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December - 2015 GK - 2

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Which of the following became the first company in the country to get approval from DGCI to launch hepatitis C medicines?

  1. Hetero

  2. Cipla

  3. Lupin

  4. Cadila healthcare

  5. Sun Pharma


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

The Losar festival that began in December 2015 in Ladakh is celebrated by _______ worldwide.

  1. Thailand Buddhists

  2. Tibetan Buddhists

  3. Bhutan Buddhists

  4. Myanmar Buddhists

  5. Sri Lankan Buddhists


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

In December 2015, Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma announced her resignation. She was the first female Prime Minister of which of the following countries?

  1. Estonia

  2. Belarus

  3. Latvia

  4. Lithuania

  5. Poland


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Who among the following was appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in December 2015?

  1. Sushil Chandra

  2. Atulesh Jindal

  3. Subrat Kumar Ray

  4. R. C. Mishra

  5. Arun Kumar Jain


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct answer is (5). 

Who among the following will head a single-member committee to look into the dispute between Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Krishna Godavari (KG) gas fields?

  1. M. Jagannadha Rao

  2. P. V. Reddy

  3. A. R. Lakshmanan

  4. A. P. Shah

  5. B. P. Jeevan Reddy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

In December 2015, the Union Government requested the states and Union Territories (UT) to start Operation Smile-II. Operation Smile-II is a campaign to

  1. eliminate child labour

  2. eliminate child marriage

  3. rescue/rehabilitate the missing children

  4. have compulsory education till class 10

  5. reduce child mortality rate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

In December 2015, the Supreme Court banned the registration of all diesel SUVs and luxury cars with engine capacity of 2000 cc or more in ______ till 31st March, 2016.

  1. Mumbai

  2. Chennai

  3. Kolkata

  4. Bengaluru

  5. Delhi


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct answer is (5). 

Which of the following software giants won the 2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award for developing a solution for the Internet of Things (IoT)?

  1. Infosys

  2. HCL Technologies

  3. Tata Consultancy Services

  4. Wipro

  5. Tech Mahindra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

In December 2015, which of the following countries rejoined as a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

  1. Ecuador

  2. Algeria

  3. Libya

  4. Indonesia

  5. Nigeria


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

Who among the following was appointed as the Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in December 2015?

  1. Ranjit Gupta

  2. Ahmad Javed

  3. Sanjiv Arora

  4. Hamid Ali Rao

  5. Pankaj Saran


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

The United Nations Human Development Report 2015 was released in December 2015 with the title Work for Human Development in Ethiopia. As per the report, India, with a score of 0.609, has been ranked ____ out of 188 countries.

  1. 103

  2. 130

  3. 121

  4. 139

  5. 143


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

On which day is Vijay Diwas commemorated annually in India?

  1. 7th December

  2. 11th December

  3. 16th December

  4. 21st December

  5. 27th December


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

What is the name of the 2016 South Asian Games mascot, which was unveiled in December 2015?

  1. Frasia

  2. Irby

  3. Tikhor

  4. Drawa

  5. Ezomon


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Which of the following companies joined Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 Initiative of the World Bank in December 2015?

  1. Reliance Petroleum Limited

  2. ONGC

  3. Indian Oil Corporation

  4. Bharat Petroleum

  5. Oil India Limited


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

Who among the following was appointed as the President and Managing Director of General Motors India in December 2015?

  1. Stefan Jacoby

  2. Mary Barra

  3. Arvind Saxena

  4. Kaher Kazem

  5. Mark Fields


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

The International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on

  1. 3rd December

  2. 5th December

  3. 9th December

  4. 16th December

  5. 21st December


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Which of the following cities will be hosting the 2016 South Asian Games?

  1. Guwahati and Shillong

  2. Katmandu

  3. Calcutta and Odisha

  4. Colombo

  5. Islamabad and Karachi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

In December 2015, the Government of India signed Memorandum of Understanding for establishing three Indian Institutes of Information Technology in which three cities?

  1. Ranchi, Nagpur and Pune

  2. Chennai, Bengaluru and Visakhapatnam

  3. Kolkata, Gandhinagar and Ludhiana

  4. Gandhinagar, Chennai and Maharashtra

  5. Patna, Kolkata and Maharashtra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

Who among the following was named as 2015 Person of the Year by Time Magazine?

  1. Barack Obama

  2. Vladimir Putin

  3. Angela Merkel

  4. Nancy Gibbs

  5. Mark Zuckerberg


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

The Global Financial Flows Report 2015 was released by

  1. International Monetary Fund

  2. Global Financial Integrity

  3. International Finance Corporation

  4. World Bank

  5. International Investment Bank


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

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