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This section includes 267 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. |
Vikas Gowda has recently announced his retirement from which sports? |
| A. | Boxing |
| B. | Race walking |
| C. | Swimming |
| D. | Discus throw |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The book ‘Straight Talk’ has been authored by which Indian political personality? |
| A. | Manmohan Singh |
| B. | M. Venkaiah Naidu |
| C. | Abhishek Manu Singhvi |
| D. | Shashi Tharoor |
| Answer» D. Shashi Tharoor | |
| 3. |
India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with the World Bank to provide additional financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Rural Roads Project? |
| A. | $1000 million |
| B. | $500 million |
| C. | $1500 million |
| D. | $750 million |
| Answer» C. $1500 million | |
| 4. |
Which state government has launched ‘Reuse of Treated Waste Water Policy’ to reduce the state’s dependence on fresh water? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Urmila Singh, the former Himachal Pradesh governor has passed away. She was associated with which political party? |
| A. | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| B. | Nationalist Congress Party |
| C. | Indian National Congress |
| D. | Communist Party of India |
| Answer» D. Communist Party of India | |
| 6. |
Who will become the first-ever interim woman President of Paraguay? |
| A. | Desiree Masi |
| B. | Blanca Ovelar |
| C. | Alicia Pucheta |
| D. | Maria Carmona |
| Answer» D. Maria Carmona | |
| 7. |
What is the theme of the 2018 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)? |
| A. | Get Ready for Plain Packaging |
| B. | Tobacco and Heart Disease |
| C. | Tobacco – a threat to development |
| D. | Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products |
| Answer» C. Tobacco – a threat to development | |
| 8. |
Who has been appointed the new General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Northern Command (Indian Army)? |
| A. | Ranbir Singh |
| B. | Sarath Chand |
| C. | Devraj Anbu |
| D. | Manoj Mukund Naravane |
| Answer» B. Sarath Chand | |
| 9. |
Which state government has recently declared official symbols for the state? |
| A. | Telangana |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018, as per latest Moody’s Investors Service report “Global Macro Outlook: 2018-19”? |
| A. | 7.5% |
| B. | 7.3% |
| C. | 7.4% |
| D. | 7.2% |
| Answer» C. 7.4% | |
| 11. |
Who has been appointed the President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC)? |
| A. | Priya Mittal |
| B. | R K Agrawal |
| C. | Ashok Gupta |
| D. | Akshita Patil |
| Answer» C. Ashok Gupta | |
| 12. |
Which union ministry has signed MoU with the Uttar Pradesh Government for management of Widows’ Home in Vrindavan? |
| A. | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| B. | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| C. | Ministry of Rural Development |
| D. | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of UN Peacekeepers? |
| A. | Honouring Our Heroes |
| B. | Investing in peace around the world |
| C. | UN Peacekeepers: 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice |
| D. | UN70 and UN Peacekeeping: Past, Present, and Future |
| Answer» D. UN70 and UN Peacekeeping: Past, Present, and Future | |
| 14. |
In the North-East, the Gaj Yatra has been rolled out from which state by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)? |
| A. | Meghalaya |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» B. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 15. |
Who has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)? |
| A. | Geeta Shrivastav |
| B. | Manoj Malhotra |
| C. | Pankaj Saran |
| D. | Nikunj Khanna |
| Answer» D. Nikunj Khanna | |
| 16. |
Who has been appointed the first-ever Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? |
| A. | Ashoke Sen |
| B. | Sudha Balakrishnan |
| C. | Jayant Narlikar |
| D. | E. C. George Sudarshan |
| Answer» C. Jayant Narlikar | |
| 17. |
Which state government has submitted a Devika river rejuvenation project to the Union Government for approval? |
| A. | Uttarakhand |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
India has signed a loan agreement of how much amount with the World Bank for strengthening the public financial management in Rajasthan project? |
| A. | $25.0 million |
| B. | $25.0 million |
| C. | $21.7 million |
| D. | $23.8 million |
| Answer» D. $23.8 million | |
| 19. |
Which Indian cartoonist has won the international award in the best caricature category at the 2018 World Press Cartoon awards? |
| A. | Chackalethu John Yesudass |
| B. | Aseem Trivedi |
| C. | Thomas Antony |
| D. | Satish Acharya |
| Answer» D. Satish Acharya | |
| 20. |
Patanjali has tied up with which telecom company to launch Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards? |
| A. | BSNL |
| B. | Reliance Jio |
| C. | Vodafone |
| D. | Airtel |
| Answer» B. Reliance Jio | |
| 21. |
The Talakona waterfall is located in which state? |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» C. Kerala | |
| 22. |
Who has been elected as the new President of Indian Journalists Union (IJU)? |
| A. | Amar Devulapalli |
| B. | Sabina Inderjit |
| C. | S N Sinha |
| D. | K Sreenivas Reddy |
| Answer» B. Sabina Inderjit | |
| 23. |
Which country to host the 2018 Global Wind Summit? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | France |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | India |
| Answer» B. France | |
| 24. |
Who has won the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix 2018? |
| A. | Lewis Hamilton |
| B. | Sebastian Vettel |
| C. | Sebastian Vettel |
| D. | Daniel Ricciardo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Who has become the first Indian to be honoured with the Linnean Medal in Botany? |
| A. | Sharachandra Lele |
| B. | Kamaljit S. Bawa |
| C. | R Siddappa Setty |
| D. | P S Mathur |
| Answer» C. R Siddappa Setty | |
| 26. |
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recognized which Indian airport as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport? |
| A. | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
| B. | Goa International Airport |
| C. | Cochin International Airport Ltd |
| D. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport |
| Answer» D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport | |
| 27. |
Who has become the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world’s tallest peak “Mount Everest”? |
| A. | Shivangi Patel |
| B. | Premlata Agarwal |
| C. | Neerja Pathak |
| D. | Sangeeta Bahl |
| Answer» F. | |
| 28. |
Who has won the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Ratings awards? |
| A. | Trent Boult |
| B. | Shikhar Dhawan |
| C. | Virat Kohli |
| D. | Rashid Khan |
| Answer» D. Rashid Khan | |
| 29. |
Which country will become the first Latin American ‘Gobal Partner’ of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? |
| A. | Argentina |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Peru |
| D. | Colombia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Which city to host the main event of 4th International Yoga Day celebrations (IDY-2018)? |
| A. | Dehradun |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Pune |
| Answer» B. New Delhi | |
| 31. |
Madala Ranga Rao, who passed away recently, was the noted personality from which field? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | History |
| D. | Film Industry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The Baglihar Dam is located in which state? |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» C. Sikkim | |
| 33. |
The BCCI and UN Environment has signed an agreement to promote ‘green’ Cricket in India. Where is the headquarters of UN Environment? |
| A. | Nairobi |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | Paris |
| D. | New York |
| Answer» B. Geneva | |
| 34. |
Which philanthropic organisation has signed MoU with Government of India (GoI) to provide development support in Naxal-hit districts in Chhattisgarh? |
| A. | Vedanta |
| B. | Shiv Nadar Foundation |
| C. | Tata Trusts |
| D. | Wipro |
| Answer» D. Wipro | |
| 35. |
Which Bollywood personality has launched the twin pit toilet technology ad campaign for the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)? |
| A. | Bhumi Pednekar |
| B. | Akshay Kumar |
| C. | Aamir Khan |
| D. | Amitabh Bacchan |
| Answer» C. Aamir Khan | |
| 36. |
Which IIT institute to develop prototypes for self-piloted Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft? |
| A. | IIT Indore |
| B. | IIT Kanpur |
| C. | IIT Bombay |
| D. | IIT Kolkata |
| Answer» C. IIT Bombay | |
| 37. |
Who has won the girls’ singles title at the All India Junior U-19 badminton tournament 2018? |
| A. | Aakarshi Kashyap |
| B. | S Kavipriya |
| C. | Sristhi Jupudi |
| D. | Mrinal Podile |
| Answer» B. S Kavipriya | |
| 38. |
Which state government has launched the ‘Prakritik Kheti Khushhaal Kisaan Yojana’ to promote organic farming? |
| A. | ] Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» B. Karnataka | |
| 39. |
Who has been appointed as the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan? |
| A. | Ali Jan Orakzai |
| B. | Jawwad S. Khawaja |
| C. | Shaukat Aziz |
| D. | Nasir Ul Mulk |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Who has been named the Most Valuable Player in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL-11)? |
| A. | Rishabh Pant |
| B. | Shane Watson |
| C. | Sunil Narine |
| D. | Kiwi Trent Boult |
| Answer» D. Kiwi Trent Boult | |
| 41. |
The Wanakbori Thermal Power Station (WTPS) is located on the bank of which river in Gujarat |
| A. | Narmada River |
| B. | Luni River |
| C. | Sabarmati River |
| D. | Mahi River |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Alan Bean, who was the 4th man to walk on the Moon has passed away. He was an astronaut from which country? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | United States |
| C. | France |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 43. |
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently validated Nepal for having eliminated from which disease as a public health problem? |
| A. | Polio |
| B. | Trachoma |
| C. | Diabetes |
| D. | Tuberculosis |
| Answer» C. Diabetes | |
| 44. |
Which IIT institute has won the Clarivate Analytics India Innovation Award 2018 in the Academic Institutions category? |
| A. | IIT Delhi |
| B. | IIT Indore |
| C. | IIT Bombay |
| D. | IIT Kolkata |
| Answer» D. IIT Kolkata | |
| 45. |
Which state government has announced a unique scheme to provide life insurance of up to Rs 5 lakh per farmer in the state? |
| A. | Telangana |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Karnataka | |
| 46. |
Geeta Kapoor, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? |
| A. | Film Industry |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Sports |
| D. | Politics |
| Answer» B. Journalism | |
| 47. |
The 9th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ has started in which state? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Uttarakhand |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 48. |
Who has become the first female Prime Minister of the Caribbean island of Barbados? |
| A. | Sonia Browne |
| B. | Mia Mottley |
| C. | Marsha Caddle |
| D. | Santia Bradshaw |
| Answer» C. Marsha Caddle | |
| 49. |
Which country’s team has clinched the 2018 Uber Cup, the Women’s World Badminton Championship? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Thailand |
| C. | China |
| D. | South Korea |
| Answer» B. Thailand | |
| 50. |
The Amrit Dhara Waterfall is located in which state? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Chhattisgarh |
| D. | Manipur |
| Answer» D. Manipur | |