GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-1-12 DEC 2015
Free GK Quiz
1. India
defeated South Africa by 337 runs in the fourth and final Test at the Feroz
Shah Kotla ground to clinch the Test series by margin of- 3-0
2. India
Russia joint naval exercise INDRA NAVY-15,held in which place- Visakhapatnam
3. Who won the
Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament- Tommy Sugiarto
4. Who is
winner of the Men's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey World League
Final is- Australia
5. Which Actor
ishonoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th edition of Dubai
International Film Festival- Naseerudin Shah
6. Which actor
became the co-owner of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) franchise
OUE Singapore Slammers- Amitabh Bachchan
7. The International
Cricket Council in December 2015 announced new global partnership with- OPPO
8. What is
India’s rankin Global Illicit Financial Flows Report 2015, in terms of illicit
financial outflows- 4th
9. Which
country is identified as world’s top exporter of illicit money by the Global
Financial Integrity report 2015- China
10. Who is new
President of Argentina- Mauricio Macri
11. Government
has slashed the Minimum Export Price (MEP) of onions from 700 dollars a tonne
to- $
400/tonne
12. Name of new
a new stock exchange inaugurated by Myanmar- Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX)
13. On My
Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power is an autobiography of- SharadPawar
14. Name of the
person who is accused 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and in granted pardon as he turns
an approver- David
Coleman Headley
15. Which
country has updated gas-turbine technology transfer policy with India- USA
16. Which
Indian cyclist has became World No. 4 Cyclist in latest ranking that was issued
by cycling world body International Cycling Union (UCI). - Deborah Herold
17. Which
Country has launched its first UNSECO Biosphere Reserve InleLake- Myanmar
18. 59th
National Shooting Championships is held at- New Delhi
19. Index of
Industrial Production (IIP) for October 2015 is how much higher as compared to
the level in October 2014- 9.8% higher
20. Which
company has won the 2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award for developing a solution for
the Internet of Things (IoT) - Wipro
21. India has
signed a protocol to amend double taxation avoidance pact with which country- Japan
22. Who is
honoured with Mailer Prize for Lifetime Achievement- Salman Rushdie
23. Name of
World’s first dengue vaccine approved for use in Mexico- Dengvaxia
24. Who is
awarded with an honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) -
MahelaJayawardene
25. Who have
won the 2016 Queen’s Young Leaders award in the United Kingdom- KartikSawhney
and Neha Swain
26. Which year
is declared as UK-INDIA Year of Education, Research and Innovation 2016
27. Who is named
as 2015 Person of the Year- German Chancellor Angela Merkel
28. Human
Rights Day is celebrated on- 10-December
29. Name of the
year-long campaign launched on Human Rights Day to shine a light on the
inalienable and inherent rights of global citizens is- Our Rights. Our Freedoms
30. Indian-American
entrepreneur who is conferred with Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award is- Frank Islam
31. International
Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated on- 9 December
32. Who became
co-owner of UP Warriors in Pro Wrestling League- Rohit Sharma
33. Which
Indian bank has announced to mobilize 5 billion US dollars for climate action
by 2020- Yes
Bank
34. Which
Indian company became first to receive Drug Controller General of India (DCGI)
approval for hepatitis C drug- Hetero
35. Who bagged
the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Male and Female Player of the Year Awards
respectively in Dubai- Chen Long (China) & Carolina Marin
36. Which are 2
new IPL franchises to replace CSK, RR- Pune &Rajkot
37. When is
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of
Genocide- 9
December:
38. Which state
defeated Punjab to win the 2015 National Wheelchair Basketball Championship- Maharashtra
39. Which state
has issued first-ever Red Alert on Air Pollution- Beijing
40. Who is
appointed as President and MDGeneral Motors India- KaherKazem
41. Name of the
Storm that hit UK in december- Desmond
42. Armed
Forces Flag Day is observed on- 7 December
43. Which
country replaced Mauritius as top source of FDI into India- Singapore
44. When is
International Volunteer Day- 5 December
45. Name of
China’s first electricity-powered aircraft approved for production- RX1E
46. The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) revised Priority Sector Lending (PSL) target from current
60% of total outstanding for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to- 75%
47. Navy Day is
observed on- 4
December
48. Which state
became first state to launch Rotavirus vaccination project- Himachal
Pradesh
49. United
Nations Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) was held in- Paris, France.
50. First India
International Science Festival held at IIT-Delhi
51. Who was
conferred with the Indian National Bar Association’s (INBA) General Counsel of
the year 2015 – Retail Award in New Delhi- Pulin Kumar
52. International
Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on- 3 December
53. What is
theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities- Inclusion matters: access and empowerment
for people of all abilities.
54. The Union
Cabinet approved setting up of six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
in- Andhra
Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Jammu, Kerala and Karnataka.
55. As per CSO
estimates India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by what percent in the
second quarter (July-September) of 2015-16- 7.4 %
56. International
Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed on- 2 December:
57. Who assumed
Presidency of the Royal Society in London- Sir VenkatramanRamakrishnan
58. Which
organization is awarded with the E-India Award for adopting technology to serve
the public better and using resources efficiently through mobile applications- The Delhi
Development Authority (DDA)
59. UstadSabri
Khan who died recently was a famous- Sarangi player
60. World AIDS
Day is observed on- 1 December
61. Who is
elected president of Burkina Faso- Roch Marc Christian Kabore
62. Which film
was awarded with the Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film at the 46th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa- Embrace of the Serpent
63. India
launched the International Solar Alliance with which country- France
64. Who
ishonoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Asian
Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) Series in Dubai- Hinduja Brothers
65. Who is
re-elected as the president of Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) - Anil Khanna
66. India
defeated which country to win Under-19 Tri-Series cricket title held at Kolkata-
Bangladesh