Current Affairs May 2016 PDF Download - First Week

Hi Aspirants, Here are the Important Current Affairs Questions from the first 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 appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff on 5 May 2016? - Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba

Note: He will assume the charge on 31 May 2016 as the 23rd chief of Indian Navy and 21st as an Indian. He will succeed present Navy Chief Admiral Robin K. Dhowan, who will superannuate from the post on 31 May 2016.

2) President Pranab Mukherjee on 3 May 2016 conferred National film awards for the year 2015 in various categories at the 63rd National Film Awards Function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The President also conferred 2015 Dada Saheb Phalke Award to? - Manoj Kumar

3) Which club was crowned as champions of English Premier League on 2 May 2016? - Leicester City

Note: This is the first time in the club’s 132-year history that Leicester is champion of England.

4) Who was on 6 May 2016 appointed as head coach of Pakistan Cricket Team? - Mickey Arthur

Note: He succeeded Waqar Younis, who resigned after Pakistan's early exit from the World T20 tournament.

5) Which bank on 6 May 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS to establish a strategic partnership in the areas of bond issuances, co-financing, treasury management and human resources? - ICICI Bank

Note: NDB is a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states which are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

6) Which country on 6 May 2016 won the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2016 (Circle Style)? - Pakistan

Note: Tournament was held at Wah Cantonment in Pakistan. They defeated India by 19 points.

7) World Press Freedom Day was on 3 May 2016 observed across the world with the theme? - Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms - This Is Your Right!

8) Who on 1 May 2016 won 2016 Russian Grand Prix? - Nico Rosberg

9) Who on 24 April 2016 created a record by scoring 21-ball century in the Tobago Cricket Association’s T20 tournament at Louis D'or? - Tobago batsman Iraq Thomas

10) Alberta Wildfire hit which country in the first week of May 2016? – Canada

11) Name the Indian who won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016, for the Asia region? - Parashar Kulkarni

12) Who on 2 May 2016 won World Championship title of Snooker? - Mark Selby

13) Supreme Court banned all diesel cabs in which city from May 1? - NCR-Delhi

14) Who on 28 April 2016 won the prestigious Mandela - Graça Machel Innovation Award 2016 in Bogota, Colombia? - Tabassum Adnan, a women’s rights activist from Pakistan

15) International Labour Day was celebrated on 1 May 2016 with theme? - Celebrating the international labour movement

16) The International Jazz Day 2016 was observed across the world on? - 30 April 2016

17) Who on 4 May 2016 took over as the part-time Chairperson in the National Statistical Commission? - Dr Radha Binod Barman

18) United States of America (US) Navy on 2 May 2016 tested the world's largest unmanned surface vessel named ____ in San Diego? - Sea Hunter

19) ____ Committee on Yoga Education in Universities has recommended seven programmes for implementation in universities on 5 May 2016? - H.R. Nagendra Committee

20) Who was on 5 May 2016 appointed the Chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)? - Senior IPS officer Kumar Rajesh Chandra

21) Who was re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland on 6 May 2016? - Taoiseach Enda Kenny

22) Which state government on 1 May 2016 launched Chandranna Bima Yojana? - Andhra Pradesh

23) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 May 2016 launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) at? - Ballia, Uttar Pradesh

24) Which organization recently released a report titled ‘Protecting people through nature’ with the subtitle ‘Natural world heritage sites as Drivers of sustainable development.'? - World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

25) Name the new Offshore patrol vessel launched on 5 May 2016? - ICGS Shaurya

26) Indian Navy on 28 April 2016 decommissioned Indian Naval Ships ____ and ___ at a ceremony in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai? - (INS) Veer and Nipat

27) Which state government recently launched Adi Praman, online app for tribal caste validity certificate? - Maharashtra 

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Kerala SSLC Exam Result 2016

Hi friends, Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan Board has announced the Kerala SSLC exam result 2016 today (27 April 2016) for the academic year 2015-16 on their official websites keralaresults.nic.in, results.kerala.nic.in. Students can view their exam results also on result.prd.kerala.gov.in by just entering their registration numbers and name.

About 96.59 per cent of the students who had appeared for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations in Kerala have cleared the examinations. The pass percentage is roughly 2 per cent lower than that last year's (98.59 per cent).

Releasing the results here, Chief Secretary P.K. Mohanty and Director of Public Instruction (DPI) M.S. Jaya pointed out that the 2 per cent fall is insignificant considering the fast that no moderation has been given to the students. As many as 22,879 students have secured A Plus in all the subjects. The highest pass percentage has been recorded by Pathanamthitta district and the lowest by Wayanad district. AS many as 1,207 schools registered 100 per cent pass percentage, they said.

Check Kerala SSLC Exam Result 2016 from the following websites

1. http://results.itschool.gov.in/

2. http://result.itschool.gov.in/

3. http://results.kerala.nic.in/sslc16/sslc.htm

4. http://result.kerala.gov.in/

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Current Affairs Quiz – 27 April 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the daily Current Affairs Quiz from 27 April 2016 useful for all upcoming exams. Also check the important happenings of 27 April 2016 from here.

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

1. The committee that was established to revamp the Central Board of Film Certification submitted its report 27 April 2016. Who headed the committee?

(A) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

(B) Amitabh Bachan

(C) Shyam Benegal

(D) Nasarudhin Shah

2. Union Railway Ministry has recently decided to create a ___ lakh crore rupees safety fund named Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh to strengthen safety measures on the rail network to prevent accidents?

(A) 1 lakh crore rupees

(B) 2  lakh crore rupees

(C) 3  lakh crore rupees

(D) 4  lakh crore rupees

3. Heart of Asia (HoA) conference began on 27 April 2016 at?

(A) Beijing

(B) Dhaka

(C) Colombo

(D) New Delhi

4. Riyad Mahrez of which country recently became the first African footballer to win the Professional Footballers Association’s (PFA) Player of the Year award?

(A) Algeria

(B) Nigeria

(C) South Africa

(D) Kenya

5. International Cricket Council (ICC) on 26 April 2016 suspended the Cricket Association of which country in view of government interference in the board?

(A) West Indies

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Pakistan

(D) Nepal

6. Who was recently appointed as amicus curiae to implement Justice RM Lodha committee recommendations in BCCI?

(A) Kapil Sibal

(B) Gopal Subramanium

(C) Subramanium Swamy

(D) Vinod Rai

7. A massive fire on 26 April 2016 destroyed the National Museum of Natural History located at?

(A) Chennai

(B) Hyderabad

(C) New Delhi

(D) Mumbai

8. Name the Badminton Ace who in April 2016 became the first non-Cricketer to be inducted into the Legends Club?

(A) Prakash Padukone

(B) Nandu Natekar

(C) Syed Modi

(D) Pullela Gopichand

9. Who recently became the sixth cricketer to be inducted into Legends Club founded by the late Cricket Club of India (CCI) president Raj Singh Dungarpur?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Ravi Shastri

(C) Sunil Gavaskar

(D) Kapil Dev

10. International Mother Earth Day is observed on?

(A) 22 April

(B) 27 April

(C) 26 April

(D) 24 April

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Shyam Benegal

2) Ans. (A) 1 lakh crore rupees

3) Ans. (D) New Delhi

4) Ans. (A) Algeria

5) Ans. (D) Nepal

6) Ans. (B) Gopal Subramanium

7) Ans. (C) New Delhi

8) Ans. (B) Nandu Natekar

9) Ans. (D) Kapil Dev

10) Ans. (A) 22 April

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Daily Current Affairs – 27 April 2016

Hi Aspirants, here are the Important Current Affairs Updates for 27 April 2016.

1. Pandemonium in Rajya Sabha over Agusta Westland deal:

--> Rajya Sabha witnessed pandemonium after BJP member Subramanian Swamy raised the Agusta Westland chopper deal and a letter by middlemen Christian Michel referring to Sonia Gandhi as the main person in the VVIP helicopter deal.

2. President Pranab Mukherjee embarks on two nation-tour:

--> President Pranab Mukherjee is on a 5 day state visit to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand from 28th April to 2nd May.

--> This is the first ever state visit of the President of India to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand which is expected to open a new era in bilateral relations of india with these countries.

--> Papua New Guinea is the largest among the pacific island countries with a population of less than 8 million.

--> Capital of Papua New Guinea? - Port Moresby

3. Shyam Benegal panel submits report on censor board:

--> A government-appointed committee that was established to revamp the Central Board of Film Certification submitted its report to Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on 27 April 2016.

--> During Jnauary 2016 centre had set up the committee, headed by filmmaker Shyam Benegal, to revamp the board.

--> The panel includes filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Actor Kamal Haasan, Ad guru Piyush Pandey and film journalist Bhawana Somaaya.

4. World's tiniest thermometer created using DNA:

--> Scientists have created the world's tiniest thermometer that is 20,000 times smaller than a human hair, using DNA structures that can fold and unfold at specifically defined temperatures.

5. Rio Olympics countdown clock hits 100 days:

--> The 100 days countdown to Rio 2016 began on 27 April 2016.

6. Deepika Kumari equals world record at Archery World Cup:

--> India's Deepika Kumari has equalled the World Record in the Women's Recurve event at the qualifying stage.

--> The 21-year-old tallied a score of 686 out of 720 in the qualifying round of the Shanghai World Cup, thereby equalling the record, held by Ki Boe Bae of South Korea.

7. SC extends President’s rule in Uttarakhand:

--> The Supreme Court on 27 April 2016 extended the stay on Uttarakhand High Court order quashing President's rule in the state.

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Latest Current Affairs Quiz – 26 April 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 26 April 2016.

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

1. World Intellectual Property Day is observed on?

(A) 25 April

(B) 26 April

(C) 27 April

(D) 24 April

2. ISRO on 28 April 2016 will laucnch navigation satellite IRNSS-1G on board India's versatile launch vehicle?

(A) PSLV C33

(B) PSLV C32

(C) PSLV C35

(D) PSLV C34

3. What was the theme of the World Intellectual Property Day 2016 observed on 26 April 2016?

(A) Traditional Rights and the Virtual World

(B) Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined

(C) Innovation, Intellectual Property and Market Structure

(D) Make Intellectual Property Your Business

4. Who among the following sports women has been recently (April 2016) nominated to Rajya Sabha?

(A) Saina Nehwal

(B) P T Usha

(C) Sania Mirza

(D) Mary Kom

5. As announced recently, no mobile handset will be sold in India without the facility of identifying the location through Satellite based GPS from?

(A) January 2017

(B) July 2016

(C) January 2018

(D) April 2017

6. Which country  will host the 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships?

(A) South Korea

(B) India

(C) Scotland

(D) Belgium

7. _____ has recently become the first Indian company to sign up for “EP100”, a global energy productivity campaign?

(A) Tata

(B) Ashok Leyland

(C) Eicher

(D) Mahindra & Mahidra

8. Dattu Baban Bhokanal who qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics is related to?

(A) Judo

(B) Billiards

(C) Rowing

(D) Chess

9. Name the football player who on 25 April 2016 won the Football Players’ Association of India (FPAI) Indian Player of the Year award?

(A) Jeje Lalpekhlua

(B) Santhosh Jingan

(C) Sunil Chhetri

(D) None of these

10. Banharn Silpa-archa who died on 23 April 2016 was the former prime minister of?

(A) Singapore

(B) Malaysia

(C) Indonesia

(D) Thailand

Answers

1) Ans. (B) 26 April

2) Ans. (A) PSLV C33

3) Ans. (B) Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined

4) Ans. (D) Mary Kom

5) Ans. (C) January 2018

6) Ans. (B) India

7) Ans. (D) Mahindra & Mahidra

8) Ans. (C) Rowing

9) Ans. (A) Jeje Lalpekhlua

10) Ans. (D) Thailand
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26 April 2016 Daily Current Affairs Updates

Hi Aspirants, here are the important Daily Current Affairs Updates for 26 April 2016 useful for all competitive exams.

1. Countdown for launch of IRNSS-1G begins:

--> The countdown for the launch of seventh and final navigation satellite IRNSS-1G began on 26 April 2016 at 9:20 AM at Sriharikota.

--> The navigation satellite will be launched on 28 April 2016 on board India's versatile launch vehicle PSLV C33.

--> The IRNSS 1G will complete the number of fleets in space for India to establish its own reliable navigation satellite system.

--> As part of the navigation system, other six satellites have already begun functioning.

2. Five MPs takes oath as Rajya Sabha members:

--> New Rajya Sabha members including Mary Kom, Subramanian Swamy, Swapan Dasgupta, Narendra Jadhav and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa took oath on 26 April 2016 as the nominated member of the upper house.

--> Chairman Mohammed Hamid Ansari administered the oath of office to the members.

--> Former MP and cricket commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu, journalist Swapan Dasgupta, Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi and economist Narendra Jadhav have also been nominated by the Prime Minister's Office for the Rajya Sabha membership.

3. Panic button must in mobile phones by next year:

--> From January 1 next year, all mobile phones sold in India will come with a panic button enabling users, especially women, to send out distress signals in case of an emergency.

--> No mobile handset will be sold in India without the facility of identifying the location through Satellite based GPS from January 2018.

4. Mairaj bags India's first silver at ISSF World Cup:

--> Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan made a successful start to his campaign at the ISSF World Cup by winning a silver medal in men's skeet event in Rio de Janeiro.

5. World Intellectual Property Day observed on 26 April 2016:

--> Every year World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) is being observed on 26 April to highlight importance of intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright) in encouraging innovation and creativity.

-->The theme for 2016 is “Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined“.

6. India to host 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships:

--> India is going to host the 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

--> It was announced by the Judo Federation of India (JFI).

7. Mohun Bagan and Jeje Lalpekhlua named FPAI Player of the Year:

--> Professional football club Mohun Bagan and India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua on 25 April 2016 won the Football Players’ Association of India (FPAI) Indian Player of the Year award at its annual awards function held in Mumbai.

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Current Affairs Quiz - 25 April 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 25 April 2016 covering the Important Current Affairs Updates for the day. These questions will be very useful for all upcoming exams. Attempt the Quiz.

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

1. ‘Nomadic Elephant’ which began recently is the joint military training Exercise between India and?

(A) China

(B) Thailand

(C) Mongolia

(D) South Korea

2. Lok Sabha on 25 April 2016 passed the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016 to provide statutory status to the existing Regional Centre for Biotechnology situated at?

(A) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

(B) Faridabad, Haryana

(C) Pune, Maharashtra

(D) Jaipur, Rajasthan

3. Mairaj Ahmed Khan who was in news recently is a player related to?

(A) Cricket

(B) Hockey

(C) Chess

(D) Shooting

4. World Malaria Day is observed on?

(A) 25 April

(B) 24 April

(C) 23 April

(D) 22 April

5. What is the theme of World Malaria Day 2016?

(A) Invest in the future: defeat malaria

(B) Sustain Gains

(C) Go with Care

(D) End Malaria For Good

6. Who recently won the 2016 Barcelona Open title of Tennis?

(A) Roger Federer

(B) Rafael Nadal

(C) Andy Murray

(D) Stan Wawrinka

7. National Panchayati Raj Diwas is observed on?

(A) 25 April

(B) 24 April

(C) 23 April

(D) 22 April

8. Which country on 24 April 2016 successfully tested the maiden flight of its first domestically developed single-pilot stealth fighter jet X-2?

(A) Argentina

(B) China

(C) France

(D) Japan

9. Union Government on 23 April 2016 has launched India’s first online interactive heritage portal named ___ was in New Delhi?

(A) Vivekpedia

(B) Vidyapedia

(C) Sahapedia

(D) None of these

10. World Book and Copyright Day 2016 was observed across the world on?

(A) 25 April

(B) 24 April

(C) 23 April

(D) 22 April

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Mongolia

2) Ans. (B) Faridabad, Haryana

3) Ans.(D) Shooting

4) Ans. (A) 25 April

5) Ans. (D) End Malaria For Good

6) Ans. (B) Rafael Nadal

7) Ans. (B) 24 April

8) Ans. (D) Japan

9) Ans. (C) Sahapedia

10) Ans. (C) 23 April
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