GKToday Archives: June, 2016

GK & Current Affairs – June 26, 27, 2016

June 28, 2016

1. Which Indian personality has been conferred with the honorary professorship by the Nanjing Audit University (NAU),China?[A]Urjit Patel[B]Raghuram Rajan[C]Shashi Kant Sharma[D]Duvvuri SubbaraoAnswer: Shashi Kant SharmaShashi Kant Sharma, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), has been conferred with the honorary professorship by the Nanjing Audit University (NAU), China. It is the only university which ..

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GK & Current Affairs – June 25, 2016

June 26, 2016

1. Dutee Chand, who recently qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics, is associated with which sports? [A]Archery [B]Boxing [C]Wrestling [D]Sprint Answer: SprintNotes: Dutee Chand, an Indian professional sprinter, has recently qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics in the women’s 100 metre event at the 26th International Meeting G.Kosanov Memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan. With this, she became the ..

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GK & Current Affairs – June 24, 2016

June 25, 2016

1. Who has been appointed as the new coach of the Indian Cricket Team? [A]Lalchand Rajput [B]Ravi Shastri [C]Kapil Dev [D]Anil Kumble Answer: Anil KumbleNotes: Anil Kumble, former Indian captain and leg-spinner, has been appointed as the new coach of the Indian Cricket Team for one-year tenure. His tenure will begin from the upcoming West ..

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GK & Current Affairs – June 23, 2016

June 24, 2016

1. Who is the current Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) to the Government of India (GoI)? [A]Arvind Subramanian [B]Kaushik Basu [C]Arvind Virmani [D]Shankar Acharya Answer: Arvind SubramanianNotes: Arvind Subramanian, an Indian economist, is the current Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) to the Government of India (GoI). He is the author of two books “India’s Turn: Understanding the ..

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GK & Current Affairs – June 22, 2016

June 23, 2016

1. Which of the following is the world’s most powerful supercomputer, as per the 2016 edition of Top500 list of supercomputers? [A]Tianhe-2 [B]K Computer [C]Titan [D]TaihuLight Answer: TaihuLightNotes: The Chinese supercomputer “the Sunway TaihuLight” has topped the Top500 list of the most powerful supercomputers for 2016. According to the Top500 site, Sunway TaihuLight is capable ..

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