CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1. In which place the Union Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar launched the ERP system of NHDC?
a) Gurgaon
b) Patna
c) Varanasi
d) Hyderabad
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Answer c) Varanasi. The Union Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar launched the ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) system in Varanasi.
2. Which of the following Football Club(FC) on 20 December 2015 won the 2015 Indian Super League(ISL) Football tournament?
a) Chennaiyin FC
b) Goa FC
c) Maharastra FC
d) Delhi Dynamos FC
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Answer a) Chennaiyin FC. In a dramatic final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Goa’s Fatorda, FC Chennaiyin defeated FC Goa 3-2 to be crowned Indian Super League (ISL) season 2 champions.
3. From which of the following countries India Started Anti-dumping probe in aluminium foil imports?
a) USA
b) Bangladesh
c) Nepal
d) China
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Answer d) China. India has started an anti-dumping probe into imports of aluminium foil, widely used by food and pharma firms, from China to protect domestic producers from cheap imports.
4. India eases VISA process for which of the following countries?
a) Pakistan
b) Iran
c) Yemen
d) Somalia
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Answer c) Iran. India has eased the process of issuing visas to Iranians after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised the same to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Iran is now out of the restricted prior referral category (PRC) of countries for issuing visas.
5. Which club has recently won the 2015 FIFA World Cup for a record of third time?
a) Barcelona FC
b) Manchester City
c) River Plate FC
d) Chelsea
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Answer a) Barcelona FC. Following their success against River Plate by 3-0 in the FIFA Club World Cup 2015 Final, FC Barcelona will have the honour of wearing the FIFA World Champions Badge on their competition jerseys throughout 2016.
6. Who was on 20 December 2015 crowned Miss Universe 2015?
a) Urvashi Rautela
b) Paulina Vega
c) Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach
d) Ariadna Guiterrez
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Answer c) Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines was crowned Miss Universe 2015, but only after some stage drama. The top three contestants included beauties from the Philippines, Colombia and the US, who beat others in rounds like national costume, swimsuit and evening wear.
7. Which State has become the first state in the country to take up Public-Private Partnership Projects for in-situ redevelopment of slums in urban areas under Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana (Urban)?
a) West Bengal
b) Gujurat
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala
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Answer b) Gujurat. Gujarat has become the first state in the country to take up Public-Private Partnership Projects for in-situ redevelopment of slums in urban areas under Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana (Urban).
8. Which of the following on 21 December 2015 became the first cricketer from New Zealand to Top the International Cricket Council’s(ICC’s) Test rankings?
a) Ross Tayler
b) Brendon McCullum
c) Tom Latham
d) Kane Williamson
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Answer d) kane Williamson.
9. Who has won U-19 Singapore Squash Open?
a) Abhay Singh
b) Yusuke Ogata
c) Kojiro Tan
d) Vivek Palaniappan
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Answer a) Abhay Singh. India’s Abhay Singh won the boys Under-19 title, beating second seed Alwin Chai of Malaysia 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 in the final of the Old Chang Kee Singapore Squash Open. Abhay, world number junior player, now has a tally of seven junior titles this year, two of them international.
10. Name the Indian company that was listed on Top 50 Global R&D Company?
a) Mahindra
b) Tata
c) Maruti
d) Reliance
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Answer b) Tata. Tata Motors has made it to the Top 50 league of the world’s biggest companies in terms of R&D investments, topped by German automaker Volkswagen.
11. Who on 20 December 2015 was named as the 2015 AIFF(All India Football Federation) Player-of-the-year?
a) Mahesh Gawli
b) Eugeneson Lyngdoh
c) Sunil Chhetri
d) Narayan Das
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Answer d) Eugeneson Lyngdoh. The All India Football Federation has announced the awards for 2015. Bengaluru FC (BFC) midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh and striker Bala Devi has been named the 2015 AIFF Player-of-the-Year and woman Footballer-of-the-Year respectively.
12. Which of the following Corporation to conduct trial of e-ticketing machines in buses?
a) HTC
b) BTC
c) MTC
d) DTC
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Answer d) DTC. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will introduce e-ticketing machines in some of its buses on a trial basis from January 2016.
