May - 2016 (GK - 3)
Current affairs quiz covering major events from May 2016
Questions
India successfully test-fired indigenously developed Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile in May 2016. What is its strike range?
- 200 km
- 250 km
- 300 km
- 350 km
- 400 km
In May 2016, the Yagoan-30 remote sensing satellite was placed in the sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) by using the Long March 2-D rocket. To which country does it belong?
- Japan
- North Korea
- South Korea
- China
- Thailand
Who among the following has been honoured with the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Hall of Fame Award for 2016?
- Abhas Mitra
- Dwaram Bap Reddy
- Udupi Ramachandra Rao
- Pranav Mistry
- Vijay Bhatkar
Who became the first woman in Taiwan to hold the post of President?
- Tsai Ing-wen
- Lung Ying-tai
- Christina Liu
- Luo Ying-shay
- Kuo Yao-chi
In May 2016, the government of which state launched the Green Passage scheme for orphan students to ensure that they get free of cost higher education in the state?
- Chennai
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Andhra Pradesh
- Odisha
Who succeeded Ahmet Davutoglu as the Prime Minister of Turkey in May 2016?
- Nurettin Canikli
- Veysi Kaynak
- Binali Yildirim
- Mehmet ªimºek
- Recep Tayyip Erdoðan
Ruling All India Trinamool Congress Party has emerged victorious in the 2016 West Bengal Assembly Election. How many seats did it win?
- 176
- 195
- 203
- 211
- 224
Which day is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day throughout India?
- 5th May
- 9th May
- 17th May
- 21st May
- 29th May
In May 2016, India’s largest lender State Bank of India formally started merger of 5 associative banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank with itself. Which among the following is not one among the 5 associative banks?
- State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
- State Bank of Travancore
- State Bank of Patiala
- State Bank of Mysore
- State Bank of Indore
In May 2016, Justice Deepak Gupta was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court. From which High Court was he transferred to Chhattisgarh High Court?
- Calcutta High Court
- Tripura High Court
- Bombay High Court
- Madras High Court
- Patna High Court
In May 2016, a five member committee to comprehensively review and give recommendations on the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) roadmap for the future was constituted by the Union Government. The committee is headed by
- Sumit Bose
- Arvind Subramaniam
- Urjit Patel
- N. K. Singh
- Rathin Roy
In May 2016, the United States lifted fully its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to which country?
- Turkey
- Vietnam
- Iran
- Syria
- South Korea
Who among the following won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for the novel 'The Vegetarian'?
- László Krasznahorkai
- Han Kang
- Lydia Davis
- Philip Roth
- Elena Ferrante
In which Indian city was the largest Solar Power Plant spread over 82 acres of rooftops in single campus on multiple roofs with installed capacity of 19.5 MW inaugurated?
- Chennai
- Kolkata
- Amritsar
- Mumbai
- Jaipur
Who among the following was appointed as Principal Adviser for social sector in NITI Aayog in May 2016?
- Ratan P. Watal
- Duvvuri Subbarao
- Bimal Jalan
- Rajiv Maharshi
- Arvind Mayaram