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SBI Clerk Pre Model paper 53 - 60Current Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) / [2] PM Modi Visit to Brussels, USA & Saudi Arabia Belgium :- On his first day of the a community programme with the states as the joint statement on ‘tours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Indian community: strengthening nuclear security had visited Brussels, Belgium to meet USA :- Aficr Belgium PM Narendra. implementation and will also join with the Belgium Prime Minister Mr. Modi bad visited the USA on 31st three gift baskets for this summit Charles Michel in priority arcas of and also to " i] counter nuclear attend 13th 3 smuggling, nuclear India-EU security contact Summit with the group in Vienna, E u uy sharing of best leadership. practices through © The cite Centres of, given to this Excellence such as suit was, India’s own EU-India + On the Summit; A f 7 sidelines of the aoc w Nuclear Security momentura 4 —: Summit, PM Modi for the EU- i AB also met with India several world Strategic Partnership. The summit March, wherehe participated inthe 4th leaders to carry forward the took place in Brussels, Nuclear Security Summit in agenda of bilateral cooperation + PMalso notified that within the which several nations and global with those Nations, and also taken EW.. Belgiumis India’s 2nd largest organizations were presents. forward his interaction with the trading partner. PM Modimet with e The NuclearSecurity Summit 2016 scientists associated with LIGO PM of Belgium aims to took place in Washington DC on project. expand trade, investment and high April Ist, 2016, Saudi Arabia :- Afler USA visit PM technology partnership. © In the Summit world leaders Modi had visited Saudi Arabia as a part + During visit of the nation PM underline the importance of the of his 3 nation visit, He visited Saudi Narendra Modi alone, with Belgium Convention on Physical Protection ftom 2nd April to 3rd April as he got Prime Minister Charles Michelhad of Nuelear Material and the the invitation from H.M.King Salman also activated the India-Belgium International Convention on the Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. ARIES (Aryabhatta Research Suppression of Acts of Nuclear ® — PM Modi had arrived in Riyadh on Institute for Observational Terrorismandwillcontinuctowork 2nd April to the oil-rich Sciences) Telescope by remote. toward their universalization and Saudi kingdom as both countries This telescope is the Asia's biggest full implementation. are sotto firm up a raft of pacts to telescope and made with the » fralso reaffirm the commitmentto bolster their strategic partucrship assistance of Belgium our shared goals of nuclear besides exploring ways to Apart from Indo-EU summit and disarmament, nuclear non- enhance security and counter~ mectings, PM also interacted with proliferation and peaceful usc of terror cooperation and combating the Board Members of the nnclear energy threat of terrorism Association of Diamond Tradersin » India will join trilateral initiative of and radicalization werethe agenda Belgium and addressed/imteract in Nuclear Security Submit chairs of the talks between Mr. Modi and circulated at ABA by subscribing the leadership of Saudi Arabia, He13 1 / (une - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs is the fourth Indian Prime Minister to visit Saudi Arabia after Dr. Singh in 2010, Indita Gandhi in 1982 and Jawaharlal Nehru in 1956, ‘There PM Modi met and held wide ranging talks with HM King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, PM. Modi presents King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud a gold-plated replica of the CheramanJuma Masjid in Kerala. CheramanJuma Masjid is symbol of active trade relations between India and Saudi Arabia since ancient times In Sandi Arabia PM Modi had visited Masmak Fortress, ‘L&T Workers’ Residential Complex and, ‘TCS All Women IT & ITES Center in Riyadh, which had trained over 1,000 Saudi women, and pitched the more focus on expanding the economic ties as Saudi Arabia is India’s 4th largest trading partner and is also India’s largest crud oil supplier. Saudi Arabia also planed to invest St trillion in infrastructure development projects over the nest 5 years. The two leaders agreed to transform the — buyer-seller relationship in the energy sector and also agreed to focus on areas of training and human resources development and cooperation in research and devclopment in the energy sector, Both the leaders also emphasized on furthering bilateral strategic engagement in the areas of security and defence co- operation, Also both the nations agreed to enfiance cooperation to strengthen maritime security in the Gulf and the Indian Ocean regions. © PM Narendra Modi was conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour- the — king Abdulaziz: Sash. The Prime Minister was conferred the prestigious award by King Salman Din Abdulazizat the Royal Court, The award is snamed after Abdulaziz AL Saud, the founder of the modern Saudi stateCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June-2016)/[ 4] All about Panama Papers that You Need to Know The Panama Papers are an Anoffshore investment fund run by the dependencies Guemscy, Jersey and the unprecedented leak of L1.Sm files from father of British prime minister David Isle of Man, the database of the world’s fourth biggest offshore Jaw firm, Mossack Fonseca, The records were obtained from an anonymous source by the German newspaper Siiddcutsche Zeitung, which shared them with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICU). What do they reveal? The documents show the myriad ways in which the rich can exploit seeretive offshore tax regimes, Twelve national leaders are among, 143 politicians, their families and close associates from around the world known to have been rising, offshore tax: havens, A $2bn trail leads all the way’ to ‘Vladimir Putin, The Russian president's best friend — a cellist called Sergei Roldugin —is at the centre ofa scheme in which money from Russian state banks is hidden offShore. Some of it nds up in a ski resort where in 2013 Putin’s daughter Katerina got married, Among national leaders with offshore wealth are Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister: Ayad Allawi, ex-interim prime minister and former vice- president of Iraq; Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine; Alaa Mubarak, son of Egypt's former president; andl the prime minister of Iceland rundur David Gunnlaugsson Cameron avoided ever having to pay ‘AGLOBAL INVESTIGATION ta in Britain by hiring.a small army of Bahamas residewts to sign its paperwork. The fund has been rogistored with HM Revenue and Customs since its inception and has filed detailed tax returns every year ‘What is Mossack Fonseca’? It is a Panama-basod law firm whose services include incorporating companies in offshore jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands. It administers offshore firms for a yearly fee. Other services include wealth management, ‘Where is it based? ‘The firm is Panamanian but runs a worldwide operation. Its website boasts of a global network with 600 people working in 42 countries, It has franchises around the world, where separately owned affiliates sign up ness customers and have exclusive rights to use its brand, Mossack Fonseca operates in tax havens including Switzerland, Cyprus and the British Virgin Istands, and in the British erown Why Panama? The two big draws that >, offshore catities in jurisdictions such as British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Seychelles and more spevifically Panama, offer are secrecy of information relating to the ultimate beneficiary owner and zero tax. on income generated, In fact, in Pananva, individuals can ask for bearer shares, where the owner’s name is not mentioned anywhere. Besides, it costs little or nothing to set up an entity abroad. The Registered Agent charges a few Inundred dollars to incorporate an entity Ie doesn’t take much time to incorporate one cither. Companies ane available off-the-shelf and can be registered in a couple of davs Are regulators, RBI and Income Tax authorities, aware of these firms’? ‘There aro many who have sct up ‘companies dating back to the pre-2004 period when the LRS was not even announeed. So, they are clearly outliers ‘Then there are individuals who have taken an interpretation of the LRS to ican that offshore entities ean be set up. The LRS did allow for buying shates. but did not specifically allow incorporation of companies by individuals abroad going by a clarification in the RBI FAQs of September 17, 2010. On August 5. 2013, the RBI allowed resident Indians to invest direct in joint15 1 / (June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs ventures and overseas subsidiaries through the LRS route to0. So. technically, thoss individuals who had set up companies overseas prior to August 2013 would have violated the rues on LRS. In cortain cases, there has boen a compounding of payment of fines by individuals after the LRS violations came to the notice of the RBI or were disclosed by individuals themselves. In some other cases relating to the pre-2013 period. individuals who set up companies abroad using the LRS facility: were directed by the RBI to divest their holdings or unwind their operations. So what's the next step once these names are out? For the Reserve Bank of tdia, this issue has been work-in-progress. Itwill hhave to take a call whether they can allow compounding (recognising that an individual has erred bona fide and regularising the investment in the offshore entity post facto by imposing a penalty) or insist that individuals wind up these investments made prior to August 2013. The Income Tax department will have to probe if there has been “round tripping” of funds i.e routing of fimds invested in offshore entities back to India, and where required, refer the cases to the Enforeement Directorate. It will also have to see if the offshore entities have declared all their incomes and assets to the Income Tax department WiFiStudy.com SINC MICU 1 Breakdown the entire syllabus in parts 2. Breakdown your study in batches 3. Take the mock test at wifistudy.com fery YHA Online Portal mpetitive Exam 6, Stay inspired 7. Take a break foryourself 8. Revision 4, Concentrate more on easily scoring subjects 5, Makea proper strategy to attempt questions 9. Use Standard Study Material 10. Never feel demoralisedCurrent Affairs Wil udy.com (June-2016)/16] Men’s World Twenty20 2016 West Indies etcated history to become the first nation to win the World 20 title more than once as they defeated England by four wiekets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, In a match that had moments that showed both teams dominating, it was the Carribeans who came out on top after a thrilling finish in the last over of the match Having been set a decently competitive total of 156, West Indies Tooked out of the contest after the openers Zot out cheaply. However, Marlon Samuels constructed a brilliant chase with an unbeaten knock of 85 and the finishing touch was provided by Carlos Brathwaite who smashed four sixes off the first four balls of the last over of the match to complete an enthralling match India’s premior batsman Virat Kobli was deservingly awarded the ‘Man of the Tournament” for his brilliant performance in the ICC World T20. Women's World Twenty20 2016 West Indies claimed their first Women’s World Twenty20 with a pulsating eight-wicket win over Australia in Kolkata Australia, seeking a fourth successive World 120 tile, chose to bat and posted 148-5, with Elyse Villani ‘making the first half esntury ina final, But 18-year-old Windies opener Hayley Matthews hic 2 stunning 66 off 45 balls with throe sixes, ina stand of 120. ‘The Windies won with three balls to spare and their men’s team later completed a T20 double Wost Indies had lost all of their eight previous 120 intemationals against Australia and in their first final they made a nervous start bowling at the iconic Eden Gardens Host Country: India Player of the Mateh: Hayley Matthews Player of the tournament: Stafanie Taylor ‘This is the second successive time Kohli has won the award, after he was also named as the player of the 2014 tournament in Bangladesh following his 319 runs which helped India reach the final Host Country: India Player of the Match: Marlon Samuels Player of the tournament: Virat Kobli Women’s World Twenty20 2016: West Indies beat Australia for maiden title Mite Sint171 / (une - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs Cureent Event International EI Salvador declares drought emergency for first time ever The Central American country of El Salvador has declared awater shortage emergency + It was the first drought cememency in its history. + Residents near by the capital city of San Salvador have protested because of water shortages in recent weeks «River and water reserve levels have reached a critical state EI Salvador + Capital: San Salvador US Dollar Salvador Sanchez, New York Mayor declares April 14 as Bindeshwar Pathak Day Now York City declared this year’s April 14 as “Bindeshwar Pathak Day" in recognition” of the contributions made by the Indian social activist and “Sulabh International’ founder for improving the lives of people engaged in the “most dehumanizing situation’ # New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio honoured Pathak for his outstanding work to improve health and hygiene and “moving the world forward’ World Hemophilia Day ~ April 17 World Hemophilia set WORLD held annually on April 17 by the World Federation of Hemophilia, Itis an awareness dav Hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. +The day was first established in 1939, + Theme 2016: “Treatment for All The Vision of All” World Heritage Day: 18th April, 2016 World Heritage Day was observed all over the world on 18 April. The day is observed with an aim to create awareness among the people towards conserve and protect the valuable assets and cultural heritage actoss the world. + The 2016 theme for the ICOMOS International Day ‘on Monuments and Sites celebrated on 18 April is: The Heritage of Sport DharmendraPradhan Visit of Bangladesh Petroleum » and Natural oo we Gas Minister “4 Dharmendra Pradhan o visited i Bangladesh. During his visit he discussed al bilateral issucs relating to hydrocarbon seetor between the two countries, = New Dethi based Indian Oil Corporation has inked an MoU with Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation to scrutinize the possibilty ofjoindy working on setting up a LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) import terminal at Chittagong, port and other downstream infrastructure in that country. + Theminister’s discussions with his counterpart authorities focused on laying a Chitcagong- Tripura pipeline. + Bangladesh is likewise signing up Indian engincering consultaney firm Engineers India Ltd as consultants for extension of the Eastern Refinery. Bangladesh + Capital ; Dhaka + Currency : Taka + Prime Minister : Hasina + President : Abdul Hamid Sheikh Finance Minister Arun Jaitley visit to US Union Finance Ministor ArunJaitley ona 10-day itinerary to the US to attend the Spring; Meetings of the Intemational A ) Monetary Fund and \ ) World Bank, a UN session on the drugs problem, and an interaction with American investors + He was accompanied by Reserve Bank of India Governor RaghuramRajan and Chicf Beonomie Advisor Arvind Subramanian and some Indian Delegations = FMAnunhaitley will addresses ‘World Bank in Washington + Sixth Annual Ministerial Meeting of India~ US Economie and Financial Partnership (EFP) = G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors MeetingCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June-2016)/1 8] India ranked 133 in World Press Freedom Index India ranks abysmally low at 133 among, 180 countries, in the latest annual World Press Freedom Index which says Prime Minister Narendra ‘Modi socms “indifferent” to the threats posed to journalists © The 2016 ‘World Press Freedom Indes” released by Reporters Without Borders (RSP), is led by Finland, which retained its top spot for the sixth consceutive year, followed by the Netherlands and. Norway. Europe becomes world’s first region to end malaria: WHO ey Se >= World Health| Organization Enrope has become the world’s first region to oliminate malaria the zone recorded with zero cases reported last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). + The number of eases reported ropped to zera in 2015 from 90,712 in 1995 World Earth Day being observed worldwide on 22nd April 2016 World earth EARTH DAY day was @1 @ observed om 22 April 2016. ‘TREES FOR THE EARTH Theme — for. 2016 — Trees for the Earth # Goal: To plant 7.8 billion trees over the next five sears + Ie was firstly obsorved in 1970 with an aim to make people climate sensible Anti-Slavery Crusader Harriet ‘Tubman to be first African American on US Dollar US Paper Currency will bear the ptostigious Anti-Slavery crusader Harriet Tubman who is African- American and the first woman in History Tubman who bom in 1820and helped hundreds of slaves, take the contre spot on the cutreney whereas Jackson, a slave ‘owner would print to the back explained by US Treasury Department World Book and Copyright Day — April 23 World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Day) is observed on April 23 of every vear by UNESCO in order to pay a world-wide tribute t0 books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular ‘young people. * World Book Capital 2016: Wroelavs, Poland * World Book Capital 2017 Conakry, Republic of Guinea. Poland =~ = Capital ; Warsaw + Currency: Polishzloty Republic of Guinea - * Capital: Conakry © Currency: Guinean frane Cuba removes ban on Cubans entering or leaving the country by sea ‘The Cuban government adjusted its taigration poliey and lifted a restriction that prevented Cubans from ontering or leaving the country by cruise ship or ‘commercial vessel. + Previously Cuba did not allow Cuban-born individuals hiving elsewhere to travel to the island by a commercial vessel Cuba © Capital: Havana * Prime minister; Radl Castro ‘© Curreney: Cuban peso World Malaria Day: 25 April World Malaria Day is an international ‘observance commemorated every year ‘on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria + Thwas firstly observed in 2008 by UNICEF to give public attention about the disease which causes millions of deaths every year India Signed Paris climate pact India, along with 170 other countries has signed historic Paris climate pact in United Nation © Union Environment and Forestry minister Prakash Javarekar signed the pact in a high level conference at United Nation, + UN Sceretary General Baan Moon chaired the Conference which inelude Ministers, diplomats, industrialists and artists. World’s largest indoor amusement park to open on 15 August World’s largest indoor amusement “IMG world of adventure’ will be ‘opened on 15 August in Dubai. 30,000 people are expected t0 visit daily. * CEO, Mr Leanard Otto said that 96 percent of the park is ready and it has an area of 15, Tac sq. feet, which is equal to 28 Football grounds.19 1 / (June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs World Intellectual Property Day 2016 observed globally The World Intellectual Property Day 2016 was on 26 April 2016 observed across the world with the theme Digital Creativity ~ Culture Re imagined + On this day. the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) works together with various government agencies, non government organizations, community groups and individuals to hold different events and activitics co promote World Intellectual Property Day. + Theday is celebrated to spread awareness about the tole that intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial desions, copyright) play in encouraging innovation and creativity. Sangey re-elected PM of Tibetan ‘govt-in-exile? National Democratic Party candidate Lobsang Sangay has boon re-elected prime minister of the Tibstait goverament-in-oxile in L(A voting, © Satgay crushed his otly rival Penpa Tsering, receiving about 58 percent of the 58.740 votes casted in the prime minister's runoff, + The result in the northern Indian town of Dharmsala, the headquarters of the governument-in-exile. + Capital: Lhasa ‘Yuan, Renmimbi worldwide dope new WADA report India has become No. 3rd in Anti- Doping Rule Violation in 2014 — WADA reported ‘+ Russia ranked first followed by fraly + 96 Anti-Doping Rule violation cases registered by India, WADA + Established: 1999 + Headquarters: Montreal, Canada, China launches sounding rocket China has Jaunched a sounding rocket also called Research Rocket at Hainan Provinee in China. * The rocket reached a maximum height of 316 kilometers (196 miles), with the total flight time coming to 10 minutes, + Earlier the country first launched a Kunpeng-i rocket in April 2013. China + Capital: Beijing © Currency: Renminbi, Yuan Bronze bust of Aryabhatta unveiled at UNESCO Headquarters A bronze bust of ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhatta has been unveiled at the UNESCO by the HRD Minister Smit Trani in an ge international conference dn the zero in Paris, France ‘+ The bust has been sculpted by renowned Indian sculptor Ram Sutar who was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian awards for his contribution tothe world ofart UNESCO + Founded: 1945 + Headquarter: Paris Dubai to build tower taller than BurjKhalifa Dubai plans to build a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, ‘currently the world’s tallest skyseraper. will be built by property developer Emaar. The total cost will be USD 1 billion, + The Tower in Dubai Crock Harbour, a 6-square-kilometer master development, will be a notch higher than 828-metre Burj Khalifa, Saudi Arabia and Egypt To Build Bridge Across Red Sea Saudi Arabia's King Salman } hhas announced an agreement with Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi to build a bridge over the Red Sea connecting the two countries The announcement made on the second day of visit of Saudi Arabia's King to Cairo.The planned bridge would help in boosting commerce and trade between the Oxo allied ‘countries. Saudi Arab © Currency: Riyal + Capital: Riyadh = King: Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Egypt Currency: Pound + Capital: Cairo + President: Abdel Fattah El Si + PM: Sherif Ismail Hashim Thaci Sworn In As New President Of Kosovo Hashimg Thaci Foreign Minister of Kosovo has beon swornCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 10] members of Parliament of the country inthe 3rd round + Mc, Thaci succeeded Atifote Jahjaga in the voting held in Pristina + With this, he becomes fourth President of Kosovo after the European country had unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Statue to be ensconced in France. The statue of Maharaja Ragjit Singh will be installed in France's Saint- Tropez town, the birth place of Army General Jean-Francois Allard + Henri Prevosat-Allard, Deputy Mayor and in-charge of tourism of Saint-Tropez met Punjab Tourism Minister Sohan Singh Thandal to invite him for the ceremony which will be held in the month of September. France + Currency: Franc «© Capital: Paris + President: : Francoii Hollande Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk resigns ‘The Ukrainian Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation two months a = after he survived a noo - confidence vote in parliament + Arsoniy Yatsenyuk, 15! Prime Minister of Ukraine isa lawyer and economist. + Yatscny uk served in the ‘government of Ukraine as Minister of Economy from 2005 to 2000. + He was also served as Foreign Minister of Ukraine in 2007 and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) from 2007 to 2008 UKRAINE + Currency: Hryvnia * President: Petro Poroshenko Pakistan, China launch joint air force training exercise Shaheen 5 China’s air force to 7 Jaunch joint training exercises with Pakistan, the fifth such © ? edition between the = two countries Shaheen-3 will take place from April 9 to 30 this year. © This joint exercise was started in 2011 between both the countries, Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister Temir Sariyey resigns Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister ‘Temi Sariyey resigned after a parliamentary commission accused his cabinet of corruption * A commission sot up by the ex Soviet republic's parliament revealed that the government had broken the lave, accusing it of having rigged a $100 million road construction tender to a Chinese firm that Jacked the required license. Kyrgyzstan + Capital: Bishkek © Curreney: Som = President: Atambayey Almazbek India, US ‘agree in principle” on sharing military logistics India and the United States have agreed in principle to share military logistics. Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar announced this agreement at a joint press conference with US Defense secretary Ashton Carter. + According to Mr. Parrikar, the growing interaction between armed forees of the two countries is ¢ “significant aspect of bilateral relationship", India has more joint excreises with the US than any other country in the orld + The details of the logistic support will be decided by the ‘two governments, Indo German Agreement on NamamiGange Signed An agreement has been signed for Ganga Rejuvenation under the Namami Gange Programme in New Delhi, between the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and German International Cooperation. +The agreement was signed in the presence of the German Ambassador to India, Martin Ney and Secretary. and Shashi Shekhar, Ministry of Water Resources. River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Germany + Capital: Berlin Currency: Euro ‘+ Chancellor: Angela Merkel © President: Joachim Gauck Cabinet nod for MoU with UAE to combat Human Traificking ‘The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a MoU between India and UAE on preventing all forms ‘of human trafficking, especially women and children.L111 /Gune - 2016) WiFiStudy.com + The MoU is expected to be signed very soon after approval, Anti-trafficking Cells and Task Forces will work on both sides to prevent human trafficking, + Iewill strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two countries and inorcase the bilateral cooperation on the issues of prevention, rescue, recovery and repatriation related to human trafficking France operation ‘Sangaris’ ‘comes to an end in CAR France will end its three year long | military) operation “Sangaris” in Central Aftican Republic ‘which came into foree in 2013 following a communal violence + The France government proposed to withelray’ its troops citing the formation of the now governient under Faustin- Archange Tonadera and restoration of peace «The commumal violence broke out in CAR when Muslim rebels ousted the Christian president Francois trom power and following this French troops started the operation “Sangaris’ in 2013 Franee + Capital: Paris + Currency: Euro, Frane + President: Francoi: Hollande + PM: Manuel Valls India becomes fourth largest spender on defence India has become the world’s fourth largest spender on defence, following a 13.1% inerease in its 2016-17 defence budget, according to US research firm IHS Ine. + India’s rise in the rankings from sixth position last year is a result of an increase in expenditure to $50.7 billion, ‘combined with cuts to military spending by Russia and Saudi Arabia, where low oil prices have put considcrable strain on their finances: 4th Nuclear Security Summit begins in Washington NUCLEAR SECURITY: SUMMIT ‘The fourth edition of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) began in Washington, United States to discuss a gamut of issues pertaining fo nuclear security ‘+ _ Inthis edition of summit, heads of about 53 countries and representatives of five international organisations including the UNO, Intemational Atomic Energy Agency (IABA), European Union (EU), Interpol are taking part + India is being represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the two-day: summit World Autism Awareness Day — April 2 2016 World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day’ on the 2nd of April every year, World Autism Day is also one of only four official hoalth-specific UN Days. © This is the 8th annual World Autism Awarencss day encouraging by the Member of the United Nations to take ieasures to raise awareness about children with autism throughout the world, Current Affairs North Korea to block Facebook, ‘Twitter, other websites North Korca has ga see officially announced it is blocking Facebook. YOUMMITs YouTube, Twitter » and South Korean websites in a move. underscoring its concern with the spread of online information. © The Ministry of Posts and Telocommunications announcement was peste this week at the country’s main mobile service provider, Koryolink, and other places serving Internet users Very few North Koreans have: intemet access. Typically they can only see a sealed-off, government-sanctioned intranet. But foreigners in the country had previously been able to surf the web freely. North Korea + Capital: Pyongyang + Currency: Won + Supreme Leader: Jong Un Kim Vietnam Police Chief Tran Dai Quang sworn in as President Vietnam's Public Security Minister and Police Chief Tran Dai Quang has been sworn in-as the ‘communist country’s president, Quang from Communist Party of Vietnam, ‘+The Police Chief received 436 yotes from 465 assembly members who cast their votes accounted 3% of a rubber~ stamp vote for Mr Quang that made him victory in parliament + Quang.is the first police general to fill the post, He succeeds GtrCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 12] Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung withdrew his candidacy Vietnam + Capital: Hanoi + Currency: dong Vietnamese Iceland PM steps aside after protests over Panama Papers revelations Iceland's embattled Prime Minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, has bocome the first major casualty of the Panama Papers. stepping, aside from ‘is office atnid mounting public outrage that his family had sheltered money offshore + The leaked documents from the Mossack Fonseca law firm in Panama —_reveal Gunnlaugsson and his wife, Anna Sigurlaug, Pailsdoittir, bought a British Virgin Islands- based offshore company, Wincrisine, in December 2007 10 invest her share of the very substantial proceeds from the sale of her father’s. business, Iecland’s only Toyota importer ICELAND + Capital: Reykjavik . : Krona « President: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson + PM: Sigurdur — Ingi Johansson National for the royal bath on the banks of Kshipra River to take a holy dip. +A large number of people across the country have ‘converged in the holy eity for the month long festival held covery 12 yearsat Ujjain, which is also the abode of Lord ‘Mahakaleshwar, one of the 12 Jyotirlings in the country Six Indians stamped their names in TIME’s 100 influential People List Six Indians have been featured in ‘TIME’s 100 influential People List They ate © RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan © Hindi Actress Privanka Chopra © Tennis Player Sania Mirza + Environmentalist Sunita Narain © Flipkart Founders Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal © Indian born Chief Executive Officer of Google Sundar Pichai PM inaugurates Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts ae are. Simhastha Kumbh mela 2016 begins in Ujjain ‘The Simhastha Kumbli Mela, largest congregation of Hindus. began in Ujjain early with the atrival of Juna Akhara Prime Minister inaugurates Joint Conference of Chiof Ministers and Chief Justices and expressed that people have high belief and hope in the Judiciary + Points delivered by Prime Minister: + Large number of cases + Government to remove the archaic laws from the statute books Sahapedia, India’s first open source encyclopedia to the Art and culture is now live Sahapedis is an open source resource ‘on the Arts Cultures and heritage of India, + The Meaning of “Saha” in Sanskrit meant as “Together vith” that is used to explore the together the richness of our cultural landscapes Knowledge around each subject is comples and has many shapes. Delhi Government Announces App-Based Premium Bus Service Dethi Government announced app based premium |f bus servioe scheme in order to ‘encourage private car owners to switch to public transport + Hisexpected tostart in the city from middle of June while registration for it would start from June 1 this year. +The premium buses will be fully ait-conditioned with no passengers allowed to stand, + Tocnsure the safety of women passengers, Buses will have to be equipped with Wi-Fi and GPS. Army completes amphibious exercise ‘JalPrahar’ Indian military has completed an amphibious excreise “Jal Prahar* which vwas began on March 27 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, = All three wings of the armed forces Army. Ait Forec and Navy participated in the Jal Prahar eaceeise113 1 / Gune - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs PF Body To Launch System For Discouraging Premature Withdrawals ‘The Employces’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) plans to launch a ‘One Employee One EPF Account’ systom on May | to dissuade premature PF withdrawals and encourage state governments to join its pension system. + The decision was taken on April 21 in retirement fund body EPFO’s internal meeting; a day after the government rolled back its decision to tighten PF withdrawal norms. + In these norms restricting subscribers to withdraw the employer's share of PF contributions (3.67 per cent of asic wages) before the age of 38 years, among other ‘things, Haryana govt to give free laptops to first 500 meritorious students Haryana Government has decided to give free laptops to first SOO meritorious students, who would secure a minimum of 250% marks in annual Board examination of Class X in 2016-17. + The laptops would be provided under State Merit Scholarship scheme, under which a scholarship of Rs. 130 per student for 12 months is given The State Government would bear an additional expenditure of about Rs 2.50 crore, + One hundred laptops would be given to top 100 studentsas per merit list of the Board irrespeotive of their casts, Sex or economic status, an equal number of laptops would be given to top girl students belonging to general category * Laptops would also be provided to top one hundred boys and an equal number of top girls belonging to Scheduled Castes and the remaining onc hundred Laptops tostudents belonging to Below Poverty Line families placed in the merit list of the Board. ‘Missed call service launched for local train updates ‘The Western Railway has lauiched a unique service through which commuters would be able to know the running status of local trains from simply ssiving a missed call + Thecommuter needs to dial the Toll Free No. 1800 212 4502 and the call will get disconnected automatically after two rings subsequent 10 which an SMS will be sent ‘informing the running status of the suburban trains, + Western Raihvay has hired a private agency to facilitate this service + The best part of this service is that the system can be used by any kind of mobile phones be it smartphone of high end tmobile or basic mobile phone. + Commuters would not need to have internet connection and the scrvice is totally free of ‘cost and commuters can slso alternately register themselves with www. Mobitip.Info for daily periodic updates at scheduled times, Heart of Asia conference begins in New Delhi ‘The heart of Asia conference has bogua in New Delhi, The conference aims to bring peace and stability 10 Afghanistan and speeding up its reconstruction with a focus on ‘enhancing investment and connectivity to the country Inthis conference 14 countries are participating and apart from those there are some ‘countries who are supporting the conference which include France, Gortmany, Canada ete. Indo-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise, Nomadic Elephant ~ 2016, commenced ‘The Ith Indo-Mongolia joint trainings Exortise, titled “Nomadic Elephant = 2016° commenced on 25 April 2016 in Mongolia, © The exercise aims at promoting military associations betiseen India and Moncolia will culminate on 8 May 2016 Ulaanbaatar + Currency: Togrog Shyam Benegal panel submits report on censor board Film maker Shyam Benegal headed committee constituted by the Information and Broadcasting ministry to suggest measures to help Board members understand the distinctions of film ecrtification of the eensor board submitted its report to 1&B minister Arun Jaitly + The committee suggested that the Central Board of Film Certification can decline certification if a film having anything that contravenes the provisions of Seetion 5B (I) of the Cinematograph Act, 1952. + CBFC head will only plays the role of a guiding, mechanism for the body, and not beCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /] 14] involved in the day-to-day the activities regarding certification of films. Central Board of Film Cer + Established: 1951 Rs 1 lakh crore Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh Ministry of Railways has pledged to set up a 1 lakh crore rupees safety UBL fund called Rashtriva Rail Sanra ksha Kosh which aimed to strengthen safety measures on the rail network to prevent accidents, + The announced fund will help to accomplish tailway’s zero- accident mission by strengthening the safety rmeastires on the rail network ina comprehensive way. Panel suggests fine or jail for celebs in misleading ads Parliamentary Standing Committee has been formed to tackle misleading advertising. as well as to fix Liability on endorsers/celebrities + Thepancl suggests that for first time offence the violator may be penalised with either a fine of Rs 10) lakh or imprisonment up to two years or both, For second time offence a fine of Rs 50 lakh and imprisonment of five years. Mumbai Noisiest city: Central Pollution Control Board ile Delhi may be the dictiest city in terms of high air pollution but the Mumbai is reported the maximum violation of safe noise levels for consistently longer periods during, 2011- 14 and becomes Noisiest City in India © Rank 1; Mumbai 2; Lucknow 3: Hyderabad 4: Delhi Seventh navigational satellite IRNSS 1G launched ISRO developed == PSLV-C33 is carrying India's seventh navigation ‘ satellite IRNSS-1G of hich is blasted off = from the Satish . Dhawan Space —$— Centre in Sri Harikota. ‘+ The satellite was successfully placed in sub-Geo syttehronous Transfer Orbit, “The satelite with a design lite time of 12 years has 2 payloads for navigation and ranging, Nagaland’s Kohima declared ‘smoke-free city? Nagaland’s capital Kohima has been declared as a ‘smoke-free city’ +The official declaration was made by the Deputy Commissioner of Kohima, Rovilatuo Mor * A tobacco product contains 4000 chemicals which destroy any part of the body and causes death to one million people in India every year, Nagaland ‘* Capital: Kohima + CM: T.R. Zeliang * Governor: Padmanabha Acharya Gujarat govt. decides to provide 10 % reservation to economically backward of higher castes Gujarat Government will issue an ordinance on Ist May to provide 10% reservation to ceanomically backwards of higher caste. © Any persons, whose monthly family income is less than Rs 50 thousand will entitle fortis evr quot, + There will be no change in reservations presently available to SC. ST and OBCs in the state, © The ordinance will be drafted in a way that constitution provisions regarding reservations would not be violated. BSF to put tallest ‘Tiranga’ at Wagah border by January 2017 The Border Security Force (BSF) is planning; to install the tallest national flags nicar the Atvari-Wagah Joint Check Post, famously known as the Wagah border © The flag at 350 feet is part of BSP's expansion plans for the visitors’ gallery at the site of the iconic: Retreat ceremony NITI Aayog launched urban ‘management programme for capacity building of states and urban local bodies NITI Aayog chaired by Viec Chairman Dr. Arvind Panagariya has launched the Urban Management Programme in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, ‘+ The Programme is designed by NITI Aayog, Temasch Foundation and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) under the platform of the Memorandum, of Understanding signed between NITI Aayog and the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) + Ttsas to tap the expertise of Singapore in urban sector to build capacities in State Governments and ULBs to design efficient solutions to urban problemsL151 / (une - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs In by them, filing of complaint and Economic and Financial 80. 0n. Partnership (EFP) in Two. + The c-voler app was ‘Washington on the sidelines of Indian developed by the state IT the annual Spring Mesting of Naval Mission, It aims at ensuring the IMF and the World Bank. Ships great transparency and “Veor™ conduct of free and fair Jharkhand Government launched and elections, BhimraoAmbedkarAwas Yojana “Nipat’ were decommissioned at the Kerala for widows Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. * Capitat A target of 11,000 units (houses) has + The decommissioning Thiruvananthapuram been sot in the current financial year ceremony was held in the « CM: Ommen Chandy for the programme, adding Rs 80 crore presouco of Vice Admiral Sunil Governor: P, Sathasivam has boon carmarked in the budget for Lanba, Flag Officer tt Commanding-in-Chicf Western Naval Command, Rahuri in Abmednagar Becomes First to have Digi-Locker Rahuri Municipal Council of Alimednagar district in Maharashtra ‘has became the first Municipal Council to attain the status of integrated with Giejtal locker for the issuance of all essential Documents. + Sh, Ravi Shankar Prasad formally launched this service as part of Digital India Programme + With this facility, the citizen of the area ean now apply for the certificates like Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates online without going to Municipal Council and these documents will be available in the Digilocker signed to the citizens. EC launches mobile app e-voter for Kerala assembly polls The Election Commission of India {ECI) has launched an innovative mobile application tithe o-voter with comprehensive details about the forthcoming 2016 Assembly polls in Kerala. + The app is envisaged for voters’ facilitation for search in cleetoral roll. information revarding candidates, location of polling station, affidavit filed Maharashtra Gov become first to bring law against Social boycott & launched Mission Drinking Water ‘The Maharashtra Assembly lead by DevendraFadnavis passed the Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill 2016 to becoming the first State to enact such a law. ‘+ Healso launched the “Mission Drinking Water’ to conquer water ctisis, India, US to collaborate on tackling offshore tax evasion India and the US have agreed to enhance collaboration on tackling offshore tax evasion and increase ‘cooperation in sharing of ctoss-border tax information + Union Finance Minister, ArunJaitleyand US Treasury Sceretary Jacob Lew told in a Joint Starement that we are committed to continued collaboration and sharing of ‘experience in tackling offshore tax evasion and avoidance, including joint tax audits and tas examination abroad. + Thostatement was issued after Madaitley and Me Jacob Lew co-chaited the 6th US-India + Rs 75,000 would be granted to build « house in distriets in hilly ‘wrtains and Rs 70,000%n plains in three installments + The widows would also get pension Trimbakeshwar allows entry of women with rider, activists ‘The Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust in Maharashtra to allow women into the sanctum< . sanetorum of Shiva temple for an hour every day + The ‘Temple Trust allowed with a rider that they must wear wet cotton oF silk clothes while offering prayers in the core area, Women activists have, however, refused to abide by the rule and lodged a police complaint against the Temple ‘Trust + This Decision comes in the aftecmath of trust meeting that arrived on the decision following an agitation by Punc~ based Swarajya Sanghatana Delhi ranked 44th among world’s 50 “future-ready cities’ Delhi is ranked 41h on the list which is topped by San Jose, followed by SanCurrent Affairs (June - 2016) /1 16] Francisco, Singapore and London as the world’s most future-ready cities +The efforts put in by the Delhi and Union govertment to make a digitally enabled nation, one that allows for last mile connectivity and helpsimprove the quality of life Dhoni quits as Amrapali Brand Ambassador India’s Limited edition Cricket Captain MS Dhoni hras resigned as brand ambassador of tealty firm Amrapali, days after the residents turned unhappy of a housing project in Noida Taunched a social media campaign asking the cricketer to dis-associate himself from the builder. +) The Indian captain was the brand ambassador of the company for the last 7 years Government to allow Pakistani Hindus to buy property, open bank accounts People belonging to minority communities of Pakistan, staying in India on Long Term Visa, will Soon be allowed to buy property. open bank accounts and get PAN Card as well as Aadhaat. * The government also offer reduction in fees for registration as citizens of India from RS.15,000 to as low as Rs.100 + The exact number of minority refugeos from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan living in India is not known + Approximately, 400 Pakistani Hindu refugee sottloments are there in cities like Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Jaipur. Raipur, Alimedabad. Rajkot, Kutch, Bhopal, Indore, Mumbai, WiFiStudy.com Nagpur, Pune, Delhi and Lucknow. human alive at 116 years Netaji’s Driver Colonel Nizamuddin becomes oldestuman alive at 116 years by opening a bank account © at the ripe od age of L16-years. * Colonel Nizamuddin alias Saifuuddia’s voter identity card and passport. which he produced as proof of identity before the State bank of India for opening the account, he was bom in 1900, + This year February a Japanese man, who was thought to be the oldest man alive passed avway at the age of 114 World’s largest ‘charkha’ to be on display at IGI airport Wooden Charkha -spinning wheel iwitich is largest in the world is planned 19 be installed at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport here is ready for dispatch from @ unit of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (VIC) in Ahmedabad. © Iewas the initiative of KVIC Chairman V K Saxena who decided to install the world’s Jargest charkha at the Intemational airport in Delhi Army conducts battle exercise “Shatruject’ in Rajasthan Indian Army’s clits STRIKE 1 corps is to conducting a major exercise Shatruject in the deserts of Rajasthan to evaluate the capability of the Army to strike deep into enemy territory in an integrated air-land battle environment = Nearly 30,000 soldiers are taking part in exercise Shatruject to ensure the forces are provided real war-like situations and are kept in a high state of battle readiness, +The exercise would cul on April 23. ate SC/ST vietims to get minimum compensation of Rs 8.5 lakh from state government Union government to compensate of RS 8.5 lakh for SC/ST vietim of gang rape, twurder or an acid attack including 47 offencesto get the compensation from a state government, The new rules have come into force immediately: + The amended the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of, Atrocities) Rules, 1995, in which states will pay ‘compensation ranging from Rs I lakh to Rs 8.25 lakh to SC/ ST victims, + Theamounts now must be paid by the state within 7 days of the incident being reported, either in full or at various stages of the investigation and trial. as per a schedule +The new nule says state Police have to file a charge sheet in cases of SC/ST victims within 60 days and any delay has to be explained in writing by the officers.L17 1 / Gune - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs Konkani museum to be set up in Mangaluru ManddSobhan, a Konkani cultural organisation, will set up a Konkani ‘muscum in Mangaluru + The Karnataka Budget for 2016-17 has allocated | 2.5 crore for the project. + The state government has assured to allocate another * 2.5 crore in the ttost financial year. New Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies National Mission for Clean Ganga unider the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology. Kanpur (IITK) announced the formal launch of Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (CGRBMS) in New Delhi + The Ministry signod a 10 year Memorandum of Agreement with IITK for provision of continual scientific support in the implementation and dynamic evolution of the Ganga River Basin Management Plan, © Ministry was focused on cleaning, the Ganga by setting vp Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) and — Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) PM Modi inaugurates Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana super specialty hospital in Katra Pe Sa) ES - Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 230 bedded Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Super specialty Hospital in Katra in Jammu and Kashunit ‘© For the hospital operation the board has entered into an agrcement with NarayanaHrudayalaya Ltd, Bangalore that operates 32 hospitals across the country. Cabinet approves signing the Paris Agreement PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT ‘The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved for signing the Paris Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of Parties held in Paris in last December, + Environment Minister Prakashdavadekar will sign the agrooment from India side on 22 April 2016 at the high level signature ceremony convened by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Government merges Rajiv Gandhi KhetAbhiyan with, Khelo India ‘The Union Government has merged Rajiv Gandhi KhelAbhivan with Khelo India. They merged another two spart projects which were launched during UPA Government + Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS) ‘+ National Sports Talent Search Scheme (N-STSS) Ceasefire in Nagaland extended by one year Union Government and National Socialist Council of Nagaland. under the leadership of N, KitoviZhimomi and MLB NeokpaoKonyak have mutually agreed to extend the Cease Fire Agreement by another year with effect from April 28 + The agrocment targets to bring Jasting peace in the state of Nagaland with the involvement of Naga people, Chan year’s International Yoga Day Chandigach vaill host this yoar's International Youa Day celebrations on Jutte 21, with the Contre deciding, to shift the venue from the Rajpath. ~ = The Ministry has decided to shift the venue of the event from Dethi this year, asa steep inerease in the number of participants to the mass Yoga event is being expected this year Yoga for Harmony & Peace 7 Women officers of SSC granted permanent commission by Navy To provide equal opportunities to women officers Indian Navy decided to grant permanent commission t0 seven women officers belonging to the Short Service Commission (SSC) batch of 2008-09. + Earlior the Navy had limited women officers only to the Short Service Commission of 14 years.Current Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 18] + From 2017women officers ean choose to join as pilots of Maritime Reconnaissance planes viz. Bocing PSI, Domicras also in the Naval Armament Inspectorate cade. Department of Disinvestment is now ‘DIPAM” ‘The Department of Disinvestment which runs under Finance Ministry has been renamed as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management or “Dipam’, + Union Finanes Minister ArunJaitley had announced renaming of the body it his budget speech for 2016-17, # The new department has boon mandated to advise the government in the matters of financial restructuring of central public sector enterprises and for attracting investment through capital markets, «The body wall deal with all matters concerning to management of union government investments in equity including disinvestment of equity in central public seetor mdertakings Uttarakhand HC quashes President’s Rule ‘The Uttarakhand High Court quashed the order of the Union government > that had put | oe the State under \ President's Rule on March 27. + The Court also ordered that a floor test must be held in the Uttarakhand Assembly on April 29 where former CM Harish Rawat’s claim of having majority support shall be ut to test Uttarakhand Piyush Goyal Launched Schemes for Distribution of Energy Efficient Smart AgriculturePumps & Fans in Andhra Pradesh Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal with Chandrababu Naidu, Chief ter Andhra Pradesh to Jaunch two schemes in Vijayawada . Andhra Pradesh, In order to make countey mote encrgy efficient National Energy Efficient Agriculture Pumps Programme, + National Energy Efficient Fan Programme, + ‘These Schemes will be implemented by Eneray Efficieney Services Limited under Power ministry, Low cost and environment- friendly solar lighting device Solar Jyoti launched by Dr. HarshVardhan Scionee and Technology and Earth Sciences Minister, Dr. Harsh. Vardhan Jaunched the Low Cost and Environment-friendly solar lighting device, Surya Jothi the device has been developed under the aegis of the Science& Technology Department, + This technology would lead 10 the saving of fossil fucls 10 a great extent as I unit of energy saved is equivalent to 3 units of enerey generated. Cabinet approves new oil import policy 1Union Cabinet has piven its approval to replace the eaisting policy on etude oil import by Oil PSUs, These ‘companies are authorised to go forward to their own policies for import of crude oil, consistent with the Central Vigilance Commission guidelines and get them approved by the respective boards. = This decision will provide a more efficient, flexible and dynamic policy for crude procurement, — eventually benefiting the consumers, + Oil marketing PSUs have boon alloyved to buy erude on a day to-day basis against the prevailing — cumbersome practice of calling tenders two- months before purchase ‘Green UP - Clean UP! Programme: Five crore trees to be planted in UP Akilesh Yadav led Uttar Pradesh ovement has directed al the district magistrates for plantation of $ cron trees at 6,500 sites in 24 hours on a date fixed in month of July under the “Green UP — Clean UP initiative + Earlier in November, stategovt created a record by planting 10 lakh plants in a day. Uma Bharti inaugurates Water Films Festival Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushei Uma Bharti inaugurated Water Film Festival at ‘Water Expo-2016 in New Delhi + Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that Water Resources are the prime input tothe growth aud prosperity of119 | / Gune - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs a nation and Films can prove to be an effective tool of communication to spread the message of water conservation. Sushri Bharti said such films should be shown ia every nook and comer of the country for the boncfit of the masses. © The Films festival was organized by Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) Limited, a PSU under Ministry of Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation as part of ‘the ongoing India Water Week 2016 celebrations Rajasthan Becomes the first state in India to clear land title Bill Rajasthan has « become the first state to pass Tand title bil, + State Assombly passed the Rajasthan Urban Land {Certification of Titles) Bills 2016. + State government will sct up an authority which will be headed by an Indian Administrative Service Officer + Now land owners can get their land certificates by giving a negligible fee to state government Union HRD Minister Smriti Zabinirani Launches ISBN Portal The Union Human Resource Development Minister Smit trani has Iounched a portal for registration andl allotment of International Standard Book Number (ISBN) at a function held in New Delhi ‘+ Tho portal has been excated to facilitate publishers as well as the authors to register for ISBN online. + ISBN gives an identity to 2 book and will enhance information abot authors and publishers, This interactive automated system would provide fast and efficient services in a stipulated time frame to the Publishers and Authors as well India, Maldives sign six agreements ferent sectors Inthe delegation-level bilateral talks led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and \ visiting Maldivian dt President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom both sides signed 6 agreements in the fields of defence, tourism. taxation, space research, and conservation of mosques + Oncagreement was about dual taxation on the revenue ‘generated by international air transport. MALDIVES © Capitals Mate + Currency: Rufiyaa © President: Abdulla Yameen Jharkhand Government announced to reserve 2 percent employment for meritorious sports persons Iharkhand Chief Minister Rachubar Das announced that the government would reserve two per cent ‘employment in various departments for meritorious sports persons ofthe state. + Currently two per cent job quota for medal-winning sports persons is there only in state police departaent. Nov it will be applicable in all departments JHARKHAND + Capital: Ranchi = CM: Raghuvar Das + Governor: Droupadi Murmu Prime Minister to Inaugurate 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on ‘Tiger Conservation ‘The Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the three-day 3rd Edition of Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation int New Delhi + More than 700 tiger experts, scientists, managers, donors and other stakeholders are gathering to discuss issues related to tiger conservation Shan-E-Punjab Express Becomes Fitted with CCTV lance Cameras. Union Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu inaugurates fitment of CCTV in Shan- E-Punjab Express (Amritstar-New Delhi) through Video-Conferencing CCTV Surveillance Cameras installation is a one more step towards improving security in Indian Trains, + Tho installation of surveillance systems was done through Msf A-Paul Instrument Company at an approximate cost of 36.71 lakh. = CCTV svstem includes 4 to 6 Cameras per coach with Digital Video Recorder (DVR) India’s Maharajas’ Express among top rated trains globally India’s Maharajas” Express has been ranked among the top rated trains in the world, while The Plaza New YorkCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 20] ‘was rated among the best hoivls for * =“ Governor: Kaptan Singh ‘complete ban on the sale of the super-rich, says a survey Solanki aleohol in the village + The Maharajas’ Express’ train thas redefined the foxury travel eaperienee by offering guests the opportunity to explore fabled destinations providing a glimpse of rich cultural heritage of Incredible India Delhi government launched PoochhO Carpool app to help people during odd-even scheme “Pooch Carpool” app was Taunched by Delhi” Pysehh-O Transport Minister Gopal Rai to give people more poot options for ® . carpooling during the second phase of the odd-even traffic scheme(April 13 1030) + Itwould help users find carpool options within a radins of 1- km + It would have a chat feature that will help users communicate with the car driver without even mentioning their numbers # The scheme is not applicable to CNG vehicles, twor wheelers, women motorists, cars carrying school children in uniform and several kinds of VIPs Haryana Government renames Gurgaon as Gurugram Manohar Lal Khattar led Haryana government decided to rename Gurgaon district as Gurugran The state government also decided to change the coame of Mowat district to Nuh. + The decision comes from government in the aftermath of the demands by people of the ea. Haryana + Capital: Chandigarh, © CM: Manohar Lal Khattar India ranks 44 in 2016 Global Connectivity Index, Digital India seen as driver of growth Indis placed atthe 4th position among 50 different countries in a Global Councetivity Index (GCI) report has been compiled Electronics major by Huawei, The list was topped by USA © Tho 50 countries assessed by GCI 2016 account for 90 percent of global GDP and 78 percent of the world's population. © Huawei claims that the GCI also includes survey results from 3,000 firms across 10 verticals in 10 nations Narendra Modi to launch Asia’s Biggest telescope Aries in Nainital A Major « achievement and progress in the ficld of Astronomy. the Aryabhatta Research Institute for Observational Sciences abbreviated as ARIES the first optical telescope is sot to be inaugurated by PM Modi in Nainital © It was a contract undertaken by the Aries and Belgian ecompany- Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems in March . 2007 Kackhabali Becomes tst free village in Rajasthan Kachabali village in Rajsam and district of Rajasthan, has become the first in state to vote in support of closing down the only liquor shop in the village. ©The polling was carried out by the excise department of the stale and 94% of the voters demanded that they want a Rajasthan + Capital: Jaipur + CM: Vasundhara Raje © Governor: Kalyan Singh Mumbai to get its first Arhitration Centre ‘The financial capital of Indi ty to get the Intemational Arbiteation Centre, This will be the India’s first arbitration centre for dealing the financial disputes + The financial disputes of India were dealt in the Singapore Arbitration centee, now with the establishment of the International arbitcation centre in Mumbai it will be a boon to the Indian companies. ‘Telangana government launches M Wallet mobile App State Road Transport Authority's brand-new ‘mobile app, M-Wallet, woas . 2 launched by i. e TT maser | KT Rama Rao and transport minister P. Mahender Reddy, Telangana State Transport Authority's launched brand-new mobile app niamed M-Wallet, which is fist of its kind in India + Ttwill help motorists to avoid physically carrying documents like driving licence, registration certification and other vehicle related documents, since digital certificates can be uploaded through the App. Telangana + Capital : Hyderabad + CM: EL, Chandrashekar Rao © Governor:E.$.L. Narsimhan Cet en1211 / June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs Haryana fixes edu qualification for Urban Bodies’ polls Haryana Assembly passed two Bills mandating minimum educational «qualification for contesting urban local bodies polls in the state. The minimum educational ualifcation fora general male candidate will be Class X, while that for women and those belonging to SC category would be Class VII “Vidyut PRAVAH™ App will Empower Common People to Demand 24*7 Power from The States” Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal ; launched a mobile application ‘Vidyut PRAVAH Mobile application, the app will empower common people to demand 24X7 power from the states, + Vidyut App will provide information belong to 10 the current demand met, shortays ifany, surplus power available and the prices in the Power Eachange. Union Government releases Indian Intellectual Property Panorama Union Government has released Indian Intellectual Property (IP) Panorama to increase awareness and build sensitivity towards IP in the SME sector, academia and researchers + The IP Panorma is a single indow interface for information on IP and guidance on everaging it for competitive advantage. It can be accessed at http fict-iprinfindex phpvip= panorama, +The Indian IP Panorama is a customized version of IP Panorama Multimedia toolkit developed by — World Intellectual "Property Organization (WIPO), Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and Korea Invention Promotion Association (KPA), “India Rankings 2016” by NIRF Ministey of Human Resource Development released the first ever domestic ranking “India Rankings 20163 which has been made by National Institutional Ranking Frameworks (NIRF). + The report by NIRF covered 3,500 educational institutes in 4 categories University, Engineering, Management and Pharmacy = In the Tech category, IIT- Madras topped the list while in the management category, TIM-Bangalore leads the chart, India’s first semi-high speed train *Gatimaan Express’ flagged off Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu ‘lagged off the Gatimaan Express from Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin station, Gatimaan Express, India’s first high speed train, crossed its maiden trip of 188 Kms in 101 minutes, + The train runs at a speed of 160 km per hour. covering the 184 kilometre distance between Delhi and Agra in 105-110 minutes, Gatimaan Express which is India’s first semi-high speed train. PM ushered in “Stand Up India” scheme In order to promots entreprencurship, Primcg Minister Narendra Modi initiated the “Stand up India scheme” and a Wo portal for the scheme in Noida, Uttar Pradesh + Thoinitiative:staken toclovate entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste/Schedule ‘Tribe and Women by providing Joans between Rs. 10 Lakhs to Rs, 100 Lakhs. + 5100 B-Rickshaws also distributed at the launch event by Bhartiya Micro Credit (BMC) under the Pradhan Mantci Mudra Yojna scheme. Kaushal Vikas Kendra also ‘inaugurated in Noida, UIDAL produced 100 crore Aadhaars ‘The Unique Identification Authority of India (VIDAN) touched the historic point in a range of five and a half years by producing, the 1004crote Aadhaae +The first Aadhaar was issued in 2010. + This major landmark had achieved just after the government notification of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, benefits and setviees) Act, 2016 which will give statutory support to exchange of subsidies and advantages to qualified individuals having Aadhaar (UID) number. National Maritime Day ~ April 5Current Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 22] The 53" National Maritime Day is observed on 5! April with the theme of “Ease of doing business in the maritime sector”. + The National Maritime Day is celebrated every year on Sth April in commemoration of the maiden voyage of the first Indian Vessel “S. S. Loyalty” Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya (OAV) project instigated by Odisha In 14 districts of the state100 Adarsha Vidyalayas has been launched by Odisha Chief Minister Navoen Patuaik during an event held in the Ambagaon village of Ganjam district, Odisha, * These schools will be administered by the Odisha Adarsh Vidvalava Sangathan of the state. Anandiben Patel Inunches ‘Maa Annapurna Yojna’ Gujarat Chicf Minister Anandiben Patel launched the state-wide implementation of Centre’s National Foo o d GU atlyett ay 210 Sceurity ) stig! @ Act. which ie has been renamed as Maa Annapurna Yojna by the state ‘goverument. * Under the scheme, a beneficiary holding the Annapurna card will receive wheat at Rs 2 per kilo and rice at Rs 3 per kilo, Currently, Above Poverty Line (APL) card holding families are entitled to a monthly stock of 2.5 kg wheat per member of the family at Rs 7.70 per ke, Permanent memorial to Kalam at Dilli Haat in INA. AAP government hs decided to build a permanent memorial to APJ Abdul Kalam at a famous market here where belongings of the former President including his books and musical instruments would be on display + They will be kept inside the Dethi Assembly tll July 27 and thereafter, they will be permanently placed at Dili Haat, + TheDethi goverment will also havea permanent exhibition on Kalam at Delhi Haat Mumbai gets its first-ever AC local train ‘The first ever air-conditioned local tain for Mumbai flagged off into the city, the blue-grey tain cake with a stainless steel body has 12 coaches with a capacity to seat 5,964 passengers, ©The new train veill consume 25% losser energy as opposed to nonwal rakes, * The train has been in the making since July 2014 in the Integral Coach Pactory in Chennai, under an Rs 54-crore project Bihar Government imposes complete ban on alcohol ‘ 4 With the ban on country liquor Bihar would become the fourth state in India to impose a total prohibition of aleoho * Afterthe ban on country Figuor, the state government said it ‘would continue selling IMFL st 6635 liquor shops in towns and Trade/Banking India’s ranks first in FDI Destination which replaces China in 2015 In 2015, India gained the first rank in the World for Foreign Direct Investment ‘overtaking the US and China ‘India attracts $63 billion value FDI projects from other countries in 2015 + Make in India Campaign resulted in major inerease in job cecation from 1.16 Jaki new jobs in 2013 to 2.25 takh in 2015 = 98% FDI into India comes through automatic route which are not under the control of FIPB Mahindra & Mahindra becomes first Indian company to join EP100 campaign Mumbai based Mahindra & Mahindra has become the first Indian company to join a global energy campaign EP 100. = Onthe “EP 100° campaign led by The Climate Group, the work!’s largest manufacturer of tractors has committed t0 doubling their energy productivity by 2030 on a baseline of 2005, + The company is on a pipeline to make a strong contribution towards achicving the climate goals agreed upon at COP?! India signed World Trade Organization’s Trade facilitation agreement India officially signed the World trade organization's trade facilitation agreement + This move would supplement India’s ongoing reforms to bring in simplification and123 1 / June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs transparency in cross-border trade in goods. India is 76! country to sign TFA. RBI issues master direction on merger of private sector banks Resorve Bank of India(RB1) issued the master dircetion for merger of private scetor banks and also between NBFCs and banks, + The decision of amalgamation should be approved by respective boards by two- thirds majority + NBFC merging with a private sector bank, all accounts should be KYC compliant as ‘they would eventually become accounts of the banks after amalgamation India bans import of mobile phones, milk, steel products from China India has banned import of mills and milk products, mobile phiones and some other items from China after finding them of poor quality + Commeree Minister Ninmala Sitharaman said in Lok Sabha that Some mobile phones, which don’t have Intemational Mobile Station Equipment Id number and some steel products have also been banned from importing from China, + Completely banning imports from any country is not possible duc to World Trade Organisation rules even if we have problems diplomatically, tecritorially or militarily.” she said International Solar Alliance Cell and UNDP Declared Cooperation for Promoting Solar Energy ‘The Interim Administrative Cell of Intemational Solar Allianes (SA Cell) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) declared their intention to promote solar energy globally + It was declared at UN headquarter New York by Solar Alliance Cell, Joint declaration is a new beginning and veill help in leveraging, and expediting solar energy development and deployment in ISA counties, UNDP + Established: 1965 © Headquarters: New York IT department to pay interest on ‘TDS refund ‘The Income Tax Department planned to add interest to delayed refumds made against excess TDS 3 deductions and will also not Kitigate with the deductor on this issue in the future. + Finance Ministry governed Ceutral Boatd of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a ditcetive in this regard to the assessing: officers of the Income Tax Department based on a 2014 Supreme Court order + Tax deducted at source (TDS) as the very name infers aims at collection of revenue at the very source of income, Banks have to report foreign contribution to NGO's within 48 hours All the Banks mandated to report to the central govemiment within two days any information on NGOs getting, forcign funds + The amended Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules 2015 directed these rules in Gazette of India on December 2015, * As per the rules banks have to report to the central government within 48 hours any transaction in respect of reccipt and utilization of any foreign contribution by any person, ‘+ This is applicable irrespective of whether or not such person is registered or granted permission under the FCRA. DBS Bank launches mobile-only bank Singapore based DBS Development Bank launched == a mobile-only bank in India, @ The dedicated ’ digi bank uses technologies like biometries and artificial intelligence for paperless, signature-less and boranchless bank + The virtual bank will influence biometries-integrated ID and Aadhaar card to ensure that that there i no paperwork. Ic will provide customer service via a 24*7 artificial intelligence-driven assistant networks, DBS Bank + Established: 1968 + Headquarters: Singapore + CEO: Piyush Gupta Cabinet nod for BPCL's Oman investment ‘The Union Cabinet Chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an increase in investment in Bharat Oman Refineries (A Bharat Petroleum Corporation owned company) to a maximum of Rs 3,000 toreCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /1 24] + The investment in BOR Lallowed to be enhanced up to a maximum of Rs. 3,000 crore by way of subscription of convertible warrants/other instruments giving right to convert it into equity shares to be issued by BORL + The move will enhance the availability of petroleum products in the Northern atte Central parts of the country: First time direct tax details published by CBDT First cime in . the history, a > anfeeliaert total of co) faker pase data has (ef bligeblaxcs been released and put in the public domain, as the Central Board of Direct ‘Taxes (CBDT) has published dinoct tax related data including income disclosed in tax returns by various categories of tax player from 2000 to 2015, The data also inelude the information of PAN card allocation in the country across various categories and gender CBDT + Established:1944 © Chairman: Atulesh Jindal Govt plans to keep 1% of highways project cost for road satety The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that the government plans to ‘make it mandatory to set aside 1 % of total cost of any highway project for road safety + As India witnesses as high as 5 lakh road accidents por annum in which 1.5 lakh people die and another 3 lakh are crippled. ©The government is committed to reducing the murmber of road aceidents and fatalities by 50 per cent in next two to three years + Presently, rosd accidents ‘cause an annual loss equivalent to 3 per cent of the GDP. Indlia world’s largest remittance recipient in 2015; World Bank According to the World Bank India named as the world’s largest remittantoe recipient in 2015 despite experiencing, $1 billion drop from the previous year, the first dectine in its remittances since 2009, India reserved its top spot in 2015, attraeting about $69 billion in remittances, down from $70 billion in 2014, the World Banlcin its anmval report “Migration and Development Brief”, BSNL to launch data sharing service facility for users across India BSNL to launch data sharing facility for pre-paid across the cour tt BSNL willl allow Commecting tneliee four users to share data among themselves. No charges will be levied for availing this facility © Currently, the company has introduced a special tariff voucher (STV) for tis service in south zone. The STV allows sharing of data among a group of people + Established: 2000 + Headquarters: New Delhi © Chairman & MD: Anupam Shrivastava NDB sanctions $ 250 million for India’s renewable energy scheme India gets a loan from the BRICS"s China based New Development Bank (NDB) which gave a $250 million funding to Canara Bank for a renewable energy projoct. + The Development Bank has approved four greon renewable energy projects from Ini China, Brazil and South Africa entailing, Bank financing, of $811 milion RBI cuts maturity of masala bonds to three years RBI has reduced the minimum temnre ‘of Masala bonds to make it more attractive, The term “Masala Bond” is used to refer to rupee-denominated borrowings by Indian entities in overseas markets © The minimum maturity period for the rupee-denominated bonds issued overseas reduced to three years from the previously stated five years + The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank issued 1,000 crore bond to find infrastructure projects in India that were listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) US jury slaps $940 million fine on ‘two companies of India’s Tata group a . TATA TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES AUS grand jury has slapped $ 940 million fine on so companies of India’s Tata group namely Tata Consultancy Serviees (TCS) and Tata America Intemational Com125 1 / June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs * TCS and Tata America International must pay USD 240 million to Epic Sy stems for stealing its software + Tata firms have also been asked to pay another USD 700 millionas penalty Tata Group + Established: 1868 + Headquarters Mumbai + Chairman: Cyrus PallonjiMistry Banks to Share All Transaction Details In Standard Format From nov onward all the Banks have to share the transaction details in a standard format, + Thebanks were providing data in various file formats making it difficult for the agencies to process and analyse the information. + The processing of muiti-format data also results in wastage of manpower and time. «To recover with this issne a meeting was called by the Central Economie Intelligence Bureau and a commonly acceptable format was designed. FSS to provide UPI solution for 6 banks Financial Software & Systems Pot. Lid (FSS), a Chemnai-based payments technology’ and transaction processing company, has inked agreements with six banks to provide UPI (Unified Payment Interface) solution across the country on a hosted platform. + UPI facilitates easy and seamless person-to-person ¢P2P) and person-to-merchant {P2M) transactions for end~ customers + A bank customer can download this app in his/her mobile devise, register the account number and take a virtual address. India and Mauritius sign MoU to promote cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine and Homocopathy Union Government inks Memorandum of Understanding (7% with Mauritius for the following advantages: ‘Traditional system of Medicine and Homeopathy + Exchange of Experts. Supply of traditional medicinal substances = Ioint research and Development ‘= Recognition of the traditional systems of health and Medicine Mauritius = Capital : Port Louis + Currency : Rupee = Prime Minister AneroodJugnauth + President : AmeenahGurib RBL becomes first private sector bank to open dedicated branch for Startups RBL Bank launches Bengaluru branch exclusively for startups. The dedicated RBLBAN branch willl assist entrepreneurs in setting up new companies and offer banking services like foreign exchange, remittances and ‘cash management + Itwill also provide a range of value added services ineluding registration, legal and tax formalities through ts affiliates and partners, Morgan Stanley downgrades Bank of Baroda and ICICI Bank Morgan Stanley downgraded India’s biggest private sector bank ICICI as well as state-run Bank of Baroda, citing rising concerns about Non-Performing Asscts(NPA). = These banks will have to provide more money to cover for NPAs in the current and nest fiscal year Morgan Stanley + CEO: James P. Gorman + Headquarters: New-York India to Purchase 145 M777 Howitzers for US$ 750 Million India is expected to buy 145. M777 Howitzers for $750 million to prepare its Mourtain Strike Corps, The decision to buy ultra-light Howitzers produced bby UK based BAE Systems under the Make In India + The Decision was taken at a meeting between Indian Defense Minister ManoharParrikar and his US counterpart Ashton Carter ‘The price notified by the US in 2012 was $604 million, But the Gun maker sccking price revision of 10% hike from the carlier price: Union government allots Rs. 800 crore to clean up polluted lakes in garden city Union government has pledged to provide Rs. 800 crore under AMRUT scheme to rejuvenate lakes especially the Bellandur Lake the largest and most polluted water body © Out of the total sum 500 crore is for laying down a 74 kms trunk sewage pipeline. OF the total money about Rs 162 ‘efore have been provided to construct 4 Semage Treatment Plant (STPs) in Bellandur Lake. (emren)Current Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 26] Cabinet clears expansion of India-Chile trade agreement Introduction: Union Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has successfully accorded its approval for expansion of the India — Chile Preferential Trade Agreement Advantages of Agreement: + Import and Export of Products + Double taxation treaty particularly for Mining Sector + Help to increase our trade concentration + Several Opportunities co explore various sectors + Chile has offered concessions ‘to India on 1,798 tarifflines and India has offered concessions to Chileon 1,03 tariff ines = Capital: Santiago © Curreney: Peso = Preside Bachelet Michelle 2015 report on “World Military Expenditure” released by SIPRI In accordance with the report released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India has been ranked at 6" Position in the 2015 report on Trends in world military expenditure, + The chart has been topped by the USAas the world’s biggest spender in 20 + Top 5 countries USA. China, Saudi Arabia, Russia and UK, + Founded: 1966 + Headquarter: Sweden 's 50 most powerful businesswoman list topped by Nita Ambani American magazine Forbes has released 2016 “Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen” list featuring business piel) women from 14 countries, including China, Indonesia, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Philippines and New Zealand + In accordance with the list, 8 Indian women have made their mark én the list of 50 women leaders which is topped by Reliance Foursation Chairperson Nita Ambani (52) Union Minister Piyush Goyal Lays Foundation Stone for IPDS Work Union Power Minister Goyal laid the foundation stone for underground cabling work under Integrated Power Development Scheme (PDS) in Varanasi. ©The Ministry has sanctioned Rs, 432 crores for the project * The IPDS Scheme covers conversion of overhicad lines to Underground cables, establishment of 2 new 33 Ky Sub-stations and augmentation of LI nos. existing Sub- stations, Piyush Centre Releases Rs.12, 230 crore To States For MGNREGA ‘The Ministry of Rural Development has released a central share of Rs. 12,230 ‘crore to the states for implementation of its flagship programmes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). + The Minister also underlined that this fund release will take care of the pending wage liability of the States for the previous Financial Year 2015- 16) and help the States to run the programme during the new Financial Year (2016-17), Airtel Buys Aircel’s4G Spectrum in 8 Circles For Rs 3,800 crore 2 airtel Gm Bharti Airtel announced the acquisition of 20 MHz. speetrurt in eight circles from Aircel for Rs 3,500 crore + Bharti will acquire spectrum or radio waves in 2,300 MHz band in Tamil Nadu, Bihar, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmit, Assam, North Bast, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha + Aircel had won the spectrum ina government auction and is entitled to hold it il September 20,2030. After this acquisition, Bharti Airtel will become a pan-India 4G operator. India retains 19th rank among top 30 global exporters India’s rank remained unchanged at 19th in 2015 in the list of top 30 merchandise exporters of the world, according to a WTO report, China continues to hold the top position in the list, + However, India's ranking among top importers slipped by ‘one notch to 13th in 2015, from 12th in previous year. In mports, the US topped the list.127 1 / (une - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs ¢ India’s exports dipped by 17.2 9% stake in Airtel M + Headquarters: Washington perceat to USD 267 billion last Commerce, a subsidiary of D.C yar while imports aggregated Bharti Airtel + Managing Director: at USD 39? billion, In 2014, the country’s outbound and inbound shipments aggregated at USD 317 billion and USD 460 billion respectively + Further, India’s rank remained unchanged at Sth last year among the top 30 leading exporters of commercial services respectively. In imports, India positioned L0th + In 2015, India’s commercial services exports agarepated at USD 158 billion while imports were USD 126 billion «The report said that China registered the highest ‘morehandise trade by value in 2015 with USD 2,275 billion worth of exports. + Total world metchandise exports were USD 16,482 Dillion whereas imports were USD 16,766 billion, WORLD ORGANISATION + Established: 1995 + Headquarters: Geneva + Director-General: Roberto Avevedo TRADE RBI gives nod to BhartiAirtel’s payments Bank Unit airtel Gopal Vittal led Bharti Airtel’s payments bank venture Airtel M Commerce Services Lid has become the fiest entity to receive final approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start a payments bank. * Dethi based Bharti Airtel wifl set up the payments bank in partnership with Kotak Mahindra Bank, which holds Nauru becomes 189th member of IMF, World Bank South Pacific island nation Nauru has become the 189th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. = Naurn applied for membership in the Washington-based IMF and World Bank in April 2014, after joining the United Nations in 1996 as the world’s smallest independent republic. © Capital: Yaren + Currency: Dollar + President: Baron Waga India To Notch Up To 7.5 % Growth In 2016-17 ; IMF In its Economic Outlook IMF retained ra gems oto centGDP expansion 4 y: forceast for is rive NORE and 2017. initiate labour reforms and dismantle — infrastructure bottlenecks to sustain strong, growth, In India, growth is projected to notch up to 7.5 per cont in 2016-17, as forecast in October. ¢ IMF 2016 global growth forecast for the fourth time in the past year to 3.2 per cent, quoting China's slowdown, persistently low oil prices and chronic weakness in advanced economies, This was down from 3.4 per cont projected in International Monetary Fund «Established; 1945 Christine Lagarde Japan commits loan worth 14251 crores Japan has been providing support to India both ~—_ ~~ financially and technically ae rg ‘when it comes to the development of Infrastencture. It has now committed a Toan worth 242.2 billion yon for the various nfrastructure projects in India. + Transmission System Strengthening Project in Madhya Pradesh JPY 15.45 billion + Odisha Integrated Sanitation Improvement Project JPY 25.7billion Dedicated Freight Corridor Project (Phase 1) -JPY 103.6 billion or Rs 6,170 crore + North East Road Network Connectivity Improvement Project- JPY 67.1 billion * Jharkhand — Horticulture Intensification by Micro Drip Irrigation Project JPY 4.65 billion + Capital: Tokyo © Currency: Yen + PM: Shinjo Abe Union Government Inunches Startup India portal and mobile app The — Union Government has launched the Startup India portal (http:// startupindia.gov.in) and mobile application + They will also provide information regarding incubators and funding Ms Pian eeCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 28] agencies recognized for the purpose of recommending Startup sup to Rs 25 orore + Startup India Hub was established within Invest India will bea single point of contact for the entire Startup coosystem. It would table exchange of knowledge and will work in a hub and spoke model with Governments, Angel Funds, VCs, Incubators, Mentors, ete. Flipkart acquires mobile payments firm PhonePe Sflipkart..,, India’s largest e-commerce company Flipkart has acquired PhonePs, a Bengaluru-based mobile payments company + Tt was co-founded by ex- Flipkart employees Sameer ‘Nigam and Rabul Chari # PhonePe is building India’s a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based product. wich is, planned to golive in April. The interface will allow users to transact using their unique identification and mobile phone number or virtual payments address without sharing any other bank details. Ficci, AIBC sign MoU to strengthen business ties Ina bid further strengthen and promote business ties with Australia, FICCI on Friday announced inkiag an MoU with Australia India Business Council {AIBC), +The agreement was signed in the presence of the visiting nance Minister Arun Jaitley during the “Invest in Tndia Round Table Conference" here * According to National Chairman of AIBC Dipon Rughani: “The signing of the ‘Mol isa great milestone in the bilateral relations berwween the two organisations and will certainly have a positive impact and add tremendous value to the business relations betwoen the two countries.” = The agreement reinvigorates the ongoing relationship between the two organisations to further promote, facilitate and grow the trade and investment relationship between Australia and India. FICcL + Established : 1927 * Headquarter : New Delhi © President : Harshavardhan Neotia Union Government imposes safeguard duty on import of steet products Union finance ministry imposed the Safeguard duty of up to 20 percent on steel imports until March 2018 to protect domestic manufacturers from cheap Chinese imports + The finance — ministry notification directs 20 percent ad valorem safeguard duty in the first year from September 14, 2015 t0 September 13, 2016 ‘on hot-rolled flat products of nonvalloy and other alloy steel in coils of 600 mm width or mote. India has elevated to 6th position among World’s Top 10 Manufacturers In accordance with Yearbook” published by the United Nations Industrial Development the “The Organization (UNIDO), India has been positioned at 6th place among the world’s 10 largest manufacturing ‘countries, ‘+The list has been surmounted by China, which was followed by the US, Japan, Germany and Korea, Indonesia was stood at the bottom of the list. +The India’s growth has been upgraded to 3 positions as compared to the previous SthAS per report, the Manufacturing Value Added (MYA) in India enhanced by 7.6% in 2015 in comparison \ith the previous year = While India shows the tremendous growth, on the elobal front, the growth rate of manufacturing production has slowed to 2.8% in 2015. DCB Bank starts India’s first ‘Andhaar-based ATM DCB BANK Maharashtra based! Small-sized lender DCB Bank has started an Aadhaar- based ATM usage facility in which a customer can transact using his biometric details instead of the PIN. + This is the first ATM in the country which operates using the Aadhaar data. One can do a transaction without the card as well. + ATM card holders can key: the 12-digit Aadhaar number ‘or swipe the card at an automated teller machine (ATM) to start a transaction DCB Bank + Established: 1930 Mumbai M Natarajan129 1/ (une - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs Germany's Development Bank to make a major investment in India’s buundreds of Indians have been KIW to provide loan assistance to petroleum sector. named. metro system for Nagpur Germany's Development Bank KEW will provide loan assistance of 3750 efore rupees for the modern and sustainable metro system for Nagpur city + In this regard, a toan agreement was signed by Joint Secretary in Department of Economie Affairs S$ Selvaraj and Director General of KAW Roland Siller in New Delhi. = Theloan period is years with a moratorium of S years and Gisbursal will be based on the progress of the project over three years, «With this Nagpur metro project becomes first metro to be financed under the Indo- German partuership for clean. socially inclusive and elimate friendly mobility for people in cities, The project is being executed by Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited and itstoral costings of 680 erore rupees. Reliance AMC named as India’s “Best Employer Brand” In accordanec with the study by Aon Hewitt, the . slobal talent. AE STRTANN Tat} retirement and health Mutual Fund solutions business, the Reliance Asset ‘Management Company has been listed among the best employer brands + Relianee AMC is the only ‘mutual fitnd company to get this recognition in India in the top 25 AON list for 2016, World’s largest oil firm Aramco plans to invest in India ‘The world's lamest crude exporter with erude reserves of about 265 billion ‘barrels Company Aramco is planning The head of Aramco, Khalid A.ALalih, recently stated that the company regarded India as the most preferred investment destination + Sandi Arabia is currently India’s largest crude supplier, supplying one-fifth of the ‘country’s oi Aramco + Established:1933 + Headquarters: Dhahran, Saudi Arab + CEO: Amin Al Naseer Private equity firm, Blackstone to buy Mphasis for S1.1billion Private oquity firm Blackstone India has entered into an agreement with Howlett Packard» Enterprise (HPE) to buy a ents majority stake in Mphasis Limited in dal valued between $825 million and $1.1 billion + Ie is the largost deal by Blackstone in India and is the largest private equity transaction in the country + Mphasis, IT Services provider which offers Applications, Busincss Process Outsourcing and Infrastructure Services Re Panama Papers: Investigation of 500 Indians as per new anti-black money law Union Government declared that action will be taken against unlawful accounts hold abroad by Indians and constituted a nmulti-agency eroup to continuousty ‘monitor information after the Report from Panama Papers which says 500 Indians being named off illegal fund holdings in abroad. + Panamanian law firm have revealed offshore accounts linked to the world’s tost prominent people : Panama City + Currency: Balboa + President: Juan Carlos Varela India signs USD 100m draft export pact with IDB India has signed a memorandum of understanding with the — 36-member Istamie Development Bank (IDB) for a possible $100 million Tine of credit to simplify exports to IDB’s member ‘countries, +The agreement was signed by Khaled Al-Aboedi, CEO of the IDB, and Tarun Sharma, regional head on behalf the EXIM Bank RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points RBI has announced the first Bi- tmonthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2016-17. It cuts the Repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.5% and kept the Cash Reserve Rate (CRR) unchanged. = Repo Rats ; 6.50% © Rovorse Repo Rate + 6.00% + Marginal Standing Facility Rate: 7.00% Bank Rats : 7.00% RR: 4% SLR ; 21.25% Xiaomi invests S25 funding in Hungama Xiaomi has made $25 million investment in in digital media fiem, Hungama, It is the first investment ion ‘made by Niaomi in the country ‘Hungama has 65 million monthly active consumers. Tt hhas partnerships with over 700 content creators, and offersCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) / 130] Tamil. Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi and six other Indian regional languages on its platform Xiaomi + Established: 2010 + Headquarters: China © CEO: Lei Jun ISRO, NASA to jointly launch satellite to study earthquakes and their patterns In ISRO and NASA are jointly operated, - mission =f. NISAR a satellite that ont |sra belps studying |” earthquake » and its pattems will be launched + The satellite is called NASA- ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR and is designed to make observations and measurements of ecosystem disturbance, ice-sheet collapse, and natural hazards such as tsunami, volcanoes and landslides, NASA + Established: 1958 + Headquarters: Washington D.C, + Administrator: Charles Bolden Ola introduce e-rickshaws on its platform India’s smartest app based cab company eee Ola has [eae introduced cleetric riekshaws on its platform, It was launched in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi atthe “Start-up India’ event held in Noida * A total of 5.100 Ola c- rickshaws will be launched! in partnership with Bhartiya Micro Credit (BMC) and will be deployed across Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad. Government widens export funding to Iran to Rs 3,000 crore ‘The agroement between Exim Bank of India and a consortium of Iranian barks Jed by Central Bank of Iran for financing, the purchase of goods and serviees from India to Rs 3,000 etore, from Rs 900 + This will facilitate an opportunity to Indian companies to penetrate andenhance their footprint in Iran tran © Capital: Tehran = Curreney: Iranian rial Mother Dairy Partners Delhi Daredevils As Principal Sponsor Mother Dairy. an Indian FMCG ‘sompany has partnered with Indian Premium League (IPL) erieket team DELHI DAREDEVILS YJ Delhi Daredevils as its principal sponsor, ‘+ With this association. the brand Mother Dairy will be soen on Delhi Daredevils team jersey. along with the vi spots in the stadium on match days. Appointments Chadian President Idriss Deby wins fifth term Idriss Deby of Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) party has won the presidential election for the fifth time since 1990, He secured more than 61.56 per cent of the vote in the presidential polls with ‘opposition leader Salch Kebzabo a distant second on 12.8 por cent Chad + Capital: N'Djamena = Currency: Central African CFA frane Bhupendra Kainthola is new FTI director Bhupendra Kainthola, an Indian Information permease Service | been appointed as the new Dircetor of Film and Television Institute of India (FTID. * PTIL, country’s premier Institute that provides training for acting, film making, video editing. direction and proxduction ‘+ Ibis an autonamous body under Ministry of Information and Broadeasting, FTI + Chairman - Gajendra Chouhan + Headquarters: Pune Bishwadip Dey to serve in Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Shri Bishwadip Dey was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago + Heis currently working as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Embassy of India, Thimplu Trinidad and Tobago + Capital: Port of Spain © Currency: Tr Tobago dollar1311 / June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs Nagaland Chief Secy Pankaj Kumar becomes first Ambassador for Girl Child Nagaland Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar has become the firstAmbassador for Girl Child (AFGC) vnder Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Project + Every AFGC will provide one under privileged girl child the chance t0 live a better life besides contributing towards quality education of such gis. Congo ames Clement Mouamba as PM Congo's President Denis Sassou Neuesso named former finance minister Clement Mouamba as prime minister, bringing a one-time opposition leader into the government, + The appointment comes a month after Sassou Nguesso was elected to a five-year term. Union Government constitutes Ashok Dalwai committee for doubling farmers” income by 2022 ‘The Union Government has recently constituted 8-member inter-ministerial committee to prepare a blueprint for doubling farmers” income by 2022 +The committee will be headed by Ashok Dalwai, Additional secretary at the Union Agriculture Ministey and is ceapeoted to submit the report in two months, + Its members will include officials from Agriculture and Food Ministries. experts from the Delhi-based National Couneil of Applied Eecnomic Research and National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research. + Terms of reference of the Committee Prepare plan to shift farm policies to income based from current production oriented. Identify potential areas of agriculture where more investment should happen. Shri 8. K. Bhagat appointed as DG of Railway Protection Force Senior IPS officer (1982 batch) of Uttarakhand cadre Surender Kumar Bhagat has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Railways Protection Force (RPF), He is presently working as Special Director General in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Western Sector, Jammu & Kashmir. + He will serve the Railway Protection Force till the date of his superannuation that is on 30 June 2017, Government reconstitutes IGNCA board; Ram BahadurRai appointed as Chairman Government has reconstituted Indica Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) board. Ram BahadurRai, Senior Joumalist has been appointed as Chairman of the Board Union Cufture Minister Mahesh Sharma appoints a new 20- member team including.classical dancer SonalMansingh, lyricist Prasoon Joshi, artist VasudeoKamath and Union Culture Ministry Secretary Ajay Devgn, Kajol to be brand ambassadors of Andhra Pradesh tourism Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn and Kajol ace all set to become the brand ambassadors of Andlira Pradesh | fey)" Tourism, + About § million tourists visited Andhra Pradesh in 2015, a 30% inerease over the previous year, according fo the state government. OF these, 237,000 were foreign tourists tnainly from Southesst Asian countries such as Singapors. Malaysia and West Asia. + The celebrity couple were prepared to take up the role of brand ambassadors for the tourism of Auvavati and the rest of tho state. Andhra Pradesh + Capital: Hyderabad (Amaravati is proposed capital) + CM: Nara Chandrababu Naidu + Governor: BE. S. Narasimhan Vijay Shekhar Sharma appointed chairman of [AMAL payments banks group Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has appointed as the chairman and Vodafone India business head Suresh Sethi as Vic chaiman of the newly formed payments banks group Industry body Internet and Mobile Association of India(IAMAD). + JAMAL Payments Banks is an innovative model of bringing tunbauked population into the formal banking fold. g Awareness QCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) / 132] Ukraine appoints Groysman new Prime Minister Ukraine’s parliament has appointed ‘Yolodymyr Groysman as the country’s ‘new prime minister. He was voted in by MPs 257 to SO as the Léth Prime Minister of Ukraine + MPs voted to approve Mr Groysman’s appointment and accept the resignation of his predecessor, ArseniyVatsenyuk + Groysman will succeed Yatsenvuk, after serving as his deputy during the latter's fitst government, in the aftermath of the toppling of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014 e + Capital : Kiew + Currency : Hryvnia + President Poroshenko Petro Government appoints SusmitaPande as National Monument Authority (NMA) Chairperson Susmita Pande, a professor at Ujjain's ‘Vikram University, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Monument Authority (NMA) for a three-year term + She would succeed Himanshu Prabha Ray, the professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University © NMA, under the Union Culrure & Tourism Ministry. is responsible for the protection and preservation of centrally protected monuments and sites. RudraGauravShresth appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Mozambique IFS Officer from 1999 cadre Rudra Gauray Shresth presently Director in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Mozambique. + He will assume his new duty soon, Mozambique + Currency: Metical Geeta Johri becomes Gujarat’s first woman DGP Geeta Johri is all set to become first | woman top cop of ‘Gujarat. With this she will be the Gujarat’s first woman IPS lin officer who promoted to DGP rank, ‘+ Geota has been promoted from ‘the rank of ADGP to Director General of Police and she will continue at her present post as Managing Director of the Gujarat State Police Housing Corporation = Sheisa 1982-batch IPS officer, who is originally from Tamil Nadu. ‘Thomas Cook elevates Mahesh Iyer to COO post ‘Thomas Cook has elevated Mahesh Iyer, head of its foreign exchange division, to the position of chiet operating office(COO), + Hewill be responsible for day to day business management, + Hewill also be responsible for ‘managing the visa and foreign exchange business in India, ‘Mauritius and Sri Lanka, PCB appoints Inzamam-ul-Haq as new chief selector Former Pakistan captain Inzamam- ul-Haq appointed as the head of the new seloction committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board cry + Inzamam, who former batsman Rasheed. He was the Afghanistan cricket team coach for the past six months replaces Haroon India’s Durga Thakur Promoted as International Hockey Umpire Intemational Hockey Federation has promoted Durga Thakur of India as the international outdoor umpire. FIH's list currently has 14 Indians in the elite eague of international umpires (10 men, 4 women) + Thakur started her career as an umpire from the third Hockey India Sub-Junior Men & Women National Championship. + She is a graduate of NSNIS in 2011 het first Intemational assignment came in 2013 at the double si: Nation Cup in Breda, Netherlands Laos appoints new president, prime minister Communist — Party chief BounhangVorachit was appointed as the country’s new president and foreign ministor ThonglounSisoulith as the prime minister of Laos by Laos’s National Assembly ‘+ The National Assembly has elected. prosideat, with more than two-thirds of the votes, Laos © Capital: Vientiane + Curreney: Lao kip1.33 | / June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs Centre appoints A. Ajith Kumar as Rubber Board Chief The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of A. Ajith Kumar, a 1994 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, to the post of chairman, Rubber Board, Kottayam. The post has been Tying vacant since August 2014. # He has been appointed for a period up to May 31, 2018, BCCI appoints media veteran Rahul Johri as CEO Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Rahul Jobri as its new CEO, in line with the recommendations of the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee + Before this assignment, Johri was exceutive vice-president and general manager for South Asia at Discovery Network. + Johri wil join the Board on June 1st. He will be responsible for the stakeholder tanagement and building robust strategies ‘or further promoting the sport + Established: 1928 + President: Shashank Manohar + Secretary: Anurag Thakur + Headquarters: Mumbai Suresh Babu appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mongolia Current Ambassador of India to Armenia T. Suresh Babu. has clected as the country’s next Ambassador to Mongolia + He is expected to take up his assignment shortly Mongolia © Capital: Ulaanbaatar iN + Currency: tigrog Mongolian Goa appoints Justice PK Mistira as Lokayukta Goa Goverament sppointed former Chiof Justice of Patna High Court Justice, P. K, Mishra as Lokayukta of the state + He had recently retired as chairman of Goa State Human Rights commission + He will succeed Justice (Retd) Sudarshan Reddy, Goa's first Lokayukta. C.P. Gurnani appointed as Chairman of NASSCOM CP. Gurmani appointed as Chairman of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2016-2017,He will replace BV R Mohan Reddy, who served as Chairman for 2015-16. ‘+ Mr Raman Roy, Chairman and Managing Director of Quatro Global Services, appointed as the Vice Chairman of NASSCOM for 2016-17. NASSCOM + Founded: 1988 + Headquarter: New Delhi Govt ropes in Sachin Tendulkar for ‘Skill India’ campaign Prime Minister’s . is all set to get a Pt fe major boost with cricket icon Sachin | Sadie Tendulkar endorsing the ‘I Support Skill India Dovelopment and Entreprencurship (MSDE}. + Thoministry’s targct isto skill 40.2 crore youth by 2022. It has also introduced its ngship scheme Pradhan Mantri Skill India Mission WV campaign of the Ministry of Skill Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). the world’s largest monetary reward scheme ‘promoting shill development to those who need financial support #Itisanattempt to reach out to the youth and build awareness ‘on the importance of skill development. Go Javas Appointed Amitabh Coomar As Its New CEO Gojavas, the logisties and supply chain solutions company has announced the appointment of Mr. Amitabh Coomar as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). + The appointment of Coomar came after the departure of Vijay Ghadge, who was the Chief Operating Officer (C00) of the company LAVA International Announces MS Dhonias Its Brand Ambassador Indian cricket legend ¢ MS Dhoni was elected as a brand ambassador of local ‘ t handset maker Lava International 3 + MS Dhoni & willl be the new Face of Lava’s multi-channel marketing ‘campaign to make it the most reliable brand of In market, Centre appoints Finance Secretary as liaison officer with Jammu and Kash Finance Scerctary Ratan Wattal was appointed as the liaison officer to working between Jammu aad Kashmir government and central government + He will be responsible to censure the Flow of funds to the J & K government and implementation of PrimeCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /134] Minister's Development Package in the state Jammu and Kashmir + Capital-Jammu {Winter ), Srinagar (summer) + Goyernor-N.N, Vohra + CM:Mehbooba Mu Faustin-Archange Touadera sworn in as President of Central Africa Faustin-Archange Touadcra was sworn in as the president of the Central African Republic in the main stadium at Bangui + Centeal African Republic has been at political unrest since the communal violence between Christians and Muslims that took place in 2013 Central African Republic = Capital: Bangui + Currency: Prane: Wipro appoints Patrick Dupuis as its Board member ‘The IT Major aa Wipro has announced the el appointment of Patrick Dupuis as its new independent board member # Patrick Dupuis was the Senior Vice President of Paypal Holdings He has also been a part of BIC healthcare and functioned as the CFO of Site one of the largest customer care company Wipro + Establishod: 1945 + Headquarters: Bengaluru © Chairman: Azim Premji First female speaker for Vietnam Parliament ‘Vietnam has chosen Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as its first fernale speaker. ‘+ Nguycn Thi Kim Ngan got 472 votes out of the total 481 votes and got a clean sweep of majority in becoming the speaker of the assembly + She became the first female speaker of the nation and also elected as the chairperson of ‘National Election couneil with, 467 votes out of 477 + Earlior she setved as the View Chairperson of the National Assommbly from July, 201 Vietnam © Capital: Hanoi © Currency: Dong + President: Trudng T¥n Sang Rajiv Gauba takes over as Seeretary of Urban Development Ministry Rajiv Gauba took over as Secretary tw the Government of India in the 3 Ministry of Urban Development Jharkhand goveramentis now looking for another Chief Scoretary ‘ShubhdarshiniTripathi appointed as Ambassador to Jordan Shubhdarshini Tripathi presently Deputy Chief of Mission in Berlin, has been appointed as the neat Antbassador of India to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, + Nandini Singla . presently Joint Seoretary in the Ministry has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Portugal + Masakui has been appointed asthe ambassador to Zimbabwe. + Shri Satender Kumar, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Suriname, has been concurrently accredited asthe next High Commissioner of India to Barbados Madhukar Gupta committee to suggest ways (o tighten security along Indo-Pak border ‘The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted high-level committze to suggest ways 10 tighten secutity along India-Pakistan border. ‘© The committee will be headed by former Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta. + Tewill Study all types of gaps in the fencing, and all other vyulnorabilities along the Indi Pakistan border. Suggest a comprehensive approach to fix ‘them on interim and permanent basis. I¢ will subsmit its report in three months i.e till June 2016 Awards ‘TCS features in UK's Times Top 50 employers for women list Mumbai based India's largest IT Company TCS has been recognized as ‘one of the UK's keading employers for ‘women in list published by The Times, + The IT major employs over 1. (00.000 women globally, a third of its total workforce, + The Times emphasized the need for more women to pursue carcers in the IT industry, both in the UK and globally, we want to show that ‘working in technology can be ugly fulfilling and rewarding, Tes + Established: 1968 + CEO: Natarajan Chandrasekaran135 | / June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs Bollywood Actress Radhika Apte Wins Best Actress award at Tribeca Film Fest ‘The 30 year old actress hras won the best actress award in an Intemational narrative fEaturehonour at Tiboca Film Festival for her contribution in the Film Madly + The Actress starred in “Clean Shaven: which is a part of the filmMadly. Indian documentary ‘Undercover Asia: Girls for Sale’ wins bronze medal in New York Festivals 2016 Indian Documentary film, “Undercover Asia: Girls for Sale” has won a bronze ‘world medal at the New York Festivals 2016 in the Social Issues category + This documentary film explores _anti-trafficking activist Rishi Kant’s search for ‘avo minor girls, who have been abducted Jennifer Aniston named as World’s Most Beautiful Woman hy People magazine Jennifer Aniston (47) was named as the World's Most - Beautiful Woman for 2016 byPoople magazine, for the ‘second time, « She has received this honour in 2004. + Last year winner was Sandra Bullock. + Aniston won an Emmy Award in 2002 and a Golden Globe Award in 2003 Manoj Bajpayee to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke award for Aligarh ‘Veteran Actor Manoj Bajpayee will be awarded with the Dadassheb Phalke award in the Best 9 Actor Category (Crities’ Choice) for his contribution in Hansal_ Mehta's drama." Aligarh” + The Award will be presented con P May 2016, Biographical Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Samman for 3 Odiya artists Eminent three Odistta Artists have been selected for prestigious “Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Samman + Three Personalities: 1. Prefulla Kar ~ Light Music performer Alok Kanungo — Odissi Dancer 3. Sadasiv Pradhan ~ Chhaw Dancer Mohun Bagan’s Jeje Lalpekhlua named FPAI Player of the Year Professional football club Mohun Bayan and India striker JejeLalpekhlua on 25 April 2016 won the Football Players’ Association of India (FPAD) ‘The award fimetion held in Mumbai. + Lalpekhlua received the highest number of votes from fellow professional footballers to finish on top in the shortlist which included India captain Sunil Chhetri, BikashJairu, David Lalrinmuana and Dhanachandra Singh, + Nigerian striker Ranti Martins, ‘sho played for East Bengal in the I-League, was named the Foreign Player of the Year ‘The Manipur-born Udanta Singh of I-League champion Bengaluru FC bagged the ‘Young Player of the Yoar award, Bengaluru FC's coach Ashley Westwood won the Conch of the Year award, Jagendra Singh gets press club award for bravery in Journalism Uttar Pradesh based brave journalist Jagondra Singh, who was killed allegedly for expresses his thoughts on illegal sand mining and other misbehavior activitieshas now been awacdled. © Jagendra Singh honoured posthumously with “RedIink Veer Patrakar Puraskar” + 25 other journalists were awarded fir their contribtuion at the function. New Zealand’s $5 bill named best banknote of the year Now Zealand's five-dollar note has ‘been named the banknote of the year for 2015 by the Intemational Bank Note Society, + The ss note has won form the 40 cligible designs from a record 20 countries. The $5 note has featured mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary and on the other side, a rare yellow-eved penguin and local flora, New Zealand + Capital: Wellington + Currency: Dollar + PM: John Key Sudarsan Pattnaik bags gold medal at Sculpture Championship in Moscow Renowned artist Sudarsan Pstinatk has .won the gold medal at ninth Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship in Russia = Mr. Patnaik won the ‘competition forhis 15 feet high art work Mahatma Gandhi'sCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /136] sculpture for non-violenes and peace + The 20 top sculptors from different countries competed at the championship. Swat activist Tabassum Adnan wins 2016 Nelson Mandela Award A women’s rights activist from Swat“ valley of Pakistan, ‘Tabassum Adnan, has won the Nelson Mandela Graga Machel Innovation Award 2016 in Bogota, Colombia, + She won the award for the individual activist category on the concluding day of the International Civil Society Week hold from April 25-28 =A victim of child marriage, Tabassum Adnan was marcied at the agg of 13, The marriage which was marked by frequent domestic abuse, ended after 20 years when she gathered the courayeto divorce her abusive husband ‘si a Mongolia confers highest civilian honour to two Indians Mongolia has conferred its highest civilian award “North Star” to two noted Indian scholars-Lokesh Chandra and Mansura Haider for their contribution to Mongolian studs, + It was presented by the Mongolian Forcign Minister Lundeg Pureysuren. This year is being the 60th Anniversary of Indo-Mongolian diplomatic relations on which Mr, Lokesh Chandra. president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Mansura Haider, former academic adviser at the India Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), have been presented with the award for their contribution to. the development of friendly relations between India and Mongolia and promotion of ‘Mongolian studs, Mongolia + Capital: Ulaanbaatar © Currency: Togrog Bernie Sanders wins Time reader poll of 100 most influential people American Democratic presidential candidate Bernic Sanders won the ‘TIME 100 reader poll with 3 percent of the vote ahead of Hilary Clinton rwito was 25th swith | per cont of the vote _ ‘+ Bernie had finished with 3.3% of the total votes on the poll, edging out the South Korean boy band Big, Bangs 7.9%, Burmese leader Aung San Sunkyi's 2.2%, and President Obama’s 2%, Government renames Panagarh airbase after former IAF Chief Arjan Singh Union government has renamed the | Panagarh airbase Base as Air Force Station Arjan Singh jin honour of the Marshal of the Air Foree Arjan Singh. This Honour ‘came from the government on the 97th birthday of Arjan Singh, Marshal ofthe Indian Air Force + The Air base station is located jn Bucehsan district which is around 150 kms from Kolkata, Panagarh was constructed in 1944 during the Second World War. + Air Force Station played a significant role in the 1965 and 1971 wats with Pakistan. Forbes Releases First Ever ‘Global Game Changers’ List, Three Indians Make The Cut Forbes in its inaugural edition of Global Game Changers » List launched this year has ranked some of the biggest names in business. = Topped by Mark Benioff of | Salesforce.com and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook ranked 30, + Three Indians have been featured in the list, they are Rahul Bhatia of Inter Globe Enterprises, Cyms Poonawalla ‘of Serum Institute of India, and Sunny Varkey of GEMS Education at 3, 23 and 26 positions respectively, Forbes + Established: 1917 TN Ninan gets Mumbai Press ‘Club's lifetime achievement award ‘The Mumbai Press Club selected T N ‘Ninan, Chairman and Euitorial Director of Business Standard, for this year’s *Redink Award for Lifetime Achicvemeat in Journalism’ © The award will be presented to Ninan by the Governor of Mabarashtea c Vidvasagarao on April 26 in New Delhi. Djokovic, Serena bag top honours at Laureus World Sports awards Serbia, Novak Djokovic won “Sportsman ofthe year” Trophy forthe third continuous vietory137 1 / Gune - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs + Sotena Williams also bagged the Women’s top honour Sportswoman of the year” for the third time. ‘The 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners Awarded for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition in United States + The winner in the public service category of the journalism is awarded a gold medal Winners of 2016 + Public Service ~ Associated Pross + Breaking News Reporting ~ Los Angeles Times Staft + Investigative Reporting - Loonora LaPeter Anton and Anthony Cormier of the Tampa Bay Times and Michael Braga of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune + Explanatory Reporting ~ T. Christian Miller of Pro Publica and Ken Armstrong of The Marshall Project + Local Reporting ~ Michael LaForgia, Cara Fitzpatrick and Lisa Gartner of the Tampa Bay Times + National Reporting ~ The Washington Post Staff + International Reporting — Alissa J, Rubin of The New York Times, + Feature Writing ~ Kathryn Schulz of The New Yorker * Commentary - Parah Stockman of The Boston Globe + Criticism — Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker Sos Mahatma’s granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee gets French honour Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee has been awarded with ong of France’s highest honour. The Order of Arts and Letters ‘or her contribution in promoting peace, solidarity, culture. education, and development, Bhattacharjee was conferred the Officier de Ordre des Arts etLettres (Order of Arts and Letters) honour by French Ambassador Francois Richier. Google India awarded ‘most _attractive employer’ in India Google In the 6th edition of Randstad Award 2016, Google Indiaemergedas the most attractive employer for a sceond consecutive year followed by Mereedes-Bouz in the second place, + The sectoral specific special recognition award: Dell + Consumer Electronics Samsung India + ECommerce: Amazon India Delhi girl PriyadarshiniChatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016 Dei gic, Priyadarshini Chatterjee was announced as the winner of FBB Femina Miss India World by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan during a star studded ceremony, © She saw off competition from Bangalore girl Sushruthi Krishna, who was the Ist runner up and Lucknow’s Pankhuri Gidwan + Priyadarshini will represent India at the Miss World 2016 ) Mother Teresa Conferred With Founders Award Posthumously In UK The Nobel Peace Prize awardee Mother Teresa now has been conferred with the UK's prestigious Founders Award this year = The award is given to recognize and reward exemplary achievements of people within the global Asian community + The Founders award is to recognize and reward exemplary achievement within the global Asian communi across 14 categories that include business, philanthropy, entertainment, culture and sport + Teresa, who died in 1997 at Kolkata, have spent more than 48 year of her life as serving the poor, the sick and the onphaned. Khadija Ismayilova to receive UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2016 Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova awarded with UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2016. The Prize will be awarded during the celebration of World Press + Freedom Day on 3rd May 2016 hosted by Finland, ‘+ She has been recommended Ismayilova in recognition of her ‘outstanding contribution to press freedom in difficult csireumstanees. The prize is awarded onthe recommendation of an ndependent jury of 12 newsCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) / 138] Priyanka Chopra to be conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2016 Actress Priyanka Chopra will be bestowed with Dadasahicb Phhalke Film Foundation’s Best Actress of the Year Award. «The ceremony will be held on the 147th Dadasahcb Phalke Jayantiin Mumbai on April 24 + This will be the second award from the Foundation after she received hor first onc for Most Memorable Performance in 2011 for her role in Vishal Bhardwaj's7 khoonmaat, Kathak dancer breaks world record Soni Chaurasiyaa Kathak dancer from ‘Varanasi has broken the world record of longest dance performance by continously dancing for 123 hours and 30 minut, Varani April at 9.21 pm at Mount Litera Zee School. Varanasi With her performance, she broke the previous record of Hemilata Kundalu of Trichur, Kerala, who performed Mobiniattam continuously for 123 hours and 20 mins, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan won Global Indian of the Year 2016 award Bollywood star Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has won the “Global Indian of the Year” award, she was honoured at NRI of the Year award function held in Mumbai. + She dedicated the award to her daughter Aaradhya.t continues * Eminent tennis player Sania Mirza honoured at the NRI of the Year Award 2016 where she was conferred with the Global Indian Icon of the year award. Ex-army chief JJ Singh gets highest French civilian honour Former army chief Gen. (rotd) ff conferred with the — highest French civilian distinction, Officer of the Legion of Honour by French Ambassador to India, Francois Richicr, * Singh was chosen for the honour in recognition of his “stellar role” in mademizing the Indian Army and initiating robust exchanges between the Indian and French armies. France + Capital: Paris © Currency: Euro + PM: Manuel Valls Jammu-born poet Padma Sachdev gets SaraswatiSamman Jammude Kashmir born poct and novelist Padma Sachdev has been chosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2013 for her autobiography named *Chitt-Chete ‘written in Dogri language and published in 2007, © Sachdev's work was selected among five works that were shortlisted from 2? works in as many languages published between the years 2008-2014 ©The award carries an award money of Rs 15 lakl a citation and a plaque. Ranveer Singh honoured as “Maharashtrian of The Year” Bollywood aetor Ranveer Singh, who started his career with romantic comedy “Band Baaja Baraat” in 2010 has been conferred with “Maharashtrian OF The Year" award. + On the other hand, the lifetime achievement award” was bestowed upon 82 year ‘old legendary singer Asha Bhosle + The award was presemted by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at a ceremony held at Mumbai Imprisoned Novelist Ahmed Naji bagged PEN Freedom to Write Award ‘The prestigious PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award, presented by PEN America has been conferred upon, jailed Egyptian author and joumatist, ‘Alumied Naji ‘+ Naji will be accorded with the award at Pen America’s annual Literary Gala on. 16 May 2016 at the American Muscum of Natural History in New York PM Narendra Modi conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour- the King Abdulaziz: Sash. + The prestigious award was bestowed upon Indian Prime Minister by incumbent Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Royal Court Vedanta sets Guinness World Record for mass plantation ‘Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited has formally sct the Guinness World Record for at the same time planting, fae inn139 1 / June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs 208,751 saplings at a solitary arca in cunder 60) minutes + ISO 900, 180 14001, ISO 50001 and OHSAS certified company TSPL is the largest Greenfield Power Project in Punjab. Pranab Mukherjee presents National Geoscience Awards 2014 President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the National Geoscience Agcards 2014 at a function to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi + 33 geoscientists received the National Geoscience Awards (NGA 2014) which includes one Award for Execllenee, one Young, Scientist Award and 19 individual and / or eam awards in 16 fields of geosciences anathan Anand to be feted with Hridaynath Award Chess maestro. Viswanathan Anand will be honoured with the Hridaynath Award, which felicitates and recognises successful individuals across the country from various walks of life # The Five time World champion will reoeive the prize from the Maharashtra governor C Vidyasagar Rao. ports India to play its first DIN Test against NZ this year India cricket team will play its Day- Night Test debut against the Kins Tater this year, Aussic maker Kookaburra developed the pink ball will be used in the Indian ground for the first time + Australia’s Adelaide Oval is the venue for cricket's first day-night Test match where the clash was between Australia and Now Zealand Rafael Nadal beats Kei Nishikori to win Barcelona Open for ninth time Spain's Rafael Nadal beats Japanese Kei Nishikori by 6-4,7-5 to win Baroclona Open for ninth time He equaled Guillermo Vilas’s record of 49 career clay-coutt titles set up between 1970 to 1980. Mairaj shoots silver at Rio World Cup Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan made a successful start to his campaign at the ISSP World Cup by winning a silver medal in men’s skeet event in Rio de Janeiro. Mairaj’s feat gave India its first skeet medal at a World Cup. + Mairaj lost to Sweden's Marcus Svennson 2-1 in the shioot-off tiebreaker in the gold medal match on Sunday night after both were tied on 14 targets at the end of the regulation 16 shots, Italy's Tamarro Casandro got the bronze. Earlier. Mairaj shot 122 ‘ont of 125 in the qualifying round to be second among the top six shooters. + In the somifinal stage. both Mairaj and Marcus shot 15 out of 16 targets cach to cam the right to contest for the gold tnedal Nandu Natekar becomes first non-cricketer to be inducted into Legends Club Badminton ace Nandu Natckar has been inducted into the Legends Club, founded by the late Crickot Club of India president Raj Singh Dungarpur, as the first non-crickerer, along with 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev. © The Legends Club will celebrate the birthdays of Nandu Natekar — on May 12 — and Kapil Dev — on Jamary 6, 2017. +The Legends Club celebrates the birthdays of Vijay Merchant, Vijay Hazare, Vinoo Mankad, Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar. Riyad Mahrez becomes first African footballer to win PFA Player of the Year Riyad Malrez of Algetia was adjudged as the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year . He is the first . African to receive the ‘ award * On the other hand, Dele ally of Totten ham club has been chosen as young player of the year. International Cricket Council suspends Cricket Association of Nepal The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) due to government interference in the board that has ercatod a “vacuum of erickot leadership”Current Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 40] + CAN will remain suspended until it “becomes free of government interference and is properly structured to begin exploiting the tremendous cricket talent and opportunities that exist in Nepal + The suspension means that CAN will not be entitled to receive any ICC funding, However, the ICC decided that Nepal cricket teams would continue to feature in ICC events, Garima wins gold at Commonwealth Judo Championship Garima Chaudhary has won gold medal (63¢kg junior categoryat the 2016 Commomycalth Judo Championship finals at Port Elizabeth in South Africa, © Inthe year 2012, Judoka (26-vear) was the ouly representative from India to contest for Judo Olympic ‘medals at the London Olympic Games in 2012, * The judoka has also participated in the previous dition of the competition hekd at Glasgow in 2014 but made an exit in quarter final. Kane Williamson, Ben Stokes make through Wisden’s top five cricketers of 2018 In the 153rd and latest edition of Wisden has included New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and predecessor Brendon McCullum are among Wisden's five crickoters of the year. + Australia captain Steve Smith, and England's Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow were the thers announced, Australia thrash India 4-0 to win Sultan Azian Shah Cup Australia achieved up a huge 4-0 victory over ee India in the summit clash to "> win the Sultan 9 Aclan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia, # Australia won the tournament for a tocord ninth time. * The New Zealand took the third place while the Hosts Malaysian team grabbed fourth spot The toumament is named after the ninth King of, Malaysia, Sultan Azlan Shah and keen fan of field hockes. Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics, Karmakar, the 22-year-old gymnast from Tripura, exhibited a strong show as she completed her performance at the final qualificr and Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janieto. © She had created history by becoming the first woman eymnast to win a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014. ‘+ This win had made her the first Indian woman to win a commonwealth gymnastics medal and the second Indian, after Ashish Kumar. Rafael Nadal wins Monte Carlo Masters title Rafacl Nadal defeated Frenchman Gael Monfils ta grab the 2016 Monte Carlo Masters title + He defeated Gacl Montils by 7-5 5-7 6-0 in 2 hours 46 ‘minutes to claim his ninth title. but his first since 2012 + Nadal has, now, claimed clay- court titles in each of last 13 years, Before losing the 2013 final to world number one Novak Djokovie, Nadal had ‘won cight consecutive titles. Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath retires from ODIs, T20Is Sri Lanks spinner Rangana Herath has retired from 50-over and Twenty20 internationals in order to earry on playing test matches, © The 38-year-old took 74 wickets in 71 one-day internationals and another 18 in 17 T20 matches for the and nation, shouldered the burden of the slow bovling attack following the retirement of spin great Muttiah ‘Muralitharan in 2011 He has the record of best bowling, figures in Tests by Jeftsarm spinner. Vishnu Vardhan is first ATT champion Former national champion Vishau YVardhan put his name into the record books by becoming the first champion of the Asian Tennis Tour (ATT) after he beat SidharthRawat by 7-6(7), 6-3 in the final of the $3,000 event at the DLTA Complex in New DelhiLAI | / une - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs * Vishnu Vardhan is a professional tennis player from Andra Pradesh, India wins 2016 Asian Nations Cup Chess tournament India won the Asian Nations Cup choss ‘cam championship defeating Vietnam swith a convineing 3-1 margin in the final round in Abu Dhabi. This was the third time that Indian mea won the event. + India finished well against ‘Vietnam with Grandmasters SP. Sethuraman and K Sasikiran winning on secon and fourth boards while B Adhiban and Vidit Santosh Gujarathi drew on first and third boards. + India earned 17 points, two ‘more than World and Olympiad champions China, to clinch the title Lee Chong Wei Wins 11th Malaysian Open Title Malaysia’s badminton star Lee Chong ‘Wei wot his 1 Ith Malaysian Open title, a much- ¢ needed boost for his pursuit of a still- elusive 4 Olympic gold medal + Lee cruised to vietory with a flurry of devastating smashes against world number one Chen Long from China, beating him 21-13, 21-8 in a ‘match that lasted 42 minutes. Danny Willett, first British to win US Masters golf 2016 Danny Willett has won the Masters at Augusta National to become the first Brifon to claim US Master's title under his belt which is to become the first British vietory in 20 years, © He won with a superb fiver under-par 67 as 2015 champion Jordan Spicth ‘rumbled during a final round, + He is one of the golf's rising stars, having climbed from ‘outside the top 100 to inside the top 11) in fess than two years Chawrasia wins Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of Month $.P. Chawrasia of India was honoured swith the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for March, to his performance at the Horo Indian Open, He is the second Indian to win the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month award ‘+ His superb display of golfin his National Open last month to vwin his third title on the Asian Tour by defeating, 2015 Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Year Anirban Lahiri and South Korean rising star Jeunghun ‘Wang by tivo shots, England Cricketer James Taylor retired from International Cricket England middle order barsman James Taylor hasbeen foreed to retire from cricket at the young age of 26 duc to a serious heart condition, by the England and Wales Cricket Board + He played 7 test matches and 27 ODI internationals for England and captained the side against Ireland in May 2015 Australia pacer Clint McKay announces retirement from international cricket Australian medium-pacer Clint MeKay has announced his retiromont from international and Australia's first-class cricket © The 33-yearold Vietoria Pacer will carry on playing in the English country circuit for Leicestershire and also play in the Big Bash League for the Sydney Thunder West Indies lift their second ICC World 120 title West Indies beat England by four wickets to lift their second ICC World T20titlein Kolkata, With this win, West Indies become the firs side to win'T20 World Cup for the second time, All previous teams had won, but only once, © Chasing, a stiff 19 for win in the final over bowled by Ben Stokes, Carlos Brathwaite fired four consceutive sixes to gun down England’s 155 in emphatic fashion, with two balls to spare Player of the match: Marlon Samucls (West Indies), Player of the series: Virat Kohli (india). Women's World 720; Maiden title for West Indies women ‘The Caribbean women lifted the T20 world cup after their comics Rg eight -pe wicket win, over Australia in the women’s World T20 final * A world record 120-run ‘opening, partnership berween Matthews and Taylor set up the chase, which became pretty facile in the end, It was West Indies” maiden title, dethroning three-time defending champions, Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Player of the series: Stafanic Taylor (West Indies), Nico Roseberg wins 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix Mercedes driver Nico Rosbere claimed the 2016 Baluain Grand Pris towin his Dimetra eteCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 42] fifth straight race and Kini Raikkonen finished second for Ferrari. + Five in a row Nico Rosberg wins Bahrain Grand Prix While his Champion teammate Lewis Hamilton's hopes of a third successive Bahrain Grand Prix victory: Deaths Music legend Prince Roger Nelson dies at 57 The iconic rock artist’ and musician Prince Roger Nelson dicsat his Paisley Park Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. He was 57 + Among his best-known songs are When Doves Cry, Cream and Kiss * His final album “HITARUN Phase One” released in September, 2015 ‘Top gay rights activist Xulhaz Mannan murdered in Bangladesh Bangladesh potice say a top gay rights activist and editor at the country’s only LGBT magazine Xulhaz Mannanis one of two people who have been hacked to death in Dhaka, + Sine February last year suspected militants have Killed several secular or atheist writers and members of religious minority groups. Bangladesh © Capital: Dhaka = Currency: Taka + PM: Sheikh Hasina JKLF founder Amanullah Khan dead at 82 Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLP) founder Amanullah Khan passed away at a Rawalpindi hospital He was 82 + Khan, the father-in-law of Kashmic's regional party People’s Conferenes president Sajad Gani Lone was suifering from a chronic lung discase. + He was elected secretary general of the JK Plebiscite Front (PF) in 1963 and co- founded = the JK National Liberation Front (NLF) with Magbool Bhat. China human rights campaigner Harry Wu dies Chinese human tights campaigner Harry Wu has died. He was 79. The cause of death wasn’t knows © Wn was born in family in Shanghai that saw most of its property seized following the war victory of Mao Zedong's commmnists in 1949 + He studied geology at university but fell afoul of the authorities for his criticism of the Soviet Union. Cartoonist Toms Passes Away in Kerala Eminent cartoonist Vadakkal Thoppil Thomas known as “Toms has dicd at a private hospital in Kottayam due V to age- related illnesses. He was 86, * His. impression created everlasting cartoon characters like Bobanum — Moliyum (Boban and Molly + The Bobanum Moliyum strip ‘was first published in Malayala Manoramain 1957. Toms retired from the newspaper in 1987. British playwright Arnold Wesker died British playwright Arnold Wesker, has died at the age of $3. He had Parkinson's discase. ‘= London bom prolific political writer who produced more than 40 plays, as well as books of essays, postry and short stories. His work also included children’s fiction and a first novel. Honey. which was ‘published in 2005. Punjab lokpal Justice J.S. Sekhon passes away Punjab lokpal and former Punjab_and Haryana High Court Judge, Justice Jai Sineh Sekhon passed away. © Sckhon, elder | h brother of Punjab cabinet minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon, had been fighting cancer for more than a year. + He started his carver asa lawsyer at the Ferozepur district and sessions court and befire being, clovated as high court judge, he worked as district and sessions Jjudgein soveral courts ofthe state Hero group co-founder SatyanandMunjal dies at 99 Co-founder of Hero Cycles group Satyanand Munjal, died at the age of 99 in Model Towa, Ludhiana. + Munjal was popularly known as ‘mahatma” Satyanand Munjal far being: devoted to several social causes related to the Arya Samaj ‘+ Hero Honda started in 1984 as a joint venture between Hero Cycles of India and Honda of Japan by Dt. Brijmohan Lall Mural leonie African photographer MalickSidibe passes away at 80 Eminent Malian photographer Malick Sidibe has died at 80 years old, He had been ill for some time143 | / une - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs + Malick is known for his street scenes and studio shots that render « portrait of photos of Mali's post-colonial period helped people see the Mali's ina now light # He was the first African and the first photographer to win the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, in 2007 + The distinctions he earned are the International Center of Photography Infinity Award for Lifotime Achievement in 2008 and the Hasselblad Foundation’s annual award in 2083 Telangana Finance Minister's PRO & Former Journalist D. Ravinder passes away ‘Telangana Finance Minister Eatala Rajender’s Public Relations Officer and former journalist D. Ravinder passed away. * Ravinder from Raikal of Karimnagar district. ‘Telanagana * He worked as reporter for Ety and Saakshi Telugu news channels, + Later, he joined as PRO to the Finance Minister Chyna, Former WWE women's champ, passes away Former WWE Women’s Champion, as well as former WWE Intercontinental Champion, Chyna (Real name Joan Laurer) passed away. * Chyna became the first woman in WWE history to ‘participate in dhe Royal Rumble match. when she entered as the 30th enteant during the 1999 Royal Rumble match, Veteran Journalist Yogendra Bali Is No More ‘The veteran journalist and author Yogendra Bali has passed away due toa heart attack, He was 85 year old + Mr. Bali was a member of the general council of the Lalit Kala Akademi and a member of its committees on Art Education. Publications, the Triemncle and International Exhibitions + Inhis long and success carcer, Mr. Bali has served The Titmes of India as its roving correspondent till retirement. + Mr, Bali has written many books which include The Communal Bogey’ with foreword by late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. “Chandra Shekhar: A Political Biography.’ Pawan Chambing: Daring To Be Different,’ and “Sri Satguru Ram Singh Ji and Freedom Movement of India’ Former Union MoS Dr € Silvera passes away Former Union Minister of Mizoram C Silvera died at 81.He was the only Teader from Mizoram to r £ be in the a union council of ministers. ‘+ Silvera was bom on May 6, 1935 He worked as medical officer under the Baptist Church of Mizoram before Joining politics + Heyas elected to RajyaSabha in 1985 and to ninth, tenth and eleventh LokSabha, + He was inducted as union minister of state for health and family welfareon February 17, 1994 and afterwards was allotted industry portfalia, Babu Bharadwaj Passes Away Renowned writer and journalist Babu Bharadwaj, 68, passed away, He breathed his last at a private hospital in the city where he was undergoing treatment after suffering a cardiac arrest, + He was working as the chic ‘editor of the online news portal Dool News. He had worked with Kairali TY, Chinta Magazine and Media One. He ‘was the first Joint Secretary of Students’ Federation of India (SFL) + His novel “Kalopangalkkoru Grahapadam” won the best novel award of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. He was also the producer of film “Iniyum Marichittillatha Nammal” directed by Raveendran, Ronnie Corbett dies aged 85 Entertainer Ronnic Corbett, best known for BoBC comedy sketch show ice aged 85. + Corbett was one of the UK's best-loved comedians and along with Ronnie Barker: their double act was one of the most successful of the 1970s and "Ss, His most memorable solo projects include the sitcom Sorty! and the game show Small Talk, Renowned Iraqi-British Architect Zaha Hadid passes away Renowned Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid passed away due to heart attack. She was 65. + She was the first female winner of the top Pritzker Architecture Prize (200), also known as the Nobel for architecture ‘The Two Ronnies, has GtCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 44] + ZahaHadid Bor on 31st October 1950 in Baghdad. Iraq. Hadid first had studied mathematics at the American University in Lebanon and later pursued architecture at the Architectural Association in London in 1972, + She had designed the London Aquatics Centre, which was used during the 2012 London Olympics. Sherlock Holmes actor Douglas Wilmer dies aged 96 Sherlock Holmes actor Douglas Wilmer ‘has died at the age of 96, + He donned the famous doerstalker in the mid-1960s to play Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character in a BBC series Former Italy coach, AC Milan player Cesare Maldini passes away Italian football manager and player, Cesare Maldini has died on April $. He was 84 «Cesare Maldini won four Serie A titles during his time with Milan and was skippor of the side in 1963. «Innis 412 appearances for AC Milan annd moved into coaching ‘whoa his playing career ended, ‘managing the north Malian club from 1972-74, Former Bombay Ranji player Ranjan Baindoor passes away Former Mumbai Raaji Trophy player Ranjan Baindoor died fi on April 4 duc | toa fatal heart attack at his residence in Ps Mumbai 5 + Hetook 20 wickets in 16 games at 37.20 with a best of 4 for 32. He was also a useful Jower-order batsman with a caret best of 96 and aggregated 316 rons at an average of 19.75 + Baindoor was also the former secretary of Tata Sports Club and served as the chairman of the selection committee for the under-19 team. Father of Madras Atomic Power Station *M.H.P.Rao” passes away ‘The architect of Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), “Myneni Hari Prasad Rao” aka MHP Rao passed away due to old age ailments. He was 88 + Hewas specially appointed by the then Nuclear Power Board to administer the construction and commissioning of the MAP. * He had also served as a member of Southern, Western and Northern Indian Regional electricity boards. Sereemwriter Barbara Turner passed away Barbara Turner, the ons Emmy-nominated screenwriter and ptoducor has died in Los Angeles + The 79 year old seroomwitee earned two Emmy norms for ‘The War Between the Tates” and “Hemingway & Gellhorn” and worked oa numerous films such as “Petula”, “Georgia” and “Pollock”. Books NASA Astronaut Seott Kelly will write a book about his year in space NASAAstronant Scott Kelly will write a book titled “Endurance: My Year in Space and Our Journey to Mars”. Mr Scott Kelly returned to the Earth in March 2016 afer spending almost a year aboard the International Space Station (ISS). ‘+ The book will be published by Alfied A. Knopf. + He holds the record for the most total time spent in space, With more than 520 days logged ‘on spacceraft, including the 340 consecutive days he \worked on the space station ‘The Making of India: The Untold Story of British Enterprises authored by KartarLalva ‘The making of India: The untold story of British Enterprises authored — by KartarLalvani was in news in the thied woek of April 2016, The book discusses the British rule and its role in ereatings unified India + Thebook supposedly brings out the many positive aspects of the colonial rule. + The story of the book open in the 17th century when a small seafaring island dispatched sailing ships over 11000 miles ‘ona five-month trading journey in search of new opportunities,L45 | / June - 2016) A State in Denial authored by BG Verghese A State in Denial ~ Pakistan's Misguided andl Dangerous Crusade authored by veteran joumalist BG Verghese ‘was re-released during discussion organised by the India International Centre, New Delhi + Former union minister Shashi Thacoor deseribed Vorghese’s book as the most explicit description of India-Pakistan relation. 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France has ended operation “Sangaris in (A) Afghanistan (B) Central African Republic (C} Cuba {D) Vietnam (E) None of these 2, Which city is hosting 4! nuclear security summit 20016? (A) Now York {B) Washington (©) Brussels {D) Geneva {E) None of these 3. World Autism day is observed on which date? (A) LApril — (8)2 April (C)3 April (D) 4 April {E) None of these 4. Which country has announced to block Facebools, Twitter and other websites? (A) Veneznela (B) Iraq {C) Pakistan (D) North Korea (E) None of these 5. Asia's biggest telescope ‘Aries’ is launched in__ (A) Mumbai (B) Pune {C) Nainital (D) Udaipur (E) None of these 6 What is India’s rank in terms of expenditures on defence? (Ay 2 (B) 3° «ar os (E) None of these 7. Which app has been lanuched to empower common people to demand 24%7 power from the states? (A) MVidyut {B) M-Electricity (C) Vidyut App (D) Vidyut Pravah {E) None of these 19, 14 What is India’s position among World's Top 10 Manufacturers? 3 (8) 4 os (D) 6 (E) None of those Kachihabali village is located in which state? (A) Rajasthan (B) Haryana (C)Gujarat__ (D) Maharashtra {E) None of these Which state has launched M Wallet mobile App? (A) Telangana (B) Haryana (C)Gujarat_—(D) Tamilnadu {E) None of these Union Government has imposed safeguard duty on the import of _ {A) Aluminum (B) Steel (©) Copper (D) Gold {E) None of these Which Bank fas started India’s first Aadhaar-based ATM? (A) ICICI Bank {B) DCB Bank (C) HDFC Bank (D) Asis Bank {E) None of these India’s first Arbitration Centre will be established in which city’? (A) Bengaluru (B) Kolkata (©) Chennai (D) Mumbai {E) None of those Which state has recently fixed educational qualification for Urban Bodies’ polls? (A) Karnataka(B) West Bengal (C) Haryana (D) Maharashtra {E) None of those Who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to Jordan? (A) Shubhdarshini Tripathi (B) Masakui (C) Nandini Singla (D) Satendra Kumar 16, "7, 19 2 (F) None of these Gormany’s Development Bank KEW (o provide loan assistance to metro system of _ (A) Lucknow (B) Jaipur (©) Nagpur {D) Kochi (F) None of these Which country has approved aloan worth 14251 erore to India? (A) Belginm —(B) Australia (©) Japan (D) USA (E) None of these Which company has acquired ‘mobile paymtomts firm PhonsPe? (A) Snapdeal_(B) Paytm (©) Amazon _(D) Flipkart (E) None of these Who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador — to Zimbabwe? (A) Shubhdarshini Tripathi (B) Masakui (C) Nandini Single (D) Satenda Kumar (B) None of these Which country has given highest ‘civilian honour to Nareada Modi? (A) Belgium —(B) France (C) USA (D) Sandi Arab (E) None of these Which company has appointed Patrick Dupuis as its Board member? (A) Infosys (B) Wipro (C) Mieromax (D) Intex (B) None of these Who has been appointed as Scotctaty of Urban Development Ministry? (A) Rajiv Gauba (B) Harish Sharma (C) Sanjeov Kohli (D) Rakesh Sahni (E) None of these147 1 / June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs 26, 27. 28 29, 30, Who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to Portugal? (A) Shubhdarshini Tripathi (B) Masakui (C} Nandini Singla {D) Satendra Kumar {E) None of those Which team is the winner of ICC Men T-20 World Cup 2016? {A) England (B) West Indies (C) Australia (D) South Africa (E) None of these Which country has chosen Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as its first fomale speaker’ (A) Vietnam (B) Nepal (©) Singapore (D) South Korea {E) None of those Zaha Hadid has passed away recently. She was a/an__ {A) Singer (B) Writer {C) Architect (D) Journalise (E) None of these Who has honoured as “Maharashtrian of The Year"? (A) Ranveer Singh {B) AshaBhosle ¢C) Amitabh Bachchan {D) Amir Khan {E) None of these Which team is the winner of ICC Women T-20 World Cup? (A) England (B) West Indies (©) Australia (D) South Africa (E) None of these Tran Dai Quang has swom in as the President OF {A) Vietnam (B) Ghana (C) Kosovo (D) South Sudan (E) None of those Which country’s Prime Minister has resigned after protests over Panama Papers revelations’? (A) New Zealand (B) Teoland (C) Ireland (D) South Africa {E) None of these Which state has recently launched 100 Adarsha Vidyalayas? (A) Tamilnadu (B) Odisha 22. 37. 38, (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Bihar (E) None of those Which state has launched “Maa Annapuma Yojna"? (A) Tamilnadu (B) Maharashtra (C) Andhra Pradesh (D)Gujarat 4B) None of those What is the name of India’s fastest train, launched on 5! April 2016? (A) Vivek Express (B) Gatimaan Express (©) Gatisheel Express (D) Agra Cant Express (E) None of those In National Institutional Ranking Framework, which institute has topped the list in management category? (A) TIM Alimedabad {B) IIM Bangalore ¢C) TIM Mumbai «D) IM Delhi {E) None of these Which company has been named as India’s “Best Employer Brand”? (A) Reliance AMC (B) Bharti AXA (C) HDF Bank {D) ICICI Prudential 4B) None of those What amount of loan is being provided under ‘Stand Up Indl Scheme to Scheduled Caste/ Schedule Tribe and Women? (A) 10 Takl to 50 lakh, {B) 10 lakh to 40 Lakh (C) 10 lakh (0 75 Lakh «D) 10 lakh to 1 crore {E) None of these Which of the following has become fourth state to completely baa liquor? (A) Kerala {B) Mizoram (C) Bihar {D) Gujarat 4B) None of those APJ Abdul Kalam memorial is going to be built in__ 40. 4 2. M4 46. (A) Mumbai (B) Chennai (©)Delhi_— (D) Hydorabad (E) None of these Which of the following identity card has recently crossed 100 crore mark (A) PAN Card (B) Voter Idemtity Card (C) AADHAR Card (D) Ration Card (E) None of these World's langest oil firm Aramco plans to invest in India, It belongs (0 which country? (A) Iran (BY Traq (C) Saudi Arab (D) Oman (E) None of these Cesare Maldini passed away secently. He was related to the game of (A) Basketball (B) Football (©) Cricket (D) Tennis (E) None of these National Maritime Day is ‘observed on (A)April Ss (B) April 4 (C)April3— (D) April 2 (E) None of these India’s first local AC train to run in (A) Mumbai (B) Chennai (©) Delhi (D) Hyderabad (F) None of these Export funding to Iran has been ‘increased (0 what amount? (A) 900 Crore (B) 1500 Crore (C) 2700 Crore (D) 3000 Crone (E) None of these Panama Papers arc related to (A) Sccret Govemment information's (B) Industrial Reforms (€) Black Money (D) Banking Reforms (E) None of these Ranjan Baindoor passed away recently, He was related to the game of _ (A) Badiminton(B) Football (© Cricket (D) HockeyCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /| 48 ] 47, 4B 4g, 50, 34, {E) None of these Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Bahrain Grand Pris. From which country he does belong? {A) Britain (B) Germany (C) Australia (D) USA {E) None of these Which Committee has been constituted to suggest ways to tighten security along Indo-Pak border? (A) Bhargava Committee {B) Singla Committee (C) Madhukar Gupta committee {D) Narsimhan Committoe (E) None of these Which of the following has partnered Delhi Daredevils as principal sponsor? {A) Mother Dairy (B) Coca Cola (©) Red FM (D) Maruti Suzuki {E) None of these Who is the winner of Miami open Men’s singles? {A) Roger Federer {B) Kei Nishikori (C) Novak Djokovich «D) Andy Murray (E) None of these Bronze bust of Aryabhatta has been unveiled at__ {A) UNESCO (B) UNICEF (C) UNDP (D) WHO (E) None of those Which city is planning to build tower taller than Burj Khalifa? (A) Dubai (B) London (C) Now York (D) Paris (E) None of these Arseniy Yatsenyuk has recently resigned from the Prime Minister post of (A) Egypt (B) Ukraine (C} leeland — (D) Maldives (E) None of these Tomir Sariyey has recently resigned from the Prime Minister post of _ 38. 60. 61 62. 59, (A) Iceland (B) Turkmenistan (C) Kyrgyzstan (D) Myanmar {E) None of those |. Which country has signed an agreement with India on Naraami Gange Programme? (A) UAE (B) Germany (C) Russia (D) Maldives {E) None of these Schemes for Distribution of Energy Efficient. Smart Agriculture Pumps & Fans has been launched in_ (A) Tamilnadu (B) Maharashtra (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Gujarat {E) None of these Which state has become the first Indian state to pass Land Title Bill? {A) Gujarat ¢(B)Rajasthan (C) Haryana (D) Madhya Pradesh {E) None of those Which state has rescrved two percent of government jobs for sports quota? (A) Punjab (B) Jharkhand (C) Haryana (D) Bihar {E) None of those Which country has signed “agree in principle’ on sharing military logistics with India’? (A) France (B) USA (C)Russia_—_(D) Japan {E) None of these Which comntry has recently signed a MoU with India to combat Human Trafficking? {A) South Africa (B) UAE (C) Afghanistan (D) Iran (E) None of those What is the name of recently launched Low cost and caviconment-friendly solar lighting device? (A) Solar Ujala (B) Solar Jyoti {C) Jeevan Jyoti (D) Gyan Jyoti {E) None of those Who jis the author of the book titled “A State in Denial — 66, 67 69, 10, Pakistan's Misguided and Dangerous Crusad”? (A) BG Verghese (B) Amish Tripathi (©) Ashwin Sanghi (D) Provty Shenoy (E) None of these ‘What is India’s rank among top 30) global exporters? (ais B) 14 (© 16 (D)21 (E) None of these 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference ‘on Tiger Conservation has been started in which city? (A) Mumbai (B) Hyderabad (©) Bengaluru (D) New Delhi (E) None of these What is the now nare given 10 ‘the Gurgaon city? (A) Gurugaon (B) Gurugarh (©)Gurupur (D)Gurvgram (E) None of these ‘What is India’s rank in 2015 report ‘on “World Military Expenditure” released by SIPRI? a3" «B) 4" «@s" {D) 6” (F) None of these Puttingal Temple is located in ‘which state of India? (A) Kerala (B) Andhra Pradesh (©) Tamil Nadu (D) Kamataka (E) None of these Which country is the world’s largest exporter? (A) USA (B) China (©) France {D) Germany (B) None of these ‘Which train has become the First Train Fitted with CCTV Surveillance Cameras? (A) Shan © Punjab (B) Maharaja Express (C) Shatabdi Express (D) Gatimaan Express (E) None of these What is India’s rank in 2016 Global Connectivity Index?149 | / June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs n n. BB 74, 76, 71. yas (B)34 (sd (D) 24 {E) None of those Who has topped Asia’s 50 most powerfull businesswoman list? (A) Chanda Kochar {B) Necta Ambani (©) Arundhati Bhattacharya (D) Kiran Majumdar {E) None of these Bharti Airtel will pay Rs 3.500 crore to acquire 4G spectrum in cight telecom circles from which company? (A) Vodafone (B) Aircel (C) Idea (D) Reliance {E) None of these Which country is the world’s largest importer? {AY USA (B) China {C) France (D) Germany {E) None of those Which Indian train has been ranked among the top rated trains im the world? (A) Shan © Punjab (B) Maharaja Express (C) Shatabdi Express (D) Gatimaan Express {E) None of these Which Country has topped in 2016 Global Connectivity Index”? (A) Sweden (B) Singapore (C} USA {D) Norway {E) None of these Who has been appointed as Chairman of NASSCOM? (A) KP. Vasvani (B) CP. Gumani (C) Rajesh Devnani (D) Suni] Guenani {E) None of these Who has been appointed as ambassador of shill India? (A) Virat Koti {B) M. S, Dhoni (C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Rahul Dravid {E) None of these 79. 80. 81 84 What is India’s rank among, top 30 global importers? (A) 8 «B) 10 (cy (D)6 {E) None of these JJ Singh who has got highest French civilian honour, is an_ (A) Ex-Army Chief {B) Ex-Navy Chief (C) Ex-Air Foree Chief (D) EX-BSF Chiof (E) None of these Which Country has become 189th ‘member of IMF? (A) Nauru (B) Kenya (©) Bahrain (D) Kuwait {E) None of these Which of the following team has won 2016 Asian Nations Cup Chess tournament? (A) India 4B) China ¢C) Vietnam ¢D) Indonesia (E) None of those Which of the following has won Malaysian open badminton tournament for U1" time? (A) Lin Dan ¢B) Lee Jua Rei (©) Lee Chong, Wei (D) P. Kashyap (B) None of these Which of the following has besa awarded with UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2016? (A) Raif Badawi (B) Saeed Asnain «C) Khadija Ismayilova ¢D) Artaur Rehman 4B) None of those Which of the following has been awarded with Global Indian of the ‘Year 2016 award? (A) Aistmarya Roy Bachchan {B) Sachin Tendulkar (©) Narendra Modi «D) AR Rahman (B) None of those 85. 36, 87, 80. 91 What will be India’s GDP growth sate in 2016-17 according to the IMF? (A) 7.2% (B) 7.5% (C) 79% (DY 7.7% (E) None of these Which of the following city was the host of recently held Zero Summit? (A) New York (B) London (© Paris (D) Geneva (B) None of these Which two countries will build bridge across Red Sea? (A) Saudi Arab and Jordan (B) Egypt and Oman (©) Egypt and Saudi Arab (D) Saudi Arab and Oman (E) None of these Shaheen is an air force exercise between which two countries? (A) Afghanistan and Pakistan (B) Pakistan and UAE (C) China and Afghanistan (D) Pakistan and China (B) None of these Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of handset maker Lava International? (A) Virat Kohli (B) Shah Rukh Khan (©) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (D) Ranveer Singh (E) None of these ‘Who has been appointed as liaison ‘officer for Jammu é Kashmic? (A) Ajit Dobhal (B) Nripendra Mishra (C) Ratan Wactal (D) S. Jayashankar (B) None of these Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Statue will be ensconced in which country? (A) USA (B) Britain (©) France (D) Russia (E) None of theseCurrent Affairs Wil udy.com (June - 2016) /| 50] 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, Which actress will be awarded with Dadasalieb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2016? (A) Deepika Padukone {B) Katrina Kaif (C) Priyanka Chopra {D) Sonakshi Sinha {E) None of these Who has been awarded as Hilton Asian tour golfer for the month of March? (A) Anicban Lahiri (B) SP Chawrasia (C) Jyoti Randhawa {D) Arjun Atwal (E) None of these Who has been awarded with Saraswati Samman 2015? (A) Bhagwati Lal Was (B) Om Thanavi (C) Padma Sachdev {D) Virappa Moilley {E) None of these Which state is going to plant five Crore trees in a day? (A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra (C) Madhya Pradesh {D) Uttar Pradesh {E) None of those Dr C Silvera died recently, Who he was? (A) Writer (B) Politician (C) Sportsman (D) Journalist (E) None of these Water Films Festival 2016 was hold in which city’? (A) Chennai (B) Mumbai (C) New Delhi(D) Ahmedabad {E) None of these ISBN Portal is related to__ (A) Job Scckors {B) Books and Authors (©) Welfare Schemes {D) Education (E) None of these Who has been appointed as new CEO of Go Javas? (A) Amitabh Coomar 100. 101, 102. 103. 104, 195, 106, 107. (B) Sanjay Vaswani (C) Agjua Yadav {D) Kamal Malhotra (E) None of these Which country has given prestigious Founders Award 10 Mother Teresa” (A) India (B) UK {C} USA {D) France: {E) None of these Which state has bocome first to boring lav against Social boycott? (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Gujarat (C) Rajasthan (D) Maharashtra {E) None of those Which Country has declared drought emergeney for the first time ever? (A) Peru (B) Ukraine (C) BI Salvador (D) Slovenia {E) None of these Which date has beon declared as Bindeshwar Pathak Day in New York? {A) 15 April (B) 17 April (©) 14 April (D) 13 April (E) None of these World Hemophilia Day is observed on which date? (A) 15 April (B) 17 April {C)16April (D) 18 April {E) None of those World Heritage Day is observed con which date? (A) ISApril (B) 17 April (C)I6April¢D) 18 April {E) None of these Which country hes signed a MoU with India for setting up a LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) import terminal?” (A) Bangladesh (B) Mauritius (C) Malaysia {D) Maldives (E) None of those What is India’s rank in World Press Freedom Index 2016? (A) 130 (B) 136 (0) 133 (D) 124 {E) None of these 108. 109, Ho. a 13, na, 16. Which has become the world’s fist region to eliminate malaria ‘completely? (A) Australia (B) Attica (C)Asia (DB) Europe (E) None of these ‘Which country is world’s largest remittance recipient in 2015? (A) Sri Lanka (B) India (C) Ameria (D) China (E) None of these Which country has signed an agreement with India for tackling ‘offshore tax evasion? (A) USA (B) Germany (C) Maldives. (D) UAB (E) None of these Which state has launched Bhimrao Ambedkar Anas Yojana for widows? (A) Gujarat (B) Jharkhand (©) Uttar Pradesh. (D) Bihar (E) None of these World's largest ‘charkha” will be displayed at which airport? (A) Kochi (B) New Delhi (C)Mumbai_(D) Bengaluru (E) None of these Konkani museum will be set mp in which city? (A) Goa (B) Now Dalhi (©)Mumbai_(D) Beagalury (F) None of these Which country will host the -mecting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors? (A) USA (B) China (©) India {D) Germany (B) None of these 5. Which scheme has replaced Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan? (A) Khel India (B) Khelo India (©) Sports India (D) Forward India (E) None of these Which city will host Yoga Day 2016? (A) Chandigarh (B) New Delhi (©) Bengaluru (D) Goa (E) None of these[S11 / (une - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs 117, Is, 119. 120, 12. 122, 123, 12, Which telecom company is going to launch data sharing servier facility for users across India’! (A) BSNL (B) Reliance (C)Aintel —_(D) Vodafone {E) None of these What amount of foan has been approved by New Development Bank for India’s renewable energy scheme? (A) $300 Million (B) $200 Million (C) $350 Million (D) $250 Million (E) None of these Trimbakeshwar temple is located in which state? (A) Tamilnadu (B) Kerala (C) Maharashtra (D) Andhra Pradesh {E) None of these Whats the minimum compensation SC/ST vietims will got from state government? (A) 8 Lakh (B) 8.5 Lakh (C)7 Lakh (D) 7.5 Lakh (E) None of those Indian Institute of Technology has collaborated with government for Gangs River Basin Management and Studies? (A) IIT Delhi (B) LIT Kanpur (C) IT Mumbai (D) IIT Roorkee {E) None of these Shri Mata’ Vaishno Devi Narayana super-spocialty hospital hhas been inaugurated in which city’? (A) Leh (B) Pooneh (C) Kata (D) Ladakh (E) None of these ‘Cease fire in which state has been extended by one year recentiy? (A) Tripura {B) Arunachal Pradesh «C) Manipur (D) Nagaland {E) None of these President rule ia which state has been evoked by High court recently? 126. 127, 128, 129, 130. (A) Jammu and Kashmir (B) Arunachal Pradesh ¢C) Uttarakhand (D) Nagaland (E) None of these 5 Who has been appointed as Chairman Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) board? (A) Ramashankar Rai (B) Harishanakar Goyanka ¢C) Ram Bahadur Rai (D) Prahalad Rai (E) None of those Who has been appointed as Chairperson of National Monument Authority (NMA)? (A) Susmita Pandey (B) Himanshu Prabha Ray (C) Anita Rajdan (D) Mridula Pandey {E) None of these Which is the only Indian city among world’s 50 “future-ready ities”? (A) New Delhi (B) Mumbai (C) Bengaluru (D) Hyderabad (E) None of those Amy is conducting battle exercise ‘Shatruject™ in which state? (A) Rajasthan (B) Maharashtra (©) Karnataka (D) Andhra Pradesh (E) None of those Who has been awarded with Mumbai Press Club’s lifetime achievement award? (A) TN Ninan (B) RN Goyal (C) Kunal Bakhshi (D) Rajat Sharma {E) None of these Which country has signed a Mat! with India to promote cooperation in the field of Traditional Modicine and Homocopathy’! (A) Vietnam (B) Mexico ¢C) Bangladesh (D) Mauritius 4B) None of those 131 132 133 134 135 136, 137, 138, 139, India to Purchase 145 M777 Howitzers from__ (A) China (B) France (©) USA (D) Germany (E) None of these What is the new name given to department of disinvestment? (A) DIPAM (8) DIPAK (©) DIVYAM (D) DIVAM (E) None of these Which statcis gomg to appoint Ajay Devgn & Kajol as tourism brand ambassadors? (A) Maharashtra (B) Kerala (©) Andhra Pradesh (D) Haryana (B) None of these What is the new maturity petiod ‘of masala bonds? (A)2 Years (B) 3 Years (©)5 Years (D) 4 Years (E) None of these Which cricketer has resigned from the post of Amrapali Brand Ambassador? (A) MSS Dhoni (B) Vieat Kohli (C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Suresh Raina (E) None of these Which Indian company has been fined with $940 rnillion by US joy? (A) Tats Group (B) Bharti Airtel (LET — (D) Wipro (E) None of these Rafael Nadal is from which ‘country’? (A) Spain (B) Serbia (C) Switzerland (D) USA (E) None of these Which of the following has become first private sector bank to open dedicated branch for Startups? (A) DCB Bank (B) Anis Bank (€) HDFC Bank (D) RBL Bank (E) None of these Which of the following has won Pulitzer award for Breaking News Reporting?Current Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) / | 52] (A) Los Angeles Times Staff {E) None of these (C) The Guardian {B) Wall strect Journal 144. How many Indians are included in, (D) The Washington Post (C) The Guardian Forbes ‘Global Game Changers’ (E) None of these (D) The Washington Post List? 148. Which of the following has been (E) None of these (AyS (B+ awarded as ‘most attractive 140, Government has all otted * 800, (C)3 {D) 6 employer’ in India? crore to clean up polluted lakes in (E) None of these (A) Google (B) Wipro which city? 145. Rangana Herath has been retired (C) Microsoft (D) Infosys: (A) Udaipur (B) Bengaluru from ODIs and T20!s recently. (E) None of these (C) Chandigarh (D) Ajmer For which country he docs play? 149. Who has been appointed as {E) None of these (A) Pakistan (B) South Africa Rubber Board Chief? 141. Wisden is a magazine related (C) Sri Lanka (D) England (A) Ajith Kumar to (E) None of these (B) Sunil Majumdar (A) Cincma — (B) Politics 146, Which two banks ranking has. (C) Akash Joubar (C) Cosmetics (D} Sports been downgraded by Morgan (D) Ajay Mehra (E) None of these Stanley due Non-performing (E) None of these 142. Which country has appointed assets? 150. Who has won Laureus Volodymyr Groysman as new (A) Bank of Baroda and UCO Bank “Sportswoman of the year” Prime Minister? (B) Canara Bank and Yes Bank award? (A) Myanmar (B) Iceland (C) UCO and ICICI Bank (A) Martina Hingis (C) Ukraine (D) Portugal (D) Bank of Baroda and ICICI Bank (B) Serena Williams. (E) None of these {E) None of these (C) Saina Nehwal 143. Which airbase has becn named 147, Which of the following has won. (D) Sania Mirza. after former IAF Chicf Arjan Pulitzer award for National (E) None of these: Singh? Reporting? (A) Jodhpur (B) Ambala (A) Los Angeles Times Staff goo (C) Panagarh (D) Pathankot (B) Wall street Journal wer Ke 1.8) 2B) 3.8) 40D) 3) 60) 7D) 8.) A) 10.(A), WL «By 12.(B) 13.) 4c) ‘WS.(A) WC) ITC) 18. (D) 19.(B) 20.(D) 21.4) 22.(A) BO) 24. (B) 25,(A) AC) 27.04) 28. (B) 29.(A) 30, (B) 31B) 32.0D) 33. (B) 34. (B) 35.(A) 36. 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Certain words, expressionsare given in bold in passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions A new health ‘order’ talking about setting it up is the theme of the who sponsoted intemational confirence on primary health and medical care, currently being held in Italy. While much has been said and ywritten on establishing ‘new order’. Little has actually been done. Will he conference at Milan too swear by the ‘new health order’, go home and then forget about it, while the present medical and healthcare set-up in poor counties further entrenches itself? This does not have to be the fate of the radical resolutions that will undoubtedly be passed at Milan. Unlike creating a new world economic or information order, establishing a new health set-up is essentially a matter for individual countries to accomplish. No conflict of {international interests is imvolved. But this advantage is at loast until it begins to take concrete shape, only theoretical. ‘The million—dollar question is whether individual third-world governments are able and willing to muster the will, the resources, the administrative and other infastructute to carry out what it is entirely within their power to attend and implement, The dimensions of the problem are known and the solutions broadly agreed on, The present medical and healthcare system is urban-based, closely geared to drugs, hospitals and expensively trained apathetic doctors, The bulk of the population in poor countries, who live i rural areas, aro Jeft untouched by allthis and must rely on traditional healers, The answer is to turn out medical / health personnel sufficiently, but not expensively, trained to handle routine complaints and to get villagers to pay adequate attention to cleanliness, hygicnic sanitation, garbage disposal and other elementary but crucial matters. More complicated ailments cant be referred to properly equipped conttes in district towns. cities and metropolises. Traditional heathers whom villagers trust, can be among these intermediate personnel. Some third-world countries, including, India, have launched or are preparing elaborate schemes of this ature. But the experience is not quite happy ‘Thore is resistance from the medical establishment which sees them as little tore than licensed quackery but is not prepared either to offer condensed medical courses such as the former Jicentiate course available in this county and umvisely setapped. There is the question of how much importance to give to indigenous system cof medicine, And there is the difficult matter of striking the right balance between preventive healtheare and curative medical attention, These are complex issues and the Milan conference would perhaps be more it were to disscuss such 1. The contents of the passage ‘indicate that the author is opposed 10 (A) Traditional healers (B) Licentiate practitioners (C) Allopathic system of edicines «D) Hospitals 4B) None of those 2 4 It can be inferred from the contents of the passage chat the author's approach is (A) Sarcastic, (B) Constructive (©) Indifferent (D) Foult-finding (P) Hostile ‘To make the conference really useful, the author suggests — (A) Resolving the international conflicts involved (B) That it should address itsel? to spoeific issues (C) It should give importance to indigenous system of medicine (D) That it should not pass radical resolution (E) None of these What does the author suggest for the cure of the cases involving ‘complications? (A) Treating. such cases at well- equipped hospitals in district places. (B) Training such vietims in preliminary hygiene (©) Training semi-skilled doctors to treat such cases (D) Issuing licenses to semiskilled doctor to treat such cases (B) None of these ‘The medical establishment seems to be reluctant to trust the ~ (A) Allopathic misdeal practitioners (B) Traditional healers (©) Urban based modical practiioners (D) Expensively trained allopathic doctors (E) None of these Fora new health order. the author secommends all of the following except ? GacyCurrent Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) /1 54] (A) Motivating villagers to pay alternation to cleanliness {B) Sciting up well equipped Centres in district town (C) Discontinuing the present expensive medical courses (D) Training traditional healers to function as medical health personnce (E) Striking a balance between preventive healtheare and curative medical attention 7, MUSTER (A) Enlist (C) Manifest (E) Enrich 8. ENTRENCH (A) Being deteriorating B) Surcound completely (C) Established firmly {D) Enclose carefully (E) Finish radically 9. CONDENSED (A) Concentrated {B) Envigoured (C) Expanded (D) Lengthened E) Inexplicable 10, RESISTANCE (A) Opposition (B) Agreement (©) Repulsion {D) Acceptance {E) Compliance Direction (Q.11-15) Rearrange the following six sentences A, B.C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to forma meaningful paragraph then answer the questions wiven below them, A.A cease in point is the programme involving the Bhakhra Dara which could displace about 190000 people, B. Crities docry the fact that a major development institution appear to absorb more capital than it distributes to the borrowers C. For all its fault, exties, howover, concede that the bank remains a (B) Summon (D) Extend relatively efficient instrument for distribution of development aid money. D. One of the key complaints focuses ‘on this non-profit bank's recent “profitability” E, Although the lives of millions of people around the globe has been improved by the bank's activities, it is now under fire. F. Thebank isalso being blamed for large scale involuntary resettlement to make way for dams and other construction projects I. Which sentence should come Fourth in the paragraph ? (AF ‘By (COE DB (EA 12, Which sentence should come ‘Third in the paragraph? AB BE OA (0) D (OF 13. Which sentence should come Last Sixth in the paragraph? (AVE ‘B) D (C)B (D) A (EC 14. Which sentence should come Second in the paragraph? we (B)A (CD {D) F @E 15. Which sentence should come: First in the paragraph ? (AyD (B) F OA D)E ©)B Direetion (16 - 20) tn the Following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These sumbers ace printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately, Find out the appropriate words in cach ease It was to (16) these revolts that the bigot ruler spont (17) years in the field, \with immense armies consuming the revenmes of the country, There were however, more deep-seated (18). The corruption of officials and the ‘oppression of the masses steadily (19) away the empire's life blood. For sometime there had been a noticeable deterioration in the character of ruling class. Wars of suceession (20) wipcout the leading families and new blood form central Asia, 16, (A)Rim out (B) Crash (©) Crush —_(D) Cajole (E) Motivate 17, (A) No {B) Hardly (©) Many {D) Inexpensive (E) Most 18. (A) Variables (B) Attributes (C) Characteristics (D) Causes (E) Affect 19, (A) Drainod (B) Gone (C) Sucked (DB) Released (E) Went 20. (A) Has (B) Have (C) Was (D) Did (E) Had Direction (Q. 21-25) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any gtammatical error or idiomatic cetror in it, The error if any will be in ‘one part of the sentence. The number of the partis the answer. I there is no error, the answer is E. (Ignore ettor of punctuation. ffany) 21, The second amendment came in 1993 /in a time wien / there was a new found enthusiasm / for Private colleges / No error. (A) The second amendment came in 1993 (B) Ina time when (C) There was a new found enthusiasm (D) For private colleges (E) No error. 22. The process of looking beyond batteries has begun /and by May-[55 1/ (June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs ‘end / BIL will be ina position to opposite in meaning of the word given 32. Statements: No coconut is a see how it can leverage its brand in bold. lemon. 0 enter othor growth area / No 26, SMUG Al lemons are onions. error, (A) Authentic: (B) Dissatistied. All coconuts are groundnuts, (A) The process of looking beyond (C) Satisfaction(D) Fictitious Conclusions: batteries has begun (BE) Amicable I. Some lemons which arc (B) And by May-vnd 27. CURTAIL groundnuts are also a part of (C) EIIL will be in a position to (A) Lengthen (B) Shorten onions, see how it can leverage its (C)Entail ~— (D) Close II. No onion is coconut. brand (E) Fight (A) If only conclusion | follows, (D) To enter other growth area 28. Camouflage (B) If only conclusion TI follows: (E) No error. (A) Hide ({B) Reveal (C) If either conclusion | or 23, We are now bringing a proposal (C) Disguise (D) Pretend conclusion I follows. to change / the name nilgai to rizc” (E) Meagre (D) If neither conclusion T nor and we shall given pormission/ 29, EVINCE conelusion I follows. to kill the antelope wherever the 4A) Primitive (B) Show (B) If both conclusion | and need arises / No error, (C) Hidden (D) Talented conclusion HI follow. (A) We are now bringing a 4E) Temporal 33, Statements: Some thousands proposal to change 30. Baleful are millions, (B) The name nilgai to rize’ (A) Harmful (B) Doublfal All ruillions are billions, (C) And we shall given permission (C) Useful {D) Helpful All billions are trillions, (D) To kill the antelope wherever 4E) Powerful Conclusions: ‘the noed arises Direction (31-35) In cach group of I. All thousands are trillions is a (E) No error, questions below are three statements possibility 24, Consider all the relevant facts followed by two conclusions numbered _—_M, No billion is thousand is a including the / number and the | and Il. You have to take the given possibility nature / species of the trees / the — statements to be true even if they seem (A) If only conclusion | follows. effect of its loss to the to be at variance from commonly (B) Ifonly conclusion II follows environment / No error. known facts and then decide which of | (C) If either conclusion I or (A) Consider all the relevant facts the given conclusions logically follow conclusion II follows. including the from the three statements disregarding {D) If neither conclusion T nor (B) Number and the nature commonly known facts, conclusion II follows. (C) Species of the trees 31. Statements: No coconut is a (E) If both conclusion | and {D) The effect of its loss to the demon conclusion I follow. environment ‘All Jemons are onions 3M. Statements: Some thousands (E) No error. It is also surprising to note that dialogues of our villains /had even become more popular / then to our some heroes / No error, (A) Iris also surprising to note (B) That dialogues of our villains (C) Had even become more popular {D) Then to our some heroes {E) No error. Direction (Q.26-30) Choose the wortl/group of words which is most All coconuts are groundnuts Conclusions: 1, Some groundauts are not ottions TL All lemons are groundnuts is a possibility 4A) LFonly conclusion | follows, ¢B) If only conclusion TI follows, (©) If cither conclusion I or conclusion HI follows, (D) If neither conclusion | nor conclusion TI follows, (E) If both conclusion T and conclusion II follow, are millions, All nillions are billions Allbillions are trillions, Conclusions: 1. Some trillions are millions is definitely tre I. At least some trillions are not thousands (A) Efonly conclusion T follows. (B) If only conclusion 1! follows, (C) If either conclusion 1 or conclusion TI follows, (D) If neither conclusion T nor conclusion II follows.Current Affairs WiFiStudy.com (June - 2016) / | 56] {E) If both conclusion [and necessary to answer the 39. What will be the code for “Run conclusion If follow question in a code langvage? 35, Statements : All refrigerators 37. Among M, P. KJ, Tand W. who “He cannot ran fast” is written as are televisions, is lightor than only the heaviest? T3525 All juicers are refrigerators Pi heavier than M and T. Shyam can run fast” is written No television is radio. W is heavier than P but lighter as * 194832" Conclusions: than J who is not the heaviest (A) IF de data in only statement 1. No radio is a juicer. {A) If the data in only statement Tare sufficient to answer the I, All refrigerators are radios is | are sufficient to answer the question possibility question (B) If the data in only statement (A) Ifonly conclusion I follows (B) If the data in only statement Il are sufficient to answer {B) Ifonly conclusion II follows TT are sufficient to answer the question (C) If cither conclusion I or the question (©) Ifthe data either in statement conclusion I follows. (C) If the data cither in statement T alone or in statement IT {D) If neither conclusion | nor L alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer conclusion It follows alone are sufficient to answer the question {E) If both conclusion [and the question, (D) If the data in botl the conclusion TT follow: {D) If the data in both the statements [ and [I together Direction (36-40) Each of the statements and II together are not sufficient to answer questions below consists of a question are not sufficient to answer the question. and. wo statements numbered T and IT the question. (B) If the data in both statements given below it. You have to decide ——_(E) If the data in both statoments T and II together are whether the data provided in the I and Il together are necessary to answer the statements are sufficient to answer the necessary to answer the question question. Read both the statements and question 40, How many students are there give answer. 38. What does ‘$° mean in a code between Suresh and Mohan in a 36. How is “never” written in a code Janguags row of fifty students? language? $45" means “flowers are really Suresh is twelfth from the left end “never ever go there” is written good and Mohan is seventeenth from as ‘na ja ni ho” in that code lanewage. “go there and come back’ is written as “malo sani da’ in that code language (A) If the data in only statement | ate sufficient to answer the ‘question {B) IF the data in only statement Have sufficient to answer the question (C) Lf the data cither in statement alone or in statoment IL alone ate sufficicnt to answer the question. {D) If the data in both the statements 1 and I together are not sufficient to answer the question. (B) IF the data in both statements I and IE together are 7 4.3.5" means “good flowers are available’ (A) If the data in only statement Vare sufficient to answer the question (B) If the data in only statement TT are sufficient to answer the question (C) If dhe data either in statoment Valone or in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question. (D) If the data in both the statements I and TI together are not sufficient to answer the question. (B) Ifthe data in both statements I and I together are necessary to answer the question, the right cud. Suresh is siv places away from Jayesh who is twentieth from the right end (A) IF the data in only statement are sufficiont to answer the question (B) If the data in only statement IL are sufficient to answer ‘the question (C) It the data either in statement Valong or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. (D) If the data in both the statements [ and I together are not sufficient to answer ‘the question, (E) If the data in both statements I and I together are157 1 / Gune - 2016) WiFiStudy.com necessary to answer the question, Direction (41-45) Study the following information carefully to answer the given question A,B,C, D, E, F. Gand H are sitting around a circular table but not facing the centre, C is second to the right of B_ Bis fourth to the left of E, F and A are not immediate neighbors of B. F is third to the left of A. His not an immediate neighbor of A. G is not on the immediate left of A 41. Which of the following is true about D? {A) D jis second to the left of F. {B) D is on the immediate loft of A {C) Dis opposite of C. {D) D is third to the left of H. (E) None of those 42, What is the position of A with respect to B ? {A) Immediate left {B) Fifth to the left (C) Second to the right {D) Third to the right (E) None of these 43. Who is third to the left of C ? WG BA (Dd (DB (HE 44, Which of the following pairs are neighbor of G ? (AVH.B (B)D.A CAB {D) Can't be determined {E) None of these 45, Who sits on the immediate loft of E? WC (BF (OH (D) D (E) None of these Direction (46 - $0) tn these questions, a relationship between different clemonts is shown in the statements, The statements ate followed by two conclusions. Give answer 46. aT, a8, 49. Statements: Pe” Qa” RRS, s>T Conclusion: LT > Q UP >s (A) only conclusion | is true. (B) If only conclusion Il is true (©) If cither conclusion I or Tis true, {D) If neither conclusion | nor I is true ¢E) If both conclusion Land Hare true. Statements: Ad” B < C, D=B, cCcR Conclusion: LR > A R=L, Kd" J<1,J aM Conclusion: LM <1 ILL T, Q> S$, R= QeP Conclusion: I. T > S wT

1 =F, H=G< FH (A) If only conclusion [is true. (B) If only conclusion Tis true (C) Heither conclusion | or IH is rus, (D) If neither conclusion I nor IT is true. (B) If both conclusion | and Il are true, Direction (51-55) Read the following ‘information carefully and answer the questions In a certain code language “banking industry always growing up” is written as “lo pa mn sa pe” and “customer is banking oriented” is written as “mn te ku pu” “some oreinted people perfoct industry” written as “te kuk bee yup 16, “system banking perfect customer” is written as"mn yup me pu” and “some industry of customer perfect” is written as “bee lo jee pu yup SL. What is the code for “oriented? &m, {B) pu Cte (Dy kak (E) None of these 52, perfoct banking industry in india’ may be written as which of the following? (A) bee yup mn fo te (B) Jo yap mn yo bee (©) yup mn la me pa (D) mn yup Jo Joo lee (B) None of these 33. What docs °sa" stand for? (A) up (B) Either ‘growing’ or “up” of always" (C) Either “growing’ or ‘always! (D) Either ‘growing’ or always (E) None of these 34. “te boo yup" is the code for (A) oriented some perfect (B) oriented people perfect (©) poople industry some (D) people perfect is (B) None of theseCurrent Affairs (June - 2016) / | 58 ] 55. What is the code for ‘industry’? (A) joe (B) pu (Chup (D) me (E) None of those Direction (56-69) Study the following information to answer the given questions Q.RS.TU and V are seated in a straight line facing North, S is second to the right of T and T is second to the right of Q. R is to the left of Q and is sceond to the loft of V, 56, How many persons are seated between T and V? Ay 2 (C)3 (ya {E) None of these 37. Four of the following are like ina certain way based on their seating position in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the ‘one that does not belong to the group? (AyQV (8) VT (C} US, (p) UT (E) RQ 58, What is Q's position with respect toS? (A) Third to left (B) Immediate Nest (C) Second to left (D) Fifth to left (E) None of these 59, Which of the following represents persons seated at the two extreme ends? (AyRQ_ (By US (SQ () sR {E) None of these Direction (60-62) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below Ashok started from a place and run towards North and after running 6 km he tumed to his right and run 7 km anc again tumed right and can 7 km and once again tumed right and ran 8 km and before stopping he turned his right and ran 1 km, 60. at 62. 63 64 66, 67. WiFiStudy.com Hovy far is he fom his starting point? {A)2 km (BY 1 km (4km — (D)3 kn {E) None of those In which direction is he going at the time he finishes the race? (A) South (B) East {Ch North {D) North-West {E) South-West In which direction is he from his starting point? (A) Noth (B) North-East (C) South (D) East (E) West Four of the following five are similar in a certain way. Find the ‘one which is different. (A) Keyboard (B) Mouse (C) Scanner (D) Monitor (B) Joy Stick Four of the following five are similar in a cortain way. Find the ‘one which is different (A) Rajasthan (B) Bihar (C}Gujarat_— {D) Punjab (E) Delhi Four of the following five are similar in a certain way. Find the ‘one which is different — (A) 36, {B) 210, (C) 1284 {D) 1869 (6) 954 The profit earned after selling a \srist wateh for Rs. 5765 is same as Joss incurred after selling the wrist wateh for Rs. 4315, What is the cost price of the wrist watch? (A) Rs. 5620 (B) Rs. 5100 (C) Rs, 5040. (D) Rs. 4820 {E) Rs. 4720 Rohit was asked to multiply a sertain number by 36, He multiplied itby 63 instead and got an answer 3834 more than the correct one. What was the tiumber to be mnultipliod ? (A) 152 (C) 148 (B) 158 (0) 142 68, 69, 10, 1 R. RB (By 157 A spent Rs, 38460 on the renovation of is home, Rs. 24468 ‘on buy:ng frmitur and remaining 28% of the total amount he had as cash with him. What was the ‘otal amount? (A) Rs, 224742 (B) Rs, 138242 (C) Rs. 118130 (D) Rs. 87400 (Rs. 97200 A school bus covers a distance from a village to school at the spoed of 12 knvhr and reaches the school 10 min late, The next day the bus covers the same distance at the speed of 20 km/hr and reaches the school 8 min carly. What is the distance between the village and the school? (A) 12km —(B) 15 km (oka — D) 14 km (E) 8 km A boat goes downstream from ‘one port to another in 4 hours. It covers the same distance upstream in 5 hours. Ifthe speed ‘of stream is 2 kn. the distanee botween the to ports” (A) S0km — (B) 60 km (©)7okm — D) 80 km (E) 90 ken In the following mumber series ‘only one mumber is wrong find out the wrong mumber. 4.13.31, 58, 139, 283 (ay 13 {B)31 58 (D) 139 (E) 283 In the following number series ‘only one number is wrong, find out the wrong number 7 8 18 32 56 88 128 (A) 8 B)7 (Is Dy 56 (E) 88 Tn the following mumber series ‘only one number is wrong find out the wrong number, 6 9 18 43 135 472.5 (Ayo (B) 18159 1 / (June - 2016) WiFiStudy.com Current Affairs (Cp 43. (D) 135 (C) Rs. 4280 (D) Rs. 4160, «) >y (D)ifx>y (E)6 (EB) Rs. 4230 (E) if x = y or the relationship 74, 76, 71, B. 79, In the following number series only one number is wrong find out the wrong number 2S4R7U 81d (Ay? (Bs a (7 {E11 In the following number series only one number is wrong find out the wrong number. 1,8,25,64, 125.216 (A) 8 (B) 25 (€) 64 (D) 125 {E216 ‘One - fourth of a number is 17. What will 45% of that number be? (A)S1 (By ASA (C)386 — (D) 306 (E) 28.8 In what ratio must tea worth Rs, 60 per kg be mixed with tea worth Rs, 65 a kg such that by selling the mixture at Rs, 68.20 a kg there can be a yain of 10%? (A320 (B43 (3-4 (D)S4 (E) 45 A and B can complete a work in 16 and 12 days respectively with the help of C. they complete the job in days, How much days does it take for C alone to complete the work? we py 03 (A) 8] Day (B) °F Day 2 em o2 (©) 105 Day (D) 95 Day 3 (€) 85 Day A sum of Rs, 6600 was taken as loan, This is to be repaid in two qual anmal instruments. If the rate of interest. be 20% compounded annually then the value of each installment is- (A) Rs. 4320 (B) Rs. 4480 80. A starts a business with a capital ‘of Rs, 85000, B joins in the business with Rs. 42500 after some time, For how much petiod does B join, if the profits at the cend of the year are divided in the ratio of 3:1? (A) 4 onths — (B) 6 months (C) 8 months {D) 7 months (6) 5 months Direction (81 - 85) What should come in place of question mark(?) in the following question? 81. QF + (164 = (307) ~ 272 (A) 189 (B) 259 (C) IST (D) 243 (6) 261 82, B36 AON 4 634 ISH = 68 (A) 1625 (B) 15.1 (147/138 ) 12.7 83. 56% of 958 + 67% of 1008 = 2% of 2000 (A534 (B)582 (C)60.6 — {D) 668 (E) 52.6 84. 27.06 x 25 ¥= 600 (A165 (BS (67S D)865 (ED 78.8 85. What should come in place of question mark(?) in the following question? os 36 ey (A) 18 (8) 9 «3 «D) 342 (E) 324 Direetion (86 - 87) In each of these questions, two equation T and Il are given, You have to solve both the equations and choose the right option 86. 1 - 7x4 12 Ws? 12y +32 (Aifxy D)ifxzy (B) if x = y or the relationship can’t be established. 88. A rectangular courtyard 378 om Jong and 525 om broad is to be paved exactly with square tiles, All of the same size, The minimum number of such tiles is : (ay380 (B) 380 «400 (py 450 (320 89, IF the sides ofa triangle measure 72, 75 and. 21. what is the measure of its in radius ? (A) 18 B) 1s (RS M9 (E85 90, AS cmeubeiseutintoas many 1 cm cubes as possible, What isthe ratio of the surface area of the larger cubs to that of the sum of the surfiee arvas of the smaller cubes” (1:6 B)L.25 (rs (ByL 36 (By 125, Direction (91-95) In the following graph, milk production during 2005 to 2010 is shown. Answer the following question 91, What percent is the inerease in production of milk in 2009 as ‘compared to 2005 ? (a) 332% — (B) 36% Pen ee enCurrent Affairs udy.com (June - 2016) /| 60] 97. What was the approximate © 363% —(D) 304% Ton Suaduen= 35000 porceatage increase in the prarmac Tar number of students of eng. from a oC ated Oa the year 2001 t9 2002 ? © 355% AX / (A206 (BRS 62. Which year production is 50% of | AH commerce (19.4 (yA. the sum of production of 2005 and [sroneeine SHC Comme | (eid 98, In the year 2001 the number of students studying arts and commerce together is what percent of the number of students studying these subjects together 2006 (A) 2007 (B) 2008 (C)2009 (D) 2010 {E) 2005 93, Sum of produetion of milk during we 7 odd years is how much percent in 2002? that of the even years? (ays2 (Byss {AUS (B) 108 (O88 ()94 (125, (D)96.7 (E76 (€) 86.7 99, What was the approximate 94. In How many years the production of milk is mons than the average production of milk during percentage imercase in the ‘umber of students of commesee ftom the year 2001 to 20027 all the vears? (Ay63 (B84 ay (2 (276 (P38 03 4 (E292 {ES = a 100. What is the ratio between the 95. What pereent is the decrease in ae versa number of students studying production in 2010 as Compared 95, What is the ratio between the science in the years 2001 and 102007? number of students studying Arts 2002 respectively? (AIT (Bylo in the years 2001 and 2002 (AZ: ML {B)21: 22 (23 (27 respectively (IT (DY 17 (630 (AU 12 (BY 3 (7:17 Direction (96 - 100) Study the followis (21:2 D3 pic-diagrams carefully and E2124 aoa answer the questions given below swer Key Le 2.48) 3B) 4A 5.8) 6.40) TA) 8.0) 9.0) 10.0) 1a 2B BO © 15.6) 16.0) nO 18.0) vO 2.6) 21.8) 2.0) 23.(B) 24.(a) 28.0) 26.(B) 2a) 28.) 29.18) 30.(A) 3h) 32.(A) 331A) 344) 3504) 36.0) 32.6) 38.0) 39.10) 40,08) 4B) 2) a3(a) HO 45.B) 46.0} wa) 48,8) 49.08) ®) sL©) 52.(0) 53.(B) 34.04} 55.6} 36. (B) 57.0) 58.«E) 39,0) 60.18). 2.48) 63.0) 64. (8) 65.) 66.4) 61.0) 68D) 69.10) 70.0} © RO) BO) 74D) 5.8) 76(0) 7A) 78.(B} 71a) 80.) SLB) 82.18) 20 BA) BBE) 86,

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