Current Affairs : December quiz 2015 (One word questions) - 36

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Kaher Kazem

1) Laimdota Straujuma, the first female Prime Minister of which country on 7 Dec. 2015 announced her resignation? – Latvia

2) Which online Taxi platform recently appointed Joy Bandekar as its Corporate President? - Ola

3) Name the political coalition that won majority in the 2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election? -
Democratic Unity Roundtable

4) Which country has replaced Mauritius as the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India
during the first half of the current fiscal year 2015-16? – Singapore

5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 Dec. 2015 has released 2 commemorative coins on whom as
part of the 125th birth anniversary year celebrations? - Dr B R Ambedkar

6) Which country on 6 Dec. 2015 won the 2014-15 Men’s Hockey World League? - Australia

7) India on 7 December 2015 won the four-match Test series against South Africa 3-0. Who was
adjudged Man of the Series? - Ravichandran Ashwin

8) Who has been appointed as President and Managing Director General Motors (GM) India
operations recently? - Kaher Kazem

9) The 8th edition of INDRA NAVY-15, a bilateral maritime joint naval exercise between the Indian and
Russia recently begun at? – Visakhapatnam

10) Armed Forces Flag Day was observed across India on? - 7 December 2015

11) A panel led by whom on 4 December 2015 submitted its report on Possible Tax rates under Goods
and Services Tax (GST) to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley? - Arvind Subramanian

12) Who won the men's singles title of Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament
2015? - Tommy Sugiarto

13) India on 4 December 2015 received its first uranium consignment of about 2730 tonnes from which country? - Canada

14) Which Indian boxer on 6 December 2015 won bronze medal at the International Boxing Association Olympic Test event? - Mary Kom

15) Which state on 5 December 2015 became the first state of India to join the Union Government’s
Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY)? - Andhra Pradesh

16) Which railway zone of India has recently introduced biodiesel for trains? - South Western Railways

17) Which state legislature has recently become the first in the country to launch an online mechanism
for its members to send questions and move different motions in the House? – Maharashtra

18) Which cities on 8 December 2015 became the new franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL)?
- Pune and Rajkot

19) Fifth 'Heart of Asia' conference, an annual gathering of Asian and other countries recently began
at? - Islamabad, Pakistan.

20) Who is India’s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?

Koneru Humpy

21) Indian Constituent Assembly adopted the design of Indian National? ag on?

July 22, 1947

22) Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on

May8

23) The Vrindavan Gardens are located in…

Mysore

24) The fine step-well complex of 'Agrasen ki Baoli' is located at

New Delhi

25) Which of the following countries became the 10th country to ratify AoA of Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank?

– Luxembourg

26) What amount did Union Government recently approved to encourage Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Industry in India?

– 4000 Crore Rupees

27. What amount of loan will Asian Development Bank give to Power Grid Corp for renewable energy
transmission and grid expansion in India?

– $ 1 Billion

28) ISRO recently announced to launch six satellites of which country on December 16?

– Singapore

29) Which of the following cricket team recently signed a MoU with UPCA stadium in Noida to shift their
home base?

– Afghanistan

30. Who has won prestigious INBA Award - Adidas India’s Pulin Kumar

31) With whom did Union Cabinet approved MoU on water resources management and development

cooperation - Israel

32) Tata Sons Ltd tied-up with - Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited

33) MoU between India and Germany for Solar Energy approved by - Union Cabinet

34) Who has been elected as Bihar Assembly Speaker - Vijay Kumar Choudhary

35) Who is named as Chairperson of RSNA - Indian-American Dr Vijay M Rao

36) Which country has entered longest recession since 1930s - Brazil

37) International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on - 3rd December

38) Who has sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India - Justice Tirath Singh Thakur