curret affairs quiz 2015

8/16/2019 Curret Affairs Quiz 2015

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ DECEMBER 2015

1. Identify the former judge of the Allahabad High Court who was appointed asthe Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh on 1 !e"ember #$1%.a& 'irbadhra (umarb& 'ishesh )ri*ats"& +' ,amanad& 'irendra )ingh

#. -hat is the amount of loan granted by the -orld ank on 1% !e"ember#$1% for Clean India Campaign/a& 1. illion U) dollars

b& # 0illion U) dollars"& 1.% illion U) dollarsd& 1. 0illion U) dollars

2. +ame the famous golfer who on 1% !e"ember #$1% was named as the3uropean 4our 5olfer of the 6ear.a& )e*e allesterosb& ,ory 0"Ilroy"& 'ijay )inghd& Henrik )tenson

7. -ho on 1% !e"ember #$1% was appointed as the Chairman of Central oardof !ire"t 4a8es 9C!4&/a& Arun (umar :ainb& Anita (apur"& Anil (hannad& 'inita :aiswal

%. ;our Indian bo8ers on 1% !e"ember #$1% were sele"ted by theInternational


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. 4e"h 0ahindra and 0ahindra and 0ahindra Ltd on 17 !e"ember #$1%a"Duired whi"h auto design Brm/a& Pakaal Ltdb& Pin"ar )rl"& Pininfarina )pAd& Polaris Industries

1$. -ho was appointed as ;inan"e 0inister of )outh Afri"a on 17 !e"ember#$1%/a& !a*id *an ,ooyenb& Pra*in 5ordhan

"& +hlanhla +ened& :a"ob Euma

11. -ho was appointed as the +ational President of the Indian Institute of0aterials 0anagement 9II00& on 17 !e"ember #$1%/a&


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d& ihar

2. -hat is the rank of India in terms of Human !e*elopment Inde8 9H!I& as perHuman !e*elopment ,eport #$1% released on 17 !e"ember #$1%/a& 12$b& 121"& 12#d& 12%

3. 4he United +ations 9U+& on 17 !e"ember #$1% released the Human!e*elopment ,eport #$1%. -hat was the title of the report/

a& Human !e*elopment +e"essitiesb& )ustainable Human !e*elopment"& -ork for Human !e*elopmentd& A Progressi*e Human !e*elopment

4. Union 5o*ernment on 17 !e"ember #$1% reDuested the )tates and Union 4erritories 9U4& to start an ser*i"emen.a& ) H (apadiab& L +arasimha ,eddy"& 5hulam Hasand& 6ogesh (umar )abharwal

6. Identify the *eteran musi" "omposer who on 17 !e"ember #$1% washonoured with the Lifetime A"hie*ement Award by the -est engal 5o*ernment.

a& Anil iswasb& Himangshu !utta"& appi Lahirid& )alil Chowdhury

7. Identify the notable *iolinist who on 17 !e"ember #$1% was announ"ed asthe #$1 5enesis PriGe Laureate.a& ItGhak Perlmanb& )aul !a*ies"& :erry 5oodmand& 5a*yn -right

8. Identify the golf player who on 17 !e"ember #$1% won the Asian 4our@s


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gold in the %th +ational shooting "hampionship/a& 'ijay (umarb& 5urpreet )ingh"& Pemba 4amangd& A"hal Pratap )ingh 5rewal

11. In whi"h "ity the %th +ational shooting "hampionship began on 1!e"ember #$1%/a& engalurub& Chennai"& Hyderabad

d& +ew !elhi

12. -ho of the following will "hair the task for"e that was "onstituted by0aharashtra 5o*ernment on 11 !e"ember #$1% for setting up an International;inan"ial )er*i"e Centre 9I;)C& in 0umbai/a& Poonam 0ahajanb& )wadheen (shtriya"& +itin (areerd& :ayant )inha

13. In whi"h "ity the #th Conferen"e of )outhern Eonal Coun"il was held on1# !e"ember #$1%/

a& 'ijayawadab& Chennai"& Hyderabadd& engaluru

14. -hi"h multilateral agen"y in !e"ember #$1% released the report entitled)ho"k -a*es 0anaging the Impa"ts of Climate Change on Po*erty/a& International 0onetary ;undb& -orld ank"& -orld 4rade 9"& >9"& 11>9d&#>9a& ?>9a& 1#>9d&2>9"& >9d& 12>9a&

7>9b& >9b& 17>9b&%>9b& 1$>9a& 1%>9d&

1. +ame the 0as"ot of #$1 )outh Asian 5ames whi"h was un*eiled on 12!e"ember #$17.a& 4ikhorb& (arak"& )herad& !uria

2. 4he logo and mas"ot of the 1#th )outh Asian 5ames games were un*eiled


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on 12 !e"ember #$1%. 4he games will be hosted in

a& (athmandu= +epalb& Hambantota and Colombo= )ri Lanka"& 5uwahati and )hillong= Indiad& !haka= angladesh

3. +ame the Indian a"tor who was "onferred with the Padma 'ibhushan= these"ond>highest "i*ilian honour= on 12 !e"ember #$1%.a& Amitabh a"h"hanb& !ilip (umar

"& 0anoj (umard& )hashi (apoor

4. Constru"tion work on the 4API 5as Pipeline proje"t started in 4urkmenistanon 12 !e"ember #$1%. 4he proje"t will not "onne"t whi"h of the following"ountries/a& 4urkmenistanb& Afghanistan"& Indiad& China

5. +ame the "ountry where for the Brst time female "andidates "ontested and

won in muni"ipal "oun"il ele"tions on 12 !e"ember #$1%.a& )yriab& United Arab 3mirates"& )audi Arabiad& (uwait

6. +ame the person who was appointed as the Ambassador to )audi Arabia on11 !e"ember #$1% by 0inistry of 38ternal AJairs.a& :ulio ,ibeirob& Ahmad :a*ed"& !atta Padsalgika

d& ,akesh 0aria

7. Identify the renowned agro>e"onomist and founder of )hetkari )anghatanawho died in 1# !e"ember #$1% in Pune.a& )harad :oshib& 'inay Hardikar"& 'inay !esaid& Pinaki Pawar

8. Identify the :apanese shuttler who on 12 !e"ember #$1% won the 0en@ssingles at the -; -orld !ubai )uperseries Bnals.a& )ayaka 4akahashi

b& (ento 0omota"& )ayaka )atod& Akane 6amagu"hi

9. 4he 5o*ernment of India on 1# !e"ember #$1% signed 0emorandum ofUnderstanding for establishing three Indian Institute of Information 4e"hnology inwhi"h three "ities/a& 0umbai= !elhi and (olkatab& (olkata= Pune and Chennai"& ,an"hi= +agpur and Puned& +agpur= ,an"hi and ,aipur

10. Identify the Indian>origin writer who on 11 !e"ember #$1% was de"laredas the winner of the prestigious )outh 3ast Asia -rite Award for )ingapore.


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a& 5opal arathamb& 0uhammad AriJ Ahmad"& P (rishnand& :amaludeen 0ohamed )ali11. +ame the state that on 1# !e"ember #$1% "onstituted a task for"e underUnion 0inister of )tate for ;inan"e :ayant )inha for setting up an International;inan"ial )er*i"e Centre 9I;)C& in its "apital.a& 0aharashtrab& Andhra Pradesh"& 5ujaratd& !elhi

12. -ho of the following on 12 !e"ember #$1% won the title in the ;IA AsiaCup "ategory in the CoJee !ay India ,ally= whi"h "on"luded in Chikkamagaluru=(arnataka/a& ,ahul (anthraj and "o>dri*er 'i*ek hattb& Lohitt Urs and "o>dri*er )hrikanth 5owda"& 5aura* 5ill and "o>dri*er 0usa )herif d& (arna (adur and "o>dri*er 'i*ek Ponnusamy

13. In whi"h "ity the #1st Conferen"e of Parties to U+;CCC was held between2$ +o*ember and 11 !e"ember #$1%/a& Paris

b& London"& 4okyod& +ew !elhi14. As per the Paris Agreement on Climate Change that was adopted on 1#!e"ember #$1%= how mu"h the de*eloped "ountries will raise annually to Bnan"e"limate "hange mitigation proje"ts by #$#$/a& #$$ billion U) dollarsb& 1%$ billion U) dollars"& 1$$ billion U) dollarsd& %$ billion U) dollars

15. ;ollowers of whi"h religion on 1# !e"ember #$1% started "elebrating 1$>day long Losar festi*al in Ladakh religion/a& Hindub& Islam"& uddhismd& Christianity

Answes1>9a& >9b& 11>9a&#>9"& ?>9a& 1#>9b&2>9b& >9b& 12>9a&7>9d& >9"& 17>9"&

%>9"& 1$>9d& 1%>9"&1. -hi"h +ational Commission in its Annual ,eport #$17>1% presented on 11

!e"ember #$1% "alled for making it a Permanent and )tatutory ody with Ci*il

Court powers/

a& +ational Commission for 0inorities

b& +ational Commission for a"kward Classes

"& 3Dual


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#$1%/

a& 1$.

b& .

"& .$

d& 1.

3. -hi"h "ountry on 11 !e"ember #$1% laun"hed its Brst U+)3C< iosphere

,eser*e Inle Lake/

a& 0alaysia

b& 4hailand

"& 0yanmar

d& 'ietnam

4. +ame the e>"ommer"e giant that on 11 !e"ember #$1% agreed to a"Duire

the Hong>(ong based 11#>year old 3nglish +ewspaper )outh China 0orning Post.

a& ;lipkart

b& AmaGon

"& eay

d& Alibaba

5. -hi"h two Ameri"an giants on 11 !e"ember #$1% agreed to "ombine the

two "ompanies in an all>sto"k merger of eDuals/

a& !uPont and !ow Chemi"al Company

b& A+ Amro and A""enture

"& ;ord 0otors and 5eneral 0otors

d& 3M6 and )MP

6. Identify the famous author who on 1$ !e"ember #$1% was honoured withthe prestigious 0ailer PriGe for lifetime a"hie*ement.

a& )alman ,ushdie

b& Arundhati ,oy

"& 0i"hael Hastings

d& ,uth 5ruber

7. 4he 5o*ernment of India on 11 !e"ember #$1% signed a proto"ol to amend

double ta8ation a*oidan"e pa"t with whi"h "ountry/

a& China

b& :apan

"& Indonesia

d& ,ussia

8. -hi"h "ity on 11 !e"ember #$1% made it to the U+3)C


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"& (olkata

d& 'aranasi

9. -hi"h global software Brm on 11 !e"ember #$1% de"lared that it won the

#$1% Aegis 5raham ell Award for de*eloping a solution for the Internet of

4hings/

a& 0i"rosoft

b& )ymante"

"& -ipro

d& I0

10. -ho on 11 !e"ember #$1% won the -omenNs %$m ,ie 2 Positions 5old at

the %th +ational )hooting Championships/

a& 4ejaswini )awant

b& 3liGabeth )usan (oshy

"& Anjum 0oudgil

d& 5aayathri +

11. +ame the Indian "y"list who on 11 !e"ember #$1% be"ame the Brst Indian

female "y"list to be ranked fourth in the -orld 3lite -omen ,anking for the

%$$m time trial e*ent.

a& 0anorama !e*i

b& 0ahitha 0ohan

"& !eborah Herold

d& )unita !e*i

12. United +ations on !e"ember #$1% laun"hed the )ahel humanitarian

appeal for #$1 with an outlay of 1. billion U) dollars. Against this ba"kdrop=

identify the "ontinent in whi"h the )ahel is lo"ated/

a& Afri"a

b& Asia

"& )outh Ameri"a

d& +orth Ameri"a

13. +ame the "ountry that was on !e"ember #$1% asked to halt the torture

of detainees and oppression of human rights a"ti*ists by United +ations

Committee Against 4orture 9U+CA4&.

a& China

b& Cambodia

"& Pakistan

d& ritain

14. A non>proBt organisation of whi"h "ountry in +o*ember #$1% laun"hed the


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emergen"y shelter proje"t "alled )hanti +iwas 3mergen"y Housing 9)+3H& for

senior "itiGens from the Indian and )outh Asian Communities/

a& Australia

b& +ew Eealand

"& 5ermany

d& :apan

15. -hi"h "ountry a""ounted for the highest share of tourist arri*als in India in

+o*ember #$1%/

a& )ingapore

b& 0auritius

"& 4he United (ingdom 9U(&

d& 4he United )tates of Ameri"a 9U)A&

Answes

1>9d& >9a& 11>9"&

#>9b& ?>9b& 1#>9a&

2>9"& >9d& 12>9a&

7>9d& >9"& 17>9b&

%>9a& 1$>9b& 1%>9d&

1. -hi"h of the following on !e"ember #$1% be"ame the Brst "ountry in the

world to gi*e appro*al to use *a""ine against dengue fe*er/

a& raGil

b& India

"& China

d& 0e8i"o2. -hi"h agen"y on !e"ember #$1%# released 5lobal Illi"it ;inan"ial ;lows

,eport #$1%/

a& 5lobal ;inan"ial Integrity

b& 4ransparen"y International

"& -orld ank

d& International 0onetary ;und

3. +ame the "ampaign laun"hed on the o""asion of Human ,ights !ay that was

obser*ed a"ross the world on 1$ !e"ember #$1%.

a& ;reedom from fear= spee"h= worship and want

b&


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"& :ordan

d& raGil

5. 4he International Cri"ket Coun"il on 1$ !e"ember #$1% announ"ed new global

partnership with whi"h leading mobile telephone de*i"e "ompany/

a& )amsung

b& 0i"roma8

"&


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d& 'ietnam

11. 9a& ?>9a& 1#>9a&

2>9b& >9b& 12>9b&

7>9"& >9b& 17>9"&

%>9"& 1$>9a& 1%>9d&

1. ,eal 3state 9,egulation and !e*elopment& ill= #$1% was appro*ed by Union

Cabinet on !e"ember #$1%. -hi"h one of the following is not one of the


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re"ommendations/

a& Co*ers both "ommer"ial and residential real estate proje"ts

b& 3stablishment of ,eal 3state ,egulatory Authority in )tateU4s

"& ,egistration of real estate agents with the Authority

d& Ci*il Courts allowed to take matters deBned in the ill

2. U!"In#$% &e% '( E#)*%+$'n %n# Rese%*, that was laun"hed in +ew

!elhi on !e"ember #$1% will be "elebrated in whi"h year/

a& #$1?

b& #$1%

"& #$1

d& #$1

3. -ho of the following was named as 2015 -es'n '( +,e &e% on

!e"ember #$1% by 4ime 0agaGine/

a& Angela 0erkel

b& Abu akr Al>aghdadi

"& !onald 4rump

d& 'ladimir Putin

4. 4he )upreme Court on !e"ember #$1% asked the Union 5o*ernment to

operationalise the /%n$se# C$es Ines+$/%+$n/ A/en* CIA by

a& 21 !e"ember #$1%

b& 1 :anuary #$1

"& 1 April #$1

d& 1 !e"ember #$1

5. -hi"h s"heme was in news in the Brst week of !e"ember #$1% for being

a"knowledged by the 5uinness ook of -orld re"ords as the largest "ash

transfer programme in terms of number of households/

a& PAHAL

b& 0+,35A

"& eti a"hao eti Padhao

d& I+)PI,3

6. -hi"h "ity was "hosen to host the India A*iation 38hibition and Conferen"e

3*ent #$1/

a& engaluru

b& Hyderbad

"& +ew !elhi

d& 0umbai

7. -ho among the following on !e"ember #$1% temporarily relie*ed himself

as the president of -orld Chess ;ederation/

a& )epp latter


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b& !omeni"o )"ala

"& ,i""ardo ;ra""ari

d& (irsan IlyumGhino*

8. -hi"h "ountry on 7 !e"ember #$1% re>joined as a member of the


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b& Asian Infrastru"ture In*estment ank

"& +ew !e*elopment ank

d& -orld ank

14. -hat was the fo"us area of the Handbook of )tatisti"s #$1% released by

the U+C4A! on !e"ember #$1%/

a& ;oreign !ire"t In*estment

b& )pe"ial 3"onomi" Eones

"& 38ports M Imports

d& Administrati*e ,eforms

15. -hi"h of the following on !e"ember #$1% be"ame the 1$th "ountry to

ratify Arti"les of Agreement of Asian Infrastru"ture In*estment ank/

a& Austria

b& 0ongolia

"& Lu8embourg

d& )ingapore

Answes

1>9d& >9b& 11>9d&

#>9d& ?>9d& 1#>9a&

2>9a& >9"& 12>9a&

7>9d& >9"& 17>9b&

%>9a& 1$>9a& 1%>9"&

1. Pune and ,ajkot on !e"ember #$1% be"ame the interim fran"hises in the

Indian Premier League 9IPL& till #$1?. +ame the "ompany that owns Punefran"hise.

a& +ew ,ising

b& Inte8 0obiles

"& Chettinad Cement

d& A8is Clini"als

2. Pune and ,ajkot on !e"ember #$1% be"ame the interim fran"hises in the

Indian Premier League 9IPL& till #$1?. +ame the "ompany that owns ,ajkot

fran"hise.

a& A8is Clini"als

b& +ew ,ising

"& Inte8 0obiles

d& Chettinad Cement

3. +ame the "ountry who@s lower house of Parliament on !e"ember #$1%

passed the 'isa -ai*er Program Impro*ement A"t of #$1% to amend the its *isa

tra*el pra"ti"es.


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a& United )tates

b& United (ingdom

"& India

d& ;ran"e

4. International !ay of Commemoration and !ignity of the 'i"tims of the Crime

of 5eno"ide and of the Pre*ention of this Crime was obser*ed on

a& !e"ember

b& ? !e"ember

"& !e"ember

d& !e"ember

5. -hi"h Indian ank on !e"ember #$1% announ"ed to mobiliGe % billion U)

dollars from #$1% to #$#$ for "limate a"tion through lending= in*esting and

raising "apital towards mitigation= adaptation and resilien"e/

a& A8is ank

b& H!;C ank

"& 6es ank

d& I!I ank

6. 4he Union 5o*ernment and +ational 4e8tile Corporation on !e"ember

#$1% signed 0emorandum of Understanding 90oU& to set up a 4e"hnology Centre

94ool ,oom& at

a& 'aranasi

b& :aipur

"& 0adras

d& (anpur

7. International Anti>Corruption !ay was obser*ed a"ross the world on

a& 1$


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b& Carolina 0arin

"& Ehao 6unlei

d& ao 6i8in

10. Identify the Indian>Ameri"an entrepreneur who will be "onferred with the

Uttar Pradesh ,atna Award on 7 :anuary #$1 at the inaugural UP Pra*asi !iwas

in Agra.

a& 'inod (hosla

b& ,ohinton 0istry

"& 0anu Prakash

d& ;rank Islam

11. +ame the Indian "ri"keter who on !e"ember #$1% be"ame the "o>owner

of the Pro -restling League team= UP -arriors.

a& 'irat (ohli

b& 0) !honi

"& Harbhajan )ingh

d& ,ohit )harma

12. In whi"h "ity the two>day Heart of Asia "onferen"e was inaugurated on

!e"ember #$1% to enhan"e regional "ooperation on se"urity issues/

a& Islamabad

b& +ew !elhi

"& !hakad& Colombo

13. -ho among the following on !e"ember #$1% resigned as Lokayukta of

(arnataka/

a& 6 haskar ,ao

b& )hi*araj Patil

"& )antosh Hegde

d& + 'enkata"hala

14. Identify the drug maker. In the Brst week of !e"ember #$1% it be"ame Brst

Indian "ompany to re"ei*e !5CI@s appro*al for hepatitis C drug/

a& 5'( io

b& Hetero !rugs

"& !r ,eddy@s Laboratories

d& Aurobindo Pharma

15. -hi"h state go*ernmentunion territory on 2 !e"ember #$1% announ"ed

*ehi"le rationing s"heme to "urb air pollution/


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a& Chandigarh

b& 4elangana

"& +C4 of !elhi

d& 0aharashtra

Answes

1>9a& >9d& 11>9d&

#>9"& ?>9d& 1#>9a&

2>9a& >9a& 12>9a&

7>9d& >9b& 17>9b&

%>9"& 1$>9d& 1%>9"&

1. Identify the "ountry with whi"h India parti"ipated in the bilateral maritime

e8er"ise Indra +a*y #$1% whi"h "ommen"ed on ? !e"ember #$1% in

'ishakhapatanam.

a& ,ussia

b& China

"& :apan

d& ritain

2. +ame the person who was on ? !e"ember #$1% appointed as the Corporate

President of


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b& 4he anking Laws 9Amendment& ill= #$1%

"& 4he Indian )tamp 9Amendment& ill= #$1%

d& 4he Pre*ention of 0oney Laundering 9Amendment& ill= #$1%

6. +ame the "ountry who@s Brst female -$e M$n$s+e :%$#'+%

S+%);)% announ"ed her resignation on ? !e"ember #$1%.

a& osnia

b& Lithuania

"& 3stonia

d& Lat*ia

7. +ame the ill that was introdu"ed in the Lok )abha to fa"ilitate and fast

tra"k setting up of new nu"lear proje"ts in the "ountry on ? !e"ember #$1%.

a& +u"lear )afety ,egulatory Authority ill= #$1%

b& Atomi" 3nergy 9Amendment& ill= #$1%

"& 4he Indian Atomi" 3nergy Coun"il 9Amendment& ill= #$1%

d& 4he Ci*il Liability for +u"lear !amage ill= #$1%

8. -hi"h of the following state on % !e"ember #$1% be"ame the Brst state of

India to join the Union 5o*ernment@s U;w% D$s*' Ass)%n*e &';%n% 9U!A6&/

a& :harkhand

b& Andhra Pradesh

"& ,ajasthan

d& 5ujarat

9. +ame the "ity that on ? !e"ember #$1% issued its Brst>e*er ,ed Alert on air>pollution ordering s"hools to "lose due to haGardous air Duality.

a& eijing

b& 4okyo

"& !elhi

d& Islamabad

10. +ame the storm that in Brst week of !e"ember #$1% wreaked ha*o" in

United (ingdom.

a& Per

b& !esmond

"& !irk

d& atta"k *i"tims under

whi"h Duota/

a& !isable


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b& )o"ially ba"kward

"& 3"onomi"ally ba"kward

d& 0inorities

12. Indian 5o*ernment on ? !e"ember #$1% announ"ed I":TE

'/%e to monitor diJerent biomes a"ross the "ountry. In whi"h "ity it

was announ"ed on the sidelines of C

#1 of the U+;CCC/

a& Paris

b& London

"& +ew 6ork

d& 4okyo

13. Identify the politi"al "oalition that won 'eneGuelan parliamentary ele"tion

held on !e"ember #$1%.

a& !emo"rati" Unity ,oundtable

b& United )o"ialist Party of 'eneGueala

"& Communist Party of 'eneGuela

d& ;atherland for All

14. Identify the multilateral agen"y. Its Eero ,outine ;laring by #$2$ Initiati*e

was on ? !e"ember #$1% endorsed by 7% leading global oil "ompanies in Paris.

a& International 0onetary ;und

b& -orld Health 9b& 12>9a&

7>9d& >9a& 17>9"&

%>9a& 1$>9b& 1%>9d&

1. 5AIL 9India& Limited in the last week of +o*ember #$1% laun"hed whi"h portal

for monitoring the pipeline ,ight of Use 9,oU& through spa"e te"hnology/


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a& hu*an>5AIL portal

b& 53store portal

"& (M: )atelite Portal

d& )tar


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b& )oils a solid ground for life

"& Long Li*e 4he )oil

d& )oils )ustains )o"iety and the 3n*ironment

8. 4he owners of the world@s largest nu"lear "omple8 ru"e +u"lear 5enerating

)tation plan on 2 !e"ember #$1% de"ided to spend Q.?2 billion U) dollars to

refurbish si8 aging rea"tors to deli*er more power. -here is the largest nu"lear

"omple8 lo"ated/

a& ahamas

b& Cuba

"& Canada

d& 0e8i"o

9. -hi"h High Court on 7 !e"ember #$1% made the judgment that the married

daughters of de"eased go*ernment employees are eligible for appointments on

"ompassionate grounds in go*ernment jobs/

a& 0adras High Court

b& Allahabad High Court

"& ombay High Court

d& !elhi High Court

10. +ame the *eteran !o*ish Israeli Politi"ian who died on 7 !e"ember #$1%/

a& 6ossi )arid

b& 6ishai Abdullah

"& 6aako* )arood

d& )hulamit Aloni

11.


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b& Panorami" Camera

"& 2$ degrees Camera

d& ', "amera

14. -hi"h state on 7 !e"ember #$1% laun"hed the International festi*al on irds

in a bid to promote state as an international bird>wat"hing destination/

a& ihar

b& !elhi

"& Uttar Pradesh

d& Haryana

15. -hi"h "ountry on 7 !e"ember #$1% announ"ed a $ billion U) dollars

pa"kage to Afri"an nations during the ;orum on China>Afri"a Cooperation

9;9a&

7>9b& >9b& 17>9"&

%>9"& 1$>9a& 1%>9d&

1. India on 2 !e"ember #$1% signed a 0emorandum of Understanding on air

ser*i"es with whi"h "ountry/

a& ,epubli" of (oreab& 5ermany

"& United )tates of Ameri"a

d& ;ran"e

2. -hi"h state on 2 !e"ember #$1% be"ame the Brst state of India to laun"h

,ota*irus *a""ination proje"t/

a& Haryana

b& Hima"hal Pradesh

"& (arnataka

d& 0aharashtra

3. Identify the nationwide "ampaign for persons with disabilities laun"hed by

Arun :aitley on 2 !e"ember #$1% in +ew !elhi.

a& A""essible India 0o*ement

b& Campaign for !isability 3mployment

"& !isability ConBdent Campaign

d& A""essible India Campaign


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4. +ame the te8tile "orporation of India that on 2 !e"ember #$1% signed

Integrity Pa"t with 4ransparen"y International India.

a& Handi"rafts M Handlooms 38ports Corporation 9HH3C&

b& +ational Handloom !e*elopment Corporation 9+H!C&

"& :ute Corporation of India 9:CI&

d& +ational 4e8tile Corporation 9+4C&

5. +ame the state that on 2 +o*ember #$1% passed the 0LA 9)alaries=

Allowan"es= Pension= et"& 9Amendment& ill= #$1% that seeks around 7$$ per"ent

hike in the salaries of the 0LAs.

a& (arnataka

b& !elhi

"& 5ujarat

d& ihar

6. 4he Brst India International )"ien"e ;esti*al 9II);& began on 7 !e"ember

#$1% at

a& II4>0umbai

b& II4>!elhi

"& II)">angalore

d& I)0>!hanbad

7. 77th +a*y !ay was obser*ed in India ona& 2 !e"ember #$1%

b& 7 !e"ember #$1%

"& 2$ +o*ember #$1%

d& 1 !e"ember #$1%

8. +a*y day is "elebrated e*ery year to "ommemorate the su""ess of whi"h

operation of Indian +a*y that was "arried out during the 1?1 Indo>Pak war

a& friendly poli"y to en"ourage rural youth to parti"ipate in

farming so that migration to urban areas "an be "urbed.

a& Aruna"hal Pradesh

b& 0aharashtra


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"& 4amil +adu

d& Uttar Pradesh

10. Union Cabinet on # !e"ember #$1% appro*ed ,egional Centre for

iote"hnology ill= #$1% to gi*e legal status to an already established institution.

In this "onte8t= identify the "ity in whi"h the "entre e8ists/

a& ;aridabad

b& 0umbai

"& Chennai

d& Hyderabad

11. A broad "oalition of #$ organisations on # !e"ember #$1% announ"ed

Paris Pa"t on -ater and Climate Change Adaptation. It was announ"ed on the

sidelines of whi"h C


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in"reased to by the ,I on 2 !e"ember #$1%/

a& %

b& ?%

"& %

d& %%

Answes

1>9a& >9b& 11>9b&

#>9b& ?>9b& 1#>9"&

2>9d& >9a& 12>9d&

7>9d& >9b& 17>9a&

%>9b& 1$>9a& 1%>9b&

1. 4he Union Cabinet on # !e"ember #$1% ga*e its appro*al for signing of a

0emorandum of Understanding in the Beld of water resour"es management

between India and whi"h "ountry/

a& Israel

b& 5ermany

"& 4urkey

d& :apan

2. -ho on # !e"ember #$1% was ele"ted as the new )peaker of the ihar

Legislati*e Assembly/

a& )adanand )inghb& 'ijay (umar Chaudhary

"& :itan ,am 0anjhi

d& Uday +arayan Choudhary

3. Identify the *eteran industrialist asso"iated with the Chettinad 5roup of

Companies who died on # !e"ember #$1% in Chennai.

a& Annamalai Chettiar

b& )igappi Aa"hi

"& 0A0 ,amaswamy

d& 0,0 ,amanathan Chettiar

4. Pulin (umar= who on +o*ember #$1% was "onferred with the I+A 5eneral

Counsel of the year #$1% > ,etail Award= is 5roup )enior Legal and Complian"e

!ire"tor 9India& of whi"h multinational shoe manufa"turer/

a& ,eebok

b& +ike

"& Puma


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d& Adidas

5. -ho was sworn>in as the 72rd Chief :usti"e of India 9C:I& on 2 !e"ember

#$1%/

a& :usti"e 4irath )ingh 4hakur

b& :usti"e H L !attu

"& :usti"e PL Panagariya

d& :usti"e ,ajendra 0al Lodha

6. 4he Union Cabinet on # !e"ember #$1% appro*ed the rehabilitation

pa"kage and upgradation of infrastru"ture of the angladeshi en"la*es and

Coo"h ehar distri"t. 4he Coo"h ehar distri"t is lo"ated in whi"h Indian state/

a& ihar

b& Uttar Pradesh

"& -est engal

d& Assam

7. 4ata )ons Ltd on # !e"ember #$1% tied>up with whi"h international bank for

its funding and branding in se*eral "ountries a"ross the world/

a& International 0onetary ;unds

b& Industrial M Commer"ial ank of China Limited

"& -orld ank

d& 3uropean Central ank

8. 4he International !ay for the Abolition of )la*ery was obser*ed globally onwhi"h date/

a& # +o*ember

b& 2$ +o*ember

"& 1 !e"ember

d& # !e"ember

9. +ame the (oodiyattom and +angiarkoothu artist who died on 1 !e"ember

#$1%/

a& 0argi )athi

b& Ar"hana +andakumar

"& (alanilayam (aladharan

d& Aparna +angiar

10. Ari"ent= a U)>based produ"t engineering Brm= on 1 !e"ember #$1% tied>up

with whi"h Indian "ompany to laun"h Ari"ent 3mployability Programme/

a& +ass"om ;oundation

b& ,elian"e ;oundation

"& Indian !e*elopment ;oundation


27/53

d& Eakat ;oundation of India

11. 4he !elhi !e*elopment Authority 9!!A& was on 1 !e"ember #$1% awarded

with whi"h award for adopting te"hnology to ser*e the publi" better and using

resour"es eR"iently through mobile appli"ations/

a& +ational Award for e>5o*ernan"e

b& -eb ,atna Award

"& 3>India Award

d& 4he manthan Award

12. -hi"h of the following states was on 1 !e"ember #$1% de"lared as drought

hit/

a& 0adhya Pradesh

b& (arnataka

"& :harkhand

d& 4amil +adu

13. President Pranab 0ukherjee on #$ )eptember #$1% ga*e his assent to the

Labour Laws 9Amendment& ill #$1% of whi"h state/

a& 5ujarat

b& 0adhya Pradesh

"& Aruna"hal Pradesh

d& (erala

14. 4he Union Cabinet on # !e"ember #$1% appro*ed signing and ratiB"ation

of Proto"ol for amending the !ouble 4a8ation A*oidan"e Con*ention 9!4AC& withwhi"h of the following "ountries/

a& raGil

b& Iran

"& :apan

d& ,ussia

15. International !ay of Persons with !isabilities was obser*ed a"ross the

world on 2 !e"ember #$1% with the theme

a& )ustainable !e*elopment 4he Promise of 4e"hnology

b& ,ights of Persons with !isabilities A"tion in !e*elopment

"& A *oi"e of our own

d& In"lusion matters a""ess and empowerment for people of all abilities

Answes

1>9a& >9"& 11>9"&

#>9b& ?>9b& 1#>9"&

2>9"& >9d& 12>9a&

7>9d& >9a& 17>9"&

%>9a& 1$>9a& 1%>9d&


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1. Identify the "ity in whi"h the 0ission Inno*ation was laun"hed on 2$

+o*ember #$1% by world leaders for a""elerating "lean energy re*olution.

a& London

b& +ew 6ork

"& Paris

d& +ew !elhi

2. 4he International 0onetary ;und@s 9I0;& elite reser*e "urren"y basket went

up to what number with in"lusion of Chinese 6uan into it on 2$ +o*ember #$1%.

a& 4hree

b& ;our

"& ;i*e

d& )i8

3. -hat was the theme of the -orld AI!) !ay that was obser*ed on 1

!e"ember #$1%/

a& Eero 4oleran"e to AI!)

b& A"hie*e sustainable goals to end epidemi" by #$2$

"& 5etting to Gero= 3nd AI!) by #$2$

d& 4he time to a"t eradi"ate AI!) is now

4. -hi"h initiati*e was laun"hed by India and ;ran"e jointly on 2$ +o*ember

#$1%/

a& 0ission Inno*ation

b& International )olar Allian"e

"& Anti"ipate= Absorb= ,eshaped& 4ogether -e 5o

5. 4he United +ations "limate "hange "onferen"e 9C


29/53

#$1 in whi"h "ountry/

a& 4urkey

b& )yria

"& Afghanistan

d& IraD

8. 4he Legislati*e Assembly of whi"h stateU4 on 1 !e"ember #$1% passed

three major edu"ation bills that aim at reining in pri*ate s"hools/

a& 0aharashtra

b& Uttar Pradesh

"& 4amil +adu

d& !elhi

9. +ame the renowned *iolinist who will be awarded with the )angeet

)amman at the I4C )angeet )ammelan #$1% whi"h will "ommen"e on 7

!e"ember #$1% in (olkata.

a& Ambi )ubramaniam

b& Lakshminarayana )ubramaniam

"& :ohar Ali (han

d& +andini 0uthuswamy

10. Identify the renowned sarangi player belonging to )ainia 5harana who

died on 2$ +o*ember #$1% in +ew !elhi.

a& Ustad )abri (han

b& Ustad undu (han

"& Allah ,akhad& )abir (han

11. In whi"h "ountry the se"ond season of the International Premier 4ennis

League was inaugurated on 1 !e"ember #$1%/

a& )outh (orea

b& China

"& :apan

d& Australia

12. -hi"h Latin Ameri"an "ountry on 1 !e"ember #$1% announ"ed that it is

fa"ing the longest re"ession sin"e the 12$s/

a& Argentina

b& Chile

"& Columbia

d& raGil


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13. President Pranab 0ukherjee on 1 !e"ember #$1% ga*e assent to ;a"tories

9Amendment& ill= #$1% to allow women to work in night shifts. -hi"h of the

following state legislatures passed the bill/

a& (arnataka

b& 0aharashtra

"& 4elangana

d& (arnataka

14. -ho among the following on 1 !e"ember #$1% assumed the presiden"y of

the ,oyal )o"iety in London/

a& )ir 'enkatraman ,amakrishnan

b& Professor (amal awa

"& Professor Ajay )ood

d& Professor :ohn (uriyan

15. y what per"entage India grew between :uly and )eptember #$1% making

it the fastest growing e"onomy in the world/

a& ?.7

b& .7

"& %.7

d& 7.7

Answes

1>9"& >9a& 11>9"&

#>9"& ?>9"& 1#>9d&2>9"& >9d& 12>9b&

7>9b& >9b& 17>9a&

%>9b& 1$>9a& 1%>9a&

1. Identify the former Indian test "aptain. He resigned as "hief mentor of

0umbai Indians IPL team/

a& Anil (umble

b& )oura* 5anguly

"& ,ahul !ra*id

d& )a"hin 4endulkar

2. Identify the fo"us area of 0ission Inno*ation that was laun"hed by world

leaders on 2$ +o*ember #$1% in Paris/

a& 4a"kling terrorism

b& Clean energy

"& Illegal migration

d& +atural !isasters


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3. -ho among the following led the formation of reakthrough 3nergy

Coalition on 2$ +o*ember #$1% to redu"e demand for fossil fuels/

a& ara"k


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d& India@s 5lobal Polio 3ndgame )trategy

9. +ame the Polish professional footballer who on 2$ +o*ember #$1% was

awarded with four separate oR"ial 5uinness -orld ,e"ords "ertiB"ates/

a& ;ran"k ,ibSry

b& 0ario 5TtGe

"& ,obert Lewandowski

d& :oshua (immi"h

10. -hi"h mo*ie on 2$ +o*ember #$1% bagged the 5olden Pea"o"k Award for

the est ;ilm at the 7th International ;ilm ;esti*al of India/

a& )ealed Cargo

b& 3n"la*e

"& Cinemawala

d& 3mbra"e of the )erpent

11. -ho on 2$ +o*ember #$1% be"ame the newly ele"ted President of urkina

;aso/

a& 6a"ouba Isaa" Eida

b& ,o"h 0ar" Christian (aborS

"& 0i"hel (afando

d& laise CompaorS

12. Leader of whi"h global "onglomerate "ompany on # +o*ember #$1% was

awarded with the Lifetime A"hie*ement Award at the annual Asian usiness

Leadership ;orum 9AL;& )eries in !ubai/

a& Hinduja rothers

b& :eJ eGos

"& Anand 0ahindra

d& Adi 5odrej

13. +ame the senior Indian Information )er*i"es 9II)& oR"er and Additional

!ire"tor 5eneral 9+ews& in All India ,adio who retired from ser*i"e on 2$

+o*ember #$1%.

a& Anil (umar amba

b& !+ 0ohanty

"& Pratima !ikshit

d& Aditi !as ,out

14. 4o re*iew defen"e "ooperation between the two "ountries= Chief of the


33/53

Army )taJ 5eneral !albir )ingh )uhag is on a B*e day oR"ial *isit to whi"h

"ountry/

a& )ri Lanka

b& 0yanmar

"& China

d& angladesh

15. +ame the "ountry that on 2$ +o*ember #$1% refuted ChinaNs "laims o*er

islands in the )outh China )ea= during week>long pro"eedings at an arbitration

"ourt in 4he Hague.

a& Philippines

b& :apan

"& 0alaysia

d& )ingapore

Answes

1>9a& >9b& 11>9b&

#>9b& ?>9a& 1#>9a&

2>9d& >9a& 12>9b&

7>9"& >9"& 17>9a&

%>9a& 1$>9d& 1%>9a&N'ee 2015

1. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %e *'e*+ w$+, ese*+ +'

)ses $n In#$%<

a& 4ur and Urad are rabi "rops.b& )tate owned ;CI are the only institutions in*ol*ed in the pro"urement of

pulses.

"& Higher 0)P has resulted in in"reased produ"tion of pulses in general.

A& ALL

& a and b

C& b and C

!& +one

== B)s$ness ==

2. $+, ese*+ +' N%+$'n% -,%%*e)+$*% -$*$n/ A)+,'$+ *'ns$#e

+,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

a& +PPA is an organiGation of the 5o*ernment of India whi"h was established=

inter alia= to B8 re*ise the pri"es of "ontrolled bulk drugs and formulations and

to enfor"e pri"es and a*ailability of the medi"ines in the "ountry.

b& 4he organiGation is also entrusted with the task of re"o*ering amounts

o*er"harged by manufa"turers for the "ontrolled drugs from the "onsumers.

"& It also monitors the pri"es of de"ontrolled drugs in order to keep them at

reasonable le*els.

,$*, %'n/ +,e %'e /$en s+%+een+s %e *'e*+


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A& a and b

& a= b= "

C& b and "

!& " and a

3. As ''se# *%$ne+ 'ne+% '$* $n In#$% w$ e #e+e$ne#

% *'$++ee $n +,e ()+)e. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s $s

*'e*+ e/%#$n/ +,e *'$++ee<

a& Committee will ha*e B*e members in whi"h the go*ernment will nominate twomembers and the ,I one e8pert= besides two of its oR"ials the

!eputy 5o*ernor and the e8e"uti*e dire"tor

b& ,I 5o*ernor will ha*e *eto power in the "ommittee.

A& a only

& b only

C& oth

!& +one

== In#$% An# '# ==

4. A"S,%%% $s % /') e%+e# +' w,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/<

A& A terrorist group working in Afri"a.

& A trade group in -est Asia.

C& A group related to human rights.

!& A group Bghting insurgen"y

== E*''/ ==

5. A($*%n :$'ns (% )n#e w,%+ *%+e/' $n Re# :$s+ )$s,e# IUCN<

A& 3ndangered

& Criti"ally 3ndangered

C& 'ulnerable

!& +one of the abo*e

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

== In#$% %n# '# ==

1. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+ w$+, ese*+ +' n)*e%

s)$es /')<

a& It is a 7 member "ountries body body "on"erned with redu"ing nu"lear

proliferation by "ontrolling the e8port and re>transfer of materials.

b& India is a member to +)5.


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A& a only

& b only

C& oth

!& +one

== N%+$'n% ==

2. $+, ese*+ +' n'+$*es $ss)e# $n+e'> w,$*, %'n/ +,e

(''w$n/ $s *'e*+<

a& International noti"es are the main instruments of international poli"e "o>

operation.

b& ,ed "orner noti"e "an be issued only against a person who has "ommitted an

oJen"e whi"h is an Ve8traditable oJen"eV under the Indian 38tradition A"t= 1#.

"& CI is the nodal agen"y for the "oordination with interpol.

d& ,ed "orner noti"e was issued against 5angster Chhota ,ajan.

A& a= b and "

& b= " and d

C& b and " only

!& All

3. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %n# ?n# ')+ w,$*, %'n/ +,e

%e *'e*+<

a& 3ase of doing business inde8 is published by -orld ank.

b& India@s ranking in this year report is 12$.

A& b only

& a only

C& both

!& none

== B)s$ness %n# E*'n' ==

4. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %n# % +,e *'e*+ '+$'n.

a& 3ight Core se"tor industries "omprises 2 per"ent of inde8 of industrial

produ"tion.

b& 4he


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== N%+$'n% ==

1. A'n/ +,e e'w en+$'ne# s+%+een+s w,%+ ('s +,e %+ '(

*''e%+$e (e#e%$s<

a& !i*ision of fun"tions among the "entre and states.

b& In*o"ation of Arti"le 2% without the appro*al of state go*ernment.

"& Cooperation between the "entre and state while de"iding about issues

mentioned in list 2 of se*enth s"hedule.

A& a= b

& b= "C& "= a

!& All

2. In % $# +' *,e* +,e %w %n# '#e s$+)%+$'n e*en+ Me/,%%% $/,

*')+ ,%s '#ee# (' $een+%+$'n '( AFS-A $n %+$*)% %e%. M%

+,e n%e '( +,%+ %e%.

a& 5aro hills

b& (hasi hills

"& :aintia hillsd& +one of the abo*e

== In#$% %n# w'# ==

3. S%+ $s%n#s %e %+ '( w,$*, '*e%n se%<

A& 3ast China sea

& )outh China )ea

C& Indian o"ean


== B)s$ness An# E*'n' ==

4. $+, e(een*e +' +e% '#)*+$'n w,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/

s+%+een+s %e *'e*+<

a& India is the largest produ"er of tea

b& India "onsumes 7$ per"ent of the total world produ"tion of tea.

A& a only

& b onlyC& both

!& none

@@@@@@@@@@@@

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

@@@@@@@@@@@@

== N%+$'n% ==


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1. $+, ese*+ +' s+%w )n$n/ w,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+<

a& )traw burning is a pra"ti"e used for burning agri"ultural residue after "utting

the "rop.

b& ,e"ently +54 announ"ed a Bne of ,s. #=%$$ to ,s. 1%=$$$ on farmers found

indulging in straw burning.

A& a only

& b only

C& oth

!& +one

2. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %n# % +,e *'e*+ 'ne<

a& 5)A4>1% is a "ommuni"ation satellite whi"h will repla"e I+)A4>2A= 7.

b& 5)A4 >1% will be own along with )audi ArabiaNs Arabsat>adr>?.

"& It will not help in na*igation system of 5A5A+.

A& a= b

& b= "

C& "=a

!& All

3. ,%+ $s IM-RINT" In#$% ';e*+<

A& It is a pan>II4 and II)" joint "ollaboration to de*elop a blueprint for resear"h of

immediate rele*an"e to so"iety reDuiring inno*ation= dire"t s"ientiB" resear"h

into identiBed areas.

& It is an initiati*e for the prote"tion of IP, in India.

C& It is an initiati*e to in"rease the a""ountability of press in India.


4. In w,$*, '( +,ese *')n+ ee/en* w%s '*%$e# e*en+.

A& 0aldi*es

& Afghanistan

C& Ukraine

!& angladesh

@@@@@@@@@@@@

1.C2.A

3.A

4.A

@@@@@@@@@@@@

== N%+$'n% ==

1. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ %e +,e #$s+$*+s w,$*, %e %+ '( $'+

';e*+s M$*'s'(+ $n In#$% +' '$#e 'w"*'s+ In+e"ne+ +' $%/es


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a& 'aranasi

b& )rikakulam

"& Indore

A& a= "

& b="

C& a=b

!& All

== In+en%+$'n%==

2. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+ w$+, ese*+ +' #$s)+e# Z,)$

ee(<

a& It is part of sparty island

b& China= Philippines and 'ietnam all "laim o*er its jurisdi"tion.

A& a only

& oth

C& b only

!& +one

== E*'n' ==

3. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+ w$+, ese*+ +' '# B'n#s>

e*en+ s+%+e# +,e 'enen+> (' /'# 'ne+$s%+$'n<

a& 4he onds will be for a tenor of eight years= with an e8it option from the %th

year.

b& uyer will not be allowed to pur"hase less than two grams>worth of bonds and

not more than %$$grams>worth per person per Bnan"ial year.

"& It "an only be pur"hased by indi*iduals residing in India.A& a= "

& a= b

C& " only

!& All

4. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+ e/%#$n/ e*en+ %)n*,e#

UDA& s*,ee<

a& Under this s"heme states shall take o*er ?% per "ent of dis"om debt as on

)eptember 2$= #$1% o*er two yearsb& %$ per "ent of dis"om debt shall be taken o*er in #$1%>1 and #% per "ent in

#$1>1?.

A& a only

& b only

C& oth

!& +one

@@@@@@@@@@@@


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1.C

2.C

3.B

4.C

@@@@@@@@@@@@

== N%+$'n% ==

1. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %e *'e*+ e/%#$n/ Sw%*,,

B,%%+*ess<

a& ItNs rate would be # per"ent.

b& It would be "harged additional on in"ome ta8.

"& It will be appli"able from the start of Bnan"ial year #$1>1?.

A& a= b

& b= "

C& All

!& +one

2. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s $s *'e*+ e/%#$n/ T%ns-%*$?* %+nes,$<

a& It is agreement between 1# "ountries for the impro*ement of trade.

b& 4PP will "o*er 7$ per "ent of the global "ommer"e.

"& China is part of this deal.

A& a= b

& b="

C& "=a

!& a only

3. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+ %n# % +,e *'e*+ '+$'n.

a& In"rease in repo rate will in"rease the money supply in the e"onomy.

b& ,I has "onsistently in"reased repo rates last year to Bght ination.

"& Present repo rate is B8ed at .?% per"ent.

A& a= b

& b only

C& " only

!& b= "

@@@@@@@@@@@@

1.D

2.A

3.C

@@@@@@@@@@@@

== N%+$'n% ==


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1. $+, ese*+ +' e*en+ e*'en#%+$'n '( > w,$*, %'n/ +,e

(''w$n/ s+%+een+s %e *'e*+<

a& ,ed meat is "ar"inogeni".

b& Pro"essed meats are the major "ulprit= and are a Class>1 "ar"inogen.

A& a only

& b only

C& +one

!& oth

== B)s$ness ==

2. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s +,e %+es+ *'%n +' e%*, 300 $$'n

#'%s $n %e+ *%$+%$%+$'n<

A& 4ata motors

& ;a"ebook

C& Apple

!& AmaGon

== In+en%+$'n% ==

3. ,$*, *')n+ ,%s een e*en+ #e*%e# E'% (ee <

A& )yria

& Congo

C& )ierra Leone


@@@@@@@@@@@@1.D

2.B

3.C

@@@@@@@@@@@@

== N%+$'n% ==

1. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %n# % +,e *'e*+ %nswe.

a&


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2. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+ e/%#$n/ N'n '$(e%+$'n

+e%+<

a& 4he 4reaty represents the only binding "ommitment in a multilateral treaty to

the goal of disarmament by the nu"lear>weapon )tates.

b& A

!& Arti"le 77

Ans C

== In+en%+$'n% ==

2. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %n# % +,e *'e*+ %nswe

e/%#$n/ e%+ '( As$% *'n(een*e.

a& Countries parti"ipating in the Heart of Asia Pro"ess in"lude Afghanistan=

AGerbaijan= China= India= U)A= U.(. among others.

b& 3*ery year "onferen"e is held at diJerent "ountries. 4his year "onferen"e will

be held at +ew !elhi.

"& 4he United +ations= 4he 3uropean Union also support the pro"ess.

A& a= b

& b="C& All


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!& C only

Ans !

== E*'n' ==

3. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+ %n# % +,e *'e*+ %nswe.

A& 5)4 is a ta8 regime to separate state ta8es from "entral ta8es.

& 5)4 will ha*e no impa"t on "as"ading eJe"t of ta8es.

C& All major Central and )tate ta8es will get subsumed into 5)4 whi"h will redu"e

the multipli"ity of ta8es= and thus bring down the "omplian"e "ost.


Ans C

@@@@@@@@@@@@

1.C

2.D

3.C

== In+en%+$'n% ==

1. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1. As of #$1%= there are two permanent non>member obser*er states at the

United +ations the Holy )ee and Palestine.

#.Currently U+ has 1 member states

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1.only 1

#.only #2.neither 1 nor #

7.both 1 M #

2. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s T$es $/,e E#)*%+$'n %n$n/

1.4he 1#th edition of the annual rankings released by N4imes Higher 3du"ationN

has the Indian Institute of )"ien"e in the un>ranked #%1>2$$ "ategory and the

Indian Institute of 4e"hnology ombay in the 2%1>7$$ "ategory.

#. -ith 1? institution on the list= India is now at par with its ,IC "ounterpart

raGil.

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1.only 1

#.only #

2.neither 1 nor #

7.both 1 M #

3. )%n Dee'en+ In#e #ee'e#

1.0ehboob Ul> HaD#.Alinar


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2.Paul )tigletG

7.:ohn +ash

4. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1. India is the worldNs third>largest emitter of greenhouse gases

#. U.+. summit on "limate "hange will be held in Paris in !e"ember #$1%

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1.only 1

#.only #

2.neither 1 nor #

7.both 1 M #

5. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ Ne%s new *'ns+$+)+$'n

1. swears by the prin"iples of federalism= se"ularism= parliamentary demo"ra"y

and republi"anism.

#. +epal will be di*ided in nine pro*in"es

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1.only 1

#.only #

2.neither 1 nor #

7.both 1 M #

6. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1. 4he ,eser*e ank had granted in>prin"iple appro*al to 11 appli"ants= in"luding

!oP= in August to set up payments banks.#. As per ,I guidelines= payments banks would oJer a limited range of produ"ts

su"h as demand deposits and remittan"es

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1.only 1

#.only #

2.neither 1 nor #

7.both 1 M #

7. *'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1.,ajasthan tops the table in solar "apa"ity addition with the state "ontributing

1=1?% 0- "apa"ity.

#. 5ujarat is ranked number three in solar "apa"ity addition

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1.only 1

#.only #

2.neither 1 nor #

7.both 1 M #


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8.T,e s$/n$?*%n+ *'ns+$+)+$'n% %n#% +,e *,%+e A*+ '( 1853 $s (' =

1. It established Indian legislati*e "oun"il

#.


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A C !

a& % # 2 1

b& 2 7 % 1

"& 2 # % 1

d& % 7 2 1

Q.13. ,$*, 'ne '( +,e (''w$n/ %$ $s n'+ *'e*+ %+*,e#<

1& 11 A"t F !iar"hy of the "entre

#& 11 A"t F Portfolio system2& 12% A"t > i"ameralism

7& 1%2 A"t F 5o*ernor 5eneral of India

a& 1=2=7

b& #=2=7

"& 1=#=7

d& 1=#=2

Q.14. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+ %')+ +,e In+e$ 'enen+

19461& 4he members of the interim go*ernment were members of the

*i"eroy@s 38e"uti*e "oun"il

#& 4he 'i"eroy "ontinued to be the head of the "oun"il

2& !r.,ajendra Prasad was designated as the *i"e>president of the "oun"il

C'e*+ $s =

a& 1 only

b& # only

"& 1= #

d& 1=#=2

15. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1. 4he ,eser*e ank of India notiBed that foreign portfolio in*estors 9;PI& will be

able to hold up to ,s 1. lakh "rore worth of go*ernment se"urities from


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2.e"onomi"s

7.medi"ine

17. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ A)n/ S%n S)) !$

1. )he won the +obel Pea"e PriGe

#.)uu (yi formed the +ational League for !emo"ra"y party in 0yanmar

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1. only 1

#. neither 1 nor #

2. both 1 M #

7. only #

18. T,e E)'e%n Un$'n %)n*,e# % new 'e%+$'n +' $n+e*e+ e'e

s)//es 'n +,e Me#$+e%ne%n Se% $n %n eJ'+ +' ,%+ +%K*$n/ %n#

een+ 'e #e%+,s %$# E)'es 'n/'$n/ $/%n+ %n# e()/ee *$s$s.

,%+ $s +,e n%e '( +,$s 'e%+$'n

1.


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,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1. only 1

#. neither 1 nor #

2. both 1 M #

7. only #

== M$s*e%ne')s ==

22. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1. +epal is a landlo"ked "ountry

#. -orld population day "elebrated on 11th july e*ery year

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1. only 1

#. neither 1 nor #

2. both 1 M #

7. only #

23. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ n'e $e

1.+ational !ialogue Kuartet won this year@s nobel priGe for pea"e

#. +ational !ialogue Kuartet is a 4unisian organisation

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1. only 1

#. only #

2. neither 1 nor #

7. both 1 M #

== M$s*e%ne')s ==

24. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1.Art #$ of the "onstitution is related to Planning "ommission

#.Art #11 of the "onstitution is related to +ational Human ,ights Commission

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1. only 1

#. only #

2. neither 1 nor #

7. both 1 M #


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Ans1. 1#. 72. 17.7%.1.7?.1.d.d1$.111.#1#."12.a17."1%.21.#1?.21.11.2#$.2

#1.1##.2#2.2

#7.7


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1. only 1

#. only #

2. neither 1 nor #

7. both 1M #

4. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1. ChinaNs middle "lass has o*ertaken the United )tates to be"ome the worldNs

largest

#. Ayatollah Ali (hamenei is the supreme leader of Iran

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1. only 1

#. only #

2. neither 1 nor #

7. both 1M #

5. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ A($*%n Dee'en+ B%n

1. Af!= established in 17 and headDuartered in Abidjan= CWte d@I*oire

#. its aimed to spur sustainable e"onomi" de*elopment and so"ial progress in itsregional member "ountries

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1.only 1

#.only #

2.neither 1 nor #

7.both 1M #

== N%+$'n% ==

6. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1. Arti"le 77 of the Constitution do say that there should be a uniform "i*il "ode.

#.Arti"le 17 is related to UP)C

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1.only 1

#.only #

2.neither 1 nor #

7.both 1M #

Q.7. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s =

1. In India 5!P is "al"ulated in the basis of fa"tor "ost of net +ational Produ"ts

#. Pri"e of the produ"t at the produ"tion basis is known as fa"tor pri"e

2. 0arket pri"e is always more than fa"tor pri"e.

C'e*+ s+%+een+s %e L

a. 1=#

b. 1=#=2

". #=2d. 1=2


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Q.8 A**'#$n/ +' !enes$%n s*,'' '( e*'n'$*s L

1. A mis>mat"h between demand and supply pulls up pri"es is demand F pull

ination

#. A pri"e rise whi"h is the result of in"rease in the produ"tion "ost is "ost push

ination

a. 1 Corre"t

b. # Corre"t

". both "orre"td. both in"orre"t

9. T,e /'enen+s es'+ +' (''w$n/ '+$'ns +' *,e* $s$n/ $n%+$'ns

1. 5o*ernment go on to in"rease the produ"tion to mat"hing the le*el of demand

is short term measure.

#. 4ighter monetary poli"y to "ool down either the demand F pull or "ost push

ination by "utting down money supply in the e"onomy.

a. 1 Corre"t

b. # Corre"t". both "orre"t

d. both in"orre"t

Q.10 C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ e $n%+$'n L

1. It is large and a""elerating

#. In this ination= pri"es shoot up o*ernight

2. 4he ,ussian e"onomy did show su"h ination after disintegration of the e8

U)),


a. 1 and #

b. # and 2

". 1 and 2

d. all of the abo*e

Q.11. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ +,e B'++ene* $n%+$'n L

1. It takes pla"e when the supply falls and demand remains at the same le*el

#. 4his "ould put in "ost>push ination "ategory.

2. 4his also known as Xstru"tural ination@


a. only 1

b. 1 and 2

". # and 2

d. 1 and #

12. ,%+ %e +,e e%s)es +' s+en/+,en$n/ +,e $n(%s+)*+)% '

$ns+$+)+$'n% %se*+s '( se*'n# /een e')+$'n


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1. Credit deli*ery

#. )torage fa"ilities

2. 4ransport "onne"ti*ity

7. 4ele"ommuni"ation

%. Irrigation preparedness

. 0arketing +etworks

a. 1 = # =2 =7

b. 1= 2= %=

". #= 2 =% =d. 1=#= 2= 7= %=

13. N%+$'n% M$ss$'n 'n B%'' *'es %'' %n# %++%n w,%+ $s +,e

#$Jeen*e e+ween +,e<

1. ,attan is a palm= normally a "limber and solid while bamboo is a grass and

typi"ally a hollow "ylinder

#. All of the bamboo plant= from root to "ulm and lea*es is utiliGe in di*erse ways

where as only stem of the rattan plant is used.

In*'e*+ s+%+een+ $s %e =

a. 1 only

b. # only

". both

d. none

14. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1 .,ajbhasha *ibhag "omes under the ministry of home aJairs

#. promotion of rajbhasha is mention in Art #72

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1. only 1

#. only #

2. neither 1 nor #

7. both 1 M #

15. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1.tarapore "ommittee is related to "on*ertibility of rupees

#.,I@s Bnan"ial year starts from 1st july

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

1. only 1

#. only #

2. neither 1 nor #

7. both 1 M #


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16. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ N%+$'n% In$+$%+$e 'n

*$%+e Res$$en+ A/$*)+)e "

1. 4his s"heme is laun"hed by Indian "oun"il of Agri"ulture resear"h

#. 4he funding for s"heme is from 0inistry of Agri"ulture= 5o*ernment of India

2. 4his s"heme "o*ers "rops only

C'e*+ $s%e =

a. 1 only

b. #= 2

". 1= #d. 1= 2

17. ,%+ $s s*'e (' +,e N%+$'n% -'/% (' '/%n$* '#)*+$'n<

1. Politi"s for de*elopment and "ertiB"ation of organi" produ"ts

#. +ational standard for organi" produ"t and pro"ess

2. A""reditation of program to be operated by inspe"tion and "ertiB"ation

agen"ies

7. CertiB"ation of organi" produ"ts

C'e*+ s+%+een+s $s%e =

a. 1= #= 2

b. 1= #= 2= 7

". #= 2= 7

d. 1= 2= 7

18. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ N%+$'n% *)+)% ()n# =

1. +C;@s primary mandate is to establish and nurture PPP in Beld of heritage

#.


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C. only #

!= neither 1 nor #

20. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s

1. Centre announ"ed a bonus of ,s. 2$$ a Duintal on the re*ised minimum

support pri"e for tur= moong and urad dal 9lentils& for the marketing season of

#$1%>1.

#. 4he minimum support pri"e for paddy was in"reased by ,s. %$$ a Duintal for

the kharif marketing season of the Bnan"ial year.

,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e

A. only 1

. oth 1 M #

C. only #

!. neither 1 nor #

Ans

1.# 2.4 3.4 4.4 5.4 6.1 7. 8.* 9. 10.% 11. 12.# 13.# 14.1 15.2 16.* 17.

18. 19.# 20.#

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