Current Affairs : December quiz 2015 (Multiple choice Questions & Answers) - 52

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1) As per the government data, CPI has come in higher in the month of November, at the value ____.

a. 5.21%
b. 5.31%
c. 5.41%
d. 5.51%

ANSWER: 5.41%

2) LoI was signed between which two cities for cooperation in the field of technological interventions in art, culture and museum as part of sister initiatives?

a. San Francisco and New Delhi
b. San Francisco and Bengaluru
c. San Jose and Mumbai
d. San Jose and Chennai

ANSWER: San Francisco and Bengaluru

3) How many glaciers out of 2018 are retreating, as per a recent government response in the RS on 15th December 2015?

a. 235
b. 248
c. 221
d. 239

ANSWER: 248

4) Which chess grandmaster won the London classic on 14th December 2015?

a. Anish Giri
b. Viswanathan Anand
c. Magnus Carlsen
d. Maxime Vachier Lagrave

ANSWER: Magnus Carlsen

5) Which senior Wipro executive submitted a resignation letter on 14th December 2015?

a. Anisha Singh
b. Sangita Singh
c. Jeffrey Heena Jalil
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Sangita Singh

6) Which company has announced a strategic agreement to divide digital transformation across Etihad Airways and its equity partners?

a. Wipro
b. TCS
c. Cognizant
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Cognizant

7) Which Indian automobile company has agreed to purchase Italian car designer Pininfarina S.p.A in an all cash deal on 14th December 2015?

a. Tech Mahindra
b. Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd
c. TATA Motors
d. Both a and b

ANSWER: Both a and b

8) Rupee has breached the 67 mark by depreciating to which value against the dollar in early trade on 14th December 2015?

a. 67.05
b. 67.06
c. 67.07
d. 67.08

ANSWER: 67.06

9) Scientists have created a new low cost nontoxic material that mimics which lead to repel water droplets on 14th December 2015?

a. Lotus
b. Rose
c. Lily
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Lotus

10) Which party has failed to win the regional/local elections in France despite being voted the most popular party?

a. Far right
b. Far left
c. Centre-left
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Far right

11) Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman has won which award for his skill as a musician, teacher and advocate for the disabled, on 14th December 2015?

a. Grammy’s
b. Jewish Nobel
c. Genesis Prize
d. Both b and c

ANSWER: Both b and c