Current Affairs : November Quiz 2015 (Multiple choice questions) - 23

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Ayan Mukherji

1) Pranab Mukherjee extended greetings to the Kingdom of which nation on the eve of their Independence Day on November 8, 2015?

a. Cambodia
b. Vietnam
c. Thailand
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Cambodia

2) The first National Cultural Festival was organised by Ministry of Culture, GoI. What is its name?

a. Rashtra Sanskriti Mahotsav
b. Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav
c. Rashtriya Jagran Mahotsav
d. None of them

ANSWER: Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav

3) Which university has won 2 prestigious FICCI Higher Education Awards 2015 at a New Delhi summit in the week from 1st to 7th November?

a. Madras University
b. Delhi University
c. Karnataka University
d. Manipal University

ANSWER: Manipal University

4) Which search engine major has acquired Fly Labs on 8th November 2015?

a. Yahoo
b. Bing
c. Google
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Google

5) Which IPS officer took over as the new DGP of Odisha Police on November 8, 2015?

a. A. B. Singh
b. K. B. Singh
c. Sanjiv Marik
d. Prakash Mishra

ANSWER: K. B. Singh

6) Archaeologists have discovered fossils of which dog sized rodent in East Timor on November 8, 2015?

a. Rat
b. Gerbil
c. Mongoose
d. Mouse

ANSWER: Rat

7) Scientists in China have studied the language of pandas and decoded as many as ___ different vocalisations.

a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 15

ANSWER: 13

8) Astronomers working at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics have discovered a galaxy of gigantic size emitting powerful radio waves named ____________.

a. J021659-044920
b. J021659-044921
c. K021659-044920
d. K021659-044921

ANSWER: J021659-044920

9) E-commerce giant Alibaba has announced the acquisition of which video streaming service on November 8, 2015?

a. Youku Tudou
b. Spotify
c. Netflix
d. Hulu

ANSWER: Youku Tudou

10) India’s third largest software exporter Wipro’s media and telecom business unit head has put in his papers on November 8, 2015. Name him.

a. Peter Mukherjea
b. Ayan Mukerji
c. Abidali Neemuchwala
d. Anil Jain

ANSWER: Ayan Mukerji