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Current Affairs Q&A October 2015

1 Veteran director, writer and producer John Guillermin passed away recently He belonged to?

A USA

B Britain

C Germany

D Singapore

2 Who has resigned from the post of Executive Director of IDFC bank and taken over as MD and CEO of the same bank?

A Siddharth Malik

B Ankit Singhania

C Rajiv Mall

D Suresh Saxena

3 Which country’s flag has been hoisted at the United Nations without being that country as the member of UN which is never done before for a non – member state?

A Vatican City

B Taiwan

C Palestine

D Kosovo

4 Which state government has decided to allot 2,720 acres of land to DRDO for DRDO’s missile testing project?

A Andhra Pradesh

B Tamil Nadu

C Maharashtra

D Karnataka

5 The United States Department of Treasury (DoT) has included India in its list of

34 countries with which it would share information under FATCA regulations to curb black money and tax evasion issues What is FATCA

A Foreign Account Total Compliance Act

B Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act

C Fixed Account Tax Compliance Act

D Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

6 Who has won the best CEO award (private sector) at the fifth edition of Forbes India Leadership Awards (FILA), 2015 held in Mumbai?

A Samit Ghosh

B CP Gurnani

C Shikha Sharma

D Chanda Kochar

7 Former cricketer Lindsay Kline passed away recently He belonged to

A West Indies

B South Africa

C Australia

D Zimbabwe

8 Which state government has launched an e-FIR Web Portal www.citizenportal-op.gov.in to enable general public to register their complaints with police by sitting at home with just click of a mouse?

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A Kerala

B Odisha

C Maharashtra

D Chhattisgarh

9 As per RBI, in October 2015 which public sector bank is named as the worst performer in public sector banks with highest number of non-performing assets (NPAs) recorded against it?

A Union Bank of India

B UCO Bank

C Indian Bank

D United Bank

10 Which of the following is not one of the recipient of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine as announced on October 5?

A Satoshi Omura

B Merin D’Souza

C Youyou TU

D William C Campbell

11 World Habitat Day is observed on which of the following date this year?

A August 20

B September 20

C October 7

D October 5

Director Asia Star award at the 20th Busan International Film Festival for his debut film as director

A Suresh Gupta

B Pawan Kumar

C Sooraj Singh

D Mozez Singh

13 Arthur McDonald is one of the winners of Nobel Prize in physics for his work on neutrinos He belongs to?

A Japan

B Russia

C Canada

D Italy

14 Name the author of book titled “Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar”

A Suresh Gupta

B Pawan Kumar

C Sooraj Singh

D Santosh Singh

A writer

B lyricist

C stage actor

D painter

16 According to the fifth edition of the ‘Bloomberg Markets Most Influential’ list of the world’s top 50 people, along with PM Narendra Modi, which Indian is the one to be a part of this list?

A Preeti Bundela

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B Satya Nadella

C Ruchir Sharma

D Shikha Sharma

17 The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize went to which country’s National Dialogue Quartet for its contribution to democracy in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution 2011?

A Saudi Arabia

B Yemen

C Tunisia

D Norway

18 Ravindra Jain passed away recently He was a veteran

A music director

B painter

C film director

D none of these

A Anupam Kher

B Javed Akhtar

C AR Rahman

D Amitabh Bachchan

20 When is International Day of the Girl Child observed?

A November 24

B August 12

C October 11

D September 13

21 Which state has launched Mission Abaas to provide affordable houses to urban poor?

A Odisha

B Maharashtra

C Kerala

D Telangana

22 Recently union cabinet has decided to launch the National Minimum Wage Act which will be mandatory to be implemented by all state governments The current minimum wage base is

A Rs 160

B Rs 180

C Rs 200

D Rs 220

23 Which state has banned a non-steroid drug “Ketoprofen” in some areas to save the endangered vulture population?

A Andhra Pradesh

B Tamil Nadu

C Maharashtra

D Odisha

24 Which of the following banks has been selected in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices becoming the only domestic bank to get into the index?

A Kotak Mahindra Bank

B Yes Bank

C Axis Bank

D ICICI

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A Marlon James

B John McFarlane

C Jes Staley

D Antony Jenkins

Booker Prize 2015?

A A Little Life

B The Fisherman

C A Spool of Blue Thread

D A Brief History of Seven Killings

27 Omid Kordestani appointed as Twitter’s executive chairman was the executive of

A Microsoft

B Apple

C Google

D Facebook

28 India and inked agreement for technical bilateral cooperation and investment promotion in the area of new and renewable energy

A Kazakhstan

B Mozambique

C Seychelles

D Lithuania

29 Malabar exercise is a trio naval exercise among

A India, Japan, USA

B India, China, USA

C India, Japan, China

D India, USA, Russia

30 A bus service has been started in east India which goes via Dhaka, Bangladesh The extreme cities of this bus service are

A Agartala-Guwahati

B Agartala-Kolkata

C Guwahati-Kolkata

D Dispur-Kolkatta

for which Aadhaar cards can be used, as approved by the Supreme Court?

A welfare schemes of MGNREGA

B pension schemes

C provident fund schemes

D All of the above

32 The special train named ‘Science Express Climate Action Special’ to create awareness among various sections of the society has been flagged off from

A Rameshwaram Railway Station

B Jaisalmer Railway Station

C Jaipur Railway Station

D Delhi’s Safderjung Railway Station

A July 22

B October 28

C October 16

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A Russia

B France

C China

D Japan

35 Pranab Mukherjee is the first Indian president to visit which of the

following country(s)?

A Palestine, Israel

B Palestine, Jordan

C Jordan, Israel

D All of these

36 To which of the following companies a contract of 2 years has been given

for the sponsorship of Indian Premier League(IPL)?

A DLF

B Samsung

C PepsiCo

D Vivo

37 Indian short film “An Old Dog’s Diary” which has won award at London

Film Festival is been directed by

A Santosh Sivan and Gitanjli Rao

B Shai Heredia and Shumona Goel

C Shumona Goel and Santosh Sivan

D Shai Heredia and Gitanjli Rao

of land contaminated with radioactivity from U.S hydrogen bombs?

A France

B Japan

C Spain

D Germany

A Joe Clark

B Pierre Trudeau

C Justin Trudeau

D Stephen Harper

register for new business?

A PAN Card

B Aadhaar Card

C Ration Card

D All of these

A psychologist

B neurologist

C biologist

D ophthalmologist

42 The book “Dreaming Big – My Journey to Connect India” is autobiography

of

A Narayan Tiwari

B Sam Pitroda

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D Suhas Malik

43 With which of the following India has signed an agreement on Maritime Transport?

B Kazakhstan

C Egypt

D Indonesia

44 India has signed a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in Criminal Matters with which of the following?

A Czech Republic

B Bolivia

C Hungary

D Maldives

45 As announced by Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai, which date will be observed as “car free day” across Delhi from next year?

B July 26

C October 22

D September 22

46 Finance ministry has appointed Shaktikanta Das to the board of Reserve Bank of India He is

A Finance Secretary

B Economic Affairs Secretary

C Principal Secretary to PMO

D Cabinet Secretary

He is

A President of Zimbabwe

B President of Kazakhstan

C President of Myanmar

D President of Portugal

48 Where is the India’s first Paragliding World Cup held?

B Himachal Pradesh

C Arunachal Pradesh

D Goa

A October 24

B September 24

C August 14

D September 28

50 Where is the South Asian games going to held from February 6 to 16 in 2016?

A Gangtok and Dispur

B Guwahati and Shillong

C Guwahati and Tripura

D Itanagar and Dispur

51 Which of the following is set to launch Department of Veterans Affairs (DOVA)?

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A Indian Army

B Sahitya Awards Academy

C Indian Airforce

D Ministry of Economic Affairs

52 Deepika Kumari has won the Silver medal in five years at the 2015 Archery World Cup Final She belongs to

A Hissar

B Ranchi

C Lucknow

D Raipur

53 Which country has passed a new law stating that the students trying to copy in examinations will face a jail term of up to seven years?

A Denmark

B Nepal

C China

D Azerbaijan

54 Name the authors of book “Indian family business mantras”

A Peter Leach and Tatwamasi Dixit

B Peter Leach and Roger Stone

C Ben Bernanke and Robert Morrow

D Anna Suvorova and Gina Rinehart

55 Indian origin Lord Gulam Noon passed away recently He was known as Britain’s

A non-veg king

B chicken king

C curry king

D masala king

56 According to World Bank’s 2016 rankings of Ease of Doing Business, what rank has been given to India?

A 142

B 130

C 135

D 139

A October 28

B September 27

C November 06

D October 22

58 Where did the BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) held in October 2015?

A Brasilia, Brazil

B Moscow, Russia

C Beijing, China

D Cape Town, South Africa

59 Under the Housing for All by 2022 launched by PM Narendra Modi, how much grant is given per house?

A 1.5 Lakhs

B 1 Lakh

C 2 Lakhs

D 2.5 Lakhs

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60 What rank has been given to Narendra Modi in the list of Top Admired Personalities as per World Economic Forum (WEF) survey?

A 7th

B 8th

C 9th

D 10th

government jobs?

A Arunachal Pradesh

B Madhya Pradesh

C Rajasthan

D Kerala

62 Who has been elected as the first female president of Nepal?

A Juhi Parmakar

B Pooja Srivastva

C Rama Kant Onsari

D Bidhya Devi Bhandari

63 Who has been appointed as India’s representative in the Council of International Civil Aviation Organisation(United Nations body) for three years?

A Nakul Srikant

B Prashant Narain Sukul

C Alok Shekhar

D Rahul Kumar

64 After NASA, which country’s space agency is set to launch Manned Moon Mission by 2029?

A Japan

B Russia

C India

D France

65 Tommy Hilfiger Model Sam Sarpong has died recently He was also an actor belonging to

A Sweden

B The USA

C Britain

D France

66 As per United Nations Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2015, which is the most disaster-prone region of the world?

A Asia pacific

B Eastern Europe

C Middle East

D The Caribbean

67 Which of the following has allowed companies to issue rupee-denominated bonds abroad that will address both pricing and currency risks?

A Central Government

B RBI

C Finance Ministry

D Finance Secretary

68 Reserve bank of India has allowed Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to

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subscribe to which of the following?

A Atal Pension Yojana

B Suraksha Bima Yojana

C Jan Dhan Yojana

D National Pension System

69 Name the China’s first lunar rover which has set records for the longest stay on Moon?

A Yangu

B Rutu

C Yutu

D Cahng’e

70 On October 31, Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) is celebrated in the country on the birth anniversary of

A Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

B BR Ambedkar

C Lala Lajpat Rai

D Mahatma Gandhi

71 Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced to end country’s one-child policy after how many years?

A 30 years

B 32 years

C 33 years

D 35 years

72 Facebook has partnered with which company to create 100 Wi-Fi hotspots

in rural India to drive digital penetration in the country?

A Airtel

B BSNL

C MTNL

D Huawei

A May 12

B August 24

C October 27

D October 31

74 Name the social activist who has been selected for a top US humanitarian award for his contribution to sanitation?

A Sujoy Pillai

B Bindeshwar Pathak

C Pradeep Kumar Sinha

D Kapil Shrivastava

75 Which of the following countries has partnered with Cinema Tourism Summit (CTS) 2015 to attract film tourism by showcasing the destination to Bollywood film producers?

A Mauritius

B Thailand

C Singapore

D Switzerland

76 Name the Punjabi singer who was found dead at his residence in Mumbai

in October?

A Arif Lohar

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B Dev Dhillon

C Labh Janjua

D Dilshad Akhtar

77 At what estimated cost, Japan has offered to finance India’s first bullet train?

A Rs 45,000 crores

B Rs 50,000 crores

C Rs 70,000 crores

D Rs 90,000 crores

tax for account under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) for the

A rural area branches

B urban area branches

C cooperative bank branches

D both rural and urban area branches

79 As per latest record India’s poverty rate is lowest among countries having large number of poor population Who has announced this report?

A International Monetary Fund

B World Bank

C United Nations

D Asian Development Bank

80 Angus Stewart Deaton has won the 2015 Nobel Prize in the category?

A Economics

B Chemistry

C Literature

D Peace

81 Svetlana Alexievich, who has won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature belongs to

A Belarus

B Russia

C Argentina

D Norway

82 Which pair has clinched Wuhan open women’s doubles title?

A Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova

B Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis

C Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu

D Roberta Vinci and Simona Halep

83 Which of the following is been smashed by Typhoon Koppu which has affected the lives of more than 16,000 people?

A Northern Philippines

B Northern Palestine

C Australia

D Denmark

84 All India Football Federation has designated former India Football Team captain _ as the advisor for “overall issues of the game and the

Federation”

A Vijayan

B Sunil Chhetri

C Bhaichung Bhutia

D None of these

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