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Current Affairs May 2016 (Part - I)

Question 1: Auto major Fiat is in talks with which of the following IT giants to develop self drivingcars?A.GoogleB.MicrosoftC.AppleD.Oracle

ANS: A

Question 2: UJALA scheme is related toA.Distribution of LED bulbs B. Distribution of foodC.FreeeducationD.Free health care services

ANS: A

Question 3: In a rare move, which of the following IPL teams has replaced its Captain mid season?A. Delhi DaredevilsB. Super Giants PuneC. Kolkata KnightridersD. Kings XI Punjab

ANS: D

Question 4: Which bank has come up with a mobile-only bank? A. Development Bank of Singapore

B. Reserve Bank of India C. State Bank of India D. Citi Bank

ANS: A

Question 5: Name the scheme launched by the PM to provide clean fuel to BPL families.A. UjalaB. UjjwalaC.RoshniD. Urja

ANS: B

Question 6: Who has recently won the prestigious Nelson Mandela Award? A. Malala Yousafzai B.

Tabassum Adnan C. Saina Nehwal D. Mamta Banerjee

ANS: B

Question 7: Which of the following states has announced 10% reservation for General category on

economic grounds?A. Haryana B. Punjab C. Gujarat D. Kerala

ANS: C

Question

8: Which of the following controversial books was dropped by Delhi University for callingBhagat Singh a "Terrorist"?A. India After GandhiB. India's Struggle for Independence C. Indian PolityD. National Struggle for Freedom

ANS: B


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Question 9: The recently released Hollywood film "The Man Who Knew Infinity" is based on whichof the following mathematicians?A. Pankaj Kumar B. S Ramanujan C. Deep Jay Karmarkar D.

Ashutosh Mishra

ANS: B

Question 10: The recently coined term Green Funding represents _________ A. Financial

backing of a business considered environmentally sound & socially conscious. B. Financial backing ofafforestation C. Financial backing of forest businesses D. Financial backing of agriculture basedbusinesses

ANS: A

Question 11: Which of the following Olympic medalists has agreed to become the GoodwillAmbassador for the Indian Olympic team?A. Vijender SinghB. Abhinav BindraC. Rajyavardhan SinghRathoreD. Gagan Narang

ANS: B

Question

12: Which of the following Bollywood actors was invited to have dinner with US PresidentBarack Obama?A. Kangana RanoutB. Priyanka ChopraC. Vidya BalanD. Kajol

ANS: B

Question 13: Name the exiled Chinese leader whose visa issue has created a controversy betweenIndia & China?A. Dalai LamaB. Dolkun IsaC. Munjeb JieD. Osaka Khuie

ANS: B

Question 14: Name the Indian pianist who was recently in news for creating a Guinness Book ofWorld Record by playing piano for more than 127 hours.A. Mritunjay SharmaB. Deepak NarwalC.

Amita SinhaD.Megha Dhameeja

ANS: A

Question15: India has recently banned the import of milk products from which country? A. Sri Lanka

B. Japan C. America D. China

ANS: D

Question

16:According to HRD ministry, which of the following ancient languages is to be taught inIITs?A. PrakritB. Old TamilC. KannadaD. Sanskrit

ANS: D

Question 17: Which of the following Bollywood actors has received Dinanath Mangeshkar Awardrecently?A. Ranbir KapoorB. Ranveer SinghC. Amitabh BacchanD. Shah Rukh Khan


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ANS: B

Question 18: Which state is set to become the first state in the country to make all its urban areas

Open Defecation Free by October 2nd this year?A. Tamil Nadu B. Sikkim C. Andhra Pradesh D.

Karnataka

ANS: C

Question19: International Dance Day is observed onA. April 27 B. April 25 C. April 29 D. April 20

ANS: C

Question 20: The capital of which state was recently declared a smoke-free city? A. Odisha B.

Assam C. West Bengal D. Nagaland

ANS: D

Question

21: Tobago batsman ___________ has created a record by scoring a 21-ball century in theTobago Cricket Associations T20 tournament.A. Bryan Davis B. Jack Noreiga C. Iraq Thomas D.

Inshan Ali

ANS: C

Question 22: India will be hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championship inA. Hyderabad B.

Chennai C. Jaipur D. Amristar

ANS: C

Question 23: Which city was named the noisiest city in India?A. Mumbai B. Delhi C. Chennai D.

Bengaluru

ANS: A

Question 24: World malaria day is observed on which of the following dates?A. April 22 B. April 24

C. April 25 D. April 20

ANS: C

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