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This section includes 155 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs Quiz knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Who among the following is the head of newly Delhi Assembly constituted a five-member committee to tackle the growing menace of stray dogs and monkeys in the state? |
| A. | Somnath Bharat Bhushan |
| B. | Somnath Sharma |
| C. | Somnath Chatterjee |
| D. | Somnath Bharti |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 2. |
Which of the following state polices has recently inducted India’s first all women Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for anti-terrorist operations? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 3. |
In which of the following cities was the Defence industrial corridor launched? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Gorakhpur |
| C. | Aligarh |
| D. | Agra |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Agra | |
| 4. |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was recently observed on which of the following dates? |
| A. | August 11 |
| B. | August 9 |
| C. | August 8 |
| D. | August 10 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. August 8 | |
| 5. |
Who among the following is the author of the book titled “The book of Untold Stories”? |
| A. | Riya Sen |
| B. | Sonali Bendre |
| C. | Manisha Koirala |
| D. | Katrina Kaif |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Katrina Kaif | |
| 6. |
PayPal has recently tied up with which bank to offer safer, faster and convenient payment experiences for the bank’s card holders? |
| A. | Axis Bank |
| B. | HDFC Bank |
| C. | State Bank of India |
| D. | ICICI Bank |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. State Bank of India | |
| 7. |
Which of the following biosphere reserves has recently become the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India that has been included in the UNESCO designated World Network Of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)? |
| A. | Cold Desert |
| B. | Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve |
| C. | Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve |
| D. | Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve | |
| 8. |
Which of the following state governments has recently decided to reward people on returning used bottles? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 9. |
The Ministry of HRD has embarked on a major and new initiative Project called SWAYAM. What does second “A” represents in SWAYAM? |
| A. | Awareness |
| B. | Auction |
| C. | Active |
| D. | Aspiring |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 10. |
The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the joint issue of postage stamps between India and South Africa on the theme of ___________________ between the two countries. |
| A. | 15 years of partnership |
| B. | 20 years of strategic partnership |
| C. | Strategic Partnership |
| D. | Partnership 20-20 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Strategic Partnership | |
| 11. |
The National Handloom Day was recently celebrated in India on which of the following dates? |
| A. | August 7 |
| B. | August 8 |
| C. | August 9 |
| D. | August 10 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. August 8 | |
| 12. |
T K Viswanathan Committee has recently recommended which of the following organizations to tap phone calls? |
| A. | Reserve Bank of India |
| B. | Central Bureau of Investigation |
| C. | Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |
| D. | Security Exchange Board of India |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 13. |
The world’s first-ever thermal battery plant was recently inaugurated in which of the following states? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Karnataka |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Maharashtra | |
| 14. |
The 76th anniversary of Quit India movement was recently observed on which of the following dates? |
| A. | August 9 |
| B. | August 7 |
| C. | August 8 |
| D. | August 5 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. August 7 | |
| 15. |
Which of the following countries has recently topped the Global Innovation Index for the eighth consecutive year in 2018? |
| A. | Switzerland |
| B. | Sweden |
| C. | Netherlands |
| D. | Singapore |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Sweden | |
| 16. |
Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Bills has recently been passed by the Parliment to grant constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)? |
| A. | 123rd Constitutional Amendment Bill |
| B. | 151st Constitutional Amendment Bill |
| C. | 142nd Constitutional Amendment Bill |
| D. | 156th Constitutional Amendment Bill |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 151st Constitutional Amendment Bill | |
| 17. |
Which of the following banks has recently launched a payments machine called MOPAD & allows to facilitate transactions from cards to QR code based payments? |
| A. | HDFC Bank |
| B. | State Bank of India |
| C. | Axis Bank |
| D. | ICICI Bank |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Axis Bank | |
| 18. |
The 22nd edition of 'Parampara series - National Festival of Music and Dance' festival was recently held in which of the following cities. |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Chandigarh |
| C. | Gandhi Nagar |
| D. | New Delhi |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 19. |
Which of the following countries has recently clinched gold in the Blitz event at the Asian Nations Chess Cup 2018? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Vietnam |
| C. | China |
| D. | Spain |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Vietnam | |
| 20. |
Which one of the following has recently launched reusable rocket to send a communication satellite for Indonesia into the orbit? |
| A. | ISRO |
| B. | Space X |
| C. | NASA |
| D. | JAXA |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. NASA | |
| 21. |
Which of the following states has recently observed the ‘Festival of Democracy’? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Telangana |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 22. |
Which of the following countries has recently held a coordination meet with India to discuss border security? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Myanmar |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Myanmar | |
| 23. |
Which of the following state governments has recently announced a special assistance of Rs 500 crores for the OBC community? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Telangana |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 24. |
According to a recent new study, which of the following planets is heading towards an irreversible "hothouse" state? |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Mercury |
| D. | Earth |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 25. |
Which of the following states has recently decided to appoint interns named as ‘Lok Kalyan Mitra’ in every block of the state for publicity of government’s welfare schemes? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
| 26. |
Who among the following has recently been sworn in as the third sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India? |
| A. | Indira Banerjee |
| B. | Gita Mittal |
| C. | Sunita Agarwal |
| D. | Hima Kohli |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Gita Mittal | |
| 27. |
According to United Nations ’ Report, which of the following countries has not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes? |
| A. | North Korea |
| B. | Iran |
| C. | Syria |
| D. | Pakistan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Iran | |
| 28. |
Whihc of the following countries has recently freezed trade ties with Canada over its interference in Gulf Kingdom's internal affairs? |
| A. | United States |
| B. | Saudi Arabia |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Kuwait |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Russia | |
| 29. |
Which of the following state governments has recently decided to launch life insurance scheme worth Rs 5 lakh for farmers? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 30. |
Name the person who has recently decided to step down as Pepsico CEO after 12 years of helming the post? |
| A. | Indra Nooyi |
| B. | Satya Nadella |
| C. | Arundhati Bhattacharya |
| D. | Sundar Pichai |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Satya Nadella | |
| 31. |
As per the recent news, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned _________ for eight water projects in the rural areas of Haryana. |
| A. | Rs 572 crore |
| B. | Rs 772 crore |
| C. | Rs 872 crore |
| D. | Rs 972 crore |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Rs 972 crore | |
| 32. |
Which of the following companies has recently become the first US-based company with a market value of $1 trillion? |
| A. | Apple Inc. |
| B. | Amazon Inc. |
| C. | Alphabet Inc. |
| D. | Microsoft Corp. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Amazon Inc. | |
| 33. |
Who among the following has recently been honoured with the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2017? |
| A. | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| B. | Bhartruhari Mahtab |
| C. | Hukum Dev Narayan |
| D. | Dinesh Trivedi |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Hukum Dev Narayan | |
| 34. |
Seven Indian companies has been featured in the US magazine Fortune 500 list of the world's largest firms. Which of the following Indian companies remained top-ranked Indian company in the 2018 rankings? |
| A. | Indian Oil Corp |
| B. | Reliance Industries |
| C. | Oil and Natural Gas Corp |
| D. | Bharat Petroleum Corp |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Reliance Industries | |
| 35. |
Which of the following companies has recently topped the Fortune’s 500 list of world largest companies? |
| A. | Amazon |
| B. | State Grid |
| C. | Sinopec Group |
| D. | Walmart |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 36. |
Kadaknath chicken meat has recently got the GI tag in which state? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Himachal Pradesh | |
| 37. |
The Union Government has recently achieved its target of providing 5 crore free LPG connections to poor families under which of the following schemes? |
| A. | Ujjwala Yojana |
| B. | Saubhagya Scheme |
| C. | UDAY Yojana |
| D. | LaQshya Scheme |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Saubhagya Scheme | |
| 38. |
Which of the following states has recently approved the Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestam, an unemployment allowance scheme to provide Rs 1000 per month to unemployed youth in state? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 39. |
Emmerson Mnangagwa has recently won the Presidential elections of the following which countries? |
| A. | Nigeria |
| B. | Libya |
| C. | Zimbabwe |
| D. | Serbia |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Serbia | |
| 40. |
The National Highways Authority of India recently signed MoU with which Bank for Long Term Unsecured Loan? |
| A. | IDBI Bank |
| B. | State Bank of India |
| C. | ICICI Bank |
| D. | Union Bank of India |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. ICICI Bank | |
| 41. |
Which of the following countries has recently announced a new organ donation plan to address Indian-origin shortages? |
| A. | United States |
| B. | France |
| C. | United Kingdom |
| D. | Germany |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 42. |
Defence India Startup Challenge was recently launched in which of the following cities? |
| A. | Kanpur |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Bengaluru |
| D. | Mumbai |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Mumbai | |
| 43. |
The Union Government has recently approved 122 research projects for funding under which of the following schemes? |
| A. | IMPRINT-2 |
| B. | SAMPRITI |
| C. | PMMY |
| D. | PMRPY |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. SAMPRITI | |
| 44. |
Which of the following cities has recently hosted the International Conference on Sustainable Growth through Material Recycling? |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Pune |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Bengaluru |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Bengaluru | |
| 45. |
Joint Military exercise “Maitree 2018” has recently been started between India and ___________. |
| A. | Myanmar |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Thailand |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Bangladesh | |
| 46. |
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has recently projected the GDP growth at ____________ for this fiscal year as in the June statement. |
| A. | 7.4 percent |
| B. | 7.3 percent |
| C. | 7.2 percent |
| D. | 7.1 percent |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 7.3 percent | |
| 47. |
Which of the following telecom companies has recently launched “Bandwidth on Demand” platform? |
| A. | Vodafone |
| B. | BSNL |
| C. | Airtel |
| D. | Idea |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Idea | |
| 48. |
Who among the following has recently won a gold medal in the Savo Games in Lapinlahti, Finland? |
| A. | Abhinav Bindra |
| B. | Neeraj Chopra |
| C. | Hima Das |
| D. | Praful Patel |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Hima Das | |
| 49. |
Who among the following was recently bestowed with “Shalaka Samman” for 2017-18? |
| A. | Sonu Nigam |
| B. | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| C. | Javed Akhtar |
| D. | Javed Ali |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Javed Ali | |
| 50. |
The Earth Overshoot Day was recently celebrated on which of the following dates? |
| A. | July 30 |
| B. | July 31 |
| C. | August 1 |
| D. | August 2 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. August 2 | |