Current Affairs : December quiz 2015 (Multiple choice Questions & Answers) -14

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Thawar Chand Gehlot

1) A new study suggests at University of Barcelona, Spain that fish show consciousness and emotions. What is the exact term of this manifestation?

a. Emotional high
b. Emotional fever
c. Emotional neurosis
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Emotional fever

2) Which fruit’s fossilized remains have been discovered for the first time on December 1st 2015?

a. Peaches
b. Mangoes
c. Bananas
d. Apples

ANSWER: Peaches

3) Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have discovered a method to turn human stem cells into _______ cells that transmit visual signals from the eye to the brain.

a. Brain nerve
b. Retinal nerve
c. Spinal cord
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Retinal nerve

4) Scientists have uncovered a rare fossil of which dinosaur that roamed earth up to 100 million years ago?

a. Ceratopsis
b. T-rex
c. Laramidia
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Ceratopsis

5) Who has been elected as the new president of Burkina Faso on 1st December 2015?

a. Roch March Christian Kabore
b. Z. Diabre
c. Thawar Chand Gehlot
d. None

ANSWER: Roch March Christian Kabore

6) Aricent has partnered which foundation to launch its employability program?

a. ASSOCHAM
b. FICCI
c. NASSCOM
d. None of the above

ANSWER: NASSCOM

7) World AIDS Day was observed on which day?

a. 30th November
b. 1st December
c. 2nd December
d. 3rd December

ANSWER: 1st December

8) Which adventure drama film has won the Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film at the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa?

a. Embrace of the Python
b. Embrace of the Serpent
c. Embrace of the Cobra
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Embrace of the Serpent

9) UN Chief Ban Ki-moon launched an initiative to build climate resilience in the most vulnerable countries of the world. What is it called?

a. Anticipate Absorb Reshape
b. Anticipate Absorb Remould
c. Anticipate Absorb Rediscover
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Anticipate Absorb Reshape

10) The 1st International Film Festival for Persons with Disabilities was launched by whom on December 1st 2015?

a. Rajnath Singh
b. Kiren Rijiju
c. Venkaih Naidu
d. Thawar Chand Gehlot

ANSWER: Thawar Chand Gehlot