11) Which state decided to
provide 33% reservation to women in government jobs within the state on 29th
October 2015?
a. MP
b. AP
c. UP
d. WB
12) A committee has been set up
by Union HRD ministry to review which fellowships on 29th October 2015?
a. UGC
b. Non UGC
c. NET
d. Non NET
13) Who has won the EU’s
prestigious Sakharov Prize for human rights on 29th October 2015?
a. Raif Mohammad
b. Raif Badawi
c. Boris Nemtsov
d. None of the above
14) Which comet’s atmosphere
has been discovered to contain molecular oxygen, according to scientists on
29th October 2015?
a. Comet 67A
b. Comet 67P
c. Comet 67D
d. None of the above
15) Which
company has regained top spot among Indian firms for being the largest oil and
gas explorer according to the 2015 Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company
Rankings.
a. ONGC
b. RIL
c. Coal India
d. IOC
Answers:-
1) ANSWER: 370.50 lakh bales
Explanation:
Country’s total cotton output has been pegged at 370.50 lakh bales for
2015-2016 commencing October 1st, according to an industrial body, CAI or
Cotton Association of India. This is 12.25 lakh bales less than 382.75 lakh
bales for the cotton season 2014-2015. Impact of this fall in crop will be
softened by highest ever opening stock at the commencement of 2015-2016.
Domestic consumption of cotton is also on the decline. Crop damage in the
northern zone due to the white fly disease has become a major cause for
concern. Total crop adjudged in the northern zone equals 47 lakh bales for this
year as against 53.50 lakh bales last year. Projected balance sheet drawn by
CAI assesses the estimated cotton value for the season to be 463.15 lakh bales
as against 53.50 lakh bales in 2014. Projected balance sheet by CAI estimates
total cotton output supply at 463.15 lakh bales while consumption is pegged at
325.00 lakh bales leaving additional amount of 138.15 lakh bales.
2)ANSWER: Euro-VI
Explanation:
India is shifting to Euro VI emission compliant diesel and petrol by 2020 to
lower carbon pollution. BS-III equivalent to Euro-III specifications is already
being followed throughout the country and BSIV will be extended to the entire
country. Revised auto fuel policy is also on the cards which will lead to
introduction of BS-VI fuels by the year 2020. Oil refineries make investments
of up to INR 80,000 crore in upgradation of petrol and diesel quality to get
access to cleaner fuel specifications by 2020. Fuels meeting Euro IV or Bharat
Stage IV specifications will be supplied by the nation by April 2017 and BS-V
or Euro-V grade fuel will be supplied by April 1, 2020 as part of the earlier
plan. Now, the government is planning to switch directly from BS-IV to BS-VI.
While BS-IV fuels have 50 ppm sulphur, BS-V and BS-VI grade fuel will have 10
ppm sulphur. Oil refineries have upgraded technology and made investments of
over INR 55,000 crore for production as well as supply of BS-III/IV fuels.
Additional INR 80,000 crore investment is needed for further upgradation.
3) ANSWER: Limbs
Explanation:
Amphibian groups around 300 million years prior have regenerated legs and tails
like reptiles such as salamanders in a study conducted by Museum fur Naturkunde
in Berlin which suggests all land mammals have the ability to regenerate limbs.
These extraordinary regenerative capacities were likely lost in the process of
evolution.
4) ANSWER: Disc of young stars
Explanation:
Researchers have discovered unknown component of the Milky Way namely a thin
disc of young stars in the central area of the galaxy buried beneath thick
clouds of dust. Centre of the Milky Way galaxy consists of numerous old stars,
but also has young stars. Researchers used data from VISTA telescope at
European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, between 2010 and
2014. Bulge of the Milky Way contains very young stars of the type called
Cepheids. The stars undergo periodic expansion and contraction, taking anywhere
from a few days to months to complete the cycle. The 35 classical Cepheids
discovered are lower than 100 millions years old. Classical Cepheids provide
fresh evidence that newly formed stars are forming in the central region of the
Milky Way over the past 100 million years. As it was buried in a thick cloud of
dust, this discovery remained untraceable earlier.
5) ANSWER: Hockey India
Explanation:
Hockey India has signed a 3 year MoU with SAI to enable hockey to retain its
position as the leading sport of the nation. SAI will promote hockey to regain
top position in the country and it is also among the most popular sports in the
world. Sports Authority of India/SAI will work with HI to also improve the
coaching and talent identification system in India.
6)
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ANSWER:
National Tribal Advisory Council
Explanation:
Council is being set up for monitoring and implementation of various tribal
welfare schemes. It will be chaired by the Prime Minister and will meet once
or twice in a year. By third quarter of the year, 80% of the funds allocated
for tribal welfare will be disseminated.
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7) ANSWER: Celltick Mobile
Media
Explanation:
Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched awareness about Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao scheme in partnership with Celltick Mobile Media India Pvt
Ltd. BBBP scheme has been launched to promote gender equity as there has been a
steady decline in the number of females born per 1000 males which was 918,
according to the 2011 census. This marks the first time the company has
collaborated with GoI for a social initiative.
8) ANSWER: Nepal, China
Explanation:
Nepal on 28th October 2015 has signed an MoU with China to ease fuel crisis
through important of different fuel types. MoU was signed between PetroChina
and Nepal Oil Corporation and marks the first time that China will be supplying
petrol to Nepal. Indian monopoly of providing fuel to Nepal ends with this.
9) ANSWER: Najib Shah
Explanation:
Senior IRS officer Najib Shah was appointed on 28th October as the chairman of
the apex body on indirect taxes, Central Board of Excise and Customers. He will
remain in office till he superannuates in 2017. He is a ’79 batch IRS officer
and was previously the CBEC Member.
10) ANSWER: Telangana
Explanation:
US IT major IBM and Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge have signed an
MoU for the provision of technology platforms and services in cloud computing
for academicians in the state. IBM cloud will be available to faculty and
students to utilise for practicals and project work.
11) ANSWER: MP
Explanation:
MP Government on 28th October 2015 has allowed 33% reservation for women up from
the present 30 percent in government jobs. State Cabinet also proposed
providing compensation to farmers
12) ANSWER: UGC
Explanation:
Union HRD ministry has established a 5 member committee for reviewing UGC
fellowships including National Eligibility Test/NET and non NET ones. The
former director of IIT-Guwahati Gautam Barua will be heading the panel.
Committee members include the following:
- Syed Bari: Central University of Gujarat VC
- Kuldeep Agnihotri- Central University of HP VC
- Rajiv Chandawarkar- Karnataka State Women University VC
13) ANSWER: Raif Badawi
Explanation:
A Saudi Arabian blogger sentenced to 10 years and 1000 lashes for insulting
Muslim clerics, Raif Badawi has been selected for the EU’s acclaimed Sakharov
Prize for human rights. This award for freedom of thought is named after
Russian scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov and was established in 1988 to
honour persons and organisations defending human rights and fundamental
freedoms. He was one of 3 nominees for the prize this year alongside opposition
movement Mesa de la Unidad Democratic and assassinated Russian opposition
leader Boris Nemtsov.
14) ANSWER: Comet 67P
Explanation:
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s atmosphere contains molecular oxygen.
Chemical analysis of its atmosphere using ROSINA mass spectrometer abroad the
Rosetta spacecraft has displayed results suggesting high proportions of
molecular oxygen. Molecular oxygen level in the comet ranges from 1 to 10
percent and oxygen is the 4th most common has in the atmosphere of the comet
following, CO2, water and CO
15)
ANSWER: RIL
Explanation:
In a ranking by Platts in 2015, RIL regained top spot among Indian firms on the
list, beating competition from ONGC. RIL ranked 14 this year while ONGC ranked
17. RIL had been pushed to number 2 position in 2014 by ONGC has regained
overall global ranking this year. This year also marks the maximum number of
Indian companies (14) making it to the lis
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