Current Affairs this Week: 16-22 May 2016

1. Who was elected as the Chief Minister of Kerala by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) that secured majority in the Kerala Assembly elections - Pinarayi Vijayan

2. The US House of Representatives approved a legislation to upgrade defence ties with which country on par with its NATO allies – India

3. Phalodi in Rajasthan recorded 51 degrees Celsius - the highest temperature recorded in India since 1956.  which place was having previous record of 50.6 degrees Celsius - Alwar

4. Who were appointed as special envoys for El Nino and climate by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon - Mary Robinson and Macharia Kamau

5. The Union Government has declared a day as National Dengue Day -May 16

6. World Hypertension Day (WHD) was observed across the world on - May 17

7. BJP National president Amit Shah inaugurated the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at - Dahod in Gujarat

8. As per the latest World Health Statistics 2016, the life expectancy for children born in India in 2015 – 68.3 years

9. As per the World Health Statistics 2016, the global life expectancy for children born in 2015 – 71.4 years

10. Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to keep State Boards out of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for – One year

11. Who was  was appointed as the Principal Adviser in NITI Aayog – Ratan P Watal (former Union Finance Secretary)

12. 1st World Conference on Tourism for Development was hosted by- Beijing

13. Which political party has got majority in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election – AIADMK

14. The Centre for Environmental Health launched by Union Health Minister JP Nadda is a joint initiative between - Public Health Foundation of India and the Tata Institute of Social Science

15. Software solution, Intelligent Operations Centre launched by President Pranab Mukherjee, is designed by - IBM

16. Name the Indian-American biotechnologist awarded with the University of Houston’s Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Excellence Award in 2016- Rupa Iyer

17. Name of the Indian-American professor was conferred with the US National Medal of Science 2015 – Rakesh K Jain

18. Indian journalist who was elected unanimously as the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in the United Kingdom on 19 May 2016- Philip Abraham

19. Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who was appointed as the Ambassador of India to Romania- A V S Ramesh Chandra

20. Name the cyclonic storm over the west central Bay of Bengal that will strike Andhra Pradesh coast - ROANU

21. who is the first female president of Taiwan, sworn-in on 20 May 2016 -Tsai Ing-wen

22. The city in which Apple Inc. will be setting up an iOS App Design and Development Accelerator - Bengaluru

23. In which city Apple Inc. opened a Development Office to develop Maps for Apple products – Hyderabad

24. Which Platform was launched by Income Tax (IT) department to fast track taxpayer grievances- e-nivaran

25. Name the Indian car models that failed crash tests conducted by NCAP-Renault Kwid, Maruti Suzuki’s Celerio and Eeco, Mahindra Scorpio and Hyundai Eon

26. Mobile app platform that signed MoU with Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to benefit Safai Karamcharis- Ola

27. The state government that recently decided to launch Green Passage Scheme for orphan students is - Odisha

28. The Ambassador of Mexico to Germany who was recently appointed the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is - Patricia Espinosa Cantellano

29. Punjab inaugurated the world’s largest single rooftop solar power plant with capacity of 11.5 MegaWatt (MW) at - Beas in Amritsar district

30. The revision of the rehabilitation of bonded labour scheme that will be made a Central Sector Scheme will replace - Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976

31. This private sector bank launched the SmartUp platform to offer banking and payment solutions to start-ups – HDFC Bank Ltd

32. The SBI is planning to merge this public sector bank with itself along with its 5 associate banks - Bharatiya Mahila Bank

33. Name the athlete who created history by breaking the national record in women's 3000m steeplechase event is – Sudha Singh

34. Chief of Air Staff who became the first CAS to fly the indigenously designed and produced Light Combat Aircraft Tejas - Arup Raha

35. Himalayan brown bears came into news after being sighted for the first time after 1999 in - Kargil

36. Draft National Policy for Women that was unveiled for consultation by Union Government seeks to replace - National Policy for Empowerment of Women, 2001

37. Who will head the five member committee to give recommendations on the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) - NK Singh

38. The South Korean author, who won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian' is - Han Kang

39. Name of the country that launched the Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellite on board the Long March 2-D rocket – China

40. The three-member Indian women's archery team who were named for the Rio Olympics are -  Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi

41. The United Nations project that has turned testimonies of displaced people in Ukraine into “books” - Living Library

42. NASA has successfully launched a super pressure balloon from New Zealand's South Island Wanaka Airport to conduct - Near-space scientific investigations

43. The 27th series of CORPAT was conducted between these two countries Indian Navy and Indonesian Navy

44. NTPC Limited formed Joint Venture with which company to revive plants of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited - Coal India Limited

45. Name of the robot lawyer that was hired by the law firm BakerHostetler to assist with bankruptcy cases is - ROSS

46. The Indian peacekeepers, namely Head Constable Shubhkaran Yadav, Rifleman Manish Malik, Havildar Amal Deka, Naik Rakesh Kumar and Gagan Punjabi, will be honoured with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal on - the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

47. The indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile that was test fired from the complex of Abdul Kalam Island (formerly known as Wheeler Island) off Odisha coast on 15 May 2016 – Ashwin

48. Which former India cricket captain was re-elected as the chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee for another 3-year term – Anil Kumble

49. Which two former players were appointed to the ICC Cricket Committee for a 3-year term - Rahul Dravid and Mahela Jayawardena

50. The pair that won the 2016 Italian Open women’s doubles title is -Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis

51. Tennis star who on 15 May 2016 won his first Italian Open Men's Singles Tennis title – Andy Murray

52. Tennis star on 15 May 2016 won his first Italian Open Women's Singles Tennis title – Serena Williams

53. World governing body for football, FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) on 14 May 2016 appointed an Indian retired judge as deputy chairman of its Governance Committee - Mukul Mudgal

54. Noted Gujarati folk singer and Padma award winner who passed away in May 2016- Diwaliben Bhil

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