June 2016 Current Affairs Online Test

1. Who has been swom-in as the new president of Taiwan?

2. US President Barack Obama has announced an end to its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to which country?

3. Which of the following organization has released a report titled Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Regional assessment for Asia and the Pacific?

4. Which country’s ex- President has been granted political refugee status in the United Kingdom (UK)?

5. Which Australian premier will formally apologise to the state’s gay population for past criminalisation of homosexuality?

6. The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has signed a MoU with Iran to set up smelter plant in which city?

7. With which countries India has signed a transit agreement to facilitate seamless transport of goods recently?

8. The Indian citizens have been barred from travelling to which country recently by the Government of India (GoI)?

9. India, Thailand and which other country are working on a 1400 km long highway linking India to SE Asia?

10. With which Arab country India signed 4 MoUs/ Agreements on defence cooperation?

11. The Centre for Environmental Health has been launched by which union ministry in New Delhi?

12. The Union Minister for IT & Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad has announced the India Post's payments bank will start functioning from which year?

13. Union Cabinet gave its ex-facto approval to the Amendment to The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for incorporation of how many IITs?

14. As per Union Government’s decision the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will now be known in Hindi as --?

15. RBI asked banks to upgrade ATMs to prevent the following?

16. Which state government of India has launched PEHAL programme for raising education stan-dards?

18. Which of the following state governor has promulgated Official Language (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 to facilitate use of a language in transaction of official businesses of the Government?

19. Which state government of India has recently launched ‘Smart Village’ program to improve public facilities in the villages?

20. Which State Government signed a MoU with Eclat Health Solutions of the USA to invest 15 million US dollars in Tier II cities?

21. In which of the following states has the Indian government approved the establishment of a National Institute of Technology?

22. The International Buddhist conference was held in which country?

23. Which one of the following is not part of the Call for Action listed in the charter for Persons With Disabilities endorsed at UN Humanitarian Summit recently?

24. Which Indian-American biotechnologist has been bestowed with the University of Houston (UH)’s highest teaching award in US?

25. Which Indian American professor has been bestowed with the 2015 National Medal of Science of the United States?

26. Which Indian Non-profit organization has been awarded with the “The Intercultural Innovation Award (IIA) 2016”?

27. Which Indian personality has been conferred with the Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award, Nepal’s literary award?

28. Name the football club that won the 2016 Fede-ration Cup title for the 14th time?

29. Which of the following game winners will be considered for Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award 2016 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports?

30. Who has won 2016 Asian 6-Red Snooker Championship?

31. Which country’s national badminton team has won the 2016 Thomas Cup tournament?

32. Which country’s women badminton team has won the 2016 Uber Cup tournament?

33. Which of the following banks has launched “SmartUp” for startups?

34. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2016, as per the Moody’s Investors Service?

35. The Union Cabinet recently approved the financial restructuring of which public sector undertaking (PSU)?

36. Saudi-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) recently announced to open its first branch in India in which state?

37. The maximum sum assured under EPFO insurance scheme has been increased from 3.6 lakh rupees to what rupees?

38. “Qora” an indigenously developed fecal in conti-nence management system, has been launched by which ministry?

39. What is the strike range of Prithvi-II missile, which was recently successfully test-fired by India?

40. Which cancer-causing chemical was found in bread samples tested in Delhi by Centre for Science and Environment?

41. 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?

42. Who is the newly appointed Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)?

43. Which Indian journalist has been elected as the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in the United Kingdom (UK)?

44. The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Sarbananda Sonowal, He was the minister of?

45. Name the Pink Panther star that died recently?

46. Identify the veteran communist leader who died on 24 May 2016?

47. Name the India's first bodybuilder who has passed away on 5 June 2016?

48. India and which country inked 12 agreements during PM Modi’s visit there in May 2016?

49. Recently Hamid Ansari visited which of the following countries to strengthen bilateral ties with India?

50. Who among the following FIFA acting secretary general was dismissed from his position with immediate effect on 23 May 2016?

51. Name the Indian-American student who won the 28th annual National Geographic Bee held at the National Geographic headquarters in Washington DC?

52. The tropical cyclone ‘Roanu’ has recently hit which country?

53. Which Indian city has emerged as the best five star hotels destination in 2015?

54. What is the full form of MTCR?

55. Who is the author of the book “Dr. Ambedkar: Life and Mission”?

56. Who is the author of the book “To Cancer, With Love: My Journey of Joy”?

57. Which committee has been constituted to relook defense spending?

58. Who is the head of committee for National Education Policy ?

59. World Environment Day is celebrated on —?

60. World Refugee Day is observed on ___?

61. International Yoga Day is celebrated on -?