Jigyasa: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of Oct 9, 2015

Dear Aspirants,

Here is the Jigyasa: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of Oct.9, 2015 for you!

1. Who among the following has been awarded The Nobel Prize, 2015, in Literature?

• Peter Ware Higgs
• Paul L. Modrich
• Aziz Sancar
• Svetlana Alexievich

Answer: 4

2. The Indian ‘Air Force day’ is celebrated on…

• 8^th October
• September
• 9^th October8^th
• 10^th October

Answer: 1

3. Name the person, who was elected on 6th October, 2015 as the head of the Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change at its 42nd session underway in Dubrovnik, Croatia?

• K. Pachauri
• Hoesung Lee
• Raymond S. “Ray” Bradley
• Michael E. Mann

Answer: 2

4. Name the Indian cyclist, who created history by winning five medals, including gold at the Taiwan Cup Track International Classic event.

• Mahitha Mohan
• Jankidas Mehra
• Deborah
• Piloo Sarkari

Answer: 3

5. Who among the following Bollywood actors has been named the first Indian ambassador for Tourism New Zealand?

• Sidharth Malhotra
• Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan
• Hrithik Roshan
• Shah Rukh Khan

Answer: 1

6. Which of the following countries has launched “Jilin-1” satellites on 7^th October, 2015?

• UK
• USA
• Germany
• China

Answer: 4

7. Which of the following Indian company has won a prestigious award for the first time in the field of nano biotechnology at the Climate CoLab of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge?

• Nanoshel
• Nualgi
• Nanobio chemicals
• Velbionanotech

Answer: 2

8. Who among the following business group family has topped FORBES’ Inaugural List of Asia’s Richest Families?

• Reliance’s Ambani family
• Sun Hung Kai’s Kwok family
• Samsung’s Lee Family
• Henderson’s Lee Shau Kee’s family

Answer: 3

9. Who among the following has been named as the Cultural Ambassador for Seychelles?

• R. Rahman
• Anil Kapoor
• Amitabh Bachchan
• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Answer: 1

10. To create irrigation infrastructure at the ground level, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a World Bank supported National Watershed Management project on 9^th October, 2015. It is named as…

• Neernan
• Neerchal
• Nelanchal
• Neeranchal

Answer: 4

Happy Reading!

TEAM CL