July 2016 Current Affairs Online Test

1. The recent (Februrary, 2016) 12th South Asian Games 2016 were hosted by

2. The 'BCCI Polly Umrigar' Best Indian Cricketer of the Year 2014-15 Award was recently (January, 2016) awarded to

3. A joint venture agreement between Indian Railways and French company Astom was recently signed for supply of 800 high horsepower locomotives manufactured in India and to set up electric locomotive factory at Madhepura in the Indian state of

4. The 7th joint military exercise 'Lamitye 2016' was recently conducted by Indian Army with defence forces of

5. Regardless of the mode of payment to Government of India has now (from 1st January 2016) made it mandatory to quote PAN (Permanent Account Number) for all transactiosn in excess of

6. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recently (February, 2016) released the guidelines for operationalisation of the PMFBY at a 'Kisan Kalyan Mela' organised in the Indian state of

7. The 'UDAY' scheme recently launched by the Government of India focuses on improving operational efficiency at

8. The Union Health Ministry has recently (February, 2016) announced a plan to eliminate Malaria from the country by

9. The country's first Braille-em-bedded express train has recently (January, 2016) been introduced. It will run on a biweekly basis between

10. Who among the following is the author of the book titled 'The White Tiger"?

11. Which country votes to exit European Union in historic referendum?

12. Which country has established country's first dark sky reserve for astronomical observation in the Tibetan prefecture of Ngari, bordering Nepal and India?

13. Which country during June 2016 started pilot testing on world’s first-of-its-kind ‘Electric Road’ as a probable aid to heavy transport on public road-ways?

14. For control of which disease Peru declared Emergency?

15. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in Hague given judgement on South China Sea against which county?

16. In which country National Day Terrorist attack has been happened?

17. The government of which country and the leftist FARC rebels have signed a historic ceasefire and disarmament agreement on 23 June 2016 in presence of that counties president?

18. The eleventh edition of Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM11) began in the capital of which country?

19. The President of which country signed the “anti-terrorist” amendment which is dubbed as Big Brother by US intelligence?

20. On the basis of North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016, a North Korean, KimJong-Un was designated as Human Rights Abuses by which of the following country

21. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has given its approval to for the purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) guns from the US. how many ULH guns will fly directly to India in it?

22. Who is the Prime Minister of UK conducted referendum regarding the exit from EU?

23. Who is the new Prime Minister of UK after Brexit referendum?

24. Which of the following Organisation worried about the number of refugees fleeing their homes world-wide reached 65.3 million people by the end of last year?

25. Which operation has been started by India to evacuate its citizens stranded from war-torn South Sudan?

26. Which of the following countries was recently acknowledged as the first country in the world to become YAWS free by the WHO?

27. Indian Navy’s ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch recently visited Port Kelang in which of the following countries as part of a deployment?

28. Shahrukh Khan (86th) and Akshay Kumar (94th) are the only Indian celebrities in the Forbes’ latest list of world’s highest paid celebrities which is topped by

29. Which of the following state govts has signed an MoU with Bangkok based Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) for disaster risk reduction programme?

30. India signed five agreements recently with Tanzania. The currency of Tanzania is

31. The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified India as Yaws, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus free country. In this regard, WHO presented certificates to J P Nadda the Union Minister of?

32. The Union Government has launched operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in the capital of which country?

33. India recently signed agreement for joint coal fired power plant with which of the following neighbour country and its capacity (in MegaWatt) is?

34. On 11th July, India signed on number of MoUs covering defence, tourism, agriculture and trade, space Technology partnership, avoidance of double taxation and exemption of Visa for official passport holders with which of the folloing countries?

35. India accepted to provide concession for power transmission project to Kenya upto a credit of?

36. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Tanzania signed five agreements including water resources management and establishment of vocational training centre at Zanziba with its president named?

37. Bill introduced in which countries House of Representatives a legislation to prevent Indian firms from hiring staff on H-1B, L1 visas

38. During the visit to African Countris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in areas of drug trafficking, pulse trading and sports with Mozambique at?

39. India was placed at 91st rank in which sector for 2016 that was released by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)?

40. World must focus on poorest children said by UNICEF. What is E stands for in UNICEF?

41. India has been ranked 105th position out of 130 countries globally on the 2016 Human Capital Index (HCI), which was recently released in the World Economic Forum (WEF) report. The report was released by?

42. The rank of India in Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is:

43. India has slipped one place from the last in terms of millionaire population. the rank of India last year is:

44. Indian government approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country for technology transfer and resourcing in manufacturing, including sub-sectors of Capital Goods.

45. Indian government approved a protocol amending an agreement between India and which of the following country for avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

46. The govt has approved what amount for the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to impart skills to 1 crore people over the next four years (2016-20)

47. Which of the following firms has introduced Android Skilling Program for India to train two million developers over the next three years?

48. Who was allotted the important portfolio of Human Resources Development Ministry in the Cabinet reshuffle in the Narendra Modi Govt. on 5 July 2016?

49. Which one of the following minister was not dropped from the Council of Ministers during the recent reshuffle of the Union Cabinet?

50. India’s first pilot programme to run two wheelers on CNG has been launched in which city of India?

51. The first edition of India Skills Competition has started in which city of India?

52. Indian government brought an ordinance on NEET exam. NEET stands for?

53. Tata STRIVE skill development centre launched in?

54. The Union Railway Ministry has launched a project to install Solar Panels in all Railway Buildings in order to reduce expenditure on electricity As part of the project, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu laid the foundation stone of one Megawatt (MW) solar power plant at?

55. The archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) in Bihar has been included in World Heritage List by which organisation?

56. INS India, the base depot ship, celebrated its 75th anniversary on 13 July 2016. It was launched at?

57. The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended numerous facilities to persons from minority communities of Which of the following Countries?

58. Indian Navy has commissioned INS Karna, an independent base of Marine Commandos (MARCOS) Naval Base was established at?

59. Menaka Gandhi at New Delhi announced a cyber cell to check the online abuse and harassment of women and children on social media platforms. She is the Union Minister of?

60. Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti Launched 231 Projects Under Namami Gange. These projects were inaugurated from?

61. Union government alloted 6575 crore rupees for the first phase of Enayam port and total estimated is 27000 crore rupees. This port is present in?

62. How much loan amount has been sanctioned by Asian Development Bank (ADB) for ‘Climate Adaptation in Vennar Subbasin of Cauvery Delta project’ in Tamil Nadu?

63. The Supreme Court recently ordered the restoration of former Nabam Tuki’s govt in which of the following states in a landmark verdict?

64. The world’s first digital incubator for student start-ups “SV.CO” will be launched in which state of India?

65. Which state government of India has recently signed MoU with the Netherlands to set up a skill development centre for farmers?

66. India and the ADB have signed a $100-mn loan agreement for strengthening irrigation, drainage and water management in the Vennar sub-basin of the Cauvery delta in

67. Which state has become the first Indian state to set up ‘Happiness Department’?

68. The International Conference on Yoga was hosted by which city of India?

69. Vice-President Ansari recently visited Ulaanbaatar for two-day 11th Asia Europe Meeting-ASEM-Summit. Ulaanbaatar is the capital city of

70. The 2016 Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was held recently in Warsaw which is the capital city of

71. The 2016 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit will be hosted by which country?

72. Which of the following is the currency of Mongolia?

73. Which Kannada movie won Best Film Award at 19th Shanghai International Film Festival?

74. According to a survey of millions of airline passengers conducted by Skytrax, which airline has been ranked as world’s best airline?

75. The President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award on renowned writer

76. Who will become the first woman in the world to receive the 2016 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea?

77. Which Indian personality has won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for 2015-16?

78. Who among the following won the Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy of Chess in China?

79. Who has won the 2016 Women’s Singles Wimbledon Championship?

80. Who won the men’s singles title of the 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament?

81. Which of the following pairs won the men’s doubles title of 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament?

82. Which of the following pairs won the women’s doubles title of 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament?

83. Which Kannada movie won Best Film Award at 19th Shanghai International Film Festival?

84. According to a survey of millions of airline passengers conducted by Skytrax, which airline has been ranked as world’s best airline?

85. The President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award on renowned writer

86. Who will become the first woman in the world to receive the 2016 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea?

87. Which Indian personality has won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for 2015-16?

88. Who among the following won the Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy of Chess in China?

89. Who has won the 2016 Women’s Singles Wimbledon Championship?

90. Who won the men’s singles title of the 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament?

91. Which of the following pairs won the men’s doubles title of 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament?

92. Which of the following pairs won the women’s doubles title of 2016 Wimbledon tennis tournament?

93. Which Indian travel agency entered into a merger agreement with a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition firm Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp recently?

94. The market regulator Sebi issued a draft paper on REIT recently. What is the full form of REIT?

95. The Nasscom has unveiled India’s first centre of excellence focused on IoT. Here, the term IoT stands for

96. India has injected 20 satellites including how many foreign satellites into orbit in a single mission?

97. A group of scientists recently developed world's first 1000-processor computer chip. The chip has been named as

98. Which of the following is the world’s most power-ful supercomputer, as per the 2016 edition of Top 500 list of supercomputers?

99. India’s first Centre of Excellence on Internet of Things (CoE–IoT) has been launched in which city of India?

100. Who among the following is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

101. Tathagata Roy was sworn in as the acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh recently. He is the present governor of

102. Who has won the Iceland's presidential election 2016?

103. Who among the following is the youngest Chief Minister in the country at present?

104. Who among is the BJP Leader recently resigned to Rajya Sabha?

105. Joe Antic, who passed away recently, was a

106. Amal Dutta, who passed away recently, was the former India player and first professional full-time coach of

107. Suresh Ketkar, who passed away recently, was re-lated to which field?

108. PM Narendra Modi reached Maputo as a part of his four nation tour of the African continent recently. Maputo is the capital city of

109. Kudsi Erguner, who has been named as the new UNESCO Artist for Peace, belongs to which country?

110. Who has become the first-ever Indian to won the Mr. World title, recently?

111. The Khangchendzonga National Park is located in which state of India?

112. The four new sites included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List do not include which of the following?

113. Who is the author of the book 'A Life in Diplomacy' which provides a ringside view in Sri Lanka, Cold War, SAARC, Indira Gandhi's assassination & Bhopal gas disaster?

114. Who among the following has authored the book titled Who Moved My Interest Rate?: Leading the Reserve Bank of India Through Five Turbulent Years?

115. The book “Managing Piety: The Shrine of Data Ganj Bakhsh” has been authored by whom?

116. The Union Govt has constituted a high-level committee to tackle the shortage of pulses in India. The Committee is headed by

117. World Population Day is observed on --?

118. World Malala Day?

119. World Youth Skills Day?

120. Kargil Victory Day?