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July 2016 (GK - 4)

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Who among the following was appointed as new chief of CBSE in July 2016?

  1. P. Krishnamurthy

  2. Rakesh K. Chaturvedi

  3. Vineet Joshi

  4. Basu Kumar

  5. T. C. Arora


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Rakesh K. Chaturvedi

Who among the following succeeded Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court?

  1. Shiva Kirti Singh

  2. Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale

  3. S. J. Vazifdar

  4. Sanjay Kishan Kaul

  5. Manjula Chellur


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale

Where was the first-ever meeting of BRICS Employment Working Group held in July 2016?

  1. Hyderabad

  2. Panaji

  3. Chennai

  4. Jaipur

  5. Gandhinagar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Hyderabad

In July 2016, the Union Cabinet gave its approval for raising foreign shareholding limit from current 5% to ____ in Indian Stock Exchanges.

  1. 8%

  2. 10%

  3. 13%

  4. 15%

  5. 17%


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 15%

The International Tiger Day is celebrated annually on

  1. 8th July

  2. 15th July

  3. 19th July

  4. 23rd July

  5. 29th July


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 29th July

Whom did the European Union’s executive appoint as its Chief Negotiator for the United Kingdom’s exit from the bloc?

  1. Peter Praet

  2. Michel Barnier

  3. Mario Draghi

  4. Benoît Cœuré

  5. Vítor Constâncio


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Michel Barnier

In July 2016, the Union Cabinet approved Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with _____, which seeks to promote and protect investments from either country in the territory of the other country with the objective of increasing bilateral investment flows.

  1. Cambodia

  2. Laos

  3. Vietnam

  4. Singapore

  5. the Philippines


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Cambodia

In which of the following states is India’s first Green Rail Corridor, a 114 km long stretch, launched in July, 2016?

  1. Haryana

  2. Gujarat

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Tamil Nadu

  5. Karnataka


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu

As per the rankings of institutes released by a prestigious Scimago Institutions Rankings Report in July 2016, which of the following topped the list?

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)

  2. Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (Germany)

  3. National Center for Scientific Research (France)

  4. Max Planck Society (Germany)

  5. Spanish National Research Council (Spain)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: National Center for Scientific Research (France)

What is the name of the committee that has been formed to probe into Bhagwant Mann’s live streaming of security arrangements in Parliament of India?

  1. Alok Kumar Verma Committee

  2. B. K. Gupta Committee

  3. Kirit Somaiya Committee

  4. Neeraj Kumar Committee

  5. Y. S. Dadwal Committee


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Kirit Somaiya Committee

Which of the following banks became the first pair of Indian banks to sign up SWIFT’s Global Payments Innovation Initiative?

  1. SBI and HDFC Bank

  2. Axis Bank and SBI

  3. HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank

  4. ICICI Bank and Axis Bank

  5. HDFC Bank and Axis Bank


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: ICICI Bank and Axis Bank

In July 2016, which of the following countries was declared measles free by WHO?

  1. South Africa

  2. Brazil

  3. India

  4. Nepal

  5. Japan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Brazil

Which commodity exchange of India won the best commodity exchange award at the 2016 Bullion Federation Global Convention in July 2016?

  1. Indian Commodity Exchange Limited

  2. National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange

  3. Multi-Commodity Exchange

  4. Universal Commodity Exchange

  5. National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) has won the ‘Best Commodity Exchange’ award at the 2016 Bullion Federation Global Convention organized by the Bullion Federation in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

On which of the following days is the World Nature Conservation Day (WNCD) celebrated all over the world?

  1. 3rd July

  2. 12th July

  3. 19th July

  4. 21st July

  5. 28th July


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 28th July

In July 2016, the International Cricket Council selected 4 players to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Who among the following is not one of them?

  1. Muttiah Muralidaran

  2. Karen Rolton

  3. AB de Villiers

  4. Arthur Morris

  5. George Lohmann


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: AB de Villiers

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