November 2015 Current Affairs Bit Bank

INTERNATIONAL
1) Who is appointed as the new National Security Advisor of Pakistan?
Ans:- Nasser Khan Janjua
2) Which party won the 2015 Parliamentary elections of Poland?
Ans:- Law and Justice Party
3) Who is the first woman president of Nepal?
Ans:- Bidhya Bhandari
4) For supporting Multilateral Science Projects BRICS countries signed a joint
Declaration called as ____?
Ans:- Moscow Declaration
5) Justice and Development Party (AKP) won the 2015 parliament elections of
which country?
Ans:- Turkey
6) Which country on 4 November, 2015 declared emergency for 30 days on
grounds of threat to national security?
Ans:- Maldives
7) Samia Hassan Suluhu on 5 November 2015 was sworn in as first female Vice
President of which country?
Ans:- Tanzania
INDIA & WORLD
1) Union cabinet approved agreement between India and Egypt on which matter?
Ans:- Maritime Transport
2) India decided to boost economic ties to achieve the target of 30 billion dollars
in bilateral trade in the next 10 years with which country?
Ans:- Russia
3) What is the name given to the fourth edition of India- Sri Lanka bilateral Naval
Excercise heldrecently in Sri Lankas Trincomalee coast?
Ans:- SLINEX15
4) When was the India in Shanghai cultural week held in Shanghai?
Ans:- 5-11 November, 2015
5) India has signed two keys Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on New and
Renewable Energy sector and Cultural exchange with which country ?
Ans:- Indonesia
6) To strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism Union Cabinet has given
its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India

and ____?
Ans:- Colombia
7) India and UK on 12 November, 2015 signed which agreement during the visit
of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Britain?
Ans:- Civil Nuclear Pact
NATIONAL
1) Who is the convener for the NITI Aayog Sub-Group formed on rationalization of
Centrally Sponsored Schemes?
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh CM, Shiv Raj Singh Chuohan
2) Who is the Union Tribal Affairs Minister?
Ans:- Shri Jual Oram
3) Which social network help BSNL to set up 100 WiFi hotspots in rural India?
Ans:- Facebook
4) Indian Railway launched which scheme to facilitate waitlisted passengers to
get alternative train accomodation?
Ans:- Vikalp
5) To encourage paper gold instead of buying gold what is the scheme launched
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 November 2015?
Ans:- Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme
6) For research to solve major engineering and technology challenges President
Pranab Mukherjee on 5 November 2015 launched which programme?
Ans:- Imprint India
7) Who is the central minister launched the Army Cloud, Software Defined Data
Centre and Digi-Locker facilities for the Indian Army on 9 November, 2015?
Ans:- Manohar Parrikar
STATES
1) Which state government signed a MoU to set up bio-ethanol refinery in the
state in two years?
Ans:- Punjab
2) Which state government imposes 7- month ban on fishing to protect Olive
Ridley sea turtles?
Ans:- Odisha
3) Which state government approved the APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna for
pregnant and lactating women?
Ans:- Maharashtra
4) Which state High Court asked the Centre to consider enforcing Armed Forces
(Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in militancy-hit Garo Hills?
Ans:- Meghalaya

5) For implementation of railway projects Indian Railways signed MoU with which
state of the country?
Ans:- Odisha
6) Northeast Indias first exclusive hospital for elephants has been established at
which National Park in Assam?
Ans:- Kaziranga National Park
CONFERENCES
1) The 8th National Seed Congress has began on 27th October in____?
Ans:- Hyderabad
2) Where was the 11th International Food Data Conference started on 3rd
November, 2015?
Ans:- Hyderabad
3) Where was the 12th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM FMM12)
took place on 5-6 November 2015?
Ans:- Luxemburg
4) IN the G-20 Summit held in Turkey , Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made
an intervention on the issue of _____?
Ans:- Global Challenges Terrorism and Refugee Crisis
AWARDS & HONOURS
1) Which Indian movie was awarded with Peoples Choice Award at Rome Film
Festival held in Rome, Italy?
Ans:- Angry Indian Goddesses
2) Who is the socialist and founder of Sulabh International selected for the New
York Global Leader Dialogue Humanitarian Award recently?
Ans:- Bindeshwar Pathak
3) Who is the Saudi bolgger that won the Europes highest human rights award
Sakharov Prize recently?
Ans:- Raif Badawi
4) Abraham M Keita was on 10 November 2015 awarded with the prestigious
International Childrens Peace Prize 2015 belongs to which country?
Ans:- Liberia
5) Who has been honoured recently with the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
Champion for the Asia Region by the United Nations?
Ans:- Kiran Rijiju
SPORTS & GAMES
1) Which Indian Golfer won the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month Award?
Ans:- Anirban Lahiri

2) Who won the Air Asia Open Tennis championship doubles title held on 24
October in Bengaluru?
Ans:- Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh pair
3) Who won the 2015 Formula One United States Grand Prix held on 25 October?
Ans:- Lewis Hamilton
4) Who is the Hyderabad tennis player won the WTA Future Stars under-16 tennis
title held on 26 Ocotber in Singapore?
Ans:- Y. Pranjala
5) The top body governing Hockey in the country, Hockey India (HI) with which
recently signed a three year MoU to regain its position as the top sport of the
country ?
Ans:- Sports Authority of India
6) Who is the Indian para-athlete won the silver in mens club throw F51 event in
the IPC Athletics World Championships?
Ans:- Amit Kumar
ECONOMY
1) Reserve Bank of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for
exchange of supervisory information with which bank?
Ans:- Bangladesh Bank
2) Recently Reserve Bank of India allowed NRIs for which system?
Ans:- National Pension System
3) Which bank is going to start IT subsidary for better service of customers?
Ans:- Reserve Bank of India
4) According to the Financial Secrecy Index 2015 which country is the most
secretive jurisdiction in the world ?
Ans:- Switzerland
5) India signed an agreement of 273 million dollars loan from which bank?
Ans:- Asian Development Bank
6) Who is the Microsoft CEO placed in the list of Fortunes 50 global business
leaders representing India?
Ans:- Satya Nadella
7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches which fund in UK during his visit?
Ans:- Neev Fund
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1) What is the latest mapping satellite that has been launched by China on 27
October?
Ans:- Tianhui-1C

2) What is the first Scorpene class submarine which was successfully afloat
recently in Mumbai?
Ans:- Kalvari
3) What is the Chinas first lunar rover that has set a record for the longest stay
on moon recently?
Ans:- Yutu
4) How much per cent of TB cases registered in India according to the Global
Tuberculosis Report 2015?
Ans:- 23 Per cent
PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
1) Who has been appointed as the Director General of Naval Systems and
Materials, DRDO recently?
Ans:- Dr. Subhash Chandra Sati
2) Who was appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs,
apex body of Indirect Taxes?
Ans:- Najib Shah
3) Who has been selected as the next Managing Director of State Bank of India in
place of P Pradeep Kumar?
Ans:- P K Gupta
4) Who is appointed as the first male member of National Council for Women
(NCW)?
Ans:- Alok Rawat
5) Who will be the next Chief Justice of India?
Ans:- Justice T S Thakur
B) RESIGNS
1) Victor Ponta on 4 November 2015 resigned from his position as Prime Minister
of which country?
Ans:- Romania
C) DEATHS
1) Who is the honorary member of the International Olympic Committee recently
died?
Ans:- Ashwini Kumar
2) Who is the Oscar winner actor and writer died recently on 2 November, 2015?
Ans:- Colin Welland

3) Yitzhak Navon who died on 6 November, 2015 was served as the ___ President
of Isreal?
Ans:- 5th
4) Who is the famous childrens book writer died on 14 November, 2015 in Pune?
Ans:- Kamala Laxman
D) VISITORS
1) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited which country on 12-14 November
, 2015?
Ans:- Britain
2) Who is the Chinese Vice President visited India on 3-7 November, 2015?
Ans:- Li Yuanchao
E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Who is the Indian-origin structural engineer invited to the Buckinghalm Palace
by the Queen Elizabeth-II?
Ans:- Roma Agarwal
2) Who ranks first in the list of most admired personalities globally by the survey
of World Economic Forum?
Ans:- Nelson Mandela
3) Who topped the list of Worlds Most Powerful People released by Forbes on 4
November, 2015?
Ans:- Russian President Vladimir Putin
PLACES IN NEWS
1) Indigenous Terra Madre 2015 has begun in Shillong on 3 November, 2015.
Shillong is the capital of which Indian State?
Ans:- Meghalaya
2) Where was the first World Indigenous Games started on 25 October, 2015?
Ans:- Palmas, Brazil
3) Name the Hurricane which recently struck the Mexicos pacific coast?
Ans:- Patricia
4) What is the name of the cyclone that struck the eastern shores of the Yemini
island of Socotra on 8th November 2015?
Ans:- Cyclone Megh
ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the full form of UNESCO?
Ans:- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

2) What is the full form of ICRISAT?

Ans:- International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Crops
3) What does the abbreviation OAPEC stand for?
Ans:- Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
4) What does GDP stand for?
Ans:- Gross Domestic Product
5) What does MPLAD stand for?
Ans:- Member of Parliament Local Area Development
BOOKS IN NEWS
1) What is the last book written by former President APJ Abdul Kalam released
recently on 3 November, 2015?
Ans:- Advantage India-From Challenge to Opportunity
2) What is the autobiography of father of Indian Telecommunication Revolution,
Sam Pitroda that has been released on 22 October, 2015?
Ans:- Dreaming Big : My Journey to connect India
3) What is the book on Indian Space Programme released by ISRO on 5
November, 2015 on the ocassion of second anniversary of Mars Orbiter
Spacecraftlaunch?
Ans:- From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet
COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) Which committee is formed to draft revision to New Education Policy 1986?
Ans:- TSR Subramanian Committee
2) The government has appointed a five member panel to review the research
grants offered by which institution?
Ans:- University of Grants Commission
3) The committee formed to simplify the Income Tax laws is headed by ____?
Ans:- Justice R.V. Eswar
4) What is the committee set up to suggest steps to sort out taxation problem
being faced by the trade and industry?
Ans:- Lahiri Panel
DAYS & DATES
1) World Television Day is observed on ___?
Ans:- November 21
2) November 19 is celebrated as__?
Ans:- International Mens Day

3) November 7 is celebrated as ___?

Ans:- World Cancer Awarness Day
4) National Flag Day is observed on?
Ans:- November 30
5) November 17 is celebrated as ___?
Ans:- World Students Day
6) Infant Protection Day is observed on ___?
Ans:- November 7
7) National Law Day is observed on ___?
Ans:- November 26
8) November 10 is celebrated as?
Ans:- Transport Day
9) World Legal Service Day is observed on?
Ans:- November 9