Daily Quiz : c– 2015
- 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
Ans. B
- The National Milk Day (NMD) was on 26 November 2015 observed across India to mark birth anniversary of which personality?
- a) MS Swaminathan
- b) Dr Verghese Kurien
- c) Rajender Singh
- d) Prithvi Raj Singh
Ans. C
- What is the name of event that was organized across the world as part of observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November 2015?
- a) Orange the world: End violence against women and girls
- b) Orange Your Neighbourhood to raise awareness against Gender-Based Violence
- c) Unite to End Violence against Women
- d) Ending violence against women is good for everyone
Ans. A
- Name the species of tree frog that was discovered in Western Ghats by a team of researchers.
- a) Ghatixalus magnus
- b) Raorchestes flaviventris
- c) Chelonoidis donfaustoi
- d) Puntius Dolichopterus
Ans. B
- Name the sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland who passed away on 26 November 2015 and was a successful Industrialist?
- a) Neiphiu Rio
- b) Khekiho Zhimomi
- c) CM Chang
- d) Gaurav Gogoi
Ans. B
- Conservative opposition candidate Mauricio Macri won the presidential election of
- a) Argentina
- b) Myanmar
- c) Slovakia
- d) Estonia
Ans. A
- Who was appointed as the President of The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) on 25 November 2015?
- a) Sandeep Jajodia
- b) Rana Kapoor
- c) Sunil Kanoria
- d) Rishabh Malik
Ans. B
- Name the noted Indian-origin businessman of Nepal who died on 25 November 2015 and was the Chairman of Shree Airlines.
- a) Khekiho Zhimomi
- b) Surendra Pal Roi
- c) Sandeep Dikshit
- d) Banwari Lal Mittal
Ans. B
- Name the state where a new species of bush frog, named Raorchestes flaviventris, was rediscovered by a team of scientists.
- a) Maharashtra
- b) Tamil Nadu
- c) Kerala
- d) Karnataka
Ans. C
- Who was appointed as the Director of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore on 25 November 2015?
- a) Shashank Manohar
- b) Dilip Vengsarkar
- c) Brijesh Patel
- d) Vikram Singh
Ans. A
- India on 24 November 2015 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
Ans. C
- Name the actor who was on 25 November 2015 titled as Britain’s greatest living movie star as per ShortList magazine.
- a) Michael Caine
- b) Ian McKellen
- c) Christian Bale
- d) Jude Law
Ans. A
- Which international sporting organisation on 25 November 2015 gave its nod for fresh elections to put together a new National Federation for Indian Boxing?
- a) International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- b) World Boxing Association (WBA)
- c) International Boxing Association (IBA)
- d) World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Ans. D
- The Reserve Bank of India on 25 November 2015 shifted the issue date of Sovereign Gold Bond by four days to 30 November 2015 to enable their smooth uploading into
- a) e-Laxmi system
- b) e-Dhanlaxmi system
- c) e-Bhagyalaxmi
- d) e-Kuber system
Ans. C
- Who was appointed as the Director of Rediffusion/Edelman in India on 26 November 2015?
- a) Rakesh Thukral
- b) Vinod Moorthy
- c) Jimmy Mogal
- d) Abhishek Narang
Ans. D
Current Affairs Quiz- Nov 2015
- Who of the following on 22 November 2015 chaired the 10th East Asia Summit (EAS) that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
- a) Najib Razak
- b) Narendra Modi
- c) U Thein Sein
- d) Prayut Chan-o-cha
Ans. A
- The Thirteenth ASEAN-India Summit with the theme Our People, Our Community, Our Vision was held on 21 November 2015 in
- a) Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
- b) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- c) Lao PDR
- d) Bangkok, Thailand
Ans. B
- India and Singapore Joint Statement on a Strategic Partnership that was released on 24 November 2015 during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Singapore was titled
- a) New Vigour, New Steps
- b) Renewed Spirit, New Energy
- c) Our People, Our Community, Our Vision
- d) Shared Effort; Progress for All
Ans. B
- The Ministry of Railways on 24 November 2015 signed the Assured Off Take Agreements (AOT) with which company for manufacturing and rehabilitation of wagons at Kulti, West Bengal?
- a) SAIL-RITES Bengal Wagon Industry Pvt Ltd
- b) Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- c) Bharat Wagon & Engg Company
- d) Electronics Corporation of India
Ans. A
- Which of the following state government on 24 November 2015 decided to launch Gopinath Munde Farmers Accident Insurance Scheme 2015-16?
- a) Gujarat
- b) Jharkhand
- c) Maharashtra
- d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. C
- Name the Indian freedom fighter after whose name the Indian cultural centre in Kuala Lumpur would be named.
- a) Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel
- b) Bhagat Singh
- c) Subhas Chandra Bose
- d) Chandra Shekhar Azad
Ans. C
- Name the indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile that was test-fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on 22 November 2015.
- a) Advanced Air Defence missile
- b) Prithvi Air Defence missile
- c) Sagarika/K-15 missile
- d) Akash Surface-to-Air Missile
Ans. A
- 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
Ans. A
- Who was appointed as the chairperson of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) on 24 November 2015 by the Union Ministry of Sports?
- a) Pullela Gopichand
- b) Anurag Thakur
- c) Abhinav Bindra
- d) Anju Bobby George
Ans. D
- Who was appointed as Chairman of Readership Studies Council of India (RSCI) on 24 November 2015?
- a) Hormusji Cama
- b) CVL Srinivas
- c) Shashi Sinha
- d) Piyush Mittal
Ans. B
- Which of the following state on 24 November 2015 declared 231 mandals as drought-hit?
- a) Bihar
- b) Telangana
- c) Madhya Pradesh
- d) Maharashtra
Ans. B
- Name the writer, columnist and journalist who passed away on 24 November 2015 in Gurgaon, Haryana at the age of 85.
- a) Shashi Sinha
- b) Piyush Mitta
- c) Mahip Singh
- d) Rohit Ramesh
Ans. C
- Name the distinguished football administrator from Tamil Nadu who died on 24 November 2015.
- a) TS Papola
- b) TR Govindarajan
- c) Ravikumar David
- d) Rohit Ramesh
Ans. B
- Who won the Infosys Prize for the year 2015 in the Life Sciences category that was announced by the Infosys Science Foundation on 16 November 2015?
- a) Prof Umesh Waghmare
- b) Prof Mahan Mj
- c) Dr Amit Sharma
- d) Prof G Ravindra Kumar
Ans. C
- Which one the following is not the part of 10 new/revised schemes launched by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 24 November 2015 for the disabled persons?
- a) NIRAMAYA
- b) SAMBHAV
- c) GYAN PRABHA
- d) PRAKASH
Ans. D
Current Affairs Quiz-23 Nov 2015
- What is the theme of the 27th ASEAN Summit held under Malaysia’s Chairmanship in Kuala Lumpur on 21 November 2015?
a) Our People, Our Vision
b) Building Inclusive Regional Economic Community
c) Our People, Our Community, Our Vision
d) ASEAN Community and Sustainable Development Goals
Ans. C
- Who of the following on 22 November 2015 won the season-ending ATP World Tour finals played in London?
a) Roger Federer
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Andy Murray
Ans. B
- First meeting of the Indo-European Water Forum from 23 November to 24 November 2015 will be held at
a) Prague
b) Bonn
c) New Delhi
d) Dehradun
Ans. C
- The world famous Sonepur Cattle fair began on 23 November 2015 at Harihar Kshetra on the confluence of rivers Ganga and Gandak in Saran district of which state?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) West Bengal
Ans. A
- Which of the following countries on 22 November 2015 won the Men’s Junior Asia hockey cup?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Japan
d) Korea
Ans. A
- Name the person who on 20 November 2015 was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider Dish TV.
a) Zarin Daruwala
b) V Sivaramakrishnan
c) Arun Kumar Kapoor
d) RC Venkateish
Ans. C
- Which public sector undertaking in the third week of November 2015 was named as the official partner of the Hockey World League (HWL) which is scheduled to be held in Raipur?
a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
b) Indian Oil Corporation
c) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
d) Coal India Limited (CIL)
Ans. C
- Name the Indian cueist who won the 15th World title by winning the IBSF World Snooker Championship on 21 November 2015 in Hurghada, Egypt.
a) Geet Sethi
b) Amee Kamani
c) Ashok Shandilya
d) Pankaj Advani
Ans. D
- Second World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) concluded on 22 November 2015 in
a) Bangalore, Karnataka
b) Hyderbad, Telangana
c) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
d) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Ans. D
- Who won the Women World Snooker Championship on 21 November 2015 in Hurghada, Egypt?
a) Amee Kamani (India)
b) Anastasia Nechaeva (Russia)
c) Wendy Jans (Belgium)
d) Phisir Chandsri (Thailand)
Ans. C
- What is the proposed outlay on the Blue Revolution proposed by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare?
a) 4000 crore rupees
b) 5000 crore rupees
c) 3000 crore rupees
d) 2500 crore rupees
Ans. C
- Where was the Mahatma Gandhi International Centre (MGIC) inaugurated on 22 November 2015?
a) Gandhinagar, India
b) Matale, Sri Lanka
c) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
d) Singapore
Ans. B
- What is the package announced for the decongestion and development of Delhi by Union Urban Development Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu on 22 November 2015?
a) 2550 crore rupees
b) 3250 crore rupees
c) 4500 crore rupees
d) 2200 crore rupees
Ans. B
- Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 22 November 2015 flagged off Sushashan express. The train will run between
a) Balrampur to Gwalior
b) New Delhi to Gwalior
c) Silchar to Guwahati
d) Jaipur to Agra
Ans. A
- 8th Men’s Junior Asia hockey cup was held from 14 to 22 November 2015 at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in
a) Pakistan
b) Oman
c) Bangladesh
d) Malaysia
Ans. D
Quiz : Current Affairs
- Identify the former Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing who died on 17 November 2015 in Bengaluru.
a) Rameshwarnath Kao
b) Ashok Chaturvedi
c) K. Sankaran Nair
d) Ravindra Kaushik
Ans. C
- Name the famous American professional baseball catcher, manager and coach who was named as one of the recipients of the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom on 17 November 2015.
a) Babe Ruth
b) Jackie Robinson
c) Cy Young
d) Yogi Berra
Ans. D
- Which of the following UN organ coordinated the World Toilet Day observed on 19 November 2015?
a) World Health Organisation
b) UNESCO
c) Food and Agriculture Organization
d) UN-Water
Ans. D
- Who on 18 November 2015 won the second Indiana All India FIDE Rating Chess tournament?
a) Srishti Pandey
b) Avadh Chaitanya
c) Vinaykumar Matta
d) Saurav Kherdekar
Ans. A
- Name the Syrian journalist who on 20 November 2015 won the prestigious 2015 Reporters without Borders Prize for her defence of press freedom?
a) Zaina Erhaim
b) Laraine Day
c) Titania Arimbi
d) Mashaka Bonifas
Ans. A
- Airports Authority of India (AAI) on 20 November 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which company to spread its wings overseas?
a) IL&FS Global Financial Services
b) Finnish Foreign Service Ltd
c) JPMorgan Chase Ltd
d) Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Ltd
Ans. A
- Who was elected as the President of industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on 20 November 2015?
a) Ravindra Kaushik
b) Harshavardhan Neotia
c) Jyotsna Suri
d) Vinaykumar Matta
Ans. B
- Rajasthan on 20 November 2015 signed the historic Sister-State Agreement to boost export and investment opportunities with which foreign state?
a) Missouri
b) Queensland
c) South Australia
d) Tasmania
Ans. C
- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 20 November 2015 unanimously adopted a resolution calling all nations to take all necessary measures to prevent and suppress the terrorist acts of ISIS. The resolution was proposed by which country?
a) South Africa
b) France
c) United States
d) Russia
Ans. B
- United States President Barack Obama on 20 November 2015 nominated which India-born politician as the Director of the Asian Development Bank?
a) Reshma Saujani
b) Pramila Jayapal
c) Swati A Dandekar
d) Neera Tanden
Ans. C
- Name the Namibian batsman who passed away on 20 November 2015 following his collapse during the match in Windhoek?
a) Raymond van Schoor
b) Richard Frankle
c) Nicolaas Scholtz
d) Stephen Baard
Ans. A
- Name the Indian scientist who was appointed as the member of 16-member high-level panel on health technology innovation and access by UN chief Ban Ki-moon on 20 November 2015?
a) Anil Kakodkar
b) Yusuf Hamied
c) Vikram Sarabhai
d) Salim Ali
Ans. B
- Who was appointed as Executive Director of Drug firm Strides Shasun Ltd on 20 November 2015?
a) Rameshwarnath Kao
b) Ashok Chaturvedi
c) R Sankaran Nair
d) S Abhaya Kumar
Ans. D
- Name the Indian-origin student who was awarded with the Presidential Scholarship by Kendall College School of Culinary Arts on 20 November 2015?
a) Aashrit Abhinav Sundar
b) Nikita Prabhakar
c) Nash Lucas
d) Bonnie Jean Stone
Ans. A
- Name the Indian-American judge who was awarded with the South Asian Public Service Award 2015 by the Office of Immigrant Affairs on 17 November 2015?
a) Ushir Pandit-Durant
b) Srikanth Srinivasan
c) Raja Rajeswari
d) Amul Thapar
