1.

Name the Indian woman author who won the

'Scholastic Asian Book Award' for 32000-word manuscript
"Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus".
a) Rishi Nair
b) Rupa Iyer
c) Aditi Krishnakumar
d) Syamantak payra
2. Who of the following was adjudged as the player of
the match in the final match of 2016 Indian Premier
League?
a) Chris Gayle
b) Ben Cutting
c) Virat Kohli
d) Chris Gayle
3. Who of the following was adjudged as the player of
the series in the final match of 2016 Indian Premier
League?
a) Chris Gayle
b) Ben Cutting
c) Virat Kohli
d) Chris Gayle
4. Name the Indian-American scientist who received the
prestigious Springer Theses award for his research in
which he developed transgenic mice to study a critical
tumor-suppressor called A20.
a) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
b) Ashok Das
c) Arnab De
d) Shiva Ayyadurai

5. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated

second submarine assembly workshop at
a) Hindustan Shipyard
b) Cochin Shipyard
c) Mazagon Dock Limited
d) Kattupalli Shipyard
6. Nine-coach Spanish train Talgos trial run was
conducted on which rail route?
a) Bareilly-Moradabad route
b) Mathura-Palwal route
c) Mumbai-Delhi route
d) Ranchi-Patna route
7. Name the football club that won 2016 European
Champions League.
a) Real Madrid
b) Atletico Madrid
c) Barcelona
d) Manchester United
8. Name the discus thrower from India who recently
qualified for the Rio Olympics 2016.
a) Vikas Gowda
b) Krishna Poonia
c) Seema Punia
d) Harwant Kaur
9. Who was recently appointed the Ambassador of India
to Romania?
a) Jignesh Jadav
b) Vitthal Kumar

c)
d)

Romesh Chandra
A V S Ramesh Chandra

10. The 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships will

be held in which of the following countries?
a) Vietnam
b) Japan
c) China
d) Indonesia
11. The President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Malti
Devi Gyan Peeth Puraskar for the year 2016. The award is
given in which of the following fields?
a) Journalism
b) Education
c) Science
d) Arts & Culture
12. What was the theme of the International Day of
United Nations Peacekeepers 2016 that is observed
annually on 29 May?
a) Honouring Our Heroes
b) Together for Peace
c) A Force for Peace. A Force for Change. A Force for the
Future
d) None of the above
13. Which of the following is not part of the six regional
languages in which the official website of Prime Minister's
Office will be available to people?
a) Gujarati
b) Marathi

c)
d)

Malayalam
Maithili

14. Name the person who won the world's highest

marathon on Mount Everest.
a) Bed Bahadur Sunuwar
b) Robert Celinski
c) Angtharkay
d) Pasang Dawa Lama
15. Name the first experimental inflatable room
attached to the International Space Station that was
successfully deployed by NASA in May 2016.
a) Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO)
b) Mars orbiter Mission (MOM)
c) Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN Mission
(MAVEN)
d) Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)
ANSWER
1. (c) Aditi Krishnakumar
2. (b) Ben Cutting
3. (c) Virat Kohli
4. (c) Arnab De
5. (c) Mazagon Dock Limited
6. (a) Bareilly-Moradabad route
7. (a) Real Madrid
8. (c) Seema Punia
9. (d) A V S Ramesh Chandra
10. (a) Vietnam
11. (b) Education
12.(a) Honouring Our Heroes
13. (d) Maithili

14. (a) Bed Bahadur Sunuwar

15. (d) Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)
1. Ministry of Railways signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on
Geospatial Technology for Indian Railways with which
University?
a) PEC University of Technology
b) Panjab University
c) University Institute of Engineering and Technology
d) Chitkara University
2. Which of the following statement in regard to the
Draft Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and
Rehabilitation) Bill 2016 that released by Union
Government is wrong?
a) Creating a legal, economic, and social environment
against trafficking
b) Provides for State Anti-Trafficking Committee to be
headed by State Home Minster
c) Creation of Special Courts by State Government
d) Creation of Anti-Trafficking Fund for welfare and
rehabilitation of victims of trafficking
3. Name the Cricketer who became the youngest
Cricketer to score 10000 test runs.
a) Alex Hales
b) Alastair Cook
c) Joe Root
d) James Anderson
4. Name the Veteran TV and film actor who passed
away recently and was known for his role in TV Serial

F.I.R.?
a) Amaan Ali
b) Suresh Chatwal
c) Gopi Bhalla
d) Vipul Roy
5. Name the Noted Kannada writer who passed away
recently and played an important role in getting the
classical language status for Kannada.
a) D Javare Gowda
b) K V Puttappa
c) Jaimini Bharata
d) Kabbigara Kavya
6. Name the Indian music composer who was awarded
with the Japan's Fukuoka prize 2016.
a) Pritam
b) Vishal and Shekhar
c) AR Rehman
d) Himesh Reshamiya
7. Which country hosted the 42nd G7 Summit in May
2016?
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) Japan
d) Canada
8. Who won the silver medal in 2016 Womens World
Boxing Championships in 57-kg category?
a) Sonia Lather
b) Mesiano Alessia

c)
d)

MC Mary Kom
Wang Yuyan

9. Which city hosted the 2016 Womens World Boxing

Championships?
a) Astana (Kazakhstan)
b) Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
c) Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
d) Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
10. Who became the first wheelchair athlete to
complete a mile-long race in less than three minutes?
a) Jeff Adams
b) David Weir
c) Choke Yasuoka
d) Rawat Tana
11. Name the Formula One driver who won the 2016
Monaco F1 Grand Prix.
a) Lewis Hamilton
b) Daniel Ricciardo
c) Nico Rosberg
d) None of the above
12. Who was recently appointed the Director General of
West Bengal Police?
a) Raj Kanojia
b) Surajit Kar Purkayastha
c) G.M.P Reddy
d) Suroj Sengupta
13. Name the Bollywood actor who recently became the
Goodwill Ambassador for the LEPRA India organisation

that fights against diseases like leprosy.

a) Shahrukh Khan
b) Vivek Oberoi
c) Salman Khan
d) R Madhavan
14. Who among the following took charge of India's
Southern Naval Command?
a) Vice Admiral A R Karve
b) Vice Admiral Vivek Singh Thakur
c) Vice Admiral Mohit Ahlawat
d) None of the above
15. The World No Tobacco Day 2016, which was
observed, recently campaigned on which of the following
topics?
a) Get Ready for Plain Packaging
b) Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products
c) Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products
d) Both (a) and (b)
ANSWER
1. (a) PEC University of Technology
2. (b) Provides for State Anti-Trafficking Committee to be
headed by State Home Minster
3. (b) Alastair Cook
4. (b) Suresh Chatwal
5. (a) D Javare Gowda
6. (c) AR Rehman
7. (c) Japan
8. (a) Sonia Lather
9. (a) Astana (Kazakhstan)
10. (b) David Weir

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

(a) Lewis Hamilton

(b) Surajit Kar Purkayastha
(d) R Madhavan
(a) Vice Admiral A R Karve
(a) Get Ready for Plain Packaging

1. The Global Day of Parents that is observed annually

on 1 June was proclaimed by UN General Assembly in
a) 2001
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2012
2. The World Milk Day that is observed annually on 1
June was first celebrated by UN Food and Agriculture
Organization in
a) 2001
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2012
3. The age of superannuation of all doctors of Central
Health Services was extended to which age by Union
Government?
a) 62 Years
b) 63 Years
c) 65 Years
d) 70 Years
4. Which of the following state decided to raise the
retirement age of state government doctors as per the
age of doctors of Central Health Services as notified by
Union Government?

a)
b)
c)
d)

Haryana
Punjab
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh

5. The Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme 2016 that

came into effect on 1 June 2016 was incorporated as
which chapter of the Finance Act, 2016?
a) Chapter VII
b) Chapter IX
c) Chapter X
d) Chapter XII
6. Who of the following was appointed as the Finance
Secretary?
a) Ratan Watal
b) Hasmukh Adhia
c) Shaktikanta Das
d) Ashok Lavasa
7. Who of the following was appointed as a member of
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) by President
Pranab Mukherjee?
a) Chhatar Singh
b) Bhim Sain Bassi
c) David R Syiemlieh
d) Manbir Singh
8. The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government approved the
Detailed Project Report (DPR) of which city?
a) Kanpur
b) Varanasi
c) Meerut
d) Agra

9. The Central Ammunition Depot was engulfed in fire in

May 2016. Where is the depot located?
a) Nagpur
b) Pulgaon
c) Nashik
d) Amravati
10. Who was appointed as the Additional DirectorGeneral of CRPF in May 2016?
a) Sudeep Lakhtakia
b) Bhima Agarwal
c) Ashok Chauhan
d) Kovid Hooda
11. Who became the first Indian to play top-tier
European football league match?
a) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
b) Subrata Pal
c) Robin Singh
d) Syed Rahim Nabi
12. Who was named as the CEAT International Cricketer
of the Year and also International Batsman of the Year
2016?
a) AB de Villiers
b) Virat Kohli
c) Joe Root
d) Steve Smith
13. Who was officially declared to be the president-elect
by the parliament of Philippine?
a) Maria Leonor Leni Robredo
b) Rodrigo Digong Duterte
c) Benigno Aquino III
d) None of These

14. Who was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement

Award in the CEAT cricket awards 2016?
a) Kapil Dev
b) Anil Kumble
c) K Srikanth
d) Dilip Vengsarkar
15. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved
the hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy for
kharif season 2016-17 by what amount?
a) 40 rupees
b) 50 rupees
c) 60 rupees
d) 70 rupees
ANSWER.
1. (d) 2012
2. (a) 2001
3. (c) 65 Years
4. (a) Haryana
5. (c) Chapter X
6. (d) Ashok Lavasa
7. (b) Bhim Sain Bassi
8. (b) Varanasi
9. (b) Pulgaon
10. (a) Sudeep Lakhtakia
11. (a) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
12. (c) Joe Root
13. (b) Rodrigo Digong Duterte
14. (d) Dilip Vengsarkar
15. (c) 60 rupees

1. Name the Indus Valley site whose study helped

researchers to conclude that Indus Valley Civilisation is
2500 years older than previously believed.
a) Lothal, Gujarat
b) Bhirrana, Haryana
c) Kalibangan, Rajasthan
d) Rakhigarhi, Haryana
2. Who of the following Cricketers name will be used by
Kerala Government in a campaign against drug and liquor
abuse in the state?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Virat Kohli
c) MS Dhoni
d) Rahul Dravid
3. What percent government equity will be available in
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) that will be set up under
the Department of Posts?
a) 60 percent
b) 70 percent
c) 90 percent
d) 100 percent
4. The Union Cabinet approved signing of a MoU on
tourism with which country?
a) Qatar
b) Dubai
c) Tajikistan
d) Japan
5. Union Cabinet approved signing of MoU for wildlife
conservation and wildlife trafficking with which country?

a)
b)
c)
d)

United States
France
Brazil
South Africa

6. Hamid Ansari recently visited which of the following

countries to strengthen bilateral ties with India?
a) Morocco
b) Japan
c) Philippines
d) Malaysia
7. India and Morocco recently launched a chamber to
accelerate the pace of economic development between
the two nations. The chamber is termed as
a) India-Morocco Chamber of Industry and Commerce
b) India-Morocco Chamber of Commerce and Industry
c) India-Morocco Chamber of Commerce
d) India-Morocco Chamber of Industries
8. The National Buildings Construction Corporation
Limited recently announced to launch a Ganga cleaning
project in which of the following states?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Jharkhand
d) Bihar
9. The Government of India and the World Bank recently
signed an agreement to improve efficiency of City Bus
Services. The agreement was signed under which of the
following programmes?
a) World Bank-Global Facility Programme
b) World Bank-Global Commutation Facility Programme

c)
d)

World Bank-Global Environment Facility Programme

None of the above

10. Gotthard Base Tunnel, worlds longest railway

tunnel, was recently inaugurated in which country?
a) Switzerland
b) France
c) Cambodia
d) Germany
11. Identify the department that released the
provisional estimates of national GDP for 2015-16 on 31
May 2016.
a) Central Statistical Office (CSO)
b) National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)
c) Data Processing Division (DPD)
d) None of these
12. The number of core industries which comprise
nearly 38 percent of the Index of Industrial Production
(IIP) that was released on 31 May 2016.
a) Nine
b) Eight
c) Sixteen
d) Two
13. Who assumed the office of Secretary in the Union
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs on1 June 2016?
a) Ashok Lavasa
b) Sanjay Kumar Srivastava
c) Rajinder Khanna
d) Prabhas Kumar Jha
14. Where was the Asias largest technology trade show
COMPUTEX was started on 31 May 2016?

a)
b)
c)
d)

Tokyo
Newyork
Taipei
Moscow

15. Identify the first ever national plan that was

released in India to make it disaster resilient on 1 June
2016.
a) National Disaster Management Plan
b) Five year plan
c) National Action Plan
d) None of these
ANSWER.
1. (b) Bhirrana, Haryana
2. (a) Sachin Tendulkar
3. (d) 100 percent
4. (a) Qatar
5. (a) United States
6. (a) Morocco
7. (b) India-Morocco Chamber of Commerce and Industry
8. (d) Bihar
9. (c) World Bank-Global Environment Facility Programme
10. (a) Switzerland
11. (a) Central Statistical Office (CSO)
12. (b) Eight
13. (d) Prabhas Kumar Jha
14. (c) Taipei
15. (a) National Disaster Management Plan

1. India signed MoU to enhance cooperation on energy

security, clean energy and climate change with which
country?
a) The United States
b) Japan
c) France
d) Brazil
2. Indias joining the Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC)
against Ballistic Missile Proliferation increased the
number of signatories to
a) 111
b) 126
c) 138
d) 176
3. Which of the following country is not a signatory of
Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC) against Ballistic Missile
Proliferation?
a) Albania
b) China
c) Libya
d) Benin
4. Parliament of which country passed a resolution
recognising the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman
forces during First World War (1915) as genocide?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) France
d) England

5. Name the country that has signed a Memorandum of

Agreement to open its International Arbitration Centre in
India.
a) Singapore
b) United States
c) Germany
d) France
6. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on 1
June 2016?
a) Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya
b) Justice MM Kumar
c) Justice RM Lodha
d) Justice Sathasivam
7. Who was appointed as the President of the National
Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on 1 June 2016?
a) Justice Sathasivam
b) Justice MM Kumar
c) Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya
d) Justice RM Lodha
8. Name the port that bagged National Award for
Excellence in Cost Management for the year 2015 on 2
June 2016.
a) Chennai Port
b) Kandla Port
c) VO Chidambaranar Port
d) Ennore (corporate) Port
9. What is the name of the mega luxury cruise vessel
that was called at the Cochin Port for a 2-day stop-over in
its circuit of Dubai-Muscat-Kochi-Penang-Singapore on 3
June 2016?

a)
b)
c)
d)

Harmony of the Seas

Freedom of the Seas
Independence of the Seas
MV Ovation of the Seas

10. Name the rare happening in the space when a pair

of distant galaxies happens to be in the perfect position
relative to Earth.
a) Einstein Ring
b) Black Hole
c) White Patch
d) None of these
11. The 7th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) and
Mission Innovation (MI) countries meet was held in which
city in June 2016?
a) New Delhi
b) San Francisco
c) Berlin
d) Paris
12. Name the Sri Lankan Cricketer who announced
retirement from Tests with immediate effect on 1 June
2016?
a) Lasith Malinga
b) Nuwan Kulasekara
c) Rangana Herath
d) Dinesh Chandimal
13. Identify the organization that was granted affiliation
by the Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) on 2 June
2016.
a) Pakistan Boxing Council
b) Indian Boxing Council

c)
d)

Asian Boxing Council

Thailand Boxing Council

14. Name the state that unfurled the second largest

National flag of 291 foot-high on 2 June 2016.
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Delhi
d) Telangana
15. Who assumed charge as first ever chief executive
officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) in Mumbai on 1 June 2016?
a) Shasank MAnohar
b) Anurag Thakur
c) Rahul Johri
d) Rajiv Shukla
Answers
1- (a) The United States
2- (c) 138
3- (b) China
4- (b) Germany
5- (a) Singapore
6- (a) Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya
7- (b) Justice MM Kumar
8- (c) VO Chidambaranar Port
9- (d) MV Ovation of the Seas
10- (a) Einstein Ring
11- (b) San Francisco
12- (b) Nuwan Kulasekara
13- (b) Indian Boxing Council
14- (d) Telangana
15- (c) Rahul Johri