Current Affairs Quiz – November 23 2015

1. Which Marathi actor will be conferred with the Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award for outstanding contribution in the field of theatre, film and music?
a) Anil Kapoor
b) Prashant Damle
c) Pt Suresh Talvalkar
d) Dilip Prabhavalkar

Answer
Answer b)Prashant Damle

2. The Telecom Ministry has issued notices to state-owned _________________ after Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad personally took note of citizen complaints over service quality on social media since July.
a) BSNL
b) MTNL
c) India Posts
d) All of the above

Answer
Answer d) All of the above

3. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched which app enabling residents to apprise authorities with pics of garbage?
a) Swachh Delhi
b) Nirmal Delhi
c) Green Delhi
d) None of these

Answer
Answer a) Swachh Delhi

4. Who among them has been invited to be chief guest at the Republic Day parade in 2016?
a)Vladimir Putin
b)Justin Trudeau
c)France President Francois Hollande
d)Malcolm Turnbull

Answer
Answer c) France President Francois Hollande

5. Which government has earned a place in the Guinness World Records for planting the most number of plants in 24 hours?
a)Uttar Pradesh
b)Gujarat
c)Madhya Pradesh
d)Karnataka

Answer
Answer a) Uttar Pradesh

6. Which Watch maker and global information technology major HP have joined hands to offer a range of smart watches to be launched soon.
a)Titan Co
b)Fast track
c)Zoop
d)Rolex

Answer
Answer a) Titan Co

7) India has successfully test-fired which indigenously developed supersonic missile which is capable of destroying a hostile ballistic missile, from a test range off the Odisha coast?
a)Agni IV
b)Prithvi
c)Interceptor
d)Dhanush

Answer
Answer c)Interceptor

8) ______ became first player to win ATP World Tour Finals for 4th consecutive time on 22 Nov recently.
a)Novak Djokovic
b)Stan Wawrinka
c)Andy Murray
d)Roger Federer

Answer
Answer a) Novak Djokovic

9) With which country India will move closer on economic ties and to deliberate on macro economic issues, a team led by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya will engage in a dialogue?
a)Singapore
b)Australia
c)China
d)France

Answer
Answer c) China

10. Four-day World Congress on Disaster Management has concluded with the unanimous adoption of ___________________ calling for a comprehensive action plan for a disaster-resilient society.
a)Vizag Manipulation
b)Vizag Declaration
c)Vizag Mitigation
d)Vizag Secularization

Answer
Answer b) Vizag Declaration

11. FMCG firm Emami has roped in which Bollywood actress to endorse its new skincare product BoroPlus Cocoa Soft Moisturising lotion?
a)Priyanka Chopra
b)Parineeti Chopra
c)Kareena Kapoor
d)Alia Bhat

Answer
Answer b) Parineeti Chopra

12. India and __________ will deepen cooperation in security and defence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on November 23.
a)Thailand
b)Singapore
c)Malaysia
d)Dubai

Answer
Answer c) Malaysia

13) The noted labour economist, founder Member, former director and currently honorary professor at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi who passed qway recently?
a)K. S. Gopalakrishnan
b)R. K. Trivedi
c)A. S. Ponnammal
d)Dr. TS Papola

Answer
Answer d) Dr. TS Papola