Kanha (D) Nilgiri

9)  The largest reservoir of fresh water is :

(A) Ponds (13) Lakes (C) Glaciers (D) Ground Water

10)  India born Vijai Sheshadri won the prestigious '2014 Pulitzer Prize in which of the following categories?

(A) Drama (13) Journalism (C) Music (D) Poetry

11) What is Kyoto Protocol ?

(A) It is an agreement among countries to start using nuclear energy (B) It is an agreement among countries to take steps for reducing global warming (C) It is an agreement among countries to take steps for reducing acid rain (D) It is an agreement among countries to take steps for planting trees to control pollution

12) Arundhati Roy is the author of

(A) The Tin Drum (B) My Childhood Days (C) God of Small Things (D) Disgrace

13) Earth day is celebrated on

(A) September 17 (B) February 16 (C) April 4 (D) April 22

14) Which of the following rivers originates from Trans Himalayas ?

(A) Saraswathi (B) Ganga (C) Yamuna (D) Sindu

15) The time element in price analysis was introduced by :

(A) J.S. Mill (B) J.R. Hicks (C) J.M. Keynes (D) Alfred Marshall

16) Mixed Economy means

(A) Co - existence of rich and poor (13) Co - existence of small and large Industries (C) Promoting both agriculture and Industries in the economy (D) Co -existence of public and private sectors

17) A demand curve will not shift

(A) When there is a change in advertisement expenditure (B) When only price of the commodity changes (C) When only income changes (D) When only prices of substitute products change

18) The amount of matter in a ball of steel is its

(A) Density (B) Volume (C) Weight (D) Mass

19) Dr. P. Rama Rao Committee is related to which of the following?

(A) Industry (B) Agriculture (C) Taxes (D) Defence

20) Rand is the currency of:

(A) Romania (B) Norway (C) Namibia (D) Iran

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SSC CHSL Exam 15 November 2015 Key for GK Questions: Part 2 (Evening Shift)

Friends..Here are the solved GK Questions of Evening Shift SSC CHSL Exam held on 15 November 2015. Answers are highlighted.

1) Who discovered the link between electricity and magnetism?

(A) Diesel (B) Michael Faraday (C) Volta (D) Maxwell

2) The most suitable unit for expressing nuclear radius is

(A) angstrom (B) micron (C) nanometre (D) fermi

3) Which of the following phenomenon helps to conclude that light is a transverse wave?

(A) polarisation (B) refraction (C) interference (D) diffraction

4) Minamata disease is caused by pollution of water by

(A) methyl isocyanate (B) mercury (C) lead (D) tin

5) When price of a substitute of commodity 'x' falls, the demand for 'x' :

(A) Increases at increasing rate (B) rises (C) falls (ID) remains unchanged

6) The most abundant element by number in the living system is

(A) Oxygen (B) Carbon (C) Nitrogen (D) Hydrogen

7) Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

(A) Veerasena (B) Vishnusena (C) Harisena (D) Mahasena

8) Plank's constant has the dimensions of

(A) angular momentum (B) force (C) energy (ID) linear momentum

9) If the President wants to resign, he shall address his letter of resignation to:

(A) Speaker of Lok Sabha (B) Chief Justice of India (C) Prime Minister of India (D) Vice- President of India

10) By whom was the autonomous investment separated from induced investment?

(A) Joan Robinson (B) Adam Smith (C) Schumpeter (D) Malthus

11) World wild life fund was founded in:

(A) 1992 (B) 1961 (C) 1965 (D) 1969

12) Christmas factor is involved in

(A) Digestion (B) Respiration (C) Blood Coagulation (D) Excretion

13) Who built the famous Shiva temple at Eliora?

(A) Gupta King Samudra Gupta (B) Chalukyan King Pulikeshi II (C) Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna I (D) Mauryan Emperor Ashoka

14) Kimono is a dress style of which Asian Country?

(A) Laos (B) China (C) Japan (D) Korea

15) If xylem and phloem are arranged in the same radius, such a vascular bundle is called

(A) concentric (B) radial (C) collateral (D) bicollateral
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SSC CHSL Exam 2015 Solved Questions GK - 15.11.2015 (Evening Shift) - Part 1

Friends..Here are the solved GK Questions of Evening Shift SSC CHSL Exam held on 15 November 2015. Answers are highlighted.

1) The Lalit Kala Akademi is devoted to the promotion of:

(A) music (B) Dance and Drama (C) Fine Arts (D) Literature

2) Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with Election Commission ?

(A) Article 360 (B) Article 324 (c) Article 352 (D) Article 356

3) How much of world's surface is covered by water?

(A) 80% (B) 25% (C) 55% (D) 70%

4) All forms of ROM are also known as _____

(A) Firmware (B) Shareware (C) Freeware (D) Middleware

5) What is the number of players on each side in Rugby Football?

(A) 12 (B) 11 (C) 15 (D) 16

6)  Which was the first linguistic state to be created?

(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Maharashtra  (C) Kerala (D) Tamil Nadu

7) Who is the author of the book "Romancing with Life"?

(A) Shashi Tharoor (B) Bill Clinton (C) Kapil Dev (D) Dev Anand

8) Among the following districts of Tamil Nadu, which district is unfit for cultivation due to increased salinity :

(A) Nagapattinam (B) Ramanathapuram (C) Coimbatore (D) Tiruchirapalli

9) Natural system of classification was proposed by  _____ botanists.

(A) Swedish (B) British (C) Indian (D) German

10) Amino acids are required for the synthesis of

(A) Proteins (B) Carbohydrates (C) Alkaloids (D) Lipids

11) The "King of Metals" is

(A) Iron (B) Aluminium (C) Gold (D) Silver

12) Blowing Air with open pipe is an example of :

(A) Isobaric process (B) Adiabatic process (C) Isothermal process (D) Isochoric process

13) Which of the following Scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical?

(A) Newton (B) Copernicus (C) Kepler (D) Galileo

14) In which of the Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi participated?

(A) First Round Table Conference, 1930 (B) Second Round Table Conference, 1931 (C) Third Round Table Conference, 1932 (D) All of the above

15) Transpiration increases in :

(A) Cool, damp and windy condition (B) Cool, dry and still condition (C) Hot, dry and windy condition (D) Hot, damp and windy condition
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Today's (15 November 2015) SSC CHSL Exam GK Solved Questions: Part-3 (Morning Shift)

Friends..Here are the solved GK Questions of SSC CHSL Exam held on 15 November 2015 (Morning Shift)- Part 2. Answers are highlighted. 

1) Who was Akbar's guardian?

(A) Bairam Khan (B) Amir Khusru (C) Abul Fazal (D) Tansen

2) Life originated by chemosynthesis was proved in the laboratory by:

(A) Aristotle (B) Sanger (C) Pasteur (D) Miller

3)  Which amendment of the constitution lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?

(A) 63rd Amendment (B) 64th Amendment (C) 60th Amendment (D) 61st Amendment

4) J. B. Say's Law of Market was not accepted by:

(A) David Ricardo (B) Adam Smith (C) Marshall (D) Malthus

5) Richter Scale is used for measuring:

(A) Humidity of air (B) Velocity of wind (C) Density of liquid (D) Intensity of earthquake

6) The capital of Rawanda is:

(A) Copenhagen (B) Libreville (C) Bogota (D) Kigali

7) What is the name of Research Station established by Indian Govt. for conducting research at Antarctic?

(A) Dakshin Gangotri (B) Yamunotri (C) Uttari Gangotri (D) None of the above

8) Which bank is limited to the needs of agriculture and rural finance?

(A) NABARD (B) RBI (C) SBI (D) IFC

9) Damping off of seedlings is caused by:

(A) Pythium debaryanum (B) Peronospola parasitica (C) Albugo candida (D) Phytophthora infestans

10) Soap helps in better cleaning of clothes because:

(A) It absorbs the dirt (B) Soap acts like catalyst (C) It reduces the surface tension of solution (D) It gives strength to solution

11) Which of the following is commonly used in preparing custard powder?

(A) rice (B) raagi (C) wheat (D) maize

12) The National Emblem of Italy is:

(A) Lily (B) Eagle (C) White Eagle (D) White Lily

13) The slogan 'Garibi Hatao' was included in the:

(A) Fourth plan (B) Second plan (C) First plan (D) Fifth plan

14) Excretion in Hemichordates takes place by:

(A) Metanephron (B) Glomerulus (C) Pronephron (D) Mesonephron

15) Which of the following monuments is the oldest?

(A) Taj Mahal (B) Qutab Minar (C) Khajuraho (D) Ajanta Caves

16) The Name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands was changed, to Lakshadweep by an act of parliament in:

(A) 1972 (B) 1973 (C) 1970 (D) 1971

17) The phenomenon which causes mirage is:

(A) Total internal reflection (B) Interference (C) Diffraction (D) Polarisation

18) To conserve coral reefs the Govt. of India declared one of the following as Marine Park:

(A) Gulf of Mannar (B) Andaman Islands (C) Gulf of Kutch (D) Lakshadweep Islands

19) The use of heat treatment of ore that includes smelting and roasting is termed as :

(A) Cryometallurgy (B) Electrometallurgy (C) Hydrometallurgy (D) Pyrometallurgy

20) Who invented the battery?

(A) Maxwell (B) Roentgen (C) Volta (D) Faraday

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