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1) World AIDS Day was observed on 1 December 2015 across the world with the
theme? - Getting to zero, End AIDS by 2030

2) Roch Marc Christian Kabore was on 30 November 2015 elected as the

President of which West African country? - Burkina Faso

3) Which film was awarded with the Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film at
the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa which concluded on 30
November 2015? - Embrace of the Serpent
Note: Russian film maker, actor and head of Russian Cinematographers Union
Nikita Mikhalkov was conferred upon the Lifetime Achievement Award.

4) India and which country on 30 November 2015 launched the International

Solar Alliance? France

5) Union Government on 30 November 2015 launched the which vaccine as part

of its commitment to the Global Polio Endgame Strategy? - Injectable
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)

6) IMF on 30 November 2015 included Yuan into its elite reserve currency basket.
Yuan is the currency of? - China

7) World leaders on 30 November 2015 launched Mission Innovation for

accelerating?

clean

energy

revolution

across

the

world

8) Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has recently

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launched which scheme to boost the quality of higher education in India? Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN)

9) International Day for the Abolition of Slavery was observed globally on? - 2
December 2015

10) Name the Indian who on 28 November 2015 won gold medal in the 7th
WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Championships? - Thakur Anoop
Singh
Note: The tournament was held at Bangkok, Thailand.

11) Which state government has recently declared the entire state as drought hit
in view of less rainfall in 2015 monsoon season? Jharkhand

12) Who on 1 December 2015 assumed Presidency of the Royal Society in

London? - Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

13) Who will be honoured with the Sangeet Samman at the ITC Sangeet
Sammelan 2015 beginning on 4 December 2015? - Renowned violinist
Lakshminarayana Subramaniam

14) Name the renowned sarangi player who died on 30 November 2015 in New
Delhi? - Ustad Sabri Khan

15) Name one of the finest exponents of Koodiyattom and Nangiarkoothu who
passed away on 1 December 2015? - Margi Sathi

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16) Second season of the International Premier Tennis League

2015 was

inaugurated on 2 December 2015 at? Japan

17) Vijay Chaudhary was on 2 December 2015 unanimously elected as the

Speaker of? - Bihar Assembly

18) Vijai Sharma retired on 1 December 2015 as the? Chief Information

Commissioner

19) RBI in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review on 1 December 2015 has
maintained Repo rate at? 6.75 percent
Note:
Liquidity adjustment facility (LAF): unchanged at 6.75 per cent.
Reverse repo rate: unchanged at 5.75 per cent
Marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate has unchanged at 7.75
per cent.
Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks: Unchanged at 4.0 per cent

20) Which bank have recently formed a long-term partnership, under which it
will become a strategic banking partner to the Tata group? - Industrial &
Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC)

21) Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan on 3 December 2015 became the coowner of which International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) franchise? Singapore Slammers

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22) Justice Tirath Singh (TS) Thakur was on 3 December 2015 sworn in as ____
Chief Justice of India? - 43rd
Note: Justice TS Thakur succeeded incumbent Justice H L Dattu who retired on 2
December 2015.
23) International Day of Persons with Disabilities was recently observed across
the world on? - 3 December 2015
Note: The theme for this year is "Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for
people of all abilities".
24) Which country recently entered longest recession since 1930s? Brazil

25) Union Cabinet on 2 December 2015 approved setting up of ____ new Indian
Institutes of Technology (IITs)? - six
Note: The IITs will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Jammu,
Kerala and Karnataka.
26) Which Indian was named as the chairperson of the prestigious Radiological
Society of North America (RSNA) Board of Directors on 2 December 2015? - Dr
Vijay M Rao

27) ____ anniversary of Bhopal gas leak tragedy was observed on 3 December
2015? - 31st
Note: Bhopal gas tragedy occured on 2 and 3 December 1984
28) Which Indian metro city was affected by floods due to incessant rain in the
first week of December 2015? Chennai

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29) Union government on 3 Dec.2015 announced to start electronic transfer of
MGNREGA wages in 2016 from which state? - Kerala

30) Union Government on 3 December 2015 launched Accessible India Campaign

or Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan to help? - Persons with disabilities
Note: Accessible India Campaign is a nationwide campaign that aims at
enabling persons with disabilities to gain universal access, equal opportunity
for development, independent living and participation in all aspects of life in an
inclusive society.
31) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 3 December 2015 announced revised Priority
Sector Lending (PSL) norms for? - Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)

32) Name China's first domestically developed electricity-powered aircraft

recently approved for production by Civil Aviation Administration of China? RX1E

33) Name the eighth edition of India-Russia joint naval exercise which begun in
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh recently? - INDRA NAVY-15

34) Which state has recently become the first state in the country to start
Rotavirus vaccination project under the Universal Immunisation Programme
(UIP)? - Himachal Pradesh
Note: Rotavirus is the most common causative agent of moderate-to-severe
diarrhoea (MSD).
35) Delhi Assembly on 5 December 2015 unanimously passed the Delhi Jan
Lokpal Bill, 2015 for establishment of statutory? - anti-corruption ombudsman

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36) Which state government on 5 December 2015 has launched International
festival on Birds? - Uttar Pradesh

37) 44th Navy Day was observed on? - 4 December 2015

Note: Every year Indian Navy celebrates Navy Day on December 4 to
commemorate the success of the Operation Trident of 1971 India-Pakistan War.
38) Union Government has recently released a commemorative postage stamp to
mark the Centenary year of which organization? - Zoological Survey of India

39) Name the eighth edition of India-Russia joint naval exercise which begun in
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh recently? - INDRA NAVY-15

40) The International Volunteer Day (IVD) was on? - 5 December

Note: The theme for 2015 is "The world is changing. Are you? Volunteer!".
41) Which country topped November 2015 Edition of FIFA World Rankings?
Belgium

42) The first India International Science Festival (IISF) was recently hosted by? Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi campus

43) As announced by the state CM on 3 Dec. 2015, India's largest coal mine is
coming up at Birbhum in which state? - West Bengal

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