Winner of 2016 French Open Women's Singles?

Winner of 2016 French Open Women's Singles?

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Current Affairs for Bank Exams

1.    Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the Amir Amanullah Khan Award is the highest civilian honour of?
     Afghanistan
 2.    Who won the 2016 French Open women's singles Tennis title on June 4, 2016?
     Garbine Muguruza of Spain.
     She defeated Serena Williams of USA in the final. It is her maiden Grand Slam Title.
 3.    Who became the Chairman of Fair Trade Regular Competition Commission of India (CCI) in January 2016?
     Devender Kumar Sikri. He  succeeded Ashok Chawla.
 4.    Which Indian writer won the prestigious $ 50,000 DSC prize for South Asian Literature for 2016?
     Anuradha Roy. She won the award for her novel "Sleeping on Jupiter"
 5.    Which city hosted the 103rd session of the Indian Science Congress between January 3 and January 7, 2016?
     Mysuru. The theme of 103rd Indian Science Congress is "Science and Technology for Indigenous Development in India"
 6.    Who is India's High Commissioner to Pakistan?
     Gautam  Bambawale
 7.    Who took over as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) in January 2016?
     Radha Krishna Mathur. He is former defense secretary. He succeeded Vijai Sharma.
 8.    Who is the present Chief Executive officer of NITI Aayog?
     Amitabh Kant. He succeeded Sindhusree Khullar.
 9.    Who is the head of judicial committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme for retired defense personnel?
     Justice L.Narasimha Reddy. He is former Chief Justice of Patna high court.
 10.    Who was honoured with Jnanpith Award for 2015?
     Raghuveer Chaudhary. He is the fourth Gujarati writer to win Jnanpith Award India's highest literature prize, after Uma Sankar Joshi (1967), Pannalal patel (1985) and Rajendra Shah (2001).
 11.    Which former cricketer was awarded the Col. C.K.Nayudu Literature Achievement Award for 2015?
     Syed Kirmani. He is former wicket keeper-batsman. He was also a member of the Indian team that won their first ever World Cup in 1983.
 12.    Which city hosted the United Nations Change Conference COP-21 from November 30 to December 12, 2015?
     Paris. It was the 21st yearly session of the Conference Of The Parties (COP)
 13.    Which country has announced to launch of Islamic Military coalition to counter terrorism?
     Saudi Arabia. The coalition will be led by Saudi Arabia and over see the participation of 34 nations.
 14.    Which country won the south Asian Football Federation (SAFF) cup in January 2016?
     India. SAFF cup Football  Tournament was played in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. India won the SAFF cup by defeating Afghanistan in the final.
 15.    Who set a new world record for most runs in an innings in January 2016?
     Pranav Dhanawade. He scored 1,009 runs (not out) off 323 balls. Pranav made this record in the Thane district inter-school tournament.
 16.    Who took charge as the new United Nations high Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on January 4, 2016?
     Filippo Grandi of Italy. He succeeded Antonto Guterres.
 17.    India signed an agreement on the purchase of 36 Raffle Aircraft with which country?
     France. It was signed during the state visit of French President Francois Hollande from January 24 to 26, 2016. He was the chief guest at the 67th India's Republic Day celebrations.
 18.    Which is the first organic state of India?
     Sikkim. Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Sikkim as the first organic farming state of India on January 18, 2016.
 19.    In which city was Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was formally opened on January 16, 2016?
     Beijing. AIIB is backed by China. It has 57 founding members including India. China's former Finance Minister Jin Liqun is the first AIIB president.
 20.    Which Indian was elected to the 12-member board of Directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?
     Dinesh Sharma
 21.    Who has been appointed as the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India?    
     Sailesh. He succeeded C.Chandramouli.
 22.    Sahuag Kijin is a joint coast guard exercise between India and which other country?
     Japan. Sahyog Kaijin 2016 was conducted off the coast of Chennai.
 23.    What is the name of the Indo-French milatary exercise?
     Shakti  India and France conducted their counter terrorism and counter- insurgency joint exercise Shakti-2016 in Rajasthan in January-2016.
 24.    Who was awarded India's highest peace time gallantry Ashok Chakra on January 26, 2016.
     Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami (Posthumously)
 25.    How many persons were awarded the 2016 Padma Awards?    
     112. The list comprises 10 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 83 Padma Shri awards. 19 are women winners. The list also includes 10 persons in the category of foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs.
 26.    Who was honoured with the third Yash Chopra Memorial Award in January 2016?
     Rekha. Maharashtra Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao presented the award to the veteran Bollywood actress.
 27.    Which is the most corruption-free country in the world?
     Denmark. Transparency International released the corruption perceptions index (CPI) 2015 in January 2016.
     The index is topped by Denmark. India was placed at 76th position. North Korea and Somalia  shared the last place  at 167.    
 28.    Who won the Syed Modi International Grand Prix Badminton title in Lucknow on January 31, 2016?
     Kidambi Srikanth. Top seed K. Srikanth of India defeated Chinese player Huang Yuxiang in the finals.
 29.    Which Indian shuttler won the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton women's singles title in January 2016?
     P.V. Sindhu. She defeated Scotland Kirsty Gilmour in the finals.
 30.    Which team won in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) title in January 2016?
     Delhi Acers. It defeated Mumbai Rockets in the finals in New Delhi.
 31.    Which is the first bank in India to launch a dedicated branch for start-ups?
     State Bank of India. SBI launched "SBI incube" a branch for start-ups in Bengaluru in January 2016. It would offer advisory services to the budding entrepreneurs under one roof.
 32.    Who won the 2016 Australian Open men's singles title?
     Novak Djokovic. World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the 2016 Australian open men's singles title by defeating Andy Murray in the finals on January 31, 2016. It is his sixth Australian open title and he equalled Australian Roy Emerson's record.
 33.    Whom did Angelique Kerber defeat in the finals of the 2016 Australian Open Women's singles?
     Serena Williams. In the women's singles final of the 2016 Australian Open Tennis Tournament Angelique Kerber of Germany beat Serena Williams of USA to clinch her first grand slam title. Angelique Kerber become Germany's first Grand Slam Champion since Steffi Graf's 1999 French Open title.
 34.    Who won the 2016 Australian Open Women's doubles title?
     Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis.
     Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis defeated Czech duo of Andrea Halvackova and Lucie Hradecka in the final.
 35.    Which country won the inaugural T-20 Asia Cup for Blind in January 2016?
     India. In the final played in Kochi, India defeated Pakistan by 44 runs.
 
ICC Awards 2015
 
1.    ICC Cricketer of the year
     Steven Smith (Australia)
     (He was given the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy)
 2.    Test cricketer of the year
     Steven Smith (Australia)
 3.    ODI (Crickter of the Tournament)
     A.B.Devilliers (South Africa)
 4.    T 20 performance of the year
     Faf Du Plessis (South Africa)
 5.    Associate and affiliate cricketer of the year
     Khurram Khan (UAE)
 6.    Spirit of Cricket Award
     Brendon Mccullum
     (New    Zealand)
 7.    Umpire of the year
     Richard Kettleborough (England)
 8.    Women's ODI cricketer of the year
     Meg Lanning (Australia)
 9.    Women's T 20 cricketer of the year
     Stefanic Taylor (West Indies)
 - N. Vijayender Reddy
 General Awareness Faculty, Hyderabad