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December 2015 GK - 3

December 2015 Current Affairs Quiz covering political appointments, economic decisions, space missions, and international developments from December 2015

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
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