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1.Question
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 27 June 2016 launched a new scheme Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana (KSSY) with an aim to provide education loan at ___ interest to students for pursuing higher studies. The State government dedicated this scheme to former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on his Birth Centenary. Patnaik had instituted Kalinga UNESCO award for the popularisation of science when he was only 35 years old.
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 3%
D: 4%
2.Question
Under the Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana, Poor students of Odisha aspiring to pursue professional and technical education can now avail themselves of study loan up to ____ at one percent interest rate. This will be a major help for students pursuing higher education including Management, Law, Engineering, Medicine etc. It will reduce the loan burden of parents who are not able to effort money for higher education. Odisha government will provide a cost of 500 crore rupees from its own resources for this purpose.
A. 5 lakh rupees
B. 10 lakh rupees
C. 15 lakh rupees
D: 20 lakh rupees
3.Question
Which state government of India in June 2016 declared that all natural calamities including unseasonal heavy rain, lightning, Loo and storm and others will be treated as state disaster ?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Himachal Pradesh
D: Uttar Pradesh
4.Question
A group of scientists from Temperate Sericulture Research Institute of SKUAST, Srinagar, succeeded in introduction of Sericulture in Poyen Village of Kargil. It will ultimately increase employment and generate income for rural youth and tribal farmers. Sericulture is the rearing of silkworms for the production of silk. Bombyx mori (the caterpillar of the domesticated silk moth) is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm. At present, ___ and India are the two main producers, with more than 60% of the world's annual production.
A. Canada
B. Brazil
C. China
D: Pakistan
5.Question
Nokia on 24 June 2016 announced the appointment of ____ as the head of Indian market. Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications and information technology company. The company entered into a pact with Microsoft in 2011 to exclusively use its Windows Phone platform on future smartphones. Its mobile phone business was bought by Microsoft in an overall deal totalling 7.17 billion US dollars.
A. Abhay Sharma
B. Manoj Sinha
C. Sandeep Girotra
D: Sanjay Malik
6.Question
Which country in June 2016 launched its first dark sky reserve in Ngari Prefecture ?
A. Japan
B. China
C. India
D: Malaysia
7.Question
A Dark-Sky Reserve is an area that is kept free of artificial light pollution. Its purpose is generally to promote astronomy. The Mont Megantic Observatory in ____ is the first site to be recognized as International Dark Sky Reserve. The lighting protocol for a dark sky reserve is based on the sensitivity of wildlife to Artificial Light At Night (ALAN).
A. Quebec
B. Lima
C. Cairo
D: Nanjing
8.Question
The dark sky reserve in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet covers an area of ___. It was jointly launched by the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation and the regional government of Tibet. Ngari Prefecture includes part of the Aksai Chin area, a disputed region claimed by India but over which China exercises administrative control. The town of Ngari lies 4500 metres above sea level in northwest Tibet. It is best known for Mount Kailash, also called Sumeru, and Lake Manasarovar. Ngari is considered to be among the best sites for astronomical observation on Earth.
A. 2500 square kilometres
B. 5000 square kilometres
C. 7500 square kilometres
D: 10000 square kilometres
9.Question
Who were named as the members of Khelo India on 26 June 2016 ?
A. Jwala Gutta & Pullela Gopichand
B. Saina Nehwal & Pullela Gopichand
C. Sania Mirza & Pullela Gopichand
D: Anju Bobby George & Pullela Gopichand
10.Question
Khelo India is a national programme launched by the Union Government for the development of sports in the country. Anju Bobby George, India's lone athletics World Championship medal winner and Pullela Gopichand, the chief national badminton coach are the two sportsperson who were included in the ____ committee of Khelo India. The committee will be headed by Sports Secretary Rajiv Yadav.
A. three-member
B. five-member
C. seven-member
D: nine-member
12.Question
Born 16 November 1973, Pullela Gopichand is a former Indian badminton player. In __, he became the second Indian to win the all-England badminton champion. The first one was Prakash Padukone. He has been the coach of the Indian national badminton team since 2006. He runs the Gopichand Badminton Academy. He received the Arjuna Award in 1999. He received the Dronacharya Award in 2009. In 2014, he was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award.
A. 1994
B. 1998
C. 2001
D: 2005
12.Question
Anju Bobby George is an Indian athlete. On 22 June 2016, she resigned as the president of the ____ along with 13 other members. She won the Gold medal at the IAAF World Athletics Final in 2005. In 2005 World Athletics Final in Monte Carlo, she was upgraded to gold status from silver following the disqualification of Tatyana Kotova of Russia by the International Association of Athletics Federations. She was awarded Arjuna Award in 2002. She won the bronze medal clearing 6.49 m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester. She also won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Busan. In 2001, she also won gold for triple jump and long jump in the Ludhiana National games. In 1999 she set the national record for triple jump in the Bangalore Federation Cup and Silver medal at the South Asian Federation Games in Nepal.
A. TamilNadu Sports Council
B. Kerala Sports Council
C. Odisha Sports Council
D: Andhra Pradesh Sports Council
13.Question
Which day was observed on 26 June 2016 ?
A. International Day for Biological Diversity
B. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
C. International Mother Language Day
D: International Day of Happiness
14.Question
On 12 December ___, by resolution 52/149, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 26 June the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. It was proclaimed with a view to the total eradication of torture and the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, (resolution 39/46), annex, which entered into force on 26 June 1987.
A. 1992
B. 1997
C. 2002
D: 2009
15.Question
The 17th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2016 were presented on 25 June 2016 in ____.
The awards were presented by the International Indian Film Academy honouring the best Hindi films of 2015.
A. Luanda, Angola
B. Madrid, Spain
C. Ottawa, Canada
D: Paris, France
16.Question
Winners of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2016: Best Film - ___, Best Actor in a Leading Role - Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani, Best Actress in a Leading Role - Deepika Padukone for Piku, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Anil Kapoor for Dil Dhadakne Do, Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Priyanka Chopra for Bajirao Mastani, Best Male Debut - Vicky Kaushal for Masaan, Best Female Debut - Bhumi Pednekar for Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Best Performance in a Comic Role - Deepak Dobriyal for Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Best Performance in a Negative Role - Darshan Kumar for NH10.
A. Bajirao Mastani
B. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
C. Piku
D: Dum Laga Ke Haisha
17.Question
Winners of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2016: Best Director - ____ for Bajirao Mastani, Best Story - Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku, Best Debut Couple - Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty for Hero, IIFA Award for Woman of the Year - Priyanka Chopra, Best Music Direction - Amaal Mallik, Meet Bros Anjjan, Ankit Tiwari for Roy, Best Lyrics - Varun Grover for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage from Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Best Male Playback Singer - Papon for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage, Best Female Playback Singer - Monali Thakur for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage, Best Sound Design - Bishwadeep Chaterjee and Nihar Ranjal Samal for Bajirao Mastani, Best Background Score - Sanchit Balhara for Bajirao Mastani, Best Cinematography - Sudeep Chatterjee for Bajirao Mastani, Best Dialogue - Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku.
A. Anil Sharma
B. Prakash Jha
C. Mani Ratnam
D: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
18.Question
Newly renovated and expanded Panama Canal was reopened by the Panamanian President, Juan Carlos Varela. After the launch a giant ___ container ship Cosco become the first vessel to move via the newly-enlarged Panama Canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The expanded Panama Canal will allow a new, much-larger generation of container ships to pass through the isthmus of Panama.
A. German
B. Japanese
C. Chinese
D: Russian
19.Question
The Panama Canal expansion project was approved in ___ after it was favoured by the national referendum by a 76.8% majority. The project was due to finish in 2014. But its completion was delayed by two years and it is estimated cost was $50 billion. It doubles the existing capacity of the Panama Canal by adding a new lane of traffic allowing for a larger number of ships. It also increases the depth and width of the lanes and locks allowing much-larger generation of container ships to pass. It also has raised the maximum operating water level of Gatun Lake. Overall it will have a direct impact on economies of scale and international maritime trade.
A. October 1996
B. October 2002
C. October 2006
D: October 2010
20.Question
The Panama Canal is an artificial ___ waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Strategically and economically it is one of the most important waterways in the world providing the shortest sea link between East Asia, North America and Europe.
A. 33 km
B. 55 km
C. 77 km
D: 99 km
21.Question
___ had started work on the Panama canal in 1881, but stopped it due to engineering problems and a high worker mortality rate. Later US took over the project in 1904 and opened it in August 1914. Its opening in 1914 had provided alternative route to lengthy sea voyage around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage or Strait of Magellan. The canal was taken over or completely nationalised by the Panamanian government in 1999. Now it is managed and operated by the Panamanian government-owned Panama Canal Authority.
A. Japan
B. Britain
C. France
D: Germany
All Question Answer Is Given Below
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1 | A. 1% |
2 | B. 10 lakh rupees |
3 | D: Uttar Pradesh |
4 | C. China |
5 | D: Sanjay Malik |
6 | B. China |
7 | A. Quebec |
8 | A. 2500 square kilometres |
9 | D: Anju Bobby George & Pullela Gopichand |
10 | C. seven-member |
11 | C. 2001 |
12 | B. Kerala Sports Council |
13 | B. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
14 | B. 1997 |
15 | B. Madrid, Spain |
16 | B. Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
17 | D: Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
18 | C. Chinese |
19 | C. October 2006 |
20 | C. 77 km |
21 | C. France |
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