Current Affairs -2016 May
(Chapter-01)
Answer: Neela
Banerjee
(Chapter-01)
1.Which
Indian-American journalist has won the 2016 Edgar A Poe award?
Answer: Neela
Banerjee
2.World
Press Freedom Day is observed on
Answer: 3rd
May
3.Who
has been elected as the Fellow of The Royal Society?
Answer: Sriram Ramaswamy
4.The
present Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command who
has been chosen to take over as the next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect
from the afternoon of May 31, 2016.
Answer: Vice-Admiral
Sunil Lanba
5.Prime
Minister Narendra Modi launched solar powered boats and distributing 1,000
e-rickshaws to people in which city in India?
Answer: Varanasi
6.Name
the legendary Cricketer who joined actor Salman Khan and shooter Abhinav Bindra
to become the third Goodwill Ambassador for India at the Rio Olympics 2016 on 3
May 2016.
Answer: Sachin
Tendulkar
7.What
is the theme of 2016 World Asthma Day (WAD)?
Answer: You
Can Control Your Asthma
8.Scientists
discovered Atomic oxygen at which planet -
Answer: Mars
9.Former
Bharatiya Jana Sangh president has passed away recently due to illness at the
age of 96 and he was full member of the RSS in 1942. Who is he?
Answer: Balraj
Madhok
10.Mobile
app named as ‘Indian Customs- Guide to Travellers’ is launched by?
Answer: Central
Board of Excise and Customs
11.The
high-powered committee appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee the functions
of Medical Council of India is headed by
Answer: Former
Justice R M Lodha
12.Bharat
Heavy Electricals Ltd announced the Commissioning of 600 MW Coal Based Thermal
power plant in which state?
Answer: Madhya
Pradesh
13.In
which State/Region did the Supreme Court of India banned all diesel cabs from 1
May 2016?
Answer: Delhi-NCR
14.The
United Nations’ World Press Freedom Day is observed on which date?
Answer: May
3
15.2016
Asia Kabaddi Championship Cup won by –
Answer: Pakistan
16.Which
is India’s first Scorpene-class submarine which was recently launched for sea
trials?
Answer: INS
Kalvari
17.Which
IT company inaugurated Saudi Arabia’s first all women business and technology
park (WBP) at the Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh?
Answer: WIPRO
18.The
place in Uttar Pradesh from which the Prime Minister has launched the Pradhan
Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (a scheme to provide cooking gas connections to five
crore below-poverty-line beneficiaries over the next three years)
Answer: Ballia
19.
Whose Chairpersonship under Approval of Committee on Yoga Education in
Universities is implemented?
Answer: Prof
H.R. Nagendra
20. Identify the two states with which Indian
Railways signed a MoU to plant 5 lakh trees alongside Railway Track on Railway Land
Boundary on 2 May 2016.
Answer: Haryana and Punjab
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