1) The Republic/National day of which 2 countries was celebrated on November 11, 2015?
a. Maldives and Angola
b. Maldives and Turkey
c. Turkey and Angola
d. Angola and Cambodia
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ANSWER: Maldives and Angola
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President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has extended greetings to government and people of the Republic of Maldives on their Republic Day held on November 11, 2015. The current president of the republic is His Excellency Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. He also extended greetings to the Republic of Angola on their national day (11th November 2015). Currently, the president of Angola is Jose Eduardo Dos Santos. The latter country is the second largest source of crude oil in Africa for India. Maldives and India also have strong bilateral ties.
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2) Which country declared state of emergency for 30 days on 4th November 2015?
a. Mauritius
b. Maldives
c. Malaysia
d. Mongolia
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ANSWER: Maldives
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Maldives government on 4th November 2015 declared a state of emergency for a period of 30 days citing threat to national security. Declaration was made under A253 of the constitution which gives the president the right to declare emergency and suspend citizen rights. Explosives were seized in Male following which the declaration of emergency was made.
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3) Police in Maldives arrested which politician in connection with the explosion on the president’s boat?
a. Ahmed Adeeb
b. Abdulla Shahid
c. Abdul Majeed Mahir
d. Ilham Ahmed
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ANSWER: Ahmed Adeeb
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Maldives police has arrested Vice President Ahmed Adeeb on 24th October 2015 in connection with an explosion on the presidential boat which is being investigated as an assassination attempt. Adeeb was arrested and taken to the detention centre. If the President is no more or resigns, Maldives constitution states that the Vice President will take his place. Adeeb became Vice President at the age of 33 after his predecessor Mohamed Jameel was impeached.
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4) Iranian parliament _______ approved the JCPA/Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for a historic nuclear agreement on 13th October 2015
a. Majlis
b. Knesset
c. Duma
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Majlis
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Majlis, Iran’s Parliament has approved the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or Vienna Agreement on 13th October 2015 ending 12 years of wait. The agreement had been signed by Iran and P5+1 nations namely US, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany on 14th July 2015. The agreement stipulated the conventional arms embargo will last 5 years and restrictions on ballistic missile technology will last another 8 years. Violation of this deal can lead to resurgence of sanctions within a period of 65 days. UN ban on Iranian students to study nuclear physics will also be lifted as part of the agreement.
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5) Which country has invited Indian investments worth 8 billion US dollars in infrastructure projects?
a. Iran
b. Israel
c. Afghanistan
d. Kuwait
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ANSWER: Iran
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Iranian Ambassador Gholamreza Ansari said in New Delhi that India should take advantage of the time before the western countries start making their investments after lifting of sanctions in the next 3-5 months.
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