Current Affairs : December Quiz 2015 (Multiple choice questions) - 1

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Kuldip Nayar

1) Which veteran journalist and author was honoured with the Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award on 23 November 2015?

a. Khushwant Singh
b. Kuldip Nayar
c. Both of the above
d. Neither a nor b

ANSWER: Kuldip Nayar

2) Which sports foundation signed an MoU with SAI on 24th November 2015?

a. Mary Kom Boxing Association
b. Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation

3) Which country is planning to built the world’s largest animal cloning centre?

a. Japan
b. India
c. China
d. Pakistan

ANSWER: China

4) India elevated ties to strategic partnership with which country on 24th November 2015?

a. Thailand
b. Myanmar
c. Malaysia
d. Singapore

ANSWER: Singapore

5) How many of the world’s 2.3 billion children live in areas massively exposed to climate change according to UNICEF?

a. 650 million
b. 690 million
c. 710 million
d. 810 million

ANSWER: 690 million

6) Using a groundbreaking gene editing technique, researchers inserted a DNA element into the germ line of _____________ mosquitoes that resulted in the gene preventing malaria transmission being passed on to 99.5 per cent of offspring.

a. Anopheles stephensi
b. Anopheles dephensi
c. None of the above
d. Both a and b

ANSWER: Anopheles stephensi

7) Which new scheme is set to be launched on December 3rd ?

a. Sugaamya Bharat Abhiyan
b. Sarvaa Shikshaa Abhiyan
c. Jeevan Jyoti Abhiyan
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Sugaamya Bharat Abhiyan

8) TCS has partnered which company to oversee smart city projects in France?

a. Gifi Information
b. Gigi Informatique
c. Gfi Informatique
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Gfi Informatique

9) Japanese insurer Nippon Life will increase stake in which Indian insurance company?

a. GIC
b. LIC
c. Reliance Life Insurance
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Reliance Life Insurance

10) MP is carrying out its first _______ population estimation in the state.

a. Vulture
b. Eagle
c. Kite
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Vulture