Current Affairs Quiz: 3 June 2016

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1.    India signed MoU to enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy and climate change with which country?
a)    The United States
b)    Japan
c)    France
d)    Brazil

2.    India’s joining the Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC) against Ballistic Missile Proliferation increased the number of signatories’ to
a)    111
b)    126
c)    138
d)    176

3.    Which of the following country is not a signatory of Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC) against Ballistic Missile Proliferation?
a)    Albania
b)    China
c)    Libya
d)    Benin

4.    Parliament of which country passed a resolution recognising the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces during First World War (1915) as genocide?
a)    United States
b)    Germany
c)    France
d)    England

5.    Name the country that has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to open its International Arbitration Centre in India.
a)    Singapore
b)    United States
c)    Germany
d)    France

6.    Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on 1 June 2016?
a)    Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya
b)    Justice MM Kumar
c)    Justice RM Lodha
d)    Justice Sathasivam

7.    Who was appointed as the President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on 1 June 2016?
a)    Justice Sathasivam
b)    Justice MM Kumar
c)    Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya
d)    Justice RM Lodha

8.    Name the port that bagged National Award for Excellence in Cost Management for the year 2015 on 2 June 2016.
a)    Chennai Port
b)    Kandla Port
c)    VO Chidambaranar Port
d)    Ennore (corporate) Port

9.    What is the name of the mega luxury cruise vessel that was called at the Cochin Port for a 2-day stop-over in its circuit of Dubai-Muscat-Kochi-Penang-Singapore on 3 June 2016?
a)    Harmony of the Seas
b)    Freedom of the Seas
c)    Independence of the Seas
d)    MV Ovation of the Seas

10.    Name the rare happening in the space when a pair of distant galaxies happens to be in the perfect position relative to Earth.
a)    Einstein Ring
b)    Black Hole
c)    White Patch
d)    None of these

11.    The 7th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) and Mission Innovation (MI) countries meet was held in which city in June 2016?
a)    New Delhi
b)    San Francisco
c)    Berlin
d)    Paris

12.    Name the Sri Lankan Cricketer who announced retirement from Tests with immediate effect on 1 June 2016?
a)    Lasith Malinga
b)    Nuwan Kulasekara
c)    Rangana Herath
d)    Dinesh Chandimal

13.    Identify the organization that was granted affiliation by the Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) on 2 June 2016.
a)    Pakistan Boxing Council
b)    Indian Boxing Council
c)    Asian Boxing Council
d)    Thailand Boxing Council

14.    Name the state that unfurled the second largest National flag of 291 foot-high on 2 June 2016.
a)    Andhra Pradesh
b)    Bihar
c)    Delhi
d)    Telangana

15.    Who assumed charge as first ever chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai on 1 June 2016?
a)    Shasank MAnohar
b)    Anurag Thakur
c)    Rahul Johri
d)    Rajiv Shukla

Answers
1- (a) The United States
2- (c) 138
3- (b) China
4- (b) Germany
5- (a) Singapore
6- (a) Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya
7- (b) Justice MM Kumar
8- (c) VO Chidambaranar Port
9- (d) MV Ovation of the Seas
10- (a) Einstein Ring
11- (b) San Francisco
12- (b) Nuwan Kulasekara
13- (b) Indian Boxing Council
14- (d) Telangana
15- (c) Rahul Johri