GK Quiz Based on Newspapers -12,13,14,15,16 Nov. 2015

GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-12, 13, 14, 15, 16 NOV 2015

SR.	DAILY GK QUIZ	ANSWER
1.	Who is appointed as vice-chairman of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)	RaghuramRajan
2.	Number of sectors of Indian economy where in Government relaxed the FDI norms in November 2015	15
3.	Name of Bhutan's Prime Minister who is on a visit to India in November & is the Chief Guest of India Ideas Conclave in Goa	Tshering Tobgay
4.	What is theme of India Foundation’s India Ideas Conclave held at Goa	Learning from Civilisation
5.	Name of Indian-origin barrister in UK, who is sworn-in as a Circuit Judge in the UK	Kalyani Kaul
6.	What is The theme of 12th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers' Meeting (ASEM FMM12) that took place in Luxembourg in November 2015	Working Together for a Sustainable and Secure Future
7.	Name of Liberian teenager who in November 2015 was awarded with the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2015	Abraham M. Keita
8.	Which agency released the World Energy Outlook 2015 November 2015	International Energy Agency (IEA)
9.	In the latest World Energy Outlook 2015 released in November 2015, India's import of oil will easily exceed the European Union by which year	2040
10	Defence Minister ManoharParikkar dedicated which long range maritime patrol aircraft at the Naval Air base in RajaliArakkonam	P8i
11.	Which village of Assam’s KarbiAnglong district gave the ‘Right of Passage’ to elephants in an effort to secure a crucial elephant corridor in the Northeast	Ram Terang village
12.	The former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor who is appointed as Executive Director on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)	Subir Gokarn
13.	Indigenously made communications satellite that was launched successfully in November 2015 by European Ariane 5 VA-227 launch vehicle	GSAT-15
14.	Former intelligence chief of Croatia whose HDZ party won the parliamentary elections of Croatia in November 2015	TomislavKaramarko
15.	Which cricketer in November 2015 became the first cricketer in Ranji Trophy history to notch up 10000 runs	WasimJaffer
16.	Rank of Indian men hockey team in the latest released global hockey rankings	6th
17.	Rank of Indian women hockey team in the latest released global hockey rankings	13th
18.	Novak Djokovic defeat which player to win the Paris Masters for the third straight year	Andy Murray
19.	Which country will host the 17th Under-17 (U-17) FIFA Football World Cup in 2017	India
20.	Conference of Power, New Renewable Energy and Mines Ministers of States and Union Territories held in November 2015 in	Kochi, Kerala
21.	Name of Mobile App launched by Union Human Resource Development Minister SmritiIrani in November 2015 to identify areas of improvement in students, teachers and curriculum to facilitate and implement change	Saaransh
22.	Power Ministers of all States and Union Territories in November 2015 unanimously resolved to achieve the 24x7 Power For All by which year ?	2019
23.	What is the name of the remote sensing satellite launched by China in November 2015 is	Yaogan-28
24.	The joint military exercise between India and Russia in Rajasthan is codenamed?	INDRA 2015
25.	Who is the winner of the 32nd Indian Oil Surjit Hockey Tournament	Indian Railways
26.	The year by which renewable energy supply will double in major economies of the world as per a study released by World Resource Institute	2030
27.	What is the Name of the book released by ISRO to commemorate the second anniversary of Mars Orbiter Spacecraft launch	From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet
28.	Web portal launched by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) to host educational resources for students, teachers, parents, researchers and educators –	e-Pathshala
29.	Name of the web portal for comprehensive school evaluation which enables the schools to evaluate their performance in more focused and strategic manner	Shaala Siddhi
30.	The amount of package announced by Prime Minister NarendraModi in November 2015 for Jammu & Kashmir –	80000 crore
31.	The cricketers who in November 2015 became the first cricketers to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange	Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne
32.	Which country was provisionally suspended from track and field events by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) due to doping allegations against the country’s athletes, coaches, trainers, doctors and officials.	Russia
33.	Name of  Advanced Torpedo Defence System  developed by DRDO which was handed over to the Navy	Maareech
34.	International Day for Tolerance observed on	16-Novemner
35.	The Shipwright School, a premier technical establishment, was in November 2015 is commissioned as	Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vishwakarma
36.	Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix	NicoRosberg
37.	Children's books writer who passed away recently and is famous for stories such as Thama and His Missing Mother and tales of Tenali Raman	Kamala Laxman
38.	Who defeated SainaNehwal to clinch Women’s Singles title at China Open Superseries	Xuerui Li
39.	World Pneumonia Day was observed on 12 November 2015 across the world with the theme	NowEvery Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia
40.	The  Summit on Migration was held in November 2015 at	Valletta, Malta.
41.	Terrorists attacked in Paris killing around 130 civilians,majority of the deaths occurred while people watching a friendly football match between France and Germany at Stade de France (National Stadium of France) and	The Bataclan concert venue

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Daily Current Affairs 14 Nov. 2015 ( Daily News India)

Daily Current Affairs 14 Nov. 2015 ( Daily News India)

1. Northeast India’s first elephant hospital established at Kaziranga National Park

i. Northeast India’s first hospital for elephants has been established at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam.

ii.Kaziranga National Park is located in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam.

iii. It was declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 by UNESCO for its unique natural environment.

2. Terrorist attacked  Paris, Hundreds of people Killed

i. Terrorists  attacked six locations around Paris killing around 160 civilians and injuring hundreds of people.

ii.Maximum deaths occurred in the Bataclan concert venue, around 80000 football fans in the Stade de France (National Stadium of France) came under the deadliest attacks who were watching a friendly match between France and Germany.

iii.Recently in the January 2015 terrorists killed 11 people when they stormed into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper in Paris.

3. 126th birth anniversary of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru is being observed as Children's Day

i. Birth anniversary of  First Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru celebrated in all over India. ii.President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and other dignitaries paid tributes to Pandit Nehru at his memorial Shanti Van in the national capital.

ii. The  Birth anniversary of  Former Prime Minister  Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is also celebrated as Children's Day.

4. NGT directs collection of ‘green tax’

i. To control and minimize the health hazards originating from bursting of firecrackers, the Pune Bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed civic bodies to levy Rs. 3,000 as ‘green tax’ from sellers.

ii.The fund collected from the tax will be used to clean solid waste generated from firecrackers at public places.

 iii.The money will be used exclusively for environmental activities such as planting trees and constructing toilets for women.

5. Russia's athletics federation provisionally suspended from international competition

i. Russia's athletics federation has been provisionally suspended from international competition - including the Olympic Games

ii.It was suspended  for its alleged involvement in widespread doping

iii.The International Association of Athletics Federations took action after the publication of an independent World Anti-Doping Agency  report that alleged "state-sponsored doping".

6. Shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma becomes first para athlete from India for 2016 Rio Paralympics

i.Indian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma became the first para athlete from India to grab a quota for 2016 Rio Paralympics.

ii. The grabbed place in Olympics after getting a 12th place finish in men's 50m rifle three position at the IPC Shooting World Cup at Fort Benning, USA.

Venue for 2016 Rio Paralympics: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Daily Current Affairs 13 Nov. 2015 ( Daily News India)

 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 NOV 2015

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1.’INDIAN TEAM WON NASA AWARD’

i.Indian scientist team led by Sameer Panda won the NASA award for an innovative technology named Burst Prevention & Puncture Curative technology.

ii.They won the award in the Create the Future Design Contest- 2015 conducted by NASA in New York.

iii.Indian Team won the award for Mild Run Flat Tyre based on BPPC technology.

iv.The technology decreases the possibilities of bursts, takes care of punctures and dynamic wheel balancing.

2. INDIA’S COAST GUARD OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL ‘SAMARTH’ COMMISSIONED INTO INDIAN NAVY

i. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commissioned the India Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Samarth’ at Vasco in Goa.

ii.Samarth patrolling vessel is equipped with  most advance technology, navigation and communication equipment, sensors and machinery.

3. ‘ABRAHAM M KEITA’ WON THE 2015 ‘INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PEACE PRIZE’

i. Abraham M Keita was honoured  with the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2015.

ii.The  award is given for his extraordinary work for justice for child victims of physical or sexual violence, and for successfully campaigning for the Liberian parliament to adopt the Children’s Law.

iii.International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to child from across the world for his or her dedication to children’s rights.

4. ‘12TH ASEM FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEET HELD IN LUXEMBURG

i. 12th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Luxembourg.

ii.The meeting  was chaired by Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

iii.The Theme of the summit was ‘Working Together for a Sustainable and Secure Future’

5. ‘SUBIR GOKARN’ APPOINTED AS IMF'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

i. Former Deputy Governor of RBI Subir Vithal Gokarn was appointed as an Executive Director on the board of the International Monetary Fund.

ii.He will replace Rakesh Mohan at the International monetary fund.

President of IMF: Christine Lagarde

Members in IMF: 188

Headquarters of IMF: Washington D.C, USA

6. PRESIDENT APPROVED ‘HARYANA GAUVANSH SANRAKSHAN AND GAUSAMVARDHAN BILL’

i. President Pranab Mukherjee gave approval for  Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill.

ii.Now, Cow slaughter in Haryana will invite rigorous imprisonment ranging from 3 to 10 years and a fine of up to 1 lakh rupees.

iii.Any person who attempts to export cows for slaughter will be imprisoned for not less than 3 years and up to 7 years. In addition, fine between 30000 rupees and 70000 rupees will be imposed.

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Free Current Affairs 12 Nov 2015 ( Daily News India)

1. PM NARENDRA MODI ON A THREE DAY VISIT TO UK

i. PM Narendra Modi is a three-day visit to UK to boost investment opportunities and hold talks on various bilateral issues mainly relating  to security concern.

ii. It is PM Narendra modi’s first visit to Britain as Prime Minister.

PM of United Kingdom: David Cameron

2. INDIA CAN BE A CHINA-LIKE GLOBAL GROWTH POWERHOUSE OF THE 2020: THE ECONOMIST

i. The international Magazine ‘THE ECONOMIST’ has stated India can be a China-like global growth powerhouse of the 2020s, provided it addresses several challenges.

ii.The magazine has stated India is the only country that has the potential to change the world in the 2020s, in the way that China changed it in the 2000s.

3.’BIS’ ELECTS ‘RAGHURAM RAJAN AS ITS VICE-CHAIRMAN’
i. Raghuram Rajan, Governor of Reserve Bank of India, has been elected as vice-chairman of the Bank of International Settlement.

ii.He will have a three-year term as vice-chairman of the BIS.

iii.Raghuram Rajan is the first Indian central bank Governor to become the vice-chairman of BIS.

 iv.The Bank for International Settlements is the world’s oldest international financial organizationestablished in May 1930.

4. INDIA’S GSAT-15 COMMUNICATION SATELLITE LAUNCHED SUCCESSFULLY

I.GSAT-15 is India’s latest communications satellite which was recently successfully launched

ii.GSAT-15 was launched from Kourou in French Guiana in South America.

iii.GSAT 15 will replace two older spacecraft-INSAT 3A and 4B- that will likely expire in the coming months.

iv.GSAT-15 will deliver telecommunications services that will provide more bandwidth for Direct-to-Home television services.

                                                        

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Daily Current Affairs 10 Nov 2015 ( Daily News India)

1. UNION GOVERNMENT SIGNED LOAN AGREEMENT WITH ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

i. The Union Government signed 273 million US dollar loan agreement with Asian Development Bank.

ii. The fund is provided for the improvement of  rural roads in the States of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.

iii.The loan amount will be used to make further investments as well as supporting improved road design, road safety and asset management measures .

2. NUCLEAR CAPABLE AGNI-IV MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRED

i. Indian Army’s Strategic Forces Command successfully test-fired surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile.

ii.Agni-IV nuclear capable missile was test-fired from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

Iii.Agni-IV is a surface-to-surface missile with Range 4000 km.

iv. Strategic Forces Command is entrusted with the task of handling strategic weapons of the country.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED E-PATHSHALA, SARANSH, SHAALA SIDDHI PORTALS

i. The Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani launched the e-Pathshala, Saaransh and National Programme on School Standards and Evaluation Framework for web portals and mobile apps.

ii.E-Pathshala is a web portal which will provide educational resources for Students, Teachers, Parents, researchers and it contains textbooks and other e-books.

iii.Shaala Siddhi web portal is a instrument for schools to evaluate their performance in more focused and strategic manner.

iv.Saransh is a tool which allows the schools to identify areas of improvement in students and teachers.

4. PAKISTAN INVITES INDIA FOR ‘KEY AFGHAN MEET’

i. Pakistan has invited India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for a regional conference on Afghanistan, called “Heart of Asia”.

ii.It will provide an opportunity for both India and Pakistan to promote their relations.

iii.The ‘Heart of Asia’ conference will be held in December to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan with particular focus on helping the war-torn country’s economy

iv.The conference will be attended by China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and the UAE etc.

    

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GK Quiz Based on Newspaper of 8,9,10,11 Nov 2015

 GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-8,9,10,11 NOV 2015

SR.	DAILY GK QUIZ	ANSWER
1.	Who is nominated to replace chairman of International Cricket Council (ICC)	Shashank Manohar
2.	India Coast Guard off Shore patrol vessel (OPV) commissioned by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Vasco in Goa	‘Samarth’
3.	A court of which country in November asked social networking site Facebook to stop tracking the country's Internet users who are not its members	Belgium
4.	Who is  appointed as the ethics officer (ombudsman) at Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)	Justice Ajit Prakash Shah
5.	OECD predicted that Indian economy in FY 2015-16 is expected to expand by	7.2 percent
6.	Union Government approved Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in four proposals with an amount	384.45 crore rupees
7.	Which Bank has signed 273 million US dollar loan agreement with Indian Government to continue improving rural roads in States of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal -	Asian Development Bank (ADB)
8.	What is The theme for World Science Day for Peace and Development 2015	Science for a Sustainable Future
9.	As per a World Bank study released recently, climate change could create how many poor	100 million poor
10.	WHO officially declared which country as  Ebola-free	Sierra Leone
11.	Which country won 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Nigeria
12.	Santoor maestro who is honoured with Kala Shikhar award?	Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma
13	Who is head of committee of Eminent Persons (CEP) on JEE which submitted its report recently	Prof Ashok Misra
14	Who is Author of the book ‘What Happened to Netaji’	Anuj Dhar
15	The World Science Day for Peace and Development, dubbed World Science Day, was observed on	10 November
16.	Indian Army’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) successfully test-fired surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from Abdul Kalam (Wheeler) Island off the Odisha coast.It has range of?	4000-km
17.	Indian player who won  the gold medal in the 10m air pistol women’s event at the 13th Asian Shooting Championship in Kuwait City.	Heena Sindhu
18.	India is re-elected by the General Assembly to a six year term on which UN agency	United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

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Daily Current Affairs 10 Nov 2015 ( Daily News India)

Daily Free Current Affairs 10 Nov 2015

1. ‘WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT’ OBSERVED ON 10^TH NOVEMBER

i. The World Science Day for Peace and Development was observed on 10 November.

ii. The Theme for the day is ‘Science for a Sustainable Future’

iii.The Theme for 2014 World Science Day was Quality Science Education and Ensuring a sustainable future for all.

2. ‘INDIA RE-ELECTED TO UN COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW’

i. India was re-elected by the General Assembly to a six year term on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.

ii.The United Nations General Assembly  established the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 1966.

Iii.The main purpose of this commission is to promote the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law.

3. ‘INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON DOPING IN SPORTS’ SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY

i Independent Commission  on Doping in Sports chaired by Richard Proud submitted its report to the World Anti-Doping Agency  in Vienna, Switzerland.

ii.The commission was formed to investigate the validity of allegations of doping practices and corrupt practices against Russia.

iii. The allegations were based on a documentary titled Top Secret Doping: How Russia makes its Winners that was aired by the news channels.

4. NIGERIA WON 2015 ‘FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP’

i. Nigeria won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

ii.Nigeria defeated Mali  by 2-0 to win the FIFA U-17.

iii.The FIFA U-17 World cup is held after every 2 years ,in 2013 FIFA U-17 World cup was also won by Nigeria.

5. ‘JUSTICE AP SHAH’ APPOINTED AS THE ‘ETHICS OFFICER’ AT BCCI

i. Former Justice Ajit Prakash Shah, was appointed as the ethics officer at Board of Control for Cricket in India.

ii. He will be the sole decision maker on all conflict of interest issues relating to Indian cricket.

iii. Former Justice Ajit Prakash Shah was the Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India.

iv. He was also the Chairman of the Committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Finance to look into Minimum Alternate Tax on Foreign Institutional Investors.

6. NARAYANASWAMI  SRINIVASAN WAS REMOVED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ICC

i. Narayanaswami Srinivasan was removed as the chairman of the International Cricket Council.

ii. He will be replaced by Shashank Manohar as the chief of the world body.

iii.Former India captain and current Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly will replace Anil Kumble as the chairman of BCCI’s technical committee.

IPL Chairman: Rajeev Shukla

President of BCCI: Shashank Manohar

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