1. Tsai Ing-wen was sworn in as the first woman president of which Asian country?
Ans: Taiwan
2. Who was appointed principal advisor for social sector in NITI Aayog?
Ans:Ratan P Watal
3. Anti Terrorism Day was observed across the country on:
Ans:May 21
4. Name the tropical cyclone that hit the eastern coast of India in the third week of May?
Ans:Roanu
5. Head Constable Subhkaran Yadav, Rifleman Manish Malik, Havildar Aural Deka, Naik Rakesh Kumar and Gagan Punjabi were posthumously given which award by the UN?
Ans:Dag Harnmarskjold Medal
6. Name India's first reusable launch vehicle launched recently?
Ans:RLV-TD
7. Which movie got the Palme d'Or for the best picture at the 2016 Cannes International Film Festival?
Ans:I, Daniel Blake
8. Who is the new President of the BCCI?
Ans:Anurag Thakur
9. Which two Indian cities are listed in the first five rankings of the world's most polluted cities?
Ans:Gwalior and Allahabad (ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively)
10. The 2016 Women Economic Forum was held in which Indian city?
Ans:New Delhi
11. The Indian Navy has launched Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) and Mine Warfare Data Centre (MWDC) in which naval dockyard?
Ans:Vishakhapatnam
12. Which NASA spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter on July 4th to study the planet's origins and composition?
Ans:Juno
13. The MS804 flight which went down into the Mediterranean Sea, belonged to which country?
Ans:Egypt
14. The Indian Navy ships, the INS Sutiej and the INS Sunayna, were deployed to which neighbouring country to provide assistance consequent to the calamity caused by cyclone?
Ans:Sri Lanka
15. Which monument in India has recently 'turned green' due to the attack of insects?
Ans:Taj Mahal
16. Which candidate won with the highest majority in the assembly elections held in Kerala?
Ans:P. J. Joseph (45,587 votes)
17. Which international finance agency has approved USD 625 million loan to support India's grid connected rooftop solar programme to generate clean energy?
Ans:World Bank
18. Name the CEO of Apple who visited India recently.
Ans:Tim Cook
19. Claire Furlong was appointed General manager-Strategic Communications of which international sports body?
Ans:International Cricket Council (ICC)
20. World Hypertension Day was observed on:
Ans:May 17
Roanu is the first tropical cyclone of the annual cyclone season. It caused severe flooding in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh during May 2016. Roanu originated from a low pressure area that formed south of Sri Lanka and gradually drifted north and intensified into a cyclonic storm. The storm was responsible for many deaths in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It brought torrential rainfall to the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Odisha.
Juno (JUpiter Near-polar Orbiter) is a NASA mission to the planet, launched on August 5, 2011. It will arrive at its destination on July 4, 2016. The spacecraft will study Jupiter's composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere. Juno will be the second spacecraft to orbit Jupiter, following the Galileo probe which orbited from 1995-2003.
