Explore topic-wise MCQs in Basic GK.

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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