Current Affairs : December quiz 2015 (Multiple choice Questions & Answers) - 68

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Justice Virendra Singh

1) India recorded USD ____ billion in PE investments in 2015.

a. 16.5
b. 17.5
c. 18.5
d. 17.8

ANSWER: 17.5

2) What percentage of emissions come from worldwide livestock, according to FAO?

a. 14
b. 15
c. 16
d. 17

ANSWER: 15

3) Parrots in Madagascar and Comoros have been found to _________, for the first time.

a. Forage for food
b. Use tools
c. Imitate each other’s speech
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Use tools

4) US PE firm Blackstone has purchased a minority stake in IBS Software from which company on 16th December 2015?

a. General Atlantic
b. General Electric
c. IBM
d. Apple

ANSWER: General Atlantic

5) Which software exporter has bagged a deal with German aviation major Lufthansa on 16th December 2015?

a. Wipro
b. Infosys
c. Cognizant
d. TCS

ANSWER: TCS

6) Which business school and the PwC network have announced the setting up a think tank on 16th December 2015?

a. Jindal Business School
b. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
c. Indian School of Business
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Indian School of Business

7) World Bank has approved a USD 1.5 billion loan for which campaign?

a. Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan
b. Sara Shiksha Abhiyan
c. Swachch Bharat Abhiyan
d. Jan Andolan Abhiyan

ANSWER: Swachch Bharat Abhiyan

8) What is the country’s first solar mission to be launched in 2019 called?

a. Jyoti L1
b. Aditya L1
c. Kiran L1
d. Surya L1

ANSWER: Aditya L1

9) What does NAQI stand for?

a. National Atmosphere Quality Index
b. National Aerial Quality Index
c. National Air Quality Index
d. None of the above

ANSWER: National Air Quality Index

10) Who has been appointed as UP’s Lokayukta on December 16, 2015?

a. Justice AP Shah
b. Justice MB Shah
c. Justice CP Thakur
d. Justice Virendra Singh

ANSWER: Justice Virendra Singh

11) Indian Cabinet has given approval for MoU with which country on cooperation in port matters?

a. Spain
b. Italy
c. Greece
d. England

ANSWER: Spain

12) India will sign an MoU for cooperation in which field(s) with BRICS after Cabinet approval?

a. Energy Savings
b. Energy Efficiency
c. Energy Consumption
d. Both a and b

ANSWER: Both a and b

13) December 17 2015 was celebrated as National Day of which country?

a. Bhutan
b. Myanmar
c. Cambodia
d. Vietnam

ANSWER: Bhutan

14) Vijay Diwas was celebrated on which day across the country?

a. December 14
b. December 15
c. December 16
d. December 17

ANSWER: December 16