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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