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This section includes 1943 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 901. |
How many children have been selected for the 2016 national bravery awards? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 31 |
| Answer» D. 31 | |
| 902. |
Renowned English art critic John Berger recently passed away. He had won the 1972 Booker Prize for which of the following novels? |
| A. | From A to X |
| B. | Ways of Seeing |
| C. | G. |
| D. | A Painter of Our Time |
| Answer» D. A Painter of Our Time | |
| 903. |
The urban local body of this city won the Platinum Award in the Outstanding Digital Initiative category as part of the Digital India Awards 2016? |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Chandigarh |
| Answer» B. Hyderabad | |
| 904. |
The 2016 Sahitya Akademi award has been won by which author? |
| A. | Joe D Cruz |
| B. | Vannadasan |
| C. | A. Madhavan |
| D. | D Selvaraj |
| Answer» C. A. Madhavan | |
| 905. |
Who is the winner of the 2016 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence? |
| A. | Ibrahim Ag Idbaltanat |
| B. | Anarkali Kaur Honaryar |
| C. | Joint Action Committee for People's Rights |
| D. | Federal Research and Methodological Center for Tolerance Psychology and Education |
| Answer» E. | |
| 906. |
Who won the 2016 Resorts World Manila Masters? |
| A. | SSP Chawrasia |
| B. | Arjun Atwal |
| C. | Rashid Khan |
| D. | Sam Chien |
| Answer» B. Arjun Atwal | |
| 907. |
Who of the following won Brazilian Grand Prix 2016? |
| A. | Lewis Hamilton |
| B. | Nico Rosberg |
| C. | Fernando Alonso |
| D. | Sebastian Vettel |
| Answer» B. Nico Rosberg | |
| 908. |
Who will be honoured with Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016? |
| A. | Amitav Ghosh |
| B. | Porochista Khakpour |
| C. | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| D. | Amy Tan |
| Answer» B. Porochista Khakpour | |
| 909. |
Who won the 2016 BNP Paribas Masters Doubles title? |
| A. | Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut |
| B. | Henri Kontinen and John Peers |
| C. | Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan |
| D. | Rohan Bopanna and Daniel Nestor |
| Answer» C. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan | |
| 910. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently presented the Ramnath Goenka Awards. The awards are given in which of the following fields? |
| A. | Social Work |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Arts and Culture |
| Answer» D. Arts and Culture | |
| 911. |
Who won the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix? |
| A. | Nico Rosberg |
| B. | Lewis Hamilton |
| C. | Daniel Ricciardo |
| D. | Sebastian Vettel |
| Answer» C. Daniel Ricciardo | |
| 912. |
Gujarati poet ________ was awarded 'Saraswati Samman 2017'. |
| A. | Jawahar Bakshi |
| B. | Vinu Bamania |
| C. | Bhavesh Bhatt |
| D. | Lalji Kanpariya |
| E. | Sitanshu Yashashchandra |
| Answer» F. | |
| 913. |
Carnatic vocalist T.M. Krishna won 30th Indira Gandhi Award for _______ for. |
| A. | Public Welfare |
| B. | National Intergration |
| C. | Economic Development |
| D. | Literature |
| Answer» C. Economic Development | |
| 914. |
_______ was the head of the Jury for feature films in 66th National Awards 2019. |
| A. | Rahul Rawail |
| B. | Javed Akhtar |
| C. | Shekhar Kapoor |
| D. | Prashoon Joshi |
| Answer» B. Javed Akhtar | |
| 915. |
In which year was the glorious Dhyan Chand Award instituted by the Government of India? |
| A. | 2002 |
| B. | 2010 |
| C. | 2005 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» B. 2010 | |
| 916. |
Dr. Samir Damare, Principal Scientist and Head Analytical Services Division, at CSIR-NIO, Goa has been selected for the Senior Scientist Award for 2020, by which of the following? |
| A. | Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research |
| B. | AIIMS, New Delhi |
| C. | Institute of Science, Nirma University |
| D. | Microbiologists Society, India |
| E. | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research |
| Answer» E. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research | |
| 917. |
For the year 2015 who has been awarded 'Arjuna Award' for the National Game of India'? |
| A. | Sreejesh Ravindran |
| B. | Abhilash Mahapatra |
| C. | Babita Kumari |
| D. | Satish Sivalingam |
| Answer» B. Abhilash Mahapatra | |
| 918. |
Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has been elected as Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club. He has an impressive record in One-Day International, scoring ________ runs. |
| A. | 6,545 |
| B. | 6,497 |
| C. | 6,989 |
| D. | 6,326 |
| E. | 6,265 |
| Answer» D. 6,326 | |
| 919. |
______ won the inaugural Pro Volleyball League (PVL) title in 2019. |
| A. | Chennai Spartans |
| B. | Calicut Heroes |
| C. | Kochi Blue Spikers |
| D. | Ahmedabad Defenders |
| Answer» B. Calicut Heroes | |
| 920. |
India’s first talkie feature film was: |
| A. | Haridas |
| B. | Alam Ara |
| C. | Raja Harishchandra |
| D. | Ramayan |
| Answer» C. Raja Harishchandra | |
| 921. |
India’s first ever gold medal at the Youth Olympics was won by ________. |
| A. | Vicky Batta |
| B. | Jeremy Lalrinnunga |
| C. | Sneha Soren |
| D. | Vicky Bhattia |
| Answer» C. Sneha Soren | |
| 922. |
Name the Indian who was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize along with an activist from Pakistan in 2014. |
| A. | Malala Yousafzai |
| B. | Medha Patkar |
| C. | Anna Hazare |
| D. | Kailash Satyarthi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 923. |
Name the Nobel laureate who has been awarded the Nobel prize in Physics twice? |
| A. | Bob Dylan |
| B. | Angus Deaton |
| C. | Marie Curie |
| D. | John Bardeen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 924. |
In which of these following disciplines did Abhijit Banerjee win a Nobel Prize ? |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Physics |
| D. | Chemistry |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» B. Literature | |
| 925. |
In which category was Ishwar Sharma given the Global Child Prodigy Award 2020? |
| A. | Singing |
| B. | Dancing |
| C. | Yoga |
| D. | Painting |
| Answer» D. Painting | |
| 926. |
In November 2020, the National Fisheries Development Board has conferred how many awards to Assam for the success in the fishery sector? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 927. |
In which of the following fields was Prof. Richard H. Thaler awarded the Nobel Prize 2017? |
| A. | Physics |
| B. | Chemistry |
| C. | Literature |
| D. | Economics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 928. |
As per the ranking undertaken by Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018, which district is the second cleanest in India? |
| A. | Dehradun |
| B. | Agra |
| C. | Rewari |
| D. | Cochin |
| Answer» D. Cochin | |
| 929. |
In October 2020, who has won in the Best Rising Star category at Busan Asian Contents Awards? |
| A. | Kirti Kulhari |
| B. | Sayani Gupta |
| C. | Maanvi Gagroo |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 930. |
"International Gandhi Award 2020" for the efforts against leprosy in the individual category has been awarded to |
| A. | Yohei Sasakawa |
| B. | N. S. Dharamshakatu |
| C. | Satya Nadella |
| D. | Damodar Ganesh Bapat |
| Answer» C. Satya Nadella | |
| 931. |
Dr. Vidhi Nagar has been given a D.Litt degree from Indira Gandhi Sangeet University, Khairagarh. She is associated with which dance form? |
| A. | Bharatanatyam |
| B. | Kathak |
| C. | Kathakali |
| D. | Manipuri |
| E. | Kuchipudi |
| Answer» C. Kathakali | |
| 932. |
How many medals did India win in 2016 Rio Olympics? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 933. |
In which of the following fields, the Nobel Prize, 2018 has not been announced? |
| A. | Medical |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Physics |
| D. | Chemistry |
| Answer» C. Physics | |
| 934. |
How many women police officers have been awarded the Union home ministry’s “Medal for Excellence in Investigation” for the year 2020? |
| A. | 17 |
| B. | 21 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 29 |
| E. | 33 |
| Answer» C. 25 | |
| 935. |
Linus Pauling won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1954 and for ______ in 1962. |
| A. | Physics |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Peace |
| D. | Medicine |
| Answer» D. Medicine | |
| 936. |
Dr Jajini Varghese has been named an Outstanding Young Person of the World 2020. She was one of nominations from which country for the award? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | UK |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Singapore |
| E. | USA |
| Answer» C. Japan | |
| 937. |
In which year did the Indian men's water polo team win the gold medal at the Asian Games?A. 1970B. 2010C. 1951D. 1982 |
| A. | B |
| B. | D |
| C. | C |
| D. | A |
| Answer» D. A | |
| 938. |
For which sport did Mariyappan Thangavelu won Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020? |
| A. | Golf |
| B. | Kabbadi |
| C. | Basketball |
| D. | Para Athletics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 939. |
For which book did Arundhati Roy receive the Booker Prize? |
| A. | The End of Imagination |
| B. | Kashmir: The Case for Freedom |
| C. | The God of Small Things |
| D. | The Ministry of Utmost Happiness |
| Answer» D. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness | |
| 940. |
Hindi writer and storyteller Ranendra bagged the ‘Shrilal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Sahitya Samman-2020’ award by IFFCO. He made his debut in the literary world in which year? |
| A. | 1996 |
| B. | 2000 |
| C. | 2004 |
| D. | 2008 |
| E. | 2012 |
| Answer» E. 2012 | |
| 941. |
As of September 2020, which of the following is the most recent award given to film actress Kangana Ranaut? |
| A. | IIFA Award for Best Actress |
| B. | National Film Award for Best Actress |
| C. | Padma Shri |
| D. | CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Special Achievement |
| Answer» D. CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Special Achievement | |
| 942. |
Besides Sonam Wangchuk, the other Indian who won the Ramon Magsaysay Award this year (2018) is - |
| A. | Sanjeev Chaturvedi |
| B. | Bezwada Wilson |
| C. | Bharat Vatwani |
| D. | Prakash Amte |
| Answer» D. Prakash Amte | |
| 943. |
______ is the first non-English feature film to win the Oscar for Best Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. |
| A. | Crouching Tiger |
| B. | Parasite |
| C. | Bohemian Rapsdi |
| D. | Green Book |
| Answer» C. Bohemian Rapsdi | |
| 944. |
In 2020, the government of which of the following states instituted GV Raja Awards for sportspersons? |
| A. | Telangana |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 945. |
________ Railway Station has become the first station in the country to be awarded the CII-IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) Platinum rating. |
| A. | Jaipur |
| B. | Secunderabad |
| C. | Raipur |
| D. | Surat |
| E. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Raipur | |
| 946. |
Who among the following played the leading lady in the film 'Mission Mangal' that tells the dramatic true story of the women behind India's first mission to Mars? |
| A. | Kareena Kapoor |
| B. | Deepika Padukone |
| C. | Kajol |
| D. | Vidya Balan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 947. |
In which of the following fields is the B. C. Roy Award given? |
| A. | Music |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Environment |
| D. | Medical |
| Answer» E. | |
| 948. |
Name the highest award of the Haryana government for the outstanding players of the state. |
| A. | Eklavya Award |
| B. | Guru Vashisht Award |
| C. | Bhim Award |
| D. | Vikramaditya Award |
| Answer» D. Vikramaditya Award | |
| 949. |
Anilkumar Manibhai Naik was awarded the Padma Vibhushan Award, 2019 for his contribution in the field of ______. |
| A. | Art-Vocals-Folk |
| B. | Trade and Industry - Infrastructure |
| C. | Art-Acting-Theatre |
| D. | Public Affairs |
| Answer» C. Art-Acting-Theatre | |
| 950. |
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld became the youngest author to win the International Booker Prize for which of his books in 2020? |
| A. | Girl, Woman, Other |
| B. | The Testaments |
| C. | Celestial Bodies |
| D. | The Discomfort of Evening |
| Answer» E. | |