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NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| What is the name of India's first indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) which was recently inducted into Indian Air Force as a part of squadron 45 'Flying Daggers'? | Tejas |
| What is the name of Surface-to-Air ballistic missile developed in collaboration with Israel which was test fired successfully from launch pad no-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Odisha coast? | Barak-8 |
| What is the name of indigenously developed heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory of the DRDO which was recently inducted into the Indian Navy? | Varunastra |
| What is the name of initiative launched by India Post which allowed individuals and corporate entities to get their photos or logos printed on a postage stamp for Rs 12 lakh? | My Stamp |
| The 30th anniversary of Peace Day, the day of signing of the historic Mizo Peace Accord in 1986 was celebrated across Mizoram for the first time. The Peace Day is also known as? | Remna Ni |
| According to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India which state in India has the highest fiscal deficit at Rs 31,870 crore? (Fiscal deficit is the difference between the state's expenditure and income.) | Tamil Nadu |
| What is the name of 400-square kilometre island in the Brahmaputra river in Assam which became India's first island district? | Majuli |
| Which regime India formally joined as the 35th member that aims at the non-proliferation of missiles, rocket systems and unmanned air vehicles, among others? | Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) |
| Which authority has recently approved a Niti Aayog proposal of making available online the scores and rankings of candidates taking competitive examinations for central government jobs? | Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) |
| The Union Government recently changed the norms for Public Provident Fund (PPF) deposits allowing the subscribers of the scheme to prematurely close their accounts and withdraw the complete amount after ......... years. (However, the withdrawal will be allowed for expenditure towards higher education or medical treatment.) | 5 |
| Who has been appointed as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India replacing H R Khan? | NS Vishwanathan |
| Which Indian state has become the first in the country to grant minority status on its Jewish community? | Maharashtra |
| Name the indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA) which was inaugurated by the public-sector aerospace and defence major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recently? | HTT-40 |
| Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) created a new record by launching a number of satellites on-board PSLV-C34 from Sriharikota, the most in a single Indian mission, belonging to the US, Germany, Canada, Indonesia and India. How many satellites were launched in this mission? | 20 satellites |
| Name the former captain of Indian cricket team who was appointed head coach of the national team? | Anil Kumble |
| Which substance was banned as a food additive by the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) following reports that it could cause cancer? | Potassium Bromate |
| Name the female athlete from Odisha who broke the women's 100m National record twice in a day in women's 100m event and qualified for the Rio Olympics at the XXVI International Meeting in Kazakhstan? | Dutee Chand |
| Paving the way for the largest-ever spectrum auction in the country, the Union Cabinet approved the sale of all available spectrum. In the auction about 2000 MHz of airwaves will be put up for sale which is likely to be conducted in September 2016. Going by the reserve/base price what is the value of the spectrum sale? | Rs 5.5 lakh crore |
| Name the personality credited with pioneering quizzing in the country who died recently in Kolkata at the age of 82? (He had conducted the first well-organized, formal quiz in 1967 at Christ the King Church Parish Hall in Kolkata. He was also a former chairman of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE) and the Inter State Board of Anglo-Indian Education.) | Neil O'Brien |
| Name the female Indian badminton player who has won the Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament defeating China's Sun Yu in the final? | Saina Nehwal |
| Name the Indian shooter and Olympic gold medallist who has been chosen to be the flag bearer of Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics 2016? | Abhinav Bindra |
| Name the Indian cricketer who has become the first Indian to score a century (100 not out) on debut in an One Day International against Zimbabwe? | KL Rahul |
| Name the former cricketer and former BJP MP who has been named the chairman of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)? | Chetan Chauhan |
| India recorded its highest-ever tea production at ....... million kg during 2015-16. | 1,233 |
| The first ever batch of female pilots was inducted into an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter squadron by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. The names of these three pilots are? | Avani Chaturvedi (Madhya Pradesh), Bhawana Kanth (Bihar) and Mohana Singh (Gujarat) |
| Men's hockey team of which country defeated India 3-1 on penalties in the final of the Champions Trophy? (India had to settled for its maiden silver medal in the Champions Trophy.) | Australia |
| Name the congress councillor who was sworn-in as the first mayor of Imphal? | Soram Sunil |
| Name the Indian Navy officer who has become the first Indian to win an international racketlon tournament? (He was named 'King of Rackets' at the recently concluded Nordic Racket Games in Denmark.) | Ashutosh Pednekar |
| Name the programme launched by the HRD Ministry which will allow volunteers to conduct sessions for co-scholastic activities like reading, creating writing and public speaking for classes I to VIII in government schools? | Vidyanjali |
| Name the founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises who has been elected chairman of the International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) taking over from Terry McGraw, Chairman Emeritus of S&P Global? | Sunil Bharti Mittal |
| Name the senior IAS officer who has been appointed as Director General of Doordarshan? | Supriya Sahu |
| The Union Cabinet on 15 June 2016 approved the merger of State Bank of India with it's five associate banks. These five associate banks are? | State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Mysore and State Bank of Hyderabad as well as Bharatiya Mahila Bank |
| Name the business tycoon who has been declared a proclaimed offender in a money laundering case by a special court in Mumbai following a petition by the Enforcement Directorate or ED? | Vijay Mallya |
| Who has been presented with National Order of the Republic of Ivory Coast, the highest civilian award of the West African country? | President Pranab Mukherjee |
| Name the Indian bodybuilder and the first person from independent India to win the Mr Universe title who recently passed away at the age of 102 at his Kolkata residence? | Manohar Aich |
| Name the chief minister of Bihar who recently launched the Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Act, empowering the public to get their grievances redressed within a specified time frame? | Nitish Kumar |
| Which Indian city became the first to have an official city animal after the Gangetic River Dolphin was declared the city's mascot? | Guwahati |
| Which cricket stadium will host India's 1st day-night Test Match against New Zealand later this year? | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
| High Court of which state ruled that no service tax can be levied on the purchase of flats in an under-construction building in a housing project? | Delhi High Court |
| Who was named as the ambassador for Swachh Saathi (student internship) programme? | Dia Mirza |
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Women's team of which country has claimed a record seventh Champions Trophy hockey title with a 2-1 win over reigning World and Olympic champions, the Netherlands, in the final held on 27th June 2016? | Argentina |
| What is the name of CEO of Google who was among the four Indian-American who have been awarded the 'Great Immigrants: The Pride of America' award in the United States? | Sundar Pichai |
| What is the name of upcoming Android version 'Android N' which was recently announced by Google and is again based on dessert-themed names for the operating system? (This was the first time the company crowd-sourced the name of the mobile operating system.) | Nougat |
| What is the name of undersea internet cable (length - 9000 km) funded by Google which went live recently and connects United States and Japan? (The cable's capacity of 60 Tbps is reportedly 10 million times faster than a cable modem.) | Faster |
| Which game was included in 2016 Rio Olympic games after 112 years? (This game was discontinued in Olympics after being played in 1900 and 1904.) | Golf |
| What is the name of captain of Argentinian football team who recently announced his retirement from international football following Argentina's loss to Chile in Copa America final? | Lionel Messi |
| Which country won the Copa America Centenario after defeating Argentina 4-2 in penalties in the final? | Chile |
| People of which country has voted to leave the European Union (EU) after a historic referendum to take greater control of its economy and its borders? | Britain |
| Name the UK Prime Minister who announced resignation after Brexit vote that favoured leaving the European Union (EU)? | David Cameron |
| International Olympic Day was recently celebrated on? | 23 June 2016 |
| World Hydrography Day 2016 with the theme - Hydrography - the key to well-managed seas and waterways, was observed across the world on? | 21 June 2016 |
| Name the Chinese supercomputer built at a cost of around $270 million which has topped the list of the world's fastest computers? (It is almost three times faster than the previous record holder Tianhe-2.) | Sunway TaihuLight |
| International Day of Yoga 2016 was observed across the world on? | 21 June 2016 |
| Name the Canadian author who has been awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter Award? (The award was established in 2009 in the memory of the Nobel-winning playwright Harold Pinter.) | Margaret Atwood |
| World Day Against Child Labour was observed across the world on? | 12 June 2016 |
| Which country became world's first country to ban deforestation? | Norway |
| Name the Fijian diplomat who has been elected as President of 71st session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)? | Peter Thomson |
| World Blood Donors Day 2016 was observed with theme "Blood connects us all" on? | 14 June 2016 |
| Name the sofware giant which will buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 billion in its biggest-ever deal? | Microsoft Corp |
| Name the Australian rodent found only on a tiny island on the Great Barrier Reef which has been named the 1st mammal to go extinct due to human-caused climate change? | Bramble Cay melomys |
| Name the official slogan revealed by the Rio 2016 organising committee on 14 June 2016 for the first Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in South America? | A New World |
| Name the Hollywood actor who has been appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador? | Anne Hathaway |
| World Environment Day 2016 with the theme "Go Wild for Life" was celebrated across the world on? | June 5 |
| Name the world number one who won the French Open 2016 title defeating Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the final? | Novak Djokovic |
| Which tennis player became the first since 1969 to be the defending champion of all four Grand Slams - French Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open and US Open - at a single time? | Novak Djokovic |
| Name the retail giant which topped the Fortune 500 list for the fourth consecutive year? | Walmart |
| Who topped Forbes' list of world's highest paid female athlete surpassing Russia's Maria Sharapova? | Serena Williams |
| Name the Russian tennis player who was banned for two years over doping by the International Tennis Federation? | Maria Sharapova |
| Who became the first footballer ever to top Forbes' list of highest-earning athletes of the year? | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has announced the names proposed for the new elements, whose discovery helped complete the seventh row of the Periodic Table in December last year. The names proposed for the elements with atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 were? | Nihonium (Nh), Moscovium (Mc), Tennessine (Ts) and Oganesson (Og) |
| French Open 2016 Highlights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Winner | Runner-up |
| Men's Singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Andy Murray (Britain) |
| Women's Singles | Garbine Muguruza (Spain) | Serena Williams (USA) |
| Men's Doubles | Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez (Spain) | Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (USA) |
| Women's Doubles | Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic (France) | Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (Russia) |
| Mixed Doubles | Martina Hingis (Switzerland) and Leander Paes (India) | Sania Mirza (India) and Ivan Dodig (Croatia) |
| 17th IIFA Awards 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Best Film | Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastaani) |
| Best Actor | Ranvir Singh (Bajirao Mastaani) |
| Best Actress | Deepika Padukone (Piku) |
