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 & WORLD1) 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 Lanka’s 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
NATIONAL1) 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
STATES1) 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 India’s first exclusive hospital for elephants has been established at which National Park in Assam? Ans:- Kaziranga National Park
CONFERENCES1) 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 & HONOURS1) Which Indian movie was awarded with People’s 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 Europe’s highest human rights award ‘Sakharov Prize’ recently? Ans:- Raif Badawi
4) Abraham M Keita was on 10 November 2015 awarded with the prestigious International Children’s 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 & GAMES1) 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 men’s club throw F51 event in the IPC Athletics World Championships? Ans:- Amit Kumar
ECONOMY1) 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 Fortune’s 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 & TECHNOLOGY1) 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 China’s 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) APPOINTMENTS1) 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) RESIGNS1) Victor Ponta on 4 November 2015 resigned from his position as Prime Minister of which country? Ans:- Romania
C) DEATHS1) 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 children’s book writer died on 14 November, 2015 in Pune? Ans:- Kamala Laxman
D) VISITORS1) 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) MISCELLANEOUS1) 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 World’s Most Powerful People released by Forbes on 4 November, 2015? Ans:- Russian President Vladimir Putin
PLACES IN NEWS1) 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 Mexico’s 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 NEWS1) 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 NEWS1) 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 & DATES1) World Television Day is observed on ___? Ans:- November 21
2) November 19 is celebrated as__? Ans:- International Men's 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