Current Affairs : October Quiz 2015 (Multiple choice questions)

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1) Bhimtal based butterfly expert Peter Smetacek has authored which book on butterflies in India on

25th October 2015?

a. The Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India
b. Butterflies in India: A Critical Examination
c. Butterflies in India: A Taxonomy
d. None of the above

ANSWER: The Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India

2) Which noted Bengali film personality passed away following an accident on 25th October 2015?

a. Pijush Ganguly
b. Mithun Chakrabortty
c. Anil Chatterjee
d. Zahid Hasan

ANSWER: Pijush Ganguly

3) Which country sealed its first ever bilateral series win in India on 25th October 2015?

a. Pakistan
b. Bangladesh
c. Sri Lanka
d. South Africa

ANSWER: South Africa

4) Which HC has indicated that castration of rapists is the solution for spiralling sex offences against children on 25th October 2015?

a. Madras
b. New Delhi
c. Patna
d. Guwahati

ANSWER: Madras

5) The first international report for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering released on 26th October has found that majority of students in which country are interested in engineering profession?

a. UK
b. US
c. India
d. China

ANSWER: India

6) David Cameron government has included which profession in the shortage occupation list on 25th October 2015?

a. Nursing
b. Doctor
c. Psychologist
d. Engineer

ANSWER: Nursing

7) Department of Heavy Industry in consultation with the industry has drafted a National Policy on _______ Goods.

a. Capital
b. Consumer
c. Import
d. Export

ANSWER: Capital

8) Scientists have discovered a way to determine magnetic fields inside massive giant stars by using a technique associated with ______________.

a. Medical Ultrasound
b. Asteroseismology
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Both of the above

9) Team of international and Ecuadoran scientists have discovered a new giant ________ species on Galapagos Islands.

a. Turtle- Chelonoidis donfaustoi
b. Tortoise -Chelonoidis donfaustoi
c. Rabbit-Chelonoidis donfaustoi
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Tortoise -Chelonoidis donfaustoi

10) Which online entertainment platform has tied up with MSO cable and broadband service provider Ortel Communications?

a. Zee News
b. Eros Now
c. Times Now
d. Star Plus

ANSWER: Eros Now