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CONTENTS
Current Affairs
Pg. 1
Pg. 6
States Updates
Pg. 14
International/World Updates
Pg. 15
New Makers
Person in News
Pg. 22
Appointments
Pg. 27
Death/Obituary
Pg. 30
Pg. 31
Important Days
Pg. 34
Pg. 38
Current Affairs
Science & Technology
Pg. 40
Sports World
Pg. 45
Pg.50
Economy
Objective GK
Pg. 52
Pg. 56
One Liner
One Liner GK for Upcoming Exams
Pg. 94
CONTENTS
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MINISTERS
NEW UNION COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2016 expanded his Council of Ministers which included inducting of some new
Ministers of State, changes in portfolio of some ministers and dropped 5 Ministers from CoM.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic energy;
Department of Space; and all important policy issues, and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
Rajnath Singh - Home affairs
Sushma Swaraj - External affairs
Arun Jaitley Finance and Corporate Affairs
Venkaiah Naidu - Urban Devel and Housing; Urban Poverty Alleviation; Information and Broadcasting
Nitin Jairam Gadkari - Road Transport and Highways; Shipping
Manohar Parrikar - Defence
Suresh Prabhu - Railways
DV Sadananda Gowda - Statistics and Programme Implementation
Uma Bharati - Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Najma A Heptulla - Minority Affairs
Ramvilas Paswan - Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Kalraj Mishra - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi - Women and Child Development
Ananth Kumar - Chemicals and Fertilizers; Parliamentary Affairs
Ravi Shankar Prasad - Law and Justice; Electronics and Information Technology
Jagat Prakash Nadda - Health and Family Welfare
Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati - Civil Aviation
Anant Geete - Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Harsimrat Kaur Badal - Food Processing Industries
Narendra Singh Tomar - Rural Development; Panchayati Raj; Drinking Water and Sanitation
Chaudhary Birender Singh - Steel
Jual Oram - Tribal Affairs
Radha Mohan Singh - Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Thaawar Chand Gehlot - Social Justice and Empowerment
Smriti Zubin Irani - Textiles
Harsh Vardhan - Science and Technology; Earth sciences
Prakash Javadekar - Human Resource Development
MINISTERS OF STATE
Rao Inderjit Singh - Planning (Independent Charge); Urban Development; Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Bandaru Dattatreya - Labour and Employment (Independent Charge)
Rajiv Pratap Rudy - Skill development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge)
Vijay Goel - Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge); Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation
Shripad Yesso Naik - AAYUSH (Independent Charge)
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JULY UPDATES
NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION POLICY
Vision
Highlights of Policy
8 Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS): It will not
allow the airlines to charge more than 2500 rupees for
one hour flight between two small cities.
8 Encourage Private Security: The Government will
encourage use of private security agencies at airports for
non-core security functions.
8 No-Frills Airports: They will be built at an indicative
cost of 50 crore to 100 crore rupees.
8 5/20 Rule: The requirement for 5/20 is modified and all
airlines can commence international operations provided
that they deploy 20 aircraft or 20 percent of total capacity.
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8 Diaspora engagement
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DRAFT NATIONAL POLICY FOR WOMEN
Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka
Gandhi in May 2016 unveiled Draft National Policy for
Women for comments and consultation.It will replace
National Policy for Empowerment of Women, 2001. It will
also guide Government action on Women's issues over
the next 15-20 years.
The Salient features
8 It seeks to create a society in which women attain their
full potential and participate as equal partners in all
spheres of life.
8 It seeks to create conducive socio-cultural, economic
and political environment to enable women enjoy de jure
and de facto fundamental rights and realize their full
potential.
8 It describes emerging issues such as making cyber
space safe place for women, redistribution of gender
roles, for reducing unpaid care work, review of personal
and customary laws in accordance with the Constitutional
provisions and many more.
INDIA, OMAN SIGNED 4 AGREEMENTS ON
DEFENCE COOPERATION
India and Oman in May 2016 signed 4 Memorandums of
Understanding (MoUs)/agreements in Muscat.
8 MOU on Defence Cooperation .
8 MOU in the field of Marine Crime Prevention at Sea
8 MOU on Maritime Issues
8 Protocol on Flight Safety information Exchange
CYCLONIC STORM ROANU HITS INDIA
Cyclonic Storm Roanu, an active tropical cyclone has hit
the northwest and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal.It
is the first tropical cyclone of the annual cyclone
season.Roanu originated from a low pressure area that
formed south of Sri Lanka
TAMIL NADU ASSEMBLY ELECTION 2016
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
chief and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa emerged
triumphant and swept the polls.
Party
Won
134
89
1
232
Total
Won
26
44
211
Total
294
Won
60
26
13
14
12
Independent
Total
126
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10. Imphal
11. Ranchi
13. Faridabad
12. Agartala
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International/World Updates
JULY UPDATES
BRITAIN VOTES TO EXIT EUROPEAN UNION
People of Britain in a historic referendum in June 2016
voted in favour of leaving European
Union (EU). The referendum 'to
leave' or 'to be a member' of EU saw
51.9% votes in favour compared to
48.1% in against.
130
8 Chennai Rank
158
8 Kolkata Rank
194
8 Bangalore Rank
180
82
8 MTCR membership will now enable India to buy highend missile technology and also enhance its joint
ventures with Russia.
8 Set up in 1987 by G-7 countries, the aim of the MTCR
is to restrict the proliferation of missiles, complete rocket
systems, unmanned air vehicles and related technology
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(1)
Norway
(2)
Switzerland
(3)
Bottom 3
Chad
(128)
Yemen
(129)
Mauritania
(130)
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Celebrity Name
Taylor Swift
One Direction
James Patterson
Dr. Phil McGraw
Cristiano Ronaldo
Earning
170 Million US dollar
110 Million US dollar
95 Million US dollar
88 Million US dollar
88 Million US dollar
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UN-HABITAT WORLD CITIES REPORT 2016
The UN-Habitat in May 2016 released the new global
flagship report on sustainable urban development titled
World Cities Report 2016, Urbanization and
Development: Emerging Futures.
The report states that a New Urban Agenda is needed to
unlock the transformative power of cities.
Highlights
The top 600 cities, with 1/5th of the world's population,
produce 60 percent of global GDP.
Large South-Asian countries like Bangladesh, India and
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ABOUT CGPCS
8 CGPCS is a coalition of states, international
organisations, the private sector and civil society that
came together to fight piracy together in a coordinated
manner.
8 It was established in response to United Nations
Security Council Resolution 1851 (2008), later recalled
and replaced with United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1918 (2010).
8 Seychelles is the current Chairman of the CGPCS for
the biennium 2016-17.
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Persons in News
JULY UPDATES
DAVID CAMERON
The Prime Minister of United Kingdom David Cameron in
June 2016 announced his
resignation hours after the
Brexit vote that favoured
leaving the European Union
(EU).During the campaign,
Cameron-led Conserve
Party advocated for remaining with the EU. In the
referendum that was held in June 2016, 51.89 percent of
the voters preferred to leave the EU.Among the 46.5
million people who registered to vote, only 48.11 percent
voted to remain in the grouping. The result must still be
approved by the UK Parliament to become effective.
GUDNI JOHANNESSON
Gudni Johannesson
in June 2016 won Iceland's
presidential election. The history professor who ran as an
independent in the election
was able to secure 39.1% of
the vote. The president is
elected to a four-year term by
universal adult suffrage and
has limited powers.
KIM JONG- UN
The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign
Assets Control (OFAC) in July 2016 designated top
officials of the North Korean
regime along with Kim Jong-Un
and for their ties to North Korea's
notorious abuses of human
rights. This is the first time that US
has sanctioned North Korean
leader over human rights abuses. The measures freeze
any property the individuals have in the US and prevent
US citizens doing business with them. .
KEVIN TURNER
Kevin Turner in July 2016 resigned as the Chief
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ADMIRAL SUNIL LANBA
Admiral Sunil Lanba in May 2016 took over as Chief of
Naval Staff. 58-year-old Lanba, a specialist in Navigation
and Direction, will have the full three-year tenure as the
Navy Chief.Lanba succeeded Admiral RK Dhowan.
BACIRO DJA
Guinea Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz in May 2016
issued a presidential decree
naming Baciro Dja as Prime
Minister of the country.The
presidential decree sparked
protests from political opponents,
who claimed the appointment as
unconstitutional.
8 Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa.
8 Guinea-Bissau has a history of political instability since
independence, and no elected president has
successfully served a full five-year term.
BARACK OBAMA
Barack Obama became the first incumbent U.S.
president to visit Hiroshima, the site of the world's first
atomic bomb attack, which demonstrated that mankind
possessed the means to destroy itself.
The United States, with the consent of the United
Kingdom as laid down in the Quebec Agreement,
dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9, 1945
killing around
140,000 people including a dozen
captured American airmen and thousands of forced
laborers from Korea.
CR SASIKUMAR
CR Sasikumar in June 2016 took over as Managing
Director (MD) of State Bank of Travancore (SBT).
The State Bank of Travancore is one of the associate
banks of State Bank of India (SBI). Sasikumar started his
career as a probationary officer with SBI in 1978.State
Bank of Travancore is a premier bank of Kerala where it
handles its majority of business.
DASHAR MAHA KUMBH
'Dashar Maha Kumbh' is being organised on the
confluence of sacred rivers Sindhu and Vitasta in
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8 His 1969 film Kes was voted the 7th greatest British
film of the 20th century in a poll by the British Film
Institute.
N. RAMACHANDRAN
N Ramachandran, the president of Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) was awarded the prestigious Olympic
Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in
June 2016. He was honoured for his outstanding services
to the Olympic movement.
NITA AMBANI
The founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation,
Nita Ambani was in June 2016 nominated as a candidate
to be a new member of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) headquartered at Lausanne,
Switzerland.The election will be held at the 129th IOC
Session in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016.
N K CHARI
N.K. Chari in May 2016 took over as the Managing
Director (MD) of State Bank of Mysore.The State Bank of
Mysore is one of the associate banks of State Bank of
India (SBI).State Bank of Mysore is a nationalised bank in
India, with headquarters at Bengaluru.
PHILIP ABRAHAM
Indian journalist and Councillor Philip Abraham was in
May 2016 elected unanimously as the Deputy Mayor of
Loughton town in the United Kingdom.
8 Abraham is a journalist from Kerala and is editor of
Kerala Link.
8 He was the first person of Asian origin to be elected to
Loughton Town Council. Loughton is a vibrant town within
the Epping Forest District Council in Essex.
PAWAN CHAMLING
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was in May 2016
conferred with the Yugkavi Siddhicharan Prize by Nepal
Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.The prestigious literary
prize was bestowed upon him for his commendable
contributions in promoting Nepali literature in India.
PINARAYI VIJAYAN
Veteran CPI-M leader Pinarayi Vijayan was sworn-in as
12th Chief Minister of Kerala in May 2016. Governor P
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APPOINTMENTS
JULY UPDATES
ANNE HATHAWAY
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the
Empowerment of Women
in
June 2016 appointed Anne
Hathaway as global Goodwill
Ambassador. Anne Hathaway is
an American actress and singer.
Hathaway has previously served
as an advocate for Nike Foundation.
ANIL KUMBLE
Former Spinner Anil Kumble was appointed as the head
coach of Indian Cricket Team in June 2016. He will hold
this position for one year.Kumble's first assignment will be
the upcoming away series in the West Indies, where India
will play four Test matches.Kumble is the highest wickettaker (1136 wickets) for India till date and third in the
international list, behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane
Warne.
AJAY BHUSHAN PANDEY
The Union Government in July 2016 appointed Ajay
Bhushan Pandey as the Chief
Executive Officer of Unique
Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI). UIDAI will have to deal
with the legal cases involving
privacy and parliamentary issues
that Aadhaar has been embroiled in.
Dr KINSHUK
SUJOY BOSE
EMAD KHAMIS
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appointed former
Electricity Minister Emad Khamis as the new prime
SUPRIYA SAHU
Senior IAS officer Supriya Sahu was appointed as
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ANURAG THAKUR
Anurag Thakur was in May 2016 unanimously elected as
34th BCCI President at the
board's special general meeting
(SGM) in Mumbai. He will serve
as President until September
2017.
Thakur, who is a BJP MP in Lok
Sabha from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district, is the
second youngest BCCI chief. Fateh Singh Gaekwad in
1963 became the youngest BCCI President at the age of
33.Thakur succeeds Shashank Manohar who stepped
down from the position to take up the ICC chief's job.
KIRAN BEDI
BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was
appointed as the Lieutenant
Governor (LG) of Puducherry in
May 2016.She was India's first
woman to join officer ranks of the
Indian Police Service.
8 In 2015, she joined BJP and
was the party's chief ministerial candidate during the
2015 Delhi Assembly elections.
8 In 1979, she won the President's Police medal.
8 In 1994, she became the recipient of Ramon
Magsaysay Award.
MAJOR GENERAL PER LODIN
Per Lodin, Major General of Sweden, was in June 2016
appointed as the Head of the UN Military Observer
Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).
8 India has always been against the UNMOGIP. It has
maintained that the UNMOGIP has been made irrelevant
by the 1972 Simla Agreement between Prime Ministers
Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto that recognises the
Kashmir dispute as a bilateral issue.
NAVIN AGARWAL
Senior IPS officer Navin Agarwal was in June 2016
appointed as Director General (DG)/ Chief Executive
Officer (CEP) of National Anti-Doping Agency
(NADA).Navin Agarwal is a 1986 batch IPS officer of
Jammu and Kashmir cadre.
ABOUT NATIONAL ANTI DOPING AGENCY (NADA)
It was set up as registered society under the Societies
Registration Act of 1890 on 24 November 2005 with a
mandate for Dope free sports in India.The primary
objectives are to implement anti-doping rules as per
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code, regulate dope
control programme, to promote education and research
and creating awareness about doping and its ill effects
LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.K. SAINI
Lieutenant General SK Saini in May 2016 took over as
the 46th Commandant of the Indian Military Academy
(IMA), Dehradun.Lt Gen Saini is an alumnus of the
National Defence Academy (NDA) and the Indian Military
Academy (IMA).
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DEATHS/OBITUARY
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KG SUBRAMANYAN
MANOHAR AICH
NEIL O'BRIEN
Neil O'Brien, a pioneer of quizzing in India and leader of
the Anglo-Indian community, died
in Kolkata on in June 2016. A
former member of Lok Sabha, Neil
O'Brien was also a three-time
nominated Anglo-Indian MLA in
West Bengal and an educationist.
RAMCHANDRA CHINTAMAN DHERE
Renowned Marathi writer Ramchandra Chintaman
Dhere passed away in July 2016
following prolonged illness. Dhere
was known for his exhaustive
research in folk literature and
bhakti tradition of Maharashtra.He
received a Sahitya Akademi
Award in 1987 for his work Shri Vitthal: Ek
MahaSamanvay.
XERXES SAPUR DESAI
Xerxes Sapur Desai, the man who founded Titan Co Ltd,
died in June 2016 following a
prolonged illness in Bengaluru.
Desai played a key role in
introducing India to its first quartz
watch in the late 80s when he set
up Titan Co. Ltd (part of Tata Sons).
After the success in watches, Desai got Tata's approval
to start Tanishq, the jewellery business that is now a
trusted brand and India's largest jewellery firm.
MUHAMMAD ALI
All-time boxing icon Muhammad Ali died in June 2016 in
the Phoenix, Arizona, after a 32year battle with Parkinson's
disease. He was crowned
Sportsman of the Century by
Sports Illustrated Personality of
the Century by the BBC.
8 He also wrote several best-selling books about his
career, including The Greatest: My Own Story and The
Soul of a Butterfly.
8 Ali remains the only three-time lineal world
heavyweight champion; he won the title in 1964, 1974,
and 1978.
8 He was nicknamed The Greatest and was involved in
several historic boxing matches.
MUDRARAKSHASA
Distinguished Hindi writer, activist, thinker and cultural
personality Mudrarakshasa
passed away in June 2016 in
Lucknow. He was the editor of
Anuvrata, a Calcutta based
magazine.He worked as Editor at
All India Radio from 1962 to 1976.
RAZAK KHAN
Razak Khan, one of the best comedians of Bollywood
movies, passed away in June 2016 He was popularly
known for his roles in movies like Hello Brother, Hungama
and Hera Pheri.He made his Bollywood debut in 1993
with Boney Kapoor's production venture Roop ki Rani
Choron Ka Raja
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Winner
Best Film
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Best Director
Bajirao Mastani
JNANPITH AWARD
Bajirao Mastani
Best Actor in a Leading Role
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MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGY PRIZE
Technology Academy Finland (TAF) in May 2016
declared American innovator
Frances Arnold as winner of the
2016 Millennium Technology
Prize.The 1 million euro prize is
awarded biennially and Arnold is
the first female winner in its 12year history.
Biochemical engineer Arnold received the 2016
Millennium Technology Prize in recognition of her
discoveries that launched the field ofdirected evolution,
which mimics natural evolution to create new and better
proteins in the laboratory.
MALTI GYAN PEETH PURASKAR 2016
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee in May 2016
presented the Malti Gyan Peeth
Puraskar for the year 2016.The
award was conferred upon 15
teachers from Punjab for their
rare contribution in the field of
education.
8 The Malti Gyan Peeth Puraskar was instituted by
Mohinder Singh Syngle Education & Research Society.
8 Every year, government school teachers from Punjab
Government's High & Higher Secondary Schools receive
this award for their contributions in the field of education.
INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in May 2016 won the ninth
edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the final
clash played at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore,
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FOOD INPECTORS (PRELIMS )
Students Preparing For Mains With R. K. MAHAJAN (Director, Bright Academy)
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1-JULY
18-JULY
NELSON MANDELA
INTERNATIONAL DAY
1-JUNE
INTERNATIONAL DAY
OF INNOCENT CHILDREN
VICTIMS OF AGGRESSION
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plastic pollution.
Plastic pollution is a serious threat because it degrades
very slowly, polluting waterways for a very long time. In
addition, plastic pollution impacts the health of aquatic
animals because animals including zooplankton
mistake the microbeads for food.
12-JUNE
INTERNATIONAL ALBINISM
AWARENESS DAY
14-JUNE
17-JUNE
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21-JUNE
UNITED NATIONS
PUBLIC SERVICE DAY
INTERNATIONAL DAY IN
SUPPORT OF VICTIMS
OF TORTURE
INTERNATIONAL DAY
AGAINST DRUG ABUSE
AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
25-JUNE
29-JUNE
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22-MAY
INTERNATIONAL DAY TO
END OBSTETRIC FISTULA
29-MAY
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
UNITED NATIONS
PEACEKEEPERS
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MY FAVOURITE NATURE STORIES - RUSKIN
BOND
The book titled My Favourite Nature Storiesauthored by
famous British author Ruskin Bond was released on in
May 2016.In the book, Bond
details various encounters with
the natural world.
8 He got the Sahitya Academy
Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still
Grow in Dehra, for his published
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near Bhimili.
PETRAPOLE INTEGRATED CHECK POST
INAUGURATED
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the Prime
Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina in July 2016 jointly
inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post
(ICP).Petrapole-Benapole is an important land border
crossing for India-Bangladesh trade as more than 50% of
the India-Bangladesh trade passes through Petrapole.It is
located near Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district of West
Bengal.
2016 WORLD'S HOTTEST YEAR
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in July
2016 announced that global temperatures for the first six
months of 2016 broke many records. It means that 2016 is
on the track to be the world's hottest year on record.
8 The WMO stated that Arctic Sea ice melted early and
fast, which is another indicator of climate change.
8 June 2016 marked the 14th consecutive month of record
heat for land and oceans and the 378th consecutive month
with temperatures above the 20th century average.
8 Carbon dioxide concentrations have passed the
symbolic milestone of 400 parts per million (ppm) in the
atmosphere so far in 2016.
8 The average temperature in the first six months of 2016
was 1.3C (2.4F) warmer than the pre-industrial era in the
late 19th century.
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RIO 2016 OFFICIAL SLOGAN
The Rio 2016 organising committee
revealed the official slogan, A New
World, for the first Olympic and
Paralympic Games in South
America.
in June 2016
Best junior
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Runner-up
Men's
Andy Murray
Milos Raonic
Singles
(Great Britain)
(Canada)
States)Serena equalled
Angelique Kerber
(Germany)
Doubles
Mahut (France)
douard Roger-Vasselin
(France)
Doubles
Venus Williams
Mixed
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
doubles
Farah (Colombia)
LIONEL MESSI
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also became the first driver to win the British Grand Prix
three times in a row.
MISBAH-UL-HAQ
LEWIS HAMILTON
VIJENDER SINGH
ANNU RANI
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NIRANJAN MUKUNDAN
Para swimmer Niranjan Mukundan won eight medals,
including three gold medals, at the International
Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) U-23 World
Games.The games concluded in July 2016 in Prague,
Czech Republic.
DIPA KARMAKAR
Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar was named a 'Gymnaste
de Classe Mondaile' (World class gymnast) by the
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).She received
the official letter confirming the distinctionfrom the
federation in July 2016.With this, she also became the
first-ever Indian gymnast to receive the honour.
She is an Indian artistic gymnast from Agartala, Tripura.
8 In April 2016, Karmakar became the first female Indian
gymnast ever to secure an Olympic berth
She is the first woman in the gymnast history to land the
Produnova, one of the most dangerous vaults.
LEWIS HAMILTON
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in July 2016 claimed the
2016 British Grand Prix title of Formula One at the
Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom.He
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Category
Winner
Runner-up
Men's
Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray
Singles
(Serbia)
(the UK)
Women's
Garbine Muguruza
Serena Williams
Singles
(Spain)
(the USA)
Men's
F Lopez and M
M Bryan and
Doubles
Lopez (Spain)
Women's
C Garcia and K
E Makarova and
Doubles
Mixed
Doubles
(Croatia) and
(Switzerland)
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Teacher Eligibility Test
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BANKING
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INNOVATION START-UP FUND
FLOATS
IT
AND
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HDFC BANK LAUNCHES SMARTUP FOR
START-UPS
HDFC Bank Ltd. in May 2016 launched SmartUp
solution. It is a first-of-its-kind dedicated platform for start50
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FIRST
inflows of USD1 billion (Rs 6,885 crore).Yes Bank cofounded by Rana Kapoor in 2004 is the fifth largest
private sector Bank and only Greenfield Bank licence
awarded by the RBI in the last two decades.The bank has
630 branches across the country.
INDIA POST PAYMENTS BANK
The Union Cabinet in June 2016 approved setting up of
the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) as a Public Limited
Company under the Department of Posts, with 100%
Government of India (GOI) equity.
These banks will be established at an expense of 800
crore rupees and rolled out in the entire country in a
phased manner.
The IPPB will obtain banking licence from RBI by March
2017 and by September 2017.
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)
8 It will allow all citizens of India, especially the 40% of
the country's population that is outside the ambit of formal
banking in the country will benefit from this project.
8 Its services will be available across the country
through 650 payments bank branches, linked post offices
and alternative channels riding on modern technology
including mobiles, ATMs, PoS/m-PoS devices etc and
simple digital payments.
8 It will create the largest bank in the world in terms of
accessibility and in time, will encourage the move
towards a less cash economy.
SCHEME FOR SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURING
OF STRESSED ASSETS
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in June 2016 issued the
guidelines on the Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of
Stressed Assets.The guidelines were issued with an aim
to further strengthen the lenders' ability to deal with
stressed assets and to put real assets back on track.
Highlights
8 RBI formulated the Scheme for Sustainable
Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A) as an optional
framework for the resolution of large stressed accounts.
8 The S4A envisages determination of the sustainable
debt level for a stressed borrower.
8 The scheme is applicable to those projects that have
started commercial operations and have outstanding
loan of over 500 crore rupees.
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World Bank
in July 2016 released the Logistics
Performance Index 2016 titled 'Connecting to compete:
2016: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy.' The 2016
Logistics Performance Index (LPI) allows for
comparisons across 160 countries.
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APPLE OPENED DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IN
HYDERABAD
Apple Inc. in May 2016 opened a new Development
Office in Hyderabad, Telangana.
The office was formally opened
by Apple's CEO Tim Cook.The
facility will focus on development
of Maps for Apple products,
including iPhone, iPad, Mac and
Apple Watch.This investment will accelerate Maps
development and create up to 4000 jobs.
INDIA, WORLD BANK
MILLION AGREEMENT
SIGNS
US$
100
EMERGENCY
FINANCING
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1. Name the first Indian who has been honoured with the IAF
Hall of Fame award 2016?
a) Shubhkaran Yadav b) Amal Deka
c) Joseph Matthew d) Udupi Ramachandra Rao
2. What was the theme of the 2016 International Day of
Families that is celebrated annually in May?
a) Men in charge? Gender equality and children's rights in
contemporary families
b) Advancing Social Integration and Intergenerational
Solidarity
c) Families, healthy lives and sustainable future
d) Families and Persons with Disabilities
3. Who of the following won his first Italian Open Men's
Singles Tennis title?
a) Roger Federer
b) Andy Murray
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Rafael Nadal
4. Which indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence
interceptor missile was test fired from the complex of Abdul
Kalam Island off the Odisha coast?
a) Ashwin
b) Prithvi-II
c) Agni-I
d) Akash
5. Who of the following won Italian Open Women's Singles
Tennis title?
a) Victoria Azarenka
b) Ana Ivanovic
c) Maria Sharapova
d) Serena Williams
6. Which Indian Justice was appointed as deputy chairman of
FIFA's Governance Committee in May 2016?
a) Jagdish Sharan Verma b) P. Sathasivam
c) Mukul Mudgal
d) Altamas Kabir
7. Which four minute documentary film on girl child education
from India has been invited for special screening at the
42nd Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), Washington
DC?
a) Atmaja
b) Beti
c) Kanya
d) Duhita
8. Who of the following women's squash team was the winner
of the 18th Asian Team squash championships played at
Taipei in Chinese Taipei?
a) Indian team
b) Malaysian team
c) Pakistani team
d) Hong Kong team
9. The Union Government decided to replace 5-year plans with
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c) O Rajagopal
d) Pinnrayi Vijayan
36. Name the Indian state that inaugurated the world's largest
single rooftop solar power plant with capacity of 11.5
MegaWatt (MW).
a) Haryana
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Tamil Nadu
37. Which of the following state was not the part of meeting
that was called by Prime Minister to access drought and
water scarcity situations?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Jharkhand
38. The United States (US) Senate on 18 May 2016 approved a
bipartisan emergency funding of what amount to combat the
Zika virus in 2016 and 2017?
(a) 1.9 billion US dollar (b) 1.1 billion US dollar
(c) 1.2 billion US dollar (d) 2.5 billion US dollar
39. Who was recently appointed the Executive Secretary of the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change?
a) Christiana Figueres
b) Noeleen Heyzer
c) Patricia Espinosa Cantellano d) None of the above
40. The Indian 4x100m women's relay team recently broke the
18-year-old national record at IAAF World Challenge. The
event was held in which of the following cities?
a) Amsterdam
b) Beijing
c) Antwerp
d) Berlin
41. Which Mobile app platform signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Union Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment to benefit Safai Karamcharis?
a) FlipKart
b) Ola
c) Amazon
d) Uber
42. The World Cities Report 2016, Urbanization and
Development: Emerging Futures was released by which
organisation?
a) World Health Organisation
b) United Nations economic and social council
c) UN-Habitat
d) Population Council
43. Which Indian car model failed the crash tests conducted
by Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP)?
a) Honda Amaze
b) Hyundai Eon
c) Maruti Brezza
d) Nissan Sunny
44. Which platform was launched by Income Tax (IT)
department to fast track taxpayer grievances?
a) e-suraksha
b) e-nivaran
c) e-sewa
d) e-kalyan
45. Who of the following was sworn-in as the first female
president of Taiwan?
a) Eric Chu
b) Tsai Ing-wen
c) Ma Ying-jeou
d) Wu Po-hsiung
46. Name the cyclonic storm over the west central Bay of
Bengal that will strike Andhra Pradesh coast.
a) ROANU
b) ASHOBAA
c) Lehar
d) HUDHUD
47. The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P
Nadda launched Centre for Environmental Health. The
centre is a joint initiative between which two foundations?
a) Public Health Foundation of India and the FICCI
b) Public Health Foundation of India and the Teri University
c) Public Health Foundation of India and the Tata Institute
of Social Science
d) FICCI and the Tata Institute of Social Science
48. President Pranab Mukherjee launched a software solution
named Intelligent Operations Centre in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The software is designed by
a) Accenture
b) IBM
c) Wipro
d) None of the above
49. Which of the following political parties emerged
triumphant in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Election?
a) AIADMK
b) DMK
c) INC
d) BJP
50. The 27th series of CORPAT was conducted between the
Indian Navy and
a) Sri Lankan Navy
b) Japanese Navy
c) French Navy
d) Indonesian Navy
51. Who has been appointed as the new Director of the Centre
for Cellular and Molecular Biology?
a) Virendra Singh
b) Jagmohan Sharma
c) Rakesh Kumar Mishra
d) None of the above
52. Name the Indian journalist who was elected unanimously
as the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in the United
Kingdom on 19 May 2016.
a) V K Krishna Menon
b) Omana Gangadharan
c) Raj Rajendran
d) Philip Abraham
53. Name the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who was
appointed as the Ambassador of India to Romania.
a) Ashok Chauhan
b) AVS Ramesh Chandra
c) Rupesh Tiwari
d) Sagar Rajora
54. Name the Noted Gujarati folk singer and Padma award
winner who passed away in May 2016.
a) Bhikhudan Gadhvi
b) Diwaliben Bhil
c) Sudhir V Shah
d) Dahyabhai Shastri
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c) Mukesh Ambani
d) Anil Ambani
75. Name the oldest Olympic champion of Hungarian
Waterpolo team who died recently.
a) Sandor Taricsb) Bonnie Blair
c) Jesse Owens
d) Eddie Eagan
76. Which country won the 2016 Thomas Cup badminton
tournament?
a) China
b) The Netherlands
c) Denmark
d) Indonesia
77. Name the football club that won the 2016 Federation Cup
title for the 14th time.
a) Aizwal FC
b) Mohun Bagan
c) Bengaluru FC
d) Sporting Clube de Goa
78. Which multilateral agency launched the Pandemic
Emergency Financing Facility?
a) World Bank
b) International Monetary Fund
c) New Development Bank
d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
79. Which country won the Uber Cup badminton tournament
held in Kunshan, China?
a) India
b) South Korea
c) Indonesia
d) China
80. Who was appointed by the Union Government as the head
of committee on defence expenditure?
a) N K Singh
b) D B Shekatkar
c) Prakash Singhd) H R Nagendra
81. With which Arab country India signed 4 MoUs/Agreements
on defence cooperation?
a) Oman
b) Yemen
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Kuwait
82. Who among the following won the 2016 Asian 6-Red
snooker title?
a) Pankaj Advani
b) Aditya Mehta
c) Keen Hoh Moh
d) Kamal Chawla
83. Which State Government launched the Smart Village
programme to improve public facilities in rural areas?
a) Rajasthan
b) Punjab
c) Telangana
d) Gujarat
84. With which country/countries India signed a transit
agreement to facilitate seamless transport of goods?
a) Pakistan
b) Afghanistan
c) Iran
d) Both (b) and (c)
85. National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned use of light and
heavy diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, in
six major cities of which state?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) West Bengal
d) Kerala
86. Which cancer-causing chemical was found in bread
samples tested in Delhi by Centre for Science and
Environment?
a) Potassium Bromate
b) Butylated Hydroxytoluene
c) Sodium Benzoate
d) Sodium Nitrite
87. The Union Government in May 2016 imposed a complete
ban on Indian citizens travelling to which war struck
country?
a) Vietnam
b) Kuwait
c) Libya
d) Egypt
88. Who has been appointed the Chairman and Managing
Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited?
a) S K Sharma
b) K C Purohit
c) Vijay Dedhwal
d) None of the above
89. Which film won the 2016 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film
Festival?
a) Dheepan
b) I, Daniel Blake
c) Marty
d) The Wind That Shakes the Barley
90. Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has signed a Memorandum
of Understanding for opening an Ayurvedic centre in which
of the following countries?
a) Japan
b) Britain
c) Maldives
d) China
91. Who created a new record by climbing the Mount Everest
for seventh time?
a) Lhakpa Sherpa
b) Arunima Sinha
c) Malavath Poorna
d) G R Radhika
92. Union Government signed 100 million US dollar loan and
project agreement with World Bank to support Urban Water
Supply Modernization project of which state?
a) Karnataka
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Telangana
93. Who of the following was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of
Kerala?
a) Kodiyeri Balakrishnan b) Ramesh Chennithala
c) Pinarayi Vijayan
d) VS Achuthanandan
94. The United Nations World Humanitarian Summit was held
in which of the following cities?
a) Berlin
b) Paris
c) Istanbul
d) New Delhi
95. Which of the following cricketers was recently appointed
the brand ambassador of F45 India?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Virat Kohli
c) Steve Smith
d) Brett Lee
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c) KC Mathew
d) None of the above
114. With which country did China signed an agreement to
build its first nuclear reactor?
a) America
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) Sudan
115. Name a week long initiative launched by the Ministry of
Railways to showcase achievements during last two years.
a) Rail Humsafar Saptaah
b) Rail Humsafar Hafta
c) Week of Rail Humsafar
d) None of the above
116. Name the Indian para-athlete who clinched gold medal in
the men's club throw F-51 event at the 2016 French Open
Athletics Championship.
a) Amit Kumar Saroha b) Devendra Jhajharia
c) Sumit Kohli
d) Devendra Thakur
117. The Union Government approved establishment of a
National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) in
which state?
a) Karnataka
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Odisha
d) Jharkhand
118. Who of the following is the author of the book Gujarat
Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up?
a) Rana Ayyub
b) Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk
c) Husain Haqqani
d) Kartar Lalvani
119. Name the Indian-American student who won the 28th
annual National Geographic Bee held at the National
Geographic headquarters in Washington DC?
a) Saketh Jonnalagadda
b) Kapil Nathan
c) Karan Menon
d) Rishi Nair
120. Name the seventeenth Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS)
that was commissioned into Indian Navy at Kochi in May
2016?
a) ICGS Siddhantb) ICGS Surya
c) ICGS ARUSH d) ICGS Vikrant
121. Identify the Construction Company for which Union
Cabinet gave its approval for financial restructuring in May
2016
a) Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited
b) Reliance Steels Pvt limited
c) Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited
d) None of these
122. Identify the Union Ministry to which the Committee for the
evolution of a National Education Policy submitted the
report containing its recommendations.
a) Home Affairs
b) Defence
c) Human Resource Development
d) Earth Sciences
123.
Who was appointed as the head coach of Indian Cricket
team for Zimbabwe tour in May 2016?
a) Sanjay Bangar
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Ravi Shastri
d) Saurav Ganguly
124. Which s the first Union Territory (UT) to sign the 24x7 Power
for All document which aims to provide each household
access to electricity by 2019 on 27 May 2016?
a) Andaman & Nicobar
b) Lakshadweep
d) Puducherry
125. The number of states that signed the '24x7 Power For
All'Documents as in May 2016.
a) 18 States
b) 28 States
c) 22 States
d) 10 States
b) Tom Moody
c) Ajay Jadeja
d) Abhay Sharma
b) Rahul Dravid
c) MSK Prasad
d) Javagal Srinath
d) None of these
130. In which category did Pakke Tiger Reserve won the India
Biodiversity Award 2016 in May 2016?
a) Sustainable use of biological resources,
b) Successful models for access and benefit sharing
c) Biodiversity Management Committees
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b) Japan
c) Russia
d) Korea
134. Who was the Indian origin who received 2016 Harvard
Business School Alumni Achievement Award in May 2016?
a) Laxmi Mittal
b) Bobby Jindal
c) Sam Richards
135. Identify the state government that got into the Limca book of
records for its household survey in May 2016?
a) Telangana
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
a) Bareilly-Moradabad route
b) Mathura-Palwal route
c) Mumbai-Delhi route
d) Ranchi-Patna route
140. Name the football club that won 2016 European
Champions League.
a) Real Madrid
b) Atletico Madrid
c) Barcelona
d) Manchester United
141. Name the discus thrower from India who recently
qualified for the Rio Olympics 2016.
a) Vikas Gowda
b) Krishna Poonia
c) Seema Punia d) Harwant Kaur
142. Who was recently appointed the Ambassador of India to
Romania?
a) Jignesh Jadav
b) Vitthal Kumar
c) Romesh Chandra d) A V S Ramesh Chandra
143. The 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships will be
held in which of the following countries?
a) Vietnam
b) Japan
c) China
d) Indonesia
144. What was the theme of the International Day of United
Nations Peacekeepers 2016 that is observed annually on 29
May?
a) Honouring Our Heroes
b) Together for Peace
c) A Force for Peace. A Force for Change. A Force for
the Future
d) None of the above
145. Name the person who won the world's highest marathon
on Mount Everest.
a) Bed Bahadur Sunuwar b) Robert Celinski
c) Angtharkay
d) Pasang Dawa Lama
146. Ministry of Railways signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on
Geospatial Technology for Indian Railways with which
University?
a)
b) Panjab University
c) University Institute of Engineering and Technology
d) Chitkara University
147. Which of the following statement in regard to the Draft
Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and
Rehabilitation) Bill 2016 that released by Union Government
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c) G.M.P Reddy
is wrong?
a) Creating a legal, economic, and social environment against
trafficking
b)
b) Alastair Cook
c) Joe Root
d) James Anderson
149. Name the Indian music composer who was awarded with
the Japan's Fukuoka prize 2016.
a) Pritam
c) AR Rahman
d) Himesh Reshamiya
b) Italy
c) Japan
d) Canada
151. Who won the silver medal in 2016 Women's World Boxing
Championships in 57-kg category?
a) Sonia Lather
b) Mesiano Alessia
c) MC Mary Kom
d) Wang Yuyan
d) Suroj Sengupta
b) Vivek Oberoi
c) Salman Khan
d)
R Madhavan
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2012
a)
b) 63 Years
c)
d) 70 Years
65 Years
Haryana
c) Gujarat
b) Punjab
d) Himachal Pradesh
a) Jeff Adams
b) David Weir
a) Chapter VII
b) Chapter IX
c) Choke Yasuoka
d) Rawat Tana
c)
d) Chapter XII
154. Name the Formula One driver who won the 2016 Monaco
F1 Grand Prix.
Chapter X
a) Lewis Hamilton
b) Daniel Ricciardo
a) Ratan Watal
b) Hasmukh Adhia
c) Nico Rosberg
c) Shaktikanta Das
d)
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a) Chhatar Singh
c) David R Syiemlieh
d) Manbir Singh
b) Bhima Agarwal
c) Ashok Chauhan
d) Kovid Hooda
b) Virat Kohli
c) Joe Root
d) Steve Smith
b) France
Switzerland
c) Cambodia
d) Germany
d) None of These
168. Who was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award
in the CEAT cricket awards 2016?
a) Kapil Dev
b) Anil Kumble
c) K Srikanth
d) Dilip Vengsarkar
b) Virat Kohli
c) MS Dhoni
d) Rahul Dravid
b) 70 percent
c) 90 percent
d) 100 percent
b) Japan
c) Philippines
d) Malaysia
a) Ashok Lavasa
c) Rajinder Khanna
d)
b) Newyork
c)
d) Moscow
Taipei
177. Identify the first ever national plan that was released in
India to make it disaster resilient in June 2016.
a)
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relative to Earth.
a) Einstein Ring
b) Black Hole
c) White Patch
d) None of these
188. The 7th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) and Mission
Innovation (MI) countries meet was held in which city in
June 2016?
a) New Delhi
b) San Francisco
c) Berlin
d) Paris
189. Name the Sri Lankan Cricketer who announced retirement
from Tests with immediate effect on 1 June 2016?
a) Lasith Malingab) Nuwan Kulasekara
c) Rangana Herath
d) Dinesh Chandimal
190. Identify the organization that was granted affiliation by
the Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) on 2 June 2016.
a) Pakistan Boxing Council
b) Indian Boxing Council
c) Asian Boxing Council
d) Thailand Boxing Council
191. Name the state that unfurled the second largest National
flag of 291 foot-high on 2 June 2016.
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Delhi
d) Telangana
192. Who assumed charge as first ever chief executive officer
(CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in
Mumbai on 1 June 2016?
a) Shasank MAnohar
b) Anurag Thakur
c) Rahul Johri
d) Rajiv Shukla
193. Name the boxing legend who died after a 32-year battle
with Parkinson's disease on 3 June 2016.
a) Muhammad Ali
b) Mike Tyson
c) Roberto Duran
d) Roy Jones.Jr
194. Who was appointed as Director General (DG)/ Chief
Executive Officer (CEP) of National Anti-Doping Agency
(NADA) on 3 June 2016?
a) Sanjay Mishra
b) Navin Agarwal
c) Saurav Ganguly
d) Anil Kumble
195. Where was Asia's largest annual security forum ShangriLa Dialogue was inaugurated on 3 June 2016?
a) Tokyo
b) Hongkong
c) Singapore
d) New Delhi
196. Where did Haryana Government launch Asia's First Gyps
Vulture Reintroduction Programme at Jatayu Conservation
Breeding Centre on 3 June 2016?
a) Panipat
b) Rohtak
c) Rewari
d) Pinjore
197. Identify the birds that were released in to the wild by the
Union Environment Minister and Haryana Chief Minister
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b) riyanka Chopra
b) Rajveer Kaushal
c) Kulmeet Bawa
d) Manohar Sharma
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Varanasi
b) 2019
c) 2021
d) 2025
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Jharkhand
d) Bihar
a) Thompson Watermelon
a) 2020
b) 2019
c) Cylindrical Constellation
c) 2021
d) 2018
d) None of these
225. What is the other name of the America's International
Expedited Traveller Initiative to which India became the
ninth country to enter into an agreement?
a) The America Entry Programme
b) South Korea
c) China
d) India
b) Washington-California Expedia
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233. What was India's rank in the biannual Good Country Index
2015?
a) 67
b) 68
c) 69
d) 70
b) Rahul Arya
c) Anjali Chandrashekhar
d) None of them
b) Brahmaputra
c) Narmada
d) Ganga
236. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 7 June 2016
approved 1.5 billion US dollar loan to which country?
a) India
b) China
c) Sri Lanka
d) Pakistan
237. What was the theme of World Oceans Day that was
observed on 8 June 2016?
a) Wave the heat
b) Healthy oceans, healthy planet
c) Let Oceans breathe
d) Oceans: Life Providers
238. Which State government became the first Indian state to
launch the App on Air Quality Index?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Delhi
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
239. Who took charge as the Director of the Commonwealth
Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA)?
a) Shahid Rasool
b) Sidharth Lingwal
c) Arjun Arya
d) Kshitij Kapoor
240. Name the Mobile App that was launched by Union
Government to enhance the employment of trained youth in
solar PV technology.
a) Surya Mitra
b) Soumitri
c) Shresta
d) None of these
241. Name the country that decided to cut off Internet access
for government work stations within a year for security
reasons.
a) Russia
b) Maldives
c) Singapore
d) Sri Lanka
242. Name the country where 1st Yoga Championship was
organised by India.
a) Iran
b) Egypt
c) Japan
d) Malaysia
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c) Eden Gardens
d) Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
253. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members
and partners on 6 June 2016 launched Anaconda-16
Exercise in which country?
a) Vietnam
b) Russia
c) France
d) Poland
254. India signed loan agreement of 12 crore US dollars with
the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve irrigation
and water management infrastructure of which state?
a) Karnataka
b) Odisha
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Delhi
255. Name the Rio Olympics-bound Indian track and field
athlete, who won a silver medal in 800 meters in the Josef
Odlozil Memorial Athletics Meet in Prague, Czech Republic.
a) Dutee Chand
b) Tintu Luka
c) MR Poovamma
d) Lalita Babar
256. Name the legendary Nepali musician and composer of
Nepal's national anthem, who died recently.
a) Amber Gurung
b) Gopal Yonzon
c) Narayan Gopal
d) Aruna Lama
257. Who topped the 2016 list of Forbes World's 100 Most
Powerful Women?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Hillary Clinton
c) Janet Yellen
d) Christine Lagarde
258. Which of the following Indian women is not included in
the 2016 list of Forbes World's 100 Most Powerful Women?
a) Arundhati Bhattacharya b) Chanda Kochhar
c) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw d) Nita Ambani
259. Which Indian city will host the men's Hockey Junior
World Cup 2016?
a) New Delhi
b) Patna
c) Hyderabad
d) Lucknow
260. Who was recently appointed the Managing Director of
Facebook India?
a) Kirthiga Reddy
b) Kulmeet Bawa
c) Umang Bedi
d) None of the above
261. Which state recently became the first Indian state to
launch a green-concept based State Data Centre?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Rajasthan
262. Which country is hosting month-long UEFA Euro 2016
football championship?
a) Germany
b) Switzerland
c) France
d) Poland
263. Name the teenager from Tamil Nadu who became first
Indian to clinch the Mumbai Mayor's International Open
Chess Tournament.
a) Subramanian Arun Prasad
b) NR Visakh
c) Magesh Panchanathan
d) Sandipan Chanda
264. Name the eminent scientist who recently took over as
Chief Executive of Nuclear Fuel Complex.
a) G Kalyanakrishnan
b) N Saibaba
c) Vishay Rao
d) None of the above
265. Name the Indian-American author who won the 2016
International DUBLIN Literary Award for his novel Family
Life.
a) Mindy Kaling
b) Akhil Sharma
c) Subhash Kak
d) Ashok Das
266. Who emerged victorious in the Peru's 2016 Presidential
Election?
a) Keiko Fujimori
b) Alejandro Toledo
c) Pedro Pablo Kuczynski d) Ollanta Humala
267. Name the Raging Bull actress who died recently.
a) Julie Newmar
b) Irish McCalla
c) Jane Russel
d) Theresa Saldana
268. Who was appointed as the head of the UN Military
Observer Group in India and Pakistan in June 2016?
a) Major General Delali Johnson
b) Major General Per Lodin
c) Major General Polly barber
d) Major General Lucas Peterson
269. Name the Bengal off-spinner who announced his
retirement in June 2016, ending a first-class cricket career
of 17 years?
a) Saurasish Lahiri
b) Writtick Chatterjee
c) Ashish Magotra
d) Manoj Tiwary
270. Who of the following tennis star was suspended from
Tennis for two years by the International Tennis Federation
(ITF)?
a) Anna Kournikova
b) Maria Sharapova
c) Ana Ivanovic
d) Caroline Wozniacki
271. Who was presented with the USIBC Global Leadership
Award by the PM Narendra Modi in Washington DC?
a) Jeff Bezos
b) Sunder Pichai
c) Mark Zuckerberg
d) Satya Nadella
272. Which European country launched the 'SAIP' smart phone
app to alert users on terror attacks and other disasters?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Belgium
d) Greece
273. Who topped the Forbes 2016 World's Highest-Paid
Athletes List?
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a) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Floyd Mayweather Jr
b) Tiger Woods
d) Lewis Hamilton
c)
PAN-Jupiter
b)
HATS-18b
c)
HANS-39GH
d)
None of these
Jharkhand
a)
John Davidson
b)
Gordie Howe
c)
Dick Irvin
d)
Bob McKenzie
b)
c)
b)
d)
None of these
c)
Smart Agribusiness Platform Networks of
Andhra Pradesh
None of these
MNEGRA
c)
Make in India
Ayush-82
d)
st
Kapil Sibal
b)
c)
Ram Jethmalani
d)
None of these
Narendra Modi
b)
c)
Arun Jaitley
Manohar Parrikar
279. Identify the rank that India secured among the 163
countries with 2.566 GPI score in the 2016 Global Peace
Index.
a)
143
b)
126
c)
d)
141
Motihari
b)
Ranchi
Rourkela
281. Who was the legendary Canadian ice hockey player, who
died on 10 June 2016 after a lengthy illness?
a)
d)
d)
a)
Cristiano Ronaldo
b)
Michael Jordan
c)
Novak Djokovic
284. Who are the only two women to make the cut in the 2016
World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes list for the second
straight year in 2016?
a)
b)
c)
d)
b)
c)
d)
None of these
286. Which of the following teams won the FINA Women Water
Polo World League Super Final?
a) China
b) Australia
c) Brazil
d) USA
287. Which of the following state became first state in India to
have an open government data portal?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Delhi
c) Sikkim
d) Goa
288. Who has been chosen as India's flag bearer at Rio
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Olympics?
a) Abhinav Bindra
c) Leander Paes
b) Saina Nehwal
d) Gagan Narang
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c) Sanjeev Jha
d) Nitin Tyagi
ticketing companies?
a) VIVA
c) Odyssey
b) Kyazoonga
d) Yapsody
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a) Lokesh Rahul
b) Yuzvendra Chahl
c) Jasprit Bumrah
d) Axar Patel
334. Which App was launched by Union Ministry of Human
Resource Development for volunteer work at government
schools?
a) SuryaMitra
b) RajVayu
c) Vidyanjali
d) Vidyashram
335. Name the American Literary Translator who passed away
recently and worked on Garcia Marquez's One Hundred
Years of Solitude.
a) David Ball
b) Gregory Rabassa
c) Armine Kotin Mortimer
d) Peter Sean Woltemade
336. Name the second European country that ratified the Paris
Agreement, a deal on curbing global warming reached in
2015 by 195 countries.
a) Hungary
b) Britain
c) Germany
d) France
337. Which Bank became the first Indian bank to get merged
with its subsidiaries?
a) Union Bank of India
b) Oriental Bank of Commerce
c) State Bank of India
d) Central Bank of India
338. Which country's Court of Appeals upheld net-neutrality
rules that prohibit broadband carriers from playing
favourites or blocking competing online services?
a) India
b) United States
c) Britain
d) Germany
339. Name the scheme under which the Ramayana and
Krishna Circuit will be developed in different states of India.
a) Swadesh Darshan Scheme
b) Prashad Scheme
c) Scheme for Cultural Heritage of Himalayas
d) None of the above
340. With which country's scientists Indian scientists will be
associated in the project envisaged to release underwater
robots into the Bay of Bengal to predict the Indian
monsoon?
a) The US
b) Britain
c) Germany
d) France
341. Who was appointed as the Managing Director and Head
of Institutional Banking of DBS Bank India?
a) Lalit Mittal
b) Niraj Mittal
c) Joy Basu
d) None of the above
342. Which state recently launched Child Labour Tracking
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361. What is the slogan for the Rio 2016 Olympic and
Paralympic Games?
a) Welcome home
b) One world, one dream
c) A New World
d) Inspire a Generation
362. Name the former Indian football team coach who will be
honoured with the Mohun Bagan Ratna.
a) Stephen Constantine
b) C.K. Vineeth
c) Sanjoy Sen
d) Syed Nayeemuddin
363. Name technology giant that was selected as the technical
partner to build a mobile Application (app) for HRD's
SWAYAM platform.
a) Microsoft
b) Infosys
c) Tech Mahindra
d) Reliance
364. Identify the fund that was floated by State Bank of India
(SBI) to assist start-ups in the fintech space.
a) Technology Development Fund
b) IT Innovation Start-up Fund
c) Innovation Development Fund
d) None of these
365. In which inaugural ceremony did Prime Minister
Narendra Modi outlined, the five-point charter for tax
administrators, RAPID?
a) Duraiappah stadium
b) Vidhyanjali Programme
c) Rajasva Gyan Sangam
d) None of these
366. Which country won Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016
at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Germany
d) Australia
367. Name the Ministry that released a Yog Geet (Song) in
connection with the celebration of International Day of
Yoga2016.
a) Union Ministry of AYUSH
b) Union Ministry of Home Affairs
c) Union Ministry of HRD
d) Union Ministry of Civil Aviation
368. With which country did India signed two MoUs on
capacity building for its civil servants and to set up of
centre of excellence in ICT-.
a) Ivory Coast
b) Namibia
c) Kenya
d) Fiji
369. Name the team that announced the detection of
gravitational waves for the second time, the flexing of space
and time caused by the black hole collision on 15 June
2016.
a) ISRO team
b) NASA team
c) LIGO team
d) ESA team
370. Name the project that was published in Science Magazine
with a proposal to synthesize entire human genome from
scratch.
a) Human Genome Project-Read (HGP- Read)
b) Human Genome Project-Connect (HGP- Connect)
c) Human Genome Project- Correct (HGP- Correct)
d) Human Genome Project-Write (HGP-Write)
371. Name the draft policy that was released to encourage
new technologies, methods and way-outs involving
combined operation of wind and solar PV plants.
a) National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy 2016
b) National Civil Aviation Policy 2016
c) National Power Hybrid Policy 2016
d) None of these
372. Who was appointed as Director General of Doordarshan
on 15 June 2016?
a) Aparna Vaish
b) Supriya Sahu
c) Sangeeta Goel
d) Veer Jain
373. Name the city that replaced Hyderabad in smart city list
of Telangana state.
a) Warangal
b) Khammam
c) Karimnagar
d) Mahbubnagar
374. Who won the 2016 European Grand Prix Formula 1
championship?
a) Nico Rosberg
b) Sebastian Vettel
c) Lewis Hamilton
d) Sergio Perez
375. Name of the Mobile application that was launched to
enhance consumer connect with the Urban Power
Distribution sector.
a) URJA
b) GARV
c) Vidyut Pravah
d) UJALA
376. Who won the 2016 US Open Golf Championship?
a) Dustin Johnson
b) Anirban Lahiri
c) Lee Westwood
d) Jeev Milkha Singh
377. Tata Advanced Systems and Boeing jointly laid the
foundation of a new production facility in this city.
a) Hyderabad
b) Bengaluru
c) Chennai
d) Gurugram
378. This US-based university created World's first 'KiloCore'
microchip containing 1000 independent programmable
processors
a) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
b) Yale University
c) Columbia University
d) University of California
379. Name the players of Indian mixed recurve team that won
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stamps on Suryanamaskarams?
a) Telangana
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Jammu & Kashmir
412. Max Life and Max Financial Services agreed to merge
with which life insurance company?
a) Bharti AXA
b) ICICI Prudential
c) HDFC Life
d) Bajaj Allianz
413. What was the theme of International Yoga Day 2016?
a) Yoga for Harmony and Peace
b) Feed your Soul with Yog
c) Connect the Youth
d) Yoga: Inspiration for Joyful Living
414. Which State became the first Indian state to launch Mukh
Mantri Hepatitis C Relief Fund?
a) Maharashtra
b) Haryana
c) Punjab
d) Tamil Nadu
415. Which Indian Bank was named in Hall of Shame list 2016
that listed Banks funding Cluster Bomb Makers?
a) Union Bank of India
b) Axis Bank
c) State Bank of India
d) HDFC Bank
416. Who of the following was adjudged as the Man of the
Series of the three-match T20I series between India and
Zimbabwe?
a) Lokesh Rahul b) Yuzvendra Chahl
c) Barinder Sran
d) Kedar Jadhav
417. Name the Olympian and iconic long jumper from India
who resigned as President of the Kerala Sports Council.
a) Shiny Abraham
b) Anju Bobby George
c) Anjali Bhagwat
d) KM Beenamol
418. Name the renowned Qawwal from Pakistan who was shot
dead in Karachi, Pakistan.
a) Ghulam Farid Sabri
b) Amjad Sabri
c) Aziz Mian
d) Maqbool Ahmed Sabri
419. Who was recently appointed as the India Country
Manager and MD of global payments platform PayPal?
a) Anupam Pahuja
b) Nikesh Arora
c) Ken Miyauchi
d) None of the above
420. What was the theme of the World Hydrography Day 2016
that was observed on 21 June 2016?
a) Our seas and waterways - yet to be fully charted and
explored
b) Hydrography - the key to well-managed seas and
waterways
c) Hydrography - much more than just nautical charts
d) Hydrography - underpinning the Blue Economy
421. Who was recently appointed the President and Chief
Operating Officer of SoftBank Group?
a) Anupam Pahuja
b) Nikesh Arora
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c) Ken Miyauchi
d) None of the above
422. As per Mercer's 2016 Cost of Living Survey, which of the
following cities topped the list of most expensive cities?
a) Hong Kong
b) Zurich
c) Johannesburg d) Mumbai
423. Name the professional footballer who recently was
recognized as the leading goal scorer for Argentina.
a) Sergio Aguero
b) Carlos Tevez
c) Gabriel Batistuta
d) Lionel Messi
424. Which Indian Company acquired UK-based digital
transformation firm The BIO Agency Ltd in June 2016?
a) Reliance Infocom Ltd b) Tech Mahindra Ltd
c) Infosys Ltd
d) Wipro Limited
425. Name the Editor-in-Chief of Ananda Bazaar Patrika (ABP)
who resigned in June 2016?
a) Anirban Bhattacharya b) R Rajagopalan
c) Aveek Sarkar
d) Rajat Kapoor
426. Name the noted Telangana poet and lyricist who died in
June 2016 and was famous for his song Ooru manadi ra, ee
vada manadi ra.
a) Dandepalli mandal
b) Guda Anjaiah
c) K Venkateshwar
d) T Ragannagudem
427. Who resigned as the Representative Director, President
and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SoftBank Group (SBG)
in June 2016?
a) Masayoshi Son
b) Tanmay Bharadwaj
c) Nikesh Arora
d) Moon Khetarpal
428. Which state on 21 June 2016 approved the minority
status to Jew community?
a) Gujarat
b) Kerala
c) Bengaluru
d) Maharashtra
429. Which organisation released the India Development
Update 2016: Financing Double-Digit Growth?
a) International Monetary Fund
b) United Nations Organisation
c) World Bank Group
d) Asian Development Bank
430. Name the country that on 23 June 2016 signed a
ceasefire deal with rebels ending five decade conflict.
a) Colombia
b) Syria
c) Ukraine
d) Egypt
431. A group of scientists recently developed world's first
1000-processor computer chip. The chip has been named
as
a) KiloCore
b) KiloChip
c) CoreChip
d) None of the above
432. What is the theme for the Day of the Seafarer 2016?
a) Shipping: indispensable to the world
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a) Telangana
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Tami Nadu
443. Identify the UK Prime Minister who announced
resignation hours after the Brexit vote that called for leaving
the European Union.
a) Ed Miliband
b) David Cameron
c) Nicola Sturgeon
d) Boris Johnson
444. With which country India signed a MoU to enhance
cooperation in skill development sector?
a) Germany
b) Australia
c) Switzerland
d) Norway
445. The Country's Parliament unanimously passed the Right
to Information (RTI) bill with amendments.
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) Britain
d) Pakistan
446. Name the South African Indian-origin lawyer and longtime human rights activist was appointed to chair a UN
commission to monitor the human rights situation in South
Sudan.
a) Yasmin Sooka
b) Godfrey Musila
c) Kenneth Scott
d) None of the above
447. The country banned its citizens from working in strife-torn
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya. Name it.
a) Israel
b) Sri Lanka
c) Maldives
d) Nepal
448. Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that
the Centre will make a state as the hub of exporting
petroleum products to South Eastern countries. Name the
state.
a) Assam
b) Gujarat
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
449. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the execution
works in 20 smart cities from which city of India.
a) Bombay
b) Delhi
c) Pune
d) Chennai
450. The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) President and
incumbent Jammu & Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba
Mufti won the Assembly by-poll from which place?
a) Anantnag
b) Beerwah
c) Kupwara
d) Sopore
451. The city where the first Annual Meeting of the Board of
Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will
be held is
a) Beijing
b) New Delhi
c) Tokyo
d) Kathmandu
452. Who of the following has authored the book, Half- Lion:
How Narasimha Rao Transformed India?
a) Vinay Sitapati
b) MK Rasgotra
c) KP Mathur
d) Neil Jordan
453. With Inclusion of India, the Missile Technology Control
Regime (MTCR) became a group of how many nations?
a) 29
b) 35
c) 48
d) 52
454. Which of the following team won the 2016 Copa America
football tournament?
a) Argentina
b) Chile
c) Costa Rica
d) Brazil
455. International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking was observed on 26 June 2016 with theme
a) Drugs is not child's play
b) Make health your 'new high' in life, not drugs
c) Drugs: treatment works
d) Listen First
456. International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in
Conflict that was observed on 26 June 2016 was adopted by
UNGA in the year?
a) 1981
b) 1987
c) 1997
d) 2003
457. Who was awarded with Golden Glove award at the 2016
Copa America football tournament?
a) Claudio Bravo
b) Javier Mascherano
c) Lionel Messi
d) Alexis Sanchez
458. Which of the following films won the 2016 International
Indian Film Academy Award for Best Film at the award
ceremony held at Madrid, Spain?
a) Piku
b) Masaan
c) Bajrangi Bhaijaan
d) Bajirao Mastani
459. China recently launched its first Dark Sky Reserve in
which of the following regions of Tibet?
a) Lhasa
b) Ngari Prefecture
c) Nagqu Prefecture
d) Shannan
460. Who was recently appointed by Nokia as the head of
Indian market?
a) Sanjay Malik
b) Sandeep Girotra
c) Vivek Bahri
d) None of the above
461. Which one of the following countries remained neutral
during the voting on India membership to 48-nation Nuclear
Supplier Group (NSG)?
a) China
b) Brazil
c) South Africa
d) Turkey
462. Which one of the following states leads in providing skill
training to urban poor as per a data released by the Union
Ministry of Urban Development?
a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
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c) Tamil Nadu
d) Gujarat
463. Name the state that declared that all natural calamities
will be treated as state disaster.
a) Maharashtra
b) Bihar
c) Odisha
d) Uttar Pradesh
464. Who of the following won Iceland's presidential election?
a) Halla Tomasdottir
b) David Oddsson
c) Gudni Johannesson
d) Olafur Ragnar Grimsson
465. Which of the following is not the part of 5Cs contours of
Payment Banks: Vision-2018 that was released by RBI in
June 2016?
a) Coverage
b) Convenience
c) Convergence
d) Capability
466. Which of the following is not the part the strategic
initiatives to achieve 5Cs of Payment Banks: Vision-2018
that was released by RBI in June 2016?
a) Responsive regulation
b) Robust infrastructure
c) Effective supervision
d) Customer Enhancement
467. Name the stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) terror group
that was seized by the Iraqi army.
a) Falluja
b) Raqqa
c) Mosul
d) Misrata
468. Name the footballer who announced his retirement from
international football.
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Neymar
d) James Rodriguez
469. Name the founder of Titan Co Ltd who died in June 2016?
a) Krishnamurthy Narayanan
b) Xerxes Sapur Desai
c) Bhaskar Bhat
d) Nandan Nilekani
470. Which state Government launched Kalinga Siksha Sathi
Yojana (KSSY)?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Odisha
d) Kerala
471. Who was appointed as the CEO of National Investment
and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) in June 2016?
a) Shaktikanta Das
b) Sujoy Bose
c) Arvind Chaudhary
d) Kailash Yadav
472. Name the anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug designed for type
2 Diabetes mellitus that was released by Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
a) BGR-56
b) BGR-34
c) BGR-20
d) BGR-11
473. Name the Indian social entrepreneur who was recently
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c) Uruguay
d) Brazil
484. Which policy was approved by Union Cabinet in June
2016 to attract private sector in exploration of minerals?
a) National Policy for the Exploitation of Mineral
Resources
b) National Mineral Exploration Policy
c) Mineral Policy 2015 - Resurgent India
d) Policies on Mining and Mineral based Industries
485. Name the Naga rebel leader who died in June 2016 and
was chairman of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland
(Isak-Muivah).
a) Thuingaleng Muivah
b) P Chuba Ozukum
c) S S Khaplang
d) Isak Chishi Swu
486. Who was appointed as the head of New Health
Emergencies Programme by World Health Organisation
(WHO) in June 2016?
a) Peter Salama
b) Samantha Power
c) Sacha Llorenti
d) John Ashe
487. The Indigenously developed Varunastra that was inducted
in the Indian Navy is a
a) Heavyweight Torpedo
b) Anti-Submarine Warfare ships
c) Submarine
d) Airborne Missile
488. Zoological Survey of India's project on studying impact of
climate change on animal world in the Himalayas will not be
conducted in which state?
a) West Bengal
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Jammu and Kashmir
489. Who was sworn in as Philippines' president?
a) Jejomar Binay b) Leni Robredo
c) Bongbong Marcos
d) Rodrigo Duterte
490. Which country launched its second Shijian-16 series
satellite?
a) China
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) North Korea
491. Name the scheme of India Post under which an individual
or a corporate entity can get their photo or logo printed
inside the postage stamp.
a) Stamp Me
b) Print Stamp
c) My Stamp
d) None of the above
492. Name the state that has opened an exclusive Red
Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF).
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Karnataka
d) Chhattisgarh
493. Name the Governor of Tripura who has taken the
additional charge as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
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a) Kerala
b) Nagaland
c) Assam
d) Bihar
523. What was the theme of the 2016 International Day of
Cooperatives that was observed recently?
a) Driving Recovery through Co-operative Enterprise
b) Co-operatives and Employment Promotion
c) Peace-building through Co-operatives
d) Co-operatives: The power to act for a
sustainable future
524. Kerala government banned e-cigarette in the state. Which
of the following was the first state of India to ban these
electronic cigarettes?
a) Kerala
b) Punjab
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
525. Name the state that signed an MoU with China Fortune
Land Development (CFLD) Company to develop a new
industrial township in the state at an expense of 5 billion
dollar.
a) Punjab
b) Telangana
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Haryana
526. Who of the following became the first Indigenous woman
to be elected to the House of Representatives of Parliament
of Australia?
a) Neville Bonner
b) Aden Ridgeway
c) Linda Burney
d) Joanna Lindgren
527. Name the Indian badminton player who won the 2016
Canada Open Grand Prix Badminton Men's Singles title.
a) B Sai Praneeth
b) B Sumeeth Reddy
c) Manu Attri
d) None of the above
528. Who won the 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix Badminton
Men's Doubles title?
a) Adrian Liu and Toby Ng
b) Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy
c) Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen
d) None of the above
529. The first meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Energy
Saving and Energy Efficiency commenced recently in which
of the following cities?
a) New Delhi
b) Pune
c) Mumbai
d) Visakhapatnam
530. Which ministry is hosting the first meeting of the BRICS
Working Group on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency that
commenced recently in Visakhapatnam?
a) Union Power Ministry
b) Ministry of External Affairs
c) Ministry of Urban Development
d) Ministry of Labour and Employment
531. Who won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix that was held
recently in Spielberg, Austria?
a) Nico Rosberg
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Max Verstappen
d) Kimi Raikkonen
532. Name the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize
winner who passed away recently.
a) Klas Pontus Arnoldson
b) Christian Lange
c) Elie Wiesel
d) Jane Addams
533. Name the Indian who has been posthumously conferred
the Bharat Gaurav Award in London recently.
a) Gagan Punjabib) Manish Malik
c) Rakesh Kumar
d) Neerja Bhanot
534. What is India's rank in Logistics Performance Index 2016
released by the World Bank?
a) 54
b) 35
c) 25
d) 15
535. Which country topped the Logistics Performance Index
2016 released by the World Bank
a) The United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) Singapore
536. Which one of the following ministers was elevated to the
rank of Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra
Modi-led NDA government?
a) Kiren Rijiju
b) Ram Shankar Katheria
c) Prakash Javdekar
d) Sanwar Lal Jat
537. Which one of the following minister was not dropped from
the Council of Ministers during the recent reshuffle of the
Union Cabinet?
a) Nihalchand
b) Manuskhbhai D Vasva
c) M K Kundariya
d) Kiren Rijiju
538. The Juno spacecraft which successfully entered the
Jupiter orbit recently belonged to which space agency?
a) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
b) European Space Agency
c) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
d) China National Space Administration
539. Who was elected as the speaker of Karnataka Legislative
Assembly?
a) Kagodu Thimmappa
b) JB Jayachandra
c) KJ George
d) KB Koliwad
540. Name the Indian para-athlete who won eight medal
including three gold at the International Wheelchair and
Amputee Sports U-23 World Games in Prague, Czech
Republic.
a) Niranjan Mukundan
b) Devendra Jhajharia
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c) Rajinder Singh
d) HN Girisha
541. Name the veteran communist leader and former World
Peace Council president who passed away recently.
a) Chennamaneni Rajeswara Rao
b) AB Bardhan
c) Romesh Chandra
d) KC Mathew
542. By 2020 Indian pharmaceutical market is expected to
become the sixth largest in the world with a worth of
a) 5 billion dollar
b) 6 billion dollar
c) 7 billion dollar
d) 8 billion dollar
543. NASA recently gave its approval to New Horizons mission
to investigate a mysterious object in Kuiper Belt. Name the
mysterious object.
a) 2014 MU69
b) 2014 MU68
c) 2015 MU69
d) 2014 MV69
544. Who recently took over as the Director of ISRO Inertial
Systems Unit?
a) Madhavan Nair
b) Madhav Dhekane
c) Shailesh Nayak
d) None of the above
545. Name the Indian javeline thrower who set a new national
record at the 56th National Inter-State Senior Athletics
Championships.
a) Suman Devi
b) Sharmila Kumari
c) Annu Rani
d) None of the above
546. Name the Indian port that became first port in India to
implement logistics data tagging of containers.
a) Paradip Port
b) Mormugao Port
c) Tuticorin Port
d) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
547. Name the first actress to play the role of Lois Lane in
Superman who died recently.
a) Noel Neill
b) Claudette Colbert
c) Barbara Stanwyck
d) Jane Wyman
548. Name the footballer who recently was conferred Shan-EMohammedan.
a) Mohammed Salim
b) Prasun Banerjee
c) Subrata Paul
d) Bhaichung Bhutia
549. World's largest Charkha (spinning wheels) that was
unveiled at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International
Airport (IGI), New Delhi is made of the teak wood of which
country?
a) Burma
b) Sri Lanka
c) Nepal
d) Ukraine
550. Union Cabinet approved MoU in the field of Rural
Development and Poverty Alleviation approved with which
country?
a) Mauritius
b) Mozambique
c) Portugal
d) Tanzania
551. Name the NASA's spacecraft that recently entered
Jupiter's orbit to understand the origin and evolution of the
planet.
a) Juno
b) Cape Canaveral
c) Galileo
d) New Horizon
552. The Union Cabinet recently approved The High Courts
(Alteration of Names) Bill, 2016 to be introduced in the
Parliament. The bill will facilitate the changing of the names
of which two high courts?
a) Bombay High Court and Calcutta High Court
b) Bombay High Court and Madras High Court
c) Calcutta High Court and Madras High Court
d) Bombay High Court and Gauhati High Court
553. Name the online healthcare start-up that recently
acquired diagnostic labs aggregator Medd.
a) Health 2.0
b) eKincare
c) 1mg Technologies
d) Medibox Technologies
554. The Union Cabinet recently approved which of the
following scheme for providing short term crop loan to
farmers?
a) Dividends Subvention Scheme
b) Interest Subvention Plan
c) Interest Subvention Scheme
d) None of the above
555. Which one of the following minister was given the
Defence portfolio as Ministers of state in the Council of
Ministers during the recent reshuffle of the Union Cabinet?
a) Nihalchand
b) Manuskhbhai D Vasva
c) MK Kundariya
d) Subhash Ramrao Bhamre
556. Union Cabinet in 5 July 2016 approved redevelopment of
seven General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA)
colonies in which city of India?
a) Mumbai
b) Bangalore
c) Delhi
d) Shimla
557. Name the state that approved the proposal of levying 6%
entry tax on goods brought to local areas for consumption
after purchase under e-commerce.
a) Delhi
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Karnataka
558. Dunya Maumoon resigned as Foreign minister of which
country over government's hasty decision to implement the
death penalty?
a) Maldives'
b) China
c) Indonesia
d) Ukraine
559. India's first commercial dispute resolution centre and
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(c) Gorakhpur
(d) Namrup
620. Who of the following was appointed as the second women
Prime Minister of United Kingdom?
(a) Ruth Davidson
(b) Theresa May
(c) Andrea Leadsom
(d) Nicola Sturgeon
621. Name the historian and author of the famous book 'The
Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community' who
died recently.
(a) A.J.P Taylor
(b) Eric Hobsbawn
(c) William H McNeill
(d) Michael King
622. Recently CCEA gave its approval for disinvestment of how
much percent of paid up equity of National Buildings
Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC)?
(a) 10%
(b) 15%
(c) 12%
(d) 5%
623. Who of the following will head the high-level committee
that was constituted to review the minimum support price
(MSP) and bonus for pulses?
a) Arvind Subramanian b) Anand Desai
c) NK Singh
d) Prakash Singh
624. Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari left to which
country to lead the Indian delegation for the 11th Asia Europe Meeting?
a) Mongolia
b) Istanbul
c) France
d) Germany
625. Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) in July 2016?
a) Ashok Patnaik
b) Ravendra Pratap
c) Ashutosh Mukherjee d) Shyam Singhal
626. The Union Cabinet in July 2016 approved which scheme
to impart fresh training to 60 lakh youths and certify skills of
40 lakh persons acquired non-formally under the
Recognition of Prior Learning?
a) Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
b) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
c) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
d) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
627. Union Cabinet approved the facilities extended to persons
residing in India on long-term visa of certain countries.
Which of the following country is not part of this?
a) Bangladesh
b) Afghanistan
c) Pakistan
d) Nepal
628. Which train clocked the speed of 180km/hour to become
the fastest train in India?
a) Gatimaan Express b) Bhopal Shatabdi Express
c) Talgo train
d) Tejas Express
629. The Department of Posts and Telegraph in association
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in July 2016?
a) Justin Yifu Lin
b) Franois Bourguignon
c) Nicholas H Stern
d) Paul Romer
679. India's first e-court was opened in July 2016 at which
High Court?
a) Madras High Court b) Hyderabad High Court
c) Rajasthan High Court d) Punjab High Court
680. Who was appointed as the Vice-President-Finance for
India and South West Asia of Coca-Cola in July 2016?
a) Sarvita Sethi
b) Sanjeev Kumar
c) Venkatesh Kini
d) Manoj Prabhakar
681. Name the Indian-origin former Singapore President who
was conferred with the Outstanding Member of the South
Asian Diaspora award 2016?
a) Subadhra Devi Rai
b) S R Nathan
c) Ron Chandran-Dudley d) Gopinath Pillai
682. Which state government has planned to create 400
hectares of new water area in private land in 2016?
a) Odisha
b) Jharkhand
c) Kerala
d) Pondicherry
683. Which of the following statements about the Child Labour
(Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012 is true
that was passed by Rajya Sabha?
a) It prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all
occupation
b) It aligns the 1986 Act with Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Act, 2009
c) It defines children between age group of 13 to 17 years
as adolescents
d) Union Government can either add or omit any hazardous
occupation from the list included
684. Name the state that has decided to celebrate the
bicentenary (200 years) of the 1817 Paika revolt against the
British Empire in 2016.
a) Telangana
b) Odisha
c) Gujarat
d) Tamil Nadu
685. Name the country whose scientists said that it will
conduct the world's first Zika vaccine test on humans.
a) Canada
b) United States
c) France
d) Britain
686. Name the former Indian hockey player and part of the
team that won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, who died
recently.
a) Mohammed Shahid b) Abdul Shahid
c) Mohammed Shehzad d) Joe Antic
687. Who was recently awarded with the BBC World Service
News Komla Dumor Award for 2016?
a) Nancy Kacungira
b) Didi Akinyelure
c) Dele Olejede
d) None of the above
688. Who recently became the first Indian to win the Mr World
title?
a) Prateik Jain
b) Taher Ali
c) Rohit Khandelwal
d) Inder Bajwa
689. Who was appointed the Managing Director of 2019
Cricket World Cup?
a) Colin Graves
b) Ian Lovett
c) Peter Wright
d) Steve Elworthy
690. Who was appointed as the Digital Ambassador of Axis
Bank's new product named Multi-Currency Forex Card?
a) Purab Kohli
b) Upen Patel
c) Rannvijay Singh
d) Anushka Sharma
691. Name the country that in July 2016 formally announced
its wish to rejoin the African Union (AU) 32 years after
leaving the organisation.
a) Sudan b) Morocco c) Djibouti d) Niger
692. MPs of which country backed in Parliament the renewal
of the Trident nuclear weapons system?
a) Israel
b) United Kingdom
c) France
d) North Korea
693. Who of the following officially clinched the Republican
nomination for the US President after a state-by-state vote
at the Party Convention?
a) Ted Cruz
b) Bernie Sanders
c) Donald Trump
d) Hillary Rodham Clinton
694. Who of the following was elected as President of the
Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA)?
a) Imran Ansari
b) Farooq Abdullah
c) Abdul Wahid Tanveer d) Parvez Rasool
695. Name the state whose three cadre IAS officers were
empanelled in the rank of the Union Secretary at a time for
the first time.
a) Telangana
b) Gujarat
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Odisha
696. CCEA in July 2016 approved construction of a new dry
dock within which of the following shipyard?
a) Mazagon
b) Cochin
c) Goa
d) Hooghly
697. Name the country that in 2016 declared a three-month
state of emergency in the country.
a) Turkey b) Syria c) Iraq d) North Korea
698. India in July 2016 signed the Air Services Agreement for
the first time with which country?
a) Ghana
b) Mozambique
c) Vietnam
d) Tunisia
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