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INTERNATIONAL

1) According to UNEP report Actions on ir Quality, how many countries have increased the percentage of households that have access to cleaner burning fuels to more than 85 percent?
Ans:- 97

2) With which country did China signed an agreement to build its first nuclear reactor?
Ans:- Sudan

3) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on 24 May 2016 released which report?
Ans:- Actions on Air Quality

4) Who will be the new Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau?
Ans:- Baciro Dja

5) “Shangri-La Dialogue”, the Asia’s largest annual security forum has been opened in which country, recently?
Ans:- Singapore

6) Which country’s defence minister has announced US would not consider any Chinese establishment of an air defence zone over the South China sea?
Ans:- Taiwan

INDIA & WORLD

1) As per the World Health Statistics 2016, the life expectancy for children born in India in 2015 was –?
Ans:- 68.3 years

2) The Union Cabinet recently gave ex-post facto approval to MoU signed between India and Maldives in the field of –?
Ans:- Tourism

3) India has recently signed loan agreement with which International financial institution for Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization project?
Ans:- World Bank (WB)

4) India has recently signed MoU with which country to boost horticulture research?
Ans:- Australia

5) According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) ,What is the rank of India in the world in renewable energy (RE) job creation?
Ans:- 5th

6) QS Higher Education System Strength Rankings 2016 has ranked India at which position?
Ans:- 24th

7) In July 2016,US-India Homeland Security Dialogue will be held in which city?
Ans:- Washington

8) What is the India’s rank in the IMD’s world com-petitiveness rankings 2016?
Ans:- 41st

9) With which country India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the field of wildlife conservation and combating wildlife trafficking?
Ans:- US

NATIONAL

1) Union HRD Ministry to launch which programme for student tracking system?
Ans:- ASMITA

2) As per the UGC Regulations 2016, research exis-tence of how many years is needed for an institution to get recognition as a deemed university?
Ans:- 3 years

3) The Red Line campaign that was in news related to –?
Ans:- Misuse of antibiotics

4) Bharatvani portal launched by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development provides for –?
Ans:- Online repository of dictionaries

5) The findings of India’s first ever Passenger Satisfaction Survey were recently released. The survey was conducted at –?
Ans:- Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

6) Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Modi has provided ex-post facto approval for amendments to which act?
Ans:- Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950

7) Recently the University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved new set of regulatory norms for which university?
Ans:- Deemed University

STATES

1) Which State separated the Plus II colleges from the Plus III colleges and made it a part of school education?
Ans:- Odisha

2) National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned use of light and heavy diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, in six major cities of which state?
Ans:- Kerala

3) Which state government has recently banned disposable foam food containers?
Ans:- Sikkim

4) Telangana government has signed an MoU with which US based healthcare tech firm?
Ans:- Eclat Health Solutions

5) Which state government of India has entered into the Limca book of records for its household survey?
Ans:- Telangana

6) The Union Government approved establishment of a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) in which state?
Ans:- Odisha

7) Which state has been ranked first in overall performance for implementation of MGNREGA?
Ans:- Tripura

CONFERENCES

1) The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) has been held at which country?
Ans:- Turkey

2) A rare Persian manuscript was released on the occasion of a conference on May 23 by GoI- what is it called?
Ans:- Kalileh-wa-Dimneh

3) The 42nd G7 summit in 2016 was held in which country?
Ans:- Japan

4) This city hosted the 1st World Conference on Tourism for Development?
Ans:- Beijing

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Which Indian Non-profit organization has been awarded with the “The Intercultural Innovation Award (IIA) 2016”?
Ans:- Routes 2 Roots

2) Who was awarded the Othmer Gold Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership 2016?
Ans:- Mukesh Ambani

3) Who has won the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize becoming the first female winner to do so?
Ans:- Frances Arnold

4) Which Indian personality has won the 2016 Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award?
Ans:- Sunil Bharti Mittal

5) Name the Indian woman author who won the ‘Scholastic Asian Book Award’ for 32000-word manuscript “Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus”?
Ans:- Aditi Krishnakumar

6) Name the Indian-American scientist who received the prestigious Springer Theses award for his research in which he developed transgenic mice to study a critical tumor-suppressor called A20.
Ans:- Arnab De

7) Who has been awarded with Nari Jagran Samman – 2016?
Ans:- Heeraben

8) Malti Gyan Peeth Puraskar presented for which field?
Ans:- Education

SPORTS & GAMES

1) 2016 UEFA Europa League final held in which country?
Ans:- Switzerland

2) Which country is currently hosting the 21st BXM Cycling World Championship?
Ans:- Colombia

3) Who has won the gold medal in men’s club throw (F-51) at the 2016 French Open Athletics Champion-ship?
Ans:- Amit Kumar Saroha

4) Name the discus thrower from India who recently qualified for the Rio Olympics 2016?
Ans:- Seema Punia

5) The 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships will be held in which country?
Ans:- Vietnam

6) Who has won the 2016 UEFA Champions League for the record 11th time?
Ans:- Real Madrid

7) Who has won the Most Valuable Player in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016?
Ans:- Virat Kohli

8) Who become the first Indian to play top-tier European football league match (Tippeligaen) 2016?
Ans:- Gurpreet Singh

9) Who become the youngest Cricketer to score 10000 test runs recently?
Ans:- Alastair Cook

10) Who won the French open 2016 in Men’s Single category?
Ans:- Novak Djokovic

ECONOMY

1) Which Indian company has recently signed MoU with Iran government to set up smelter plant in Chabahar?
Ans:- National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)

2) Which digital storytelling platform for women has Anand Mahindra invested in?
Ans:- She The People

3) Which multilateral agency launched the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility?
Ans:- World Bank

4) India has emerged as the fifth largest producer of what type of waste?
Ans:- E-waste

5) Google has won the Java copyright case against which company?
Ans:- Oracle

6) According to the Fitch statement how many percentage will slowly accelerate India’s economic growth rate in March 2019?
Ans:- 8%

7) Indian economy will grow by what percent according to FICCI’s Economic Outlook Survey?
Ans:- 7.7%

8) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which Oil company?
Ans:- SOCAR

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) Which of the following is the India’s first reusable space shuttle, which has been successfully launched from Sriharikota?
Ans:- RLV-TD

2) Which cancer-causing chemical was found in bread samples tested in Delhi by Centre for Science and Environment?
Ans:- Potassium Bromate

3) Researchers have confirmed the faintest early universe galaxy to indicate when the cosmic dark ages ended through a process called –?
Ans:- Cosmic reionisation

4) In a medical breakthrough, scientists have discovered a new form of light which is based on measurable characteristics of beam of light is known as?
Ans:- Angular momentum

5) Which joint initiative has been launched by TISS and PHF?
Ans:- Centre for Environment Research

6) UN Environment report has indicated how many Indians will be at risk from rising sea levels by 2050?
Ans:- 40 million

7) Which space agencies has signed an MoU with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for cooperation in the exploration and user of outer space for peaceful purposes?
Ans:- UAE Space Agency

8) What is the range of advanced version of BrahMos missile, which was recently successfully tested by Indian Air Force(IAF)?
Ans:- 290 km

9) Scientists have synthesised a new drug for treating melanoma . What is it called?
Ans:- HA15

10) Which lunar probe will be send to the moon to return with samples in the second half of 2017, by China?
Ans:- Chang’e 5

PERSONS IN NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who has been appointed as the Principal Adviser for social sector in Niti Aayog?
Ans:- Ratan P Watal

2) Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Puducherry?
Ans:- Kiran Bedi

3) Which scientist has been appointed as NPCIL CMD?
Ans:- S K Sharma

4) CSIR has appointed whom as the director for CCMB?
Ans:- Rakesh Kumar Mishra

5) United Nations appoints Mary Robinson of Ireland and Macharia Kamau of Kenya as his Special Envoys on —?
Ans:- El Nino and Climate

6) Who has been appointed as the new general secretary of CONCACAF?
Ans:- Phillippe Moggio

B) RESIGNS

1) Snapdeal’s chief product officer quit the company. Who is he?
Ans:- Anand Chandrasekaran

2) Who has resigned from his post as head of the acting department in the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?
Ans:- Tom Alter

3) Which Maharashtra Minister resigned on 4 June 2016?
Ans:- Eknath Khadse

C) DEATHS

1) Which famous Bangladeshi journalist passed away on 24 May 2016?
Ans:- Begum Nurjahan

2) Name the oldest Olympic champion of Hungarian Waterpolo team who died recently?
Ans:- Sandor Tarics

3) Name the noted Marathi literary critic who died on 27 May 2016?
Ans:- RG Jadhav

D) VISITORS

1) Hamid Ansari, the vice president of India recently visited Tunisia. What is the capital of Tunisia?
Ans:- Tunis

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Twitter is making changes in context of the number of characters in the social media. What’s the current limit?
Ans:- 140 characters

2) Who created a new record by climbing the Mount Everest for seventh time?
Ans:- Lhakpa Sherpa

3) Which country’s dictator was sentenced to prison for human rights crimes on 29 May 2016?
Ans:- Argentina

PLACES IN NEWS

1) The world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel has recently opened in which country?
Ans:- Switzerland

2) A massive fire broke out at the Central Ammunition Depot (CAD), Pulgaon on 31 May 2016. Pulgaon located in which state?
Ans:- Maharashtra

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS

1) What is the fullform of IRCTC?
Ans:- Indian RailwayCatering and Tourism Corporation

2) What is the fullform of NSG?
Ans:- Nuclear Suppliers Group

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Who is the author of the book “Firaq Gorakhpuri: The Poet of Pain and Ecstasy”?
Ans:- Ajai Mansingh

2) Which saint’s life will be told through the book “A Call to Mercy: Hearts to Love, Hands to Serve?
Ans:- Mother Teresa

3) Which famous author’s book entitled My Favourite Nature Stories was released recently?
Ans:- Ruskin Bond

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Government appointed panel by former CEC N Gopalswami made the report which initiative be taken for benefit of Sanskrit pathshalas across the nation?
Ans:- Central Sanskrit board, Central Vedic Studies board

2) Who was appointed by the Union Government as the head of committee on defence expenditure?
Ans:- D B Shekatkar

3) The government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have been working on how to reduce cash transactions in the economy.Who is the head of this committee?
Ans:- Neeraj Kumar Gupta committee

4) Which committee has been constituted to draft national policy for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)?
Ans:- Prabhat Kumar committee

DAYS & DATES

1) World Day Against Child Labour is observed on —?
Ans:- June 12

2) World Blood Donor day is Celebrated on —?
Ans:- June 14

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