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Question Bank Current Affairs - June 2016
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Question 1Single Answer
This year (2016) the duration of the parade of the 67th Republic Day of India has been curtailed from more than two hours to
 
  1. A
    45 minutes                                  
     
  2. B
    90 minutes
     
  3. C
    60 minutes                                 
     
  4. D
    30 minutes
     
  5. E
    50 minutes
Question 2Single Answer
The highest civilian honour, the Order of Australia was presented to a …………dentist Sanjeev Koshy settled in Melbourne for his service to  dentistry in Victoria, Austraila.
  1. A
    Kerala
     
  2. B
    Maharashtra
     
  3. C
    Gujarat
     
  4. D
    Odessa
     
  5. E
    Tamil Nadu
Question 3Single Answer
The 3rd Yash Chopra Memorial Award was presented to veteran Bollywood actress 
  1. A
    Priyanka Chopra
     
  2. B
    Meenakshi Seshadri
     
  3. C
    Rekha
     
  4. D
    Ranveena Tandon
     
  5. E
    Sridevi
Question 4Single Answer
ICCW initiated the National Bravery Awards to given recognition to the children who have shown remarkable act of bravery and meritorious service. What is the fully form of ICCW ?
  1. A
    Indian Council for Child Welfare
     
  2. B
    Indian Corporate for Child Welfare
     
  3. C
    International Council for Child Welfare
  4. D
    Indian Council for Child Weather
     
  5. E
    International Corporate for Child Welfare
Question 5Single Answer
Which of the following States will host the 2019 National Games of India ?
                                                       
  1. A
    Gujarat        
         
  2. B
    Maharashtra
     
  3. C
    Andhra Pradesh
     
  4. D
    Himachal Pradesh
     
  5. E
    Bihar  
Question 6Single Answer
Who of the following has been chosen for the 2015 CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award ?
 
  1. A
    Kapil Dev
     
  2. B
    Dilip Vengsarkar
     
  3. C
    Syed Kirmani
     
  4. D
    Sunil Gavaskar
     
  5. E
    Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Question 7Single Answer
Which of the following countries announced to adopt Chinese Yuan as its legal currency ?
 
  1. A
    Greece
     
  2. B
    Egypt
     
  3. C
    Zimbabawe
     
  4. D
    Namibia
     
  5. E
    Botswana
Question 8Single Answer
President Pranab Mukjerjee has inaugurated the 98th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association in
 
  1. A
    Hyderabad
     
  2. B
    New Delhi
     
  3. C
    Madurai
     
  4. D
    Mumbai
  5. E
    Patna
Question 9Single Answer
Noted Gujarati writer ………….has been selected for the 51st Jnanpith award for his contribution to Indian literature.
 
  1. A
    Vishnu Roy
     
  2. B
    Vijay Kumar Roy
     
  3. C
    Intzaar Aalam
     
  4. D
    Raghuveer Chaudhary
     
  5. E
    Shayam Narayan Pandey
Question 10Single Answer
The National Biotechnology Development Strategy ………………..has been unveiled by the Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi .
 
  1. A
    2015 -2020   
     
  2. B
    2014 – 2019
     
  3. C
    2015- 2025
     
  4. D
    2016- 2021
     
  5. E
    2016-2022
Question 11Single Answer
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of …………….., former Chief Economist , UNDP, as Director General , National Center for Good Governance under the Department of Personnel and Training.
 
  1. A
    Lakhan Sharma
     
  2. B
    Dr. Gyanedra D. Bandgiyan
     
  3. C
    Ashutosh Pathak
     
  4. D
    Sunil Mehra
     
  5. E
    Satbir Singh Kumar
Question 12Single Answer
Chief  Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalitha has launched the scheme …………..which is aimed at providing quality seeds .
 
  1. A
    Amma Seeds
     
  2. B
    Seeds Guide
  3. C
    Organic Seeds
     
  4. D
    TN Seeds
     
  5. E
    Indian Seeds
Question 13Single Answer
Renowned South Indian classical vocalists Sanjay Subrahamanyam has been awarded with presti-gious Sangita Kalanidhi award
            
  1. A
    2014
        
  2. B
    2015
     
  3. C
    2016
     
  4. D
    2000
     
  5. E
    2013
Question 14Single Answer
Bank of India’s Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Rupay ATM Cum Debit card will provide how much insurance cover to students. ?
           
  1. A
    6 months
     
  2. B
    1 year
      
  3. C
    2 year
     
  4. D
    3 year
     
  5. E
    4 year
Question 15Single Answer
From which ship the Long Range Surface –to – Air or Barak – 8 missile was successfully test- fried on December 30, 2015 ?
                             
  1. A
    INS-Ganaga
     
  2. B
    INS- Gomati
     
  3. C
    INS- Godavari
     
  4. D
    INS- Kolkata
     
  5. E
    INS- Arihant  
Question 16Single Answer
…………….has won its first Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy by defeating Delhi in the finals by 139 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore.
  1. A
    Delhi
     
  2. B
    Bihar
     
  3. C
    Jharkhand
     
  4. D
    Gujarat
     
  5. E
    Tamil- Nadu
Question 17Single Answer
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released …………..report on medium-term path on financial inclusion.
 
  1. A
    Kishor P. Kharat Committee
     
  2. B
    Neha Gupta Committee
     
  3. C
    Deepak Mohanty Committee
     
  4. D
    YK Gupta Committee
     
  5. E
    Arun Pasricha Committee
Question 18Single Answer
Where did Indian Railways inaugurated India’s first high speed public Wi-Fi service on January 22,2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Chennai Central station
     
  2. B
    New Delhi Central Station
     
  3. C
    Bangalore Central Station
     
  4. D
    Mumbai Central Station
     
  5. E
    Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Mumbai)
Question 19Single Answer
Which of the following is the first bank to tie-up with Indian railways to sell rail tickets through its website ?
 
  1. A
    Union Bank of India
     
  2. B
    State Bank Of India
     
  3. C
    ICICI Bank
     
  4. D
    Axis Bank
  5. E
    Punjab National Bank
Question 20Single Answer
Which of the following States became the first State in the country to accept electronic motor insurance policies ?
  1. A
    Tamil Nadu
     
  2. B
    West Bengal
     
  3. C
    Jharkhand
     
  4. D
    Gujarat
     
  5. E
    Telangana
Question 21Single Answer
Which of the following organizations has launched Jeevan Labh scheme ?
                 
  1. A
    National Insurance Company Limited
     
  2. B
    State Bank Of India
       
  3. C
    Life Insurance Corporation of India
     
  4. D
    New India Insurance  Limited
     
  5. E
    ICICI Bank 
Question 22Single Answer
Which of the following States became the first State in the country to sign MoU for UDAY scheme?
 
  1. A
    Rajasthan
     
  2. B
    Bihar
     
  3. C
    Gujarat
     
  4. D
    Uttar Pradesh
     
  5. E
    Jharkhand
Question 23Single Answer
The Indian Army has successfully completed user- assisted trials of Pinaka II, a MBRk system ,at Pokhran field firing range in Rajasthan, India. What is MBRL ?
 
  1. A
    Minute- Barrel Rocket Launcher
     
  2. B
    Multi – Barrel Rocket Land
     
  3. C
    Multi- Blind Rocket Launcher
     
  4. D
    Multi – Barrel Rocket Launcher
     
  5. E
    Macro – Barrel Rocket Launcher
Question 24Single Answer
What is the name of the scheme launched by Union government on January 25, 2015 to enable online booking of LPG cyinders ?
  1. A
    Sulav
     
  2. B
    Sahaj
     
  3. C
    Saral
     
  4. D
    Upbhokta Unmoolan
     
  5. E
    Aasaan
Question 25Single Answer
Which of the following committees has submitted report to Supreme Court for reforms in BCCI ?
 
  1. A
    HL Dattu Committee
     
  2. B
    Rm Lodha Committee
     
  3. C
    Deepak Mohanty Committee
     
  4. D
    P. Sathasivam Committee
     
  5. E
    Chandra Committee
Question 26Single Answer
Kalpana Ranjani , who has been recently passed away was related to which of the following fields ?
 
  1. A
    Author
     
  2. B
    Sportsperson
     
  3. C
    Director
     
  4. D
    Actress
     
  5. E
    Politician  
Question 27Single Answer
In which of the following States minimum educational qualification is required for candidates contesting local panchayat polls ?
 
  1. A
    Bihar and Haryana
     
  2. B
    Karnataka and Haryana
     
  3. C
    Rajasthan and Haryana
     
  4. D
    Rajasthan and Bihar
     
  5. E
    Bihar and Gujarat
Question 28Single Answer
The Nation’s highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka Chakra 2016 has been bestowed posthumously on which of the following  ?
  1. A
    Sankalp Kumar
     
  2. B
    Ram Kumar
     
  3. C
    Lance Naik Mohan
     
  4. D
    Mukund Varadarajan
     
  5. E
    Naik Neeraj Kumar
Question 29Single Answer
Which of the following cricket teams has won the Blind T20 Asia Cup 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Bangladesh
         
  2. B
    Sri Lanka
     
  3. C
    Nepal
     
  4. D
    India
     
  5. E
    Pakistan 
Question 30Single Answer
In Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS), what is the time period for medium term bank deposits ?
  
  1. A
    3-5 years
      
  2. B
    4-7 years
     
  3. C
    5-8 years
     
  4. D
    5-7 years
     
  5. E
    4-6 years 
Question 31Single Answer
Who of the following won the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton 2016 title ?
 
  1. A
    Chen Long
     
  2. B
    Kirsty Gilmour
     
  3. C
    PV Sindhu
     
  4. D
    Carolina Marin
     
  5. E
    None of these
Question 32Single Answer
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was the founder of which of the following political parties in Jammu & Kashmir ?
 
  1. A
    Jammu and Kashmir People’s Dynamic party
  2. B
    Jammu and Kashmir New Panthers Party
     
  3. C
    Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party
     
  4. D
    Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP)
     
  5. E
    Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC)
Question 33Single Answer
The E- enabled Track Management System and Track Inventory Management System has been launched in
 
  1. A
    North – East – Frontier Railway
     
  2. B
    Northern Railways
     
  3. C
    Southern Railways
     
  4. D
    North – Eastern Railways
     
  5. E
    Central Railways
Question 34Single Answer
Who has been conferred with the 2016 Global and Asia – Pacific Central Bank Governor of the year ?
 
  1. A
    Haruhiko Kuroda
     
  2. B
    Mark Carney
     
  3. C
    Raghuram Rajan
     
  4. D
    Janet Yellen
     
  5. E
    None of these
Question 35Single Answer
Noted environmentalist Ravi Chellam took charge as the Executive Director of ………….India, a Non- Government Organisation (NGO)
                               
  1. A
    PAN
     
  2. B
    Greenpeace
     
  3. C
    Oxygen
     
  4. D
    Green silver
     
  5. E
    Sustainable  
Question 36Single Answer
TranSev , a leading digital payments company, has launched India’s first social mobile wallet 
  1. A
    Udo
  2. B
    Udey
     
  3. C
    Udio
     
  4. D
    Diou
     
  5. E
    Undo
Question 37Single Answer
The State Bank of India (SBVI) has announced launch of SBI E- Smart SME of  offer easy working capital to online
 
  1. A
    e-commerce players
     
  2. B
    P2P
     
  3. C
    Shopping
     
  4. D
    Banking
     
  5. E
    SAP programming
Question 38Single Answer
A freshly- trained contingent of 500 women, personnel will become the first ‘mahila’ squad to be deployed in high- altitude posts along the India- China border. The squad was commissioned into
           
  1. A
    ITBP
       
  2. B
    IBPT
     
  3. C
    TBPI
     
  4. D
    IPBT
     
  5. E
    PBIT
Question 39Single Answer
Who is the author of the book titled “The Z Factor : My Journey as the Wrong Man at the Right Time” ?
 
  1. A
    Rajesh Verma           
     
  2. B
    Mahendra Verma
  3. C
    Vijay Joshi
     
  4. D
    Subhash Chandra
     
  5. E
    Narayan Pandit
Question 40Single Answer
Choose the correct statements :
1. President of France Francois Hollande was the chief  Guest at 67 th Republic Day parade.
2. This was the fifth time that a French leader was a Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day celebration- the maximum number from any country so far.
3. Earlier leaders from France country has presided in 1976, 1980 ,1998 and 2008.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
 
  1. A
    1 and 2
     
  2. B
    2 and 3
     
  3. C
    1 and 3
     
  4. D
    All of these
     
  5. E
    None of these
Question 41Single Answer
Choose the correct statements :
 
  1. A
    National Food Security Act 2013 government provide subsidized food grains to people.
     
  2. B
    It forecasts sufficient quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life of dignity under Article -21
     
  3. C
    Mid Day Meal (MDM) Scheme comes under National food Security Act 2013
     
  4. D
    All of the above
     
  5. E
    None of these
Question 42Single Answer
Consider the following statements regarding Yash Chopra Memorial award :
1. The 3rd Yash Chopra Memorial award was presented to Rekha in recognition of her talent and contribution to the talent and contribution to the film industry.
2.The award has been instituted by the TSR Foundation of T. Subbarami Reddy in the memory of the producer-director , who died in 2012.
3. Previous recipients include melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
Which of the above statements are correct  ?
  1. A
    1 and 2
     
  2. B
    2 and 3
     
  3. C
    1 and 3
     
  4. D
    All of these
     
  5. E
    None of these
Question 43Single Answer
Which of the following pairs of FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2015 is /are correctly matched ?
1. Rising Star of                                   -              Lily Owsley (Great Britain )
2. Goalkeeper of the Year (Men)              -              David (India)
3.Rising Star of the Year (Men)                              Chrisopher Ruhr (Germany)
4. Goalkeeper of the Year (Women)      -              Joyce Sombroek (The Netherlands)
  1. A
    Code
    1 , 2 and 3
     
  2. B
    2,3 and 4
     
  3. C
    1 , 2 and 4
     
  4. D
    All of these
     
  5. E
    1 , 3 and 4    
Question 44Single Answer
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Gold Monetisation Scheme ?
  1. A
    The monetization scheme encourages individuals, households and temples to deposit gold jewellery or bars with banks or collection agents.
     
  2. B
    The gold deposited would be later refined for domestic purpose and would help cut dependence on imports.
     
  3. C
    The government has already mobilized 900 kg of gold in over two-and-a-half months time through the scheme .
  4. D
    Any medium term deposit will be allowed to be withdrawn after 3 years and any long term deposit after 5 years.
     
  5. E
    All of the above
Question 45Single Answer
President Pranab Mukherjee has announced the names of recipients of year 2016 Padma awards on January 25, 2016 .This year’s list comprises
1. 10 Padma Vibhushan Awardees
2. 19 Padma Bhushan Awardees
3. 95 Padma Shri Awardees
Which of the above statements are correct ?
  1. A
    1 and 2
     
  2. B
    2 and 3
     
  3. C
    1 and 3
     
  4. D
    All of these
     
  5. E
    None of these
Question 46Single Answer
Which of the following statements is /are the objective of SEEMA DARSHAN ?
 
  1. A
    To provide the students the experience of the current security environment in the border areas.
     
  2. B
    To encourage patriotism and nationalism among the students.
     
  3. C
    To provide an opportunity for the children to experience the border environment
     
  4. D
    Both (a) and (b)
      
  5. E
    All of these
Question 47Single Answer
Choose the correct options among the following statements regarding the Gold Monetisation Scheme (SMS) :
1. The Reserve Bank of India has simplified the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS)for bulk deoistitors.
2.  The Gold deposits made by depositor as a short-term (1-3) would accrue interest in gold units.
3. As per the GMS , third guarantor and refiners has to sing an agreement for scheme.
  1. A
    Code
    1 and 2
     
  2. B
    2 and 3
     
  3. C
    1 and 3
     
  4. D
    All the above
     
  5. E
    None of these
Question 48Single Answer
Choose the correct options among the following statements :
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated National Conference of Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes entrepreneurs in the national capital.
2. The conference was organized by the Dalit India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI).
3. The event was orgainsed on the occasion of 125 th birth anniversary of father Indian Constitution Dr. BR Ambedkar.
  1. A
    Code
    1 and 2
     
  2. B
    2 and 3
     
  3. C
    1 and 3
     
  4. D
    All of these
     
  5. E
    None of these
Question 49Single Answer
Choose the correct options among the following statements regarding Anganwadi :
1. AP hiked the wages of Anganwadi workers.
2. The wages of the Anganwadi workers will be increased from Rs. 4200 to Rs. 7000 and the wages of  Anganwadi helpers will be hiked to Rs. 4500.
3. The Anganwadi was started by the Indian government in  1975.
  1. A
    1 and 2
     
  2. B
    2 and 3
     
  3. C
    1 and 3
     
  4. D
    All of these
     
  5. E
    None of these
Question 50Single Answer
Choose the correct options regarding Shankar Ghosh :
  1. A
    Legendary Tabla player Shankar Ghosh died in Kolkata
            
  2. B
    He recipient of the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1999-2000
              
  3. C
    Ghosh had taken forward the concept of table ensembles- large number of table players showcasting their talent together.
      
  4. D
    He also received the ITC Sangeet Research Academy award and the Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan award.
     
  5. E
    All of the above    
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