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This section includes 180 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which is the most important item of non-plan expenditure? |
| A. | Defense |
| B. | Fertilizer Subsidy |
| C. | interest payment |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 2. |
Recently, what is the rank of India in the Global Youth Development Index 2020 released? |
| A. | 120th |
| B. | 122nd |
| C. | 125th |
| D. | 128th |
| Answer» C. 125th | |
| 3. |
When is 'Wrld Health Day' celebrated every year? |
| A. | 07 April |
| B. | 05 April |
| C. | 03 April |
| D. | 06 April |
| Answer» B. 05 April | |
| 4. |
Recently which country has banned the wearing of burqa in public places? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Switzerland |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Iraq |
| Answer» C. Bangladesh | |
| 5. |
At which place was the 3-day Joint Commanders' Conference recently held? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Telangana |
| Answer» C. New Delhi | |
| 6. |
Recently notified by EPFO, what is the interest rate on provident fund deposits for the financial year 2020-21? |
| A. | 7% |
| B. | 8.5% |
| C. | 8% |
| D. | 7.5% |
| Answer» C. 8% | |
| 7. |
Alibaug's famous white onion has recently earned 'Geographical Indication' from which state? |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which of the following bank has announced the launch of NAV-eCash card onboard INS Vikramaditya, India's largest naval aircraft carrier? |
| A. | ICICI Bank |
| B. | State Bank of India |
| C. | IDBI Bank |
| D. | HDFC Bank |
| Answer» C. IDBI Bank | |
| 9. |
The International Cricket Council has confirmed that it will campaign for the inclusion of the sport in the _____ Los Angeles Olympics. |
| A. | 2024 |
| B. | 2028 |
| C. | 2032 |
| D. | 2036 |
| Answer» C. 2032 | |
| 10. |
Recently, DRDO has successfully test-fired __________ medium-range subsonic cruise missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off the Odisha coast. |
| A. | Akash |
| B. | fearless |
| C. | Agni |
| D. | Helena |
| Answer» C. Agni | |
| 11. |
Which country has recently been invited by the International Energy Agency (IEA) to become a full-time member of the agency? |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | India |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» C. Nepal | |
| 12. |
Mohammad Mokhber has been named as the Vice President of which country? |
| A. | Iran |
| B. | Iraq |
| C. | Israel |
| D. | Egypt |
| Answer» B. Iraq | |
| 13. |
According to the recently announced, who will get the Lokmanya Tilak National Award for the year 2021? |
| A. | Sonu Sood |
| B. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| C. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| D. | Cyrus Poonawalla |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Recently, which country's cricketer 'Isuru Udana' has retired from international cricket? |
| A. | Sri Lanka |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Afghanistan |
| D. | England |
| Answer» B. Bangladesh | |
| 15. |
SIMBEX 2021 was an annual bilateral maritime exercise between India and Singapore. Which edition of the exercise was an annual event? |
| A. | 25th |
| B. | 28th |
| C. | 30th |
| D. | 27th |
| Answer» C. 30th | |
| 16. |
India's star tennis player G Sathiyan has won which trophy by defeating Ukraine's Yevhen Prishchepa? |
| A. | ITTF Czech Open Trophy |
| B. | ITTF Czech International Open Trophy |
| C. | ITTF Czech International Trophy |
| D. | ITTF International Open Trophy |
| Answer» C. ITTF Czech International Trophy | |
| 17. |
According to the latest report of The Economist Intelligence Unit, which has got the first place in the list of safest cities in the world? |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | Berlin |
| C. | Tokyo |
| D. | Copenhagen (Denmark) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Which country has topped the medal tally at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Great Britain |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» B. Great Britain | |
| 19. |
Recently which former diplomat has been made the country's new Deputy National Security Advisor (Deputy NSA)? |
| A. | Rahul Sachdeva |
| B. | Vikram Misri |
| C. | Prakash Agnihotri |
| D. | Sohan Agarwal |
| Answer» C. Prakash Agnihotri | |
| 20. |
Which state government has recently launched 'Mera Kaam Mera Maan (MKMM)' scheme? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» C. Haryana | |
| 21. |
Hindi Diwas is celebrated on which of the following days? |
| A. | 14 september |
| B. | January 10 |
| C. | March 17 |
| D. | May 12 |
| Answer» B. January 10 | |
| 22. |
Who among the following has become the first British woman player to win the US Open after 8.53 years? |
| A. | Lucy Ahli |
| B. | Sarah Bentley |
| C. | Emma Radukanu |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 23. |
Which Bollywood actress has been appointed as its brand ambassador by kitchenware brand Wonderchef? |
| A. | Kareena Kapoor |
| B. | Madhuri Dixit |
| C. | Kriti Sanon |
| D. | sushmita sen |
| Answer» D. sushmita sen | |
| 24. |
Whom has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Commission for Minorities? |
| A. | Iqbal Singh Lalpura |
| B. | Jasveer Singh |
| C. | Girish Kumar Mishra |
| D. | Amitabh Thakur |
| Answer» B. Jasveer Singh | |
| 25. |
Which bank has appointed hockey player Rani Rampal and cricketer Smriti Mandhana as its new brand ambassadors? |
| A. | Equitas Small Finance Bank |
| B. | Ujjivan Small Finance Bank |
| C. | Utkarsh Small Finance Bank |
| D. | Suryoday Small Finance Bank |
| Answer» B. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank | |
| 26. |
Who among the following has been appointed as the acting President of the Asian Olympic Council (OCA)? |
| A. | Mohan Singh |
| B. | Randhir Singh |
| C. | Rahul Tripathi |
| D. | Anmol Tiwari |
| Answer» C. Rahul Tripathi | |
| 27. |
Who among the following has won this title by defeating Novak Djokovic in the US Open? |
| A. | Daniil Medvedev |
| B. | Mahesh Bhupathi |
| C. | Rafael Nadal |
| D. | Marin Cilic |
| Answer» B. Mahesh Bhupathi | |
| 28. |
Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of National Fertilizers Limited (NFL)? |
| A. | Rohit Sharma |
| B. | Nirlep Singh Rai |
| C. | Sandeep Kumar |
| D. | Shashi Tripathi |
| Answer» C. Sandeep Kumar | |
| 29. |
World EV Day is celebrated every year on 9 September. The first World EV Day was celebrated in _________. |
| A. | 2021 |
| B. | 2020 |
| C. | 2019 |
| D. | 2018 |
| Answer» C. 2019 | |
| 30. |
Which of the following has become the first country in the world to vaccinate children? |
| A. | Cuba |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Canada |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» B. Chile | |
| 31. |
Who has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of rating agency CRISIL? |
| A. | Vinita Bali |
| B. | Amish Mehta |
| C. | Girish Paranjpe |
| D. | Shyamala Gopinath |
| Answer» C. Girish Paranjpe | |
| 32. |
Which country has successfully test-fired the deadly Zircon hypersonic missile launched from a nuclear submarine for the first time? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 33. |
Who has recently become the CEO for India of American property advisory company Colliers? |
| A. | Ramesh Nair |
| B. | Lokesh Panwar |
| C. | Laxman Desai |
| D. | Rajpal Sinha |
| Answer» B. Lokesh Panwar | |
| 34. |
World Maritime Day 2021 is observed globally on _______. |
| A. | 29 September |
| B. | 30 September |
| C. | 28 September |
| D. | 27 September |
| Answer» C. 28 September | |
| 35. |
Priyanka Mohite from Satara, Maharashtra has become the first Indian woman to conquer which peak in Nepal? |
| A. | Everest |
| B. | Kanchenjunga |
| C. | Kailash |
| D. | Mount Annapurna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Who among the following has been appointed by the Sports Ministry as the first High-Performance Director of Weightlifting? |
| A. | Rahul Sachdeva |
| B. | Avinash Pandu |
| C. | Mohan Agarwal |
| D. | Sanjay Tripathi |
| Answer» C. Mohan Agarwal | |
| 37. |
Which woman from Ireland has been declared the new Mrs World? |
| A. | William Shakespeare |
| B. | William Douglas |
| C. | Warren lol |
| D. | Kate Snyder |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Which actress has been appointed as the global brand ambassador by Italian luxury brand Bvlgari? |
| A. | Sonam Kapoor |
| B. | Priyanka Chopra |
| C. | Madhuri Dixit |
| D. | Katrina Kaif |
| Answer» C. Madhuri Dixit | |
| 39. |
Which famous environmentalist has passed away recently at the age of 89? |
| A. | MK Prasad |
| B. | Manoj Agarwal |
| C. | Ramesh Seth |
| D. | Ajay Tripathi |
| Answer» B. Manoj Agarwal | |
| 40. |
Which actor has recently been honored by being appointed 'Honorary Commander' in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom? |
| A. | Daniel Craig |
| B. | Pierce Brosnan |
| C. | Shahrukh Khan |
| D. | Jack Black |
| Answer» B. Pierce Brosnan | |
| 41. |
Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of National Small Industries Corporation Limited? |
| A. | Sanjay Agarwal |
| B. | Rahul Sachdeva |
| C. | Mohan Agarwal |
| D. | Alka Nangia Arora |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Recently India and which country signed MoU for cooperation in health and biomedical sciences? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | America |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» C. Bangladesh | |
| 43. |
Which footballer of England's world-winning team has passed away at the age of 83? |
| A. | Jordan Henderson |
| B. | roger hunt |
| C. | Harry Kane |
| D. | rio ferdinand |
| Answer» C. Harry Kane | |
| 44. |
RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on which of the following private bank for lack of regulatory compliance? |
| A. | axis Bank |
| B. | RBL Bank |
| C. | HDFC bank |
| D. | ICICI Bank |
| Answer» C. HDFC bank | |
| 45. |
Who is the author of the graphic novel Atharva - The Origin, which portrays cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the superhero Atharva? |
| A. | Sarnath Banerjee |
| B. | Ramesh Thamilmani |
| C. | Shamik Dasgupta |
| D. | Ashok Banker |
| Answer» C. Shamik Dasgupta | |
| 46. |
During whose period the art of building construction also got a huge impetus? |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Mohammad bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 47. |
Where is the first mention of Gayatri Mantra found? |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Atharvaveda |
| C. | Upanishads |
| D. | Puranas |
| Answer» B. Atharvaveda | |
| 48. |
Which Muslim ruler first made the city of Agra the capital of the then India? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Sultan Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» D. Shah Jahan | |
| 49. |
Which state government introduced the e-challan scheme? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Tamil Nadu | |
| 50. |
Water Partnership Forum meeting between India and which country was held on 22 September 2020? |
| A. | Maldives |
| B. | America |
| C. | Britain |
| D. | France |
| Answer» D. France | |