Current Affairs Quiz based on "The Hindu"

1) HCL Technologies will buy which Swedish commercial vehicles major external IT business for USD 138 million (around Rs 895 crore)?
Answer. Volvo Group’s

2) Infosys signed a definitive agreement to acquire which U.S.¬based consulting services provider for the oil and gas industry for a consideration of $70 million (about Rs.450 crore)?
Answer. Noah Consulting

3) The Finance Ministry said that GDP will expand by over how much percent in the current fiscal year(2015-16)?
Answer. 7.5 per cent

4) Which country is the world's second¬ largest economy who grew by 6.9 percent in the three months ended in September, the slowest since early 2009 in the aftermath of the global crisis?
Answer.  China

5) The basic custom duty on wheat has been increased from 10% to how much percent by the government?
Answer. 25 Percent

6) Which company has started the new initiative named ‘Expert Track’, in a bid to attract top talents from the premier institutes of the country?
Answer.  Infosys

7) Which region is set to become the world leader in devices and consumer products connected to the Internet and expected to generate revenue of $270 billion this year?
Answer. The Middle East

8) Name the one of India’s greatest opening batsmen who announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL)?
Answer. Virender Sehwag

9) Name the Indian cricket team player who was in news as Bengaluru police has sent a notice to the cricketer for allegedly assaulting a woman?
Answer. Amit Mishra

10) Where is the BCCI and PCB hold talks after the Shiv Sena protested against their meet in Mumbai?
Answer. Kolkata

11) Who has been named as the brand ambassador of tyre manufacturing giants MRF Limited?
Answer. South African batsman AB de Villiers

12) Name the Indian player who bagged a bronze medal at the Flemish Open fencing championship held at Ghent, Belgium recently.
Answer. S.A. Bhavani Devi

13) Name the Indian Tennis player who recently broke into the ATP top-100 by being ranked No. 99 in the world?
Answer.  Yuki Bhambri

14) ASTROSAT, the first Indian space observatory, spotted the Crab Nebula using the Cadmium Zinc Telluride Imager (CZTI) instrument.  What is Crab Nebula?
Answer. The Crab Nebula is the brightest hard X-ray (highest energy X-ray) source in the sky.

15) Name the Noted film maker popularly known Ravee who recently died in October 2015?
Answer. Kikkeri Shamanna Lakshminarayana Swamy (KSL Swamy)

16) Name the famous comedy actor of the Telugu film industry who died in October 2015?
Answer. ‘Kallu’ Chidambaram