Category: Current Affairs

1.Name the Organization which has recently released the report titled – ‘Asian Economic Integration Report 2015’ that examined current trends in trade, finance, migration, remittances and other economic activities in the region? (1) (1)  ADB (2) IMF (3) ASEAN (4) World Bank (5) None of these 2.Which of the following organizations is the first from…

1.The meeting of Southern Zonal Council was held in Vijayawada. Can you name the person who initiated the establishment of zonal councils? (4) (1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) BR Ambedkar (3) Vallabhbhai Patel (4) Jawahar Lal Nehru (5) None of these 2.Which of the following statement is true? (3) (1) All flood forecasting centgres are going…

1.Name the former cricketer who has been given the CK Naydu Award for the Lifetime Achievement? (1) (1) Syed Kirmani (2) Sandeep Patil (3) Roger Binny (4) Kirti Azad (5) None of these 2.Who has been named to be the new Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs? (2) (1) Arundhati Bhattacharya (2) Najib…

1.As per the Global Illicit Financial Flows Report released on 8 December 2015, what was India’s global rank in terms of illicit financial outflows? (4) (1) Seventh (2) Sixth (3) Fifth (4) Fourth (5) None of these 2.A non-profit organization of which country in November 2015 launched the emergency shelter project called Shanti Niwas Emergency…

1.The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) elite reserve currency basket went up to what number with inclusion of Chinese Yuan into it on 30 November 2015. (2) (1)  Six (2) Five (3) Four (4) Seven (5) None of these 2.By what percentage India grew between July and September 2015 making it the fastest growing economy in…

1.What is the industrial growth rate achieved in October 2015 as per the Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released on 11 December 2015? (2) (1) 10.6% (2) 9.8% (3) 9.0% (4) 16.9% (5) None of these 2.Name the e-commerce giant that on 11 December 2015 agreed to acquire the Hong-Kong based 112-year…

1.Who was awarded the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award recently? (3) (1) Anu Malik (2) Jatin-Lalit (3) AR Rahman (4) Pritam (5) None of these 2. Shetkari Sanghatana was a farmer’s organisation which fought for the rights of the farmers. Who had founded this organisation? (2) (1) Medha Patkar (2) Shard Joshi (3) Anna Hazare (4) Kailash…

1. Name the former cricketer who has been given the CK Naydu Award for the Lifetime Achievement? (1) (1) Syed Kirmani (2) Sandeep Patil (3) Roger Binny (4) Kirti Azad (5) None of these 2. Who has been named to be the new Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs? (2) (1) Arundhati Bhattacharya…

1.How much black money went out of India in the year 2004 to 2013? (2) (1) $ 5 billion (2) $51 billion (3) $115 billion (4) No black money went out of India during that period (5) None of these 2. Name the person who is now the Speaker of Nepal’s parliament? (4) (1) Sita…

1.Arun Kukmar Jain was in news recently. Why? (3) (1) He was appointed Chief Election Commissioner (2) He is the new Chief Research and Analysis Wing (3) He was made Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (4) He  is new chief of Vigilance Commission (5) None of these 2.Mauricio Macri Blanco was recently…

1. Which two American giants on 11 December 2015 agreed to combine the two companies in an all-stock merger of equals? (1) (1) DuPont and Dow Chemical Company (2) ABN Amro  and Accenture (3) Ford  Motors and General Motors (4) E&Y and S&P (5) None of these 2. Which new method has recently introduced by…

1. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) elite reserve currency basket went up to what number with inclusion of Chinese Yuan into it on 30 November 2015. (2) (1)  Six (2) Five (3) Four (4) Seven (5) None of these 2. By what percentage India grew between July and September 2015 making it the fastest growing…