Saturday, December 26, 2015

December Revision 2015: Class 3

1. Name the two Indian cities which have made it to the Creative City Network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the first time. 
Answer. Varanasi and Jaipur

2. The biggest Tibetan Buddhist Festival named Losar began on 12 December 2015. Where it is held?
Answer.  Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir


3. Who has been appointed as the Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia recently?
Answer. Ahmad Javed


4. What is the ranking of India in the United Nations Human Development Report 2015 which was released on 14 December 2015?
Answer. 130 out of 188 countries


5. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
Answer. Arun Kumar Jain 


6. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched 6 satellites of which country using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C29 from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikotta in Andhra Pradesh?
Answer. Singapore


7. Who is the author of The Bose Brothers and Indian Independence – An Insider’s Account?
Answer. Madhuri Bose


8. When is the International Migrants Day was observed across the world?
Answer.  18 December 


9. Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas appointed a single-member committee to look into the dispute between Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Krishna Godavari (KG) gas fields. Who is the head of the committee?
Answer. Ajit Prakash Shah


10. Who is appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)?
Answer. R.K. Mathur 


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