• The theme of National Technology Day that was observed across the nation on 11 May 2016
Ans : Technology enablers of Startup India
• The country with which India signed a protocol to amend the convention for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and capital gains on 10 May 2016
Ans : Mauritius
• The Supreme Court on 11 May 2016 struck down the order of this regulatory body making it mandatory for telecom companies to compensate subscribers for call drops
Ans : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
• An Indian-American woman elementary teacher from Texas who was honored by US President Barack Obama for her excellent work in the field of education on 11 May 2016
Ans : Revathi Balakrishnan
• Chief Minister of Uttarakhand who won the composite floor test in the legislative assembly on 11 May 2016
Ans : Harish Rawat
• Mrugank Paranjape took charge as Managing Director and CEO of this organisation
Ans : Multi Commodity Exchange
• Name of the world's first holographic flexible smartphone developed by the Canadian researchers is
Ans : Holoflex
• This Indian state tourism is the winner of the Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award
Ans : Madhya Pradesh Tourism
• The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademark granted the patent to Gilead Sciences for its drug named Sovaldi used in the treatment of
Ans : Hepatitis C
• Nickname of the fighter aircrafts Sea Harriers, which was decommissioned by Indian Navy on 11 May 2016
Ans : White Tigers
• The decommissioned fleet of iconic Sea Harriers of Indian Navy was replaced by
Ans : MIG 29 K
• The inset letter that will be provided on both number panels in the 1000 rupees denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series
Ans : 2005 - R
• Author of the book Who Killed Swami Laxmanananda? was released on 5 May 2016
Ans : Anto Akkara
• The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice MB Lokur asked the Union Government to create a disaster mitigation fund to tackle
Ans : Drought- like situation
• The scheme of Europe adopted by Argentina to overcome the increasing specter of inflation and poverty
Ans : Social Fridge Scheme
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the registration of this many non-banking financial companies on 10 May 2016
Ans : Four
• As per a study of ASSOCHAM the drought in 10 Indian states may lead to this much losses to the Indian economy
Ans : 650000 crore rupees
• Name of the malaria vaccine that according to study done by American researchers can offer protection against malaria for more than a year
Ans : PfSPZ vaccine
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