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BMS SpecialMock (Current General Affairs, GeneralKnowledge Awareness &Set Business Awareness – 2) 1. Who will be the First Indian Woman Gymnast in (b) Washington the history to qualify for Rio Olympics who (c) Mumbai belongs to Agartala? (d) Riyadh (a) Dipa Karmakar Answer: (b) Washington (b) Dipa Kumari Explanation - 2016 Nuclear Security Summit was (c) Dipa Padonkar held in Washington, D.C., USA. It was the fourth (d) Dipa Manokar edition of the conference. Answer : (a) Dipa Karmakar 5. Saudi Arabia's highest Civilian order - King Explanation : Dipa Karmakar has been listed as Abdulaziz Sash has been conferred upon which the 79th Gymnast among individual qualifiers in of the following ? the list of women's artist gymnast. Earlier she (a) Shahrukh Khan won a bronze at the Asian Gymnastics (b) Narendra Modi Championships and Finished fifth at the 2015 (c) Sushma Swaraj World Artistic Gymnastics Championship for (d) Pranab Mukherjee India. Answer: (b) Narendra Modi 2. World Autism Awareness Day observes on Explanation - Prime Minister Narendra Modi which of the following dates ? was bestowed with Saudi Arabia's highest civilian (a) April 2 order award dubbed King Abdulaziz Sash. The (b) March 30 honour was named after Abdulaziz Al Saud, the (c) April 3 founder of the modern Saudi state. (d) March 31 6. The title of Women's World Twenty20 hosted Answer : (a) April 2 by International Cricket Council has been Explanation - World Autism Awareness Day clinched by which of the following? observes annually on April 2 to raise awareness (a) Bangladesh about children with autism throughout the (b) Australia world. This year it was observed with a theme (c) India "Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and (d) West Indies Neurodiversity". Answer: (d) West Indies 3. Which of the following has been conferred with Explanation - In the Fifth Edition of the Mega Maharashtrian of The Year" award 2016? Tournament hosted by International Cricket (a) Amitabh Bachchan Council, West Indies Women's clinched their (b) Dilip Kumar maiden Women's World Twenty20 by defeating (c) Asha Bhosle Australia. (d) Ranveer Singh 7. Which of the following sworn in as the President Answer: (d) Ranveer Singh of Vietnam ? Explanation - Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, (a) Pham Minh Chinh who started his career with romantic comedy (b) Truong Thi Mai "Band Baaja Baaraat" in 2010 has been conferred (c) Tran Dai Quang with "Maharashtrian Of The Year" award. On (d) Vuong Dinh Hue the other hand, the "lifetime achievement Answer (c) Tran Dai Quang award" was bestowed upon 82 year old Explanation - Vietnam's Public Security Minister legendary singer Asha Bhosle. and Police Chief Tran Dai Quang has been 4. What was the venue for 2016 Nuclear Security sworn in as the communist country's president. Summit? 8. ICC World Twenty20 Men's champions title has (a) Brussels been clinched by which of the following? Page 1 of 27 BMS SpecialMock (Current General Affairs, GeneralKnowledge Awareness &Set Business Awareness – 2) (a) New Zealand 12. The International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) is (b) West Indies commemorated on which date? (c) England (a) May 3 (d) India (b) May 5 Answer (b) West Indies (c) May 4 Explanation - ICC World Twenty20 champion (d) May 8 title has been clinched by West Indies by Answer: May 4 The International Firefighters’ defeating England. Day (IFFD) is observed every year on May 4 to 9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the recognize and honor the fire fighters who risk 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger their lives every day to save life and property of Conservation at which of the following places? public. The day celebrates the dedication, (a) New Delhi heroism and importance of firefighters from all (b) Hyderabad over the world. (c) Uttarakhand 13. Who is the author of the book “Exploring (d) Bengaluru Marxist Bengal”? Answer (a) New Delhi (a) Suman Panda Explanation - Prime Minister Narendra Modi (b) Debraj Bhattacharya inaugurated the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference (c) Swati Bose on Tiger Conservation in New Delhi. (d) Chandra Banerjee Government of India has allotted Rs 380 crore Answer: Debraj Bhattacharya The book to the Project Tiger in the current fiscal year. “Exploring Marxist Bengal” has been authored 10. The Puttingal Devi temple is located in which of by Debraj Bhattacharya. In this book the author, the following places? who was born and brought up in West (a) Kovalam Bengal/India during the Left Front era, ponder (b) Kannur over his experiences during the Marxist regime (c) Kochi and the ideology he believes in right now. He (d) Kollam also explores issues such as poverty, cinema, Answer (d) Kollam Soviet Union, etc. Explanation - Puttingal Devi temple is situated at 14. “Nagaroday Abhiyan” will be launched by which Kollam, Kerala. Due to the display of fireworks, state government of India? the fire mishap was occurred on the last day of (a) Madhya Pradesh "Meena Bharani" festival. (b) Uttar Pradesh 11. United Kingdom's prestigious Founders Award (c) Haryana 2016 has been conferred upon which of the (d) Odisha following? Answer: Madhya Pradesh (a) Vikram Patel The Madhya Pradesh government will launch (a) Rami Ranger “Nagaroday Abhiyan” campaign on the lines of (b) Prakash Lohia ‘Gramoday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan’ in the state (c) Mother Teresa in July-August 2016. The campaign will focus on Answer (d) Mother Teresa welfare of the people and development of urban Explanation - "The saint of the gutters", Mother localities. In it, the slum dwellers will be given Teresa has been posthumously conferred with pucca houses and the places where poor people the United Kingdom's prestigious Founders live will be made slum-free. Award 2016. 15. Mukkurthi National Park is located in which state of India? Page 2 of 27 BMS SpecialMock (Current General Affairs, GeneralKnowledge Awareness &Set Business Awareness – 2) (a) Karnataka (a) Richard Willson (b) Kerala (b) Sebastien Japrisot (c) Andhra Pradesh (c) Pierre Lemaitre (d) Tamil Nadu (d) Humphrey Cobb Answer: Tamil Nadu The Mukkurthi National Answer: Pierre Lemaitre Park is located in the Nilgiris district of Tamil The book “The Great Swindle” has been Nadu, is a 78.46 km² protected area . It is home authored by Pierre Lemaitre, which has won the to an array of endangered wildlife, including 2013 Prix Goncourt Prize, France’s most royal Bengal tiger and Asian elephant, but its prestigious literary award. It’s an engrossing, main mammal attraction is the Nilgiri tahr. densely plotted, richly detailed and exciting Previously, the park was known as Nilgiri Tahr novel that begins in the last days of World War I National Park. and follows three main characters: Albert ( a 16. Sumeeth Reddy is associated with which sports? humble bank clerk), Lieutenant d’Aulnay (a) Badminton Pradelle (an ambitious and dishonest officer) and (b) Table Tennis Edouard Pericourt ( an aspiring artist from a (c) Hockey wealthy family). The three might never have met (d) Tennis in peacetime, but the war brings them into the Answer: Badminton same world. It’s a tale of widespread corruption Recently, Sumeeth Reddy, an Indian badminton and exploitation in which everyone is player, has booked his seat in males doubles concerned, in which the dead are sacred and the event with Manu Attri in 2016 Rio Olympics. living people are aimless. Apart from them, 5 other Indian shuttlers have 19. Who will be the new Chief of Naval Staff of the booked their berth for the 2016 Rio Olympics, Indian Navy? which is scheduled in August 2016. The list (a) M D Suresh includes two female singles players in Saina (b) Sunil Lanba Nehwal and PV Sindhu, a male singles’ player in (c) D K Joshi Kidambi Srikanth and women’s doubles pairing (d) PP Khandekar of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa. Answer: Sunil Lanba Vice-Admiral Sunil Lanba, a 17. Who has won the 2016 World Snooker specialist in Navigation and Direction, has been Championship? appointed as the new Chief of Naval Staff of the (a) Judd Trump Indian Navy. He will succeed Admiral Robin (b) Steve Davis K.Dhowan, who retires on May 31, 2016. (c) Mark Selby Currently, Lanba is serving as Flag Officer (d) Ding Junhui Commanding in chief in the Western Naval Answer: Mark Selby command in Mumbai. He will be the 23rd chief Mark Selby, an English professional snooker of Indian Navy and will have the full 3-year player from England, has won the 2016 Betfred tenure as the Navy Chief World Snooker Championship and won the 20. Who is the newly appointed chairperson of world title 2nd time in his career. He is the National Statistical Commission (NSC)? current World No. 1 snooker player, who (a) Mahendra Dev defeated China’s Ding Junhui by 18-14 score in (b) Rajiv Mehta the final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, (c) Rahul Mukherjee England to win this title (d) Radha Binod Barman 18. Who is the author of the book “The Great Answer: Radha Binod Barman Swindle”? Page 3 of 27 BMS SpecialMock (Current General Affairs, GeneralKnowledge Awareness &Set Business Awareness – 2) Dr. Radha Binod Barman, a well-known 23. Who has been appointed as the chief of Bureau statistician, is the newly appointed part-time of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)? Chairperson in the National Statistical (a) Shrenik Jain Commission (NSC). The NSC is an advisory (b) Kumar Rajesh Chandra body on all statistical matters, set up to increase (c) G S Malhi public trust in official statistics. (d) Ramesh Mishra 21. What is the India’s rank in access to electricity, Answer: Kumar Rajesh Chandra as per Social Cops’ analysis of World Bank data? Kumar Rajesh Chandra, a 1985 batch IPS officer (a) 189th of Bihar cadre, has been appointed as the chief (b) 166th of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the (c) 137th aviation security wing of the government.