Current Affairs June 2016 (Part - I)

1. Who among the following sportspersons died recently due to Parkinsons disease?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Joe Luis
Muhammad Ali
Jack Dimpsey
Leon Spins

ANS: B
2. Parkinsons disease
A.
B.
C.
D.

affects the nervous system

affects heart vessels blood cleaning power
affects visual power
is a type of cancer

ANS: A
3. Who has recently won the French Open womens singles title?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Garbine Muruguza
Serena Williams
Petra Kvitova
Justine Henin Hardenne

ANS: A
4. Which team has won the IPL 2016 championship?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Sunrisers Hyderabad
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Gujarat Lions

ANS: B
5. Who among the following has been appointed new Finance Secretary?
A.
B.
C.
D.

AK Mittal
HR Khan
Ashok Lavasa
Ajit Doval

ANS: C
6. In which country were 40 frozen cubs recently found in a Buddhist monastery?
A. Singapore
B. Sri Lanka

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C. Myanmar
D. Thailand
ANS: D
7. What is the name of the Exoplanet that has been found recently in our solar system?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Planet 2
Planet 9
Planet 6
Planet 7

ANS: B
8. Which Israeli company has recently launched the costliest smart phone at a price of Rs 9.5
lakh?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Sirin Labs
Kara Labs
Bellair Labs
Durin Labs

ANS: A
9. Which international football player recently appeared in court in connection with a tax evasion
case?
A.
B.
C.
D.

David Beckham
Lionel Messi
Wayne Rooney
Xavi

ANS: B
10. Acc. to a report by New World Wealth, what is Indias rank on the list of wealthiest countries
in the world?
A.
B.
C.
D.

5th
7th
3rd
4th

ANS: B
11. In which of the following countries has the opposition formed a shadow government?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Mauritius
Nepal
Maldives
Bangladesh

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ANS: C
12. Who has recently assumed charge as the Chief of Indian Navy?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Admiral Vikram Swaroop

Admiral Sunil Lanba
Admiral Sandeep Jaiswal
Admiral Ram Naik

ANS: B
13. When is the World No Tobacco Day observed?
A.
B.
C.
D.

May 26
May 31
June 5
June 12

ANS: B
14. Who has been recently appointed President of Philippines?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Laura Chinchilla
Rodrigo Duterte
Benigno Suarez
Raul Castro

ANS: B
15. Who is the head of the search panel constituted for appointing Deputy Governor of RBI?
A.
B.
C.
D.

P K Sinha
Arun Jaitely
Raghuram Rajan
Ajit Dowal

ANS: A
16. Name the state government which has proposed to put in place a Journalist Welfare Fund.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Karnataka
Assam
Nagaland
Jammu & Kashmir

ANS: D
17. Name the E-commerce firm that has launched a No Cost EMI or Zero Interest on EMI for
purchase of electronic goods.
A. Alibaba

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B. Flipkart
C. Snapdeal
D. Amazon
ANS: B
18. Who has become the first Indian player to play football in the top-division of a European
League?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Subrata Pal
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Robin Fernandez
Sunil Mathai

ANS: B
19. Which Sri Lankan cricketer has been reported for a suspect bowling action?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Lasith Malinga
Dilshan Tilakratne
Shaminda Eranga
Sachitra Senanyeke

ANS: C
20. Who has been recently appointed member of the UPSC?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Kiran Bedi
BS Bassi
Ajit Doval
Deepak Gupta

ANS: B
21. When is the World Milk Day observed?
A.
B.
C.
D.

June 1
June 4
June 6
June 17

ANS: A
22. Where has the worlds longest & deepest tunnel been officially inaugurated recently?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Bhutan
Switzerland
China
UK

ANS: B

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