Sunday, May 8, 2016

Last Week Current Affairs - 25th April - 30th April

• National LED programme UJALA was launched by Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on 30 April 2016 in
Ans : Madhya Pradesh 
• This is the first south Indian Metro Rail to inaugurate underground corridor on 30 April 2016
Ans : Namma Metro/Bangalore Metro
• These are the endangered asiatic species which were spotted in the nature reserve in northwest China's Gansu Province ant stood in news in the last week of April 2016
Ans : Dholes, or Asiatic wild dogs.
• NABARD entered into collaboration with German government in April 2016 for a special programme
Ans : Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security
• Reliance Defence signed strategic partnership agreement with three state- owned firms of the Country on 29 April 2016
Ans : Ukranian
• She is a women’s rights activist who won the prestigious Mandela - Graça Machel Innovation Award 2016 on 28 April 2016
Ans : Tabassum Adnan
• Indian Navy decommissioned two Indian Naval Ships in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 28 April 2016
Ans : Veer and Nipat 
• He was named as the India’s ambassador in Rio Olympics 2016 along with Salman Khan on 29 April 2016
Ans : Abhinav Bindra
• The Cricket ground that was decided by IPL team Mumbai Indians as their Home ground on 28 April 2016
Ans : Visakhapatnam
• She was born in Telangana and upon migration to UK in 1970, elected as Mayor of Lambeth city, South London on 27 April 2016
Ans : Dr Saleha Jaffer
• He was confirmed as 29th test cricket captain of New Zealand cricket Team on 28 April 2016
Ans : Kane Williamson
• The scientist of this country developed a new electronic paper that was in news in the last of April 2016 which has been heralded as world's first Graphene electronic paper
Ans : China
• He resigned from the post of head of the Tata Steel sports department on 28 April 2016
Ans : Charles Borromeo
• Union government issued a notification banning the import of dogs for commercial breeding on 27 April 2016 with an exception to
Ans : Research or Defence purposes
• International Dance Day 2016 that is celebrated on 29 April 2016 was dedicated to maintaining an open doors policy in
Ans : Teaching Dance
• He smashed the fastest T20 century in just 21 deliveries in the Tobago Cricket Association’s T20 tournament at Louis D’or on 24 April 2016
Ans : Iraq Thomas
• New Zealand’s five-dollar note, featuring Sir Edmund Hillary and South Island’s Mount Cook, won the
Ans : IBNS Banknote of the Year Award for 2015
• The global information services company that launched a fraud detection mechanism named the Hunter Fraud Score is
Ans : Experian
• This state government on 28 April 2016 inaugurated 100 piped water supply projects for rural areas
Ans : Odisha
• Singapore’s DBS bank launched a mobile-only bank in India named
Ans : Digibank
• The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published its second annual Anti-Doping Rule Violations Report, which was topped by
Ans : Russia
• The rank of India in WADA’s second annual Anti-Doping Rule Violations Report released in April 2016
Ans : 3rd
• The country that on 27 April 2016 announced that its Olympic athletes will wear uniforms that have been infused with insect repellent to keep mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus at bay
Ans : South Korea
• India on 28 April 2016 extended a Line of Credit (LoC) of 1 billion US dollars to this country during its Foreign Minister Lundeg Purevsuren’s visit to New Delhi
Ans : Mongolia
• The Rajya Sabha on 28 April 2016 passed the Industries (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015 that bill seeks to amend
Ans : Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951
• Rajya Sabha on 28 April 2016 passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to include certain communities in the list of Scheduled Castes (SC) from
Ans : Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala and West Bengal
• Former state minister and senior Congress leader who passed away after a prolonged illness, on 29 April 2016
Ans : Satyendra Pathak
• A Joint Committee of Parliament observed that personal ornaments beyond a prescribed limit should not be treated as
Ans : Excluded Assets
• A women's rights activist from Swat valley of Pakistan, who became the recipient of the Nelson Mandela Graça Machel Innovation Award 2016 in Bogota, Colombia
Ans : Tabassum Adnan
• The Parliament of this country approved Europe's strictest asylum laws permitting the government to declare a state of emergency if migrant numbers suddenly rise
Ans : Australia
• Indian academician who was on 28 April 2016 appointed to the United Nations' 12-member University Council
Ans : Radha Kumar
• Senior IPS officer appointed as the Director General (DG) of Railways Protection Force on 28 April 2016
Ans : Surender Kumar Bhagat
• India’s seventh navigation satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System that was launched by ISRO on 28 April 2016
Ans : IRNSS 1G
• The theme of the 2016 World Day for Safety and Health at Work was observed across the world on 28 April 2016 is
Ans : Workplace Stress: a collective challenge
• Renowned artist who on 27 April 2016 won the Gold Medal at ninth Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship titled The magical world of sand 2016
Ans : Sudarsan Pattnaik
• Union Cabinet on 27 April 2016 approved to enhance investment by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in
Ans : Bharat Oman Refineries Limited
• Union Government decided to extend the ceasefire with NSCN (R) for a further period of one year on 27 April 2016 with effect from
Ans : 28 April 2016
• Kerala cartoonist who passed away on 27 April 2016 and was known for creating legendary cartoon characters Boban and Molly
Ans : V T Thomas
• The athlete who, at the first stage of the World Cup in Shanghai, equalled Ki Bo-Bae's world record of 686/720 in the women's recurve event is
Ans : Deepika Kumari
• Japan's Olympic organisers unveiled the new official logos of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The logos are designed by
Ans : Asao Tokolo
• The Chinese human rights activist and founder of Laogai Research Foundation who died on 26 April 2016 is
Ans : Harry Wu
• State that on 27 April 2016 approved five percent interest subvention to flood-hit traders with effect from 1 April 2016
Ans : Jammu and Kashmir
• Person who was re-elected as the Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile on 27 April 2016 for the second consecutive time
Ans : Lobsang Sangey
• State Government that on 27 April 2016 decided to increase the punishment for chain snatching up to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of 25000 rupees
Ans : Maharashtra
• Two-time Olympic 400-meter hurdles gold medalist champion who announced his retirement on 26 April 2016
Ans : Felix Sanchez
• Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on 27 April 2016 announced appointment of a former cricketer as chief selector of the Sri Lankan Cricket team
Ans : Sanath Jayasuriya
• Haryana’s political party that merged itself with Indian National Congress
Ans : 
Haryana Janhit Congress (Bhajan Lal)
• Country which decided to close a detention centre used by Australia for asylum seekers
Ans : Papua New Guinea
• Union Cabinet approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Papua New Guinea on 27 April 2016 on cooperation in the fields of
Ans : Healthcare and Medical Science
• The Union Cabinet approved to bring this agricultural product under the purview of imposing stock holding limits on dealers by the state governments on 27 April 2016
Ans : Sugar
• NITI Aayog launched Urban Management Programme with the help of this country to build capacities in State Governments and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
Ans : Singapore
• The research scholar from IIT Kharagpur (KGP) who won the prestigious International Plant Nutrition Scholar Award is
Ans : K Ashok Kumar
• Indian cricketer who became the sixth cricketer to be inducted into the Legends Club founded by the late Cricket Club of India (CCI) president Raj Singh Dungarpur
Ans : Kapil Dev
• The 7-year old Kashmiri girl who will, for the first time, represent India at the World Kickboxing Championship in Andria, Italy is
Ans : 
Tajamul Islam
• One of the 17 zones of Indian Railways that launched a missed call service for train updates is Ans : Western Railway
• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development in the last week of April 2016 sanctioned a loan of 1000 crore rupees to Haryana State Warehousing Corporation for
Ans : Wheat procurement
• The Japanese financial services firm that announced that India may surpass China in attracting Foreign Direct Investment in 2016 is
Ans : Nomura
• Facility notified by the Department of Telecommunications on 22 April 2016 in Mobile Phone Handsets Rules 2016
Ans : Panic Button and Global Positioning System
• A Naval Detachment (NAVDET) was on 26 April 2016 inaugurated at
Ans : Androth Island of Lakshadweep
• Person appointed as the Expenditure Secretary in the Union Finance Ministry on 26 April 2016
Ans : Ashok Lavasa
• The country that imposed the sanctions on four sports federations including cricket, which disallow them to host or bid for any major international tournaments
Ans : South Africa
• The Cricket board that was suspended in view of government interference in the board by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 26 April 2016
Ans : Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN)
• The design of the speed breakers which will be introduced on a few highways to act as virtual speed breakers by the Union Road & transport Ministry
Ans : Three-dimensional (3D) design
• The bench of Bombay High Court that directed the State government to authorise a 50 percent water cut for breweries and distilleries in the area with immediate effect and a further 10 per cent cut from 10 May 2016
Ans : Aurangabad Bench
• He was appointed as amicus curiae by the Supreme Court to explore how the recommendations of the Justice RM Lodha committee could be implemented
Ans : Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium 
• The country that ordered a two-day working week for public sector workers as a temporary measure to help it overcome a serious energy crisis
Ans : Venezuela
• This many crore rupees has been sought by Railway Ministry from the Finance Ministry for creation of a safety fund to strengthen safety measures on the rail network to prevent accidents 
Ans : 1 lakh crore rupees
• 1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh Cadre, appointed as the Information and Broadcasting Secretary on 26 April 2016
Ans : Ajay Mittal
• The committee that that was constituted to revamp Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and submitted its report on 26 April 2016 was headed by - Shyam Benegal
• Headed of the Parliamentary Standing Committee whose report on the Consumer Protection Bill 2015 was tabled in Parliament on 26 April 2016 - JC Divakar Reddy
• Theme of the World Intellectual Property Day 2016 that was on 26 April 2016 observed across the world- Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined
• This badminton player became the first non-cricketer to be included in the Legends Club of Cricket Club of India founded by late Jagmohan Dalmiya – Nandu Natekar
• The founder of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front who passed away on 26 April 2016 is 
Ans : Amanullah Khan
• The Oil refining company that got green nod for its 694-crore rupees LPG project at Haldia Dock Complex in West Bengal on 25 April 2016
Ans : Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL)
• The former prime minister of Thailand who died on 23 April 2016 in Bangkok
Ans : Banharn Silpa-archa
• The Cabinet of this country approved a law with provision to impeach Supreme Court judges if allegation of misconduct or incapacity is proved on 25 April 2015
Ans : Bangladesh
• Indian origin wrestler who is set to represent Australia at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016
Ans : Vinod Kumar Dahiya
• The Leicester City’s footballer who became the first African footballer to win the Professional Footballers Association’s Player of the Year award for the 2015–16 season is
Ans : Riyad Mahrez
• The footballer who won the Football Players’ Association of India (FPAI) Indian Player of the Year award is
Ans : Jeje Lalpekhlua
• The country that will host the 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships is
Ans : India
• India's first online interactive portal on the cultural heritage of the country launched by the Union Government is
Ans : Sahapedia
• Bill passed by Lok Sabha on 25 April 2016 to provide statutory status to the existing Regional Centre for Biotechnology in Faridabad, Haryana
Ans : Region Biotechnology Authority Bill, 2016
• Renowned Freedom fighter who died on 25 April 2016 and was famously known as Didi of tribal Dang district
Ans : Poornima Arvind Pakvasa
• The Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016 that was passed in Lok Sabha on 25 April 2016 seeks to amend
Ans : Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925
• Name of the 11th Indo-Mongolia joint training Exercise that commenced on 25 April 2016 in Mongolia and will culminate on 8 May 2016
Ans : Nomadic Elephant – 2016
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of Madhya Pradesh and Sun Pharma on 25 April 2016 entered into an agreement for Research and innovation in
Ans : Preventive health
• Union Sports Ministry on 25 April 2016 decided to provide one lakh rupees per month as out of pocket allowance to the sports persons under
Ans : Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme
• The western Odisha town that continued to remain the hottest place in the State
Ans : Titlagarh
• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the State government is seeking a loan of 5000 crore rupees from the World Bank for implementing
Ans : Water conservation to changing crop patter
• The country that unveiled the Vision 2030 to diversify its economy with an aim to reduce its dependence on oil
Ans : Saudi Arabia

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