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This section includes 200950 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 191201. |
China recently launched a pulsar test satellite XPNAV-1 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Which of the following rockets carried this satellite? |
| A. | Long March-11 |
| B. | Fire Arrows-10 |
| C. | Long March 4C |
| D. | Ariane 2 |
| Answer» B. Fire Arrows-10 | |
| 191202. |
Which of the following Public Sector Undertakings won the 2016 Golden Peacock Award for corporate governance? |
| A. | Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) |
| B. | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) |
| C. | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) |
| D. | Both A and B |
| Answer» B. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) | |
| 191203. |
Which golf champion has recently scripted history after becoming the first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title by clinching the Hero Women's Indian Open? |
| A. | Subham Jaglan |
| B. | Jeev Milkha Singh |
| C. | Jyoti Randhawa |
| D. | Aditi Ashok |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191204. |
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd, the subsidiary of Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd, recently got the RBI license to set up Small Finance Bank business. Where is it based? |
| A. | Panipat |
| B. | Bokaro |
| C. | Jalandhar |
| D. | Gandhinagar |
| Answer» D. Gandhinagar | |
| 191205. |
According to a recent study, which of the following flying animals with a speed of 160 kmph is the fastest in the world? |
| A. | Flying Gecko |
| B. | Peregrine falcons |
| C. | Tadarida brasiliensis |
| D. | Greylag Geese |
| Answer» D. Greylag Geese | |
| 191206. |
Renowned theatre personality Prof Raj Bisaria was chosen for the prestigious ‘Kalidas Samman’ national award for 2015-16. Which state government confers this award? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Himachal Pradesh | |
| 191207. |
Which of the following cities was named to host the 2018 Invictus Games? |
| A. | Sydney |
| B. | London |
| C. | New York |
| D. | Colombia |
| Answer» B. London | |
| 191208. |
Which bank recently launched India’s first banking robot Lakshmi in Chennai? |
| A. | South Indian Bank |
| B. | State Bank of Hyderabad |
| C. | Shamrao Vitthal Co-operative Bank |
| D. | City Union Bank |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191209. |
Shah Rukh Khan recently launched his biography titled 'SRK 25 Years Of A Life' in Mumbai. Who is the author of this book? |
| A. | Salim Khan |
| B. | Samar Khan |
| C. | Vikas Mehra |
| D. | Nagendra Mourya |
| Answer» C. Vikas Mehra | |
| 191210. |
Public Service Broadcasting Day was observed recently. With respect to it, consider the following statements and choose the correct option - I - It is biennially observed on November 12 II - It is observed in memory of the first and only address by Mahatma Gandhi on All India Radio (AIR) on November 12 in 1947 |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I and II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» C. Both I and II | |
| 191211. |
Name the biggest aircraft carriers of India that was recently re-fitted by the Cochin Shipyard Limited. |
| A. | INS Vikrant |
| B. | INS Vishal |
| C. | INS Vikramaditya |
| D. | INS Viraat |
| Answer» D. INS Viraat | |
| 191212. |
Which country revised the peace deal with FARC rebels to end 52-year old conflict? |
| A. | Venezuela |
| B. | Colombia |
| C. | Ecuador |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Ecuador | |
| 191213. |
Which country recently signed an agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit with India to enhance bilateral trade? |
| A. | Singapore |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Bhutan |
| D. | Singapore |
| Answer» D. Singapore | |
| 191214. |
India has recently taken strong opposition to the World Bank decision to set up a Court of Arbitration and appoint a Neutral Expert to go into Pakistan's complaint against it over _______ and ________ hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir. |
| A. | Chutak and Dulhasti |
| B. | Kishenganga and Ratle |
| C. | Nimmo-Bazgo and Salal |
| D. | Uri-II and Stakna |
| Answer» C. Nimmo-Bazgo and Salal | |
| 191215. |
Meng Hongwei was elected the President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). With reference to it, which of the following is correct?nI - Meng Hongwei is the Japan's Vice-Minister for Public SecuritynII - Meng took over the position from his predecessor Lassireea Ballestrazzi from France |
| A. | Neither I nor II |
| B. | Both I and II |
| C. | Only I |
| D. | Only II |
| Answer» B. Both I and II | |
| 191216. |
Where did the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) begin conducting simulation tests for Chandrayaan-II? |
| A. | Challakere, Bengaluru |
| B. | Torpa, Vishakhapatnam |
| C. | Talcher, Bhubaneshwar |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Torpa, Vishakhapatnam | |
| 191217. |
Ministry of Railways created three new Director General (DG) level posts in the apex pay scale of the Government of India namely; Director General (Signal u0026 Telecommunications), Director General (Personnel), Director General (Railway Stores). Which of the following is a correct combination of Director General (Personnel) and Director General (Signal u0026 Telecommunications) respectively? |
| A. | Akhil Agarwal and Anand Mathur |
| B. | Anand Mathur and AK Goel |
| C. | Akhil Agarwal and AK Goel |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191218. |
The book titled ‘The New Arthashastra: A Security Strategy for India’ has been launched by Manohar Parrikar. Who is the editor of this book? |
| A. | Sukhbir Singh Badal |
| B. | Gurmeet Kanwal |
| C. | Bhagat Chunni Lal |
| D. | Adaish Partap Singh Kairon |
| Answer» C. Bhagat Chunni Lal | |
| 191219. |
Anil Bokil was in news recently as he is being claimed as the real brain behind recent demonetisation move. He is the founder of which non government organisation? |
| A. | Drishti Foundation Trust |
| B. | Village Services Trust (VST) |
| C. | Arthkranti Pratishtan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 191220. |
Who among the following has resigned from the Tata Chemicals Board? |
| A. | Ratan Tata |
| B. | Cyrus Mistry |
| C. | Bhaskar Bhat |
| D. | Kapil Anand |
| Answer» D. Kapil Anand | |
| 191221. |
Who among the following smashed the 12-year-old national senior record in high jump with an effort of 2.26m while winning the gold on the opening day of the 32nd National Junior Athletics Championships? |
| A. | Tejaswin Shankar |
| B. | Vishal Pandey |
| C. | Tarendra Kishore |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Vishal Pandey | |
| 191222. |
Ministry of Urban Development has identified eight cities in five States and the Union Territory of Chandigarh for ‘Best’ and ‘Commendable’ initiatives toward promotion of public transport, Non-Motorised Transport and Road Safety. Which of the following is not among these eight cities? |
| A. | Jabalpur |
| B. | Gandhinagar |
| C. | Karnal |
| D. | Ranchi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191223. |
Kamala Harris scripted history in the just concluded US presidential election by becoming the first Indian-American to win the US Senate seat. She is the candidate of which political party of the US? |
| A. | Democratic Party |
| B. | Republican Party |
| C. | Libertarian Party |
| D. | Green Party |
| Answer» B. Republican Party | |
| 191224. |
Which Union Ministry launched theNo More TensionMobile application on November 9, 2016? |
| A. | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| B. | Ministry of Finance |
| C. | Ministry of Information Technology and Broadcasting |
| D. | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191225. |
With regards to Partnership Summit 2017 which of the following statements is incorrect? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh N Chandra Babu Naidu launched 23rd edition of Partnership Summit |
| B. | The summit will be held from January, 2017 in Begumpet, Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | It will be organized by the Department of Industrial Policy u0026 Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. It will be organized by the Department of Industrial Policy u0026 Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| 191226. |
Pramila Jayapal became the first Indian-American woman to get elected to the US House of Representative. She won the election from which seat? |
| A. | California State |
| B. | Washington State |
| C. | Illinois State |
| D. | Ohio State |
| Answer» C. Illinois State | |
| 191227. |
The women team of Mumbai's Western Railways beat Haryana 4-2 to win the Surjit Trophy. The trophy is related to which sports? |
| A. | Football |
| B. | Squash |
| C. | Hockey |
| D. | Badminton |
| Answer» D. Badminton | |
| 191228. |
Union Minister for Petroleum u0026 Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan launched the country’s first LNG fuelled bus at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. In this context which one of the following given statements is incorrect? |
| A. | The introduction of LNG fuelled bus is a joint effort of Petronet LNG Limited (PLL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and Tata Motors Ltd. |
| B. | The LNG fueled bus was launched as part of a plan of the Petroleum Ministry to use LNG directly for mass transportation and to reduce carbon emissions. |
| C. | Union Government has announced its plan to use LNG as a fuel for Railways and Airways and long-haul transportation. |
| D. | (1) and (2) are incorrect |
| Answer» D. (1) and (2) are incorrect | |
| 191229. |
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been selected by International Competition Network (ICN) to host the 2018 ICN Annual Conference. In this context, which one of the following statements is incorrect? |
| A. | The conference will be held in New Delhi in March – April 2018. |
| B. | By virtue of this event, CCI has also been inducted as a member of ICN. |
| C. | Portuguese Competition Authority will host the 2017 ICN Annual Conference in May 2017. |
| D. | In 2016 the ICN Annual Conference was hosted by Competition Commission of Singapore . |
| Answer» C. Portuguese Competition Authority will host the 2017 ICN Annual Conference in May 2017. | |
| 191230. |
Consider the following statements aboutSmart India Hackathon 2017” initiative launched recently:nI. The initiative is the world’s largest nation-Building Digital Initiative.nII. It was launched by Ministry of Science and Technology.nIII. It is a pan-India 36-hour nonstop digital programming competition.nChoose the correct option |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | II and III |
| C. | I and III |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 191231. |
What is the name of the initiative launched by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to fight air pollution? |
| A. | Clean Air Better Life initiative |
| B. | Use Ethanol Reduce Pollution initiative |
| C. | Clean Air Use Ethanol initiative |
| D. | Your City Your Life initiative |
| Answer» B. Use Ethanol Reduce Pollution initiative | |
| 191232. |
Which city saw the inauguration of three-day 'Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM)'? |
| A. | Jodhpur |
| B. | Ajmer |
| C. | Jaipur |
| D. | Jaisalmer |
| Answer» D. Jaisalmer | |
| 191233. |
Himachal Pradesh is among the four other states where Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) will be introduced in a planned manner from 2017. Which among the following is not one of the other four states? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191234. |
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed M. Rajeshwar Rao as one of its 11 Executive Directors (EDs). To whom did he replace? |
| A. | G. Mahalingam |
| B. | N.Chinarajappa |
| C. | Y. Ramakrishnudu |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. N.Chinarajappa | |
| 191235. |
How many medal(s) were bagged by Indian wushu team at the eighth Sanda World Cup held in China? |
| A. | Four |
| B. | Nine |
| C. | One |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191236. |
Ministry of Defence cleared projects worth over Rs. ______ crore for purchase of fighter aircraft, choppers, missiles and mini drones. |
| A. | 10000 |
| B. | 80000 |
| C. | 90000 |
| D. | 82000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191237. |
The Vice President Hamid Ansari released a book titled CHARAIVETI, CHARAIVETI on Ram Naik. He is the Governor of which State? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» D. Odisha | |
| 191238. |
With which country did India sign a MoU for Marine-Earth Science and Technology? |
| A. | United Kingdom |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» C. USA | |
| 191239. |
Pranab Mukherjee recently presented the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards to the winning children of IGNITE competition. This competition was organised by ________. |
| A. | International Kalam Foundation |
| B. | National Innovation Foundation |
| C. | IGNITE Children Foundation |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. IGNITE Children Foundation | |
| 191240. |
Who recently inaugurated the 11th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission (CIC)? |
| A. | Rajnath Singh |
| B. | Narendra Modi |
| C. | Sushma Swaraj |
| D. | Amit Shah |
| Answer» B. Narendra Modi | |
| 191241. |
Which Iraqi team recently won the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) cup by beating Bengaluru FC 1-0? |
| A. | Air Force Club |
| B. | Football Champions Club |
| C. | Pune Warriors |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Football Champions Club | |
| 191242. |
Where was National Convention on Innovations in Green Highways inaugurated recently? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» D. West Bengal | |
| 191243. |
Who reclaimed the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title for the third time by defeating former champion Jesse Vargas in his comeback fight? |
| A. | Ferdinand E. Marcos |
| B. | Pedro A. Paterno |
| C. | Apolinario Mabini |
| D. | Manny Pacquiao |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191244. |
Briton Andy Murray has attained the world number one ranking for the first time replacing _________. |
| A. | Novak Djokovic |
| B. | Pete Sampras |
| C. | John McEnroe |
| D. | Roger Federer |
| Answer» B. Pete Sampras | |
| 191245. |
Which Indian shuttler finished runners-up at Bitburger Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Germany? |
| A. | Sourabh Verma |
| B. | Abhishek Sharma |
| C. | Rajat Tripathi |
| D. | Prateek Srivastava |
| Answer» B. Abhishek Sharma | |
| 191246. |
How many gold medal(s) were won by Indian wrestlers at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship held in Singapore? |
| A. | One |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Nine |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191247. |
As per Grant Thornton International Business Report, India has been ranked second in the global index of business optimism. This index has been topped by _______. |
| A. | Philippines |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 191248. |
What is the theme of the first World Tsunami Awareness Day observed on November 5, 2016? |
| A. | Capacity Building and Tsunami |
| B. | Education and Mock Drills |
| C. | Effective Education and Evacuation Drill |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 191249. |
Which country recently signed an oil production deal with India worth about 1.45 billion US dollar? |
| A. | Venezuela |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Colombia |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Chile | |
| 191250. |
With reference to the 2016 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), which of the following statements is correct? |
| A. | The next AMCDRR will be held in Mongolia in 2018 |
| B. | In 2018 AMCDRR, New Delhi Declaration’ and ‘Asian Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework’ was adopted |
| C. | AMCDRR is a yearly conference jointly organized by different Asian countries and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. In 2018 AMCDRR, New Delhi Declaration’ and ‘Asian Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework’ was adopted | |