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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ DECEMBER 2015
1. Identify the former judge of the Allahabad High Court who was appointed asthe Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh on 1 !e"ember #$1%.a& 'irbadhra (umarb& 'ishesh )ri*ats"& +' ,amanad& 'irendra )ingh
#. -hat is the amount of loan granted by the -orld ank on 1% !e"ember#$1% for Clean India Campaign/a& 1. illion U) dollars
b& # 0illion U) dollars"& 1.% illion U) dollarsd& 1. 0illion U) dollars
2. +ame the famous golfer who on 1% !e"ember #$1% was named as the3uropean 4our 5olfer of the 6ear.a& )e*e allesterosb& ,ory 0"Ilroy"& 'ijay )inghd& Henrik )tenson
7. -ho on 1% !e"ember #$1% was appointed as the Chairman of Central oardof !ire"t 4a8es 9C!4&/a& Arun (umar :ainb& Anita (apur"& Anil (hannad& 'inita :aiswal
%. ;our Indian bo8ers on 1% !e"ember #$1% were sele"ted by theInternational
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. 4e"h 0ahindra and 0ahindra and 0ahindra Ltd on 17 !e"ember #$1%a"Duired whi"h auto design Brm/a& Pakaal Ltdb& Pin"ar )rl"& Pininfarina )pAd& Polaris Industries
1$. -ho was appointed as ;inan"e 0inister of )outh Afri"a on 17 !e"ember#$1%/a& !a*id *an ,ooyenb& Pra*in 5ordhan
"& +hlanhla +ened& :a"ob Euma
11. -ho was appointed as the +ational President of the Indian Institute of0aterials 0anagement 9II00& on 17 !e"ember #$1%/a&
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d& ihar
2. -hat is the rank of India in terms of Human !e*elopment Inde8 9H!I& as perHuman !e*elopment ,eport #$1% released on 17 !e"ember #$1%/a& 12$b& 121"& 12#d& 12%
3. 4he United +ations 9U+& on 17 !e"ember #$1% released the Human!e*elopment ,eport #$1%. -hat was the title of the report/
a& Human !e*elopment +e"essitiesb& )ustainable Human !e*elopment"& -ork for Human !e*elopmentd& A Progressi*e Human !e*elopment
4. Union 5o*ernment on 17 !e"ember #$1% reDuested the )tates and Union 4erritories 9U4& to start an ser*i"emen.a& ) H (apadiab& L +arasimha ,eddy"& 5hulam Hasand& 6ogesh (umar )abharwal
6. Identify the *eteran musi" "omposer who on 17 !e"ember #$1% washonoured with the Lifetime A"hie*ement Award by the -est engal 5o*ernment.
a& Anil iswasb& Himangshu !utta"& appi Lahirid& )alil Chowdhury
7. Identify the notable *iolinist who on 17 !e"ember #$1% was announ"ed asthe #$1 5enesis PriGe Laureate.a& ItGhak Perlmanb& )aul !a*ies"& :erry 5oodmand& 5a*yn -right
8. Identify the golf player who on 17 !e"ember #$1% won the Asian 4our@s
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gold in the %th +ational shooting "hampionship/a& 'ijay (umarb& 5urpreet )ingh"& Pemba 4amangd& A"hal Pratap )ingh 5rewal
11. In whi"h "ity the %th +ational shooting "hampionship began on 1!e"ember #$1%/a& engalurub& Chennai"& Hyderabad
d& +ew !elhi
12. -ho of the following will "hair the task for"e that was "onstituted by0aharashtra 5o*ernment on 11 !e"ember #$1% for setting up an International;inan"ial )er*i"e Centre 9I;)C& in 0umbai/a& Poonam 0ahajanb& )wadheen (shtriya"& +itin (areerd& :ayant )inha
13. In whi"h "ity the #th Conferen"e of )outhern Eonal Coun"il was held on1# !e"ember #$1%/
a& 'ijayawadab& Chennai"& Hyderabadd& engaluru
14. -hi"h multilateral agen"y in !e"ember #$1% released the report entitled)ho"k -a*es 0anaging the Impa"ts of Climate Change on Po*erty/a& International 0onetary ;undb& -orld ank"& -orld 4rade 9"& >9"& 11>9d&#>9a& ?>9a& 1#>9d&2>9"& >9d& 12>9a&
7>9b& >9b& 17>9b&%>9b& 1$>9a& 1%>9d&
1. +ame the 0as"ot of #$1 )outh Asian 5ames whi"h was un*eiled on 12!e"ember #$17.a& 4ikhorb& (arak"& )herad& !uria
2. 4he logo and mas"ot of the 1#th )outh Asian 5ames games were un*eiled
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on 12 !e"ember #$1%. 4he games will be hosted in
a& (athmandu= +epalb& Hambantota and Colombo= )ri Lanka"& 5uwahati and )hillong= Indiad& !haka= angladesh
3. +ame the Indian a"tor who was "onferred with the Padma 'ibhushan= these"ond>highest "i*ilian honour= on 12 !e"ember #$1%.a& Amitabh a"h"hanb& !ilip (umar
"& 0anoj (umard& )hashi (apoor
4. Constru"tion work on the 4API 5as Pipeline proje"t started in 4urkmenistanon 12 !e"ember #$1%. 4he proje"t will not "onne"t whi"h of the following"ountries/a& 4urkmenistanb& Afghanistan"& Indiad& China
5. +ame the "ountry where for the Brst time female "andidates "ontested and
won in muni"ipal "oun"il ele"tions on 12 !e"ember #$1%.a& )yriab& United Arab 3mirates"& )audi Arabiad& (uwait
6. +ame the person who was appointed as the Ambassador to )audi Arabia on11 !e"ember #$1% by 0inistry of 38ternal AJairs.a& :ulio ,ibeirob& Ahmad :a*ed"& !atta Padsalgika
d& ,akesh 0aria
7. Identify the renowned agro>e"onomist and founder of )hetkari )anghatanawho died in 1# !e"ember #$1% in Pune.a& )harad :oshib& 'inay Hardikar"& 'inay !esaid& Pinaki Pawar
8. Identify the :apanese shuttler who on 12 !e"ember #$1% won the 0en@ssingles at the -; -orld !ubai )uperseries Bnals.a& )ayaka 4akahashi
b& (ento 0omota"& )ayaka )atod& Akane 6amagu"hi
9. 4he 5o*ernment of India on 1# !e"ember #$1% signed 0emorandum ofUnderstanding for establishing three Indian Institute of Information 4e"hnology inwhi"h three "ities/a& 0umbai= !elhi and (olkatab& (olkata= Pune and Chennai"& ,an"hi= +agpur and Puned& +agpur= ,an"hi and ,aipur
10. Identify the Indian>origin writer who on 11 !e"ember #$1% was de"laredas the winner of the prestigious )outh 3ast Asia -rite Award for )ingapore.
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a& 5opal arathamb& 0uhammad AriJ Ahmad"& P (rishnand& :amaludeen 0ohamed )ali11. +ame the state that on 1# !e"ember #$1% "onstituted a task for"e underUnion 0inister of )tate for ;inan"e :ayant )inha for setting up an International;inan"ial )er*i"e Centre 9I;)C& in its "apital.a& 0aharashtrab& Andhra Pradesh"& 5ujaratd& !elhi
12. -ho of the following on 12 !e"ember #$1% won the title in the ;IA AsiaCup "ategory in the CoJee !ay India ,ally= whi"h "on"luded in Chikkamagaluru=(arnataka/a& ,ahul (anthraj and "o>dri*er 'i*ek hattb& Lohitt Urs and "o>dri*er )hrikanth 5owda"& 5aura* 5ill and "o>dri*er 0usa )herif d& (arna (adur and "o>dri*er 'i*ek Ponnusamy
13. In whi"h "ity the #1st Conferen"e of Parties to U+;CCC was held between2$ +o*ember and 11 !e"ember #$1%/a& Paris
b& London"& 4okyod& +ew !elhi14. As per the Paris Agreement on Climate Change that was adopted on 1#!e"ember #$1%= how mu"h the de*eloped "ountries will raise annually to Bnan"e"limate "hange mitigation proje"ts by #$#$/a& #$$ billion U) dollarsb& 1%$ billion U) dollars"& 1$$ billion U) dollarsd& %$ billion U) dollars
15. ;ollowers of whi"h religion on 1# !e"ember #$1% started "elebrating 1$>day long Losar festi*al in Ladakh religion/a& Hindub& Islam"& uddhismd& Christianity
Answes1>9a& >9b& 11>9a&#>9"& ?>9a& 1#>9b&2>9b& >9b& 12>9a&7>9d& >9"& 17>9"&
%>9"& 1$>9d& 1%>9"&1. -hi"h +ational Commission in its Annual ,eport #$17>1% presented on 11
!e"ember #$1% "alled for making it a Permanent and )tatutory ody with Ci*il
Court powers/
a& +ational Commission for 0inorities
b& +ational Commission for a"kward Classes
"& 3Dual
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#$1%/
a& 1$.
b& .
"& .$
d& 1.
3. -hi"h "ountry on 11 !e"ember #$1% laun"hed its Brst U+)3C< iosphere
,eser*e Inle Lake/
a& 0alaysia
b& 4hailand
"& 0yanmar
d& 'ietnam
4. +ame the e>"ommer"e giant that on 11 !e"ember #$1% agreed to a"Duire
the Hong>(ong based 11#>year old 3nglish +ewspaper )outh China 0orning Post.
a& ;lipkart
b& AmaGon
"& eay
d& Alibaba
5. -hi"h two Ameri"an giants on 11 !e"ember #$1% agreed to "ombine the
two "ompanies in an all>sto"k merger of eDuals/
a& !uPont and !ow Chemi"al Company
b& A+ Amro and A""enture
"& ;ord 0otors and 5eneral 0otors
d& 3M6 and )MP
6. Identify the famous author who on 1$ !e"ember #$1% was honoured withthe prestigious 0ailer PriGe for lifetime a"hie*ement.
a& )alman ,ushdie
b& Arundhati ,oy
"& 0i"hael Hastings
d& ,uth 5ruber
7. 4he 5o*ernment of India on 11 !e"ember #$1% signed a proto"ol to amend
double ta8ation a*oidan"e pa"t with whi"h "ountry/
a& China
b& :apan
"& Indonesia
d& ,ussia
8. -hi"h "ity on 11 !e"ember #$1% made it to the U+3)C
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"& (olkata
d& 'aranasi
9. -hi"h global software Brm on 11 !e"ember #$1% de"lared that it won the
#$1% Aegis 5raham ell Award for de*eloping a solution for the Internet of
4hings/
a& 0i"rosoft
b& )ymante"
"& -ipro
d& I0
10. -ho on 11 !e"ember #$1% won the -omenNs %$m ,ie 2 Positions 5old at
the %th +ational )hooting Championships/
a& 4ejaswini )awant
b& 3liGabeth )usan (oshy
"& Anjum 0oudgil
d& 5aayathri +
11. +ame the Indian "y"list who on 11 !e"ember #$1% be"ame the Brst Indian
female "y"list to be ranked fourth in the -orld 3lite -omen ,anking for the
%$$m time trial e*ent.
a& 0anorama !e*i
b& 0ahitha 0ohan
"& !eborah Herold
d& )unita !e*i
12. United +ations on !e"ember #$1% laun"hed the )ahel humanitarian
appeal for #$1 with an outlay of 1. billion U) dollars. Against this ba"kdrop=
identify the "ontinent in whi"h the )ahel is lo"ated/
a& Afri"a
b& Asia
"& )outh Ameri"a
d& +orth Ameri"a
13. +ame the "ountry that was on !e"ember #$1% asked to halt the torture
of detainees and oppression of human rights a"ti*ists by United +ations
Committee Against 4orture 9U+CA4&.
a& China
b& Cambodia
"& Pakistan
d& ritain
14. A non>proBt organisation of whi"h "ountry in +o*ember #$1% laun"hed the
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emergen"y shelter proje"t "alled )hanti +iwas 3mergen"y Housing 9)+3H& for
senior "itiGens from the Indian and )outh Asian Communities/
a& Australia
b& +ew Eealand
"& 5ermany
d& :apan
15. -hi"h "ountry a""ounted for the highest share of tourist arri*als in India in
+o*ember #$1%/
a& )ingapore
b& 0auritius
"& 4he United (ingdom 9U(&
d& 4he United )tates of Ameri"a 9U)A&
Answes
1>9d& >9a& 11>9"&
#>9b& ?>9b& 1#>9a&
2>9"& >9d& 12>9a&
7>9d& >9"& 17>9b&
%>9a& 1$>9b& 1%>9d&
1. -hi"h of the following on !e"ember #$1% be"ame the Brst "ountry in the
world to gi*e appro*al to use *a""ine against dengue fe*er/
a& raGil
b& India
"& China
d& 0e8i"o2. -hi"h agen"y on !e"ember #$1%# released 5lobal Illi"it ;inan"ial ;lows
,eport #$1%/
a& 5lobal ;inan"ial Integrity
b& 4ransparen"y International
"& -orld ank
d& International 0onetary ;und
3. +ame the "ampaign laun"hed on the o""asion of Human ,ights !ay that was
obser*ed a"ross the world on 1$ !e"ember #$1%.
a& ;reedom from fear= spee"h= worship and want
b&
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"& :ordan
d& raGil
5. 4he International Cri"ket Coun"il on 1$ !e"ember #$1% announ"ed new global
partnership with whi"h leading mobile telephone de*i"e "ompany/
a& )amsung
b& 0i"roma8
"&
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d& 'ietnam
11. 9a& ?>9a& 1#>9a&
2>9b& >9b& 12>9b&
7>9"& >9b& 17>9"&
%>9"& 1$>9a& 1%>9d&
1. ,eal 3state 9,egulation and !e*elopment& ill= #$1% was appro*ed by Union
Cabinet on !e"ember #$1%. -hi"h one of the following is not one of the
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re"ommendations/
a& Co*ers both "ommer"ial and residential real estate proje"ts
b& 3stablishment of ,eal 3state ,egulatory Authority in )tateU4s
"& ,egistration of real estate agents with the Authority
d& Ci*il Courts allowed to take matters deBned in the ill
2. U!"In#$% &e% '( E#)*%+$'n %n# Rese%*, that was laun"hed in +ew
!elhi on !e"ember #$1% will be "elebrated in whi"h year/
a& #$1?
b& #$1%
"& #$1
d& #$1
3. -ho of the following was named as 2015 -es'n '( +,e &e% on
!e"ember #$1% by 4ime 0agaGine/
a& Angela 0erkel
b& Abu akr Al>aghdadi
"& !onald 4rump
d& 'ladimir Putin
4. 4he )upreme Court on !e"ember #$1% asked the Union 5o*ernment to
operationalise the /%n$se# C$es Ines+$/%+$n/ A/en* CIA by
a& 21 !e"ember #$1%
b& 1 :anuary #$1
"& 1 April #$1
d& 1 !e"ember #$1
5. -hi"h s"heme was in news in the Brst week of !e"ember #$1% for being
a"knowledged by the 5uinness ook of -orld re"ords as the largest "ash
transfer programme in terms of number of households/
a& PAHAL
b& 0+,35A
"& eti a"hao eti Padhao
d& I+)PI,3
6. -hi"h "ity was "hosen to host the India A*iation 38hibition and Conferen"e
3*ent #$1/
a& engaluru
b& Hyderbad
"& +ew !elhi
d& 0umbai
7. -ho among the following on !e"ember #$1% temporarily relie*ed himself
as the president of -orld Chess ;ederation/
a& )epp latter
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b& !omeni"o )"ala
"& ,i""ardo ;ra""ari
d& (irsan IlyumGhino*
8. -hi"h "ountry on 7 !e"ember #$1% re>joined as a member of the
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b& Asian Infrastru"ture In*estment ank
"& +ew !e*elopment ank
d& -orld ank
14. -hat was the fo"us area of the Handbook of )tatisti"s #$1% released by
the U+C4A! on !e"ember #$1%/
a& ;oreign !ire"t In*estment
b& )pe"ial 3"onomi" Eones
"& 38ports M Imports
d& Administrati*e ,eforms
15. -hi"h of the following on !e"ember #$1% be"ame the 1$th "ountry to
ratify Arti"les of Agreement of Asian Infrastru"ture In*estment ank/
a& Austria
b& 0ongolia
"& Lu8embourg
d& )ingapore
Answes
1>9d& >9b& 11>9d&
#>9d& ?>9d& 1#>9a&
2>9a& >9"& 12>9a&
7>9d& >9"& 17>9b&
%>9a& 1$>9a& 1%>9"&
1. Pune and ,ajkot on !e"ember #$1% be"ame the interim fran"hises in the
Indian Premier League 9IPL& till #$1?. +ame the "ompany that owns Punefran"hise.
a& +ew ,ising
b& Inte8 0obiles
"& Chettinad Cement
d& A8is Clini"als
2. Pune and ,ajkot on !e"ember #$1% be"ame the interim fran"hises in the
Indian Premier League 9IPL& till #$1?. +ame the "ompany that owns ,ajkot
fran"hise.
a& A8is Clini"als
b& +ew ,ising
"& Inte8 0obiles
d& Chettinad Cement
3. +ame the "ountry who@s lower house of Parliament on !e"ember #$1%
passed the 'isa -ai*er Program Impro*ement A"t of #$1% to amend the its *isa
tra*el pra"ti"es.
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a& United )tates
b& United (ingdom
"& India
d& ;ran"e
4. International !ay of Commemoration and !ignity of the 'i"tims of the Crime
of 5eno"ide and of the Pre*ention of this Crime was obser*ed on
a& !e"ember
b& ? !e"ember
"& !e"ember
d& !e"ember
5. -hi"h Indian ank on !e"ember #$1% announ"ed to mobiliGe % billion U)
dollars from #$1% to #$#$ for "limate a"tion through lending= in*esting and
raising "apital towards mitigation= adaptation and resilien"e/
a& A8is ank
b& H!;C ank
"& 6es ank
d& I!I ank
6. 4he Union 5o*ernment and +ational 4e8tile Corporation on !e"ember
#$1% signed 0emorandum of Understanding 90oU& to set up a 4e"hnology Centre
94ool ,oom& at
a& 'aranasi
b& :aipur
"& 0adras
d& (anpur
7. International Anti>Corruption !ay was obser*ed a"ross the world on
a& 1$
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b& Carolina 0arin
"& Ehao 6unlei
d& ao 6i8in
10. Identify the Indian>Ameri"an entrepreneur who will be "onferred with the
Uttar Pradesh ,atna Award on 7 :anuary #$1 at the inaugural UP Pra*asi !iwas
in Agra.
a& 'inod (hosla
b& ,ohinton 0istry
"& 0anu Prakash
d& ;rank Islam
11. +ame the Indian "ri"keter who on !e"ember #$1% be"ame the "o>owner
of the Pro -restling League team= UP -arriors.
a& 'irat (ohli
b& 0) !honi
"& Harbhajan )ingh
d& ,ohit )harma
12. In whi"h "ity the two>day Heart of Asia "onferen"e was inaugurated on
!e"ember #$1% to enhan"e regional "ooperation on se"urity issues/
a& Islamabad
b& +ew !elhi
"& !hakad& Colombo
13. -ho among the following on !e"ember #$1% resigned as Lokayukta of
(arnataka/
a& 6 haskar ,ao
b& )hi*araj Patil
"& )antosh Hegde
d& + 'enkata"hala
14. Identify the drug maker. In the Brst week of !e"ember #$1% it be"ame Brst
Indian "ompany to re"ei*e !5CI@s appro*al for hepatitis C drug/
a& 5'( io
b& Hetero !rugs
"& !r ,eddy@s Laboratories
d& Aurobindo Pharma
15. -hi"h state go*ernmentunion territory on 2 !e"ember #$1% announ"ed
*ehi"le rationing s"heme to "urb air pollution/
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a& Chandigarh
b& 4elangana
"& +C4 of !elhi
d& 0aharashtra
Answes
1>9a& >9d& 11>9d&
#>9"& ?>9d& 1#>9a&
2>9a& >9a& 12>9a&
7>9d& >9b& 17>9b&
%>9"& 1$>9d& 1%>9"&
1. Identify the "ountry with whi"h India parti"ipated in the bilateral maritime
e8er"ise Indra +a*y #$1% whi"h "ommen"ed on ? !e"ember #$1% in
'ishakhapatanam.
a& ,ussia
b& China
"& :apan
d& ritain
2. +ame the person who was on ? !e"ember #$1% appointed as the Corporate
President of
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b& 4he anking Laws 9Amendment& ill= #$1%
"& 4he Indian )tamp 9Amendment& ill= #$1%
d& 4he Pre*ention of 0oney Laundering 9Amendment& ill= #$1%
6. +ame the "ountry who@s Brst female -$e M$n$s+e :%$#'+%
S+%);)% announ"ed her resignation on ? !e"ember #$1%.
a& osnia
b& Lithuania
"& 3stonia
d& Lat*ia
7. +ame the ill that was introdu"ed in the Lok )abha to fa"ilitate and fast
tra"k setting up of new nu"lear proje"ts in the "ountry on ? !e"ember #$1%.
a& +u"lear )afety ,egulatory Authority ill= #$1%
b& Atomi" 3nergy 9Amendment& ill= #$1%
"& 4he Indian Atomi" 3nergy Coun"il 9Amendment& ill= #$1%
d& 4he Ci*il Liability for +u"lear !amage ill= #$1%
8. -hi"h of the following state on % !e"ember #$1% be"ame the Brst state of
India to join the Union 5o*ernment@s U;w% D$s*' Ass)%n*e &';%n% 9U!A6&/
a& :harkhand
b& Andhra Pradesh
"& ,ajasthan
d& 5ujarat
9. +ame the "ity that on ? !e"ember #$1% issued its Brst>e*er ,ed Alert on air>pollution ordering s"hools to "lose due to haGardous air Duality.
a& eijing
b& 4okyo
"& !elhi
d& Islamabad
10. +ame the storm that in Brst week of !e"ember #$1% wreaked ha*o" in
United (ingdom.
a& Per
b& !esmond
"& !irk
d& atta"k *i"tims under
whi"h Duota/
a& !isable
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b& )o"ially ba"kward
"& 3"onomi"ally ba"kward
d& 0inorities
12. Indian 5o*ernment on ? !e"ember #$1% announ"ed I":TE
'/%e to monitor diJerent biomes a"ross the "ountry. In whi"h "ity it
was announ"ed on the sidelines of C
#1 of the U+;CCC/
a& Paris
b& London
"& +ew 6ork
d& 4okyo
13. Identify the politi"al "oalition that won 'eneGuelan parliamentary ele"tion
held on !e"ember #$1%.
a& !emo"rati" Unity ,oundtable
b& United )o"ialist Party of 'eneGueala
"& Communist Party of 'eneGuela
d& ;atherland for All
14. Identify the multilateral agen"y. Its Eero ,outine ;laring by #$2$ Initiati*e
was on ? !e"ember #$1% endorsed by 7% leading global oil "ompanies in Paris.
a& International 0onetary ;und
b& -orld Health 9b& 12>9a&
7>9d& >9a& 17>9"&
%>9a& 1$>9b& 1%>9d&
1. 5AIL 9India& Limited in the last week of +o*ember #$1% laun"hed whi"h portal
for monitoring the pipeline ,ight of Use 9,oU& through spa"e te"hnology/
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a& hu*an>5AIL portal
b& 53store portal
"& (M: )atelite Portal
d& )tar
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b& )oils a solid ground for life
"& Long Li*e 4he )oil
d& )oils )ustains )o"iety and the 3n*ironment
8. 4he owners of the world@s largest nu"lear "omple8 ru"e +u"lear 5enerating
)tation plan on 2 !e"ember #$1% de"ided to spend Q.?2 billion U) dollars to
refurbish si8 aging rea"tors to deli*er more power. -here is the largest nu"lear
"omple8 lo"ated/
a& ahamas
b& Cuba
"& Canada
d& 0e8i"o
9. -hi"h High Court on 7 !e"ember #$1% made the judgment that the married
daughters of de"eased go*ernment employees are eligible for appointments on
"ompassionate grounds in go*ernment jobs/
a& 0adras High Court
b& Allahabad High Court
"& ombay High Court
d& !elhi High Court
10. +ame the *eteran !o*ish Israeli Politi"ian who died on 7 !e"ember #$1%/
a& 6ossi )arid
b& 6ishai Abdullah
"& 6aako* )arood
d& )hulamit Aloni
11.
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b& Panorami" Camera
"& 2$ degrees Camera
d& ', "amera
14. -hi"h state on 7 !e"ember #$1% laun"hed the International festi*al on irds
in a bid to promote state as an international bird>wat"hing destination/
a& ihar
b& !elhi
"& Uttar Pradesh
d& Haryana
15. -hi"h "ountry on 7 !e"ember #$1% announ"ed a $ billion U) dollars
pa"kage to Afri"an nations during the ;orum on China>Afri"a Cooperation
9;9a&
7>9b& >9b& 17>9"&
%>9"& 1$>9a& 1%>9d&
1. India on 2 !e"ember #$1% signed a 0emorandum of Understanding on air
ser*i"es with whi"h "ountry/
a& ,epubli" of (oreab& 5ermany
"& United )tates of Ameri"a
d& ;ran"e
2. -hi"h state on 2 !e"ember #$1% be"ame the Brst state of India to laun"h
,ota*irus *a""ination proje"t/
a& Haryana
b& Hima"hal Pradesh
"& (arnataka
d& 0aharashtra
3. Identify the nationwide "ampaign for persons with disabilities laun"hed by
Arun :aitley on 2 !e"ember #$1% in +ew !elhi.
a& A""essible India 0o*ement
b& Campaign for !isability 3mployment
"& !isability ConBdent Campaign
d& A""essible India Campaign
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4. +ame the te8tile "orporation of India that on 2 !e"ember #$1% signed
Integrity Pa"t with 4ransparen"y International India.
a& Handi"rafts M Handlooms 38ports Corporation 9HH3C&
b& +ational Handloom !e*elopment Corporation 9+H!C&
"& :ute Corporation of India 9:CI&
d& +ational 4e8tile Corporation 9+4C&
5. +ame the state that on 2 +o*ember #$1% passed the 0LA 9)alaries=
Allowan"es= Pension= et"& 9Amendment& ill= #$1% that seeks around 7$$ per"ent
hike in the salaries of the 0LAs.
a& (arnataka
b& !elhi
"& 5ujarat
d& ihar
6. 4he Brst India International )"ien"e ;esti*al 9II);& began on 7 !e"ember
#$1% at
a& II4>0umbai
b& II4>!elhi
"& II)">angalore
d& I)0>!hanbad
7. 77th +a*y !ay was obser*ed in India ona& 2 !e"ember #$1%
b& 7 !e"ember #$1%
"& 2$ +o*ember #$1%
d& 1 !e"ember #$1%
8. +a*y day is "elebrated e*ery year to "ommemorate the su""ess of whi"h
operation of Indian +a*y that was "arried out during the 1?1 Indo>Pak war
a& friendly poli"y to en"ourage rural youth to parti"ipate in
farming so that migration to urban areas "an be "urbed.
a& Aruna"hal Pradesh
b& 0aharashtra
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"& 4amil +adu
d& Uttar Pradesh
10. Union Cabinet on # !e"ember #$1% appro*ed ,egional Centre for
iote"hnology ill= #$1% to gi*e legal status to an already established institution.
In this "onte8t= identify the "ity in whi"h the "entre e8ists/
a& ;aridabad
b& 0umbai
"& Chennai
d& Hyderabad
11. A broad "oalition of #$ organisations on # !e"ember #$1% announ"ed
Paris Pa"t on -ater and Climate Change Adaptation. It was announ"ed on the
sidelines of whi"h C
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in"reased to by the ,I on 2 !e"ember #$1%/
a& %
b& ?%
"& %
d& %%
Answes
1>9a& >9b& 11>9b&
#>9b& ?>9b& 1#>9"&
2>9d& >9a& 12>9d&
7>9d& >9b& 17>9a&
%>9b& 1$>9a& 1%>9b&
1. 4he Union Cabinet on # !e"ember #$1% ga*e its appro*al for signing of a
0emorandum of Understanding in the Beld of water resour"es management
between India and whi"h "ountry/
a& Israel
b& 5ermany
"& 4urkey
d& :apan
2. -ho on # !e"ember #$1% was ele"ted as the new )peaker of the ihar
Legislati*e Assembly/
a& )adanand )inghb& 'ijay (umar Chaudhary
"& :itan ,am 0anjhi
d& Uday +arayan Choudhary
3. Identify the *eteran industrialist asso"iated with the Chettinad 5roup of
Companies who died on # !e"ember #$1% in Chennai.
a& Annamalai Chettiar
b& )igappi Aa"hi
"& 0A0 ,amaswamy
d& 0,0 ,amanathan Chettiar
4. Pulin (umar= who on +o*ember #$1% was "onferred with the I+A 5eneral
Counsel of the year #$1% > ,etail Award= is 5roup )enior Legal and Complian"e
!ire"tor 9India& of whi"h multinational shoe manufa"turer/
a& ,eebok
b& +ike
"& Puma
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d& Adidas
5. -ho was sworn>in as the 72rd Chief :usti"e of India 9C:I& on 2 !e"ember
#$1%/
a& :usti"e 4irath )ingh 4hakur
b& :usti"e H L !attu
"& :usti"e PL Panagariya
d& :usti"e ,ajendra 0al Lodha
6. 4he Union Cabinet on # !e"ember #$1% appro*ed the rehabilitation
pa"kage and upgradation of infrastru"ture of the angladeshi en"la*es and
Coo"h ehar distri"t. 4he Coo"h ehar distri"t is lo"ated in whi"h Indian state/
a& ihar
b& Uttar Pradesh
"& -est engal
d& Assam
7. 4ata )ons Ltd on # !e"ember #$1% tied>up with whi"h international bank for
its funding and branding in se*eral "ountries a"ross the world/
a& International 0onetary ;unds
b& Industrial M Commer"ial ank of China Limited
"& -orld ank
d& 3uropean Central ank
8. 4he International !ay for the Abolition of )la*ery was obser*ed globally onwhi"h date/
a& # +o*ember
b& 2$ +o*ember
"& 1 !e"ember
d& # !e"ember
9. +ame the (oodiyattom and +angiarkoothu artist who died on 1 !e"ember
#$1%/
a& 0argi )athi
b& Ar"hana +andakumar
"& (alanilayam (aladharan
d& Aparna +angiar
10. Ari"ent= a U)>based produ"t engineering Brm= on 1 !e"ember #$1% tied>up
with whi"h Indian "ompany to laun"h Ari"ent 3mployability Programme/
a& +ass"om ;oundation
b& ,elian"e ;oundation
"& Indian !e*elopment ;oundation
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d& Eakat ;oundation of India
11. 4he !elhi !e*elopment Authority 9!!A& was on 1 !e"ember #$1% awarded
with whi"h award for adopting te"hnology to ser*e the publi" better and using
resour"es eR"iently through mobile appli"ations/
a& +ational Award for e>5o*ernan"e
b& -eb ,atna Award
"& 3>India Award
d& 4he manthan Award
12. -hi"h of the following states was on 1 !e"ember #$1% de"lared as drought
hit/
a& 0adhya Pradesh
b& (arnataka
"& :harkhand
d& 4amil +adu
13. President Pranab 0ukherjee on #$ )eptember #$1% ga*e his assent to the
Labour Laws 9Amendment& ill #$1% of whi"h state/
a& 5ujarat
b& 0adhya Pradesh
"& Aruna"hal Pradesh
d& (erala
14. 4he Union Cabinet on # !e"ember #$1% appro*ed signing and ratiB"ation
of Proto"ol for amending the !ouble 4a8ation A*oidan"e Con*ention 9!4AC& withwhi"h of the following "ountries/
a& raGil
b& Iran
"& :apan
d& ,ussia
15. International !ay of Persons with !isabilities was obser*ed a"ross the
world on 2 !e"ember #$1% with the theme
a& )ustainable !e*elopment 4he Promise of 4e"hnology
b& ,ights of Persons with !isabilities A"tion in !e*elopment
"& A *oi"e of our own
d& In"lusion matters a""ess and empowerment for people of all abilities
Answes
1>9a& >9"& 11>9"&
#>9b& ?>9b& 1#>9"&
2>9"& >9d& 12>9a&
7>9d& >9a& 17>9"&
%>9a& 1$>9a& 1%>9d&
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1. Identify the "ity in whi"h the 0ission Inno*ation was laun"hed on 2$
+o*ember #$1% by world leaders for a""elerating "lean energy re*olution.
a& London
b& +ew 6ork
"& Paris
d& +ew !elhi
2. 4he International 0onetary ;und@s 9I0;& elite reser*e "urren"y basket went
up to what number with in"lusion of Chinese 6uan into it on 2$ +o*ember #$1%.
a& 4hree
b& ;our
"& ;i*e
d& )i8
3. -hat was the theme of the -orld AI!) !ay that was obser*ed on 1
!e"ember #$1%/
a& Eero 4oleran"e to AI!)
b& A"hie*e sustainable goals to end epidemi" by #$2$
"& 5etting to Gero= 3nd AI!) by #$2$
d& 4he time to a"t eradi"ate AI!) is now
4. -hi"h initiati*e was laun"hed by India and ;ran"e jointly on 2$ +o*ember
#$1%/
a& 0ission Inno*ation
b& International )olar Allian"e
"& Anti"ipate= Absorb= ,eshaped& 4ogether -e 5o
5. 4he United +ations "limate "hange "onferen"e 9C
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#$1 in whi"h "ountry/
a& 4urkey
b& )yria
"& Afghanistan
d& IraD
8. 4he Legislati*e Assembly of whi"h stateU4 on 1 !e"ember #$1% passed
three major edu"ation bills that aim at reining in pri*ate s"hools/
a& 0aharashtra
b& Uttar Pradesh
"& 4amil +adu
d& !elhi
9. +ame the renowned *iolinist who will be awarded with the )angeet
)amman at the I4C )angeet )ammelan #$1% whi"h will "ommen"e on 7
!e"ember #$1% in (olkata.
a& Ambi )ubramaniam
b& Lakshminarayana )ubramaniam
"& :ohar Ali (han
d& +andini 0uthuswamy
10. Identify the renowned sarangi player belonging to )ainia 5harana who
died on 2$ +o*ember #$1% in +ew !elhi.
a& Ustad )abri (han
b& Ustad undu (han
"& Allah ,akhad& )abir (han
11. In whi"h "ountry the se"ond season of the International Premier 4ennis
League was inaugurated on 1 !e"ember #$1%/
a& )outh (orea
b& China
"& :apan
d& Australia
12. -hi"h Latin Ameri"an "ountry on 1 !e"ember #$1% announ"ed that it is
fa"ing the longest re"ession sin"e the 12$s/
a& Argentina
b& Chile
"& Columbia
d& raGil
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13. President Pranab 0ukherjee on 1 !e"ember #$1% ga*e assent to ;a"tories
9Amendment& ill= #$1% to allow women to work in night shifts. -hi"h of the
following state legislatures passed the bill/
a& (arnataka
b& 0aharashtra
"& 4elangana
d& (arnataka
14. -ho among the following on 1 !e"ember #$1% assumed the presiden"y of
the ,oyal )o"iety in London/
a& )ir 'enkatraman ,amakrishnan
b& Professor (amal awa
"& Professor Ajay )ood
d& Professor :ohn (uriyan
15. y what per"entage India grew between :uly and )eptember #$1% making
it the fastest growing e"onomy in the world/
a& ?.7
b& .7
"& %.7
d& 7.7
Answes
1>9"& >9a& 11>9"&
#>9"& ?>9"& 1#>9d&2>9"& >9d& 12>9b&
7>9b& >9b& 17>9a&
%>9b& 1$>9a& 1%>9a&
1. Identify the former Indian test "aptain. He resigned as "hief mentor of
0umbai Indians IPL team/
a& Anil (umble
b& )oura* 5anguly
"& ,ahul !ra*id
d& )a"hin 4endulkar
2. Identify the fo"us area of 0ission Inno*ation that was laun"hed by world
leaders on 2$ +o*ember #$1% in Paris/
a& 4a"kling terrorism
b& Clean energy
"& Illegal migration
d& +atural !isasters
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3. -ho among the following led the formation of reakthrough 3nergy
Coalition on 2$ +o*ember #$1% to redu"e demand for fossil fuels/
a& ara"k
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d& India@s 5lobal Polio 3ndgame )trategy
9. +ame the Polish professional footballer who on 2$ +o*ember #$1% was
awarded with four separate oR"ial 5uinness -orld ,e"ords "ertiB"ates/
a& ;ran"k ,ibSry
b& 0ario 5TtGe
"& ,obert Lewandowski
d& :oshua (immi"h
10. -hi"h mo*ie on 2$ +o*ember #$1% bagged the 5olden Pea"o"k Award for
the est ;ilm at the 7th International ;ilm ;esti*al of India/
a& )ealed Cargo
b& 3n"la*e
"& Cinemawala
d& 3mbra"e of the )erpent
11. -ho on 2$ +o*ember #$1% be"ame the newly ele"ted President of urkina
;aso/
a& 6a"ouba Isaa" Eida
b& ,o"h 0ar" Christian (aborS
"& 0i"hel (afando
d& laise CompaorS
12. Leader of whi"h global "onglomerate "ompany on # +o*ember #$1% was
awarded with the Lifetime A"hie*ement Award at the annual Asian usiness
Leadership ;orum 9AL;& )eries in !ubai/
a& Hinduja rothers
b& :eJ eGos
"& Anand 0ahindra
d& Adi 5odrej
13. +ame the senior Indian Information )er*i"es 9II)& oR"er and Additional
!ire"tor 5eneral 9+ews& in All India ,adio who retired from ser*i"e on 2$
+o*ember #$1%.
a& Anil (umar amba
b& !+ 0ohanty
"& Pratima !ikshit
d& Aditi !as ,out
14. 4o re*iew defen"e "ooperation between the two "ountries= Chief of the
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Army )taJ 5eneral !albir )ingh )uhag is on a B*e day oR"ial *isit to whi"h
"ountry/
a& )ri Lanka
b& 0yanmar
"& China
d& angladesh
15. +ame the "ountry that on 2$ +o*ember #$1% refuted ChinaNs "laims o*er
islands in the )outh China )ea= during week>long pro"eedings at an arbitration
"ourt in 4he Hague.
a& Philippines
b& :apan
"& 0alaysia
d& )ingapore
Answes
1>9a& >9b& 11>9b&
#>9b& ?>9a& 1#>9a&
2>9d& >9a& 12>9b&
7>9"& >9"& 17>9a&
%>9a& 1$>9d& 1%>9a&N'ee 2015
1. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %e *'e*+ w$+, ese*+ +'
)ses $n In#$%<
a& 4ur and Urad are rabi "rops.b& )tate owned ;CI are the only institutions in*ol*ed in the pro"urement of
pulses.
"& Higher 0)P has resulted in in"reased produ"tion of pulses in general.
A& ALL
& a and b
C& b and C
!& +one
== B)s$ness ==
2. $+, ese*+ +' N%+$'n% -,%%*e)+$*% -$*$n/ A)+,'$+ *'ns$#e
+,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
a& +PPA is an organiGation of the 5o*ernment of India whi"h was established=
inter alia= to B8 re*ise the pri"es of "ontrolled bulk drugs and formulations and
to enfor"e pri"es and a*ailability of the medi"ines in the "ountry.
b& 4he organiGation is also entrusted with the task of re"o*ering amounts
o*er"harged by manufa"turers for the "ontrolled drugs from the "onsumers.
"& It also monitors the pri"es of de"ontrolled drugs in order to keep them at
reasonable le*els.
,$*, %'n/ +,e %'e /$en s+%+een+s %e *'e*+
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A& a and b
& a= b= "
C& b and "
!& " and a
3. As ''se# *%$ne+ 'ne+% '$* $n In#$% w$ e #e+e$ne#
% *'$++ee $n +,e ()+)e. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s $s
*'e*+ e/%#$n/ +,e *'$++ee<
a& Committee will ha*e B*e members in whi"h the go*ernment will nominate twomembers and the ,I one e8pert= besides two of its oR"ials the
!eputy 5o*ernor and the e8e"uti*e dire"tor
b& ,I 5o*ernor will ha*e *eto power in the "ommittee.
A& a only
& b only
C& oth
!& +one
== In#$% An# '# ==
4. A"S,%%% $s % /') e%+e# +' w,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/<
A& A terrorist group working in Afri"a.
& A trade group in -est Asia.
C& A group related to human rights.
!& A group Bghting insurgen"y
== E*''/ ==
5. A($*%n :$'ns (% )n#e w,%+ *%+e/' $n Re# :$s+ )$s,e# IUCN<
A& 3ndangered
& Criti"ally 3ndangered
C& 'ulnerable
!& +one of the abo*e
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.C
== In#$% %n# '# ==
1. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+ w$+, ese*+ +' n)*e%
s)$es /')<
a& It is a 7 member "ountries body body "on"erned with redu"ing nu"lear
proliferation by "ontrolling the e8port and re>transfer of materials.
b& India is a member to +)5.
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A& a only
& b only
C& oth
!& +one
== N%+$'n% ==
2. $+, ese*+ +' n'+$*es $ss)e# $n+e'> w,$*, %'n/ +,e
(''w$n/ $s *'e*+<
a& International noti"es are the main instruments of international poli"e "o>
operation.
b& ,ed "orner noti"e "an be issued only against a person who has "ommitted an
oJen"e whi"h is an Ve8traditable oJen"eV under the Indian 38tradition A"t= 1#.
"& CI is the nodal agen"y for the "oordination with interpol.
d& ,ed "orner noti"e was issued against 5angster Chhota ,ajan.
A& a= b and "
& b= " and d
C& b and " only
!& All
3. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %n# ?n# ')+ w,$*, %'n/ +,e
%e *'e*+<
a& 3ase of doing business inde8 is published by -orld ank.
b& India@s ranking in this year report is 12$.
A& b only
& a only
C& both
!& none
== B)s$ness %n# E*'n' ==
4. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %n# % +,e *'e*+ '+$'n.
a& 3ight Core se"tor industries "omprises 2 per"ent of inde8 of industrial
produ"tion.
b& 4he
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== N%+$'n% ==
1. A'n/ +,e e'w en+$'ne# s+%+een+s w,%+ ('s +,e %+ '(
*''e%+$e (e#e%$s<
a& !i*ision of fun"tions among the "entre and states.
b& In*o"ation of Arti"le 2% without the appro*al of state go*ernment.
"& Cooperation between the "entre and state while de"iding about issues
mentioned in list 2 of se*enth s"hedule.
A& a= b
& b= "C& "= a
!& All
2. In % $# +' *,e* +,e %w %n# '#e s$+)%+$'n e*en+ Me/,%%% $/,
*')+ ,%s '#ee# (' $een+%+$'n '( AFS-A $n %+$*)% %e%. M%
+,e n%e '( +,%+ %e%.
a& 5aro hills
b& (hasi hills
"& :aintia hillsd& +one of the abo*e
== In#$% %n# w'# ==
3. S%+ $s%n#s %e %+ '( w,$*, '*e%n se%<
A& 3ast China sea
& )outh China )ea
C& Indian o"ean
!& +one of the abo*e
== B)s$ness An# E*'n' ==
4. $+, e(een*e +' +e% '#)*+$'n w,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/
s+%+een+s %e *'e*+<
a& India is the largest produ"er of tea
b& India "onsumes 7$ per"ent of the total world produ"tion of tea.
A& a only
& b onlyC& both
!& none
@@@@@@@@@@@@
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.D
@@@@@@@@@@@@
== N%+$'n% ==
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1. $+, ese*+ +' s+%w )n$n/ w,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+<
a& )traw burning is a pra"ti"e used for burning agri"ultural residue after "utting
the "rop.
b& ,e"ently +54 announ"ed a Bne of ,s. #=%$$ to ,s. 1%=$$$ on farmers found
indulging in straw burning.
A& a only
& b only
C& oth
!& +one
2. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %n# % +,e *'e*+ 'ne<
a& 5)A4>1% is a "ommuni"ation satellite whi"h will repla"e I+)A4>2A= 7.
b& 5)A4 >1% will be own along with )audi ArabiaNs Arabsat>adr>?.
"& It will not help in na*igation system of 5A5A+.
A& a= b
& b= "
C& "=a
!& All
3. ,%+ $s IM-RINT" In#$% ';e*+<
A& It is a pan>II4 and II)" joint "ollaboration to de*elop a blueprint for resear"h of
immediate rele*an"e to so"iety reDuiring inno*ation= dire"t s"ientiB" resear"h
into identiBed areas.
& It is an initiati*e for the prote"tion of IP, in India.
C& It is an initiati*e to in"rease the a""ountability of press in India.
!& +one of the abo*e
4. In w,$*, '( +,ese *')n+ ee/en* w%s '*%$e# e*en+.
A& 0aldi*es
& Afghanistan
C& Ukraine
!& angladesh
@@@@@@@@@@@@
1.C2.A
3.A
4.A
@@@@@@@@@@@@
== N%+$'n% ==
1. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ %e +,e #$s+$*+s w,$*, %e %+ '( $'+
';e*+s M$*'s'(+ $n In#$% +' '$#e 'w"*'s+ In+e"ne+ +' $%/es
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a& 'aranasi
b& )rikakulam
"& Indore
A& a= "
& b="
C& a=b
!& All
== In+en%+$'n%==
2. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+ w$+, ese*+ +' #$s)+e# Z,)$
ee(<
a& It is part of sparty island
b& China= Philippines and 'ietnam all "laim o*er its jurisdi"tion.
A& a only
& oth
C& b only
!& +one
== E*'n' ==
3. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+ w$+, ese*+ +' '# B'n#s>
e*en+ s+%+e# +,e 'enen+> (' /'# 'ne+$s%+$'n<
a& 4he onds will be for a tenor of eight years= with an e8it option from the %th
year.
b& uyer will not be allowed to pur"hase less than two grams>worth of bonds and
not more than %$$grams>worth per person per Bnan"ial year.
"& It "an only be pur"hased by indi*iduals residing in India.A& a= "
& a= b
C& " only
!& All
4. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+ e/%#$n/ e*en+ %)n*,e#
UDA& s*,ee<
a& Under this s"heme states shall take o*er ?% per "ent of dis"om debt as on
)eptember 2$= #$1% o*er two yearsb& %$ per "ent of dis"om debt shall be taken o*er in #$1%>1 and #% per "ent in
#$1>1?.
A& a only
& b only
C& oth
!& +one
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1.C
2.C
3.B
4.C
@@@@@@@@@@@@
== N%+$'n% ==
1. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %e *'e*+ e/%#$n/ Sw%*,,
B,%%+*ess<
a& ItNs rate would be # per"ent.
b& It would be "harged additional on in"ome ta8.
"& It will be appli"able from the start of Bnan"ial year #$1>1?.
A& a= b
& b= "
C& All
!& +one
2. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s $s *'e*+ e/%#$n/ T%ns-%*$?* %+nes,$<
a& It is agreement between 1# "ountries for the impro*ement of trade.
b& 4PP will "o*er 7$ per "ent of the global "ommer"e.
"& China is part of this deal.
A& a= b
& b="
C& "=a
!& a only
3. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+ %n# % +,e *'e*+ '+$'n.
a& In"rease in repo rate will in"rease the money supply in the e"onomy.
b& ,I has "onsistently in"reased repo rates last year to Bght ination.
"& Present repo rate is B8ed at .?% per"ent.
A& a= b
& b only
C& " only
!& b= "
@@@@@@@@@@@@
1.D
2.A
3.C
@@@@@@@@@@@@
== N%+$'n% ==
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1. $+, ese*+ +' e*en+ e*'en#%+$'n '( > w,$*, %'n/ +,e
(''w$n/ s+%+een+s %e *'e*+<
a& ,ed meat is "ar"inogeni".
b& Pro"essed meats are the major "ulprit= and are a Class>1 "ar"inogen.
A& a only
& b only
C& +one
!& oth
== B)s$ness ==
2. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s +,e %+es+ *'%n +' e%*, 300 $$'n
#'%s $n %e+ *%$+%$%+$'n<
A& 4ata motors
& ;a"ebook
C& Apple
!& AmaGon
== In+en%+$'n% ==
3. ,$*, *')n+ ,%s een e*en+ #e*%e# E'% (ee <
A& )yria
& Congo
C& )ierra Leone
!& +one of the abo*e
@@@@@@@@@@@@1.D
2.B
3.C
@@@@@@@@@@@@
== N%+$'n% ==
1. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %n# % +,e *'e*+ %nswe.
a&
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2. ,$*, %'n/ +,e (''w$n/ $s *'e*+ e/%#$n/ N'n '$(e%+$'n
+e%+<
a& 4he 4reaty represents the only binding "ommitment in a multilateral treaty to
the goal of disarmament by the nu"lear>weapon )tates.
b& A
!& Arti"le 77
Ans C
== In+en%+$'n% ==
2. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %n# % +,e *'e*+ %nswe
e/%#$n/ e%+ '( As$% *'n(een*e.
a& Countries parti"ipating in the Heart of Asia Pro"ess in"lude Afghanistan=
AGerbaijan= China= India= U)A= U.(. among others.
b& 3*ery year "onferen"e is held at diJerent "ountries. 4his year "onferen"e will
be held at +ew !elhi.
"& 4he United +ations= 4he 3uropean Union also support the pro"ess.
A& a= b
& b="C& All
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!& C only
Ans !
== E*'n' ==
3. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+ %n# % +,e *'e*+ %nswe.
A& 5)4 is a ta8 regime to separate state ta8es from "entral ta8es.
& 5)4 will ha*e no impa"t on "as"ading eJe"t of ta8es.
C& All major Central and )tate ta8es will get subsumed into 5)4 whi"h will redu"e
the multipli"ity of ta8es= and thus bring down the "omplian"e "ost.
!& +one of the abo*e
Ans C
@@@@@@@@@@@@
1.C
2.D
3.C
== In+en%+$'n% ==
1. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1. As of #$1%= there are two permanent non>member obser*er states at the
United +ations the Holy )ee and Palestine.
#.Currently U+ has 1 member states
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1.only 1
#.only #2.neither 1 nor #
7.both 1 M #
2. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s T$es $/,e E#)*%+$'n %n$n/
1.4he 1#th edition of the annual rankings released by N4imes Higher 3du"ationN
has the Indian Institute of )"ien"e in the un>ranked #%1>2$$ "ategory and the
Indian Institute of 4e"hnology ombay in the 2%1>7$$ "ategory.
#. -ith 1? institution on the list= India is now at par with its ,IC "ounterpart
raGil.
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1.only 1
#.only #
2.neither 1 nor #
7.both 1 M #
3. )%n Dee'en+ In#e #ee'e#
1.0ehboob Ul> HaD#.Alinar
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2.Paul )tigletG
7.:ohn +ash
4. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1. India is the worldNs third>largest emitter of greenhouse gases
#. U.+. summit on "limate "hange will be held in Paris in !e"ember #$1%
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1.only 1
#.only #
2.neither 1 nor #
7.both 1 M #
5. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ Ne%s new *'ns+$+)+$'n
1. swears by the prin"iples of federalism= se"ularism= parliamentary demo"ra"y
and republi"anism.
#. +epal will be di*ided in nine pro*in"es
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1.only 1
#.only #
2.neither 1 nor #
7.both 1 M #
6. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1. 4he ,eser*e ank had granted in>prin"iple appro*al to 11 appli"ants= in"luding
!oP= in August to set up payments banks.#. As per ,I guidelines= payments banks would oJer a limited range of produ"ts
su"h as demand deposits and remittan"es
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1.only 1
#.only #
2.neither 1 nor #
7.both 1 M #
7. *'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1.,ajasthan tops the table in solar "apa"ity addition with the state "ontributing
1=1?% 0- "apa"ity.
#. 5ujarat is ranked number three in solar "apa"ity addition
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1.only 1
#.only #
2.neither 1 nor #
7.both 1 M #
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8.T,e s$/n$?*%n+ *'ns+$+)+$'n% %n#% +,e *,%+e A*+ '( 1853 $s (' =
1. It established Indian legislati*e "oun"il
#.
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A C !
a& % # 2 1
b& 2 7 % 1
"& 2 # % 1
d& % 7 2 1
Q.13. ,$*, 'ne '( +,e (''w$n/ %$ $s n'+ *'e*+ %+*,e#<
1& 11 A"t F !iar"hy of the "entre
#& 11 A"t F Portfolio system2& 12% A"t > i"ameralism
7& 1%2 A"t F 5o*ernor 5eneral of India
a& 1=2=7
b& #=2=7
"& 1=#=7
d& 1=#=2
Q.14. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+ %')+ +,e In+e$ 'enen+
19461& 4he members of the interim go*ernment were members of the
*i"eroy@s 38e"uti*e "oun"il
#& 4he 'i"eroy "ontinued to be the head of the "oun"il
2& !r.,ajendra Prasad was designated as the *i"e>president of the "oun"il
C'e*+ $s =
a& 1 only
b& # only
"& 1= #
d& 1=#=2
15. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1. 4he ,eser*e ank of India notiBed that foreign portfolio in*estors 9;PI& will be
able to hold up to ,s 1. lakh "rore worth of go*ernment se"urities from
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2.e"onomi"s
7.medi"ine
17. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ A)n/ S%n S)) !$
1. )he won the +obel Pea"e PriGe
#.)uu (yi formed the +ational League for !emo"ra"y party in 0yanmar
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1. only 1
#. neither 1 nor #
2. both 1 M #
7. only #
18. T,e E)'e%n Un$'n %)n*,e# % new 'e%+$'n +' $n+e*e+ e'e
s)//es 'n +,e Me#$+e%ne%n Se% $n %n eJ'+ +' ,%+ +%K*$n/ %n#
een+ 'e #e%+,s %$# E)'es 'n/'$n/ $/%n+ %n# e()/ee *$s$s.
,%+ $s +,e n%e '( +,$s 'e%+$'n
1.
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,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1. only 1
#. neither 1 nor #
2. both 1 M #
7. only #
== M$s*e%ne')s ==
22. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1. +epal is a landlo"ked "ountry
#. -orld population day "elebrated on 11th july e*ery year
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1. only 1
#. neither 1 nor #
2. both 1 M #
7. only #
23. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ n'e $e
1.+ational !ialogue Kuartet won this year@s nobel priGe for pea"e
#. +ational !ialogue Kuartet is a 4unisian organisation
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1. only 1
#. only #
2. neither 1 nor #
7. both 1 M #
== M$s*e%ne')s ==
24. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1.Art #$ of the "onstitution is related to Planning "ommission
#.Art #11 of the "onstitution is related to +ational Human ,ights Commission
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1. only 1
#. only #
2. neither 1 nor #
7. both 1 M #
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Ans1. 1#. 72. 17.7%.1.7?.1.d.d1$.111.#1#."12.a17."1%.21.#1?.21.11.2#$.2
#1.1##.2#2.2
#7.7
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1. only 1
#. only #
2. neither 1 nor #
7. both 1M #
4. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1. ChinaNs middle "lass has o*ertaken the United )tates to be"ome the worldNs
largest
#. Ayatollah Ali (hamenei is the supreme leader of Iran
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1. only 1
#. only #
2. neither 1 nor #
7. both 1M #
5. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ A($*%n Dee'en+ B%n
1. Af!= established in 17 and headDuartered in Abidjan= CWte d@I*oire
#. its aimed to spur sustainable e"onomi" de*elopment and so"ial progress in itsregional member "ountries
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1.only 1
#.only #
2.neither 1 nor #
7.both 1M #
== N%+$'n% ==
6. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1. Arti"le 77 of the Constitution do say that there should be a uniform "i*il "ode.
#.Arti"le 17 is related to UP)C
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1.only 1
#.only #
2.neither 1 nor #
7.both 1M #
Q.7. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s =
1. In India 5!P is "al"ulated in the basis of fa"tor "ost of net +ational Produ"ts
#. Pri"e of the produ"t at the produ"tion basis is known as fa"tor pri"e
2. 0arket pri"e is always more than fa"tor pri"e.
C'e*+ s+%+een+s %e L
a. 1=#
b. 1=#=2
". #=2d. 1=2
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Q.8 A**'#$n/ +' !enes$%n s*,'' '( e*'n'$*s L
1. A mis>mat"h between demand and supply pulls up pri"es is demand F pull
ination
#. A pri"e rise whi"h is the result of in"rease in the produ"tion "ost is "ost push
ination
a. 1 Corre"t
b. # Corre"t
". both "orre"td. both in"orre"t
9. T,e /'enen+s es'+ +' (''w$n/ '+$'ns +' *,e* $s$n/ $n%+$'ns
1. 5o*ernment go on to in"rease the produ"tion to mat"hing the le*el of demand
is short term measure.
#. 4ighter monetary poli"y to "ool down either the demand F pull or "ost push
ination by "utting down money supply in the e"onomy.
a. 1 Corre"t
b. # Corre"t". both "orre"t
d. both in"orre"t
Q.10 C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ e $n%+$'n L
1. It is large and a""elerating
#. In this ination= pri"es shoot up o*ernight
2. 4he ,ussian e"onomy did show su"h ination after disintegration of the e8
U)),
C'e*+ s+%+een+s %e L
a. 1 and #
b. # and 2
". 1 and 2
d. all of the abo*e
Q.11. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ +,e B'++ene* $n%+$'n L
1. It takes pla"e when the supply falls and demand remains at the same le*el
#. 4his "ould put in "ost>push ination "ategory.
2. 4his also known as Xstru"tural ination@
C'e*+ s+%+een+s %e L
a. only 1
b. 1 and 2
". # and 2
d. 1 and #
12. ,%+ %e +,e e%s)es +' s+en/+,en$n/ +,e $n(%s+)*+)% '
$ns+$+)+$'n% %se*+s '( se*'n# /een e')+$'n
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1. Credit deli*ery
#. )torage fa"ilities
2. 4ransport "onne"ti*ity
7. 4ele"ommuni"ation
%. Irrigation preparedness
. 0arketing +etworks
a. 1 = # =2 =7
b. 1= 2= %=
". #= 2 =% =d. 1=#= 2= 7= %=
13. N%+$'n% M$ss$'n 'n B%'' *'es %'' %n# %++%n w,%+ $s +,e
#$Jeen*e e+ween +,e<
1. ,attan is a palm= normally a "limber and solid while bamboo is a grass and
typi"ally a hollow "ylinder
#. All of the bamboo plant= from root to "ulm and lea*es is utiliGe in di*erse ways
where as only stem of the rattan plant is used.
In*'e*+ s+%+een+ $s %e =
a. 1 only
b. # only
". both
d. none
14. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1 .,ajbhasha *ibhag "omes under the ministry of home aJairs
#. promotion of rajbhasha is mention in Art #72
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1. only 1
#. only #
2. neither 1 nor #
7. both 1 M #
15. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1.tarapore "ommittee is related to "on*ertibility of rupees
#.,I@s Bnan"ial year starts from 1st july
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
1. only 1
#. only #
2. neither 1 nor #
7. both 1 M #
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16. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ N%+$'n% In$+$%+$e 'n
*$%+e Res$$en+ A/$*)+)e "
1. 4his s"heme is laun"hed by Indian "oun"il of Agri"ulture resear"h
#. 4he funding for s"heme is from 0inistry of Agri"ulture= 5o*ernment of India
2. 4his s"heme "o*ers "rops only
C'e*+ $s%e =
a. 1 only
b. #= 2
". 1= #d. 1= 2
17. ,%+ $s s*'e (' +,e N%+$'n% -'/% (' '/%n$* '#)*+$'n<
1. Politi"s for de*elopment and "ertiB"ation of organi" produ"ts
#. +ational standard for organi" produ"t and pro"ess
2. A""reditation of program to be operated by inspe"tion and "ertiB"ation
agen"ies
7. CertiB"ation of organi" produ"ts
C'e*+ s+%+een+s $s%e =
a. 1= #= 2
b. 1= #= 2= 7
". #= 2= 7
d. 1= 2= 7
18. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s %')+ N%+$'n% *)+)% ()n# =
1. +C;@s primary mandate is to establish and nurture PPP in Beld of heritage
#.
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C. only #
!= neither 1 nor #
20. C'ns$#e +,e (''w$n/ s+%+een+s
1. Centre announ"ed a bonus of ,s. 2$$ a Duintal on the re*ised minimum
support pri"e for tur= moong and urad dal 9lentils& for the marketing season of
#$1%>1.
#. 4he minimum support pri"e for paddy was in"reased by ,s. %$$ a Duintal for
the kharif marketing season of the Bnan"ial year.
,$*, '( +,e %'e s+%+een+s $s%e +)e
A. only 1
. oth 1 M #
C. only #
!. neither 1 nor #
Ans
1.# 2.4 3.4 4.4 5.4 6.1 7. 8.* 9. 10.% 11. 12.# 13.# 14.1 15.2 16.* 17.
18. 19.# 20.#