Current affairs : december quiz 2015 (multiple choice questions) - 48

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Roberto Azevedo

Ques. : 1 India celebrates ‘Vijay Diwas’ to commemorate its victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan on
1) 11 Dec
2) 12 Dec
3) 14 Dec
4) 15 Dec
5) 16 Dec
Answer:- 5) 16 Dec

Ques. : 2 The Supreme Court appointed the Lokayukta of which of the following states recently exercising Article 142 of the Indian Constitution recently?
1) Delhi
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Gujarat
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 2) Uttar Pradesh

Ques. : 3 Who among the following is the present Director-General of the WTO?
1) Uhuru Kenyatta
2) Roberto Azevedo
3) Takehiko Nakao
4) Guy Ryder
5) Christine Lagarde
Answer:- 2) Roberto Azevedo

Ques. : 4 Which of the following countries announced the formation of an Islamic military alliance comprising 34 countries to fight against terrorism recently?
1) Bangladesh
2) Bahrain
3) Pakistan
4) Jordan
5) Saudi Arabia
Answer:- 5) Saudi Arabia

Ques. : 5 _______ bagged the 2015 European Tour Golfer of the Year award for third time recently.
1) Danny Willett
2) Dustin Johnson
3) Rory McIlroy
4) Jordan Spieth
5) Jason Day
Answer:- 3) Rory McIlroy

Ques. : 6 PM Narendra Modi chaired the annual Combined Commanders Conference for the first time outside New Delhi
1) in Mumbai
2) in Vishakhapatnam
3) in Itanagar
4) on board INS Vikramaditya
5) on board INS Arihant
Answer:- 4) on board INS Vikramaditya

Ques. : 7 The nuclear-capable Shaheen-1A missile was test-fired by which of the following countries recently?
1) Iran
2) Jordan
3) Pakistan
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Turkey
Answer:- 3) Pakistan

Ques. : 8 The govt has made it mandatory (effective from Jan 1) to quote PAN for all transactions in excess of Rs 2 lakh, regardless of the mode of payment. The term PAN stands for
1) Premium Account Number
2) Particular Account Number
3) Permanent Account Number
4) Provisional Account Number
5) Other than those given as options
Answer:- 3) Permanent Account Number

Ques. : 9 The World Bank has approved a _______loan for the ambitious clean India campaign to support the govt in its efforts.
1) $1-bn
2) $1.5-bn
3) $2-bn
4) $2.5-bn
5) $3-bn
Answer:- 2) $1.5-bn

Ques. : 10 The Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched Jeevan Akshay IV plan which is meant for
1) post-retirement planning
2) educational planning
3) health planning
4) girl’s marriage planning
5) Other than the given options
Answer:- 1) post-retirement planning