ACCENT COACHING INSTITUTE HISAR, FOR BANK-PO, SSC Contact: 96716-39776, 95410-79129 CURRENT AFFAIRS : www.accentconcept.com Current Affairs Quiz-Previous Months: 1) West Indies 2) Australia 3) England 4) South Africa Most Important Current 5) New Zealand Ans.) 3 Jun2016 Affairs for Banking JUNE-JULY- Ques. : 8 Who among the following was named T20 Player of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Awards 201516? 2016 1) Ajinkya Rahane 2) Rishabh Pant www.accentconcept.com 3) Rohit Sharma 4) Virat Kohli 5) R Ashwin Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1 What is India’s ranking in the global competitiveness Jun2016 rankings recently released by International Institute for Ques. : 9 As notified by the govt recently, effective 1 Jun, the Management (IMD) based in Switzerland? threshold limit of PF withdrawal for deduction of tax (TDS) 1) 44th 2) 41st has been raised from existing Rs 30,000 to 3) 35th 4) 25th 1) Rs 40,000 2) Rs 50,000 5) 21st Ans.) 2 3) Rs 60,000 4) Rs 70,000 Jun2016 5) Rs 80,000 Ans.) 2 Ques. : 2 According to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Jun2016 Commerce and Industry’s Economic Outlook Survey, India’s Ques. : 10 Ashok Lavasa has been appointed as the new economy will grow at what per cent in 201617? 1) Defence Secretary 2) Home Secretary 1) 7.1 per cent 2) 7.3 per cent 3) Foreign Secretary 4) Cabinet Secretary 3) 7.6 per cent 4) 7.7 per cent 5) Finance Secretary Ans.) 5 5) 9.6 per cent Ans.) 4 Jun2016 Jun2016 Ques. : 11 What per cent ‘Krishi Kalyan’ cess is imposed on Ques. : 3 The Railway Ministry and PEC University of service tax effective 1 Jun 2016? Technology have signed an MoU for setting up of Kalpana 1) 0.15 per cent 2) 0.25 per cent Chawla Chair. Kalpana Chawla was an Indianorigin 3) 0.50 per cent 4) 0.75 per cent 1) boxer 2) professor 5) 0.95 per cent Ans.) 3 3) author 4) astronaut Jun2016 5) singer Ans.) 4 Ques. : 12 The global competitiveness rankings for 2016 Jun2016 released by International Institute for Management (IMD) Ques. : 4 The Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar based in Switzerland is topped by inaugurated a stateoftheart 1) Switzerland 2) China Hong Kong submarine assembly workshop at the Mazgaon Dock which is 3) US 4) India situated in 5) Indonesia Ans.) 2 1) Kandla 2) Mumbai Jun2016 3) Kolkata 4) Vishakhapatnam Ques. : 13 D Javare Gowda, who passed away recently, was a 5) Kochin Ans.) 2 noted writer of Jun2016 1) Kannada 2) Tamil Ques. : 5 Surajit Kar Purkayastha was appointed recently as 3) Telugu 4) Malayalam the new Director General of Police in 5) Assamese Ans.) 1 1) West Bengal 2) Odisha Jun2016 3) Assam 4) Jharkhand Ques. : 14 _________ has been appointed as the brand 5) Bihar Ans.) 1 ambassador of Kerala’s antidrug Jun2016 campaign. Ques. : 6 _________ was awarded Japan’s Fukuoka prize for 1) Ajay Devgan 2) Shriya Saran 2016 for his outstanding contribution towards creating, 3) Asin 4) Sachin Tendulkar preserving and showcasing South Asian traditional fusion 5) S Sreesanth Ans.) 4 music. Jun2016 1) Pritam Chakraborty 2) Amit Trivedi Ques. : 15 The govt’s scheme to declare undisclosed incomes 3) AR Rahman 4) Shankar Mahadevan started on 1 Jun and will remain in force till 5) GV Prakash Kuma Ans.) 3 1) 30 Sep, 2016 2) 31 Dec, 2016 Jun2016 3) 31 Jan, 2017 4) 30 Mar, 2017 Ques. : 7 Alastair Cook recently became the youngest 5) 30 Jun, 2017 Ans.) 1 batsman to score 10,000 Test runs, a record earlier held by Jun2016 Sachin Tendulkar. Cook plays for Ques. : 16 India and which country signed five MoUs during ACCENT COACHING INSTITUTE HISAR, FOR BANK-PO, SSC CURRENT AFFAIRS : www.accentconcept.com Contact : 95410-79129, 96716-39776 ACCENT COACHING INSTITUTE HISAR, FOR BANK-PO, SSC Contact: 96716-39776, 95410-79129 CURRENT AFFAIRS : www.accentconcept.com the recent visit by Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari Jun2016 to the country? Ques. : 24 The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to set up 1) Spain 2) Algeria India Post payment bank recently which will have a corpus of 3) Brazil 4) South Africa 1) Rs 400 cr 2) Rs 600 cr 5) Morocco Ans.) 5 3) Rs 800 cr 4) Rs 1,000 cr Jun2016 5) Rs 1,200 cr Ans.) 3 Ques. : 17 The 57kilometer long Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest Ques. : 25 The TRAI has launched a mobile application to rail tunnel, was inaugurated recently in register complaints against pesky calls and SMSes. The 1) Spain 2) France present chairman of TRAI is 3) Germany 4) Switzerland 1) CB Bhave 2) TS Vijayan 5) China Ans.) 4 3) Vijayalakshmy K Gupta 4) AK Kaushal Jun2016 5) RS Sharma Ans.) 5 Ques. : 18 The Govt of India and the World Bank signed a Jun2016 grant agreement recently for the Efficient and Sustainable Ques. : 26 Kiran MazumdarShaw City Bus Service Project for selected Indian cities which has become the second Indian to join Giving Pledge, the include billionaire philanthropic group started by Bill Gates and 1) Jaipur 2) Chandigarh Warren Buffett. The first Indian to do so is 3) Patna 4) All the above 1) Azim Premji 2) NR Narayana Murthy 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5 3) Mukesh Ambani 4) Dilip Shanghvi Jun2016 5) Shiv Nadar Ans.) 1 Ques. : 19 Who among the following took charge as the BCCI’s Jun2016 first ever CEO recently, appointed on the recommendation of Ques. : 27 Who among the following has become the first the Justice Lodha Committee? tennis player to win a $100m 1) Kapil Dev 2) Anurag Thakur prize money recently? 3) Rahul Johri 4) Ravi Shastri 1) Kei Nishikori 2) Roger Federer 5) Shashank Manohar Ans.) 3 3) Andy Murray 4) Rafael Nadal Jun2016 5) Novak Djokovic Ans.) 5 Ques. : 20 What is India’s ranking on the 2016 Global Slavery Jun2016 Index released recently? Ques. : 28 Who among the following was conferred the 1) First 2) Second Lifetime achievement award at the CEAT Cricket Awards 3) Third 4) Fourth 201516? 5) Fifth Ans.) 4 1) Ravi Shastri 2) Mohinder Amarnath Jun2016 3) Kapil Dev 4) Sunil Gavaskar Ques. : 21 The Union Cabinet recently approved the MoU 5) Dilip Vengsarkar Ans.) 5 between India and ____ to enhance cooperation in the field Jun2016 of wildlife conservation and combating wildlife trafficking. Ques. : 29 Which of the following states celebrated its 1) China 2) Russia statehood day on 2 Jun? 3) US 4) South Africa 1) Chhattisgarh 2) Jharkhand 5) Brazil Ans.) 3 3) Uttarakhand 4) Telangana Jun2016 5) Sikkim Ans.) 4 Ques. : 22 The Indian govt gifted 2,000 bicycles to poor Dalit Jun2016 girls studying in govt schools in Banke, Siraha, Dhanusha and Ques. : 30 Joe Root was named International cricketer of the Sarlahi districts of which country recently? year at the CEAT Cricket Awards 201516 1) Bangladesh 2) Nepal recently. He belongs to 3) Myanmar 4) Sri Lanka 1) England 2) Australia 5) Bhutan Ans.) 2 3) South Africa 4) New Zealand Jun2016 5) West Indies Ans.) 1 Ques. : 23 India and Morocco have launched the Jun2016 IndiaMorocco Ques. : 31 The World Milk Day is observed every year on Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IMCCI). The capital city 1) 31May of Morocco is 2) 01Jun 1) Abuja 2) Bamako 3) 02Jun 3) Rabat 4) Tripoli 4) 03Jun 5) Algiers Ans.) 3 5) 05Jun ACCENT COACHING INSTITUTE HISAR, FOR BANK-PO, SSC CURRENT AFFAIRS : www.accentconcept.com Contact : 95410-79129, 96716-39776 ACCENT COACHING INSTITUTE HISAR, FOR BANK-PO, SSC Contact: 96716-39776, 95410-79129 CURRENT AFFAIRS : www.accentconcept.com Ans.) 2 3) State Bank of Hyderabad 4) State Bank of Mysore Jun2016 5) State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur Ans.) 4 Ques. : 32 The RBI recently eased norms for NBFCs to Jun2016 refinance infrastructure projects. What does letter ‘F’ stand Ques. : 40 R Seetharaman has been honoured with the 2016 for in the term NBFC? Green Economy Visionary Award. He is the group CEO of 1) Factoring 2) Finance 1) Doha Bank 2) HSBC 3) Franchise 4) Forward 3) Softbank 4) Bank Melli 5) Forfeit Ans.) 2 5) Riyad Bank Ans.) 1 Jun2016 Jun2016 Ques. : 33 Which Indian city has emerged as the fifth most Ques. : 41 Who won women’s singles title of the 2016 French preferred location for housing innovation centres in the Open tennis tournament? world? 1) Serena Williams 2) Garbine Muguruza 1) Hyderabad 2) Bengaluru 3) Ana Ivanovic 4) Venus Williams 3) Noida 4) Gurgaon 5) Eugenie Bouchard Ans.) 2 5) Chennai Ans.) 2 Jun2016 Jun2016 Ques. : 42 Asia’s largest annual security forum ShangriLa Ques. : 34 Who among the following has become the first Dialogue, to talk about security issues in the AsiaPacific Indian woman to be nominated for membership in the region, was held recently in International Olympic Committee (IOC)? 1) Singapore 2) Japan 1) Nita Ambani 2) Dipali Goenka 3) China 4) Myanmar 3) Chanda Kochhar 4) Arundhati Bhattacharya 5) Malaysia Ans.) 1 5) Tina Ambani Ans.) 1 Jun2016 Jun2016 Ques. : 43 Which state govt launched Asia’s first ‘Gyps Vulture Ques. : 35 Who among the following was named Indian Reintroduction Programme’ at the Jatayu Conservation cricketer of the year at the CEAT Cricket Awards 201516? Breeding Centre at Pinjore recently? 1) Ajinkya Rahane 2) Rohit Sharma 1) Haryana 2) Punjab 3) Virat Kohli 4) R Ashwin 3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) MS Dhoni Ans.) 2 5) Odisha Ans.) 1 Jun2016 Jun2016 Ques.