Current Affairs Questions Capsule: 15 December 2015

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Continued from Daily Current Affairs 12 December 2015

98) Name the renowned agro-economist and veteran leader of farmers who died recently? - Sharad Joshi

99) Name the Global software giant which on 11 December 2015 announced that it won the 2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award for developing a solution for the Internet of Things (IoT)? – Wipro

100) Who on 11 December 2015 won the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Gold at the 59th National Shooting Championships? - Elizabeth Susan Koshy

Note: The event was held at Dr Karni Singh Shooting range in New Delhi.

101) Which company on 11 December 2015 announced that it has agreed to buy the 112-year old English newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP)? - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

102) Which of the following countries will host the 2016 ICC Women’s World Twenty20? – India

103) Name the Mascot of 11th SAF games launched on 13 December 2015? - Tikhor

Note: The North Eastern cities of Guwahati and Shillong would jointly host the Games from February 6th to16th, 2016.

104) Dilip Kumar, Indian cinema's one of the greatest actors was on 13 December 2015 has been conferred with? - Padma Vibhushan

105) Name the Indian cyclist who on 11 December 2015 became the first Indian female cyclist to be ranked fourth in the World Elite Women Ranking? - Deborah Herold

106) Who has been awarded the prestigious 2015 Mailer Prize for Lifetime Achievement? - Salman Rushdie

107) Name the two Indian cities which for first time have been designated as members of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN)? - Varanasi and Jaipur

Note: Varanasi has been added in the City of Music category of network. Jaipur been added in the City of Crafts and Folk Art category of network.

108) National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently ordered ban on registration of new diesel-run vehicles in which city? – Delhi

109) Which country has recently launched the country’s first United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve Inle Lake? -  Myanmar

Note: In June 2015, the lake was officially designated as Myanmar’s first biosphere reserve under UNESCO’s Man and the Bioshpere (MAB) programme.

110) India and Japan have recently signed a historic Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) to introduce High Speed Rail (HRS) on which sector? - Mumbai - Ahmedabad

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Current Affairs Quiz – 16 December 2015

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1) Supreme Court on 16 December 2015 has appointed Justice (Retd) Virendra Singh as the new Lokayukta of which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Maharashtra

(C) West Bengal

(D) Uttar Pradesh

2) Supreme Court has recently banned the registration of all diesel SUVs (Sports Utility Vechiles) and luxury cars in which city?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Delhi

(C) Kolkata

(D) Bengaluru

3) Combined Commanders Conference, an annual tri-services event chaired by Prime Minister was held on 15 Dec. 2015 on board INS Vikramaditya at?

(A) Goa

(B) Vishakhapatnam

(C) Chennai

(D) Kochi

4) Who was on 15 December 2015 appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?

(A) Arun Kumar Jain

(B) Anita Kapur

(C) Vasumita Kaur

(D) K V Choudhary

5) India has been placed at ____ position in the 2015 Human Development Index (HDI) among the 188 countries, released recently?

(A) 126th

(B) 130th

(C) 151st

(D) None of these

6) Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman recently awarded 2016 Genesis Prize. Genesis Prize is also known as?

(A) Jewish Nobel prize

(B) Irish Nobel prize

(C) Spanish Nobel prize

(D) English Nobel prize

7) Which state has recently become the first state in the country to submit smart city plans for three selected cities to Union Government?

(A) Kerala

(B) Delhi

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Andhra Pradesh

8) Indian-origin politician, Pravin Gordhan was on 14 December 2015 appointed as new Finance Minister of which country?

(A) Australia

(B) UK

(C) France

(D) South Africa

9) Which Indian golfer has recently won the coveted Order of Merit crown of Asian Tour for year 2015?

(A) Arjun Atwal

(B) Anirban Lahiri

(C) Shiv Kapur

(D) Ashbeer Saini

10) Powerful Typhoon Melor (also known as Nona) has recently hit which country?

(A) Philippines

(B) China

(C) USA

(D) Singapore 

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Current Affairs Highlights: 12 December 2015

Here are the useful GK/Current Affairs Questions in Capsule form for 12 December 2015 useful for cracking upcoming competitive exams. Please comment your suggestions.

Continued from Daily Current Affairs 10 December 2015

87) What was India’s global rank, as per the Global Illicit Financial Flows Report 2015, in terms of illicit financial outflows? – Fourth

88) 2015 Nobel Peace Prize was presented at a ceremony held in Oslo, Norway on 10 December 2015 to? - Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet (NDQ) 

89) Shinzo Abe who arrived in New Delhi on 11 Dec. 2015 for annual summit level talks, is the Prime Minister of which country? – Japan

90) Parliament was continously disrupted in the 2nd week of Dec. 2015 by Congress against alleged "vendetta politics" in the wake of ______ case? - National Herald case

91) Which country on 9 December 2015 inaugurated a new stock exchange, named Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX)? - Myanmar

92) Which Indian actor was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th edition of Dubai International Film Festival on 10 Dec. 2015? - Naseerudin Shah

93) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 10 December 2015 announced new global partnership with which company? – OPPO

94) Union Government has declared the recent flood (2015 December 1st week) in which state as a Calamity of Severe Nature? - Tamil Nadu

95) Mauricio Macri on 11 December 2015 sworn in as new President of? – Argentina

96) Name the autobiography of former Union Minister Sharad Pawar which was released on 10 Dec. 2015? - On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power

97) Which country on 11 Dec. 2015 successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Shaheen-III ballistic missile? - Pakistan

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MCQ Current Affairs Quiz – 13 December 2015

Hi Aspirants.. Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 13 December 2015. Trending topics of the day include High Speed Rail (HRS), UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Inle Lake, Mailer Prize 2015, Dilip Kumar, Mascot of 11th SAF games 2016 etc. Attempt the quiz for more details. 

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1) India and Japan have recently signed a historic Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) to introduce High Speed Rail (HRS) on which sector?

(A) Pune - Delhi

(B) Chennai - Bengaluru

(C) Mumbai - Ahmedabad

(D) Kolkata - Delhi

2) Which country has recently launched the country’s first United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve Inle Lake?

(A) Myanmar

(B) Nepal

(C) Bhutan

(D) Bangladesh

3) National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently ordered ban on registration of new diesel-run vehicles in which city?

(A) Chennai

(B) Kolkata

(C) Mumbai

(D) Delhi

4) Name the two Indian cities which for first time have been designated as members of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN)?

(A) Kochi and Dehradun

(B) Coimbatore and Panaji

(C) Varanasi and Jaipur

(D) Ahemedabad and Amritsar

5) Who has been awarded the prestigious 2015 Mailer Prize for Lifetime Achievement?

(A) Arundhati Roy

(B) Salman Rushdie

(C) Orhan Pamuk

(D) Michael Hastings

6) Name the Indian cyclist who on 11 December 2015 became the first Indian female cyclist to be ranked fourth in the World Elite Women Ranking?

(A) Deborah Herold

(B) Geeta Bisht

(C) Amrita Singh

(D) Sreedhar Savanur

7) Dilip Kumar, Indian cinema's one of the greatest actors was on 13 December 2015 has been conferred with?

(A) Bharat Ratna

(B) Padma Vibhushan

(C) Padma Shri

(D) None of these

8) Name the Mascot of 11th SAF games launched on 13 December 2015?

(A) Ammu

(B) Pinky

(C) Tikhor

(D) Pappu

9) Which of the following countries will host the 2016 ICC Women’s World Twenty20?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Pakistan

(C) England

(D) India

10) Which company on 11 December 2015 announced that it has agreed to buy the 112-year old English newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP)?

(A) SAP

(B) Google

(C) Alibaba

(D) Tata

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GK Quiz for Competitive Exams in 2016

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1. Which of the following is not the source of the revenue of central Government?

Ans.Agricultural Income Tax

2. ‘Operation Flood’ is associated with?

Ans.milk production

3. Who has the sole right to issue paper currency in India?

Ans.The Reserve Bank of India

4. ‘Consumer Day’ is celebrated every year on?

15th March

5. ‘Subroto Cup’ is associated with which game/sports?

Ans.Football

6. What does the open market operation of the RBI mean?

Ans.Trading in securities

7. Where is the Baba Imambara located?

Ans.Lucknow

8. Which is the field in which Ustad Bismillah Khan has distinguished himself?

Ans.Shehnai

9. The first talkie film in India was?

Ans.Alam Ara

10. The Headquarters of International Court of Justice is located in?

Ans.The Hague (Netherlands)

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Current Affairs Quiz – 11 December 2015

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1) Which country on 11 Dec. 2015 successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Shaheen-III ballistic missile?

(A) Israel

(B) Pakistan

(C) Russia

(D) China

2) Name the autobiography of former Union Minister Sharad Pawar which was released on 10 Dec. 2015?

(A) On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power

(B) A journey in four stages

(C) My Life and Times

(D) Being a Minister and a citizen

3) Mauricio Macri on 11 December 2015 sworn in as new President of?

(A) Brazil

(B) Canada

(C) Spain

(D) Argentina

4) Union Government has declared the recent flood (2015 December 1st week) in which state as a Calamity of Severe Nature?

(A) Telangana

(B) Karnataka

(C) Odisha

(D) Tamil Nadu

5) Which Indian actor was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th edition of Dubai International Film Festival on 1o Dec. 2015?

(A) Om Puri

(B) Amitabh Bachchan

(C) Naseerudin Shah

(D) Anil Kapoor

6) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 10 December 2015 announced new global partnership with which company?

(A) OPPO

(B) MRF

(C) Vivo

(D) Reliance

7) Which country on 9 December 2015 inaugurated a new stock exchange, named Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX)?

(A) China

(B) Thailand

(C) Bhutan

(D) Myanmar

8) Parliament was continously disrupted in the 2nd week of Dec. 2015 by Congress against alleged "vendetta politics" in the wake of ______ case?

(A) National Herald case

(B) Bofors Case

(B) Vyapam Case

(D) Satyam Case

9) Shinzo Abe who arrived in New Delhi on 11 Dec. 2015 for annual summit level talks, is the Prime Minister of which country?

(A) Indonesia

(B) Japan

(C) Bhutan

(D) China

10) 2015 Nobel Peace Prize was presented at a ceremony held in Oslo, Norway on 10 December 2015 to?

(A) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

(B) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

(C) Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet (NDQ)

(D) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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Quantitative Aptitude Questions for Bank & SSC Exams

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3. Find the cost of painting of the walls of a room 8 metres log, 6 metres wide and 5 metres high at Rs. 13.5 per square metre.

Ans. Rs. 1890

4. In how many different ways can the letters of the word “COLLECTION” be arranged?

Ans. 453600

5. If 8 men and 5 women can earn Rs. 3390 in 6 days, and 5 men and 7 women can earn Rs. 3600 in 8 days, then in how many days will 7 men and 8 women earn Rs. 6435?

Ans. 11 days

6. A man rows a certain distance downstream in 4 hours and back to the same point in 7.5 hours. If the speed of the stream is 3.5 kmph then what is the speed of the man in still water?

Ans. 11.5 kmph

7. A person bought two cycles for Rs. 1900. He sold one of them at a profit of 10% and the other at a profit of 51.25%. He found that the selling price of both the cycles are equal. What are the cost prices of those two cycles respectively?

Ans. Rs.1100, Rs. 800

8. A bag contains some Rs. 5 Coins. Rs. 2 coins and Rs. 1 coins with total number of coins being 52, and the total amount being Rs. 125. The number of five rupee and two rupee coins is 37. The numbers of Rs. 5 coins are

Ans. 12

9. The sum of the ages of A and B is four-third the age of C. The age of B is two-thirds the age of C. If the sum of the ages of the three persons is 35 years, find the age of B.

Ans. 10 years

10. There are four numbers P, Q, R and S. P is of the total of Q, R and S. Q is is of the total of the P, R and S. R is of the total of P, Q and S. If the total of the four numbers is 3480, then find the value of S.

Ans. -1740

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Current Affairs Capsule: 10 December 2015

Here are the useful GK/Current Affairs Questions in Capsule form for 10 December 2015 useful for cracking upcoming competitive exams. Please comment your suggestions.

Continued from Daily Current Affairs 9 December 2015

78) Human Rights Day was observed across the world on? - 10 December 2015

Note: The theme for 2015 is 'Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always’.

79) Book "On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power" released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 Dec. 2015 is the autobiography of? - Sharad Pawar

80) Which Indian institute on 9 December 2015 bagged a US military contract for research and development on solar powered micro-grid? - Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Banglore 

81) Who was named as 2015 Person of the Year on 9 December 2015 by Time Magazine? - Angela Merkel (German Chancellor)

Note: Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was named runner-up and US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump was placed third.

82) Name the two Indians who have won the 2016 Queen's Young Leaders award in the United Kingdom? - Kartik Sawhney and Neha Swain

83) Whch country on 8 December 2015 became the 10th country to ratify the Articles of Agreement (AoA) that will lay the legal framework for the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)? - Luxembourg

84) Which former cricketer was on 9 December 2015 awarded with an honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)? - Mahela Jayawardene

85)  Which country recently approved the use of the world's first vaccine against dengue fever? - Mexico

86) Which bank was recently adjudged as Bank of the Year – India at the Banker Awards 2015 in London? - Yes Bank

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