Current Affairs MCQ Quiz – 29 May 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Multiple Choice Quiz for 29 May 2016 useful for all upcoming exams. All the Best. 

Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.

1. Indian Air Force (IAF) on 28 May 2016 successfully test-fired a land-attack version of the supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos at the Pokaran field firing range in Jaisalmer of which state?

(A) Odisha

(B) Gujarat

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Haryana

2. Pakke Tiger Reserve in which state recently won the ‘India Biodiversity Award 2016’?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Assam

(C) Sikkim

(D) Uttarakhand

3. Who was on 27 May 2016 sworn-in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for second successive five-year term?

(A) Biman Bose

(B) Mamata Banerjee

(C) Mukul Roy

(D) Dinesh Trivedi

4. Critic and litterateur R G Jadhav who died on 27 May 2016 was famous in which language?

(A) Malayalam

(B) Telugu

(C) Urdu

(D) Marathi

5. Which Indian was recently bestowed with 2016 Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award?

(A) Mukesh Ambani

(B) Ratan Tata

(C) Sunil Bharti Mittal

(D) Cyrus Mistry

6. ____ on 28 May 2016 became first Union Territory to sign 24x7 Power for All document?

(A) Delhi

(B) Andaman and Nicobar

(C) Lakshadweep

(D) Puducherry

7. Who recently sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Kerala?

(A) Pinarayi Vijayan

(B) V.S.Achuthanandan

(C) V.M.Sudheeran

(D) Oonmmen Chandy

8. Who was on 26 May 2016 appointed as the head coach of Indian Cricket team for Zimbabwe tour?

(A) Ravi Shastri

(B) Rahul Dravid

(C) Anil Kumble

(D) Sanjay Bangar

9. Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has decided to open its first branch in India at?

(A) Varanasi

(B) Ahmedabad

(C) Bengaluru

(D) Kochi

10. Bioengineer Frances Arnold from which country recently becomes the first woman to win Millennium Technology Prize?

(A) France

(B) Russia

(C) USA

(D) Italy

Answers

1.      Ans.(C) Rajasthan

2.      Ans. (A) Arunachal Pradesh

3.      Ans. (B) Mamata Banerjee

4.      Ans. (D) Marathi

5.      Ans. (C) Sunil Bharti Mittal

6.      Ans. (C) Lakshadweep

7.      Ans. (A) Pinarayi Vijayan

8.      Ans. (D) Sanjay Bangar

9.      Ans. (B) Ahmedabad

10. Ans. (C) USA
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Kerala Ministers and their Portfolios (2016) - Complete List PDF

Hi Aspirants, the new LDF-led ministry headed by Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan as Chief Minister assumed power on 25th May 2016. The Hon'ble Governor of Kerala Shri. Justice P. Sathasivam administered the oath of office and secrecy to minister-designates at the swearing-in ceremony held at Central Stadium Thiruvananthapuram.

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Minister	Portfolios
Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan  Chief Minister	General Administration All India Services, Planning and Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment, Scientific Institutes, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Election, Integration, Sainik Welfare, Distress Relief, State Hospitality, Airports, Metro Rail, Inter State River Waters, Information and Public Relations, Non-Resident Keralites Affairs, Home, Vigilance, Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice, Fire and Rescue Services, Prisons, Printing and Stationery, Youth Affairs  and subjects not mentioned elsewhere.
Shri. Prof. C. Ravindranath	General Education, Collegiate Education, Technical Education Universities (Except Agricultural, Veterinary, Fisheries and Medical University) Entrance Examinations Literacy Movement National Cadet Corps
Shri. A. K. Balan	Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes  and Backward Classes, Law Culture, Parliamentary Affairs, KSFDC
Shri. Kadakampally Surendran	Electricity & Devaswoms
Shri. T. P. Ramakrishnan	Labour,  Employment and Training, Rehabilitation, Factories and Boilers Insurance Medical Service, Industrial Tribunals, Excise, Labour Courts.
Smt. J. Mercykutty Amma	Fisheries, Harbour Engineering, Cashew Industry, Fisheries University
Shri. E. P. Jayarajan	Industries (including Industrial Co-operatives) Commerce, Mining and Geology, Khadi and Village Industries Sports
Shri. G. Sudhakaran	Public Works, Registration, Post and Telegraphs, Railways
Smt. K. K. Shylaja	Health, Family Welfare, Medical Education, Indigenous Medicine, Medical University, Drugs Control, Pollution Control, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy, Social Justice
Shri. A. C. Moideen	Co-operation & Tourism
Shri. Dr. T. M. Thomas Isaac	Finance, National Savings, Stores Purchase, Commercial Taxex,, Agricultural Income Tax, Treasuries Lotteries, State Audit, Kerala Financial Corporation, KSFE, State Insurance Stamps And Stamp Duties, Coir
Shri. K. T. Jaleel	Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations, Rural Development Town planning, Regional Development Authorities, Kerala Institute of Local Administration, Welfare of Minorities Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage
Shri. E. Chandrasekharan	Land Revenue, Survey and Land Records, Land Reforms, Housing
Shri. V. S. Sunil Kumar	Agriculture, Soil Survey & soil Conservation, Agricultural university Warehousing Corporation, Veterinary university
Shri. P. Thilothaman	Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology
Shri. Adv. K. Raju	Forests, Wildlife Protection Animal husbandry, Dairy Development, Milk- Co-operatives Zoos
Shri. Adv. Mathew T. Thomas	Irrigation, CADA, Ground Water Development, Water Supply and Sanitation, Inland Navigation (Construction of Waterways), Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation
Sri. A. K. Saseendran	Road Transport, Motor Vehicles Water Transport
Shri. Ramachandran Kadannappally	Ports, Museums, Archaeology

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May 2016 Current Affairs Questions PDF - Third Week

Hi Aspirants, Here are the Important Current Affairs Questions from the Third week of May 2016 useful for all upcoming competitive exams. We have covered all the important happenings of the week keeping in mind all the upcoming exams like Civil Services Exam 2016, SBI PO 2016, SBI Clerk 2016, SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1, SSC Stenographer Exam, SSC CHSL 2016 etc. You can download the PDF from the below link.

1) Who was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Puducherry on 22 May 2016? - Kiran Bedi

Note: She will succeed Ajay Kumar Singh, the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, who was holding the additional charge of Puducherry since July 2014.

2) ISRO on 23 May 2016 successfully launched its maiden indigenous winged ____ from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh? - Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)

3) Which country on 22 May 2016 won the 2016 Thomas Cup badminton tournament? - Denmark

Note: This was Denmark’s first ever win in the international tournament.

4) Who was on 22 May 2016 unanimously elected as 34th BCCI President? - Anurag Thakur

Note: He is the second youngest BCCI chief. Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad in 1963 became the youngest BCCI President at the age of 33. Thakur succeeds Shashank Manohar who stepped down from the position to take up the ICC chief's job.

Aspirants please note - Anurag Thakur is also a BJP MP in Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district.

5) Which club on 15 May 2016 retained the Spanish league title La Liga with 3-0 score against Granada in the final match? - Barcelona FC

6) Who won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian'? - South Korean author, Han Kang

7) Who on 15 May 2016 became Formula One's youngest race winner after winning the Spanish Grand Prix? - Max Verstappen

8) Which former players were on 13 May 2016 appointed to the ICC Cricket Committee for a 3-year term? - India captain Rahul Dravid and ex-Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena

9) Which country on 21 May 2016 won the Uber Cup badminton title? - China

Note: In the final played at the Kunshan Sports Centre Gymnasium in Beijing, the host country defeated South Korea 3-1. India won the bronze of the Uber Cup tournament after they suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of defending champions China in the semifinals.

10) Which club on 21 May 2016 clinched the Federation Cup football title for the 14th time? - Mohun Bagan

Note: In the final played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, Bagan defated Aizwal FC 5-0.

11) Which club on 19 May 2016 won the 2016 UEFA Europa League title? - Spanish’s oldest football club Sevilla

12) Name the Indian journalist and Councillor who was on 19 May 2016 elected unanimously as the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in the United Kingdom? - Philip Abraham

13) India on 18 May 2016 successfully test fired indigenously developed ____ missile from the Chandipur, off Odisha coast? - Prithvi-II

14) World Hypertension Day(WHD) was observed across the world on? - 17 May 2016

Note: The theme was Know Your Numbers.

15) SBI on 17 May 2016 informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that it is seeking in-principle sanction of the Union Government to enter into negotiation with its 5 subsidiaries and Bharatiya Mahila Bank for acquisition. Name the 5 subsidiaries of SBI?

1. State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

2. State Bank of Hyderabad

3. State Bank of Mysore

4. State Bank of Patiala

5. State Bank of Travancore

16) World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) was observed on? - 17 May

Note: This year, WTISD focused on the theme ICT entrepreneurship for social impact.

17) International Day of Families was observed across the world on? -  15 May

Note: The theme for the year was Families, healthy lives and sustainable future.

18) FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) on 14 May 2016 appointed ____ as deputy chairman of its Governance Committee? - Justice (retd) Mukul Mudgal

19) ____ becomes first Indian to be given IAF Hall of Fame Award? - U. R. Rao, noted space scientist

20) Who on 16 May 2016 was sworn in as the acting Chief Justice of Tripura High Court? - Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei

21) Who on 16 May 2016 was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court? - Justice Deepak Gupta

22) Which bank on 16 May 2016 launched SmartUp solution? - HDFC Bank Ltd

Note: It is a first-of-its-kind dedicated platform for start-ups to fulfill all their banking needs.

23) Name the Steeplechase athlete who on 14 May 2016 set a national record in women’s 3000m steeplechase event to finish eighth at the IAAF World Diamond League held at Shanghai? - Sudha Singh

24) Apple Inc. on 19 May 2016 opened a new Development Office in which city of India? - Hyderabad, Telangana

25) Who was appointed as Principal Adviser (Social Sector) in NITI Aayog for 3-years recently? - Ratan P Watal

Note: He is the Former Finance Secretary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Arvind Panagariya are the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the institution. mitabh Kant is the Chief Executive Officer of the NITI Aayog.

26) United Nations (UN) observed the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) on? - 22 May 2016

Note: The theme for the year 2016 is Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods.

27) Who was sworn-in as the President of Taiwan on 20 May 2016? - Tsai Ing-wen

28) Which country on 15 May 2016 launched the Yagoan-30 remote sensing satellite? – China

29) ____ on 18 May 2016 conducted the trial run of India's first ever Metro train equipped to run in the driverless mode? - Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

30) Name India’s oldest living Test cricketer who died recently? - Deepak Shodhan

31) Who on 14 May 2016 was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court? - Justice Navin Sinha

32) Who was on 20 May 2016 selected as the Prime Minister of Turkey? - Binali Yildirim

33) International Day to End Obstetric Fistula was observed across the world on? - 23 May

Note: The theme for this year was End fistula within a generation

34) Income Tax (IT) department on 17 May 2016 launched an electronic grievance redressal system ____ to fast track taxpayer grievances? - e-nivaran

35) World’s largest Single Rooftop Solar Power Plant with capacity of 11.5 MegaWatt (MW) was inaugurated at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh at Beas, in? - Amritsar, Punjab

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Mamata Banerjee sworn-in as West Bengal Chief Minister

Hi Aspirants, Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee was sworn-in as the chief minister of West Bengal for second successive five-year term on 27 May 2016. 

Here are the Important Points you should know

1. Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi administered her oath of office and secrecy.

2. This is for the first time that a chief minister will take oath on Red Road.

3. Banerjee, the state’s eighth chief minister and the first woman to occupy the post, took her oath in Bengali.

4. The 42-member ministry, of them 18 are new faces, has seven ministers from the minority community.

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Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as Kerala Chief Minister

Pinarayi Vijayan, the 72-year-old CPM leader, took oath as the 12th chief minister of Kerala along with 18 ministers at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on 25 May 2016. 

Note these Important Points

1. Pinarayi Vijayan was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Justice (Retd) P. Sathasivam.

2. A CPM politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan is the 22nd chief minister of Kerala.

3. Departing from tradition, this was the second time that the swearing in ceremony was held outside the Raj Bhavan complex - the official residence of the Kerala Governor.

4. Pinarayi Vijayan served as the minister in Kerala government between 1996 to 1998.

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Sarbananda Sonowal sworn-in as Assam Chief Minister

Hi Aspirants, Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Sarbanand Sonowal was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Assam on 24 May 2016.

Note these Important Points 

1. Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Sarbanand Sonowal was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Assam on 24 May 2016.

2. Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new CM at Khanapara in Guwahati.

3. Sonowal was sworn in as the chief minister of the first ever BJP government in northeast, replacing the 15-year-old Congress government led by Tarun Gogoi.

4. It was the first time after 1985, when a Chief Minister took his oath in an open field.

5. Sarbanand Sonowal was at present Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs in Modi government.

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Man Booker Prize 2016 Winner - South Korean author Han Kang

Hi Aspirants, much awaited Man Booker Prize 2016 winner has been announced and it goes to South Korean author Han Kang. Check the details from below. 

1. South Korean author Han Kang has won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian' which deals with a woman's rejection of human brutality and giving up of eating meat.

2. Kang, 45, beat writers including Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk and international bestseller Elena Ferrante to win the 50,000-pound award which she shared with her novel's translator Deborah Smith.

3. Published by Portobello Books, 'The Vegetarian' was selected unanimously among 155 books by a panel of five judges chaired by noted critic and editor Boyd Tonkin who described Kang's work as "lyrical and lacerating".

4. The Vegetarian' is her first novel to be translated into English by 28-year-old Deborah Smith who started learning Korean only at the age of 21.

5. The Vegetarian is a three-part novel that follows the story of Yeong-hye, a dutiful Korean wife who, spurred on by a dream, decides one day to become a vegetarian, something that is extremely uncommon in South Korean society. 
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Current Affairs Free PDF Download - May 2016 (Second Week)

Hi Aspirants, Here are the Important Current Affairs Questions from the second week of May 2016 useful for all upcoming competitive exams. We have covered all the important happenings of the week keeping in mind all the upcoming exams like Civil Services Exam 2016, SBI PO 2016, SBI Clerk 2016, University Assistant Exam 2016, SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1, SSC Stenographer Exam, SSC CHSL 2016 etc. You can download the PDF from the below link.

1) Who was on 12 May 2016 elected unanimously and unopposed as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) by the Board? - Shashank Manohar

Note: Manohar is the first elected independent Chairman of the Cricket governing body and will serve for two-year term with immediate effect.

2) National Technology Day was celebrated across India on? - 11 May

Note: The theme for celebrations of the Technology Day 2016 is Technology enablers of Startup India. The day commemorates the anniversary of first of the five tests of Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) nuclear test which was held on 11 May 1998 in Pokhran, Rajasthan.

3) Who was on 9 May 2016 appointed as Additional Solicitor General (ASG)? - Atma Ram Nadkarni

4) Who recently become the first Muslim mayor of London? - British Labour party's Sadiq Khan

5) 112, the single emergency number that will help people to reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department will be operational throughout India from? - 1 January 2017

6) Which player on 15 May 2016 won his first Italian Open Men's Singles Tennis title? - Andy Murray

Note: In the final played in Rome, third-ranked Murray defeated the top-ranked Djokovic 6-3, 6-3.

7) International Nurses Day is observed on? - 12 May

8) Name the England’s women cricket team captain who announced her international retirement on 11 May 2016? - Charlotte Edwards

9) President Pranab Mukherjee on 11 May 2016 signed the warrant for the appointment of four judges to the Supreme Court. Name them?

Justice AM Khanwilkar of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice DY Chandrachud of the Allahabad High Court,  Justice Ashok Bhushan of the Kerala High Court and L Nageshwar Rao.

Note: With this sworn-in event, the judicial strength of the Supreme Court will move up to 28.

10) World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was observed across the world on? - 10 May

11) Which state on 7 May 2016 accorded minority status to the Jain community? – Gujarat

12) Sania Mirza and ____ on 15 May 2016 captured the Italian Open women's doubles title? - Martina Hingis

13) Who was recently named as the first female secretary general of FIFA? - Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura

14) India on 15 May 2016 successfully test fired an indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile named? - Ashwin

Note: It was launched from the complex of Abdul Kalam Island (formerly known as Wheeler Island) off Odisha coast.

15) Who on 10 May 2016 resigned as the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)? - Shashank Manohar

16) ____ on 11 May 2016 struck down the regulation of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) which made it mandatory for telecom companies to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 2016? - Supreme Court

17) Name the Indian-American elementary teacher who was named as 2016 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year? - Revathi Balakrishnan

18) Who was on 10 May 2016 named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second straight year? - Stephen Curry

19) ___ is the only Indian in Forbes Most Powerful People in the Financial World list released on 11 May 2016? - Uday Kotak

20) Which player on 7 May 2016 won the women singles title of the Madrid Open? - Romanian tennis player Simona Halep

21) Which player on 8 May 2016 defeated Andy Murray 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to conquer the Mutua Madrid Open title? - Novac Djokovic

22) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 9 May 2016 announced that it will shortly issue 1000 rupees denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series – 2005 with the inset letter ____ in both the number panels? - 'R'

23) Which state Government in the first week of May 2016 decided to establish Asia’s first-ever Rice Technology Park at Gangavati? – Karnataka

24) World Health Organisation (WHO) on 12 May 2016 in a survey announced that New Delhi is no longer the worst polluted city in the world in terms of air quality. Which city is now the worst polluted city in the world? - Iran's Zabol

25) Which country on 4 May 2016 honoured the late bollywood film maker Yash Chopra with a special statue? - Switzerland

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