Current Affairs : december quiz 2015(Multiple choice questions) - 28

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Harjit Sajjan

1. Who has been appointed as an Executive Director on the board of the International Monetary Fund

(IMF)?

Answer. Former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India Subir Vithal Gokarn

2. Name the Indo-Canadian Sikh who was sworn-in as Defence Minister of Canada?

Answer. Harjit Sajjan

3. Which company has received permission from the Indian government to provide Internet using large

balloons that float 20 km above the earth’s surface?

Answer. Google

4. The British Government has selected cities from which states of India for developing them as ‘Smart

City’?

Answer. Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

5. Idea Cellular, will buy spectrum in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh (West) from which company for Rs

3,310 crore ($499 million) to boost its high-speed data services?

Answer. Videocon Telecommunications

6. Name the body which has imposed penalties of Rs. 258 crore on Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet

for their alleged action in fixing and revising fuel surcharge for transportation of cargo?

Answer. The Competition Commission of India

7. Indian students visiting London for higher studies will have the option of staying in Babasaheb

Ambedkar’s house which is purchased by which state government recently?

Answer. Maharashtra government

8. Who has been appointed chairperson of a committee set up by the Human Resource Development

Ministry to draft the new education policy?

Answer. T.S.R. Subramanian

9. Name the Fugitive don who was arrested at Bali in Indonesia?

Answer. Chhota Rajan

10. 7th Pay Commission report recommended how much percent hike in salary, allowances and

pension involving an additional burden of Rs 102,000 crore has been recommended to central

government employees and pensioners?

Answer. 23.55 per cent