Current Affairs 2016 May 25
Current Affairs is an important part of competitive exam. WBCS STUDY gives current affairs as MCQ. So the candidates can easily remember the Current Affairs. In banking exam IBPS generally asked very recent current Affairs and in SSC exams the commission generally asked the current Affairs related to the Nation and Sports.
Ques. : 1 Which of the following teams won the 2016 Thomas Cup badminton tournament recently?
1) South Korea
2) China
3) Indonesians
4) Denmark
5) India
Answer:- 4) Denmark
Ques. : 2 Which of the following teams won the 2016 Uber Cup badminton tournament recently?
1) South Korea
2) China
3) Indonesians
4) Denmark
5) India
Answer:- 2) China
Ques. : 3 Every year 21 May is observed as
1) National Dengue Day
2) World Hypertension Day
3) International Day of UN Peacekeepers
4) International Day for Biological Diversity
5) Anti-Terrorism Day
Answer:- 5) Anti-Terrorism Day
Ques. : 4 The World Bank is launching a ________ fast-disbursing insurance fund to combat deadly pandemics in poor countries.
1) $300-mn
2) $500-mn
3) $700-mn
4) $800-mn
5) $900-mn
Answer:- 2) $500-mn
Ques. : 5 The United States fully lifted its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to which of the following countries recently?
1) Vietnam
2) Taiwan
3) North Korea
4) Iran
5) Pakistan
Answer:- 1) Vietnam
Ques. : 6 India, Iran and which country signed a historic three-way land transit agreement recently?
1) Iraq
2) Tajikistan
3) Pakistan
4) Afghanistan
5) Jordan
Answer:- 4) Afghanistan
Ques. : 7 The Indian Navy commissioned indigenously built INS Tarmugli recently. It is a(n)
1) Fast Patrol Craft
2) Anti-Submarine Craft
3) Torpedo Launch and Recovery Ship
4) Fast Attack Craft
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Fast Attack Craft
Ques. : 8 Who among the following has been appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)?
1) KC Purohit
2) VS Ramamurthy
3) SK Sharma
4) Ratan Kumar Sinha
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) SK Sharma
Ques. : 9 India, Myanmar and which of the following countries will soon be connected by a 1,400-km highway
1) Bangladesh
2) Philippines
3) China
4) Cambodia
5) Thailand
Answer:- 5) Thailand
Ques. : 10 India banned its nationals from travelling to Libya recently. The capital city of Libya is
1) Khartoum
2) Rabat
3) Tripoli
4) Cairo
5) Sana’a
Answer:- 3) Tripoli