1. Who won the Canada Grand Prix Formula One race?
Ans: Lewis Hamilton
2. Which are the four new elements recently named by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)?
Ans: Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine and Oganesson
3. Which has become the first country in the world to ban deforestation?
Ans: Norway
4. The Indian American author Akhil Sharma won the 2016 Dublin Literary Award for his which novel?
Ans: Family Life
5. World Day against child labour was observed on:
Ans: 12 June
6. Who won the women's singles title in the 2016 Australian Open Super Series Badminton tournament?
Ans: Sainia Nehwal
7. Name the veteran journalist and author of 'Indira Gandhi: A Personal and Political Biography' who passed away recently.
Ans: Inder Malhotra
8. Name the scheme launched by the Indian Railways under which hot milk, hot water and baby food will be made available at railway stations?
Ans: Janani Sewa
9. Which are the three nations that participated in the 2016 Malabar Naval Exercise held near the South China Sea?
Ans: India, Japan and the United States
10. The Champaran Satyagrah Express flagged off recently, connects which stations?
Ans: Bapudham Motihari (Bihar) to Anand Vihar (Delhi)
11. The 'Internet Sathi' programme was jointly launched by which two companies?
Ans: Google and Tata Trusts
12. Which country has recently recognised India as a major defense partner?
Ans: United States
13. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has banned the former world No.1 Maria Sharappova for how many years?
Ans: Two
14. Which is the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission?
Ans: Thailand
15. Which Indian city will host the 2016 Junior Hockey World Cup?
Ans: Lucknow
16. Name the composer who composed Nepal's National Anthem, who passed away recently.
Ans: Ambar Gurung
17. World Oceans Day was observed on:
Ans: June 8
18. Which company bought the social networking platform LinkedIn?
Ans: Microsoft
19. Who is the world's highest paid athlete, as per the list published by the Forbes Magazine?
Ans: Christiano Ronaldo
20. The World Bank has cut global growth forecast to how much percent?
Ans: 2.4 percent
