Current Affairs : december quiz 2015 (One word questions) - 37

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Mahela Jayawardene

1) Which among the following tournament will be held as aBi-annual League from 2016? - Pro Kabaddi 
League


2) Which country on 9 December 2015 successfully carriedout test of medium range Ghadr-110 
ballistic missile? - Iran


3) Who recently won the 2015 Female Badminton Player ofthe Year award? - Carolina Marin

4) Who among the following has been selected for the prestigious 2015 Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award? - 
Frank Islam

5) As announced by Union government on 8 Dec. 2015,Central Council for Research in Yoga and 
Naturopathy(CCRYN) will be set up in which state? – Odisha

6) Which Indian cricket player on 9 December 2015 becamethe co-owner of the Pro Wrestling League 
team, UPWarriors? - Rohit Sharma

7) Which Indian player was declared as the number 1 test allrounder in the latest ICC rankings? - 
Ravichandran Ashwin

8) Human Rights Day was observed across the world on? - 10December 2015

Note: The theme for 2015 is 'Our Rights. Our Freedoms.Always’.

9) Book "On My Terms" released by Prime Minister NarendraModi on 10 Dec. 2015 is the 
autobiography of? - SharadPawar

10) Which Indian institute on 9 December 2015 bagged a USmilitary contract for research and 
development on solarpowered micro-grid? - Indian Institute of Science (IISc)Banglore

11) Who was named as 2015 Person of the Year on 9December 2015 by Time Magazine? - Angela 
Merkel (GermanChancellor)

Note: Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi wasnamed runner-up and US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump was placed third.

12) Name the two Indians who have won the 2016 Queen'sYoung Leaders award in the United 
Kingdom? - KartikSawhney and Neha Swain

13) Whch country on 8 December 2015 became the 10thcountry to ratify the Articles of Agreement 
(AoA) that will lay the legal framework for the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 
(AIIB)? - Luxembourg

14) Which former cricketer was on 9 December 2015 awarded with an honorary life membership of the 
Marylebone CricketClub (MCC)? - Mahela Jayawardene

15) Which country recently approved the use of the world'sfirst vaccine against dengue fever? - Mexico

16) Which bank was recently adjudged as Bank of the Year –India at the Banker Awards 2015 in 
London? - Yes Bank

17) Which Indian bank on 8 December 2015 announced tomobilize 5 billion US dollars from 2015 to 
2020 for climateaction? - Yes Bank

18) Which South-East Asian country recently rejoined as amember of the Organization of the 
Petroleum ExportingCountries (OPEC)? - Indonesia

19) Name the Karnataka Lokayukta who resigned on 8 Dec.2015 over alleged bribery scandal? - Dr 
Justice Y Bhaskar Rao

20) Which Indian player has been recently reported with asuspect bowling action during the fourth Test against South Africa? - Shikhar Dhawan.