Daily Expected Questions – 16 to 21 December, 2015



Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. Here are the Expected Questions from 16th December to 21st December, 2015 Current Affairs.

1. According to the
Supreme Court, the Reserve Bank of India is accountable to disclose information
about Banks indulging in “disreputable business practices” under
which of the following acts?
– RTI Act 2005
2. Ministry of
Finance recently raised the monetary limit for filing appeals to ___________ in
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).
– 10 lakh rupees
3. Ministry of
Finance recently raised the monetary limit for filing appeals to ___________ in
High Courts.
– 20 lakh rupees
4. How much amount of
loan did World Bank recently approved to support Swachh Bharat Mission?
– US$ 1.5 Billion
5. For which of the
following government schemes did World Bank recently lend a US $ 1.5 Billion
loan to India?
– Clean India Campaign (Swachh Bharat Mission)
6. Which of the
following companies recently bagged a multi-million dollar deal on IT
transformation initiative from German aviation major Deutsche Lufthansa AG?
– Tata Consultancy Services
7. Tata Consultancy
Services recently bagged a multi-million dollar deal from which of the
following Aviation companies?
– German aviation major Deutsche Lufthansa AG
8. Which of the
following e-commerce website recently launched a Hindi along with a Telugu
version of its mobile website?
– Snapdeal.com
9. How many
satellites of Singapore did ISRO recently launched using PSLV-C29?
– 6
10. ISRO recently
launched 6 satellites into space using PSLV-C29. These satellites were of which
country’s?
– Singapore
11. The Supreme Court
(SC) recently banned the registration of all diesel SUVs and luxury cars with
engine capacity of 2000 cc or more in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR)
region till _________.
– 31st March, 2016
12. Vijay Diwas is
observed on ________.
– 16 December
13. Mandeep Jangra is
associated with which sports?
– Boxing
14. Shiva Thapa is
associated with which sports?
– Boxing
15. Gaurav Bidhuri is
associated with which sports?
– Boxing
16. Sumit Sangwan is
associated with which sports?
– Boxing
17. Which of the
following companies recently became the title sponsor of Hockey India League in
2016?
– Coal India
18. Which of the
following cities were ranked as the most polluted in Green Peace India released
report on National Air Quality Index?
– Delhi
19. Who was recently
appointed as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh?
– Virendra Singh
20. Supreme Court
appointed Virendra Singh as Lokayukta of ___________.
– Uttar Pradesh
21. First time since
2006 Federal Reserve of US increased interest rate by _______.
– 0.25 percent
22. Federal Reserve
of US increased interest rate by 0.25% for the first time since ______.
– 2006
23. The Anil
Ambani-owned Reliance Entertainment and DreamWorks recently formed a film &
television company namely Amblin Partners. The DreamWorks was founded by which
famous Hollywood director?
– Steven Spielberg
24. Which of the
following state government recently decided to abolish VAT (Value-added tax),
CST (Central Sales Tax) on Sugar factories?
– Andhra Pradesh
25. Which of the
following state governments recently announced 10512 crore rupees aid for
farmers hit by drought?
– Maharashtra
26. How much amount
of aid did Maharashtra recently announce for farmers hit by drought?
– 10512 crore rupees
27. Which of the
following state governments did recently 
sign MoU for clean tech investment with Polish firm Ekolog?
– Karnataka
28. Who emerged as
India’s most-searched for business leader in 2015?
– Sundar Pichai
29. Who was recently
appointed as Delhi’s new Lokayukta?
– Justice Reva Khetrapal
30. Justice Reva
Khetrapal was recently appointed as the Lokayukta of __________.
– Delhi
31. Dairy product
manufacturer and Ice-Cream major Kwality recently appointed which bollywood
personality as their brand ambassador?
– Akshay Kumar
32. Who was recently
appointed as the CEO of Tata Starbucks?
– Sumi Ghosh
33. Cramer Ball
recently resigned from the position of CEO of ____________.
– Jet Airways
34. What was the rank
of India in on Forbes’ best countries for business list?
– 97th
35. Which Indian
cricketer recently announced to launch cricket comic series ‘Hyper Tygers’?
– Rohit Sharma
36. The Bose Brothers
and Indian Independence – An Insider’s Account is authored by ___________.
– Madhuri Bose
37. The Bose Brothers
and Indian Independence – An Insider’s Account authored by Madhuri Bose. Who is
Madhuri Bose?
– She is the grand-niece of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
38. Government of
India recently lowered its economic growth forecast for 2015-16 to __________.
– 7-7.5%
39. What does MCLR
stand for?
– Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate
40. The guidelines of
Marginal Cost of Funds Methodology by The Reserve Bank of India will come into
effect from __________.
– 1 April 2016
41. Which of the
following companies signed agreement with Mosons Group to acquire Indulekha?
– Hindustan Unilever
42. Who was appointed
as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)?
– Former Defence Secretary R K Mathur
43. Who was recently
appointed as the new MD of UltraTech Cement?
– K K Maheswari
44. Who was recently
selected to lead The Open Government Partnership?
– Sanjay Pradhan of World Bank
45. Who was awarded
with 2015 Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award by Sanctuary Asia magazine?
– Husband-wife duo Claude and Norma Alvares
46. Who was named the
Sanctuary Legend in Sanctuary Wildlife Awards for 2015?
– Ashok Kumar
47. Who was recently
approved as the 163rd member to join World Trade Organisation?
– Afghanistan
48. Which of the
following organisation recently released a report titled “Global Estimates
on Migrant Workers”?
– United Nations International Labour Organisation (ILO)
49. 2nd World
Internet Conference concluded in ________.
– Wuzen, China
50. International
Migrants Day observed on __________.
– 18 December
51. Name the veteran
Communist leader of eastern India who recently passed away.
– Noorul Huda
52. Defence
Acquisition Council recently approved purchase of S-400 Triumf Air Defence
Missile System. The missile system is of which country?
– Russia
53. Who was appointed
as Chief Operating Officer of Apple Inc?
– Jeff Williams
54. US Senate
ratified IMF reforms in budget bill to boost representation of emerging
economies. According to this if adopted, India’s voting rights will rise from
2.3 to _______ per cent.
– 2.6%
55. Which Indian
company was listed as only Indian firm on top 50 global R&D spenders?
– Tata Motors
56. Who was crowned
Miss World 2015?
– Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo
57. Who was crowned
Miss Universe 2015?
– Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach
58. Who represented
India in the Miss Universe 2015?
– Urvashi Rautela
59. Which country’s
beauty pageant held for the first time since 1972?
– Miss Iraq
60. Who among the
followings has been chosen for this year’s International Press Institute (IPI)
India Award For Excellence in Journalism for his outstanding work on
“endangered tribal communities” who live on the slopes of Western
Ghats in Kerela?
– Shajil Kumar of Malayala Manorama
61. Which of the
following Indian states recently approved proposal for formation of 5 new
district?
– West Bengal
62. Who won the 2015
India Super League?
– Chennaiyin FC
63. Chennaiyin FC was
crowned as the champions of the 2nd Indian Super League. Which of the following
teams did the defeat to emerge as the champions?
– FC Goa
64. Who bagged the
‘Golden boot’ in Hero Indian Super League 2015?
– Stiven Mendoza
65. Who won the Hero
Of the Leauge award in 2015 Indian Super League?
– Stiven Mendoza
66. Name the New
Zealand Cricketer who became first-ever Kiwi batsman to top ICC Test rankings?
– Kane Williamson
67. Who won the 2015
FIFA Club World Cup?
– FC Barcelona
68. Which of the
following teams was crowned Champions of IPTL 2015?
– Singapore Slammers
69. Who was named the
2015 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player-of-the-Year?
– Eugenson Lyngdoh
70. Who was named the
2015 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Women footballer-of-the-Year?
– Bala Devi
71. Who won the won
U-19 Singapore Squash Open 2015?
– Abhay Singh
72. United Nations
will celebrated 2016 as the year of _______.
– International Year of Pulses
73. Who was appointed
as brand ambassador of Kesh King?
– Sania Mirza
74. Who was appointed
as the MD and CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank?
– Parthasarathi Mukherjee
75. Which of the
following organisations recently released Migration and Remittances Factbook
2016?
– World Bank



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