Curent Affairs : December quiz 2015 (Multiple choice questions) - 11

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MAM Ramaswamy

Ques. : 1 MAM Ramaswamy, who died recently, was a former parliamentarian and a veteran
1) actor
2) novelist
3) industrialist
4) musician
5) communist
Answer:- 3) industrialist

Ques. : 2 The Transparency International (TI), which is a global coalition against corruption, is headquartered at
1) Geneva, Switzerland
2) Berlin, Germany
3) Paris, France
4) Rome, Italy
5) Madrid, Spain
Answer:- 2) Berlin, Germany

Ques. : 3 The Union Cabinet gave its approval for introduction of a Bill recently for establishment of a Regional Centre for Biotechnology in
1) Noida
2) Hyderabad
3) Gurgaon
4) Ghaziabad
5) Faridabad
Answer:- 5) Faridabad

Ques. : 4 The Union Cabinet on 2 Dec 2015 approved signing of MoU between India and which country on visa facilitation for diplomatic, official/service and ordinary passport holders?
1) Spain
2) Iran
3) Sweden
4) Afghanistan
5) Myanmar
Answer:- 2) Iran

Ques. : 5 The Union Cabinet recently gave its approval for signing of a MoU between India and which country in the field of water resources management and development cooperation?
1) Norway
2) Denmark
3) Japan
4) US
5) Israel
Answer:- 5) Israel

Ques. : 6 The govt on 2 Dec approved a post facto agreement with which country to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of solar energy?
1) China
2) Switzerland
3) Germany
4) France
5) Singapore
Answer:- 3) Germany

Ques. : 7 The indigenously developed torpedo defence system was recently inducted into the Indian Navy. The system has been named
1) Jatayu
2) Bhima
3) Maareech
4) Bharat
5) Tarkash
Answer:- 3) Maareech

Ques. : 8 With about 45,000 soldiers in action, the Indian Army conducted a major war exercise ‘Drad Sankalp’ in _________ recently.
1) Gujarat
2) Punjab
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Rajasthan
Answer:- 5) Rajasthan

Ques. : 9 The first India International Science Festival (IISF) was held recently at
1) IIT-Bombay
2) IIT-Kanpur
3) IIT-Madras
4) IIT-Delhi
5) IIT-Kharagpur
Answer:- 4) IIT-Delhi

Ques. : 10 ___________ on 3 Dec 2015 became the first state of India to launch Rotavirus vaccination project which will help in controlling the child mortality rate due to diarrhoea.
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Sikkim
4) Assam
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 1) Himachal Pradesh