• The theme of the 2016 International Day of Families is
Ans : Families, healthy lives and sustainable future
• The Union Government has declared a day as National Dengue Day
Ans : May 16
• This former India cricket captain was re-elected as the chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee for another 3-year term
Ans : Anil Kumble
• A new ground-based missile defense system was launched by the USA in this European country
Ans : Romania
• These two former players were appointed to the ICC Cricket Committee for a 3-year term
Ans : Rahul Dravid and Mahela Jayawardena
• The Union Government decided to replace 5-year plans with 15-year vision documents. They will be prepared by
Ans : NITI Aayog
• The former Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court who has been sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court is
Ans : Justice Navin Sinha
• The former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation who has been honoured with the IAF Hall of Fame award 2016 is
Ans : Udupi Ramachandra Rao
• The pair that won the 2016 Italian Open women’s doubles title is
Ans : Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
• The Indian peacekeepers, namely Head Constable Shubhkaran Yadav, Rifleman Manish Malik, Havildar Amal Deka, Naik Rakesh Kumar and Gagan Punjabi, will be honoured with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal on
Ans : International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
• The indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile that was test fired from the complex of Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast
Ans : Ashwin
• Tennis star who won his first Italian Open Men's Singles Tennis title
Ans : Andy Murray
• Tennis star won his first Italian Open Women's Singles Tennis title
Ans : Serena Williams
• The four minute documentary film on girl child education from India that has been invited for special screening at the 42nd Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), Washington DC
Ans : Beti
• World governing body for football, FIFA appointed an Indian retired judge as deputy chairman of its Governance Committee
Ans : Mukul Mudgal
• Women’s squash team that won the 18th Asian Team squash championships played at Taipei in Chinese Taipei
Ans : Malaysian team
• Men’s squash team that won the 18th Asian Team squash championships played at Taipei in Chinese Taipei
Ans : Pakistani team
• The Dutch teenager who became Formula One's youngest race winner after winning the Spanish Grand Prix
Ans : Max Verstappen
• Former Test cricketer who was the first Indian to score a memorable ton in his debut innings, died at the age of 87
Ans : Deepak Shodhan
• BJP National president Amit Shah inaugurated the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at
Ans : Dahod in Gujarat
• The state that has been asked by the Union Government to lay aerial Optical Fibre Cable on electric poles in rural areas so that internet connections can be provided to gram panchayats at a lower cost under the Digital India scheme
Ans : Odisha
• The 'Income Declaration Scheme' or four month window for declaration of domestic black money will commence from
Ans : 1 June 2016
• The 'Income Declaration Scheme' or four month window for declaration of domestic black money will remain in force till
Ans : 30 September 2016
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