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July - 2016 (GK - 1)

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Who among the following took charge as the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in July 2016?

  1. Sunil Mendis

  2. Amarananda Somasiri Jayawardena

  3. Indrajit Coomaraswamy

  4. Ajith Nivard Cabraal

  5. Arjuna Mahendran


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Indrajit Coomaraswamy

In July 2016, who took charge as Deputy Governor in charge of overseeing banking and financial sector of RBI?

  1. Sudhir Mankad

  2. N. S. Vishwanathan

  3. S. S. Mundra

  4. R. Gandhi

  5. Bharat Narotam Doshi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: N. S. Vishwanathan

Which of the following teams did not qualify for semifinals of the Euro 2016?

  1. Portugal

  2. Wales

  3. Germany

  4. France

  5. Switzerland


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Switzerland

Smriti Irani was given which of the following portfolios after the cabinet reshuffle in July, 2016?

  1. Science and Technology

  2. Food Processing Industries

  3. Health and Family Welfare

  4. Women and Child Development

  5. Textiles


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Textiles

Where was the first meeting of the BRICS working group on energy saving and energy efficiency held in July 2016?

  1. Jaipur

  2. Mumbai

  3. Bengaluru

  4. Chennai

  5. Visakhapatnam


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Visakhapatnam

The Market Research Division of Ministry of Tourism, in 2016, released data on domestic and foreign tourist visits to States and Union Territories (UTs) for the year 2015. Which state topped the list of the top ten states in terms of number of domestic tourist visits?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Kerala

  5. Maharashtra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tamil Nadu and UP have maintained the first and second rank respectively in 2015. Andhra has gained the third position leaving Karnataka and Maharashtra at fourth and fifth positions, respectively. 

Which of the following is the largest container port in India?

  1. Kandla Port

  2. Mumbai Port

  3. Madras Port

  4. Haldia Port

  5. Jawaharlal Nehru Port


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru Port

In July 2016, the country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp Ltd. inked a wage settlement pact with its permanent workers at Gurgaon Plant, entailing a hike of Rs. 12,500 spread over how many years?

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5

  5. 6


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 3

In July 2016, BoConcept forayed into the Indian market by opening its first store in Delhi. In which of the following categories does it deal?

  1. Leather garments

  2. Luxury furniture

  3. Cosmetics

  4. Child care products

  5. Ladies garments


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Luxury furniture

In July 2016, the Union Cabinet approved setting up of major port at Enayam. Enayam is located in

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Kerala

  4. Karnataka

  5. Pondicherry


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu

The first squadron of home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas was inducted into Indian Air Force (IAF) in July 2016. Total how many planes will all squadrons of Tejas have?

  1. 10

  2. 15

  3. 20

  4. 25

  5. 30


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 20

What was India’s rank in the Networked Readiness Index, 2016 that was released by Geneva-based World Economic Forum?

  1. 55

  2. 67

  3. 71

  4. 83

  5. 91


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 91

Juno spacecraft of NASA successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit in July 2016. In which year was it launched?

  1. 2008

  2. 2009

  3. 2010

  4. 2011

  5. 2012


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 2011

Which state became the first state in the country to introduce minimum wages for part time workers?

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Gujarat

  3. Karnataka

  4. Tamil Nadu

  5. Maharashtra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Rajasthan

In July, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his Council of Ministers. Who among the following was given additional charge of the Information and Broadcast Ministry?

  1. D. V. Sadananda Gowda

  2. Narendra Singh Tomar

  3. Venkaiah Naidu

  4. Prakash Javdekar

  5. Faggan Singh Kulaste


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Venkaiah Naidu

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