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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JUNE 2016
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
What is the name of India's first indigenously built Light Combat Tejas
Aircraft manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) which
was recently inducted into Indian Air Force as a part of squadron 45
'Flying Daggers'?
What is the name of Surface-to-Air ballistic missile developed in Barak-8
collaboration with Israel which was test fired successfully from launch
pad no-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Odisha
coast?
What is the name of indigenously developed heavyweight anti- Varunastra
submarine torpedo developed by Naval Science and Technological
Laboratory of the DRDO which was recently inducted into the Indian
Navy?
What is the name of initiative launched by India Post which allowed My Stamp
individuals and corporate entities to get their photos or logos printed
on a postage stamp for Rs 12 lakh?
The 30th anniversary of Peace Day, the day of signing of the historic Remna Ni
Mizo Peace Accord in 1986 was celebrated across Mizoram for the
first time. The Peace Day is also known as?
According to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India which Tamil Nadu
state in India has the highest fiscal deficit at Rs 31,870 crore?
(Fiscal deficit is the difference between the state's expenditure and
income.)
What is the name of 400-square kilometre island in the Brahmaputra Majuli
river in Assam which became India's first island district?
Which regime India formally joined as the 35th member that aims at Missile Technology
the non-proliferation of missiles, rocket systems and unmanned air Control Regime
(MTCR)
vehicles, among others?
Which authority has recently approved a Niti Aayog proposal of Department of
making available online the scores and rankings of candidates taking Personnel and
Training (DoPT)
competitive examinations for central government jobs?
The Union Government recently changed the norms for Public 5
Provident Fund (PPF) deposits allowing the subscribers of the
scheme to prematurely close their accounts and withdraw the
complete amount after ......... years.
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(However, the withdrawal will be allowed for expenditure towards
higher education or medical treatment.)
Who has been appointed as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank NS Vishwanathan
of India replacing H R Khan?
Which Indian state has become the first in the country to grant Maharashtra
minority status on its Jewish community?
Name the indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA) which was HTT-40
inaugurated by the public-sector aerospace and defence major
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recently?
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) created a new record 20 satellites
by launching a number of satellites on-board PSLV-C34 from
Sriharikota, the most in a single Indian mission, belonging to the US,
Germany, Canada, Indonesia and India. How many satellites were
launched in this mission?
Name the former captain of Indian cricket team who was appointed Anil Kumble
head coach of the national team?
Which substance was banned as a food additive by the Food Safety Potassium Bromate
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) following reports that it could
cause cancer?
Name the female athlete from Odisha who broke the women's 100m Dutee Chand
National record twice in a day in women's 100m event and qualified
for the Rio Olympics at the XXVI International Meeting in
Kazakhstan?
Paving the way for the largest-ever spectrum auction in the country, Rs 5.5 lakh crore
the Union Cabinet approved the sale of all available spectrum. In the
auction about 2000 MHz of airwaves will be put up for sale which is
likely to be conducted in September 2016. Going by the reserve/base
price what is the value of the spectrum sale?
Name the personality credited with pioneering quizzing in the country Neil O'Brien
who died recently in Kolkata at the age of 82?
(He had conducted the first well-organized, formal quiz in 1967 at
Christ the King Church Parish Hall in Kolkata. He was also a former
chairman of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination
(ICSE) and the Inter State Board of Anglo-Indian Education.)
Name the female Indian badminton player who has won the Saina Nehwal
Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament defeating
China's Sun Yu in the final?
Name the Indian shooter and Olympic gold medallist who has been Abhinav Bindra
chosen to be the flag bearer of Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics
2016?
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Name the Indian cricketer who has become the first Indian to score a KL Rahul
century (100 not out) on debut in a One Day International against
Zimbabwe?
Name the former cricketer and former BJP MP who has been named Chetan Chauhan
the chairman of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)?
India recorded its highest-ever tea production at ....... million kg 1,233
during 2015-16.
The first ever batch of female pilots was inducted into an Indian Air Avani Chaturvedi
Force (IAF) fighter squadron by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (Madhya Pradesh),
Bhawana Kanth
The names of these three pilots are?
(Bihar) and Mohana
Singh (Gujarat)
Men's hockey team of which country defeated India 3-1 on penalties Australia
in
the
final
of
the
Champions
Trophy?
(India had to settle for its maiden silver medal in the Champions
Trophy.)
Name the congress councillor who was sworn-in as the first mayor of Soram Sunil
Imphal?
Name the Indian Navy officer who has become the first Indian to win Ashutosh Pednekar
an international racketlon tournament?
(He was named 'King of Rackets' at the recently concluded Nordic
Racket Games in Denmark.)
Name the programme launched by the HRD Ministry which will allow Vidyanjali
volunteers to conduct sessions for co-scholastic activities like
reading, creating writing and public speaking for classes I to VIII in
government schools?
Name the founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises who has been Sunil Bharti Mittal
elected chairman of the International Chambers of Commerce (ICC)
taking over from Terry McGraw, Chairman Emeritus of S&P Global?
Name the senior IAS officer who has been appointed as Director Supriya Sahu
General of Doordarshan?
The Union Cabinet on 15 June 2016 approved the merger of State State Bank of
Bank of India with its five associate banks. These five associate Bikaner and Jaipur,
State Bank of
banks are?
Travancore, State
Bank of Patiala,
State Bank of
Mysore and State
Bank of Hyderabad
as well as Bharatiya
Mahila Bank
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Name the business tycoon who has been declared a proclaimed Vijay Mallya
offender in a money laundering case by a special court in Mumbai
following a petition by the Enforcement Directorate or ED?
Who has been presented with National Order of the Republic of Ivory President Pranab
Mukherjee
Coast, the highest civilian award of the West African country?
Name the Indian bodybuilder and the first person from independent Manohar Aich
India to win the Mr Universe title who recently passed away at the
age of 102 at his Kolkata residence?
Name the chief minister of Bihar who recently launched the Bihar Nitish Kumar
Public Grievance Redressal Act, empowering the public to get their
grievances redressed within a specified time frame?
Which Indian city became the first to have an official city animal after Guwahati
the Gangetic River Dolphin was declared the city's mascot?
Which cricket stadium will host India's 1st day-night Test Match Eden Garden,
Kolkata
against New Zealand later this year?
High Court of which state ruled that no service tax can be levied on Delhi High Court
the purchase of flats in an under-construction building in a housing
project?
Who was named as the ambassador for Swachh Saathi (student Dia Mirza
internship) programme?
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
Women's team of which country has claimed a record seventh Argentina
Champions Trophy title with a 2-1 win over reigning World and
Olympic champions, the Netherlands, in the final held on 27th June
2016?
What is the name of CEO of Google who was among the four Indian- Sundar Pichai
American who have been awarded the 'Great Immigrants: The Pride
of America' award in the United States?
What is the name of upcoming Android version 'Android N' which Nougat
was recently announced by Google and is again based on dessertthemed
names
for
the
operating
system?
(This was the first time the company crowd-sourced the name of the
mobile operating system.)
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What is the name of undersea internet cable (length - 9000 km) Faster
funded by Google which went live recently and connects United
States and Japan?
(The cable's capacity of 60 Tbps is reportedly 10 million times faster
than a cable modem.)
Which game was included in 2016 Rio Olympic games after 112 Golf
years?
(This game was discontinued in Olympics after being played in 1900
and 1904.)
What is the name of captain of Argentina football team who recently Lionel Messi
announced his retirement from international football following
Argentina's loss to Chile in Copa America final?
Which country won the Copa America Centenario after defeating Chile
Argentina 4-2 in penalties in the final?
People of which country has voted to leave the European Union (EU) Britain
after a historic referendum to take greater control of its economy and
its borders?
Name the UK Prime Minister who announced resignation after Brexit David Cameron
vote that favoured leaving the European Union (EU)?
International Olympic Day was recently celebrated on?
23 June 2016
World Hydrography Day 2016 with the theme - Hydrography - the 21 June 2016
key to well-managed seas and waterways, was observed across the
world on?
Name the Chinese supercomputer built at a cost of around $270 Sunway TaihuLight
million which has topped the list of the world's fastest computers?
(It is almost three times faster than the previous record holder
Tianhe-2.)
International Day of Yoga 2016 was observed across the world on?
21 June 2016
Name the Canadian author who has been awarded the 2016 PEN Margaret Atwood
Pinter Award?
(The award was established in 2009 in the memory of the Nobelwinning playwright Harold Pinter.)
World Day Against Child Labour was observed across the world on?
12 June 2016
Which country became world's first country to ban deforestation?
Norway
Name the Fijian diplomat who has been elected as President of 71st Peter Thomson
session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)?
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World Blood Donors Day 2016 was observed with theme "Blood 14 June 2016
connects us all" on?
Name the software giant which will buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 Microsoft Corp
billion in its biggest-ever deal?
Name the Australian rodent found only on a tiny island on the Great Bramble Cay
Barrier Reef which has been named the 1st mammal to go extinct melomys
due to human-caused climate change?
Name the official slogan revealed by the Rio 2016 organising A New World
committee on 14 June 2016 for the first Olympic and Paralympic
Games to be held in South America?
Name the Hollywood actor who has been appointed as UN Women Anne Hathaway
Goodwill Ambassador?
World Environment Day 2016 with the theme "Go Wild for Life" was June 5
celebrated across the world on?
Name the world number one who won the French Open 2016 title Novak Djokovic
defeating Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the final?
Which tennis player became the first since 1969 to be the defending Novak Djokovic
champion of all four Grand Slams - French Open, Wimbledon,
Australian Open and US Open - at a single time?
Name the retail giant which topped the Fortune 500 list for the fourth Walmart
consecutive year?
Who topped Forbes' list of world's highest paid female athlete Serena Williams
surpassing Russia's Maria Sharapova?
Name the Russian tennis player who was banned for two years over Maria Sharapova
doping by the International Tennis Federation?
Who became the first footballer ever to top Forbes' list of highest- Cristiano Ronaldo
earning athletes of the year?
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has
announced the names proposed for the new elements, whose
discovery helped complete the seventh row of the Periodic Table in
December last year. The names proposed for the elements with
atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 were?
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Nihonium (Nh),
Moscovium (Mc),
Tennessine (Ts)
and Oganesson
(Og)
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French Open 2016 Highlights
Title
Winner
Runner-up
Men's Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Andy Murray (Britain)
Women's
Singles
Garbine Muguruza
(Spain)
Serena Williams (USA)
Men's
Doubles
Feliciano Lopez and Marc
Lopez (Spain)
Bob Bryan and Mike
Bryan (USA)
Women's
Doubles
Caroline Garcia and
Kristina Mladenovic
(France)
Ekaterina Makarova and
Elena Vesnina (Russia)
Mixed
Doubles
Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza (India) and
(Switzerland) and Leander
Ivan Dodig (Croatia)
Paes (India)
17th IIFA Awards 2016
Best Film
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Best
Director
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao
Mastaani)
Best Actor
Ranvir Singh (Bajirao Mastaani)
Best
Actress
Deepika Padukone (Piku)
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