Current Affairs -June 2016 Part(I)

Current Affairs – June 2016 (Part - I) 1. Who among the following sportspersons died recently due to Parkinson’s disease?

A. B. C. D.

Joe Luis Muhammad Ali Jack Dimpsey Leon Spins

ANS: B 2. Parkinson’s disease A. B. C. D.

affects the nervous system affects heart vessel’s blood cleaning power affects visual power is a type of cancer

ANS: A 3. Who has recently won the French Open women’s 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 India’s 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 world’s longest & deepest tunnel been officially inaugurated recently?

A. B. C. D.

Bhutan Switzerland China UK

ANS: B

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