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This section includes 56 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The joint military exercise ‘Maitree 2018’ has started between India and which country? |
| A. | Thailand |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Vietnam |
| Answer» B. Nepal | |
| 2. |
Which country is host to the multi-nation counter-terror exercise “SCO Peace Mission 2018”? |
| A. | Uzbekistan |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | Kazakhstan |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 3. |
Which new ranking system has been announced by the Union Government for higher educational institutions to promote innovation? |
| A. | ATLA |
| B. | ATAL |
| C. | ARGW |
| D. | ARIIA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which rescue operation has been launched by Indian Army in the flood-hit areas of Kerala? |
| A. | Operation Madad |
| B. | Operation Sahyog |
| C. | Operation Surya Hope |
| D. | Operation Surya Hope |
| Answer» C. Operation Surya Hope | |
| 5. |
Kofi Annan was from which African country? |
| A. | Ghana |
| B. | Morocco |
| C. | Nigeria |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» B. Morocco | |
| 6. |
Which country has been elected as the President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD)? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Srilanka |
| D. | Iran |
| Answer» B. Japan | |
| 7. |
NITI Aayog has launched which global mobility hackathon to crowdsource solutions for future of mobility in India? |
| A. | Lock Hack |
| B. | Beware Hack |
| C. | Move Hack |
| D. | Crowd Hack |
| Answer» D. Crowd Hack | |
| 8. |
Which state government is host to the 2018 Krishi Kumbh International Conference and Exhibition? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Which state government has organised an interactive programme “Mil -Banche” in government schools of state? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Himachal Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Gujarat | |
| 10. |
On which date, the 2018 World Elephant Day (WED) was observed recently? |
| A. | 41487 |
| B. | 41852 |
| C. | 41122 |
| D. | 42217 |
| Answer» D. 42217 | |
| 11. |
The International team of scientists has recently cracked the genetic code of which cultivated crop for the first time? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Rice |
| C. | Maize |
| D. | Pulses |
| Answer» B. Rice | |
| 12. |
The Mughalsarai junction has recently renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway station. It is located in which state? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Uttarakhand |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. Uttarakhand | |
| 13. |
Jalees Sherwani, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality from which field? |
| A. | Photo Journalism |
| B. | Mimicry |
| C. | Film Industry |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» D. Sports | |
| 14. |
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has launched an initiative to save cultural heritage in flood-devastated Kerala. Where is the headquarters of ICOMOS? |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | London |
| D. | New York |
| Answer» C. London | |
| 15. |
Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the multilateral regional maritime engagement exercise “KAKADU 2018”? |
| A. | INS Vikramaditya |
| B. | INS Satpura |
| C. | INS Sahyadri |
| D. | INS Viraat |
| Answer» D. INS Viraat | |
| 16. |
What is the theme of the 2018 International Youth Day (IYD)? |
| A. | Youth Building Peace |
| B. | Safe Spaces for Youth |
| C. | Change Your World |
| D. | Eradicate Negativity |
| Answer» C. Change Your World | |
| 17. |
Legendary singer Aretha Franklin, who passed away recently, had performed at the inaugurations of which of the following Presidents of the United States? |
| A. | George W. Bush |
| B. | Donald Trump |
| C. | Jimmy Carter |
| D. | Ronald Reagan |
| Answer» D. Ronald Reagan | |
| 18. |
Which state government has launched a rural cleanliness and sanitation campaign “Swachhameva Jayate”? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Goa |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has launched which dedicated portal to connect cargo owners and shippers with real time data on availability of vessels? |
| A. | VOCAL |
| B. | FUCAL |
| C. | DUCAL |
| D. | FOCAL |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The book “No Spin” is the autobiography of which veteran cricketer? |
| A. | Anil Kumble |
| B. | Muttiah Muralitharan |
| C. | Shane Warne |
| D. | Bishan Singh Bedi |
| Answer» D. Bishan Singh Bedi | |
| 21. |
Which union minister is leading the Indian delegation for the 6th RCEP Trade Ministers’ Meeting 2018? |
| A. | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
| B. | Suresh Prabhu |
| C. | Nitin Gadkari |
| D. | Sushma Swaraj |
| Answer» C. Nitin Gadkari | |
| 22. |
India’s first all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for anti-terrorist operations has been inducted in which state / UT police ? |
| A. | Karnataka Police |
| B. | Delhi Police |
| C. | Kerala Police |
| D. | Assam Police |
| Answer» C. Kerala Police | |
| 23. |
Which of the following has been ranked as India’s most patriotic brand , as per survey conducted by UK-based online market research and data analytics firm YouGov? |
| A. | Patanjali |
| B. | State Bank of India |
| C. | Tata Motors |
| D. | Reliance Jio |
| Answer» C. Tata Motors | |
| 24. |
Which Indian origin personality has clinched the title of MasterChef Australia 2018? |
| A. | Sashi Cheliah |
| B. | Aarti Sequeira |
| C. | Floyd Cardoz |
| D. | Vikas Khanna |
| Answer» B. Aarti Sequeira | |
| 25. |
The Copernicus project, under which wind-sensing satellite “Aeolus” has been launched recently, is a joint project of __: |
| A. | European Union and European Space Agency |
| B. | ISRO and JAXA |
| C. | NASA and ISRO |
| D. | Roscosmos and ISRO |
| Answer» B. ISRO and JAXA | |
| 26. |
Which sportsperson has clinched India’s first men’s triple jump gold in 48 years at the 18th Asian Games 2018? |
| A. | Shivpal Singh |
| B. | Rakesh Babu A V |
| C. | Sreeshankar |
| D. | Arpinder Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Recently, the first electronics manufacturing cluster in the northeastern region under the Indian Government’s ‘Digital North East Vision 2022’ was inauguarted in which city? |
| A. | Agartala |
| B. | Dispur |
| C. | Guwahati |
| D. | Kohima |
| Answer» D. Kohima | |
| 28. |
The special film festival on theme “Freedom Struggle & Freedom Fighters” has been organized by Films Division of India (FDI) in which city? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Kolkata |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Which Indian film bagged the best film award at the 3rd edition of the BRICS Film Festival 2018? |
| A. | Village Rockstars |
| B. | Sinjar |
| C. | Bhanayakam |
| D. | Newton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Which union ministry has launched a desktop software ‘e-Aksharayan’ to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents? |
| A. | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| B. | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| C. | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| D. | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| Answer» C. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | |
| 31. |
Which Indian woman cricketer has recently announced her retirement from International T20 cricket? |
| A. | Mansi Joshi |
| B. | Puja Vastrakar |
| C. | Shikha Pandey |
| D. | Jhulan Goswami |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Which country is host to the first-ever SAARC Agriculture Cooperative Business Forum? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | India |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Bhutan |
| Answer» B. India | |
| 33. |
Who will be India’s flag-bearer in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games? |
| A. | Hima Das |
| B. | Neeraj Chopra |
| C. | Manika Batra |
| D. | M. R. Poovamma |
| Answer» C. Manika Batra | |
| 34. |
Which state government has launched the eye care scheme ‘Kanti Velugu’ on the occasion of 72nd Independence Day 2018? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» D. Tamil Nadu | |
| 35. |
Who is the chairman of the Myanmar Government appointed independent commission to probe human rights against the ethnic Rohingya minority? |
| A. | Aung Tun Thet |
| B. | Mya Thein |
| C. | Rosario Manalo |
| D. | Kenzo Oshima |
| Answer» D. Kenzo Oshima | |
| 36. |
Which state government has launched a 360 degree nation-wide publicity campaign publicity campaign for 2018 men’s hockey World Cup? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Goa |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» D. West Bengal | |
| 37. |
Which state government has decided to re-name its new capital city as “Atal Nagar” in memory of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Chhattisgarh |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 38. |
Who is the head of the newly formed Prime Minister’s Science Technology and Innovation Council (PM-STIAC)? |
| A. | Subhash Kak |
| B. | Baba Kalyani |
| C. | K Vijay Raghavan |
| D. | Sangamitra Bandopadhyay |
| Answer» D. Sangamitra Bandopadhyay | |
| 39. |
Chemmanam Chacko, who passed away recently, was noted poet of which language? |
| A. | Malayalam |
| B. | Tamil |
| C. | Telugu |
| D. | Odia |
| Answer» B. Tamil | |
| 40. |
Who has been conferred with the 2018 Mohun Bagan Ratna? |
| A. | Pradip Choudhury |
| B. | Rahim Ali |
| C. | Sudip Chatterjee |
| D. | Shilton Paul |
| Answer» B. Rahim Ali | |
| 41. |
Gurudas Kamat, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? |
| A. | CPI |
| B. | INC |
| C. | BJP |
| D. | NCP |
| Answer» C. BJP | |
| 42. |
Which IIT has recently conducted study on River Ganga that indicates that river is drying up in summers due to groundwater depletion? |
| A. | IIT-Kharagpur |
| B. | IIT-Madras |
| C. | IIT-Bombay |
| D. | IIT-Delhi |
| Answer» B. IIT-Madras | |
| 43. |
Which renowned personality was the author of the Tamil historical novel “Thenpandi Singam”? |
| A. | Muthuvel Karunanidhi |
| B. | Ilaiyaraaja |
| C. | M. Nassar |
| D. | Brahmanandam Kanneganti |
| Answer» B. Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 44. |
Which of the following has become the India’s first tribal language to get a Wikipedia edition in its native script? |
| A. | Maithili |
| B. | Santhali |
| C. | Bodo |
| D. | Dogri |
| Answer» C. Bodo | |
| 45. |
India’s first in-phone tourism guide and mobile application “Go whats That” has launched in which city? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Pune |
| C. | Chandigarh |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» D. Lucknow | |
| 46. |
John Sankaramangalam, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality from which field? |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Film Industry |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» C. Journalism | |
| 47. |
Which of the following is/are partner country for the 2018 International Buddhist Conclave (IBC)? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Germany | |
| 48. |
The Lakhwar multi-purpose project is associated with which river? |
| A. | Kaveri |
| B. | Yamuna |
| C. | Chambal |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» C. Chambal | |
| 49. |
Which country ‘s women team has clinched gold in the Blitz event at the Asian Nations Chess Cup 2018? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Vietnam |
| C. | India |
| D. | Bhutan |
| Answer» D. Bhutan | |
| 50. |
Hakam Singh Bhattal, who passed away recently, had won gold for India during which Asian Games? |
| A. | 1974 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1986 |
| D. | 1978 |
| Answer» E. | |