Current Affairs Part-1

1.    Svetlana Alexievich, who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, 2015 belongs to
(a) Russia                   (b) Ukraine                  (c) Belarus                              (d) Poland

2.    Sagarmala is a programme launched by the govt for the development and modernisation of
(a) hill stations             (b) ports                      (c) islands                               (d) rivers

3.    Which Indian tennis player ranked for the first time in his career in the ATP Top 100 rankings?
(a) Yuki Bhambri         (b) Rohan Bopanna    (c) Vishnu Vardhan                 (d) Somdev Devvarman

4.    Artemisinin for the discovery of which Chinese scientist has been awarded the Nobel Prize this year is used to treat -?
(a) Malaria                   (b) Ebola                    (c) Swine flu                            (d) Bird flu

5.    Who of the following has been elected the new chief of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?
(a) Sylvia Lucas          (b) Alexis Tsipras       (c) Maurice Obstfeld               (d) Hoesung Lee

6.    Which city in southern India is set to turn into "Ivory City", its newly adopted nickname by painting all govt buildings and heritage structures in the colour of ivory (off-white)?
(a) Mangalore                         (b) Madurai                 (c) Mysuru                              (d) Coimbatore

7.    MS Sathyu, who has been awarded the Akademi Ratna by the Sangeet Natak Akademi is associated with
(a) Carnatic music      (b) Film making           (c) Odissi dance                     (d) Folk music

8.    Omar al-Bashir, who is in news these days is the President of which African country?
(a) Democratic Republic of Congo                 (b) Tanzania                (c) Uganda                  (d) Sudan

9.    Which place in Andhra Pradesh has been chosen for setting up of one of the three AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana?
(a) Mangalagiri            (b) Anantapur              (c) Rajahmundry                     (d) Vizianagaram

10.  Recently, Indian fishermen were reported to have been arrested in Diego Garcia which is an island in the Indian Ocean owned by -
(a) Spain                     (b) United States         (c) France                               (d) United Kingdom

11.  Bermuda Bowl which was won by Poland recently is a trophy associated with which of the following sports?
(a) Chess                    (b) Bridge                    (c) Carrom                              (d) Rugby

12.  In which colour were monuments across the world, including India, lit up to mark United Nations Day on October 24?
(a) Red                        (b) Blue                       (c) Pink                                   (d) Purple

13.  What was the theme of World Food Day 2015 observed on 16 October 2015?
(a) Family Farming: Feeding the World                      (b) Ending Hunger starts with us 

(c) Social Protection & Agriculture                             (d) Think-Eat-Save

14.  With which one of the following sports are Hitendra Mahajan and Mahendra Mahajan associated?
(a) Cycling                  (b) Mountaineering                  (c) Paragliding             (d) Wildlife photography

15.  How many countries are associated with the United States of America in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a regional trade accord targeted to tie together 40% of world’s economy?
(a) 8                             (b) 9                             (c) 10                                       (d) 11

16.  Which organisation in Pakistan took care of the hearing and speech impaired Indian girl, Geeta during her over a decade-long stay in the country?
(a) Darul Sukun          (b) Aahung                  (c) Edhi Foundation                (d) H.O.P.E.S.

17.  Virender Sehwag, who retired from all forms of cricket recently is one of the 4 cricketers in the world to have scored 2 triple centuries in test cricket. Who among the following is not among the other three?
(a) Brian Lara              (b) Garfield Sobers     (c) Don Bradman                    (d) Chris Gayle

18.  National Dialogue Quartet, a group of four organisations which has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is based in which country?
(a) Tunisia                   (b) Greece                  (c) Turkey                               (d) North Korea

19.  Which of the following books has been awarded the Man Booker Prize 2015?
(a) A Little Life                                     (b) The Year of the Runaways
(c) A Spool of Blue Thread                 (d) A Brief History of Seven Killings

20.  Which two countries apart from India participated in the maritime exercise Malabar 2015?
(a) US and Japan       (b) US and Singapore (c) Japan & Singapore            (d) Singapore & Indonesia

21.  Which insect affected about two-thirds of Punjab’s cotton crop causing a huge loss to the farmers?
(a) Aphid                     (b) Whitefly                  (c) Locust                                (d) Spider mite

22.  What is the rank of India in Ease of Doing Business Index released by World Bank group recently?
(a) 124                         (b) 134                         (c) 130                                     (d) 144

23.  Who is the new Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?
(a) RK Sinha               (b) Dr. Sekhar Basu               (c) AK Doval               (d) Nripendra Misra

24.  The alternative train accommodation scheme launched by Indian Railways for the benefit of waitlisted passengers is named
(a) Vikalp                     (b) Suvidha                             (c) Aarakshan                         (d) Pariyojan

25.  Which of the following has replaced PepsiCo as the title sponsor of Indian Premier League?
(a) Amoi                      (b) Huawei                              (c) Oppo                      (d) Vivo

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