Current Affairs Quiz – December 5 & 6 2015

In Current Affairs Quiz
December 7, 2015

9. GOI has imposed an anti-dumping duty of up on import of ‘melamine tableware and kitchenware products’ from
a) China
b) Thailand
c) Vietnam
d) All the above

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Answer d) All the above.

10. _________ has become the first state in the country to join the Centre’s scheme for revival of debt stressed power distribution companies.
a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Talangana
d) Andhra Pradesh

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Answer d) Andhra Pradesh. According to a power ministry statement, Andhra Pradesh has conveyed in-principle approval to the ministry for joining UDAY Scheme (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana).

11. International Volunteer Day is observed on
a) December 4
b) December 5
c) December 6
d) December 7

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Answer b) December 5. 2015 Theme : The world is changing. Are you? Volunteer!

12. GAIL (India) Limited has launched an innovative surveillance geo-portal called ________-GAIL portal for monitoring the pipeline Right of Use through space technology.
a) ISRO
b) NASA
c) GAGAN
d) BHUVAN

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Answer d) BHUVAN.

13. RX1E is ___________’s first domestically developed electricity-powered aircraft.
a) Russia
b) China
c) Japan
d) India

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Answer b) China.

14. Which Government has launched International festival on Birds in a bid to promote state as an international bird-watching destination?
a) Punjab
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) West Bengal

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Answer c) Uttar Pradesh. The three-day international festival (from 4 to 6 December 2015) on birds will be held the National Chambal Sanctuary (NCS) in Agra.

15. Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced a package of ___________ to African nations during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
a) $40 Billion
b) $50 Billion
c) $60 Billion
d) $80 Billion

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Answer c) $60 Billion

16. Who has been appointed as Secretary of Union Ministry of Earth Sciences?
a) K Kumr Abhishek
b) M Nair Rajeevan
c) S Karthick Chidambaram
d) D Gunasekhar Reddy

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Answer b) M Nair Rajeevan. He had served in renowned institutions like Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

17. ___________ has launched a $500 million dollars Transformative Carbon Asset Facility (TCAF) to help developing countries pay for emission reductions and combat climate change.
a) IMF
b) WHO
c) World Bank
d) UNO

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Answer c) World Bank. It is market-based scheme specially designed to help developing countries and would establish the world’s first programmatic carbon market.