1. The first squadron of which indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) was inducted into the Indian Air Force?
Ans: Tejas
2. Name the world’s largest maritime warfare exercise involving 27 countries, held recently near Hawaii?
Ans: RIMPAC 2016
3. National Doctors' Day was observed on:
Ans: July 1
4. Name the indigenously developed anti-submarine torpedo, recently inducted into the Indian Navy?
Ans: Varunastra
5. Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the president of which Asian country?
Ans: Philippines
6. Which medium range surface to air missile, jointly developed by the DRDO and the Israel Aerospace Industries, was test fired recently?
Ans: Barak 8.
It is also known as LR-SAM
7. Name the teacher education portal launched by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development?
Ans: Prashikshak
8. National Statistics Day was observed on:
Ans: June 29
It is the birth anniversary of the renowned statistician Prof.P.0 Mahalanobis. The theme of the Day was 'Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare'.
9. What is the rank of India on the Human Capital Index, prepared by the World Economic Forum?
Ans: 105
10. Who was recently appointed Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
Ans: NS Viswanathan
11. Where was the 2016 BRICS Youth Summit held?
Ans: Guwahati (Assam)
12. The BRICS Working Group Meeting on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency was held in which Indian city?
Ans: Visakhapatnam
13. Which river island in Assam was declared as island district recently?
Ans: Majuli
14. Name the joint initiative by the armed forces and the government of Assam for flood relief in the state?
Ans: Exercise Jalrahat
15. Which renowned Kerala born painter and freedom fighter, passed away in Vadodara recently?
Ans: KG Subramanyam
16. Which writer and futurist, famous for the works, The Third Wave', 'Future Shock', 'Powershift' etc, passed away recently?
Ans: Alvin Toffler
17. Which holocaust survivor and 1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner passed away recently?
Ans: Elie Wiesel
18. Xerxes Sapur Desai, who passed away recently, was the founder of which company?
Ans: Titan
19. Which scheme, recently launched by the government of India, aims at giving free health check-up and required treatment for pregnant women?
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Yojana
20. Which Fl driver won the 2016 Australian Grand Prix?
Ans: Lewis Hamilton
21. What is India's rank in the 2016 Logistics Performance Index, prepared by the World Bank?
Ans: 35
22. Which state has recently banned e-cigarettes?
Ans: Kerala
23. Name the official sponsors of the Indian contingent to the 2016 Rio Olympics?
Ans: Amul
24. Name the online portal, launched by the union railway ministry, for the redressal of service related grievance of serving and former railway employees?
Ans: NIVARAN Portal
25. Who are the winners of the 2016 Women's Champions Trophy title of hockey?
Ans: Argentina
They defeated the Netherlands in the final.
26. Name the five Himalayan states in which the Zoological Survey of India launched long term monitoring studies on the impact of climate change on animal biodiversity?
Ans: Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
27. Name the Indian Americans who were conferred 'The Great Immigrants: The Pride of America Award 2016'?
Ans: Sunder Pichai, Had Sreenivasan, Vikram Malhotra and Bharati Mukherjee
28. Name the newly elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council?
Ans: Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan
29. World's first electrified road was inaugurated in which country?
Ans: Sweden
The road named eHighway, near the city of Gavle, will enable electric/hybrid trucks to drive emission free by getting power from the overhead electric lines.
30. International Day of Cooperatives was observed on:
Ans: July 2
