Current Affairs ; December quiz 2015 (Multiple choice questions) - 50

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1. How many UN member countries have reached an agreement on the outcome document of New 
Sustainable Development Agenda?

(A) 204 (B) 197 (C) 193 (D) 198 

( Ans : C)

2. What is the name of the mobile app which facilitates easy learning of Computer and Internet?

(A) Dristi (B) Disha (C) Nayak (D) Pawan 

( Ans : B)

3. Which of the following banks became the first incountry to launch MUDRA Card in July 2015 ?

(A) Bank of India (B) Corporation Bank (C) Indian Bank (D)State Bank of India 

( Ans : B)

4. Which Indian American diplomat was recently appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and 
Maldives?

(A) Richard Rahul Verma (B) Suresh Rana (C) Atul Kashyap

(D) Rakesh Sharma

 (Ans : C)

5. The Book "Green Signals : Ecology, Growth andDemocracy in India", has been written by–

(A) Jairam Ramesh (B) Meira Kumar

(C) P. Chidambaram (D) Medha Patkar/ (Megha Patekar)

(Ans : A)

6. Who amongst the following has not been inducted as member of the newly constituted cricket 
advisory committee of BCCI on June 1, 2015 ?

(A) Rahul Dravid (B) Sachin Tendulkar(C) Sourav Ganguly

(D) V.V.S. Laxman

 ( Ans : A)

7. Which are the three 'SAARC' countries with whom India has signed a motor vehicle agreement on 
June 15, 2015 ?

(A) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives (B) Bangladesh, Nepal,Bhutan

(C) Paksitan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (D) Nepal, Sri Lanka,Maldives

 ( Ans : B)

8. In the second quarter of 2015, the Indian Government in principle has decided to set-up how many 
new 'nuclear power projects' in the country?

(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10

 ( Ans : D)

9. Which country amongst the following decided in May2015 to lift ban on import of rice from India?

(A) Iran (B) China (C) Brazil (D) U. S. A. 

( Ans : A)

10. Which State /Union Territory decided in May 2015 not to allow foreign direct investment in retail 
market?

(A) Haryana (B) Delhi (C) Mizoram (D) Kerala

 (Ans : B)

11. At what rank World Economic Forum report has placed India on 'Human Capital Index' in May 
2015?

(A) 128th (B) 120th (C) 108th (D) 100th 

( Ans : D)

12. On May 25, 2015 who amongst the following was declared as 'International Batsman of the Year' in CEATAwards?

(A) Ajinkya Rahane (B) Hashim Amla (C) Kumar Sangakara

(D) Rangana Herath

 (Ans : B)

13. Dr. Suniti Solomon, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?

(A) Film (B) Medical (C) Music (D) Literature 

(Ans : B)

14. Which among the following is India's largest e-commerce company?

(A) Flipkart (B) Jabong (C) m-junction (D) Bharti Airtel

(Ans : C)

15. The State which ranks next to Kerala in terms of female literacy in India according to Census 2011 
is–

(A) Mizoram (B) Tripura (C) Goa (D) Meghalaya

 (Ans : A)

16. Which State of India has launched the Village Monitoring Project to uplift villages?

(A) Maharashtra (B) Kerala (C) Gujarat (D) Haryana

 (Ans :D)

17. Who among the following has been recently appointed as Executive-Director of RBI ?

(A) Reena Hemchanda (B) Leena Hemchanda

(C) Meena Hemchanda (D) Heena Hemchanda 

( Ans : C)

18. Which State of India has recently decided to start 'She-Bus' programme?

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka (C) Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh

(Ans : C)

19. Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of steel in the world?

(A) U.S.A. (B) West Germany (C) China (D) India

 ( Ans : C)

20. 'NITI-Aayog' has been constituted under which Article of the Constitution of India?

(A) Article - 280 (B) Article - 282 (C) Article - 286 (D) None of the above

 (Ans : D)

21. Which of the following writs is not specifically provided in the Constitution of India?

(A) Prohibition (B) Mandamus (C) Quo-warranto (D)Injunction

 (Ans : D)

22. 'Economic drain' theory was popularized by–

(A) The Britishers (B) Dadabhai Naoroji (C) Vera Anstey (D)V. V. Bhatt

 (Ans : B)

23. The logo of eco-mark in India is–

(A) Rising Sun (B) Earthen Pot (C) Lion (D) Wheat ear 

(Ans: B)

24. Which among the following Five Year Plans could not start on its due time?

(A) 12th (B) 11th (C) 9th (D) 8th

(Ans : D)

25. Which of the following countries has launched a major expansion of the Suez Canal ?

(A) Syria (B) Egypt (C) Lebanon (D) None of the above

 (Ans :B)