Current affairs

 Current Affairs Recap of the Week: 4 July to 9 July 2016
Jagranosh.com brings for its readers the current affairs recap of the week covering important events of the national and international importance in bulleted forms which will be immense help for the aspirants of IAS/PCS, Bank, SSC, MBA and other exams.

•    This State Government announced 14.5% fat tax on pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and tacos sold through branded outlets – Kerala

•    The 2nd Anti-Drug Working Group meeting of Heads of Drug Control Agencies of BRICS was held in – New Delhi

•    The Odisha Government decided to double the prize money of UNESCO Kalinga Prize to – 40000 US dollars

•    This European city hosted the 2016 NATO Summit 2016 – Warsaw in Poland

•    This Indian city is hosting the Woodpecker Environment and Wildlife Film Festival – Shimla

•    It is with this country India jointly announced MoUs/Programme in four areas of bilateral cooperation – South Africa

•    The noted music director who co-composed in many films with his uncle including Mahua and died in Mumbai is - Om Prakash Sonik

•    The leading global healthcare firm that inked a pact with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) for manufacturing global pharma major Bristol-Myers Squibb’s daclatasvir tablets used for the treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is - Zydus Cadila

•    Person re-elected as the Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council on 8 July 2016- Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar

•    Person who resigned as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Microsoft in July 2016- Kevin Turner

•    India on 7 July 2016 signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in areas of drug trafficking, pulse trading and sports with- Mozambique

•    Paris-based startup acquired by Google in July 2016- Moodstocks

•    National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) on 7 July 2016 unveiled India’s first Centre of Excellence focused on Internet of Things (CoE- IoT) at- Bengaluru

•    South African writer who won the 2016 Caine Prize- Lidudumalingani Mqombothi

•    The country that signed the controversial “anti-terrorist” legislation adopted by the lower and upper houses of parliament in June 2016 is - Russia

•    The state that launched the second phase of Haritha Haram programme of government in the state is - Telangana

•    The state government that has decided to conduct a 'Smart Pulse Survey' for collecting socio-economic data of 1.48 crore households in the state is - Andhra Pradesh

•    The two ladies of which one can be the first woman Prime Minister of Britain after more than 25 years since Margaret Thatcher are - Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom

•    India has handed over 30 SUVs to the nation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit is - Mozambique

•    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to probe preacher speeches of the person and submit a report. He is - Zakir Naik

•    India has set up an apparel training centre in which West African country to support textiles industry of the country - Nigeria

•    The first state in India to introduce minimum wages for part time workers is - Rajasthan

•    Debshankar Mukhopadhyay has recently been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of - Zee Learn

•    The 139th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath commenced on 6 July 2016 in Puri, Odisha. The festival is celebrated for – 9 days

•    The former English cricketer who registered his name in Guinness Book of World Record for taking the highest catch of cricket ball is - Nasser Hussain

•    This Indian artistic gymnast was named a ‘Gymnaste de Classe Mondaile’ (World class gymnast) by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) – Dipa Karmakar

•    This bank launched India’s first full-fledged digital banking service for small-and medium enterprises – HDFC Bank

•    This Argentina and Barcelona footballer was sentenced to 21-months in prison for t


 1. गूगल की मूल कंपनी का नाम?
उत्तर: अल्फावेट इंक
2. अननोन इंडियन किसने लिखा था?
उत्तर: नीरद चंद्र चौधरी
3. दिल्ली में jantarmater का निर्माण किसने
करवाया?
उत्तर: सवाई जय सिंह द्वितीय
4. कौन ताजमहल का निर्माण किसने करवाया?
उत्तर: शाहजहाँ
5. भारत में आर्थिक उदारीकरण कब शुरू किया गया
था?
उत्तर: 1991
6. कौन सा Laccadive समुद्र है?
उत्तर: लक्षद्वीप सागर
7. shore temple कहां स्थित है?
उत्तर: महाबलीपुरम, तमिलनाडु
8. श्वेत क्रांति के जनक कौन है?
उत्तर: वर्गीज कुरियन
9. यूपीएस का पूरा नाम क्या है?
उत्तर: Uninterruptible Power Supply
10. आइंस्टीन को किस सिद्धांत के लिए नोबेल
पुरस्कार मिला है?
उत्तर: Uninterruptible Power Supply
11. भारतीय सब्जी अनुसंधान संस्थान स्थित है?
उत्तर: वाराणसी
12. चीन के राष्ट्रीय खेल क्या है?
उत्तर: टेबल टेनिस
13. माउंटबेटन के बाद गवर्नर जनरल कौन था?
उत्तर: राजगोपालाचारी
14. पृथ्वी दिवस कब है?
उत्तर: 22 अप्रैल
15. किस ग्रह पर NASAA को पानी मिल गया?
उत्तर: मंगल ग्रह
16. केल्विन और होब्स कॉमिक स्ट्रिप किसने
लिखा था?
उत्तर: बिल Watterson ने
17. जीएसएम का पूरा नाम क्या है?
उत्तर: Global System for Mobile Communication
18. डीएनए का पूरा नाम क्या है?
उत्तर: Deoxyribose न्यूक्लिक एसिड
19. रैम का पूरा नाम क्या है?
उत्तर: रैंडम एक्सेस मेमोरी
20. एमिनो एसिड की 4 प्रमुख eliments क्या हैं?
उत्तर: हाइड्रोजन, ऑक्सीजन, नाइट्रोजन, कार्बन
21. इसरो का मुख्यालय कहां है?
उत्तर: बैंगलोर
22. नासा का पूरा नाम क्या है?
उत्तर: राष्ट्रीय वैमानिकी एवं अन्तरिक्ष प्रशासन
23. Ccharles कोरिया कौन था?
उत्तर: वास्तुकार
24. Kanchenjauga है?
उत्तर: Himalyas
25. बंगाल का विभाजन किसके द्वारा किया गया
था?
उत्तर: लॉर्ड कर्जन
26. निकटतम आकाशगंगा milkway करने के लिए?
उत्तर: एंड्रोमेडा आकाशगंगा
27. भारत के पहले उपग्रह का नाम?
उत्तर: आर्यभट्ट
28. Syechelles के ब्रांड एंबेसडर कौन थे?
उत्तर: ए आर रहमान
29. विक्टोरिया मेमोरियल क्या है?
उत्तर: संग्रहालय
30. Servant of India Society was founded by?
Ans. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
31. भारत सरकार अधिनियम 1935 महत्वपूर्ण क्यों?
उत्तर: यह भारतीय संविधान का मुख्य स्रोत है