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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.
| 151. |
Which country has the highest number of living languages(840 languages), as per Ethnologue, a directory of languages ? |
| A. | Papua New Guinea |
| B. | Indonesia |
| C. | Nigeria |
| D. | United States |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Indonesia | |
| 152. |
Name the bank that funds the draft Environment and Social Management Framework(ESMF) for integrated coastal management |
| A. | Reserve Bank of India(RBI) |
| B. | World Bank(WB) |
| C. | Asian Development Bank(ADB) |
| D. | New Development Bank(NDB) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Asian Development Bank(ADB) | |
| 153. |
Which states’ National Institutes of Design (NID) seeks to be declared as the institutions of national importance as per the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 ? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Haryana |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam and Haryana |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana | |
| 154. |
Which state has launched a flagship financial assistance scheme called ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’ for the welfare of girl child ? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Gujarat |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 155. |
Oscar awardee, D.A. Pennebaker passed away recently, he was associated with which field ? |
| A. | Production |
| B. | Singing |
| C. | Acting |
| D. | Film Making |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 156. |
Where did India test-fired a sophisticated all-weather and all-terrain two Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) recently ? |
| A. | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| D. | Chandipur, Odisha |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 157. |
Which government body will become paperless from the next session ? |
| A. | Lok Sabha |
| B. | Rajya Sabha |
| C. | Election Commission of India |
| D. | Both 1 & 2 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rajya Sabha | |
| 158. |
Which Sport’s commentator, Anant Setalvad passed away recently ? |
| A. | Badminton |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Football |
| D. | Tennis |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Football | |
| 159. |
Name the Indian transsexual woman, who won the beauty pageant title of Miss World Diversity 2019 held in Port Louis, Mauritius. |
| A. | Prithika Yashini |
| B. | Naaz Joshi |
| C. | Sathyasri Sharmila |
| D. | Joyita Mondal |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Sathyasri Sharmila | |
| 160. |
Nobel Prize winner, Toni Morrison passed away recently, she was a _______ . |
| A. | Novelist |
| B. | Politician |
| C. | Singer |
| D. | Social Activist |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Politician | |
| 161. |
Name the former External Affairs Minister, youngest-ever Cabinet Minister & first woman Chief Minister of Delhi, who passed away recently . |
| A. | Padmaja Naidu |
| B. | Sharada Mukherjee |
| C. | Kumudben Joshi |
| D. | Sushma Swaraj |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 162. |
Name the Organization, which launched new insurance plan “Jeevan Amar” . |
| A. | HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd. |
| B. | Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) |
| C. | Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd. |
| D. | Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | |
| 163. |
What is the Repo rate as per the third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy of RBI for the year 2019- 20? |
| A. | 0.0565 |
| B. | 0.0515 |
| C. | 0.054 |
| D. | 0.0575 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 0.0575 | |
| 164. |
Who headed the third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy of RBI for the year 2019-20 ? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Shaktikanta Das |
| C. | Ravindra H. Dholakia |
| D. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Ravindra H. Dholakia | |
| 165. |
Where was the India’s first 3-D smart traffic signal ‘Intelights’ designed by Chitkara University students launched ? |
| A. | Mohali, Punjab |
| B. | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| C. | Chandigarh, Haryana |
| D. | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Jaipur, Rajasthan | |
| 166. |
What is the revised number of judges in the Supreme Court (SC) including Chief Justice of India (CJI) as per the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill 2019 ? |
| A. | 31 |
| B. | 32 |
| C. | 33 |
| D. | 34 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 167. |
Name the Indian delegation, who addressed the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting, 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (EAS FMM), 26th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and 10th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial Meeting . |
| A. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| B. | Narendra Modi |
| C. | S. Jaishankar |
| D. | Amit Shah |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Amit Shah | |
| 168. |
Which country has conferred ‘The National Order of Merit’, its highest award to President Ram Nath Kovind ? |
| A. | Ghana |
| B. | Guinea |
| C. | Gambia |
| D. | Benin |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Gambia | |
| 169. |
Who was the first Indian head to visit African countries viz, Benin, The Gambia and Guinea recently ? |
| A. | Rajnath Singh |
| B. | Venkaiah Naidu |
| C. | Ram Nath Kovind |
| D. | Narendra Modi |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Narendra Modi | |
| 170. |
Which articles are repealed by government of India that grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir ? |
| A. | Article 350 and 31A |
| B. | Article 370 and 31A |
| C. | Article 350 and 35A |
| D. | Article 370 and 35A |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 171. |
Who will chair the National Statistical Office (NSO) ? |
| A. | Prabhat Kumar |
| B. | Pravin Srivastava |
| C. | P. K. Sinha |
| D. | Ajit Seth |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. P. K. Sinha | |
| 172. |
How many years of jail term is rewarded to person, who indulge in pornography using child as per the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 ? |
| A. | Life Imprisonment |
| B. | 15 years |
| C. | 5 years |
| D. | 10 years |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 10 years | |
| 173. |
Name the mobile app launched by Minister for Earth Science, Science and Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan to help farmers . |
| A. | HelpFarmers |
| B. | Landmand |
| C. | Agriculture |
| D. | Meghdoot |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 174. |
Shanghai branch of which bank has become the first Indian Bank branch to be connected & inducted to China’s National Advance Payment System (CNAPS)? |
| A. | Canara Bank |
| B. | State Bank of India(SBI) |
| C. | ICICI Bank |
| D. | HDFC Bank |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. ICICI Bank | |
| 175. |
Which state has granted infrastructure project status for a $10-billion plan to build the world’s first ultra-fast hyperloop project ? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Gujarat |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Tamil Nadu | |
| 176. |
Name the two new vaccines, which is introduced to conduct India’s first large scale tuberculosis preventive trial . |
| A. | MDR1003 and XDRVAC |
| B. | MDR1003 and VPM1002 |
| C. | IMMUVAC and MDR1003 |
| D. | IMMUVAC and VPM1002 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 177. |
National Medical Council (NMC) will comprise of how many members ? |
| A. | 35 members |
| B. | 30 members |
| C. | 25 members |
| D. | 20 members |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 20 members | |
| 178. |
What is the new threshold limit of annual passenger traffic for major airports as per the “Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2019” passed by Parliament? |
| A. | 25 lakh |
| B. | 50 lakh |
| C. | 40 lakh |
| D. | 35 lakh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 179. |
Name the Indian writer, who was awarded with Asian version of the Nobel Prize, 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless” |
| A. | Arnab Goswami |
| B. | Sudhir Chaudhary |
| C. | Punya Prasun Bajpai |
| D. | Ravish Kumar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 180. |
What is the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) of India for the fiscal year 2020 as per the Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited(CRISIL) ? |
| A. | 7.5% |
| B. | 0.072 |
| C. | 0.069 |
| D. | 0.07 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 0.07 | |
| 181. |
Where was the Money Museum of Reserve Bank of India(RBI) opened in order to improve the people’s knowledge of the banking system ? |
| A. | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| C. | New Delhi, Delhi |
| D. | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 182. |
Which bank recently received permission from Reserve Bank of India(RBI) to provide regular bank services in India and included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934? |
| A. | Bank of East Asia |
| B. | Bank of China |
| C. | Standard Chartered |
| D. | DBS Bank |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Standard Chartered | |
| 183. |
Who will head the 4-member panel of ministers, which was created in 2018 to propose action against mob lynching ? |
| A. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| B. | Amit Shah |
| C. | Thaawar Chand Gehlot |
| D. | Rajnath Singh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Thaawar Chand Gehlot | |
| 184. |
Which institute scientists have developed the world’s first robot hand for the rehabilitation of stroke patients ? |
| A. | Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Madras |
| B. | Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi |
| C. | Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kanpur |
| D. | Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur | |
| 185. |
Who was appointed as the 20th governor of Nagaland ? |
| A. | RN Ravi |
| B. | Krishan Kant Paul |
| C. | Padmanabha Acharya |
| D. | Ashwani Kumar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Krishan Kant Paul | |
| 186. |
Name the bank that will be converted into small finance bank(SFB) with the aim to provide micro-credit at the doorsteps to individuals and SME’s(Small and medium-sized enterprises) |
| A. | Jio Payments Bank |
| B. | Airtel Payments Bank |
| C. | India Post Payments Bank(IPPB) |
| D. | Aditya Birla Payments Bank |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Aditya Birla Payments Bank | |
| 187. |
Name the state, which has launched a special digitized policing system called “Automated Multi-modal Biometric Identification System (AMBIS)” to aid police investigations . |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Karnataka |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Karnataka | |
| 188. |
In which four states, One Nation One Ration Card scheme was launched in order to boost the National Food Security ? |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| B. | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| C. | Telangana, Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujara |
| D. | Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka and Gujarat |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Telangana, Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujara | |
| 189. |
What is the position of India among the highest risk country in the world as per the Verisk Maplecroft’s Water Stress Index 2019 ? |
| A. | 38th |
| B. | 35th |
| C. | 40th |
| D. | 46th |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 190. |
Name the languages that will be included in the Sub-Field of Field “Literature” in the scheme component ‘Award of Senior/Junior Fellowships to Outstanding Artistes in the Fields of Culture’ |
| A. | Nepali and Santhali |
| B. | French and Portuguese |
| C. | Portuguese and Hausa |
| D. | Javanese and Quechua |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. French and Portuguese | |
| 191. |
How many days are provided as a timeline for insolvency resolution process and specifies minimum payouts to operational creditors in recently passed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 ? |
| A. | 350 day |
| B. | 310 day |
| C. | 270 day |
| D. | 330 day |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 192. |
Who heads the Group of Transport Ministers (GoM), which recommends the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to address the issue of road safety ? |
| A. | Raj Kumar Singh |
| B. | Rao Inderjit Singh |
| C. | Yoonus Khan |
| D. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Narendra Singh Tomar | |