International Current Affairs Quiz - September 2015

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1. ______'s Junta appointed reform council recected a controversial new constitution that had a provision of enabling a 23-member panel to take over government during a national crisis ?

Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
Vietnam
None of These


2. _____s economy fallen into a recession for first time after global financial crisis of 2009 after its GDP Growth Rate has been 0.5 % in April - June 2015 while it was 0.8 % in Jan - Mar 2015 ?

Canada
USA
UK
Greece
France


3. India will launch ______’s second multi-spectral remote sensing satellite LAPAN A2/Orari from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) on September 27, 2015 ?

Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
Vietnam
Singapore


4. Russia dismissed ______'s proposal for asking United Nations Security Council (UNSC) permanent members to limit the use of veto power at least in cases involving mass atrocities (Torture) that demands action. ?

France
Spain
USA
UK
China


5. Indian Government will launch global alliance on solar energy to be called as InSPA (______________). It's launch event will be attended by 107 countries located between tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn. ?

Indian Agency for Solar Policy & Application
Incremental Approach for Solar Policy & Application
Indigenous Agency for Solar Policy & Application
International Agency for Solar Policy & Application
None of These


6. Llyod's City Risk Index 2015-2025 has ranked Taipei (____) as city with Most projected Loss (181 billion USD) from various threats (Natural, Manmade and Emerging) ?

Vietnam
Taiwan
Japan
Hongkong
None of These


7. NASA and _____'s Agency for International Development started SERVIR-Mekong project, to strengthen environmental monitoring in Southeast Asia's Five 5 countries of Mekong River Basin - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (called as Rice bowl of Asia). ?

USA
UK
Japan
China
Myammar


8. National Stock Exahcnge signed a memorandum of understanding with Stock Exchange of _____ to facilitate co-operation ?

Sri Lanka
USA
Mauritius
UK
Spain


9. Highest mountain of North America - Mt McKinley (_____) has been renamed as Denali ?

Guatemala
Mexico
USA
Cuba
Canada


10. ______ tied up with Reliance ADA Group to generate business opportunities in Gulf Cooperation Council nations and India. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman are part of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). ?

Deutsche Bank
Gulf International Bank
BNP Paribas
Standard Chartered
Doha Bank


11. Global Waste Management Outlook by UNEP (____) and International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) estimates around 7 to 10 billion tonnes per annum being generated by urban areas across the globe. ?

United Nations Economical Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Ecological Programme
United Nations Ethical Programme
None of These


12. Fortune's list of 50 most powerful women in business has ranked General Motors CEO Mary Barra at top while India's _____________ (PepsiCo's CEO) is at Second ?

Indira Nooi
Chanda Kochar
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Jhumpa Lahiri
None of These


13. United Nations General Assembly approved Resolution introduced by ______ on Raising of Flags by Non-Member Observer States like Patestine and Vatican City.?

Iran
Kuwait
Iraq
Qatar
None of These


14. India and ____ signed a pact for repatriation of each other's wanted prisoners and cooperate in all criminal matters, including gathering evidence. ?

Sri Lanka
Thailand
Malaysia
Indonesia
None of These


15. Forbes Asias list of 40 philanthropists has named _____ Indians ?

Ten
One
Four
Eleven
Seven


16. Child Mortality Report 2015 has stated that India Under 5 Mortality rate declined to 91 in 2000 and ______ in 2015 as compared to 126 in 1990 ?

48
44
34
54
64


17. _____ released first Inclusive Growth and Development Report. The report seeks to improve usage of policy incentives and institutional mechanisms to make economic growth more socially inclusive. ?

World Bank
World Economic Forum
IMF
NDB
ADB


18. _____ observed by Jewish Communities across the world as Jewish New Year. ?

Samhain
Shabbat Shalom
Navroz
Maal Hijra
Rosh Hashanah


19. Largest volcano of _____, Mount Aso erupted. ?

Vietnam
China
Chile
Japan
None of These


20. _____ introduced border controls along its Austrian border to check migrant influx from Syria. ?

Spain
France
Germany
Hungary
None of These

21. _____ constituent assembly Rejected A proposal to declare itself a Hindu state, will stay secular ?

Nepal
Bangaldesh
Mauritius
Indonesia
None of These


22. Fortune's Most Powerful Women in Asia Pacific List has ranked India's ________(Chief of ICICI Bank) at Top with Arundhati Bhattacharya (Chairman of State Bank of India) at second Place ?

Indira Nooyi
Chanda Kochhar
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Naina Lal Kidwai
None of These


23. QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings of 2015-16 has ranked USA's Massachusetts Institute of Technology at top. 14 Indian Institutes are included in this list with Top (147th) Spot occupied by ________ ?

IIM Lucknow
IIM Ahmedabad
IIT Guwahati
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
IIT Delhi


24. World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation launched_______ campaign in Bihar, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to increase awareness of quality solar lighting products ?

Surya Prakasham
Antyodaya
Annapurna
Swawlamban
Suryodaya


25. ______'s Pentagon established first-ever country special cell to speed up its defence ties with India. India Rapid Reaction Cell (IRRC) is headed by Keith Webster ?

China
UK
USA
Russia
None of These


26. ______ declared emergency state in its Csongrad and Bacs-Kiskun regions to cope with High number of Syrian and Afghan refugees ?

Hungary
Germany
Austria
Spain
None of These


27. ______s main nuclear facility at Yongbyon complex resumed operations after it was shut down in 2007. ?

South Korea
North Korea
Japan
China
Vietnam


28. South American country ____ got hit by Earthquake of 8.3-magnitude. ?

Indonesia
Venezuela
Chile
Brazil
Chad


29. India and ______ signed two Memoranda of Understanding to boost cooperation in Tourism and another related to projects under Mekong Ganga Cooperation initiative, during Visit of Vice President Hamid Ansari ?

Laos
Vietnam
Chile
Chad
Cambodia


30. Nepal's Constituent Assembly (Headed by Subash Nemwang) approved new constitution, splitting the country into ___ provinces. ?

8
9
7
10
15


31. World Wealth Report 2015 by Capsgemini and RBC Welath Management - India has become ____ largest population of millionaires with 2 Lakh High net worth individuals (HNWI), with USA at top ?

12th
14th
4th
11th
15th


32. 2,000-year-old Stupa constructed by emperor Ashoka in ____s Nangchen has been restored ?

Nepal
China
Bangaldesh
Sri Lanka
None of These


33. Longest chain of continental volcanoes has been found in ____, stretching 2000 km along east coast ?

Australia
NEW Zealand
USA
UK
None of These


34. World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) MDG target report stated that India is at third place after Nigeria and Congo in terms of number of cases of ________ ?

HIV
Tuberculosis
Typhoid
Hepatitis
Malaria


35. Report of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Investigation on _____ recommended establishment of a hybrid special court by integrating international judges and investigators. ?

Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Nepal
None of These


36. 8th Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015 by Cornell University, INSEAD and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has ranked Switzerland as most innovative country while India is at ______ Place ?

81
71
61
91
None of These


37. India and ______ created a Joint Challenge Coin to symbolise their partnership in creating a next-generation aircraft carrier for Indian Navy. ?

Spain
UK
France
Germany
USA


38. Seventeeth session of United Nations General Assembly opened on 15 September 2015 with ______'s Mogens Lykketoft as its President. ?

Denmark
Lebanon
USA
UK
None of These


39. First-ever ______ Trilateral Ministerial dialogue held in New York. Attended by Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj ?

US-India-China
US-India-Japan
US-India-UK
US-India-Australia
None of These


40. ______ in first half of 2015 surpassed China to become most-favoured destination for FDI with 31 billion USD FDI inflows, as per a report by Financial Times ?

USA
UK
Germany
Spain
India


41. World Bank report Leveraging Urbanisation in South Asia stated that South Asias 13 crore people are living with lack of basic services. In India, 13.7 % urban people live below poverty and ____ is most air polluted city in world ?

Bangalore
Delhi
Kolkata
Ahmedabad
None of These


42. ____ enforced an odd-evens licence plate system for plying of vehicles on alternate days, in view of shortage of Fuel ?

Sri Lanka
Nepal
Pakistan
Bangladesh
None of These


43. _____ will establish an assistance fund of $2 billion USD to assist developing countries in implementing UN global sustainable development agenda over next 15 years. ?

China
Brazil
Russia
USA
None of These


44. _____ surpassed Toyota to become biggest automaker by deliveries in first half of 2015. ?

Nissan
Suzuki
BMW
Fiat
Volkswagen


45. ______ signed Memorandum of Understanding with United Arab Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC) to boost partnership between both countries for defence technology development. ?

TATA
Reliance Defence
BHEL
GAIL
None of These


46. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Migration Outlook 2015 stated that there were 4.3 million immigrants to OECD countries in 2014. USA is at top in number of received immigrants, _____ is second. ?

Germany
Spaun
UK
Russia
None of These


47. 193-Member UN General Assembly adopted Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as set of Global Goals (____) to replace Millennium Development Goals adopted in September 2000. Implementation of these goals will cost 42 - 48 Trillion USD till 2030. ?

15 Goals and 169 Specific Targets
20 Goals and 169 Specific Targets
19 Goals and 169 Specific Targets
18 Goals and 169 Specific Targets
17 Goals and 169 Specific Targets


48. ___ imposed anti-dumping duty up to 31.2 % on importin Indian sewage and water steel pipes. ?

European Union
USA
Brazil
Germany
None of These


49. _____ announced package of 70 million USD to tackle rising domestic violence in the country. ?

USA
Australia
Spain
Poland
None of These


50. NASSCOM (____) report on Contribution of Indias IT Industry to USA economy, stating that USA is largest market for Indian IT-BPM (Business Process Management) exports ?

National Accomodation of Software and Services Companies
Nodal Association of Software and Services Companies
Native Association of Software and Services Companies
Neutral Association of Software and Services Companies
National Association of Software and Services Companies


51. UN Broadband Commission State of Broadband Report 2015 stated that 57 % of world population (Total 7.2 Bllion) are not connected to Internet with _____ having highest household broadband penetration (98.5 %) and Iceland highest (98.2 %) of individuals using Internet. ?

South Korea
USA
UK
Germany
None of These


52. As per UN Broadband Commission State of Broadband Report 2015, Lowest Internet access percentage is in _____(1%) ?

Somalia
Sudan
Eritrea
Nigeria
None of These


53. As per UN Broadband Commission State of Broadband Report 2015, Indias broadband penetration rank has fallen to ______ from 113th position in 2013 ?

145th
165th
135th
155th
None of These


54. _____-Andhra Pradesh Friendship Forum organized Caravan 2015 in Vishakhapatnam. Andhra Pradesh government will create a special Desk to issue quick clearances to _____'s investors. ?

Switzerland
Lithunia
Eritrea
Sudan
Korea


55. World Anti-Doping Agency signed agreement with Sports Ministry of ____ to stop manufacturing of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDS) ?

Japan
Poland
China
Portugal
None of These


56. Government approved Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) with _____ for implementation of Partnerships in Higher Education programme. ?

Germany
USA
UK
Spain
None of These


57. India and Laos signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on Air services and Projects under MGC (____) programme during visit of Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari to Laos and Cambodia. ?

Mekong-Ganga Committee
Mekong-Ganga Cooperation
Mutual-Ganga Cooperation
Mekong-Ganga Council
None of These


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