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Current Affairs Quiz

1. India with which country will discuss ways to enhance already “robust” security cooperation in the aftermath of Paris terror strikes?
Answer. France

2. Name the senior diplomat who has been appointed as the Ambassador to China to replace Ashok Kantha, whose term will end in early January.
Answer. Vijay Keshav Gokhale

3. Who is the Foreign Minister of France?
Answer.  Laurent Fabius

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Google’s India-born CEO  Sundar Pichai are among over 50 global leaders, business chiefs and pop icons named as contenders by  Time magazine for its which annual honour?
Answer. Times ‘Person of the Year’

5. Who chaired the Seventh Pay Commission which recently submitted its report?
Answer. Justice A.K. Mathur

6. What is INDRA which recently concluded?
Answer. The Indo-Russian military exercise

7. Who has been made the deputy chief minister of Bihar?
Answer. Tejaswi Yadav

8. Nitish Kumar took oath as chief minister of Bihar for the ________ time on November 20.
Answer. Fifth

9. Which state launched its rural inclusive growth project with the objective to realize 'eco-enterprise' in partnership with India Inc. and a slew of global players.
Answer. Andhra Pradesh

10. Name the 10-year-old resident of Pune who has become the youngest Indian to speak at the TED Youth Conference in New York.
Answer. Ishita Katyal
11. The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) and the Health Institute for Mother and Child (MAMTA) will implement a three-year long community health project in states of India?
Answer. Rajasthan,Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

12. Name the Colonel who laid down his life battling militants near LoC in north Kashmir's Kupwara district?
Answer. Santosh Mahadik

13. Which transportation app has raised $500 million, or Rs 3,250 crore, from Scottish investment firm Baillie Gifford, China's largest taxi-hailing company Didi Kuaidi and existing investors Falcon Edge, Tiger Global, SoftBank and DST Global?
Answer. Ola

14. The gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of Public Sector Banks rose to how much per cent at the end of June 2015?
Answer. 6.03 Percent

15. Alivira Animal Health Ltd, a subsidiary of integrated pharmaceutical company SeQuent Scientific Ltd has entered into agreement to acquire which company for an enterprise valuation of $7 million (approximately Rs. 45 crore)?
Answer. Topkim ilac Premiks San. ve Tic

16. Name the cancer care network operator which has received capital markets regulator SEBI’s approval to float an initial public offer (IPO).
Answer. Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd (HCG)

17. What is the full form of DRHP?
Answer. Draft Red Herring Prospectus

18. Lanco Solar Ltd, a subsidiary of Lanco Infratech Ltd. (LITL), has signed a memorandum of understanding with which state government for setting up a 100 MW solar cell manufacturing plant?
Answer. Chhattisgarh Government

19. Name the noted labour economist who passed away in Delhi?
Answer. Dr. T.S. Papola

20. Watch maker Titan Co joined hands with which global information technology major to offer a range of smart watches?
Answer. HP

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