Current affair : November Quiz 2015( One word) - 4

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1. India.s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at which rate according to United Nations 
Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) ?

Ans-7.5 per cent

2. Who won 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry ?

Ans-Sweden's Tomas Lindahl, the US-based Paul Modrich and Turkish-born Aziz Sancar for work on 
mapping how cells repair damaged DNA.

3. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conference 2016 will be held at which place ?

Ans- New Delhi from 8 January to 10 January 2016.

4. Who won the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup ?

Ans- Russia.s Sergey Karjakin

5. India.s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at which rate according to IMF ?

Ans- 7.3 percent

6. Who won the 2015 Nobel Literature Prize ?

Ans- Belarussian writer Svetlana Alexievich ¡°for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and 
courage in our time.¡±

7. Who was elected as the Head of the Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) at its 
42nd session in Dubrovnik, Croatia ?

Ans- Hoesung Lee

8. Name the first sportsperson to make an honorary group captain in the Indian Air Force 83rd 
anniversary celebration?

Ans- Sachin Tendulkar

9. Which country has been ranked number one in the ICC women.s team ranking?

Ans- Australia

10. Which country has signed loan agreement with India for Green Energy Project of Euro 125 Million?

Ans- Germany

11. Who was appointed as the chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) ?

Ans- Sekhar Basu

12. Which Government launched Operation Valsalya to track missing children ?

Ans- Kerala

13. N. Ramani passeed away recently. Who is he ?

Ans- Renowned Carnatic flautist

14. Which Bank targets corporate customers with new mobile apps Pay Connect and FX Connect ?

Ans- Axis Bank

15. Who will be honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award 2015 ?

Ans- music composer AR Rahman

16. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2015 ?

Ans- Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic 
democracy in Tunisia in the wake of Jasmine revolution of 2011.

17. Who was named as Cultural Ambassador of Seychelles ?

Ans- AR Rahman

18. World Egg Day was observed on..........?

Ans- 9 October

19. World Post Day was observed globally on.........?

Ans- 9 October

20. Which Bank launches mVisa Electronic Cardless Transactions for Pockets App ?

Ans- ICICI Bank

21.Who won the 2015 economics Nobel Prize ?

Ans- British economist Angus Deaton for "his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare,"

22. Which Bank has received an approval from the Reserve Bank of India to sponsor a mutual fund 
and to set up an asset management company (AMC) and a trustee company ?

Ans- YES Bank

23. Mission Abaas, state.s urban housing mission, to provide affordable houses to Economically 
Weaker Sections (EWS), Low Income Groups (LIG) and slum dwellers launched by which State ?

Ans- Odisha Government

24. Who won 2015 China Open Men.s Singles title ?

Ans- Novak Djokovic won by defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain

25. International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) was observed across the world on which date........?

Ans- 11 October with the theme The Power of Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030.

26. India will observe as Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) to spread awareness of Indian 
Constitution and its architecture Dr B R Ambedkar ?

Ans- 26 November

27. Who is the Prime Minister of Jordan ?

Ans- Abdullah Ensour

28.Who was elected as new Nepal Prime Minister ?

Ans- K P Sharma Oli

29. Who has been appointed as the New Zealand Tourism Ambassador?

Ans- Siddharth Malhotra

30. Who has won the 2015 China Open Women.s Double Title?

Ans- Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis