Questions
The seventh pay commission recommended 23.55 percent hike in pay and allowances of government employees. Who headed this committee?
- Dr. Ratin Roy
- P. K. Sinha
- A. K. Mathur
- Vivek Rae
- Meena Agarwal
The world’s first electric road was inaugurated in
- Japan
- France
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- China
In June 2016, the 193-member UN body conducted the elections for five non-permanent seats. Which two countries agreed to share the UN seat for one year each?
- Ethiopia and Bolivia
- Sweden and Kazakhstan
- Sweden and the Netherlands
- Ethiopia and Kazakhstan
- The Netherlands and Italy
The Barak-8 missile, which was successfully test-fired in June 2016, is co-developed by the Defence Research Development Laboratory (DRDL) of DRDO in partnership with
- France
- Russia
- US
- Israel
- Japan
‘Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan’, launched in June 2016, aims at boosting the healthcare facilities
- for pregnant women
- for newborns
- in the country
- in the villages
- for the aged
In June 2016, who among the following was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund?
- Shaktikanta Das
- Sujoy Bose
- B. Sriram
- Rajnish Kumar
- G. V. Kannan
In June 2016, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet announced the appointment of N. S. Vishwanathan as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Whom did he succeed?
- Harun R. Khan
- Urjit Patel
- R. Gandhi
- S. S. Mundra
- Anand Sinha
Messi retired from international football in June 2016, having represented his country in seven major tournaments. For which of the following clubs did he play?
- Real Madrid
- Liverpool
- A. C. Milan
- Barcelona
- Chelsea
The newly renovated and expanded Panama Canal reopened for bigger business in June 2016. In which year was the project formally started?
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
Which of the following films won the best film award at the 17th International Indian Film Academy Awards that were presented in June 2016?
- Baahubali
- Bajirao Mastani
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
- Bajrangi Bhaijaan
- Barfi
In June 2016, India became the 35th full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). In which year was MTCR established?
- 1985
- 1987
- 1990
- 1993
- 1996
In June 2016, the Asian Development Bank approved 500 million US dollars loan to build a road bridge across the Ganga near Patna in Bihar. Once completed, the bridge will be India’s longest river bridge with a length of ___ km.
- 7.7
- 8.3
- 8.9
- 9
- 9.8
In June 2016, the Nepal government decided to suspend issuing labour permits to Nepalese nationals in four conflict-hit countries. Which among the following is not one among them?
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
- Syria
- Ukraine
- Libya
In June, when is the International Olympic Day celebrated?
- 3rd
- 13th
- 19th
- 23rd
- 27th
As per the Mercer's Cost of Living Survey 2016, which was released in June 2016, which of the following cities topped the list?
- Tokyo
- Hong Kong
- Zurich
- Geneva
- Luanda