

MCQOPTIONS
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 | |