July 2016 Current Affairs
Test your knowledge of significant events from July 2016 including international developments, Indian politics, sports achievements, and governance initiatives.
Questions
World Population Day is observed annually on 11th July. In which year was the event established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme?
- 1989
- 1985
- 1980
- 1987
- 1990
The solar powered plane ‘Solar Impulse 2’, which completed its first round the world tour in July 2016, had taken off in
- May 2014
- June 2014
- July 2014
- August 2014
- September 2014
With which country was the joint expedition titled 'Indian National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 02' by India conducted?
- Russia
- The US
- Saudi Arabia
- Canada
- Kuwait
Pema Khandu was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in July 2016. With this,
- Khandu became the youngest CM of the country
- Khandu became the sixth CM of Arunachal Pradesh
- Khandu became the first from the BJP to be the CM of Arunachal Pradesh
- Khandu became the only member of Arunachal Congress to be the CM of Arunachal Pradesh
- Khandu became the first transgender to become the CM of Arunachal Pradesh
In July 2016, Turkish musician Kudsi Ergüner was appointed UNESCO Artist for Peace. Which instrument does he play?
- Guitar
- Piano
- Ney
- Violin
- Saxophone
Who succeeded Praveen Dixit as the Director General of Maharashtra Police?
- Vivek Phansalkar
- Himanshu Roy
- Satish Mathur
- Sanjay Kumar
- Ritesh Kumar
The International Criminal Day is celebrated annually on
- 3rd July
- 7th July
- 13th July
- 17th July
- 23rd July
Who succeeded Cameron as the Prime Minister of the UK?
- Nicola Sturgeon
- Caroline Lucas
- Ruth Elizabeth Davidson
- Natalie Bennett
- Theresa May
Which of the following countries topped the Sustainable Development Goal Index launched in July 2016?
- US
- Sweden
- France
- Singapore
- Japan
In July 2016, with the aim of sharing the impact of various governance initiatives with citizens in real-time, the government launched a website ‘Transforming India’. Which of the following union ministers had launched this website?
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Raj Nath Singh
- Ramvilas Paswan
- Kalraj Mishra
- Arun Jaitley
‘Maitree’ concluded in July 2016. Which of the following pairs conducted this exercise?
- India and Thailand
- China and Pakistan
- Bangladesh and Myanmar
- Nepal and Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka and Malaysia
Two Indians won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016. One of them is Bezwada Wilson and the other is
- Thodur Madabusi Krishna
- Sandeep Pandey
- Nilima Mishra
- Sanjiv Chaturvedi
- Deep Joshi
Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win gold in the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He won the gold medal in which of the following events?
- Shot put
- Discus
- High jump
- Javelin
- Long jump
The government of which of the following states launched Pashudhan Bima Yojana?
- Gujarat
- Rajasthan
- Maharashtra
- Haryana
- West Bengal