May - 2016 (GK - 4)
This test comprises general knowledge questions and current affairs of May 2016.
Questions
Which city topped the list of the second batch smart cities that will be developed under Smart City Mission?
- Chandigarh
- Ranchi
- Shimla
- Lucknow
- Warangal
Who among the following created history by becoming the first female winner of the 1 million euro prize awarded biennially in its 12-year history?
- Frances Arnold
- Laura Borel
- Rachel Haot
- Chin-Yu-Hu
- Erica Kochi
Which of the following important people of Maldives was granted political refugee status (asylum) in May 2016?
- Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
- Mohamed Nasheed
- Ahmed Zaki
- Mohammed Waheed Hassan
- Abdullah Saeed
Who among the following was appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) in May 2016?
- K. N. Vyas
- Anita Chaudhary
- R. A. Rajeev
- S. K. Sharma
- S. M. Jaamdar
Which of the following UTs signed 24x7 Power for All document, becoming the first Union Territory (UT) to sign the document, which aims to provide each household access to electricity through 24x7 power supply by 2019?
- Chandigarh
- Puducherry
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Lakshadweep
The G7 Summit which concluded in Japan on 27th May, 2016 was the ___ summit.
- 40th
- 41st
- 42nd
- 43rd
- 44th
Which of the following countries emerged as the world’s fifth largest electronic waste (e-waste) producer as per a study conducted by Assocham-KPMG in May, 2016?
- India
- Australia
- China
- Singapore
- Japan
Which of the following journalists is the author of the book ‘Anatomy of a Cover Up’, which gives account of an eight-month long undercover investigation by a journalist, released in May 2016?
- Sherren Bhan
- Arnab Gowsami
- Rana Ayyub
- Sucheta Dala
- Swapan Dasgupta
Who among the following received the 2016 Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award?
- Ratan Tata
- Anand Mahindra
- Sunil Bharti Mittal
- Mukesh Ambani
- Rahul Bajaj
Which of the following teams won the 2016 European Champions title?
- Real Madrid
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Malmö FF
- Atlético Madrid
- Galatasaray
In May 2016, NASA and which of the following companies successfully deployed the Expandable Activity Module on the International Space Station?
- Armadillo Aerospace
- Interorbital Systems
- Gateway Galactic, Inc.
- Bigelow Aerospace
- Excalibur Almaz
The World No Tobacco Day is annually observed on ____ May.
- 3rd
- 13th
- 19th
- 23rd
- 31st
Who among the following took over as the Chief of Naval Staff in May 2016?
- Sunil Lanba
- Robin K. Dhowan
- Devendra Kumar Joshi
- Nirmal Kumar Verma
- Sureesh Mehta
Which of the following companies signed an MoU with Iran to explore the possibility of setting up smelter-cum-gas-based power plant on joint venture in Iran for the proposed smelter plant in Chabahar Free Trade Zone?
- Vedanta Resources
- Hindalco Industries Ltd.
- NALCO
- Bharat Aluminium Company
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation
In May 2016, the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, presented the Malti Gyan Peeth Puraskar. Every year, government school teachers from government’s high and higher secondary schools of which state receive this award for their contributions in the field of education?
- Haryana
- Punjab
- Jharkhand
- Gujarat
- Kerala