25  dec

1) Which state has recently decided to set up NRI Commission?

(A) Punjab

(B) Kerala

(C) Telangana

(D) West Bengal

2) Next-generation Barak surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, which was successfully tested for the first time recently, is co-developed by India and which country?

(A) Russia

(B) France

(C) Canada

(D) Israel

3) International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) was recently observed on?

(A) 25th November

(B) 26th November

(C) 27th November

(D) 28th November

4) Who was recently appointed as the Chairperson of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) by Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs?

(A) P.T.Usha

(B) Anurag Thakur

(C) Anju Bobby George

(D) Sachin Tendulkar

5) 1st Constitution Day was recently observed on?

(A) 22 November

(B) 24 November

(C) 26 November

(D) 29 November

6) Nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was successfully test fired recently from warship Subhadra, off the Puri coast of which state?

(A) Goa

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Kerala

(D) Odisha

7) Union Government has recently reduced the deadline for completion of flagship Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) from 2022 to?

(A) 2020

(B) 2019

(C) 2021

(D) 2016

8) Who among the following on 29 Nov. 2015 won the Macau Open Badminton Series?

(A) Saina Nehwal

(B) Minatsu Mitani

(C) Carolina Marin

(D) P V Sindhu

9) Which country recently won the first ever day-night Test held at Adelaide?

(A) New Zealand

(B) No result

(C) Australia

(D) Draw

10) Mauricio Macri of Republican Proposal Party has recently won the Presidential elections of which country?

(A) Argentina

(B) Brazil

(C) Canada

(D) Australia

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30 nov

1) Which country on 29 Nov. 2015 won the 2015 Davis Cup tennis title?

(A) Serbia

(B) Switzerland

(C) Belgium

(D) Britain

2) Who recently won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix title of Formula One (F1)?

(A) Nico Rosberg

(B) Lewis Hamilton

(C) Kimi Raikkonen

(D) Sebastian Vettel

3) Which country has recently allowed women to vote and contest in municipal elections for the first time?

(A) Britain

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) Egypt

(D) Bangladesh

4) ICC has recently suspended which off-spinner from bowling in international cricket with an immediate effect?

(A) Pragyan Ojha

(B) Amit Mishra

(C) Sunil Narine

(D) Said Ajmal

5) Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently announced economic sanctions against which country following the downing of their warplane?

(A) Turkey

(B) Syria

(C) France

(D) China

6) Wealth-X on 25 November 2015 released the World’s 20 Most Generous People list. Who topped the philanthropist list?

(A) Warren Buffett

(B) Azim Premji

(C) George Soros

(D) Bill Gates

7) Who recently defeated Wladimir Klitschko to become world heavyweight champion?

(A) Tyson Fury

(B) Randy Orton

(C) Joe Louis

(D) Jack Johnson

8) Footballer Joe Marston who died on 29 November 2015 belongs to which country?

(A) Spain

(B) Australia

(C) Brazil

(D) Argentina

9) Which country will host the BRICS Media Summit 2015 from 1 Dec. 2015?

(A) India

(B) Russia

(C) China

(D) South Africa

10) Who among the following was on 28 November 2015 re-elected as the president of Asian Tennis Federation?

(A) Anju Bobby George

(B) Suresh Kalmadi

(C) Ram Das Gupta

(D) Anil Khanna

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Education
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Delhi
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Bengaluru
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Hyderabad
Hyderabad cops fail to crack down on international drug mafia		Accused no. 1 in Chittoor mayor's killing surrenders in court
Chennai
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Ahmedabad
When Gujarat cops intervene to save a marriage between an NRI man and his wife Motown votes to accelerate growth Three of family die as truck rams into auto Ahmedabad passengers stranded IIM-A hosts LGBT film fest Gujarat local elections 2015 - Patels vs BJP: Caste returns to vote		Infighting in PAAS resurfaces ANMA, BMR hold meeting DRI busts clove oil import racket No major diversions, say traffic cops 'India has come a long way from Coalgate'
Agra
Fort Depot staff experience ‘zen’ in Japanese-inspired garden Money exchanger kidnapped; Rs 25 lakh demanded as ransom Sukanya Samridhi Yojana a big hit in Agra Madrassa teaches Sanskrit, Arabic to Hindu, Muslim students; inculcates value of tolerance		Sweets, shawls and liquor as ‘gifts’ to woo voters NGT collects samples of air quality around Firozabad glass industry Three youth drown in Jal Nigam well
Amritsar
Dal Khalsa differs on appointment of new Jathedars by Sarbat Khalsa
Aurangabad
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education includes revised maps in textbooks Workshop on RTI Act		Prakash Mahajan shifted to Marathwada Development Board Aurangabad industry bags SME business excellence award
Bareilly
Post-poll violence leaves 16 injured Students open fire; more than 200 protest lawlessness in MJP		Couple out to aid autistic kids in Moradabad Two months pregnant, wife of ISI spy says she will not bring up his child
Bhopal
Speeding bus crushes 31-year-old man in Bhopal Bundelkhand school runs under open sky, toilets built 2km away Polls in 8 civic bodies in Madhya Pradesh on December 22		World AIDS day: Indore, Jabalpur, Bhopal top AIDS decade chart Khandwa jailbreak: Court sentences SIMI activist with 2-year RI In times of droughts and suicides, braveheart women bring hubbies back from brink
Chandigarh
DSGMC welcome shifting of 1984 genocide trial to Patiala court on its plea 'No proposal to ban items made from calf leather in Haryana' Workshop at DAV College Chandigarh Aryans National Seminar to be held on December 13 in Chandigarh		Tent City for Sikh pilgrims at Nankana Sahib proposed School students take to cleaning as MC fails to act to their complaint Offering prayers and 'chai' in Paris
Coimbatore
Family members of housemaid ill-treated by her Saudi employer seek help from Coimbatore collector
Dehradun
2 held for rape of Nari Niketan inmate in Dehradun Congress gears up for Haridwar panchayat polls; all ministers given key responsibilities		Live cartridges found in Chilla canal; sent to FSL for test
Goa
India, Goa not removed from safe list, says RIC Goan to head Kuoni Group HR TTAG says RIC does not represent Russian govt Brazilian award for pioneering museum work What’s with the cops’ transfer? asks AAP		Luizinho hits out at third front talk If Goa govt goes on wrong track, I’ll get it on track: Parrikar Guirim meet talks waste collection Mayem VP to file charges against ex-members CCP elections slotted for March 13
Gurgaon
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Guwahati
Militancy declined, but can reignite in Assam, says new DGP		150 Naga students go home after scholarship fails to arrive
Hubballi
Missing girls from madrassa traced to Goa, allege rape
Indore
IIM-I fellows bag best paper award Martyr cremated with state honours Lokayukta police nabs inspector taking bribe		Director of medical education records statement of doctors involved in drug trials 150 litres of alcohol seized by Madhya Pradesh excise
Jaipur
Pooja Chhabra ends 8-day hunger strike demanding liquor ban Online project to monitor polluting industries in Rajasthan Congress pulls govt for delaying relief activities for farmers Fog and mist affect normal life in Rajasthan; cold wave conditions to aggravate Get your tickets for RSRTC buses through smart App Rajasthan at 13th place in list of states with high prevalence of HIV: Survey		Six districts in Rajasthan to hold IIT exam Rajasthan govt to issue 4L soil health cards Fire at tyre godown in Jaipur Tourist Centre to open soon in Jaipur Sky is the limit for this Bikaner girl to be known as first woman officer in BSF Twitter becomes a tool for a man to get help from railways for paralytic father
Kanpur
GRP rescues seven minors from human traffickers
Kochi
SIMI camp case: Two get 14 years RI; 12 years for 3 others
Kolkata
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Kozhikode
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Lucknow
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Ludhiana
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Mangaluru
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Meerut
Awareness sessions to mark World AIDS Day CNI marks 45th anniversary with special prayers ‘Patel was never associated with Hindu Mahasabha’ 150 Naga students go home after scholarship fails to arrive		Driver rescues 15 school kids after bus falls in river ISI spy ring stretched from Kashmir to Bengal through UP: Investigators 150 Naga students of engg college go home after scholarship fails to arrive AAP state unit wants to contest 2017 UP polls, ball in Kejriwal’s court
Nagpur
Govt should start orange processing units in Katol, demands ex-MLA Sunil Shinde Central Zoo Authority recognises rescue centre, sanctions master plan Noise levels this diwali higher than last three years CAB estimates cotton output to be lower by 19% in state, 8% nationally CM lays foundation of futuristic, foolproof policing in city		Tier two cities warm up to international cuisines CBSE organizing online essay competition Kanak encroaches on London St land Earning their stripes in tiger conservation Lawyer commits suicide in Nagpur district court premises
Nashik
Health check-up camp held in Nashik
Noida
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Pune
Pune RTO to auction seized vehicles		Visitors want urgent repairs of Sinhagad fort ghat section
Raipur
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Rajkot
BJP suspends six leaders in Junagadh
Salem
Man stabs girl in TN village for rejecting his marriage proposal		Three TN schoolgirls consume poison, one dies
Thane
Father-daughter stuck in lift for 30 minutes		8-hour power outage from 10am in parts of city today
Vadodara
Passenger caught with explosives at Vadodara airport		Two others killed in separate accidents
Vijayawada
Quota: Govt to examine demands of fishermen, Valmikis
US
Obama, at conference, says U.S. is partly to blame for climate change Six reasons that scientists are sure global warming is happening		Two-thirds of Americans want U.S. to join climate change pact 'I was 100 percent right' on 9/11 Muslim remarks: Donald Trump
Pakistan
Pakistan will not compromise on its dignity and honour: Nawaz Sharif after meeting Narendra Modi
South Asia
Nepal shortages put millions of children at risk: Unicef Graft case: Khaleda Zia to appear in court		11 sentenced to death for killing Bangladeshi leader
Europe
Pop goes the pontiff: Pope Francis rocks out on new album Obama, at conference, says U.S. is partly to blame for climate change In Paris, PM Narendra Modi, Barack Obama agree growth, climate protection must go 'hand in hand' Climate summit opens in Paris; world leaders give it a major political push as hope floats for climate deal Climate pact an 'act of defiance' after Paris attacks, Obama says World leaders open Paris climate summit with 'life at stake' Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 2 nations, Russia and Turkey, split by similarities of their heads Obama's first stop in Paris is saddest of destinations Germany may send soldiers to fight IS		World must turn to sun to power its future: PM Narendra Modi at International Solar Alliance launch France arrests two men 'who tried to join IS in Libya' Obama, Putin discuss Syria, Ukraine at Paris climate summit: White House Paris climate summit: US embraces responsibility to fix climate, Obama says Turkey won't apologize to Russia over downing of jet: PM Fights against climate change, terrorism linked: Hollande Barack Obama visits Paris attack site, pays tribute to victims UK’s SAS to target jihadis on ‘kill list’
China
China has 5.75 lakh people with HIV/AIDS Beijing issues highest-level smog alert		Beijing air pollution reaches extremely hazardous levels
Middle East
Russians sanctions to hit Turkey's current account deficit Predatory Islamic State wrings money from those it rules Saudi women candidates begin first poll campaigns		ISIS executes 18 Syrian soldiers in Palmyra Israel convicts 2 youths in 2014 killing of Palestinian teen Iran bars orchestra over women musicians
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