Current Affairs - 18th May 2016

Current Affairs - 18th May 2016
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• International Museum Day (IMD) coordinated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) is annually observed on or around
Ans : 18 May
• This private sector bank launched the SmartUp platform to offer banking and payment solutions to start-ups
Ans : HDFC Bank Ltd
• The SBI is planning to merge this public sector bank with itself along with its 5 associate banks
Ans : Bharatiya Mahila Bank
• Researchers of this American university developed world’s first zika virus clone
Ans : University of Texas
• Indian artist won prize at the 2016 UN poster contest on N-disarmament
Ans : Anjali Chandrashekar
• World Hypertension Day (WHD) was observed across the world on
Ans : 17 May
• India signed pact for global promotion of traditional systems of medicine with
Ans : World Health Organization
• First woman Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Lucknow
Ans : Manzil Saini
• One of the discoverers of Neptune's rings who died recently
Ans : Andre Brahic
• The football club that won the La Liga Champions Parade 2016 is
Ans : Barcelona FC
• The athlete who created history by breaking the national record in women's 3000m steeplechase event is
Ans : Sudha Singh
• Chief of Air Staff who became the first CAS to fly the indigenously designed and produced Light Combat Aircraft Tejas
Ans : Arup Raha
• Himalayan brown bears came into news after being sighted for the first time after 1999 in
Ans : Kargil
• The Indian American boy who the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of 50000 US dollar for developing a low-cost electronically aided knee brace
Ans : Syamantak Payra
• Draft National Policy for Women that was unveiled for consultation by Union Government seeks to replace
Ans : National Policy for Empowerment of Women, 2001
• The person who will head the five member committee to give recommendations on the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM)
Ans : NK Singh
• The British publicist who coined the phrase "Fab Four" to describe the early Beatles, and died in May 2016 is
Ans : Tony Barrow
• Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter, who helped mentor a generation of songwriters and wrote hits like LA Freeway and Desperados Waiting for a Train, and died in May 2016 is
Ans : Guy Clark