October 2015 Current Affairs
General knowledge quiz covering major news and events from October 2015, including international developments, awards, appointments, and economic updates.
Questions
In October 2015, the World Bank raised the international poverty line to ____ US dollars per day from the existing 1.25 US dollars.
- 1.40
- 1.55
- 1.65
- 1.80
- 1.90
As per data released by International Cotton Advisory Committee in October 2015, which of the following countries became the largest producer of cotton in the world?
- The US
- Brazil
- India
- Pakistan
- China
In October 2015, India and Federal Republic of Germany signed two loan agreements worth 125 million Euros for financing two projects under the Green Energy Corridor programme. These two projects are in
- Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
- Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
- Gujarat and Rajasthan
- Maharashtra and West Bengal
- Punjab and Haryana
Who succeeded Dick Costolo as CEO of micro blogging site Twitter in October 2015?
- Omid Kordestani
- Jack Dorsey
- Evan Williams
- Noah Glass
- Biz Stone
In October 2015, WTO lowered the global trade growth forecast for 2015 to ___ from 3.3% projected in April.
- 2.4%
- 3.1%
- 2.9%
- 2.8%
- 2.6%
Who among the following jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of neutrino oscillations?
- Shuji Nakamura and Peter Higgs
- Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald
- Isamu Akasaki and François Englert
- David J. Wineland and Serge Haroche
- François Englert and Shuji Nakamura
Who among the following was/were awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in chemistry?
- Tomas Lindahl and Paul Modrich
- Aziz Sancar
- Paul Modrich
- Paul Modrich, Tomas Lindahl and Aziz Sancar
- Aziz Sancar and Tomas Lindahl
Who among the following was appointed as Director of Aeronautical Development Establishment in October 2015?
- Dr. K. G. Narayanan
- P. S. Krishnan
- M. V. K. V. Prasad
- P. Srikumar
- B. G. Patwardhan
World Teachers' Day was first celebrated on October 5 in the year
- 1982
- 1987
- 1994
- 1996
- 1998
World Vegetarian Day is observed annually on October
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
What is the length of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India or TAPI natural gas pipeline?
- 1585 km
- 1675 km
- 1735 km
- 1865 km
- 1915 km
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won the women's doubles title of Wuhan Tennis Open. With this win, the Indo-Swiss pair won their ____ WTA doubles title together in the year 2015.
- fourth
- fifth
- sixth
- seventh
- eighth
In October 2015, where did DRDO establish the world’s highest terrestrial research and development centre?
- Pahalgam
- Ladakh
- Khardung La
- Sonmarg
- Gulmarg
As per the World Trade Organisation 2015 Annual Report, the world trade will grow by _____ percent in 2015.
- 1.5
- 1.72
- 2
- 2.8
- 3.3
Who among the following won the 2015 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites?
- William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura
- Youyou Tu and John O'Keefe
- Satoshi Omura and Youyou Tu
- May-Britt Moser and William C. Campbell
- John O'Keefe and May-Britt Moser
In October 2015, the Union Government launched the second phase of the immunisation programme, Mission Indradhanush. In which year was this mission launched?
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
In October 2015, the flag of which of the following countries was raised for the first time at the United Nations?
- Egypt
- Iran
- Iraq
- Palestine
- Syria