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This section includes 151 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs Quiz knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Qaboos bin Said Al Said passed away on 10 January 2020. He was sultan of which country? |
| A. | UAE |
| B. | Qatar |
| C. | Oman |
| D. | Yemen |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Yemen | |
| 52. |
Which of the following states has organized various programs under 'Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat'? |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Tamil Nadu | |
| 53. |
Which of the following states government is going to build Rs 234-crore zoo named after Ashfaqullah Khan? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 54. |
On 9th January 2020, how many Indian airports have received international recognition for reducing emissions? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 55. |
In partnership with which of the following organizations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has released the first in-depth review of India’s energy policies? |
| A. | National Development Council |
| B. | Finance Commission |
| C. | NITI Aayog |
| D. | Union Public Service Commission |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Union Public Service Commission | |
| 56. |
Census India-2021 is going to begin from: |
| A. | 31st March |
| B. | 1st April |
| C. | 30th June |
| D. | 1st July |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 30th June | |
| 57. |
'Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020' programme is going to be held on which date? |
| A. | January 20 |
| B. | January 21 |
| C. | January 22 |
| D. | January 23 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. January 21 | |
| 58. |
After some suspense over the much touted `Zero Budget Natural Farming’ (ZBNF), which of the following states has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the representatives of a German firm, KFW? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 59. |
Who among the following has recently unveiled a set of path-breaking initiatives that will enhance the ease of doing business in the state including a wage subsidy scheme for the first five years for new ventures getting registered from April 1, 2020? |
| A. | Oommen Chandy |
| B. | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| C. | Ramesh Chennithala |
| D. | Mullappally Ramachandran |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Ramesh Chennithala | |
| 60. |
Which of the following states has recently approved Rs 8000-crore new alumina project by Hindalco? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Chhattisgarh |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 61. |
For the first time in India, which institute has recently developed a viable scientific method to cultivate Indian Pompano fish in ponds? |
| A. | Central Institute of Fisheries Education |
| B. | Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute |
| C. | Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture |
| D. | Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture | |
| 62. |
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 8th edition of Odisha Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) International Trade Fair 2020 in which city? |
| A. | Cuttack |
| B. | Bhubaneswar |
| C. | Puri |
| D. | Sambalpur |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Puri | |
| 63. |
Which of the following cities is going to host International Naval event ‘MILAN’ in March 2020? |
| A. | Vijayawada |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Visakhapatnam |
| D. | Chennai |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Chennai | |
| 64. |
Ministry of Law and Justice has recently started a scheme to set up ________________ Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for speedy disposal of rape and POCSO cases. |
| A. | 1123 |
| B. | 1223 |
| C. | 1023 |
| D. | 1323 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 1323 | |
| 65. |
To encourage the transgender community to open up about various issues faced by them and for speedy grievance redressal, which state Youth Commission has scheduled a state-level "Adalat" to be held recently? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu Youth Commission |
| B. | Kerala Youth Commission |
| C. | Karnataka Youth Commission |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh Youth Commission |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Karnataka Youth Commission | |
| 66. |
Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center is going to be set up in which state? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Kerala |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Delhi | |
| 67. |
How many Indian have been appointed as judges to the criminal and civil courts by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio? |
| A. | Two |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Five |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Three | |
| 68. |
Which of the following cities is going to host 1st edition of Khelo India University Games from Feb 22 to March 1? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Bhubaneswar |
| D. | New Delhi |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. New Delhi | |
| 69. |
Which of the following forces recently has initiated the process of identifying potential industry partners to implement the Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) model for its base workshops and ordnance depots intended to improve operational efficiency? |
| A. | Indian Navy |
| B. | Indian Army |
| C. | Indian Air Force |
| D. | Border Security Force |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Indian Air Force | |
| 70. |
Cabinet has recently approved MoU between India and which country for Enabling Energy Self Sufficiency for Indian Railways? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | China |
| C. | United Kingdom |
| D. | Japan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Japan | |
| 71. |
On 3rd January 2020, India has extended a line of credit of USD 75 million (over Rs 500 crore) to which country for financing solar parks? |
| A. | Mali |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Cuba |
| D. | Israel |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Israel | |
| 72. |
The Indian Space Research Organization has finalized the location where its human spaceflight centre (HSFC) will come up. The location is: |
| A. | Tiptur |
| B. | Hosadurga |
| C. | Ballari |
| D. | Challakere |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 73. |
Name the person who recently retired as the CRPF DG, has been appointed as an advisor to the Lt Governor of Jammu-Kashmir. |
| A. | Avdhesh Kumar Sharma |
| B. | Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar |
| C. | Pankaj Rai |
| D. | Bhupendra Singh Tyagi |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Pankaj Rai | |
| 74. |
As per the recently published news, which of the following states is going to organized Zo Kutpui (festival) in at least 10 states across India and countries such as US, Myanmar and Bangladesh? |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Tamil Nadu | |
| 75. |
On 6th January 2020, the second phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 was rolled out at block level in 35 districts of which state? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Himachal Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 76. |
Who among the following has recently won Croatia’s presidential election? |
| A. | Andrej Plenković |
| B. | Miroslav Škoro |
| C. | Davor Bernardić |
| D. | Zoran Milanović |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 77. |
Which of the following states governments has recently launched the Dr. YSR Aarogyasri scheme? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Karnataka | |
| 78. |
Name the person who led Siachen Offensive in 1984, passed away. |
| A. | Prem Nath Hoon |
| B. | Rajendra Nath |
| C. | Prem Krishen |
| D. | Siddharth Malhotra |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rajendra Nath | |
| 79. |
Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) ships RNOV Al Rasikh and RNOV Khassab have arrived at _________________ to participate in the 12th edition of the Indo-Oman Bilateral Naval exercise, Naseem-Al- Bahr. |
| A. | Mormugao Port |
| B. | New Mangalore Port |
| C. | Paradip Port |
| D. | Mumbai Port Trust |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. New Mangalore Port | |
| 80. |
Which of the following states has recently approved Rs.650 crore for the rejuvenation of Budah Nallah? |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 81. |
Which city’s first fully-automated car-parking tower facility was opened at Green Park? |
| A. | Kanpur |
| B. | Kolkata |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Mumbai |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Mumbai | |
| 82. |
As per the recent news, who among the following is going to inaugurate 28th World Book Fair in New Delhi? |
| A. | Harsh Vardhan |
| B. | Prakash Javadekar |
| C. | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
| D. | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Thawar Chand Gehlot | |
| 83. |
Which of the following state governments has recently launched ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Bihar | |
| 84. |
The Executive Board has designated the year 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and midwife”, in honor of the 200th birth anniversary of which person? |
| A. | Mother Teresa |
| B. | Mary Seacole |
| C. | Florence Nightingale |
| D. | Virginia Henderson |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Virginia Henderson | |
| 85. |
On 2nd January 2020, Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi has disbursed _________________ rupees to six crore farmers as third instalment of PM-KISAN scheme. |
| A. | 10,000 crore |
| B. | 12,000 crore |
| C. | 14,000 crore |
| D. | 16,000 crore |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 14,000 crore | |
| 86. |
Which of the following companies has signed agreement with Dixon to manufacture TV sets in India? |
| A. | Micromax |
| B. | Samsung |
| C. | Huawei |
| D. | Xiaomi |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Huawei | |
| 87. |
Which of the following companies is going to acquire 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port Company? |
| A. | Reliance |
| B. | Adani |
| C. | Birla |
| D. | Tata |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Birla | |
| 88. |
On 2nd January 2020, which of the following ministries has declared the setting up of new emerging and strategic technologies (NEST) division? |
| A. | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| B. | Ministry of Finance |
| C. | Ministry of Defence |
| D. | Ministry of External Affairs |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 89. |
Who among the following has recently inaugurated the 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019? |
| A. | G. Kishan Reddy |
| B. | Sanjay Jaiswal |
| C. | Nityanand Rai |
| D. | Nand Kishore Yadav |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Nand Kishore Yadav | |
| 90. |
Which of the following countries has recently appointed Esmail Qaani as the new head of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations arm after its commander was killed in a US strike? |
| A. | Iraq |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Kazakhstan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Kazakhstan | |
| 91. |
Who among the following has laid the Foundation stone of Directorate General Building of CRPF in New Delhi? |
| A. | Amit Shah |
| B. | Rajnath Singh |
| C. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| D. | Narendra Modi |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rajnath Singh | |
| 92. |
Who among the following has recently won World Rapid Chess title in Russia? |
| A. | Harika Dronavalli |
| B. | Humpy Koneru |
| C. | Tania Sachdev |
| D. | Hou Yifan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Tania Sachdev | |
| 93. |
Who among the following has recently been appointed new labour commissioner? |
| A. | Naushad Shaikh |
| B. | Shrikant Mundhe |
| C. | N Thirumala Naik |
| D. | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Ruturaj Gaikwad | |
| 94. |
Krishnamachari Srikkanth and _______________ will receive the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI Annual Awards function on January 12. |
| A. | Anjum Chopra |
| B. | Mithali Raj |
| C. | Lisa Sthalekar |
| D. | Jhulan Goswami |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Mithali Raj | |
| 95. |
Name the person who has recently appointed as CMD of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd? |
| A. | Manik K Singh |
| B. | H K Joshi |
| C. | R N Rawat |
| D. | Manu Kumar Singh |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. R N Rawat | |
| 96. |
Who among the following has recently become first Indian woman footballer to bag contract with foreign club? |
| A. | Bala Devi |
| B. | Grace Dangmei |
| C. | Maymol Rocky |
| D. | Aditi Chauhan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Grace Dangmei | |
| 97. |
_____________________ is exploring possibility to set up a centre for advanced defence technology at the Gujarat University’s upcoming Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Extension and Research and Innovation (CERI). |
| A. | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| B. | Bhabha Atomic Research Centre |
| C. | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited |
| D. | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 98. |
The Assam Rifles has constructed a combined war memorial in which state for the 357 Army and Assam Rifles personnel killed while fighting insurgency in the northeastern state? |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Sikkim |
| C. | Nagaland |
| D. | Tripura |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Tripura | |
| 99. |
Which of the following countries has recently set an all new Guinness World Record for the highest altitude fashion show event ever held? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Tibet |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Bhutan |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Bhutan | |
| 100. |
On 28th January 2020, the Government of India has recently set up 24x7 helpline number for queries on _____________. |
| A. | Coronavirus |
| B. | Typhusvirus |
| C. | Measlesvirus |
| D. | Leprosyvirus |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Typhusvirus | |