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July - 2016 (GK - 3)

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World Population Day is observed annually on 11th July. In which year was the event established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme?

  1. 1989

  2. 1985

  3. 1980

  4. 1987

  5. 1990


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 1989

The solar powered plane ‘Solar Impulse 2’, which completed its first round the world tour in July 2016, had taken off in

  1. May 2014

  2. June 2014

  3. July 2014

  4. August 2014

  5. September 2014


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: June 2014

With which country was the joint expedition titled 'Indian National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 02' by India conducted?

  1. Russia

  2. The US

  3. Saudi Arabia

  4. Canada

  5. Kuwait


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: The US

Pema Khandu was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in July 2016. With this,

  1. Khandu became the youngest CM of the country

  2. Khandu became the sixth CM of Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Khandu became the first from the BJP to be the CM of Arunachal Pradesh

  4. Khandu became the only member of Arunachal Congress to be the CM of Arunachal Pradesh

  5. Khandu became the first transgender to become the CM of Arunachal Pradesh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Khandu became the youngest CM of the country

In July 2016, Turkish musician Kudsi Ergüner was appointed UNESCO Artist for Peace. Which instrument does he play?

  1. Guitar

  2. Piano

  3. Ney

  4. Violin

  5. Saxophone


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Ney

Who succeeded Praveen Dixit as the Director General of Maharashtra Police?

  1. Vivek Phansalkar

  2. Himanshu Roy

  3. Satish Mathur

  4. Sanjay Kumar

  5. Ritesh Kumar


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Satish Mathur

The International Criminal Day is celebrated annually on

  1. 3rd July

  2. 7th July

  3. 13th July

  4. 17th July

  5. 23rd July


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 17th July

Who succeeded Cameron as the Prime Minister of the UK?

  1. Nicola Sturgeon

  2. Caroline Lucas

  3. Ruth Elizabeth Davidson

  4. Natalie Bennett

  5. Theresa May


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Theresa May

The book ‘Managing Piety: The Shrine of Data Ganj Bakhsh’ is authored by

  1. Cornelia Maria Funke

  2. Linus Strothmann

  3. Herta Müller

  4. Daniel Kehlmann

  5. Bernhard Schlink


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Linus Strothmann

Which of the following countries topped the Sustainable Development Goal Index launched in July 2016?

  1. US

  2. Sweden

  3. France

  4. Singapore

  5. Japan


Correct Option: B

In July 2016, with the aim of sharing the impact of various governance initiatives with citizens in real-time, the government launched a website ‘Transforming India’. Which of the following union ministers had launched this website?

  1. Ravi Shankar Prasad

  2. Raj Nath Singh

  3. Ramvilas Paswan

  4. Kalraj Mishra

  5. Arun Jaitley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Ravi Shankar Prasad

‘Maitree’ concluded in July 2016. Which of the following pairs conducted this exercise?

  1. India and Thailand

  2. China and Pakistan

  3. Bangladesh and Myanmar

  4. Nepal and Bangladesh

  5. Sri Lanka and Malaysia


Correct Option: A

Two Indians won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016. One of them is Bezwada Wilson and the other is

  1. Thodur Madabusi Krishna

  2. Sandeep Pandey

  3. Nilima Mishra

  4. Sanjiv Chaturvedi

  5. Deep Joshi


Correct Option: A

Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win gold in the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He won the gold medal in which of the following events?

  1. Shot put

  2. Discus

  3. High jump

  4. Javelin

  5. Long jump


Correct Option: D

The government of which of the following states launched Pashudhan Bima Yojana?

  1. Gujarat

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Haryana

  5. West Bengal


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Haryana

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