TNPSC MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS - DECEMBER 2015


1. Human Rights Day observed on
10th December 2015

2. what is the aim of Vehicle Rationing Scheme launched by Government of Delhi
to curb the air pollution

3. who was awarded with Person of the Year 2015?
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

4. where did the 5th ‘Heart of Asia Conference’ was held?
Islamabad, Pakistan

5. who won ‘Female Player of the Year Award’ 2015?
Carolina Marin, Spain

6. who won ‘Female Player of the Year Award’ 2015?
Chen Long, China

7. what is the rank of india in black money outflows?
4th rank

8. which country is in 1st rank in black money outflows?
China

9. which two countries announced 10-point Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue?
India and Pakistan

10. what is the 1st dengue vaccine of the World?
Dengvaxia

11. which country officially approved the 1st dengue vaccine of the World?
Mexico

12. 1st Anti-piracy police unit of India established in which state?
Telangana

13. TIPCU was abbreviated as
Telangana Intellectual Property Crime Unit

14. what is the aim of  Telangana Intellectual Property Crime Unit(TIPCU)?
to monitor the online piracy of films

15. Who received  “Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2016”?
Kartik Sawhney and Neha Swain

16. who received award for honorary lifetime membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
Mahela Jayawardene

17. which state was declared as a National Disaster 2015 by Govt. of India?
Tamilnadu    
  
18. The book ‘On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power’ which was released by PM Modi is the autobiography of
Sharad Pawar

19. NGT is abbreviated as
National Green Tribunal

20. National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered ban on registration of new diesel-run vehicles in which city in India?
Delhi

21. Who received Mailer Prize for Lifetime Achievement award 2015?
Salman Rushdie

22. which  IT company won Aegis Graham Bell Award for developing the solution for Internet of Things (IoT)
Wipro

23. who won Gold Medal in National Shooting Championship 2015?
Elizabeth Susan Koshy, kerala

24. where the 1st UNESCO biosphere reserve launched?
Inle Lake of Myanmar

25. UNESCO is abbreviated as
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

26. which two cities are designated as members of Creative Cities Network of UNESCO?
Varanasi and Jaipur

27. India and Japan have signed Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) to introduce High Speed Rail between which two cities in india?
Mumbai Ahmedabad

28. What is the aim of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project ?
To transport natural gas through pipeline from Turkmenistan to India through Afghanistan and Pakistan

29. Who won Padma Vibhushan award 2015?
Dilip Kumar, the famous Bollywood Actor

30.  Who was appointed as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia?
Ahmed Javed

31. The climate agreement adopted at UN Climate Change Summit held in Paris recently which comes in effect from which year?
2020

32. ‘Losar’ Festival is celebrated in which region in India?
Ladakh region of the State Jammu and Kashmir

33. Name the indian who became finance minister of south Africa?
Pravin Gordhan

34. which state in india became 1st state to submit smart city plan?
Rajasthan

35. UNDP is abbreviated as
United Nations Development Programme

36. Which country ranks first in Human Development Index (HDI) released by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Norway

37. HDI is abbreviated as
Human Development Index

38. What is the aim of Operation Smill-II?
Campaign to rescue the missing children

39. When Operation Smill-II will be started?
1st January 2016 to 31st January 2016

40. Who won Gold Medal in 59th National Shooting Championship?
Apurvi Chandela, Rajastan

41. what is the abbreviation of CBDT?
Central Board of Direct Taxes

42.  who was appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT)
Arun Kumar Jain

43. what is the name of the flag that was recently changed by New Zealand?
Silver Fern

44. Name the 3 cities where Govt. of India has planned to establish Indian institute of technology(IIT)?
Nagpur, Ranchi and Pune

45. OROP is abbreviated as?
One Rank One Pension

46. Who was appointed as Chairman of Judicial Committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP)?
L. Narasimha Reddy

47. What is the abbreviation of NOAA?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

48. Which region hits record highest temperature in 2015 as per the annual Arctic Report Card released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)?
Arctic region

49. ISRO launched six satellites by using PSLV-C29 for which country?
Singapore

50. what is the Name of space centre, from which six satellites of Singapore launched successfully by ISRO?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

51. What is the loan amount that was approved by world bank to india?
$1.5 billion

52. For what purpose india got loan of $1.5 billion from world bank?
Swachh Bharat Mission

53. What is the aim of Swachh Bharat Mission?
Clean india

54. As per the report released by Green Peace India on National Air Quality Index, which city is most polluted?
New Delhi

55. What is the aim of Google’s Loon project which was approved by union government of india recently?
To provide low-cost Internet access to rural and remote areas

56.  who was appointed as new Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh by Supreme Court?
Justice (Retd) Virendra Singh

57. For what purpose Sahitya Akademi Awards are given?
Honouring indian writers

58. Who is the President of Sahitya Akademi?
Dr.Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

59. Name the Tamil writer who received Sahitya Akademi Award 2015?
A Madhavan

60. Who will be the chief guest at 67th Republic Day which is to held on 26th January 2016?
Francois Hollande, President of France

61. The book  ‘Bose Brothers and Indian Independence – An Insider’s Account’ was written by
Madhuri Bose

62. Who was appointed as new Lokayukta of Delhi on 18 december 2015?
Justice Reva Khetrapal

63. When International Migrants Day is observed?
18th December

64. Which state in India banned the use of polythene bags?
Uttar Pradesh

65. What is  ‘Marine Drive’?
4.3 km crescent-shaped road in mumbai

66. How many years has been completed from establishing ‘Marine Drive’ on 19th December 2015?
100 Years

67. What is the abbreviation of JLL?
Jones Lang LaSalle

68. What is JLL?
Commercial global real estate and property services

69. Which city in the world has ranked 4th of the most globalised emerging cities as per the JLL report?
Mumbai

70.  Who was appointed as Chief Information Commissioner of india?
Radha Krishna Mathur

71. Where did the 2nd World Internet Conference held?
Wuzen, China

72. What is the name of India’s biggest Wildlife Rescue Centre which was recently commissioned ?
Gorewada Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Centre

73. Where did the Gorewada Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Centre is located?
Gorewada near Nagpur, Maharashtra

74. Which country has become 163rd member nation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Afghanistan                                                                                                                 75. International Human solidarity day was observed on
20th December

76. Where will be the new Centre for All India Institute of Medical Sciences is to be constructed?
Mangalagiri near Vijayawada

77. How many districts are present in West Bengal including 5 new districts recently added?
25 districts 

78. What is the abbreviation of  e-PDS?
Electronic public distribution system

79. What is the aim of e-PDS?
distribution of essential commodities to the ration card holders through the fair price shops, such as rice, wheat, levy sugar, edible oils, kerosene and such other commodities

80. Name the district in tamilnadu where e-PDS has been implemented recently
Perambalur district

81. Name the temple in tamilnadu where the X-ray machine was installed?
Swamy Nellaiyappar Temple, Tirunelveli

 82. What is the use of X-ray machine installed at Swamy Nellaiyappar Temple?
to check the baggage of the devotees even as they enter the temple

83. What is the reason for installing X-ray machine at Swamy Nellaiyappar Temple?
the temple was reportedly in the list of targets of religious extremists and bomb threat frequently

84. Who won Miss World Title 2015?
Mireia Lalaguna Royo

85. Mireia Lalaguna Royo who has won Miss World Title 2015 belongs to which country?
Spain

86. Where did the 10th Ministerial Conference held?
Nairobi, Kenya

87. United states banned crude oil exports for how many years?
40 years

88. Entry into temples in the State is governed by The Tamil Nadu Temple Entry Authorisation Act, 1947. Rule 4 of the Act states:
“No person shall enter into temple premises unless he has had a bath and wears clothes of such materials and in such manner as is customary in such temple. No person shall enter a temple with any footwear.”

89. What is the abbreviation of  ICF ?
Integral Coach Factory

90. What is Integral Coach Factory(ICF)?
Indian manufacturer of rail coaches located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

90. Who has won the second prize under the prestigious National Energy Conservation Award for 2015?
Integral Coach Factory(ICF)

91. Who has won the Miss Universe 2015?
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

92. Name the website launched by Defence Ministry of india on 22nd December 2015?
‘www.makeinindiadefence.com’

93. What is the aim of the website ‘www.makeinindiadefence.com’ launched by defence ministry of india?
to provide an interface with industry

94. What is the abbreviation of LNG?
Liquefied natural gas

95. India has joined select club nations to build what?
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships

96. Name the Shipyard that became 1st licensed shipyard of India who will make LNG ships?
Cochin Shipyard Limited

97. Which Indian company is in the list of top 50 global R&D spenders as released by European Commission?
Tata Motors, 49th position

98. National Mathematics Day observed on
22nd December

99. Name the 1st Asian country  which approved ‘Dengvaxia’?
Philippines

100. What is  ‘Dengvaxia’?
A vaccine to cure Dengue

101. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha. What the bill says?
the juveniles between the ages of 16-18 years to be tried as adults for heinous crimes.

102. Which state in india has launched Anwesha Scheme?
Odisha

103. What is the aim of Anwesha Scheme?
to provide free education to SC/ST students

104. What is the abbreviation of NGT
National Green Tribunal

105. What is National Green Tribunal(NGT)
a specialized forum for effective and speedy disposal of cases pertaining to environment protection and conservation of forests.

106. Name the lake in Chennai that was banned to build buildings by National Green Tribunal(NGT)?
Porur lake

 107. Name the two mobile applications for farmers that was launched by government of India
‘Crop Insurance’ and ‘AgriMarket Mobile’
108. What is the aim of the two mobile apps for farmers ‘Crop Insurance’ and ‘AgriMarket Mobile’ launched by the Govt. of India?
1.   Crop Insurance mobile application: It will help farmers find out
1.   complete details about insurance cover available in their area
2.    calculate the insurance premium for notified crops
3.   coverage amount and loan amount
2.   AgriMarket Mobile application: it will help farmers in
1.   to get the market prices of crops in the mandi within 50 km radius of the device
2.   automatically tracks the location of person using mobile GPS and fetches the market prices of crops in those markets.

109. National Consumer Day is observed on
24th December

110. Name the indian-american who received National Medal of Science award 2015 of USA from president Barack Obama
Dr.Rakesh K. Jain

111. What is the abbreviation of FSSAI?
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

112. Who was appointed as new CEO of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India(FSSAI)?
Pawan Kumar Agarwal

113. Who became World Champion 2015 in Men’s Singles category in Tennis?
Novak Djokovic

114. Who became World Champion 2015 in Women’s Singles category in Tennis?
Serena Williams

115. What is ‘INS Godavari’?
India’s 1st indigenously designed and built warship of Navy

116. INS Godavari was decommissioned in December 2015 after how many years of service?
32 years

117. Indian Railways signed an agreement with ICICI Bank for what purpose?
to sell its rail tickets on applications

118.  Who launched e-Kamarajar mobile Application for primary schoolchildren in tamilnadu?
Tamil Maanila Congress leader G.K. Vasan

119. What is the aim of e-Kamarajar mobile application?
The App has fundamental mathematics, English and Tamil lessons that covered the ‘Samacheer Kalvi’ syllabus for primary education

120. National 'Good Governance Day' was observed on
25th December

121. What is the name of 1st Cable bridge of North India which was opened on 25th December 2015?
‘Atal Setu’ in Jammu and Kashmir

122. How much long is the bridge ‘Atal Setu’
592-metre long

123. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed an agreement with Russia to implement how many new nuclear power plants in india?
12 nuclear power plants

124. Who won the title ‘Test cricketer of Year for 2015’ by International Cricket Council (ICC) ?
Steve Smith, Australia

125. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has declared 5th November as
World Tsunami Awareness Day

126. Who inaugurated the new building of Afghanistan Parliament on 26th December 2015?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

127. Where is the country Seychelles is located?
It is an island located in the Indian Ocean off East Africa

128. The country Seychelles is group of how many islands?
115-island country

129. Seychelles allowed India to build Naval Base on which one of its islands?
Assumption Island

130. What is the abbreviation for NLEM?
National List of Essential Medicines

131. Name the total number of drugs in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) including 106 drugs which was added recently
376 drugs

132. When jallikattu was banned by Supreme Court of India?
May 7th, 2014

133. Which is the biggest company in terms of annual revenue as per the annual list of 2015 Fortune 500 companies in India?
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

134. What is the annual revenue of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)?
4,51,911 crore annual revenue

135. Cochin Shipyard to develop high-speed Ro-Pax vessels in the aim of
carrying both wheeled ferry and passengers along coastal and in-land waterways

136. Where is the Cochin Shipyard located?
Kochi, kerala

137. When ‘Tsunami anniversary’ was observed in tamilnadu?
26th December

138. BVRAAM is abbreviated as
beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile

139. DRDO is abbreviated as
Defence Research and Development Organisation

140. Name the india’s first beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile(BVRAAM) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO)
Astra

141. What type of missile is ‘Astra’ which was recently tested by  Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) of india?
beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile(BVRAAM)

142. What is the aim of the missile ‘Astra’?
capability to hit the target accurately using GPS involving very high gravitational forces upto the order of 30 'g'

143. Who became 1st woman Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Big four accounting firm in india?
Satyavati Berera

144. Who inaugurated the new plant of the company ‘Amway’ in tamilnadu on 28th December 2015?
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa

145. where is the production plant of the company ‘amway’ located in india?
Nilakottai near Madurai in tamilnadu

146. Andhra Pradesh signed an agreement with which company to develop the use of information and communication technologies?
Microsoft India

147.  Who was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)?
Amitabh Kant

148. Who was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ)?
Karan Adani

149. Ministry of Women and Child Development launched ‘e-office’ in the aim of
Digitalizing government bills

150. Who won Best Player of the Year award 2015?
Lionel Messi, Argentina

151. Who won Best coach of the Year award 2015?
Marc Wilmots, Belgium

152. LPG subsidy will be cancelled for the persons whose annual income is
Rs. 10 lakh and above

153. Tamilnadu government gave proposal to Union Ministry of Urban Development for implementing how many smart cities?
12 smart cities

154. Name the 12 smart cities to be implemented in Tamilnadu
  • ·       Chennai
  • ·       Tiruchirapalli
  • ·       Tirunelveli
  • ·       Dindigul
  • ·       Thanjavur
  • ·       Tirupur
  • ·       Salem
  • ·       Vellore
  • ·       Coimbatore
  • ·       Madurai
  • ·       Erode
  • ·       Thoothukudi


155. What is the name of Earth observation satellite which was launched by china on December 2015?
Gaofen-4

156. Where was 18th Indian-Iran Joint Commission meeting held?
New Delhi

157. Which country declared as Ebola free country on December 2015 by world health organizaon(WHO)?
Guinea

158. Who won  Jnanpith Award 2015?
Raghuveer Chaudhary of Gujarat

159. What is the purpose of Jnanpith Award?
Literary award in India to honour literatures

160. The book ‘Kargil: Turning the Tide’ which was released on December 2015 was written by
Mohinder Puri , Lieutenant General

161. When ‘National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015-2020’ was launched?
30th December 2015

162. What is the aim of ‘National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015-2020’
to make India as a world class bio-manufacturing hub

163. Who became 12th Prime Minister of Georgia?
Giorgi Kvirikashvili

164. Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) ‘Barak 8’ successfully test fired on December 2015 was developed by which two countries?
India and Israel

165. What is the name of Memorandum of understanding(MOU) which was signed by government of India on December 2015 on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia?
‘Raptor MoU’ , india become 54th country to sign this

166. Name the three most drought hit States 2015 announced by government of India
  • ·       Maharashtra
  • ·       Chhattisgarh
  • ·       Madhya Pradesh


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