Questions
Who among the following was appointed as new chief of CBSE in July 2016?
- P. Krishnamurthy
- Rakesh K. Chaturvedi
- Vineet Joshi
- Basu Kumar
- T. C. Arora
Who among the following succeeded Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court?
- Shiva Kirti Singh
- Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale
- S. J. Vazifdar
- Sanjay Kishan Kaul
- Manjula Chellur
Where was the first-ever meeting of BRICS Employment Working Group held in July 2016?
- Hyderabad
- Panaji
- Chennai
- Jaipur
- Gandhinagar
In July 2016, the Union Cabinet gave its approval for raising foreign shareholding limit from current 5% to ____ in Indian Stock Exchanges.
- 8%
- 10%
- 13%
- 15%
- 17%
The International Tiger Day is celebrated annually on
- 8th July
- 15th July
- 19th July
- 23rd July
- 29th July
Whom did the European Union’s executive appoint as its Chief Negotiator for the United Kingdom’s exit from the bloc?
- Peter Praet
- Michel Barnier
- Mario Draghi
- Benoît Cœuré
- Vítor Constâncio
In July 2016, the Union Cabinet approved Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with _____, which seeks to promote and protect investments from either country in the territory of the other country with the objective of increasing bilateral investment flows.
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Vietnam
- Singapore
- the Philippines
In which of the following states is India’s first Green Rail Corridor, a 114 km long stretch, launched in July, 2016?
- Haryana
- Gujarat
- Rajasthan
- Tamil Nadu
- Karnataka
As per the rankings of institutes released by a prestigious Scimago Institutions Rankings Report in July 2016, which of the following topped the list?
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (Germany)
- National Center for Scientific Research (France)
- Max Planck Society (Germany)
- Spanish National Research Council (Spain)
What is the name of the committee that has been formed to probe into Bhagwant Mann’s live streaming of security arrangements in Parliament of India?
- Alok Kumar Verma Committee
- B. K. Gupta Committee
- Kirit Somaiya Committee
- Neeraj Kumar Committee
- Y. S. Dadwal Committee
Which of the following banks became the first pair of Indian banks to sign up SWIFT’s Global Payments Innovation Initiative?
- SBI and HDFC Bank
- Axis Bank and SBI
- HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank
- ICICI Bank and Axis Bank
- HDFC Bank and Axis Bank
In July 2016, which of the following countries was declared measles free by WHO?
- South Africa
- Brazil
- India
- Nepal
- Japan
Which commodity exchange of India won the best commodity exchange award at the 2016 Bullion Federation Global Convention in July 2016?
- Indian Commodity Exchange Limited
- National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange
- Multi-Commodity Exchange
- Universal Commodity Exchange
- National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
On which of the following days is the World Nature Conservation Day (WNCD) celebrated all over the world?
- 3rd July
- 12th July
- 19th July
- 21st July
- 28th July
In July 2016, the International Cricket Council selected 4 players to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Who among the following is not one of them?
- Muttiah Muralidaran
- Karen Rolton
- AB de Villiers
- Arthur Morris
- George Lohmann