Current Affair Quiz November 20 - 30

1. Who of the following on November 2015 won the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold women's singles title of Badminton?
a) Minatsu Mitani
b) PV Sindhu
c) Akane Yamaguchi
d) Saina Nehwal

2. Name the bowler who was suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect by International Cricket Council (ICC) on 29 November 2015 for illegal bowling action.
a) Sunil Narine
b) Ahsan Malik
c) Kane Williamson
d) Marlon Samuels

3. Who of the following was declared as the Man-of-the-series of Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament in India, 2015-16?
a) Sarfaraz Khan
b) Joyraz Sheikh
c) Nazmul Hossain Shanto
d) Rishabh Pant

4. Who of the following on 29 November 2015 won the Delhi Half Marathon in the men category?
a) Mosinet Geremew of Ethopia
b) Birhanu Legese of Ethopia
c) Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea
d) Jonathan Maiyo of Kenya

5. Who of the following on 29 November 2015 won the Delhi Half Marathon in the women category?
a) Helah Kiprop of Kenya
b) Gladys Chesir of Kenya
c) Cynthia Limo of Kenya
d) Edwin Kiptoo of Kenya

6. Who on 28 November 2015 became the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring unified heavyweight champion?
a) Tyson Fury
b) Wladimir Klitschkoto
c) Kevin Johnson
d) Dereck Chisora

7. Identify the legendary Australian footballer who died on 29 November 2015 who was also the first Australian to appear in FA Cup Final.
a) Johnny Warren
b) Joe Marston
c) Jimmy Mackay
d) Reg Date

8. Identify the Congress MLA who on 29 November 2015 was administered oath as pro-tem speaker of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Bihar.
a) CP Joshi
b) Ashok Chaudhary
c) Sadanand Singh
d) Manicka Tagore

9. A three-day cultural extravaganza, Mayyazhi Mahotsavam, kicked off on 29 November 2015 in which town?
a) Karaikal
b) Yanam
c) Chandannagar
d) Mahe

10. In which state the coal miners started to switch to turmeric farming after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in April 2014 banned coal mining and transportation in the region?
a) Nagaland
b) Manipur
c) Kerala
d) Meghalaya

11. Who among the following on 29 November 2015 won the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?
a) Nico Rosberg
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Kimi Raikkonen
d) Sergio Perez

12. Which of the following teams on 29 November 2015 won the 2015 Davis Cup tennis title?
a) Belgium
b) Great Britain
c) France
d) India

13. Which country on 29 November 2015 allowed women to vote and contest in municipal elections for the first time?
a) Kuwait
b) Qatar
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Oman

14. Who among the following was on 28 November 2015 was re-elected as the president of Asian Tennis Federation?
a) Sheikh Ahmad Al Sabah
b) Nasser Al Ghanim Al Khelaifi
c) Randy Villanueva
d) Anil Khanna

15. Russian President Vladimir Putin on 29 November 2015 announced economic sanctions against which country?
a) Syria
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Turkey
d) Egypt

Answers
1-(b)   6-(a)   11-(a)
2-(a)   7-(b)   12-(b)
3-(d)   8-(c)   13-(c)
4-(b)   9-(d)   14-(d)
5-(c)   10-(d)   15-(c)

1. Bhopal Tablighi Ijtema, one of the world's largest congregations of Muslims, began on 28 November 2105 at which place?
a) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
b) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
c) Hyderabad, Telangana
d) Kishanganj, Bihar

2. India on 27 November 2015 exchanged Notes for Official Development Loan Assistance worth 5536 crore rupees for Chennai Metro Rail Project (IV) and Ahmedabad Metro Project with
a) China
b) United States
c) Japan
d) Korea

3. Police and Traffic Police of which two cities on 27 November 2015 jointly won the Ministry of Urban Development’s Urban Mobility India Award for the year 2015 for Best Initiative for Improved Road Safety?
a) Gurgaon Police and Bhopal Traffic Police
b) Gurgaon Traffic Police and Bhopal Police
c) Gurgaon Police and Ranchi Traffic Police
d) Delhi Police and Ahmedabad Traffic Police

4. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on 27 November 2015 opened a summit of leaders of the 53 Commonwealth nations in
a) England
b) Malta
c) Australia
d) Bahamas

5. First day-night Test started at the Adelaide Oval on 27 November 2015 with a Kookaburra ball of which colour?
a) Red
b) Purple
c) Yellow
d) Pink

6. Name the Indian-origin American billionaire who on 27 November 2015 revealed a bicycle, the Free Electric bicycle, which produces electricity when pedaled.
a) Thomas Kailath
b) Manjul Bhargava
c) Manoj Bhargava
d) Bharat Desai

7. Who was appointed as the Secretary General of Commonwealth of Nations on 27 November 2015?
a) Patricia Scotland
b) Sir Ronald Sanders
c) Loloahi Tapui
d) Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba

8. Name the Missile that was on 27 November 2015 successfully flight-tested for the first time from an Israeli Naval Platform?
a) Dhanush ballistic missile
b) Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile
c) Prithvi-II missile
d) Agni-I missile

9. What is the other name of the Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) that was on 27 November 2015 successfully flight-tested from an Israeli Naval Platform?
a) Prithvi-II missile
b) Agni-I missile
c) Dhanush ballistic missile
d) Barak 8 missile

10. Name the distinguished Japanese historian of South India and South Asia who was an eminent Tamil Scholar and died on 26 November 2015?
a) Noboru Karashima
b) Fuyuko Kamisaka
c) Suematsu Kenchō
d) Akira Fujiwara

11. Who was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of app-based cab operator OlaCabs on 27 November 2015?
a) Mitesh Shah
b) Rajiv Bansal
c) Rohit Chabbra
d) Karan Singh

12. Which group of countries took part in the Joint Exercise SAADMEx-2015 that was held in Delhi from 23 November to 26 November 2015?
a) G20 Countries
b) SAARC Countries
c) ASEAN Countries
d) BRICS Countries

13. The National Highways Authorities of India (NHAI) on 27 November 2015 approved a pilot project for undertaking scientific studies on designing greenbelts along national highways. The Proposal regarding was submitted by which organisation?
a) National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
b) National Environment Tribunal
c) National Environment & Planning Agency
d) National Environment Protection Council

14. The Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Friendship Motor Car Rally was flagged off on 27 November 2015 from which place?
a) Silchar, Assam
b) Dhaka, Bangladesh
c) Lalitpur, Kathmandu
d) Changzamthok, Thimphu

15. India was on 28 November 2015 re-elected as the Member of International Maritime Council for 2016-17. In which year, India joined IMO as a member-state?
a) 1965
b) 1977
c) 1959
d) 1944

Answers
1-(a)    6-(c)    11-(b)
2-(c)    7-(a)    12-(b)
3-(a)    8-(b)    13-(a)
4-(b)    9-(d)    14-(a)
5-(d)    10-(a)    15-(c)

1. Name the 2nd Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette built by GRSE that was formally handed over to Indian Navy at Kolkata on 26 November 2015.
a) INS Kavaratti
b) INS Kadmatt
c) INS Aridhaman
d) INS Kiltan

2. Name the State/Union Territory that on 26 November 2015 introduced Working Journalists Amendment Bill, 2015 in state assembly?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Bihar
d) Delhi

3. First day-night Test will be played from 27 November to 1 December 2015 between Australia and New Zealand at
a) Adelaide Oval
b) Eden Park
c) Brisbane Cricket Ground
d) Melbourne Cricket Ground

4. World Robot Olympiad (WRO), 2015 was held from 6 November to 8 November 2015 in
a) Doha, Qatar
b) Delhi, India
c) Singapore City, Singapore
d) Bangkok, Thailand

5. What number of applicants on 24 November 2015 received in-principle approval by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up and operate Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS)?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) One

6. Name the Noted litterateur and former chairman of Rajasthan Brijbhasha Academy who died on 25 November 2015?
a) Sachin Pilot
b) Surendra Upadhyay
c) Jaishankar Prasad
d) Kalyan Singh

7. Name the joint exercise which was concluded in Delhi on 26 November 2015 and was attended by South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member countries?
a) SLINEX 15
b) Malabar 2015
c) SAADMEx 2015
d) Mitra Shakti 2015

8. Who was appointed as the Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) on 26 November 2015?
a) Uday Bhaskar
b) VSS Kumar
c) P Sivanarayana
d) B Prabhakara Rao

9. Name the woman who became the first woman Prosecutor General of Maldives on 24 November 2015?
a) Aishath Bisam
b) Megan Ritchie
c) Lauren Sauer
d) Mariyam Naadha

10. Which UNESCO award will be awarded for the first time at the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
a) UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize
b) Kalinga Prize
c) Picasso Medal
d) Fellini medal

11. How many female umpires have been appointed on 25 November 2015 by the International Cricket Council?
a) Two
b) Four
c) One
d) Six

12. The Reserve Bank of India on 24 November 2015 decided to grant in principle approval to which company to function as Bharat Bill Payment Central Unit in Bharat Bill Payment System?
a) National Payments Corporation of India
b) MPP Global Solutions
c) Payments Corporation of India
d) Indian Corporation of Payments

13. Which Union Minister on 26 November 2015 flagged off the first leg of the 3-Cities Fame India Eco Drive from Red Fort, New Delhi?
a) Anant Geete
b) Arun Jaitley
c) Kalraj Mishra
d) Smriti Zubin Irani

14. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 26 November 2015 permitted the Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) to buy fully or partly defaulted bonds under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of which Act?
a) The foreigners act, 1946
b) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
c) Foreign (Contribution) Regulation Act, 2010
d) Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Act, 2015

15. World Robot Olympiad (WRO), 2016 will be held in November 2016 in
a) Doha, Qatar
b) Delhi, India
c) Yokohama, Japan
d) Taipei, Taiwan

Answers
1-(b)   6-(b)   11-(b)
2-(d)   7-(c)   12-(a)
3-(a)   8-(a)   13-(a)
4-(a)   9-(a)   14-(b)
5-(b)   10-(d)   15-(b)

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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
6. 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

7. Conservative opposition candidate Mauricio Macri won the presidential election of
a) Argentina
b) Myanmar
c) Slovakia
d) Estonia

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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)

14. 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

15. 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

Answers
1-(b)   6-(c)   11-(b)
2-(b)   7-(a)   12-(b)
3-(b)   8-(a)   13-(c)
4-(a)   9-(c)   14-(d)
5-(a)   10-(d)   15-(c)

1. 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

2. Which of the following state on 24 November 2015 declared 231 mandals as drought-hit?
a) Bihar
b) Telangana
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

Answers
1-(c)   6-(c)   11-(a)
2-(b)   7-(a)   12-(d)
3-(b)   8-(a)   13-(d)
4-(a)   9-(b)   14-(c)
5-(b)   10-(b)   15-(c)

1. Name the actor who on 23 November 2015 was selected for the Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award.
a) Dilip Prabhavalkar
b) Rishi Kapoor
c) Prashant Damle
d) Anil Kapoor

2. Name the person who was appointed as Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) on 23 November 2015 by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
a) Abdirahman Farole
b) Michael Keating
c) Nicholas Kay
d) Gareth Thomas

3. Who of the following was honoured with Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award on 23 November 2015?
a) Kuldip Nayar
b) Radheshyam Bapu Jadhav
c) Richard Joseph
d) MJ Akbar

4. Name the Dutchman who was appointed as the strategic coach for the Indian men’s Hockey on 7 November 2015 by Hockey India.
a) Roelant Oltmans
b) Roger Van Gent
c) Paul van Ass
d) Terry Walsh

5. Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) that was in news in fourth week of November 2015 is linked to
a) French Military Operation to tackle terrorism
b) Indian military operation to tackle terror act in North East India
c) US led 65-nation coalition operation to tackle ISIS
d) The Joint Military exercise of India, US, France and Japan

6. India and Singapore on 24 November 2015 signed Executive Programme on Cooperation in the Fields of the Arts, Heritage, Archives and Library for the Years
a) 2015-2018
b) 2015-2019
c) 2015-2022
d) 2015-2025

7. The Dayton Peace Accord was in news on 21 November 2015 as the world commemorated 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords. The accord ended which war?
a) US-Mexican War
b) Bosnian war
c) Second Balkan War
d) Russian Civil War

8. Name the report released by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on 23 November 2015 highlighting economic losses from weather-related disasters?
a) Climate Action Now- A Summary for Policymakers 2015
b) Biodegradable Plastics and Marine Litter
c) Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters
d) Hunger without Borders Report

9. Name the person appointed as the Country President of support services company Sodexo India On-site Services on 23 November 2015.
a) Samrat Singh
b) Vijay Linghwal
c) Rishi Gour
d) Arjun Dev

10. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 22 November 2015 signed Memorandum of Understanding with which organisation on bilateral cooperation and technical assistance?
a) Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission
b) Johannesburg stock exchange board
c) London Stock Exchange
d) Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS

11. Name the noted labour economist who passed away on 23 November 2015 and was also an advisor with the erstwhile Planning Commission of Union Government for eight years from 1987 to 1995?
a) TS Papola
b) VKRV Rao
c) Anil Vij
d) Pasunoori Dayakar

12. Drugmaker company Pfizer Inc on 23 November 2015 struck a deal to buy which company?
a) Allergan Plc
b) Alliance Boots
c) Biocon Inc
d) Elorac Inc

13. Who of the following on 23 November 2015 won the Argentina's presidential elections?
a) Daniel Scioli
b) Sergio Massa
c) Gabriela Michetti
d) Mauricio Macri

14. A Railway Chair on Sustainable Mobility will be set up at which Indian University?
a) TERI University
b) Delhi University
c) Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
d) Jamia Millia Islamia

15. Which North-East Indian state will be developed as ‘bamboo State’ as per an announcement made by the Union Government on 23 November 2015?
a) Assam
b) Mizoram
c) Manipur
d) Arunachal Pradesh

Answers
1-(c)   6-(a)   11-(a)
2-(b)   7-(b)   12-(a)
3-(a)   8-(c)   13-(d)
4-(b)   9-(c)   14-(a)
5-(c)   10-(a)   15-(b)
1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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)

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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)

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

Answers
1-(c)   6-(c)   11-(c)
2-(c)   7-(d)   12-(d)
3-(a)   8-(c)   13-(b)
4-(b)   9-(c)   14-(a)
5-(a)   10-(d)   15-(b)
1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

Answers
1-(c)    6-(a)    11-(a)
2-(d)    7-(b)    12-(b)
3-(d)    8-(c)    13-(d)
4-(a)    9-(b)    14-(a)
5-(a)    10-(c)    15-(a)

1. Which of the following UN agency was on 19 November 2015 chosen for the 2015 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?
a) UNHCR
b) WHO
c) UNICEF
d) UN Women

2.  Which of the following agencies on 19 November 2015 released the Global Gender Gap Report 2015?
a) International Monetary Fund
b) World Economic Forum
c) OECD
d) World Bank

3.  As per the Global Gender Gap Report 2015, what was India’s rank in terms of gender equality among the 145 countries surveyed?
a) 106
b) 107
c) 108
d) 109

4. In which city the 2nd World Congress on Disaster Management was inaugurated on 19 November 2015?
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) New Delhi
d) Visakhapatnam

5. In which of the following cities a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Internet of Things (IoT) was jointly launched by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Intel on 18 November 2015?
a) Hyderabad
b) Bengaluru
c) Chennai
d) Pune

6.  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19 November 2015 allowed customers of which of the following banks to avail the internet banking facility?
a) Scheduled Commercial Banks
b) Regional Rural Banks
c) Cooperative Banks
d) All of them

7. The 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) headed by Justice AK Mathur recommended what percentage of hike in the pay of government employees in its report on 19 November 2015?
a) 24.05 percent
b) 16.25 percent
c) 22.35 percent
d) 23.55 percent

8. Egypt on 19 November 2015 signed an agreement to build a nuclear power plant with which country?
a) Japan
b) Turkey
c) Iran
d) Russia

9. Name the former Governor of Gujarat and former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) who died on 19 November 2015 at the age of 94.
a) Doddakoppalu Kariyappa Ravi
b) DK Sakalley
c) Ram Krishna Trivedi
d) Ashok Jaitley

10. US House of Representatives on 19 November 2015 passed a bill to bar refugees of which two countries from entering the country.
a) Syria and Iraq
b) Eritrea and Iraq
c) Somalia and Syria
d) Nigeria and Sudan

11. High court of which state on 19 November 2015 ordered the state government to ban manufacturing and sale of Chinese thread (Chinese manjha) used during flying kites?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Delhi
d) Bihar

12. Senior JDU leader Nitish Kumar was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bihar on 20 November 2015 for
a) Third time
b) Fourth time
c) Fifth time
d) Sixth time

13. Which former Delhi Police Commissioner authored the book Dial D for Don: Inside Stories of CBI Case Missions which was released on 19 November 2015?
a) MB Kaushal
b) BK Gupta
c) Arun Bhagat
d) Neeraj Kumar

14.  Which Indian tennis player-turned Hollywood filmmaker on 19 November 2015 was awarded with an honorary doctorate of Arts by the University of East London?
a) Vijay Amritraj
b) Ashok Amritraj
c) Akhtar Ali
d) Premjit Lall

15. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 18 November 2015 suspended which country’s anti-doping agency due to non-compliance?
a) Argentina
b) Bolivia
c) Russia
d) Ukraine

Answers
1-(a)   6-(b)   11-(a)
2-(b)   7-(d)   12-(c)
3-(c)   8-(d)   13-(d)
4-(d)   9-(c)   14-(b)
5-(a)   10-(a)   15-(c)