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June - 2016 (GK - 1)

General knowledge quiz covering major national and international news events from June 2016, including sports, environment, international relations, and Indian state developments.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In June 2016, India joined the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC), a global ballistic missile proliferation regime. In which year was HCoC established?

  1. 2000
  2. 2001
  3. 2002
  4. 2003
  5. 2004
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was India’s rank in the 2015 Good Country Index (GCI), a list of 168 countries, released in June 2016?

  1. 21st
  2. 46th
  3. 67th
  4. 70th
  5. 91st
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Exercise Desert Eagle II, which concluded in June 2016, was between Indian Air Force (IAF) and

  1. United Arab Emirates Air Force
  2. United States Air Force
  3. Russian Air Force
  4. Royal Australian Air Force
  5. Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following became the first Indian state to give social welfare benefits such as pension, housing and food grains to transgenders?

  1. Chennai
  2. Odisha
  3. Gujarat
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  5. Jharkhand
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

World Oceans Day has been unofficially celebrated every 8 June since its original proposal in 1992 by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In which year was it officially recognized by the United Nations?

  1. 1998
  2. 2001
  3. 2005
  4. 2008
  5. 2011
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Three times world heavyweight champion and boxing icon Muhammad Ali passed away in June 4, 2016. In which year did he win his first championship?

  1. 1960
  2. 1964
  3. 1970
  4. 1974
  5. 1978
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Angela Merkel topped the list of World’s 100 Most Powerful Women of 2016 released by Forbes in June 2016. This is the ____ consecutive year that she has fetched the first spot.

  1. second
  2. third
  3. fourth
  4. fifth
  5. sixth
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In June 2016, in which country was the world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel inaugurated?

  1. Switzerland
  2. Japan
  3. China
  4. France
  5. Russia
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the women’s singles 2016 French Open title?

  1. Serena Williams
  2. Caroline Garcia
  3. Kristina Mladenovic
  4. Martina Hingis
  5. Garbine Muguruza
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In June 2016, Guwahati became the first city in the country to have its own city animal. Which is that animal?

  1. One-horned rhino
  2. Barasingha
  3. Assam macaque
  4. Dolphin
  5. Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

World Environment Day is observed on 5th June annually. What was the theme for 2016?

  1. Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care
  2. Green Economy: Does it include you?
  3. Go Wild for Life (Zero Tolerance For The Illegal Wildlife Trade)
  4. One Planet. One Future
  5. Forests - Nature At Your Service
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In June 2016, which sportsperson gave his/her consent to use his/her name to strengthen Kerala Government’s anti-drug campaign?

  1. M. S. Dhoni
  2. Sachin Tendulkar
  3. Sania Mirza
  4. Virat Kohli
  5. M. C. Mary Kom
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As per the World Health Organization, which of the following countries became the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission?

  1. China
  2. Japan
  3. North Korea
  4. Thailand
  5. Singapore
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In June 2016, for how many years was Maria Sharapova suspended from Tennis by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for using a prohibited drug?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 2.5
  4. 3
  5. 3.5
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The government of which state launched the mobile application RajVayu for sharing information about air quality index?

  1. Hyderabad
  2. Karnataka
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Gujarat
  5. West Bengal
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