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December 2015 GK - 3

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Which of the following poets was selected for the 2015 Sahitya Akademi Awards, for Hindi language?

  1. Brajendra Kumar Brahma

  2. Dhian Singh

  3. Ramdarash Mishra

  4. Ram Shankar Awasthi

  5. Kshetri Ranjen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Hollande is the fifth French leader to be a chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations. Who among the following French leaders was the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations in 1976?

  1. Valery Giscard d’Estaing

  2. Nicholas Sarkozy

  3. François Mitterrand

  4. Jacques Chirac

  5. Charles de Gaulle


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

In December 2015, the Cabinet of which of the following states decided to abolish VAT (Value-added tax) and CST (Central Sales Tax) on sugar factories?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Andhra Pradesh

  5. Punjab


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

Alitalia in December 2015 announced that it had appointed Cramar Ball as its new CEO. Immediately prior to this, Ball was the CEO of

  1. Jet Airways

  2. Air Seychelles

  3. Air Sahara

  4. AirAsia India

  5. IndiGo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

In December 2015, the Federal Reserve System increased interest rate by 0.25 percent. The interest rates in the US are now in the range of 0.25 – 0.50 percent. This is the first rate increase since

  1. 2002

  2. 2006

  3. 2003

  4. 2005

  5. 2004


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

Jeff Williams, in December 2015, was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of which of the following multinational technology companies?

  1. IBM

  2. Intel Corporation

  3. Apple Inc.

  4. Oracle

  5. Samsung


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Which of the following topped the annual Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard for 2015, prepared by the European Commission?

  1. Volkswagen

  2. Samsung

  3. Microsoft

  4. Intel

  5. Novartis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

In December 2015, Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched 6 satellites of which of the following countries into space?

  1. Sri Lanka

  2. Singapore

  3. Malaysia

  4. Bangladesh

  5. Thailand


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

In December 2015, the World Bank granted a loan of 1.5 billion US dollars for which of the following campaigns?

  1. Digital India

  2. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

  3. Make in India

  4. Clean Ganga Campaign

  5. Clean India Campaign


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct answer is (5). 

Who among the following won the Miss World 2015 title?

  1. Sofia Nikitchuk

  2. Mireia Lalaguna

  3. Maria Harfanti

  4. Valerie Abou Chacra

  5. Sanneta Myrie


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2).

The Defence Acquisition Council approved the purchase of Russian advance S-400 Triumf Air Defence Missile System. What is the range of the system?

  1. 150 km

  2. 250 km

  3. 350 km

  4. 400 km

  5. 450 km


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

World Trade Organisation, in December 2015, unanimously approved Afghanistan’s WTO membership. In which year had Afghanistan applied for WTO membership?

  1. 1998

  2. 2000

  3. 2001

  4. 2004

  5. 2005


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

Which of the following auto design firms was acquired by Tech Mahindra, and Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. in December 2015?

  1. Pininfarina SpA

  2. General Motors

  3. Motorcity Europe

  4. Fisker Automotive

  5. Gordon Murray Design


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

As per a report on National Air Quality Index released by Green Peace India in December 2015, which of the following cities is second on the list of 20 most polluted cities in the world?

  1. Delhi

  2. Baoding

  3. Patna

  4. Doha

  5. Narayonganj


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

In December 2015, who among the following was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India?

  1. Radhakrishna Mathur

  2. Vijai Sharma

  3. Sushma Singh

  4. Deepak Sandhu

  5. Satyananda Mishra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

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