GK QUIZ BASED ON
NEWSPAPERS – 23 – 30 NOV 2015
1. Who won the presidential elections of Argentina- Mauricio Macri
2. India and Malaysia signed MoU on Cultural Exchange Programme agreement
for the which period- 2015-2020
3. The first South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise
(SAADMEx-2015to provide a platform for strengthening Regional Disaster Response
Mechanism amongst the SAARC countries will be organized in which country- India
4. First meeting of the Indo-European Water Forum was held in- Delhi
5. Who won the `ATP World Tour finals played in London by defeating -
Roger Federer- Novak
Djokovic
6. Which country won the 8th Men’s Junior Asia hockey cup played in
Malaysia- India
7. 27th ASEAN Summit that was held in- Kuala Lumpur
8. Theme of the 27th ASEAN Summit- Our People, Our Community, Our Vision
9. Indian-American politician who is
nominated as executive director to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with
mbassador rank by US President Barack Obama- Swati Dandekar
10. The statue of which modern saint of India was unveiled in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia by Prime Minister Narendra- Swami Vivekananda
11. 2nd World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) held in - Visakhapatnam
12. IBSF World Snooker Championship is won by- Pankaj Advani
13. The Women World Snooker Championship 2015 held in Hurghada, Egypt was
won by- Wendy
Jans of Belgium
14. India signed pact of Cyber Security & Governance Issues with which
country- Malaysia
15. Which bank opened a representative office in - Dhaka, Bangladesh- Axis Bank
16. Sushashan express flagged off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will
run between - Balrampur
to Gwalior
17. Who became the first woman Prosecutor General of Maldives- AishathBisam
18. The Ministry of Urban Development in November 2015 approved an investment
of 3120 crore rupees investment plans for basic urban infra boost for 102
cities approved under- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
19. Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettethat was formally handed over to Indian
Navy at Kolkata- Kadmatt
20. First day-night Test match will be played at- Adelaide Oval
21. World Robot Olympiad (WRO), 2015 was held in- Doha, Qatar
22. Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced to ban the sale of liquor
in the state with effect from- 1 April 2016
23. Constitution Day was observed across India on- 26 November
24. The person known as Father of the White Revolution and Milkman of
India, whose birth anniversary was celebrated as National Milk Day- DrVergheseKurien
25. Which organ of United Nations said that the year 2015 is likely to be
the warmest year on record – World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
26. Who is appointed as the President of The Associated Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)-Sunil Kanoria
27. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was
observed across on- 25 November
28. Name of Campaign to mark the International Day for the Elimination of
Violence Against Women- UNiTE to End Violence against Women
29. Government decided to bring down the target year of achieving complete
rural road connectivity under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) from 2022
to- 2019
30. Appointed as chairperson of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)- Anju Bobby
George
31. Who is appointed as Chairman of Readership Studies Council of India
(RSCI)- CVL
Srinivas
32. Name of the Early Intervention and School Readiness Scheme launched by
Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment- DISHA
33. Nuclear-capable missile launched from INS Subhadra is- Dhanush
34. 13thASEAN-India Summit was held in- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
35. 10th East Asia Summit (EAS) was held in- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
36. Indian cultural centre in Kuala Lumpur,Malasia would be named after- NetajiSubhas
Chandra Bose
37. The 14th ASEAN-India Summit will be held in which country in 2016- Lao PDR
38. Who is appointed as the director of the National Cricket Academy in
Bangalore - DilipVengsarkar
39. Exchange Board of which country signed Memorandum of Understanding with
Securities and Exchange Board of India on bilateral cooperation and technical
assistance - Bangladesh
Securities and Exchange Commission
40. Master DinanathMangeshkar Award in the field of theatre, film and music
is given to Marathi actor- Prashant Damle
41. Who is appointed as Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the
UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)- Michael Keating
42. RamnathGoenka Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to
journalism is given to- Kuldip Nayar
43. Who is appointed as strategic coach for the Indian men’s Hockey- Roger Van Gent
44. Military operation launched by USA for the intervention against the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is named- Operation Inherent Resolve
45. India signed 10 agreements on mutual co-operation in Defence, Civil
Aviation, National Planning and cyber Security with which country- Singapore
46. Which state is to developed as Bamboo State of India- Mizoram
46. Programme by Corps of Signal (Indian Army) and CII is named- DEFCOM-2015
47. India defeated Which country to win Under-19 Tri-Series cricket title- Bangladesh
48. Great Britain defeated which country to win 2015 Davis Cup tennis title-
Belgium
49. Who won 2015 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix- Nico Rosberg
50. Who defeated Wladimir Klitschko to become world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury
51. ICC suspended Which West Indies spinner for illegal bowling action- Sunil Narine
52. Which Indian Player won Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament
for 3rd consecutive time- PV Sindhu
53. Name of missile co-developed by India and Israel and successfully
tested recently- LRSAM
54. Who is appointed as Secretary General of Commonwealth of Nations- Patricia
Scotland
