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This section includes 51 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated PCA against Allahabad Bank over its high bad loans. What does “PCA” stands for? |
A. | Prompt Control Action |
B. | Principal Complaints Action |
C. | Principal Component Action |
D. | Prompt Corrective Action |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Who has won the 2018 Kolkata Open International Invitation Snooker Championship? |
A. | Aditya Mehta |
B. | Brijesh Damani |
C. | Alfie Burden |
D. | Laxman Rawat |
Answer» B. Brijesh Damani | |
3. |
Who has become first woman chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)? |
A. | Archana Bhargava |
B. | Usha Ananthasubramanian |
C. | Arundhati Bhattacharya |
D. | Shikha Sharma |
Answer» C. Arundhati Bhattacharya | |
4. |
The Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) is located in which city? |
A. | New Delhi |
B. | Lucknow |
C. | Pune |
D. | Hyderabad |
Answer» D. Hyderabad | |
5. |
The Anti-Leprosy Day is observed on which date in India? |
A. | 46753 |
B. | 10959 |
C. | 47119 |
D. | 11324 |
Answer» C. 47119 | |
6. |
Which state has topped the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) index, according to recently released report by Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry? |
A. | Punjab |
B. | Karnataka |
C. | Maharashtra |
D. | Gujarat |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
The 2018 Mylapore festival has started in which state? |
A. | Karnataka |
B. | Kerala |
C. | Andhra Pradesh |
D. | Tamil Nadu |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Where is the headquarters of the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA)? |
A. | Chennai |
B. | Bhubaneswar |
C. | Kochi |
D. | Kolkata |
Answer» C. Kochi | |
9. |
Who has taken charge as new Director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)? |
A. | P Y Ayyar |
B. | J L Reddy |
C. | V Narayanan |
D. | V S Smaninathan |
Answer» D. V S Smaninathan | |
10. |
The Union Government will set up how much amount of Solar Development Fund (SDF) for financing solar projects? |
A. | $350 million |
B. | $450 million |
C. | $550 million |
D. | $650 million |
Answer» B. $450 million | |
11. |
Chintaman Wanaga, who passed away recently, was the MP from which constituency of Maharashtra? |
A. | Raigad |
B. | Ahmednagar |
C. | Buldhana |
D. | Palghar |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
India’s second Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) will be set up in which state/UT? |
A. | Mizoram |
B. | Tripura |
C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
D. | Odisha |
Answer» D. Odisha | |
13. |
NABARD has signed pact with which bank to promote Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) in Bengal? |
A. | Punjab National Bank |
B. | Bank of India |
C. | State Bank of India |
D. | Dena Bank |
Answer» D. Dena Bank | |
14. |
Which country has recently banned teaching of English language in primary schools to fight against western cultural invasion? |
A. | Iraq |
B. | Iran |
C. | Israel |
D. | UAE |
Answer» C. Israel | |
15. |
Kashinath, the noted Kannada actor and producer has passed away. He hailed from which state? |
A. | Andhra Pradesh |
B. | Manipur |
C. | Karnataka |
D. | Kerala |
Answer» D. Kerala | |
16. |
Who has been sworn-in as the new President of the Republic of Honduras? |
A. | Salvador Nasralla |
B. | Juan Orlando Hernandez |
C. | Luis Orlando Zelaya |
D. | Xiomara Castro |
Answer» C. Luis Orlando Zelaya | |
17. |
Which chief minister of India has been bestowed with the 1st Mufti Mohammed Sayeed Probity in Politics and Public Life Award? |
A. | Nitish Kumar |
B. | Pema Khandu |
C. | Sarbananda Sonowal |
D. | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
Answer» B. Pema Khandu | |
18. |
Which research arm of Indian Railways has launched “New Online Vendor Registration System”? |
A. | Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunication |
B. | Research Designs and Standards Organisation |
C. | National Academy of Indian Railways |
D. | Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers |
Answer» C. National Academy of Indian Railways | |
19. |
Rachel Morrison has become the first female cinematographer to be nominated for Oscar 2018. She hails from which country? |
A. | United States |
B. | France |
C. | Italy |
D. | Israel |
Answer» B. France | |
20. |
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra has dedicated iCREATE facility to the nation. This facility is located in which state? |
A. | Gujarat |
B. | Himachal Pradesh |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | Odisha |
Answer» B. Himachal Pradesh | |
21. |
What is the theme of the 8th National Voters’ Day (NVD-2018)? |
A. | Ethical Voting |
B. | Empowering young and future events |
C. | Accessible Elections |
D. | Authentic Elections & Voting |
Answer» D. Authentic Elections & Voting | |
22. |
John Young, the legendary astronaut passed away. He hailed from which country? |
A. | United Kingdom |
B. | United States |
C. | Germany |
D. | France |
Answer» C. Germany | |
23. |
Which country has build the world’s biggest air purifier? |
A. | Japan |
B. | Australia |
C. | Germany |
D. | China |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)? |
A. | 168th |
B. | 155th |
C. | 135th |
D. | 177th |
Answer» E. | |
25. |
Which union minister will inaugurate the 2018 ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)? |
A. | Rajnath Singh |
B. | Prakash Javadekar |
C. | Nitin Gadkari |
D. | Sushma Swaraj |
Answer» D. Sushma Swaraj | |
26. |
Which union minister has launched a new start-up incubation centre “Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL)” in Mangaluru? |
A. | Arun Jaitley |
B. | Prakash Javadekar |
C. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
D. | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
Answer» D. Ravi Shankar Prasad | |
27. |
Baldev Raj, the director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) passed away. Where is the headquarters of NIAS? |
A. | Kochi |
B. | Bengaluru |
C. | New Delhi |
D. | Kanpur |
Answer» C. New Delhi | |
28. |
Which Union ministry has launched the ‘Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities’? |
A. | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
B. | Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
C. | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
D. | Ministry of Law and Justice |
Answer» D. Ministry of Law and Justice | |
29. |
NITI Aayog has launched the first GIAN course on Sustainable Urban planning using Remote Sensing and GIS in which IIT institute? |
A. | IIT Kanpur |
B. | IIT Indore |
C. | IIT Delhi |
D. | IIT Bombay |
Answer» B. IIT Indore | |
30. |
The Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) is located in which city? |
A. | Kolkata |
B. | Chennai |
C. | Hyderabad |
D. | New Delhi |
Answer» C. Hyderabad | |
31. |
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) has signed MoU with which Payments Bank to provide training on payment banking? |
A. | Paytm Payments Bank |
B. | Airtel Payments Bank |
C. | India Post Payments Bank |
D. | Fino Payments Bank |
Answer» D. Fino Payments Bank | |
32. |
Which country has launched the world’s largest human genome research project? |
A. | China |
B. | Japan |
C. | Brazil |
D. | Russia |
Answer» B. Japan | |
33. |
According to Union defence ministry, the Defence Innovation Centre (DIC) will be set up in which city to assist small industries in manufacturing components for the defence sector? |
A. | Kochi |
B. | Coimbatore |
C. | Chennai |
D. | New Delhi |
Answer» C. Chennai | |
34. |
Which Bollywood personality has been honoured with the 24th Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum (WEF-2018)? |
A. | Deepika Padukone |
B. | Aamir Khan |
C. | Shah Rukh Khan |
D. | Priyanka Chopra |
Answer» D. Priyanka Chopra | |
35. |
Radha Vishwanathan, the noted vocalist has passed away. She hailed from which state? |
A. | Kerala |
B. | Tamil Nadu |
C. | Andhra Pradesh |
D. | Karnataka |
Answer» E. | |
36. |
Which country to host the mini-ministerial meeting of WTO members in Feb 2018 to revitalize the multi-lateral trade body? |
A. | Israel |
B. | Argentina |
C. | India |
D. | United States |
Answer» D. United States | |
37. |
The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) is located in which state? |
A. | Kerala |
B. | Tamil Nadu |
C. | Assam |
D. | Manipur |
Answer» C. Assam | |
38. |
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)? |
A. | Y S Reddy |
B. | Om Prakash Rawat |
C. | Ashok Lavasa |
D. | Sunil Arora |
Answer» C. Ashok Lavasa | |
39. |
Which city hosted the 4th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AIMMAF)? |
A. | Jakarta |
B. | New Delhi |
C. | Brunei |
D. | Kuala Lumpur |
Answer» C. Brunei | |
40. |
Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)? |
A. | Kumar Manish |
B. | Sanjaya Baru |
C. | Shyamal Mukherjee |
D. | Dilip Chenoy |
Answer» E. | |
41. |
Who has taken charge as the Managing Director (MD) of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)? |
A. | Pankaj Jain |
B. | Sridhar Kumar |
C. | Arun K Shah |
D. | T S Joshi |
Answer» B. Sridhar Kumar | |
42. |
After Sikkim, which North-East state has been officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)? |
A. | Manipur |
B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
C. | Nagaland |
D. | Mizoram |
Answer» C. Nagaland | |
43. |
Who has been named as the best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific for 2018? |
A. | Ravi Menon |
B. | Pramod Jain |
C. | Usha Visvas |
D. | Nirmal Kumar |
Answer» B. Pramod Jain | |
44. |
The Jakham Dam is located in which state? |
A. | Madhya Pradesh |
B. | Gujarat |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | Uttar Pradesh |
Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh | |
45. |
Which of the following has become the India’s first railway station to have sanitary napkin vending machine? |
A. | Thane railway station |
B. | Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station |
C. | Kolkata railway station |
D. | Bhopal railway station |
Answer» E. | |
46. |
The 171st Araadhanai Music Festival (AMF) has started in which state? |
A. | Kerala |
B. | Tamil Nadu |
C. | Odisha |
D. | Tripura |
Answer» C. Odisha | |
47. |
Which city is hosting the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018? |
A. | Kathmandu |
B. | Shimla |
C. | Gangtok |
D. | Itanagar |
Answer» B. Shimla | |
48. |
Chandi Lahiri, the iconic cartoonist has passed away. He hailed from which state? |
A. | West Bengal |
B. | Karnataka |
C. | Punjab |
D. | Haryana |
Answer» B. Karnataka | |
49. |
Which has been honoured with the Janakavi P Sawlaram award? |
A. | Meenakshi Shinde |
B. | Vishwas Patil |
C. | Jaishree T |
D. | Sudhir Dalvi |
Answer» E. | |
50. |
Which Indian shuttler has won the 2018 Swedish Open Junior International Series? |
A. | Parupalli Kashyap |
B. | B. Sai Praneeth |
C. | Kidambi Srikanth |
D. | Siddharth Pratap Singh |
Answer» E. | |