Current Affairs : December Quiz 2015 (Multiple choice questions with answers) - 63

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Madhuri Dixit

1) India has been projected as the fastest growing economy with growth at the rate of ___ percent by 2016. according to the UN WESP report.

a. 7.3
b. 8.3
c. 7.8
d. 8.8

ANSWER: 7.3

2) GoI has collected how many crores through cess imposed on petrol and diesel in the previous financial year 2014?

a. INR 21054
b. INR 20054
c. INR 31054
d. INR 30354

ANSWER: INR 21054

3) Complete ban has been placed on the use of which material from Gomukhi to Haridwar along the Ganga river w.e.f February 1st by NGT?

a. Rubber
b. Plastic
c. PUC
d. Both b and c

ANSWER: Both b and c

4) COP21 released a new version of the draft text of the Paris agreement on 10th December 2015. How many options does the draft have?

a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 13

ANSWER: 13

5) Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus TATA Group has invested in which urban services marketplace company on 10th December 2015?

a. Urban Ladder
b. UrbanClap
c. Bluestone
d. CarDekho

ANSWER: UrbanClap

6) Bangladesh has lifted the ban on which social networking service on 10th December 2015?

a. Facebook
b. Twitter
c. WhatsApp
d. Viber

ANSWER: Facebook

7) Which online payments company has appointed Anshul Khetarpal as the CFO on 10th December 2015?

a. Paytm
b. PayPal
c. Square
d. Freecharge

ANSWER: Freecharge

8) The world’s first dengue vaccine received regulatory approval in which part of the world on 10th December 2015?

a. Dubai
b. Mexico
c. Netherlands
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Mexico

9) Scientists in US have created the world’s first litter of __________ conceived in a test tube on 10th December 2015.

a. Cubs
b. Puppies
c. Owlets
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Puppies

10) Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency head Rahmattulah Nabil has resigned. What is the name of the intelligence agency?

a. National Directorate of Espionage
b. National Directorate of Intelligence
c. National Directorate of Security
d. None of the above

ANSWER: National Directorate of Security

11) Which pharma major is going to develop the products for treating neurological diseases such as brain stroke and glioblastoma, a lethal brain cancer?

a. Ranbaxy
b. Sun
c. GlaxoSmithKline
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Sun

12) TATA Sky has partnered with which famous Bollywood actress to launch a Dance Studio on 10th December 2015?

a. Shilpa Shetty
b. Raveena Tandon
c. Twinkle Khanna
d. Madhuri Dixit

ANSWER: Madhuri Dixit