Current Affairs : december quiz 2015(multiple choice questions) - 29

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 Shushma Swaraj

Ques. : 1 India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) promise to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by _______, from the 2005 level.
1) 2020
2) 2025
3) 2030
4) 2035
5) 2040
Answer:- 3) 2030

Ques. : 2 Which of the following private banks of India has announced to mobilize $5 bn towards climate finance by 2020 to help India meet its target of INDCs?
1) Federal Bank
2) IDFC Bank
3) Yes Bank
4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) ICICI Bank
Answer:- 3) Yes Bank

Ques. : 3 Who among the following represented India at the ‘Heart of Asia’ Summit on Afghanistan held recently in Islamabad?
1) Shushma Swaraj
2) VK Singh
3) Arun Jaitley
4) Rajnath Singh
5) Vainkaiya Naidu
Answer:- 1) Shushma Swaraj

Ques. : 4 Which two new teams have joined the IPL bandwagon for its ninth session scheduled from Apr 9 to May 29 in 2016?
1) Pune and Patna
2) Ranchi and Rajkot
3) Pune and Rajkot
4) Patna and Ranchi
5) Lucknow and Jaipur
Answer:- 3) Pune and Rajkot

Ques. : 5 New Zealand formally became a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) recently. The capital city of New Zealand is
1) Canberra
2) Vienna
3) Munich
4) Geneva
5) Wellington
Answer:- 5) Wellington

Ques. : 6 Name the Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist who is conferred with Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award to recognise his achievements in a foreign country.
1) Sonu Panda
2) Ajay Vikas Goyal
3) Anurag Jain
4) Frank Islam
5) Sonny Ganguly
Answer:- 4) Frank Islam

Ques. : 7 The airport developer Changi has been nominated for taking up the operations and management of Jaipur and Ahmedabad airports. Changi is an airport developer of
1) South Korea
2) France
3) Japan
4) China
5) Singapore
Answer:- 5) Singapore

Ques. : 8 Who among the following bagged 2015 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Male Player of the Year Award recently?
1) Zheng Si Wei
2) Chen Long
3) Zhang Nan
4) Lee Chong Wei
5) Lin Dan
Answer:- 2) Chen Long

Ques. : 9 Who among the following bagged 2015 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Female Player of the Year Award recently?
1) Carolina Marin
2) Bao Yixin
3) Saina Nehwal
4) Zhao Yunlei
5) PV Sindhu
Answer:- 1) Carolina Marin

Ques. : 10 A mechanism known as ‘SETU’ has been set up by the govt to support all aspects of
1) bridge making
2) Internet Service Providers
3) Small and medium-sized enterprises
4) start-up businesses
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) start-up businesses