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This section includes 192 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Who was appointed as the President of Paytm ? |
| A. | Munish Varma |
| B. | Ravi Adusumalli |
| C. | Pallavi Shroff |
| D. | Amit Nayyar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 52. |
Who was elected as the President of Nauru ? |
| A. | Sprent Dabwido |
| B. | Hilda Heine |
| C. | Lionel Aingimea |
| D. | Marcus Stephen |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Marcus Stephen | |
| 53. |
Where was the 18th meeting of Conference of the Parties (CoP18) of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held ? |
| A. | Geneva, Switzerland |
| B. | Beijing, China |
| C. | Washington D.C., U.S. |
| D. | London, United Kingdom |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Beijing, China | |
| 54. |
Which country has launched the world’s first ever Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID) which captures the facial biometric data of seafarers ? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | India |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 55. |
Which country has launched the World’s first floating nuclear reactor, “Akademik Lomonosov” ? |
| A. | India |
| B. | United States |
| C. | France |
| D. | Russia |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 56. |
Name the bank, that has launched India’s first one-time password (OTP) facility for ATM withdrawals . |
| A. | Indian Overseas Bank |
| B. | Indian Bank |
| C. | State Bank of India(SBI) |
| D. | Canara Bank |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 57. |
Who heads the “Expert Committee to Review the Extant Economic Capital Framework”, that recommends Reserve Bank of India(RBI) to transfer Rs 1,76,051 crore to the government ? |
| A. | Raghuram Rajan |
| B. | M. Narasimham |
| C. | C. Rangarajan |
| D. | Bimal Jalan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 58. |
Where was the 45th G7 Summit for the year 2019 held ? |
| A. | Rome, Italy |
| B. | Berlin, Germany |
| C. | Ottawa, Canada |
| D. | Biarritz, France |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 59. |
Name the Prime Minister of India, who was the first to visit Bahrain |
| A. | Manmohan Singh |
| B. | Indira Gandhi |
| C. | Narendra Modi |
| D. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| 60. |
Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the RuPay card recently ? |
| A. | Manama, Bahrain |
| B. | Lyon, France |
| C. | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
| D. | Paris, France |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Paris, France | |
| 61. |
Who is the first Indian Badminton Player, to win gold medal in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships 2019, which is his/her 3rd successive final? |
| A. | B. Sai Praneeth |
| B. | PV Sindhu |
| C. | Saina Nehwal |
| D. | Srikanth Kidambi |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Saina Nehwal | |
| 62. |
Which Football Club had won the 2019 Durand cup for the second time in the 131 years ? |
| A. | Real Kashmir |
| B. | Gokulam Kerala |
| C. | Chennai City |
| D. | Army Green |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Chennai City | |
| 63. |
Komalika Bari, who is in news recently is associated with which sport ? |
| A. | Archery |
| B. | Fencing |
| C. | Badminton |
| D. | Shooting |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Fencing | |
| 64. |
Who headed the Advisory Board for Banking Frauds (ABBF), which is constituted by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to look into bank fraud cases of over 50 crore rupees and above and to take necessary action ? |
| A. | T M Bhasin |
| B. | Suresh N Patel |
| C. | Madhusudan Prasad |
| D. | YM Malegam |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Suresh N Patel | |
| 65. |
By which year, government of India has set goals to eliminate HIV/AIDS ? |
| A. | 2030 |
| B. | 2035 |
| C. | 2040 |
| D. | 2050 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 2035 | |
| 66. |
Which state has topped in the implementation of free medicine scheme as per the National Health Mission (NHM) ? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 67. |
Who inaugurated the Project SU.RE(Sustainable Resolution), a joint project of CMAI(Clothing Manufacturers Association of India)& IMG Reliance(International Management Group in Mumbai, Maharashtra ? |
| A. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| B. | Narendra Modi |
| C. | Amit Shah |
| D. | Smriti Zubin Irani |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 68. |
What was the last position served by Arun Jaitley before taking retirement from his political career citing his health issues ? |
| A. | External Affairs Minister |
| B. | Home Affairs Minister |
| C. | Finance Minister |
| D. | Defence Minister |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Defence Minister | |
| 69. |
Name the first Asian-headquartered bank, which was named as the ‘World’s Best Bank’ as per ‘Euromoney’ . |
| A. | DBS bank |
| B. | OCBC Bank |
| C. | Standard Chartered |
| D. | Citibank |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. OCBC Bank | |
| 70. |
To which of the following rate, Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) for housing loans, vehicle and other retail loans will be directly linked ? |
| A. | Marginal Standing Facility Rate |
| B. | Bank rate |
| C. | Repo rate |
| D. | Reverse Repo Rate |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Reverse Repo Rate | |
| 71. |
What is the maximum turnover limit of the small startups, to get the promised tax holiday as per Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ? |
| A. | Rs 30 crore |
| B. | Rs 10 crore |
| C. | Rs 25 crore |
| D. | Rs 50 crore |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Rs 50 crore | |
| 72. |
Which country has become the 73rd non-regional member of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB) ? |
| A. | Slovenia |
| B. | Bulgaria |
| C. | Croatia |
| D. | Serbia |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 73. |
Which countries topped in the 2019 Henley Passport Index and became the “world’s most powerful passport” ? |
| A. | Denmark and Italy |
| B. | France and Sweden |
| C. | Japan and Singapore |
| D. | South Korea and Germany |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. South Korea and Germany | |
| 74. |
Which state has topped in water management practices as per recently released report,” Composite Water Management Index 2019” (CWMI 2.0) for the year 2017-2018 ? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Karnataka |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 75. |
Who was appointed as India’s new batting coach ? |
| A. | Sanjay Bangar |
| B. | Milind Soman |
| C. | Vikram Rathour |
| D. | MSK Prasad |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. MSK Prasad | |
| 76. |
Who will chair the 28-member Advisory Committee that was formed for Fit India Movement which aims to encourage people to inculcate physical activity and sports ? |
| A. | Narinder Batra |
| B. | Sunil Gavaskar |
| C. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| D. | Kiren Rijiju |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 77. |
Which energy was declared as the renewable energy by R K Singh, Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister recently ? |
| A. | Wind Energy |
| B. | Biomass Energy |
| C. | Hydrogen Energy |
| D. | Ocean energy |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 78. |
Abdalla Hamdok sworn in as the Prime Minister of which country ? |
| A. | Sudan |
| B. | Syria |
| C. | Algeria |
| D. | Egypt |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Syria | |
| 79. |
Who topped in the Forbes magazine’s Worlds Highest-Paid Actors list for the year 2019 ? |
| A. | Dwayne Johnson |
| B. | Chris Hemsworth |
| C. | Robert Downey Jr. |
| D. | Jackie Chan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Chris Hemsworth | |
| 80. |
How much amount will be provided as reward for informants in insider trading cases by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ? |
| A. | Rs 5 crore |
| B. | Rs 50 Lakh |
| C. | Rs 1 crore |
| D. | Rs 2 crore |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Rs 2 crore | |
| 81. |
Where was the 5th India- Nepal Joint Commission meeting 2019 held ? |
| A. | Mumbai, India |
| B. | Pokhara, Nepal |
| C. | New Delhi, India |
| D. | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 82. |
Where was the two-day National Conference on Varmam Science inaugurated ? |
| A. | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| B. | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| D. | Bengaluru, Karanataka |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Mumbai, Maharashtra | |
| 83. |
Who inaugurated the first World Youth conference on kindness in New Delhi ? |
| A. | Ram NathKovind |
| B. | Amit Shah |
| C. | Venkaiah Naidu |
| D. | Narendra Modi |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Amit Shah | |
| 84. |
Name the President of the Republic of Zambia, who visited India recently . |
| A. | Frederick Chiluba |
| B. | Kenneth Kaunda |
| C. | Edgar Chagwa Lungu |
| D. | Hakainde Hichilema |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Hakainde Hichilema | |
| 85. |
Which country’s hockey team won both the Men’s and Women’s Olympic Test Event 2019 in Tokyo, Japan ? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | India |
| D. | New Zealand |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. New Zealand | |
| 86. |
Which year is set as target by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for an interplanetary mission to Jupiter’s smallest moon Europa, named “Europa Clipper Mission” ? |
| A. | 2020 |
| B. | 2022 |
| C. | 2023 |
| D. | 2025 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 2025 | |
| 87. |
Who was appointed as the new cabinet secretary recently ? |
| A. | Rajiv Gauba |
| B. | Ajit Seth |
| C. | P. K. Sinha |
| D. | Kamal Pande |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Ajit Seth | |
| 88. |
What is the maximum limit permitted by Reserve Bank of India(RBI) for processing e- mandate on credit and debit cards along with Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs)? |
| A. | Rs 1,000 |
| B. | Rs 10,000 |
| C. | Rs 2,000 |
| D. | Rs 5,000 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Rs 5,000 | |
| 89. |
Which country is set to host the SAARC(South Asian Association for Regional Corporation) foreign ministers informal meeting ? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Myanmar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Bangladesh | |
| 90. |
Where was the India-Estonia Business Forum 2019 held ? |
| A. | Kuressaare, Estonia |
| B. | Narva, Estonia |
| C. | Tallinn, Estonia |
| D. | Pärnu, Estonia |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Pärnu, Estonia | |
| 91. |
Name the first high level Indian delegate, who visited 3 Baltic nations Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia recently . |
| A. | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
| B. | M. Venkaiah Naidu |
| C. | Narendra Modi |
| D. | Ram Nath Kovind |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Narendra Modi | |
| 92. |
Which state topped in the State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index 2019 (SARAL)? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Telangana |
| C. | Andra Pradesh |
| D. | Gujarat |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Telangana | |
| 93. |
Name the world’s largest teachers’ training programme launched in New Delhi recently to improve Learning Outcomes at the Elementary level . |
| A. | National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Kaushalya Yojana (NISHTKY) |
| B. | National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Programme (NISHTHP) |
| C. | National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) |
| D. | National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Development (NISHTHD) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Development (NISHTHD) | |
| 94. |
Which organization has collaborated with World Economic Forum (WEF) to organize 2-day India Economic Summit 2019 ? |
| A. | World Bank(WB) |
| B. | National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) |
| C. | Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) |
| D. | Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 95. |
Where will be the 8th edition of Hand-in-Hand(HiH)Military exercise 2019 between India & China held in December 2019? |
| A. | Umroi near Shillong in Meghalaya |
| B. | Chail near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Ajaysar near Ajmer in Rajasthan |
| D. | Huai Yuan near Chengdu in China |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Chail near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh | |
| 96. |
Name the head of the committee, that submits its report to Nirmala Sitharaman and suggests to replace the Income Tax Act with a new Direct Tax Code(DTC). |
| A. | P.K. Dash |
| B. | Akhilesh Ranjan |
| C. | Pramod Chandra Mody |
| D. | Neena Kumar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Pramod Chandra Mody | |
| 97. |
Name the country, which is the world’s top emitter of anthropogenic sulphur dioxide(SO2) as per Greenpeace’s report “Global SO2 emission hotspot database: Ranking the world’s worst sources of SO2 pollution” . |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | India |
| D. | Pakistan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Pakistan | |
| 98. |
Who won 300m women’s gold medal in Athleticky Mitink Reiter Event 2019 in the Czech Republic ? |
| A. | V.K.Vismaya |
| B. | M. R. Poovamma |
| C. | Hima Das |
| D. | Dutee Chand |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Dutee Chand | |
| 99. |
Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant ? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | India |
| C. | Bhutan |
| D. | Myanmar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Myanmar | |
| 100. |
Where will the India’s first Central Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (CICET) to be build ? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Gujarat |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |