Questions
The World Day Against Child Labour is an International Labour Organization sanctioned holiday observed on 12th June every year. In which year was it first launched aiming to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour?
- 1996
- 1998
- 2000
- 2002
- 2004
In June 2016, who among the following was appointed as a part-time member of the 21st Law Commission of India?
- Balbir Singh Chauhan
- Satya Pal Jain
- Ravi R. Tripathi
- Bimal N. Patel
- Sanjay Kishan Kaul
In June 2016, Saina Nehwal won the women’s title of the Australian Open Super Series Badminton tournament. This was her first title of 2016 and second Australian Open title of her career. When did she win her first Australian Open title?
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
The 2016 Global Peace Index (GPI) was released in June 2016. Which of the following countries topped the 2016 GPI for being the most peaceful country?
- Iceland
- Denmark
- Austria
- Portugal
- Switzerland
In June 2016, Sunil Bharti Mittal was elected as chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He succeeds Terry McGraw. Sunil Mittal is the third Indian to hold this position in ICC. Who was the first Indian to hold this position?
- Bharat Ram
- Rajat Gupta
- Amartya Sen
- Azim Premji
- Narayan Murthy
Peruvian economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was elected as the next President of Peru in June 2016. In which year was he appointed as the Prime Minister of Peru?
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
In June 2016, the Union Cabinet approved the enhancement of retirement age of government doctors to 65 years. What was the previous retirement age?
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61
- 62
Who among the following was chosen for the prestigious 2016 Pen Pinter Prize?
- David Hare
- Margaret Atwood
- James Fenton
- Tom Stoppard
- Carol Ann Duffy
In June 2016, who among the following took charge of Chief Justice of Manipur high court?
- Rakesh Rajan Prasad
- Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra
- Iqbal Ahmed Ansari
- Ramesh Kumar Datta
- Ajay Kumar Tripathi
In June 2016, "Sunway TaihuLight” was named the fastest computer of the world. Which country developed it?
- The US
- Germany
- Switzerland
- China
- Japan
The new Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker dubbed ‘Arktika’, the world’s largest and most powerful vessel of its kind, was launched in June 2016 by
- Japan
- France
- Russia
- the US
- Germany
Who replaced Nikesh Arora as President and Chief Operating Officer of SoftBank?
- Ken Miyauchi
- Masayoshi Son
- Ronald D. Fisher
- Yun Ma
- Tatsuhiro Murata
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated across the world annually on ___ June.
- 3rd
- 9th
- 14th
- 21st
- 25th
Who among the following leads the four Indian women who were ranked in the latest Forbes list of 100 most powerful women in the world, released in June 2016?
- Arundhati Bhattacharya
- Chanda Kochhar
- Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
- Shobhana Bhartia
- Nita Ambani
In June 2016, which of the following companies agreed to acquire renewable energy company Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt. Ltd?
- JSW Energy
- Reliance Infra
- Tata Power
- Power Grid Corporation of India
- NTPC Ltd.