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This section includes 369 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
What is India's GDP growth for 2020-21 (FY21) predicted by Japanese brokerage firm Nomura Holdings? |
A. | -5.2% |
B. | -3.2% |
C. | -2.2% |
D. | -1.2% |
Answer» B. -3.2% | |
102. |
Aarogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) the feature has been implemented in the Aarogya Setu mobile application. What is toll free number for Aarogya Setu IVRS? |
A. | 1035 |
B. | 1026 |
C. | 1056 |
D. | 1075 |
Answer» E. | |
103. |
Which institute has come up with plant data of the Northern Western Ghats which indicates that plateaus should be prioritized for the conservation of the Northern Western Ghats? |
A. | Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding |
B. | Arid Forest Research Institute |
C. | Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) |
D. | Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research |
Answer» D. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research | |
104. |
World Athletics Day is celebrated on which date? |
A. | 7 May |
B. | 5 May |
C. | 8 May |
D. | 6 May |
Answer» B. 5 May | |
105. |
Recently, which Indian-origin scientist has won the World Food Award 2020? |
A. | Sumer Singh |
B. | Rajiv Nath |
C. | Ratan Lal |
D. | Aman Ghoshal |
Answer» D. Aman Ghoshal | |
106. |
Recently, who has become the new chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)? |
A. | Hrishikant Upadhyay |
B. | Maninath Kakkar |
C. | Srikanth Madhav Vaidya |
D. | Vimal Jain |
Answer» D. Vimal Jain | |
107. |
Recently, who has become the first state in India to provide free and cashless insurance cover to its people? |
A. | Gujarat |
B. | Madhya Pradesh |
C. | Maharashtra |
D. | Haryana |
Answer» D. Haryana | |
108. |
Who has been appointed by the President Ramnath Kovind as the Judge of the Joint High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Pradesh? |
A. | Javed Iqbal Wani |
B. | Akhtar Abdul Wani |
C. | Siddharth Shankar |
D. | Babu Jwala Prasad |
Answer» B. Akhtar Abdul Wani | |
109. |
The Registration Committee (RC) under the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC) recommended a complete ban on the use of which antibiotics on crops with immediate effect? |
A. | Doxycycline and Trimethoprim |
B. | Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim |
C. | Streptomycin and Tetracycline |
D. | Clindamycin and Azithromycin |
Answer» D. Clindamycin and Azithromycin | |
110. |
Recently, 'Rishi Kapoor' has passed away, he was famous? |
A. | actor |
B. | actor |
C. | Scientist |
D. | Former Chief Minister |
Answer» B. actor | |
111. |
Which of the following institutes has developed Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS), an automated contactless ultraviolet sanitisation cabinet? |
A. | Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences |
B. | All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health |
C. | Research Centre Imarat |
D. | National Institute of Virology |
Answer» D. National Institute of Virology | |
112. |
Which state government has recently launched a scheme called 'Jeevan Shakti Yojana'? |
A. | Uttar Pradesh |
B. | Odisha |
C. | Karnataka |
D. | Madhya Pradesh |
Answer» E. | |
113. |
The detention of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti under the stringent Public Safety Act was extended by how many months? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» D. 4 | |
114. |
Which of the following State Governments is to launch the "Nigah" Scheme to properly sensitize and educate family members of people coming from other states? |
A. | Himachal Pradesh |
B. | Assam |
C. | Telangana |
D. | Tripura |
Answer» B. Assam | |
115. |
World Asthma Day is observed every year? |
A. | On the first Tuesday of May |
B. | On the first Wednesday of May |
C. | On the first Sunday of May |
D. | On the first Monday of May |
Answer» B. On the first Wednesday of May | |
116. |
Which state has enacted a law on contract farming? |
A. | Andhra Pradesh |
B. | Tamil Nadu |
C. | Uttar Pradesh |
D. | Jharkhand |
Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh | |
117. |
The Unquiet River is Biography of which River? |
A. | The Brahmaputra |
B. | The Gange |
C. | The Yamuna |
D. | Danube |
Answer» B. The Gange | |
118. |
The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 35 lakh on which bank for violating norms on fraud classification and notification? |
A. | BOB Bank |
B. | PMC Bank |
C. | SBI Bank |
D. | Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank |
Answer» E. | |
119. |
Which city will host the 2nd Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA)? |
A. | Chennai |
B. | New Delhi |
C. | Kolkata |
D. | Bangalore |
Answer» C. Kolkata | |
120. |
The grand Swachh Mahotsav event 2019 was held in __________. |
A. | Chennai |
B. | Kolkata |
C. | Mumbai |
D. | New Delhi |
Answer» E. | |
121. |
Which of the following UTs announced that it will provide a tap water connection to all rural households by December 2022 under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)? |
A. | Puducherry |
B. | Delhi |
C. | Chandigarh |
D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
Answer» E. | |
122. |
Under which act, Maulana Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi & Dawood Ibrahim have been declared as individual terrorists? |
A. | Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1948 |
B. | Indian Unlawful Activities Amendment Act, 1958 |
C. | Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908 |
D. | Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 |
Answer» E. | |
123. |
In May 2018, who among the following was elected as the Prime Minister of Malaysia at the age of 92? |
A. | Siti Hasmah Ali |
B. | Najib Razak |
C. | Mahathir Mohamad |
D. | Anwar Ibrahim |
Answer» D. Anwar Ibrahim | |
124. |
Which state government extends bilateral agreements with the Netherlands till 2024? |
A. | Maharashtra |
B. | Uttar Pradesh |
C. | Haryana |
D. | Jharkhand |
Answer» C. Haryana | |
125. |
Which one of the following countries has recently formally notified its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court? |
A. | Namibia |
B. | Serbia |
C. | Philippines |
D. | Norway |
Answer» D. Norway | |
126. |
When was Startup India Hub operationalized to resolve queries and handhold startups? |
A. | 2015 |
B. | 2016 |
C. | 2017 |
D. | 2018 |
Answer» D. 2018 | |
127. |
Which state has launched the Resource Assistance for Colleges with Excellence model? |
A. | Karnataka |
B. | Madhya Pradesh |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | Maharashtra |
Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
128. |
India participated in a meeting of foreign ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on May 13, 2020. Headquarters of SCO is located in which city? |
A. | Beijing |
B. | Wuhan |
C. | Shenzhen |
D. | Guangzhou |
Answer» B. Wuhan | |
129. |
Government has recently removed AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) from which of the following state? |
A. | Manipur |
B. | Mizoram |
C. | Meghalaya |
D. | Nagaland |
Answer» D. Nagaland | |
130. |
Who among the following US actresses won Golden Globe, passed away recently? |
A. | Katharine Hepburn |
B. | Lauren Bacall |
C. | Diahann Carroll |
D. | Judy Garland |
Answer» D. Judy Garland | |
131. |
Who won the women's race at the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata marathon? |
A. | Anjali Saraogi |
B. | OP Jaisha |
C. | Snora Lyngkhoi |
D. | Sunmul Rahman |
Answer» B. OP Jaisha | |
132. |
Who among the followings has been appointed as the representative of India to United Nations Conference on Disarmament? |
A. | Rahul Srivastava |
B. | Pankaj Sharma |
C. | Nandan Nilekani |
D. | Smriti Irani |
Answer» C. Nandan Nilekani | |
133. |
Who among the followings won the Nobel prize for Physics-2019? |
A. | Michel Mayor |
B. | Didier Queloz |
C. | James Peebles |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
134. |
Stubble burning results in emission of harmful gases such |
A. | Carbon Monoxide |
B. | Nitrogen dioxide |
C. | Ozone |
D. | Nitrous Monoxide |
Answer» C. Ozone | |
135. |
SEZ India Mobile App was launched in January 2017 by - |
A. | Ministry of Commerce & Industry |
B. | Ministry of Finance |
C. | Ministry of Communication |
D. | Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
Answer» B. Ministry of Finance | |
136. |
The VASTRA 2017 was organized in - |
A. | Delhi |
B. | Bhagalpur |
C. | Jaipur |
D. | Kolkata |
Answer» D. Kolkata | |
137. |
Who is the winner of Miss World 2017 title? |
A. | India's Manushi Chhillar |
B. | England's Stephanie Hill |
C. | Mexico's Alma Andrea Meza Carmona |
D. | Puerto Rico's Stephanie Del Valle |
Answer» B. England's Stephanie Hill | |
138. |
Prime Ministers Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) trust has allocated how much fund for fight against COVID-19 pandemic? |
A. | Rs.3,100 crore |
B. | Rs.3,900 crore |
C. | Rs.3,300 crore |
D. | Rs.3,600 crore |
Answer» B. Rs.3,900 crore | |
139. |
On which of the following dates World Post Day is observed? |
A. | October 8 |
B. | October 9 |
C. | October 11 |
D. | October 10 |
Answer» C. October 11 | |
140. |
A team of astronomers from the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the University of Pretoria,used which telescope to solve a longstanding puzzle in 'X'-shaped radio galaxies? |
A. | The Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope |
B. | The Spitzer Space Telescope |
C. | The Hubble Space Telescope |
D. | MeerKAT Telescope |
Answer» E. | |
141. |
Which of the following Railway zones has initiated a first of its kind tie up with Postal department for door delivery and pick up of parcels to help the public during the lockdown? |
A. | Central Railway |
B. | Southern Railway |
C. | Northern Railway |
D. | North Eastern Railway |
Answer» C. Northern Railway | |
142. |
As per the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual rankings, What is India's rank on the global Energy Transition Index (ETI)? |
A. | 70th |
B. | 71th |
C. | 74th |
D. | 79th |
Answer» D. 79th | |
143. |
In which of the following periods the C40 Summit will take place? |
A. | October 7 - October 10, 2019 |
B. | October 9 - October 12, 2019 |
C. | October 8 - October 11, 2019 |
D. | October 10 - October 13, 2019 |
Answer» C. October 8 - October 11, 2019 | |
144. |
Who was conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award by ICMR? |
A. | Kiran Mazumdar Shaw |
B. | Naina Lal Kidwai |
C. | Shobhana Bhartia |
D. | Roshni Nadar |
Answer» B. Naina Lal Kidwai | |
145. |
Which city's police has launched 'Operation Nakail' to verify identity of all auto-rickshaw drivers? |
A. | Agra |
B. | Faridabad |
C. | Noida |
D. | Ghaziabad |
Answer» E. | |
146. |
Who became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua? |
A. | JaahnaviSriperambuduru |
B. | Shivangi Pathak |
C. | Nahida Manzoor |
D. | Kaamya Karthikeyan |
Answer» E. | |
147. |
Which Payment System tied up with Federal Bank Limited, to provide the customers a cost-effective way to receive deposits directly in their bank accounts in India? |
A. | MoneyGram Payment System |
B. | Payu Payment System |
C. | Raorpay Payment System |
D. | Paypal Payment System |
Answer» B. Payu Payment System | |
148. |
India s Annual Report on Road Accidents was recently released by the Ministry of road transport and highways. The report is for which year? |
A. | 2019 |
B. | 2017 |
C. | 2018 |
D. | 2016 |
Answer» D. 2016 | |
149. |
The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa (NISR) in which city of India? |
A. | Chandigarh |
B. | Jammu & Kashmir |
C. | New Delhi |
D. | Leh |
Answer» E. | |
150. |
The Union government has recently banned insurgent group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC). This group was based in which state of India? |
A. | Tripura |
B. | Assam |
C. | Meghalaya |
D. | Nagaland |
Answer» D. Nagaland | |