Monday, November 30, 2015

Current Affairs based on "The Hindu"

1. Name the indigenously built nuclear-capable missile, which is capable of hitting a target at a distance of 700 kms, from a test range off the Odisha coast.
Answer. Agni-I


2. Who is the chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), who has resigned from the post citing “personal reasons?
Answer. Yellapragada Sudershan Rao

3. Name the e-commerce company which saw maximum visitors on its web and mobile sites in October at over 20 crore visitors, as per the recent data from Internet analytics firm comScore.
Answer. Amazon India


4. CreditMantri has announced that it had partnered with which company to simplify the process for consumers to access their credit score and history for free?
Answer. Equifax
5. What is the full form of LCV?
Answer. Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV)


6. India said it will provide how much amount for the vulnerable nations in the Commonwealth to help them introduce clean energy and reduce green-house gas emissions?
Answer. $ 2.5 million

7. Name the PM of Malta?
Answer. Joseph Muscat

8. The National Green Tribunal has directed the local commissioner, probing illegal felling of 4,000 trees in the Eco-Sensitive Zone near the Taj Mahal, to submit the final inspection report by December 16. Who is the NGT Chairperson?

Answer. Justice Swatanter Kumar


9. Who are the authors of “The Making of Miracles in Indian States”?
Answer.  Arvind Panagariya & M. Govinda Rao

10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for which city to participate in the global climate change conference 2015?
Answer. Paris

11. What is the full form of OECD?
Answer. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development


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