Current Affairs : November Quiz (Multiple choice Questions & Answers) - 17

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1) Government has extended duty incentives to how many new products under MEIS on 30th October 2015?

a. 80
b. 90
c. 100
d. 110

ANSWER: 110

2) Sociologist and founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak was on 29th October 2015 selected for which award?

a. Ramon Magsaysay award
b. Sakharov Prize
c. New York Global Leaders Dialogue Humanitarian Award
d. None of the above

ANSWER: New York Global Leaders Dialogue Humanitarian Award

3) Who is the first woman in the country to head Haryana’s forest department, appointed on 30th October 2015?

a. Amarinder Kaur
b. Harder Kaur
c. Jasvindar Kaur
d. Madness Kaur

ANSWER: Amarinder Kaur

4) Name the DG of NIA who has been given one year’s extension on 30th October, 2015.

a. Ashok Kumar
b. Shared Kumar
c. Parimindar Rai
d. Yahspal Singhal

ANSWER: Shared Kumar

5) Which opposition party leader from Cambodia was removed from his post in an unexpected vote on 30th October 2015?

a. Kem Jokha
b. Kem Sokha
c. Hun Sen
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Kem Sokha

6) Which Asian country failed to win a re-election to UNHRC on 30th October 2015?

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

ANSWER: Pakistan

7) Which ministry unveiled a draft national policy on 30th October 2015?

a. Civil Aviation
b. Home
c. Women and Child Development
d. Ministry of External Affairs

ANSWER: Civil Aviation

8) Newly inducted cabinet rank minister Dr. G. Parameshwara has been appointed as the new home minister in Karnataka replacing which incumbent?

a. A.K. Antony
b. K. J. George
c. George Fernandez
d. None of the above

ANSWER: K. J. George

9) RBI allowed NRIs to subscribe to which scheme on 29th October, 2015?

a. National Pension System
b. National Insurance Scheme
c. National Social Security Scheme
d. None of the above

ANSWER: National Insurance Scheme

10) Researchers have identified a new genus and species of small ape called _____________ on 30th October 2015.

a. Pliobates sataloniae
b. Pliobates cataloniae
c. Pliobates mataloniae
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Pliobates cataloniae