December Revision 2015: Class 8

1. Who is sworn as the President of Argentina recently?

Answer. Mauricio Macri Blanco

2. Who was appointed as the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations?

Answer. Patricia Scotland 

3. In the Global Gender Gap Report 2015 by World Economic Forum, what is the rank of India in the list?

Answer. 108th

4. Where is the 2nd World Internet Conference was concluded recently?

Answer. Wuzen in China.

5. What is the India’s Gross Domestic Product according to CSO in the second quarter (July-September) of 2015-16?

Answer. 7.4 percent 

6. The Reserve Bank of India decided to grant in principle approval to which organiztion to function as the Bharat Bill Payment Central Unit (BBPCU) in Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)?

Answer. National Payments Corporation of India 

7. Who become the 164th member of WTO recently?

Answer. Afghanistan 

8. Which state becames the first state to give its approval for turning around its ailing discoms by joining the Centre’s ambitious UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana) scheme?

Answer. Uttar Pradesh

9. The telecom wing of the Indian Railways, RailTel, has signed an agreement with the subsidiary of which company to provide Wi-Fi facilities at 400 stations across the country?

Answer. Google India

10. The Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has raised Delhi MLA’s salaries by a how much percent?

Answer.  400%.

11. The Asian Development Bank kept its economic growth forecast for India at how much percent for the current financial year?

Answer. 7.4 per cent

12. Name the missile which was successfully test-fired by Pakistan which is a medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile which can carry nuclear warheads up to 2,750 km.

Answer. Shaheen-III

13. India with which country have identified 17 new areas for potential cooperation under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI)?

Answer. USA

14. Name the Indian-origin writer who has been declared the winner of 2015 prestigious South East Asia Write Award.

Answer. Jamaludeen Mohamed Sali

15. Which state has emerged as the fastest growing state in terms of gross state domestic product, clocking a growth rate of 17.06 per cent in FY 2014-15?

Answer. Bihar