1.

the
a)
b)
c)
d)

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ DECEMBER 2015

Identify the former judge of the Allahabad High Court who was appointed as
Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh on 16 December 2015.
Virbadhra Kumar
Vishesh Srivats
NV Ramana
Virendra Singh

2. What is the amount of loan granted by the World Bank on 15 December

2015 for Clean India Campaign?
a) 1.6 Billion US dollars
b) 2 Million US dollars
c) 1.5 Billion US dollars
d) 1.8 Million US dollars
3. Name the famous golfer who on 15 December 2015 was named as the
European Tour Golfer of the Year.
a) Seve Ballesteros
b) Rory McIlroy
c) Vijay Singh
d) Henrik Stenson
4. Who on 15 December 2015 was appointed as the Chairman of Central Board
of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
a) Arun Kumar Jain
b) Anita Kapur
c) Anil Khanna
d) Vinita Jaiswal
5. Four Indian boxers on 15 December 2015 were selected by the
International Olympics Committee (IOC) for a scholarship. Who of the following is
not a part of the scholarship programme?
a) Shiva Thapa
b) Mandeep Jangra
c) Gaurav Bidhuri
d) Vijender Singh
6. The combined Commanders Conference, an annual tri-services event
chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was held in
a) Kochi
b) Delhi
c) Vishakhapatnam
d) Panji
7. Who of the following on 15 December 2015 won a Gold medal in mens 50m
rifle 3-position event on the final day of the 59th National Shooting
Championship in Delhi?
a) Swapnil Kusale
b) Gagan Narang
c) Chain Singh
d) Aadeithya Johal
8. Who of the following on 15 December 2015 won a Gold medal in womens
10-metre Air Rifle event on the final day of the 59th National Shooting
Championship in Delhi?
a) Prachi Pramod Gadkari
b) Apurvi Chandela
c) Geetakshi Dixit
d) Anjum Moudgil

9. Tech Mahindra and Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd on 14 December 2015

acquired which auto design firm?
a) Pakaal Ltd
b) Pincar Srl
c) Pininfarina SpA
d) Polaris Industries
10. Who was appointed as Finance Minister of South Africa on 14 December
2015?
a) David van Rooyen
b) Pravin Gordhan
c) Nhlanhla Nene
d) Jacob Zuma
11. Who was appointed as the National President of the Indian Institute of
Materials Management (IIMM) on 14 December 2015?
a) OP Longia
b) Lalbhai P Patel
c) C Subbakrishna
d) NK Kabra
12. European Commission (EC) on 15 December 2015 adopted proposal for a
European Border and Coast Guard to protect
a) Border crossings of Martinique
b) Schengen area
c) FranceUnited Kingdom border crossings
d) Senkivka (border checkpoint)
13. Name the state whose governor on 15 December 2015 gave his consent to
its Revenue Code (Amendment) Ordinance 2015.
a) Bihar
b) Haryana
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Kerala
14. In which city the two-day 14th Meeting of Heads of Governments of SCO
Member States was concluded on 15 December 2015?
a) Zhengzhou (China)
b) Astana (Kazakhstan)
c) Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
d) Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
15.
Vijay Diwas was celebrated on 16 December 2015 to commemorate Indian
armed forces victory in which of the following wars?
a) Indo-China War 1962
b) Indo-Pak War 1965
c) Indo-Pak War 1971
d) Indo-Pak War 1999
Answers
1-(d) 6-(a) 11-(a)
2-(c) 7-(c) 12-(b)
3-(b) 8-(b) 13-(c)
4-(a) 9-(c) 14-(a)
5-(d) 10-(b) 15-(c)
1. Name the state/Union Territory that on 15 December 2015 became the first
state to implement recommendations of the Supreme court-appointed threemember committee on Road Safety.
a) Goa
b) Chandigarh
c) Delhi

d)

Bihar

2. What is the rank of India in terms of Human Development Index (HDI) as per
Human Development Report 2015 released on 14 December 2015?
a) 130
b) 131
c) 132
d) 135
3. The United Nations (UN) on 14 December 2015 released the Human
Development Report 2015. What was the title of the report?
a) Human Development Necessities
b) Sustainable Human Development
c) Work for Human Development
d) A Progressive Human Development
4. Union Government on 14 December 2015 requested the States and Union
Territories (UT) to start an Operation from 1 January 2016 to rescue/rehabilitate
the missing children. Name it.
a) Operation Muskaan-II
b) Operation Smile-II
c) Operation Valsalya-II
d) Operation Life
5. Identify the retired justice who on 14 December 2015 was appointed as the
head of the Judicial Committee which will look into the implementation of One
Rank One Pension scheme for the ex-servicemen.
a) S H Kapadia
b) L Narasimha Reddy
c) Ghulam Hasan
d) Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal
6. Identify the veteran music composer who on 14 December 2015 was
honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the West Bengal Government.
a) Anil Biswas
b) Himangshu Dutta
c) Bappi Lahiri
d) Salil Chowdhury
7.
the
a)
b)
c)
d)

Identify the notable violinist who on 14 December 2015 was announced as

2016 Genesis Prize Laureate.
Itzhak Perlman
Saul Davies
Jerry Goodman
Gavyn Wright

8. Identify the golf player who on 14 December 2015 won the Asian Tours
Order of Merit 2015.
a) Shiv Chawrasia
b) Rashid Khan
c) Ashbeer Saini d) Anirban Lahiri
9. The 10-day long Losar festival that began on 12 December 2015 in Ladakh
region marks which of the following occasions for Buddhists?
a) Buddhas birth anniversary
b) New Year
c) Arrival of winter
d) Buddhas arrival to the region
10.

Who among the following on 13 December 2015 won the centre fire pistol

gold in the 59th National shooting championship?

a) Vijay Kumar
b) Gurpreet Singh
c) Pemba Tamang
d) Achal Pratap Singh Grewal
11. In which city the 59th National shooting championship began on 1
December 2015?
a) Bengaluru
b) Chennai
c) Hyderabad
d) New Delhi
12. Who of the following will chair the task force that was constituted by
Maharashtra Government on 11 December 2015 for setting up an International
Financial Service Centre (IFSC) in Mumbai?
a) Poonam Mahajan
b) Swadheen Kshtriya
c) Nitin Kareer
d) Jayant Sinha
13. In which city the 26th Conference of Southern Zonal Council was held on
12 December 2015?
a) Vijayawada
b) Chennai
c) Hyderabad
d) Bengaluru
14. Which multilateral agency in December 2015 released the report entitled
Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty?
a) International Monetary Fund
b) World Bank
c) World Trade Organisation
d) Asian Development Bank
15. As per the Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on
Poverty report released in December 2015, how many million people will be
dragged into poverty due to climate change by 2030?
a) 400
b) 300
c) 200
d) 100
Answers
1-(c) 6-(c) 11-(d)
2-(a) 7-(a) 12-(d)
3-(c) 8-(d) 13-(a)
4-(b) 9-(b) 14-(b)
5-(b) 10-(a) 15-(d)

1. Name the Mascot of 2016 South Asian Games which was unveiled on 13
December 2014.
a) Tikhor
b) Karak
c) Shera
d) Duria
2.

The logo and mascot of the 12th South Asian Games games were unveiled

on 13 December 2015. The games will be hosted in

a)
b)
c)
d)

Kathmandu, Nepal
Hambantota and Colombo, Sri Lanka
Guwahati and Shillong, India
Dhaka, Bangladesh

3. Name the Indian actor who was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, the
second-highest civilian honour, on 13 December 2015.
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Dilip Kumar
c) Manoj Kumar
d) Shashi Kapoor
4. Construction work on the TAPI Gas Pipeline project started in Turkmenistan
on 13 December 2015. The project will not connect which of the following
countries?
a) Turkmenistan
b) Afghanistan
c) India
d) China
5. Name the country where for the first time female candidates contested and
won in municipal council elections on 13 December 2015.
a) Syria
b) United Arab Emirates
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Kuwait
6. Name the person who was appointed as the Ambassador to Saudi Arabia on
11 December 2015 by Ministry of External Affairs.
a) Julio Ribeiro
b) Ahmad Javed
c) Datta Padsalgika
d) Rakesh Maria
7. Identify the renowned agro-economist and founder of Shetkari Sanghatana
who died in 12 December 2015 in Pune.
a) Sharad Joshi
b) Vinay Hardikar
c) Vinay Desai
d) Pinaki Pawar
8. Identify the Japanese shuttler who on 13 December 2015 won the Mens
singles at the BWF World Dubai Superseries finals.
a) Sayaka Takahashi
b) Kento Momota
c) Sayaka Sato
d) Akane Yamaguchi
9. The Government of India on 12 December 2015 signed Memorandum of
Understanding for establishing three Indian Institute of Information Technology in
which three cities?
a) Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata
b) Kolkata, Pune and Chennai
c) Ranchi, Nagpur and Pune
d) Nagpur, Ranchi and Raipur
10. Identify the Indian-origin writer who on 11 December 2015 was declared
as the winner of the prestigious South East Asia Write Award for Singapore.

a) Gopal Baratham
b) Muhammad Ariff Ahmad
c) P Krishnan
d) Jamaludeen Mohamed Sali
11. Name the state that on 12 December 2015 constituted a task force under
Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha for setting up an International
Financial Service Centre (IFSC) in its capital.
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Delhi
12. Who of the following on 13 December 2015 won the title in the FIA Asia
Cup category in the Coffee Day India Rally, which concluded in Chikkamagaluru,
Karnataka?
a) Rahul Kanthraj and co-driver Vivek Bhatt
b) Lohitt Urs and co-driver Shrikanth Gowda
c) Gaurav Gill and co-driver Musa Sherif
d) Karna Kadur and co-driver Vivek Ponnusamy
13. In which city the 21st Conference of Parties to UNFCCC was held between
30 November and 11 December 2015?
a) Paris
b) London
c) Tokyo
d) New Delhi
14. As per the Paris Agreement on Climate Change that was adopted on 12
December 2015, how much the developed countries will raise annually to finance
climate change mitigation projects by 2020?
a) 200 billion US dollars
b) 150 billion US dollars
c) 100 billion US dollars
d) 50 billion US dollars
15.
day
a)
b)
c)
d)

Followers of which religion on 12 December 2015 started celebrating 10long Losar festival in Ladakh religion?
Hindu
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity

Answers
1-(a) 6-(b)
2-(c) 7-(a)
3-(b) 8-(b)
4-(d) 9-(c)
5-(c) 10-(d)
1.

11-(a)
12-(b)
13-(a)
14-(c)
15-(c)

Which National Commission in its Annual Report 2014-15 presented on 11

December 2015 called for making it a Permanent and Statutory Body with Civil
Court powers?
a)

National Commission for Minorities

b)

National Commission for Backward Classes

c)

Equal Opportunity Commission

d)

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis

2.

What is the industrial growth rate achieved in October 2015 as per the

Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released on 11 December

2015?
a)

10.6%

b)

9.8%

c)

9.0%

d)

16.9%

3.

Which country on 11 December 2015 launched its first UNSECO Biosphere

Reserve Inle Lake?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Thailand

c)

Myanmar

d)

Vietnam

4.

Name the e-commerce giant that on 11 December 2015 agreed to acquire

the Hong-Kong based 112-year old English Newspaper South China Morning Post.
a)

Flipkart

b)

Amazon

c)

eBay

d)

Alibaba

5.

Which two American giants on 11 December 2015 agreed to combine the

two companies in an all-stock merger of equals?

a)

DuPont and Dow Chemical Company

b)

ABN Amro and Accenture

c)

Ford Motors and General Motors

d)

E&Y and S&P

6.

Identify the famous author who on 10 December 2015 was honoured with

the prestigious Mailer Prize for lifetime achievement.

a)

Salman Rushdie

b)

Arundhati Roy

c)

Michael Hastings

d)

Ruth Gruber

7.

The Government of India on 11 December 2015 signed a protocol to amend

double taxation avoidance pact with which country?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Indonesia

d)

Russia

8.

Which city on 11 December 2015 made it to the UNESCOs Creative Cities

Network for the creative field of City of Music?

a)

Jaipur

b)

Chennai

c)

Kolkata

d)

Varanasi

9.

Which global software firm on 11 December 2015 declared that it won the

2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award for developing a solution for the Internet of
Things?
a)

Microsoft

b)

Symantec

c)

Wipro

d)

IBM

10.

Who on 11 December 2015 won the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Gold at

the 59th National Shooting Championships?

a)

Tejaswini Sawant

b)

Elizabeth Susan Koshy

c)

Anjum Moudgil

d)

Gaayathri N

11.

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 for the
500m time trial event.
a)

Manorama Devi

b)

Mahitha Mohan

c)

Deborah Herold

d)

Sunita Devi

12.

United Nations on 9 December 2015 launched the Sahel humanitarian

appeal for 2016 with an outlay of 1.98 billion US dollars. Against this backdrop,
identify the continent in which the Sahel is located?
a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

North America

13.

Name the country that was on 9 December 2015 asked to halt the torture

of detainees and oppression of human rights activists by United Nations

Committee Against Torture (UNCAT).
a)

China

b)

Cambodia

c)

Pakistan

d)

Britain

14.

A non-profit organisation of which country in November 2015 launched the

emergency shelter project called Shanti Niwas Emergency Housing (SNEH) for
senior citizens from the Indian and South Asian Communities?
a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

15.

Which country accounted for the highest share of tourist arrivals in India in

November 2015?
a)

Singapore

b)

Mauritius

c)

The United Kingdom (UK)

d)

The United States of America (USA)

Answers
1-(d)

6-(a)

11-(c)

2-(b)

7-(b)

12-(a)

3-(c)

8-(d)

13-(a)

4-(d)

9-(c)

14-(b)

5-(a)

10-(b)

1.

15-(d)

Which of the following on 9 December 2015 became the first country in the

world to give approval to use vaccine against dengue fever?

a) Brazil
b) India
c) China
d) Mexico
2.

Which agency on 8 December 20152 released Global Illicit Financial Flows

Report 2015?
a) Global Financial Integrity
b) Transparency International
c) World Bank
d) International Monetary Fund
3. Name the campaign launched on the occasion of Human Rights Day that was
observed across the world on 10 December 2015.
a) Freedom from fear, speech, worship and want
b) Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always
c) Human Rights 365
d) Working for Your Rights
4. Name the country that introduced resolution 2250 (2015) on youth, peace and
security that was adopted by UN Security Council on 9 December 2015.
a) Corsica
b) Latvia

c) Jordan
d) Brazil
5. The International Cricket Council on 10 December 2015 announced new global
partnership with which leading mobile telephone device company?
a) Samsung
b) Micromax
c) OPPO
d) Huawei
6. Identify the actor who on 10 December 2015 was honoured with the Lifetime
Achievement Award at the 12th edition of Dubai International Film Festival?
a) Dilip Kumar
b) Manoj Kumar
c) Om Puri
d) Naseerudin Shah
7. Name the country that was on 9 December 2015 asked to halt the torture of
detainees and oppression of human rights activists by the United Nations
Committee Against Torture (UNCAT).
a) China
b) Cambodia
c) Pakistan
d) Britain
8. The Supreme Court of India on 10 December 2015 upheld which amendment
act of the Haryana Government?
a) The States Reorganisation Act 1956
b) Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015
c) The Right of Information Act, 2005
d) The Haryana Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2014
9. Union Government on 11 December 2015 slashed the Minimum Export Price
(MEP) of onions from 700 dollars a tonne to
a) 300 US dollars per tonne
b) 400 US dollars per tonne
c) 500 US dollars per tonne
d) 600 US dollars per tonne
10. Name the country that on 9 December 2015 inaugurated a new stock
exchange, named Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), with plans for six companies to
start trading in March 2016.
a) Myanmar
b) Laos
c) Cambodia

d) Vietnam
11. On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power that was
released on 10 December 2015 is an autobiography of
a) Rahul Gandhi
b) Shashi Tahroor
c) Sharad Pawar
d) Ajeet Dobhal
12. Who was on 10 December 2015 sworn in as the President of Argentina?
a) Mauricio Macri
b) Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
c) Daniel Scioli
d) Alexis Tsipras
13. Which of the following two countries on 9 December 2015 announced
Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue to expedite bilateral peace process?
a) Pakistan and Afghanistan
b) India and Pakistan
c) Bangladesh and Myanmar
d) China and Japan
14. Which country was on 8 December 2015 identified as worlds top exporter of
illicit money by the Global Financial Integrity?
a) Russia
b) India
c) China
d) Pakistan
15. As per the Global Illicit Financial Flows Report released on 8 December 2015,
what was Indias global rank in terms of illicit financial outflows?
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
d) 4
Answers
1-(d)

6-(d)

11-(c)

2-(a)

7-(a)

12-(a)

3-(b)

8-(b)

13-(b)

4-(c)

9-(b)

14-(c)

5-(c)

10-(a)

1.

15-(d)

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015 was approved by Union

Cabinet on 9 December 2015. Which one of the following is not one of the

recommendations?
a)

Covers both commercial and residential real estate projects

b)

Establishment of Real Estate Regulatory Authority in State/UTs

c)

Registration of real estate agents with the Authority

d)

Civil Courts allowed to take matters defined in the Bill

2.

UK-India Year of Education and Research that was launched in New

Delhi on 9 December 2015 will be celebrated in which year?

a)

2017

b)

2015

c)

2016

d)

2018

3.

Who of the following was named as 2015 Person of the Year on 9

December 2015 by Time Magazine?

a)

Angela Merkel

b)

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Vladimir Putin

4.

The Supreme Court on 9 December 2015 asked the Union Government to

operationalise the Organised Crimes Investigating Agency (OCIA) by

a)

31 December 2015

b)

1 January 2016

c)

1 April 2016

d)

1 December 2016

5.

Which scheme was in news in the first week of December 2015 for being

acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World records as the largest cash

transfer programme in terms of number of households?
a)

PAHAL

b)

MNREGA

c)

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

d)

INSPIRE

6.

Which city was chosen to host the India Aviation Exhibition and Conference

Event 2016?
a)

Bengaluru

b)

Hyderbad

c)

New Delhi

d)

Mumbai

7.

Who among the following on 6 December 2015 temporarily relieved himself

as the president of World Chess Federation?

a)

Sepp Blatter

b)

Domenico Scala

c)

Riccardo Fraccari

d)

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

8.

Which country on 4 December 2015 re-joined as a member of the

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

a)

Iran

b)

Kuwait

c)

Indonesia

d)

Venezuela

9.

Which of the following was on 3 December 2015 adjudged as Bank of the

Year India at the Banker Awards 2015 in London?

a)

SBI

b)

ICICI

c)

Yes Bank

d)

IDBI

10.

Identify the legendary cricketer who on 9 December 2015 was awarded

with an honorary lifetime membership of Marylebone Cricket Club.

a)

Mahela Jayawardene

b)

Chaminda Vaas

c)

Inzamam-ul-Haq

d)

Glenn McGrath

11.

Which Indian institute on 9 December 2015 bagged a US military contract

for research and development on solar powered micro-grid?

a)

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

b)

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Mohali

c)

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

d)

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

12.

Identify the youth facilitator associated with the NGO Rubaroo who won the

2016 Queen's Young Leaders award which will be presented by the British
monarch at Buckingham Palace in June 2016.
a)

Neha Swain

b)

Neha Advani

c)

Priya Chadha

d)

Vishakha Singh

13.

Which multilateral agency on 8 December 2015 released the Asian

Economic Integration Report 2015?

a)

Asian Development Bank

b)

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

c)

New Development Bank

d)

World Bank

14.

What was the focus area of the Handbook of Statistics 2015 released by

the UNCTAD on 8 December 2015?

a)

Foreign Direct Investment

b)

Special Economic Zones

c)

Exports & Imports

d)

Administrative Reforms

15. Which of the following on 8 December 2015 became the 10th country to
ratify Articles of Agreement of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?
a)

Austria

b)

Mongolia

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Singapore

Answers
1-(d)

6-(b)

11-(d)

2-(d)

7-(d)

12-(a)

3-(a)

8-(c)

13-(a)

4-(d)

9-(c)

14-(b)

5-(a)

10-(a)

1.

15-(c)

Pune and Rajkot on 8 December 2015 became the interim franchises in the

Indian Premier League (IPL) till 2017. Name the company that owns Pune
franchise.
a)

New Rising

b)

Intex Mobiles

c)

Chettinad Cement

d)

Axis Clinicals

2.

Pune and Rajkot on 8 December 2015 became the interim franchises in the

Indian Premier League (IPL) till 2017. Name the company that owns Rajkot
franchise.
a)

Axis Clinicals

b)

New Rising

c)

Intex Mobiles

d)

Chettinad Cement

3.

Name the country whos lower house of Parliament on 8 December 2015

passed the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 to amend the its visa
travel practices.

a)

United States

b)

United Kingdom

c)

India

d)

France

4.

International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime

of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime was observed on

a)

6 December

b)

7 December

c)

8 December

d)

9 December

5.

Which Indian Bank on 8 December 2015 announced to mobilize 5 billion US

dollars from 2015 to 2020 for climate action through lending, investing and
raising capital towards mitigation, adaptation and resilience?
a)

Axis Bank

b)

HDFC Bank

c)

Yes Bank

d)

IDBI Bank

6.

The Union Government and National Textile Corporation on 8 December

2015 signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a Technology Centre

(Tool Room) at
a)

Varanasi

b)

Jaipur

c)

Madras

d)

Kanpur

7.

International Anti-Corruption Day was observed across the world on

a)

10 October

b)

18 September

c)

7 November

d)

9 December

8.

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the Department

of Heavy Industry on 8 December 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding

with a focus on
a)

Capital Goods and Automotive Sector

b)

Skill Development

c)

Heavy Industries

d)

All of the above

9.

Identify the player who on 7 December 2015 was awarded with the BWF

Female Player of the Year Award.

a)

Saina Nehwal

b)

Carolina Marin

c)

Zhao Yunlei

d)

Bao Yixin

10.

Identify the Indian-American entrepreneur who will be conferred with the

Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award on 4 January 2016 at the inaugural UP Pravasi Diwas
in Agra.
a)

Vinod Khosla

b)

Rohinton Mistry

c)

Manu Prakash

d)

Frank Islam

11.

Name the Indian cricketer who on 9 December 2015 became the co-owner

of the Pro Wrestling League team, UP Warriors.

a)

Virat Kohli

b)

MS Dhoni

c)

Harbhajan Singh

d)

Rohit Sharma

12.

In which city the two-day Heart of Asia conference was inaugurated on 8

December 2015 to enhance regional cooperation on security issues?

a)

Islamabad

b)

New Delhi

c)

Dhaka

d)

Colombo

13.

Who among the following on 8 December 2015 resigned as Lokayukta of

Karnataka?
a)

Y Bhaskar Rao

b)

Shivaraj Patil

c)

Santosh Hegde

d)

N Venkatachala

14.

Identify the drug maker. In the first week of December 2015 it became first

Indian company to receive DGCIs approval for hepatitis C drug?

a)

GVK Bio

b)

Hetero Drugs

c)

Dr Reddys Laboratories

d)

Aurobindo Pharma

15.

Which state government/union territory on 3 December 2015 announced

vehicle rationing scheme to curb air pollution?

a)

Chandigarh

b)

Telangana

c)

NCT of Delhi

d)

Maharashtra

Answers
1-(a)

6-(d)

11-(d)

2-(c)

7-(d)

12-(a)

3-(a)

8-(a)

13-(a)

4-(d)

9-(b)

14-(b)

5-(c)

10-(d)

1.

15-(c)

Identify the country with which India participated in the bilateral maritime

exercise Indra Navy 2015 which commenced on 7 December 2015 in

Vishakhapatanam.
a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Britain

2.

Name the person who was on 7 December 2015 appointed as the Corporate

President of Ola to lead its new initiatives.

a)

Rajiv Bansal

b)

Joy Bandekar

c)

Sundeep Sahni

d)

Arun Sarin

3.

Who was appointed as the President and Managing Director of General

Motors India on 7 December 2015?

a)

Arvind Saxena

b)

Stefan Jacoby

c)

Kaher Kazem

d)

Zuber Ahmed

4.

Who on 6 December 2015 was declared as the winner of the 2015

Wheelchair Basketball Championship?

a)

Punjab

b)

Delhi

c)

Kerala

d)

Maharashtra

5.

Name the Bill that was passed by Rajya Sabha on 7 December 2015 and

provides for filing of cheque bounce cases at the place where a cheque is
presented for clearance and not the place of issue.
a)

Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015

b)

The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015

c)

The Indian Stamp (Amendment) Bill, 2015

d)

The Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2015

6.

Name the country whos first female Prime Minister Laimdota

Straujuma announced her resignation on 7 December 2015.

a)

Bosnia

b)

Lithuania

c)

Estonia

d)

Latvia

7.

Name the Bill that was introduced in the Lok Sabha to facilitate and fast

track setting up of new nuclear projects in the country on 7 December 2015.

a)

Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2015

b)

Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015

c)

The Indian Atomic Energy Council (Amendment) Bill, 2015

d)

The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2015

8.

Which of the following state on 5 December 2015 became the first state of

India to join the Union Governments Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY)?
a)

Jharkhand

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Gujarat

9.

Name the city that on 7 December 2015 issued its first-ever Red Alert on air-

pollution ordering schools to close due to hazardous air quality.

a)

Beijing

b)

Tokyo

c)

Delhi

d)

Islamabad

10.

Name the storm that in first week of December 2015 wreaked havoc in

United Kingdom.
a)

Per

b)

Desmond

c)

Dirk

d)

Oratia

11.

The Supreme Court on 7 December 2015 directed State and Union

Territory (UT) Governments to consider reservation for acid-attack victims under

which quota?
a)

Disable

b)

Socially backward

c)

Economically backward

d)

Minorities

12.

Indian Government on 7 December 2015 announced I-LTEO

programme to monitor 8 different biomes across the country. In which city it

was announced on the sidelines of COP-21 of the UNFCCC?
a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

New York

d)

Tokyo

13.

Identify the political coalition that won Venezuelan parliamentary election

held on 6 December 2015.

a)

Democratic Unity Roundtable

b)

United Socialist Party of Venezueala

c)

Communist Party of Venezuela

d)

Fatherland for All

14.

Identify the multilateral agency. Its Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 Initiative

was on 7 December 2015 endorsed by 45 leading global oil companies in Paris.

a)

International Monetary Fund

b)

World Health Organisation

c)

World Bank

d)

World Trade Organisation

15.

In which of the following cities India and Pakistan held NSA level talks on 6

December 2015?
a)

Tokyo

b)

London

c)

Beijing

d)

Bangkok

Answers
1-(a)

6-(d)

11-(a)

2-(b)

7-(b)

12-(a)

3-(c)

8-(b)

13-(a)

4-(d)

9-(a)

14-(c)

5-(a)

10-(b)

15-(d)

1. GAIL (India) Limited in the last week of November 2015 launched which portal
for monitoring the pipeline Right of Use (RoU) through space technology?

a) Bhuvan-GAIL portal
b) GEO-store portal
c) K&J Satelite Portal
d) StarOne C2 Portal
2. The International Volunteer Day (IVD) was on 5 December 2015 observed
across the world what theme?
a) Make change happen, volunteer!
b) The world is changing. Are you? Volunteer!
c) Volunteer Action Counts, volunteer!
d) Build a Better World, volunteer!
3. When is the International Volunteer Day observed?
a) 16 September
b) 29 October
c) 9 November
d) 5 December
4. The first domestically developed electricity-powered aircraft known as RX1E
was on 4 November 2015 approved for production. Which country is producing
the aircraft?
a) Japan
b) China
c) United States
d) Israel
5. The Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on 4 November 2015
released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015. As per the report, Indias
forest and tree cover has been increased by what square meters?
a) 6295 sq km
b) 4378 sq km
c) 5081 sq km
d) 7654 sq km
6. When is the World Soil Day (WSD) observed?
a) 2 December
b) 3 December
c) 4 December
d) 5 December
7. What was the theme of the World Soil Day (WSD) that was observed on 5
December 2015 across the world?
a) Support healthy soils everyday!

b) Soils a solid ground for life

c) Long Live The Soil
d) Soils Sustains Society and the Environment
8. The owners of the worlds largest nuclear complex Bruce Nuclear Generating
Station plan on 3 December 2015 decided to spend $9.73 billion US dollars to
refurbish six aging reactors to deliver more power. Where is the largest nuclear
complex located?
a) Bahamas
b) Cuba
c) Canada
d) Mexico
9. Which High Court on 4 December 2015 made the judgment that the married
daughters of deceased government employees are eligible for appointments on
compassionate grounds in government jobs?
a) Madras High Court
b) Allahabad High Court
c) Bombay High Court
d) Delhi High Court
10. Name the veteran Dovish Israeli Politician who died on 4 December 2015?
a) Yossi Sarid
b) Yishai Abdullah
c) Yaakov Sarood
d) Shulamit Aloni
11. Online buying and selling platform Quikr on 4 December 2015 acquired
which company to enhance its offerings in the property space?
a) RealtyCompass
b) WoNoBo.com
c) A N Virtual World Tech
d) Genesys International Corp
12. Reliance Communications (RCOM) on 4 December 2015 signed a non-binding
pact to sell its tower and optic fibre assets to which two companies?
a) Riverstone Holdings and Roark Capital Group
b) Tillman Global Holdings and Texas Pacific Group
c) Merrill Lynch and Nomura Group
d) JLL Partners and JMI Equity
13. Google on 4 December 2015 released a new app to create 360 degrees
panoramic photos in virtual reality for the Cardboard. What is the name of that
app?
a) Cardboard Camera

b) Panoramic Camera
c) 360 degrees Camera
d) VR camera
14. Which state on 4 December 2015 launched the International festival on Birds
in a bid to promote state as an international bird-watching destination?
a) Bihar
b) Delhi
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Haryana
15. Which country on 4 December 2015 announced a 60 billion US dollars
package to African nations during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
(FOCAC) held in Johannesburg, South Africa?
a) Japan
b) France
c) Russia
d) China
Answers
1-(a)

6-(d)

11-(a)

2-(b)

7-(b)

12-(b)

3-(d)

8-(c)

13-(a)

4-(b)

9-(b)

14-(c)

5-(c)

10-(a)

1.

15-(d)

India on 3 December 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on air

services with which country?

a)

Republic of Korea

b)

Germany

c)

United States of America

d)

France

2.

Which state on 3 December 2015 became the first state of India to launch

Rotavirus vaccination project?

a)

Haryana

b)

Himachal Pradesh

c)

Karnataka

d)

Maharashtra

3.

Identify the nationwide campaign for persons with disabilities launched by

Arun Jaitley on 3 December 2015 in New Delhi.

a)

Accessible India Movement

b)

Campaign for Disability Employment

c)

Disability Confident Campaign

d)

Accessible India Campaign

4.

Name the textile corporation of India that on 3 December 2015 signed

Integrity Pact with Transparency International India.

a)

Handicrafts & Handlooms Exports Corporation (HHEC)

b)

National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC)

c)

Jute Corporation of India (JCI)

d)

National Textile Corporation (NTC)

5.

Name the state that on 3 November 2015 passed the MLA (Salaries,

Allowances, Pension, etc) (Amendment) Bill, 2015 that seeks around 400 percent
hike in the salaries of the MLAs.
a)

Karnataka

b)

Delhi

c)

Gujarat

d)

Bihar

6.

The first India International Science Festival (IISF) began on 4 December

2015 at
a)

IIT-Mumbai

b)

IIT-Delhi

c)

IISc-Bangalore

d)

ISM-Dhanbad

7.

44th Navy Day was observed in India on

a)

3 December 2015

b)

4 December 2015

c)

30 November 2015

d)

1 December 2015

8.

Navy day is celebrated every year to commemorate the success of which

operation of Indian Navy that was carried out during the 1971 Indo-Pak war
a)

Operation Trident

b)

Operation Python

c)

Operation Gibraltar

d)

Operation Grand Slam

9.

Name the state that was asked by its High Court on 3 December 2015 to

formulate a rural-friendly policy to encourage rural youth to participate in

farming so that migration to urban areas can be curbed.
a)

Arunachal Pradesh

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Uttar Pradesh

10. Union Cabinet on 2 December 2015 approved Regional Centre for

Biotechnology Bill, 2015 to give legal status to an already established institution.
In this context, identify the city in which the centre exists?
a)

Faridabad

b)

Mumbai

c)

Chennai

d)

Hyderabad

11.

A broad coalition of 290 organisations on 2 December 2015 announced

Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation. It was announced on the
sidelines of which COP of UNFCC?
a)

COP20

b)

COP21

c)

COP22

d)

COP23

12. Which football team topped the November 2015 edition of FIFA World
Rankings announced on 3 December 2015?
a)

Argentina

b)

Spain

c)

Belgium

d)

Germany

13.

What was Indias position in November 2015 edition of FIFA World

Rankings announced on 3 December 2015?

a)

163

b)

164

c)

165

d)

166

14.

Vyachakurahalli village became first smokeless village in the country in

December 2015. Identify the state to which it belongs to?

a)

Karnataka

b)

Telangana

c)

Kerala

d)

Tamil Nadu

15.

To what percentage the priority sector lending target for RRBs was

increased to by the RBI on 3 December 2015?

a)

85

b)

75

c)

65

d)

55

Answers
1-(a)

6-(b)

11-(b)

2-(b)

7-(b)

12-(c)

3-(d)

8-(a)

13-(d)

4-(d)

9-(b)

14-(a)

5-(b)

10-(a)

1.

15-(b)

The Union Cabinet on 2 December 2015 gave its approval for signing of a

Memorandum of Understanding in the field of water resources management

between India and which country?
a)

Israel

b)

Germany

c)

Turkey

d)

Japan

2.

Who on 2 December 2015 was elected as the new Speaker of the Bihar

Legislative Assembly?
a)

Sadanand Singh

b)

Vijay Kumar Chaudhary

c)

Jitan Ram Manjhi

d)

Uday Narayan Choudhary

3.

Identify the veteran industrialist associated with the Chettinad Group of

Companies who died on 2 December 2015 in Chennai.

a)

Annamalai Chettiar

b)

Sigappi Aachi

c)

MAM Ramaswamy

d)

MRM Ramanathan Chettiar

4.

Pulin Kumar, who on 6 November 2015 was conferred with the INBA General

Counsel of the year 2015 - Retail Award, is Group Senior Legal and Compliance
Director (India) of which multinational shoe manufacturer?
a)

Reebok

b)

Nike

c)

Puma

d)

Adidas

5.

Who was sworn-in as the 43rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 3 December

2015?
a)

Justice Tirath Singh Thakur

b)

Justice H L Dattu

c)

Justice PL Panagariya

d)

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha

6.

The Union Cabinet on 2 December 2015 approved the rehabilitation

package and upgradation of infrastructure of the Bangladeshi enclaves and

Cooch Behar district. The Cooch Behar district is located in which Indian state?
a)

Bihar

b)

Uttar Pradesh

c)

West Bengal

d)

Assam

7.

Tata Sons Ltd on 2 December 2015 tied-up with which international bank for

its funding and branding in several countries across the world?

a)

International Monetary Funds

b)

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited

c)

World Bank

d)

European Central Bank

8.

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery was observed globally on

which date?
a)

29 November

b)

30 November

c)

1 December

d)

2 December

9.

Name the Koodiyattom and Nangiarkoothu artist who died on 1 December

2015?
a)

Margi Sathi

b)

Archana Nandakumar

c)

Kalanilayam Kaladharan

d)

Aparna Nangiar

10.

Aricent, a US-based product engineering firm, on 1 December 2015 tied-up

with which Indian company to launch Aricent Employability Programme?

a)

Nasscom Foundation

b)

Reliance Foundation

c)

Indian Development Foundation

d)

Zakat Foundation of India

11.

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was on 1 December 2015 awarded

with which award for adopting technology to serve the public better and using
resources efficiently through mobile applications?
a)

National Award for e-Governance

b)

Web Ratna Award

c)

E-India Award

d)

The manthan Award

12. Which of the following states was on 1 December 2015 declared as drought
hit?
a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Karnataka

c)

Jharkhand

d)

Tamil Nadu

13.

President Pranab Mukherjee on 20 September 2015 gave his assent to the

Labour Laws (Amendment) Bill 2015 of which state?

a)

Gujarat

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Arunachal Pradesh

d)

Kerala

14.

The Union Cabinet on 2 December 2015 approved signing and ratification

of Protocol for amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) with
which of the following countries?
a)

Brazil

b)

Iran

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

15.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities was observed across the

world on 3 December 2015 with the theme

a)

Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology

b)

Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Action in Development

c)

A voice of our own

d)

Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities

Answers
1-(a)

6-(c)

11-(c)

2-(b)

7-(b)

12-(c)

3-(c)

8-(d)

13-(a)

4-(d)

9-(a)

14-(c)

5-(a)

10-(a)

15-(d)

1.

Identify the city in which the Mission Innovation was launched on 30

November 2015 by world leaders for accelerating clean energy revolution.

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Paris

d)

New Delhi

2.

The International Monetary Funds (IMF) elite reserve currency basket went

up to what number with inclusion of Chinese Yuan into it on 30 November 2015.

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Six

3.

What was the theme of the World AIDS Day that was observed on 1

December 2015?
a)

Zero Tolerance to AIDS

b)

Achieve sustainable goals to end epidemic by 2030

c)

Getting to zero, End AIDS by 2030

d)

The time to act eradicate AIDS is now

4.

Which initiative was launched by India and France jointly on 30 November

2015?
a)

Mission Innovation

b)

International Solar Alliance

c)

Anticipate, Absorb, Reshape

d)

Together We Go!

5.

The United Nations climate change conference (COP21) began on 30

November 2015 at which place?

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Paris

c)

Bali

d)

Geneva

6.

Name the one of the most popular Russian film directors of the Soviet era

who died on 30 November 2015.

a)

Eldar Ryazanov

b)

Andrei Konchalovsky

c)

Gustave Flaubert

d)

Sergei Eisenstein

7.

NATO on 1 December 2015 agreed to maintain 12000 troops in the year

2016 in which country?

a)

Turkey

b)

Syria

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Iraq

8.

The Legislative Assembly of which state/UT on 1 December 2015 passed

three major education bills that aim at reining in private schools?

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Uttar Pradesh

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Delhi

9.

Name the renowned violinist who will be awarded with the Sangeet

Samman at the ITC Sangeet Sammelan 2015 which will commence on 4

December 2015 in Kolkata.
a)

Ambi Subramaniam

b)

Lakshminarayana Subramaniam

c)

Johar Ali Khan

d)

Nandini Muthuswamy

10.

Identify the renowned sarangi player belonging to Sainia Gharana who

died on 30 November 2015 in New Delhi.

a)

Ustad Sabri Khan

b)

Ustad Bundu Khan

c)

Allah Rakha

d)

Sabir Khan

11.

In which country the second season of the International Premier Tennis

League was inaugurated on 1 December 2015?

a)

South Korea

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Australia

12.

Which Latin American country on 1 December 2015 announced that it is

facing the longest recession since the 1930s?

a)

Argentina

b)

Chile

c)

Columbia

d)

Brazil

13.

President Pranab Mukherjee on 1 December 2015 gave assent to Factories

(Amendment) Bill, 2015 to allow women to work in night shifts. Which of the
following state legislatures passed the bill?
a)

Karnataka

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Telangana

d)

Karnataka

14.

Who among the following on 1 December 2015 assumed the presidency of

the Royal Society in London?

a)

Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

b)

Professor Kamal Bawa

c)

Professor Ajay Sood

d)

Professor John Kuriyan

15.

By what percentage India grew between July and September 2015 making

it the fastest growing economy in the world?

a)

7.4%

b)

6.4%

c)

5.4%

d)

4.4%

Answers
1-(c)

6-(a)

11-(c)

2-(c)

7-(c)

12-(d)

3-(c)

8-(d)

13-(b)

4-(b)

9-(b)

14-(a)

5-(b)

10-(a)

1.

15-(a)

Identify the former Indian test captain. He resigned as chief mentor of

Mumbai Indians IPL team?

a)

Anil Kumble

b)

Sourav Ganguly

c)

Rahul Dravid

d)

Sachin Tendulkar

2.

Identify the focus area of Mission Innovation that was launched by world

leaders on 30 November 2015 in Paris?

a)

Tackling terrorism

b)

Clean energy

c)

Illegal migration

d)

Natural Disasters

3.

Who among the following led the formation of Breakthrough Energy

Coalition on 30 November 2015 to reduce demand for fossil fuels?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Narendra Modi

c)

Ban Ki-moon

d)

Bill Gates

4.

President Pranab Mukharjee on 30 November 2015 presented Dr APJ Abdul

Kalam IGNITE awards 2015 to how many school students?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

40

d)

56

5.

As per the Measuring the Information Society Report released by the

International Telecommunication Union on 30 November 2015 what was Indias

rank in the ICT Development Index?
a)

131

b)

132

c)

133

d)

134

6.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 30 November 2015 included a

currency into its elite reserve currency basket. Name it?

a)

Japanese Yen

b)

China's Yuan

c)

German Deutschmark

d)

French Franc

7.

Chinese currency Yuan was in news in last week of December 2015. Yuan is

also known as
a)

Renminbi

b)

Abbasi

c)

Toman

d)

Pataca

8.

The Union Government on 30 November 2015 launched the injectable

Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) as part of its commitment to the

a)

Global Polio Endgame Strategy

b)

International Polio Endgame Strategy

c)

United Nations Polio Endgame Strategy

d)

Indias Global Polio Endgame Strategy

9.

Name the Polish professional footballer who on 30 November 2015 was

awarded with four separate official Guinness World Records certificates?

a)

Franck Ribry

b)

Mario Gtze

c)

Robert Lewandowski

d)

Joshua Kimmich

10.

Which movie on 30 November 2015 bagged the Golden Peacock Award for

the Best Film at the 46th International Film Festival of India?

a)

Sealed Cargo

b)

Enclave

c)

Cinemawala

d)

Embrace of the Serpent

11.

Who on 30 November 2015 became the newly elected President of Burkina

Faso?
a)

Yacouba Isaac Zida

b)

Roch Marc Christian Kabor

c)

Michel Kafando

d)

Blaise Compaor

12.

Leader of which global conglomerate company on 29 November 2015 was

awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Asian Business
Leadership Forum (ABLF) Series in Dubai?
a)

Hinduja Brothers

b)

Jeff Bezos

c)

Anand Mahindra

d)

Adi Godrej

13.

Name the senior Indian Information Services (IIS) officer and Additional

Director General (News) in All India Radio who retired from service on 30
November 2015.
a)

Anil Kumar Bamba

b)

DN Mohanty

c)

Pratima Dikshit

d)

Aditi Das Rout

14.

To review defence cooperation between the two countries, Chief of the

Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag is on a five day official visit to which
country?
a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Myanmar

c)

China

d)

Bangladesh

15.

Name the country that on 30 November 2015 refuted China's claims over

islands in the South China Sea, during week-long proceedings at an arbitration

court in The Hague.
a)

Philippines

b)

Japan

c)

Malaysia

d)

Singapore

Answers
1-(a)

6-(b)

11-(b)

2-(b)

7-(a)

12-(a)

3-(d)

8-(a)

13-(b)

4-(c)

9-(c)

14-(a)

5-(a) 10-(d) 15-(a)

November 2015
1. Which among the following statements are correct with respect to
pulses in India?
a) Tur and Urad are rabi crops.
b) State owned FCI are the only institutions involved in the procurement of
pulses.
c) Higher MSP has resulted in increased production of pulses in general.
A) ALL
B) a and b
C) b and C
D) None
:: Business ::
2. With respect to National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority consider
the following statements
a) NPPA is an organization of the Government of India which was established,
inter alia, to fix/ revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations and
to enforce prices and availability of the medicines in the country.
b) The organization is also entrusted with the task of recovering amounts
overcharged by manufacturers for the controlled drugs from the consumers.
c) It also monitors the prices of decontrolled drugs in order to keep them at
reasonable levels.
Which among the above given statements are correct

A) a and b
B) a, b, c
C) b and c
D) c and a

3. As proposed by cabinet monetary policy in India will be determined

by a committee in the future. Which among the following statements is
correct regarding the committee?
a) Committee will have five members in which the government will nominate two
members and the RBI one expert, besides two of its officials: the
Deputy Governor and the executive director;
b) RBI Governor will have veto power in the committee.
A) a only
B) b only
C) Both
D) None

:: India And World ::

4. Al-Shabaab is a group related to which among the following?
A) A terrorist group working in Africa.
B) A trade group in West Asia.
C) A group related to human rights.
D) A group fighting insurgency

:: Ecology ::
5. African Lions fall under what category in Red List published by IUCN?
A) Endangered
B) Critically Endangered
C) Vulnerable
D) None of the above
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.C

:: India and World ::

1. Which among the following is correct with respect to nuclear
suppliers group?
a) It is a 48 member countries body body concerned with reducing nuclear
proliferation by controlling the export and re-transfer of materials.
b) India is a member to NSG.

A) a only
B) b only
C) Both
D) None
:: National ::
2. With respect to notices issued by interpol, which among the
following is correct?
a) International notices are the main instruments of international police cooperation.
b) Red corner notice can be issued only against a person who has committed an
offence which is an "extraditable offence" under the Indian Extradition Act, 1962.
c) CBI is the nodal agency for the coordination with interpol.
d) Red corner notice was issued against Gangster Chhota Rajan.
A) a, b and c
B) b, c and d
C) b and c only
D) All

3. Consider the following statements and find out which among them
are correct?
a) Ease of doing business index is published by World Bank.
b) Indias ranking in this year report is 130.
A) b only
B) a only
C) both
D) none

:: Business and Economy ::

4. Consider the following statements and mark the correct option.
a) Eight Core sector industries comprises 83 percent of index of industrial
production.
b) The Office of the Economic Adviser (OEA) in the Department of Industrial
Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India compiles and releases the
production index of core industries.
A) a only
B) b only
C) Both
D) None
************
1.A
2.D
3.C
4.B
************

:: National ::
1. Among the below mentioned statements what forms the part of
cooperative federalism?
a) Division of functions among the centre and states.
b) Invocation of Article 356 without the approval of state government.
c) Cooperation between the centre and state while deciding about issues
mentioned in list 3 of seventh schedule.
A) a, b
B) b, c
C) c, a
D) All

2. In a bid to check the law and order situation recently Meghalaya High
court has ordered for implementation of AFSPA in particular area. Mark
the name of that area.
a) Garo hills
b) Khasi hills
c) Jaintia hills
d) None of the above

:: India and world ::

3. Spartly islands are part of which ocean/ sea?
A) East China sea
B) South China Sea
C) Indian ocean
D) None of the above

:: Business And Economy ::

4. With reference to tea production which among the following
statements are correct?
a) India is the largest producer of tea
b) India consumes 40 percent of the total world production of tea.
A) a only
B) b only
C) both
D) none
************
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.D
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:: National ::

1. With respect to straw burning which among the following is correct?

a) Straw burning is a practice used for burning agricultural residue after cutting
the crop.
b) Recently NGT announced a fine of Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 15,000 on farmers found
indulging in straw burning.
A) a only
B) b only
C) Both
D) None

2. Consider the following statements and mark the correct one?

a) GSAT-15 is a communication satellite which will replace INSAT-3A, 4B.
b) GSAT -15 will be flown along with Saudi Arabia's Arabsat-6B/Badr-7.
c) It will not help in navigation system of GAGAN.
A) a, b
B) b, c
C) c,a
D) All

3. What is IMPRINT- India project?

A) It is a pan-IIT and IISc joint collaboration to develop a blueprint for research of
immediate relevance to society requiring innovation, direct scientific research
into identified areas.
B) It is an initiative for the protection of IPR in India.
C) It is an initiative to increase the accountability of press in India.
D) None of the above

4. In which of these country emergency was proclaimed recently.

A) Maldives
B) Afghanistan
C) Ukraine
D) Bangladesh

************
1.C
2.A
3.A
4.A
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:: National ::
1. Which among the following are the districts which are part of pilot
projects Microsoft in India to provide low-cost Inter-net to villages?

a) Varanasi
b) Srikakulam
c) Indore
A) a, c
B) b,c
C) a,b
D) All

:: International::
2. Which among the following is correct with respect to disputed Zhubi
reef?
a) It is part of sparty island
b) China, Philippines and Vietnam all claim over its jurisdiction.
A) a only
B) Both
C) b only
D) None

:: Economy ::
3. Which among the following is correct with respect to Gold Bonds,
recently started by the Government, for gold monetisation?
a) The Bonds will be for a tenor of eight years, with an exit option from the 5th
year.
b) Buyer will not be allowed to purchase less than two grams-worth of bonds and
not more than 500grams-worth per person per financial year.
c) It can only be purchased by individuals residing in India.
A) a, c
B) a, b
C) c only
D) All

4. Which among the following is correct regarding recently launched

UDAY scheme?
a) Under this scheme states shall take over 75 per cent of discom debt as on
September 30, 2015 over two years
b) 50 per cent of discom debt shall be taken over in 2015-16 and 25 per cent in
2016-17.
A) a only
B) b only
C) Both
D) None

************

1.C
2.C
3.B
4.C
************
:: National ::
1. Which among the following statements are correct regarding Swachh
Bharatcess?
a) It's rate would be 2 percent.
b) It would be charged additional on income tax.
c) It will be applicable from the start of financial year 2016-17.
A) a, b
B) b, c
C) All
D) None

2. Which among the following statements is correct regarding Trans

Pacific partnership?
a) It is agreement between 12 countries for the improvement of trade.
b) TPP will cover 40 per cent of the global commerce.
c) China is part of this deal.
A) a, b
B) b,c
C) c,a
D) a only

3. Consider the following statement and mark the correct option.

a) Increase in repo rate will increase the money supply in the economy.
b) RBI has consistently increased repo rates last year to fight inflation.
c) Present repo rate is fixed at 6.75 percent.
A) a, b
B) b only
C) c only
D) b, c

************
1.D
2.A
3.C
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:: National ::

1. With respect to recent recommendation of WHO, which among the

following statements are correct?
a) Red meat is carcinogenic.
b) Processed meats are the major culprit, and are a Class-1 carcinogen.
A) a only
B) b only
C) None
D) Both

:: Business ::
2. Which among the following is the latest company to reach 300 billion
dollars in market capitalization?
A) Tata motors
B) Facebook
C) Apple
D) Amazon

:: International ::
3. Which country has been recently declared Ebola free by WHO?
A) Syria
B) Congo
C) Sierra Leone
D) None of the above

************
1.D
2.B
3.C
************
:: National ::
1. Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer.
a) Ozone is naturally found at the ground level and its concentration is 1% of the
total gases present at the ground level.
b) Ozone layer absorbs 9799% of the Sun's medium-frequency ultraviolet light,
which otherwise would potentially damage exposed life forms near the surface.
A) a only
B) b only
C) Both
D) None

:: International ::

2. Which among the following is correct regarding Non proliferation

treaty?
a) The Treaty represents the only binding commitment in a multilateral treaty to
the goal of disarmament by the nuclear-weapon States.
b) Opened for signature in 1968, the Treaty entered into force in 1970.
c) Treaty establishes a safeguards system under the responsibility of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
d) India is a party to the NPT.
A) a, b and c
B) a and b only
C) b, c and d
D) c and d only

3. Diclofenac drug has been banned by government for the protection

of which bird?
A) Parrot
B) Sparrow
C) Vulture
D) None of the above
************
1.B
2.A
3.C
************
:: National ::
1. Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 was enacted to fulfil the
constitutional demand given under:
A) Article 38
B) Article 20
C) Article 39-A
D) Article 44
Ans C

:: International ::
2. Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer
regarding Heart of Asia conference.
a) Countries participating in the Heart of Asia Process include Afghanistan,
Azerbaijan, China, India, USA, U.K. among others.
b) Every year conference is held at different countries. This year conference will
be held at New Delhi.
c) The United Nations, The European Union also support the process.
A) a, b
B) b,c
C) All

D) C only
Ans D

:: Economy ::
3. Consider the following statement and mark the correct answer.
A) GST is a tax regime to separate state taxes from central taxes.
B) GST will have no impact on cascading effect of taxes.
C) All major Central and State taxes will get subsumed into GST which will reduce
the multiplicity of taxes, and thus bring down the compliance cost.
D) None of the above
Ans C
************
1.C
2.D
3.C

:: International ::
1. Consider the following statements
1. As of 2015, there are two permanent non-member observer states at the
United Nations: the Holy See and Palestine.
2.Currently UN has 188 member states
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.only 2
3.neither 1 nor 2
4.both 1 & 2

2. Consider the following statements 'Times Higher Education' ranking

1.The 12th edition of the annual rankings released by 'Times Higher Education'
has the Indian Institute of Science in the un-ranked 251-300 category and the
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in the 351-400 category.
2. With 17 institution on the list, India is now at par with its BRIC counterpart
Brazil.
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.only 2
3.neither 1 nor 2
4.both 1 & 2

3. Human Development Index developed by

1.Mehboob Ul- Haq
2.Alinar Ostrom

3.Paul Stigletz
4.John Nash

4. Consider the following statements

1. India is the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases
2. U.N. summit on climate change will be held in Paris in December 2015
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.only 2
3.neither 1 nor 2
4.both 1 & 2

5. Consider the following statements about Nepal's new constitution

1. swears by the principles of federalism, secularism, parliamentary democracy
and republicanism.
2. Nepal will be divided in nine provinces
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.only 2
3.neither 1 nor 2
4.both 1 & 2
6. Consider the following statements
1. The Reserve Bank had granted in-principle approval to 11 applicants, including
DoP, in August to set up payments banks.
2. As per RBI guidelines, payments banks would offer a limited range of products
such as demand deposits and remittances
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.only 2
3.neither 1 nor 2
4.both 1 & 2

7. consider the following statements

1.Rajasthan tops the table in solar capacity addition with the state contributing
1,175 MW capacity.
2. Gujarat is ranked number three in solar capacity addition
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.only 2
3.neither 1 nor 2
4.both 1 & 2

8.The significant constitutional landmark the charter Act of 1853 is for :

1. It established Indian legislative council
2. Open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil service open for
the Indians.
3. It also introduced for the first time, local representation in the India legislative
council.
correct statement is / are :
a.1, 2
b. 1, 3
c. 2 only
d. 1,2,3

9. The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the
federal union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to
a. exercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely
states
b. involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony
c. Finally effect the complete political and administrative takeover of all the
princely states by the British
d. Use the prices to counter balance the anti imperialist doctrines of the
nationalist leaders

10. consider the following statements

1.The Defence Research and Development Organisation inaugurated an
Extreme Altitude Research Centre at Changla
2.Changla is situated in Assam
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.only 2
3.neither 1 nor 2
4.both 1 & 2

11. Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) is situated in

1.Jaiselmer
2.Leh
3.Panji
4.Mumbai
Q.12 Match the following.
A. Bicameral system
1. Government of India Act 1935
B. Legislative devolution
2. Indian Council Act of 1861
C. Separate electorate
3. Montagu Chelmsford Reform
D. Provincial Autonomy
4. Indian Council Act of 1892
5. Minto Morely Reform

ABCD
a) 5 2 3 1
b) 3 4 5 1
c) 3 2 5 1
d) 5 4 3 1

Q.13. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

1) 1919 Act Diarchy of the centre
2) 1861 Act Portfolio system
3) 1935 Act - Bicameralism
4) 1853 Act Governor General of India
a) 1,3,4
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,2,4
d) 1,2,3

Q.14. Consider the following statement about the Interim Government

1946
1) The members of the interim government were members of the
viceroys Executive council
2) The Viceroy continued to be the head of the council
3) Dr.Rajendra Prasad was designated as the vice-president of the council
Correct is :
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1, 2
d) 1,2,3

15. Consider the following statements

1. The Reserve Bank of India notified that foreign portfolio investors (FPI) will be
able to hold up to Rs 1.66 lakh crore worth of government securities from
October 12
2.RBIs financial year starts from 1st July
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.neither 1 nor 2
3.both 1 & 2
4.only 2

:: Prize ::
16. Canadian Arthur McDonald & Takaaki Kajita of Japan shared this
years nobel prize for
1.chemistry
2.physics

3.economics
4.medicine
17. Consider the following statements about Aung San Suu Kyi
1. She won the Nobel Peace Prize
2.Suu Kyi formed the National League for Democracy party in Myanmar
Which of the above statements is/are true
1. only 1
2. neither 1 nor 2
3. both 1 & 2
4. only 2

18. The European Union launched a new operation to intercept people

smugglers on the Mediterranean Sea in an effort to halt trafficking and
prevent more deaths amid Europe's ongoing migrant and refugee crisis.
What is the name of this operation
1. Operation Sophia
2. Operation Trap
3. Operation Heaven
4. Operation Diagra

19. consider the following statements about Mediterranean Sea

1. Mediterranean Sea is connected to the atlantic ocean
2. On the south it is surrounded by North Africa
Which of the above statements is/are true
1. only 1
2. neither 1 nor 2
3. both 1 & 2
4. only 2

20. Consider the following statements

1. This years nobel physics prize given for discovering that tiny particles called
neutrinos have mass
2. Nobel prize for economics started in 1969
Which of the above statements is/are true
1. only 1
2. neither 1 nor 2
3. both 1 & 2
4. only 2

21. Consider the following statements about Svetlana Alexievich.

1. She wins this years literature nobel
2. Svetlana Alexievich is an Russian National

Which of the above statements is/are true

1. only 1
2. neither 1 nor 2
3. both 1 & 2
4. only 2

:: Miscellaneous ::
22. Consider the following statements
1. Nepal is a landlocked country
2. World population day celebrated on 11th july every year
Which of the above statements is/are true
1. only 1
2. neither 1 nor 2
3. both 1 & 2
4. only 2
23. Consider the following statements about nobel prize
1.National Dialogue Quartet won this years nobel prize for peace
2. National Dialogue Quartet is a Tunisian organisation
Which of the above statements is/are true
1. only 1
2. only 2
3. neither 1 nor 2
4. both 1 & 2

:: Miscellaneous ::
24. Consider the following statements
1.Art 280 of the constitution is related to Planning commission
2.Art 211 of the constitution is related to National Human Rights Commission
Which of the above statements is/are true
1. only 1
2. only 2
3. neither 1 nor 2
4. both 1 & 2

Ans
1. 1
2. 4
3. 1
4.4
5.1
6.4
7.1
8.d
9.d
10.1
11.2
12.c
13.a
14.c
15.3
16.2
17.3
18.1
19.3
20.3
21.1
22.3
23.3
24.4
OCTOBER
1.Which one of the following determines that the Indian constitution is
federal?
a) A written and rigid constitution
b) An independent Judiciary
c) Vesting of residuary power with the centre
d) distribution of powers between the centre and state

2. Consider the following statements about Pradhanmantri Jeevan Jyoti

Bima Yojana(PMJJBY)
1.It is available to people between 18 to 50 years of age with bank accounts
2.The scheme will be linked to the bank accounts open under the Jan Dhan
Yojana.
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.only 2
3.neither 1 nor 2
4.both 1 & 2
3. Consider the following statements
1. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Headquarter is situated in Viena
2.IRNA is an Irani news agency
Which of the above statements is/are true

1.
2.
3.
4.

only 1
only 2
neither 1 nor 2
both 1& 2

4. Consider the following statements

1. China's middle class has overtaken the United States to become the world's
largest
2. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the supreme leader of Iran
Which of the above statements is/are true
1. only 1
2. only 2
3. neither 1 nor 2
4. both 1& 2
5. Consider the following statements about African Development Bank
1. AfDB, established in 1964 and headquartered in Abidjan, Cte dIvoire
2. its aimed to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its
regional member countries
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.only 2
3.neither 1 nor 2
4.both 1& 2

:: National ::
6. Consider the following statements
1. Article 44 of the Constitution do say that there should be a uniform civil code.
2.Article 148 is related to UPSC
Which of the above statements is/are true
1.only 1
2.only 2
3.neither 1 nor 2
4.both 1& 2
Q.7. Consider the following statements :
1. In India GDP is calculated in the basis of factor cost of net National Products
2. Price of the product at the production basis is known as factor price
3. Market price is always more than factor price.
Correct statements are
a. 1,2
b. 1,2,3
c. 2,3
d. 1,3

Q.8 According to Keynesian school of economics

1. A mis-match between demand and supply pulls up prices is demand pull
inflation
2. A price rise which is the result of increase in the production cost is cost push
inflation
a. 1 Correct
b. 2 Correct
c. both correct
d. both incorrect

9. The governments resort to following options to check rising inflations

1. Government go on to increase the production to matching the level of demand
is short term measure.
2. Tighter monetary policy to cool down either the demand pull or cost push
inflation by cutting down money supply in the economy.
a. 1 Correct
b. 2 Correct
c. both correct
d. both incorrect

Q.10 Consider the following statements about Hyper inflation

1. It is large and accelerating
2. In this inflation, prices shoot up overnight
3. The Russian economy did show such inflation after disintegration of the ex
USSR
Correct statements are
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. all of the above

Q.11. Consider the following statements about the Bottleneck inflation

1. It takes place when the supply falls and demand remains at the same level
2. This could put in cost-push inflation category.
3. This also known as structural inflation
Correct statements are
a. only 1
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1 and 2
12. What are the measures to strengthening the infrastructural or
institutional aspects of second green revolution?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Credit delivery
Storage facilities
Transport connectivity
Telecommunication
Irrigation preparedness
Marketing Networks

a. 1 , 2 ,3 ,4
b. 1, 3, 5, 6
c. 2, 3 ,5 ,6
d. 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6

13. National Mission on Bamboo covers bamboo and rattan what is the
difference between them?
1. Rattan is a palm, normally a climber and solid while bamboo is a grass and
typically a hollow cylinder
2. All of the bamboo plant, from root to culm and leaves is utilize in diverse ways
where as only stem of the rattan plant is used.
Incorrect statement is / are :
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. both
d. none

14. Consider the following statements

1 .Rajbhasha vibhag comes under the ministry of home affairs
2. promotion of rajbhasha is mention in Art 243
Which of the above statements is/are true
1. only 1
2. only 2
3. neither 1 nor 2
4. both 1 & 2

15. Consider the following statements

1.tarapore committee is related to convertibility of rupees
2.RBIs financial year starts from 1st july
Which of the above statements is/are true
1. only 1
2. only 2
3. neither 1 nor 2
4. both 1 & 2

16. Consider the following statements about National Initiative on

climate Resilient Agriculture 1. This scheme is launched by Indian council of Agriculture research
2. The funding for scheme is from Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
3. This scheme covers crops only
Correct is/are :
a. 1 only
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. 1, 3

17. What is scope for the National Program for organic production?
1. Politics for development and certification of organic products
2. National standard for organic product and process
3. Accreditation of program to be operated by inspection and certification
agencies
4. Certification of organic products
Correct statements is/are :
a. 1, 2, 3
b. 1, 2, 3, 4
c. 2, 3, 4
d. 1, 3, 4

18. Consider the following statements about National cultural fund :

1. NCFs primary mandate is to establish and nurture PPP in field of heritage
2. Objective is to mobilize resources for the restoration, conservation, protection
and development of Indias rich, natural, tangible and intangible heritage.
3. NCF provides donors with 100% tax benefit under section 80G(2) of the
Income Tax Act
Incorrect statement is/are :
a. All
b. none
c. 1, 2
d. only 3

19. Consider the following statements

1. centre fixed the target Housing for All by 2025
2. Central grant of an average Rs. 2 lakh would be available for a house under
the slum rehabilitation programme.
Which of the above statements is/are true
A. only 1
B. Both 1 & 2

C. only 2
D, neither 1 nor 2

20. Consider the following statements

1. Centre announced a bonus of Rs. 300 a quintal on the revised minimum
support price for tur, moong and urad dal (lentils) for the marketing season of
2015-16.
2. The minimum support price for paddy was increased by Rs. 500 a quintal for
the kharif marketing season of the financial year.
Which of the above statements is/are true
A. only 1
B. Both 1 & 2
C. only 2
D. neither 1 nor 2
Ans
1.d 2.4 3.4 4.4 5.4 6.1 7.b 8.c 9.b 10.a 11.b 12.d 13.d 14.1 15.2 16.c 17.b
18.b 19.d 20.d