Current Affairs July 2016 (Part - II)

1. TRAI has launched an app designed to measure mobile data speeds and send it the results.
Name the app.
A.
B.
C.
D.

DataSpeed
MySpeed
MyNet
NetSpeed

ANS: B
2. As per Supreme Court ruling, what percent reservation in promotions will be there for
differently-abled people in all jobs under the Government of India?
A.
B.
C.
D.

4.5%
6%
3%
7%

ANS: C
3. As per Tourism Ministry data, which state was the top tourist destination in India for the 2nd
consecutive year in 2015?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Tamil Nadu
J&K
Goa
Gujrat

ANS: A
4. Where was the worlds largest charkha (spinning wheel) unveiled recently?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Indira Gandhi International Airport

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Kolkata International Airport

ANS: A
5. Who has recently replaced Smriti Irani as the Union Minister for HRD?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Ravi Sankar Prasad

General VK Singh
Prakash Javadekar
MJ Akbar

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ANS: C
6. Who has won the Canada Open badminton title 2016?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Manu Attri
B Sumeeth Reddy
Gurusai Dutt
Sai Praneeth

ANS: D
7. Name the state which has become the first in the country to introduce minimum salary for part
time workers.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Kerala
Goa
Rajasthan
Himachal Pradesh

ANS: C
8. What is Indias position in the world mobile app economy?
A.
B.
C.
D.

1st
2nd
5th
4th

ANS: D
9. When is the World Chocolate day observed?
A.
B.
C.
D.

July 1
July 4
July 5
July 7

ANS: D
10. Name the nation that plans to provide Bangladesh with a $9 billion loan for 6 rail projects.
A.
B.
C.
D.

China
UK
India
South Korea

ANS: A

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11. India has entered into a long-term agreement by signing an MoU with which of the following
countries for import of pulses?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Mozambique
Zaire
USA
Vietnam

ANS: A
12. Which antivirus Software Company has been recently acquired by Avast Antivirus?
A.
B.
C.
D.

K-7
Kaspersky
Quick Heal
AVG

ANS: D
13. What is the name of Sania Mirzas autobiography?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Tennis My Love
Never Say Die
Ace Against Odds
Playing to Win

ANS: C
14. Which Indian para-swimmer has won 8 medals at the International Wheelchair & Amputee
Sports?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Niranjan Mukundan
Deepak Munjal
Ravish Sindhwani
Jitesh Rane

ANS: A
15. Who has become Indias 1st world class gymnast?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Priti Das
Deepika Kumari
Dipa Karmakar
Payal Bhattacharya

ANS: C

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16. Name the South African writer who has won the Caine Prize 2016 for his short story
Memories We Lost.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Breyton Braytenbach
Ramon Galgute
Nambulo Nebele
Lidudumalingani Mqombothi

ANS: D
17. SAARC tourism summit 2016 was held in
A.
B.
C.
D.

Khajuraho
Puri
Dharamshala
Aurangabad

ANS: D
18. Which State Govt. has declared that it will construct 100 km of roads every month?
A.
B.
C.
D.

UP
Chhattisgarh
Telangana
Madhya Pradesh

ANS: B
19. Who among the following has become the 1st woman across the world to win the award for
exceptional bravery at sea from International Maritime Organization (IMO)?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Radhika Menon
Priyanka Menon
Saumya Menon
Deepika Menon

ANS: A
20. Who among the following has won Wimbledon 2016 womens singles championship?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Serena Williams
Agnieszka Radwanska
Garbine Muguruza
Maria Sharapova

ANS: A
21. Name the state which has created a Guinness World Record by planting 5 crore saplings?

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A.
B.
C.
D.

Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
Gujrat

ANS: B
22. Where is the National Banana Research Centre going to be set up?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Maharashtra
Kerala
Odisha
Bihar

ANS: D
23. Who among the following has won the 2016 Wimbledon mens championship?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Stan Wawrinka
Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
Milos Raonic

ANS: B
24. When is the World Population day observed?
A.
B.
C.
D.

July 3
July 7
July 10
July 11

ANS: D
25. Which team has won the EURO championship football 2016?
A.
B.
C.
D.

France
Netherlands
Portugal
England

ANS: C

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