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This section includes 5869 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 2851. |
Amidst the border dispute with India, which country's cabinet has accepted a new political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under its territory? |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | Bhutan |
| C. | China |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2852. |
The US Secretary of State, Michael R Pompeo condemned the exclusion of which country from the World Health Assembly (WHA)? |
| A. | Indonesia |
| B. | Philippines |
| C. | Taiwan |
| D. | Vietnam |
| Answer» D. Vietnam | |
| 2853. |
Which country has developed "i-Feel you", an intelligent bracelet which will help users respect social distancing rules? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Italy |
| C. | France |
| D. | Ukraine |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 2854. |
Which country has become the first country in the whole of Europe to declare an end to its COVID-19 outbreak? |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Slovenia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2855. |
India is among how many countries that have moved a proposal at the World Health Assembly to "identify the zoonotic source" of the coronavirus? |
| A. | 42 countries |
| B. | 52 countries |
| C. | 68 countries |
| D. | 62 countries |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2856. |
US investment firm General Atlantic will be acquiring 1.34% stake in which indian company for around Rs 6600 crore on a fully diluted basis? |
| A. | Tech Mahindra |
| B. | Reliance Jio |
| C. | Bharat Petroleum |
| D. | HDFC Bank |
| Answer» C. Bharat Petroleum | |
| 2857. |
Who has become the prime minister of Israel on 17 May? |
| A. | Reuven Rivlin |
| B. | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| C. | Benny Gantz |
| D. | Avigdor Lieberman |
| Answer» C. Benny Gantz | |
| 2858. |
The Government of India (GoI), West Bengal state government, and which bank signed a loan agreement for a $145 million project? |
| A. | Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) |
| B. | New Development Bank (NDB) |
| C. | World Bank |
| D. | IMF |
| Answer» B. New Development Bank (NDB) | |
| 2859. |
Which of the following countries has named a street after Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore on his 159th birth anniversary to honor his valuable contributions in the field and to mankind? |
| A. | Spain |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Israel |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» D. Italy | |
| 2860. |
According to the latest data of the United Nations World Tourism Organization(UNWTO) the international tourism could decline by 60-80% in 2020. Where is the headquarters of UNWTO? |
| A. | Paris, France |
| B. | Madrid, Spain |
| C. | Berlin, Germany |
| D. | Athens, Greece |
| Answer» C. Berlin, Germany | |
| 2861. |
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal participated in the second G-20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting held under which country's Presidency? |
| A. | Saudi Arabia |
| B. | France |
| C. | China |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» B. France | |
| 2862. |
Which of the following countries stated recently that it will oppose any attempts by the United States to extend the arms embargo on Iran and reimpose UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic? |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | India |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 2863. |
Which company has announced a new policy that will allow all of its employees to work from home, not only currently in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic but also indefinitely afterward? |
| A. | |
| B. | Snapchat |
| C. | |
| D. | |
| Answer» D. Facebook | |
| 2864. |
The New Development Bank of the BRICS countries have fully disbursed $1 billion emergency assistance loan to India to help it contain the spread of COVID-19. Where is the headquarters of NDB? |
| A. | Beijing |
| B. | Seoul |
| C. | Shanghai |
| D. | Kuala Lumpur |
| Answer» D. Kuala Lumpur | |
| 2865. |
Which of the following countries won the inaugural $180,000 FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup following a 2-2 draw against USA? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | China |
| C. | India |
| D. | Singapore |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 2866. |
The Carlyle Group, an United States(US) based private equity firm acquired how much stake in SeQuent Scientific Limited, the largest animal healthcare company from India? |
| A. | 64% |
| B. | 54% |
| C. | 44% |
| D. | 74% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2867. |
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN's postal agency have released a commemorative postage stamp on 9 May to commemorate which anniversary of the eradication of smallpox? |
| A. | 30th |
| B. | 40th |
| C. | 20th |
| D. | 10th |
| Answer» C. 20th | |
| 2868. |
Which of the following countries has decided to re-open mosques for public prayers from May 7, 2020? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Afganistan |
| D. | Iraq |
| Answer» C. Afganistan | |
| 2869. |
Which of the following countries successfully launched its most powerful rocket "Long March-5B" on its maiden voyage into orbit on 5 May? |
| A. | China |
| B. | USA |
| C. | India |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. USA | |
| 2870. |
According to International Organization for Migration Migrants stranded all over world at heightened risk of COVID-19. Who is Director-General of IOM? |
| A. | Ursula von der Leyen |
| B. | Antonio Vitorino |
| C. | Charles Michel |
| D. | David Sassoli |
| Answer» C. Charles Michel | |
| 2871. |
Which organisation reappointed environmentalist and actor-producer Dia Mirza's term as its National Goodwill Ambassador for another two years till the end of 2022? |
| A. | UNEP |
| B. | UNDP |
| C. | UNESCO |
| D. | UNODC |
| Answer» B. UNDP | |
| 2872. |
The Iranian Parliament has announced the decision to replace its currency "Rial" with which of the following another basic unit of currency? |
| A. | Roman |
| B. | Toman |
| C. | Sial |
| D. | Tial |
| Answer» C. Sial | |
| 2873. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the COVID-19 pandemic through a phone call with H.E. Antonio Costa,on 5 May. He is prime minister of which of the following countries? |
| A. | Mexico |
| B. | Portugal |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Brazil |
| Answer» C. Spain | |
| 2874. |
Which of the following countries has successfully isolated a key coronavirus antibody at its main biological research laboratory in a breakthrough development? |
| A. | China |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Israel |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» D. Russia | |
| 2875. |
Which country's new Long March 5B carrier rocket took its maiden flight on May 5, 2020 carrying the trial version of the country's new-generation manned spaceship and a cargo return capsule for test into space? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» D. Pakistan | |
| 2876. |
Ministry of Commerce recommends continuation of anti-dumping duty on which country's chemical that is used in the food and pharma industry? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» D. Pakistan | |
| 2877. |
According to Global Report on Food Crisis, 2020, which country was the hardest-hit nation in 2019 with 15.9 million people under food crisis? |
| A. | Yemen |
| B. | Syria |
| C. | Israel |
| D. | Afganistan |
| Answer» B. Syria | |
| 2878. |
Russia announced that it is to launch the country's first satellite for monitoring the Arctic climate and the environment from the Baikonur space center on 9 December 2020. What is the name of satellite? |
| A. | Arktika-A |
| B. | Arktika-S |
| C. | Arktika-M |
| D. | Arktika-G |
| Answer» D. Arktika-G | |
| 2879. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to participate in a virtual summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on 4 May. Who is current president of NAM? |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | Azerbaijan |
| C. | Zambia |
| D. | Malaysia |
| Answer» C. Zambia | |
| 2880. |
The US, through its aid agency USAID, has announced to provide how much additional aid to India, for mitigating the spread of COVID-19? |
| A. | $3 million |
| B. | $5 million |
| C. | $1 million |
| D. | $2 million |
| Answer» B. $5 million | |
| 2881. |
Which country bans use of saliva, sweat to shine Cricket ball under COVID-19 guidelines? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | India |
| C. | England |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» B. India | |
| 2882. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. He is Prime Minister of which country? |
| A. | Thailand |
| B. | Indonesia |
| C. | Myanmar |
| D. | Vietnam |
| Answer» B. Indonesia | |
| 2883. |
Students form which university have developed an intelligent device that will analyze if a coughing person is a COVID-19 carrier? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi |
| B. | Jadavpur University, Kolkata |
| C. | Amity University, Noida |
| D. | Anna University, Chennai |
| Answer» C. Amity University, Noida | |
| 2884. |
The US space agency NASA has partnered with SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to build lunar landing systems that can carry astronauts to the moon by 2024. Who is the owner of Blue Origin company? |
| A. | Larry Page |
| B. | Elon Reeve Musk |
| C. | Bill Gates |
| D. | Jeffrey Preston Bezos |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2885. |
A programme was organized for Delhi Police personnel at New Delhi on 30 April which aims to fight against corona through simple and time tested Ayurveda immunity-boosting measures.What was the name of programme? |
| A. | BARC |
| B. | AYURAKSHA |
| C. | ICMR |
| D. | ISRO |
| Answer» C. ICMR | |
| 2886. |
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) released its Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) 2020 on 29 April. Which country reported highest displacement in the world, due to disasters, including cyclones and monsoon floods? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | China |
| D. | India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2887. |
Who was the second-largest spender in military expenditure in 2019? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | China |
| C. | India |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 2888. |
Which country ends death penalty for crimes committed by minors? |
| A. | Saudi Arabia |
| B. | UAE |
| C. | Oman |
| D. | Yemen |
| Answer» B. UAE | |
| 2889. |
Which organisation names India among 'countries of particular concern' over condition of religious minorities? |
| A. | World bank |
| B. | IMF |
| C. | UN |
| D. | USCIRF |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2890. |
India loses hosting rights of the 2021 men's world boxing championship to which of the following countries? |
| A. | Serbia |
| B. | China |
| C. | USA |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. China | |
| 2891. |
Which country's Navy successfully test-fired a series of anti-ship missiles in the North Arabian Sea on 25 April? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | India |
| Answer» C. Sri Lanka | |
| 2892. |
Which has partnered with Global Fund, UNTAID, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), etc. and launched the "Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator or the ACT Accelerator"? |
| A. | WHO |
| B. | CDC |
| C. | ICMR |
| D. | EUPHA |
| Answer» B. CDC | |
| 2893. |
Union Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar joins his counterparts from Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa for a meeting on 28 April. Which country will host BRICS 2020? |
| A. | South Africa |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. Brazil | |
| 2894. |
India sent 50,000 surgical gloves and one lakh tablets of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to which country to help its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2895. |
Which country President dominates the rankings for world leaders with most interactions on Facebook in the past 12 months? |
| A. | India |
| B. | France |
| C. | USA |
| D. | UK |
| Answer» D. UK | |
| 2896. |
The US space agency NASA engineers have developed a new high-pressure ventilator tailored specifically to treat COVID-19 patients. What is the name of this ventilator? |
| A. | VITAL |
| B. | CARE |
| C. | VENTI |
| D. | COVEN |
| Answer» B. CARE | |
| 2897. |
Which country abolishes flogging as a punishment? |
| A. | UAE |
| B. | Saudi Arabia |
| C. | Oman |
| D. | Yemen |
| Answer» C. Oman | |
| 2898. |
Which of the following institutes releases report 'From the Great Lockdown to the Great Meltdown? |
| A. | UNCTAD |
| B. | IMF |
| C. | World Bank |
| D. | ADB |
| Answer» B. IMF | |
| 2899. |
Iran launched its first military satellite into orbit. What is the name of the satellite? |
| A. | Haniya |
| B. | Noor |
| C. | Heer |
| D. | Aaira |
| Answer» C. Heer | |
| 2900. |
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has cancelled how much debt owed by developing countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| A. | $1 trillion |
| B. | $4 trillion |
| C. | $3 trillion |
| D. | $2 trillion |
| Answer» B. $4 trillion | |