The newest and most powerful Falcon 9 rocket, known as the Block 5 was recently launched by ____________.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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1.	Kummanam Rajasekharan has recently been appointed as Governor of _____________.
A.	West Bengal
B.	Mizoram
C.	Assam
D.	Jharkhand
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Assam

Discussion

2.	Who has recently been elected as the Prime Minister of Barbados?
A.	Owen Arthur
B.	Freundel Stuart
C.	Mia Mottley
D.	Sandra Mason
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Sandra Mason

Discussion

3.	Which of the following countries is going to host World Environment Day 2018?
A.	India
B.	China
C.	Vietnam
D.	Malaysia
E.	None of these
Answer» B. China

Discussion

4.	Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has recently laid the foundation stone for several projects worth Rs. 27,000 crores at Sindri in ____________.
A.	Jamshedpur
B.	Dhanbad
C.	Ranchi
D.	Patna
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Ranchi

Discussion

5.	The second stage of Archery World Cup 2018 was recently started in which of the following countries?
A.	Turkey
B.	Sweden
C.	Russia
D.	Germany
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Sweden

Discussion

6.	Prime Minister of Netherlands has recently inaugurated Indo-Dutch Ganga Forum at a function in New Delhi. Who among the following is the Prime Minister of Netherlands?
A.	Geert Wilders
B.	Jesse Klaver
C.	Mark Rutte
D.	Alexander Pechtold
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Alexander Pechtold

Discussion

7.	Who among the following has recently launched 'Samagra Shiksha scheme' for school education?
A.	Ravi Shankar Prasad
B.	Prakash Javadekar
C.	Piyush Goyal
D.	Dharmendra Pradhan
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Piyush Goyal

Discussion

8.	Anubrata Biswas has recently been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of _______________.
A.	Paytm Payments Bank
B.	Airtel Payments Bank
C.	Fino Payments Bank
D.	India Payments Bank
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Fino Payments Bank

Discussion

9.	Who among the following has recently won the gold medal in the Grand Prix in Munich?
A.	Tejaswini Sawant
B.	Anjali Bhagwat
C.	Rahi Sarnobat
D.	Heena Sidhu
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Anjali Bhagwat

Discussion

10.	Which of the following countries has recently become 64th signatory member of International Solar Alliance?
A.	Belgium
B.	Germany
C.	Netherlands
D.	France
E.	None of these
Answer» D. France

Discussion

11.	Which of the following statement is/are true regarding Indian Railway’s New User Interface of its Next Generation e-Ticketing System? I. A user can now enquire/search trains without login. II. A user can check the availability of seats without login. III. Users can now change font size throughout the website for comfortable viewing experience.
A.	Only II
B.	Only I and III
C.	Only II and III
D.	Only I and II
E.	All of the above
Answer» F.

Discussion

12.	Which of the following countries has recently got its 1st woman interim president?
A.	Paraguay
B.	Uruguay
C.	Argentina
D.	Brazil
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Uruguay

Discussion

13.	Which of the following companies has recently become most valuable firm globally with market cap of $924 billion?
A.	Microsoft
B.	Amazon
C.	Apple
D.	Google
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Google

Discussion

14.	According to international rating company Moody’s Investors Service, India’s economy is to grow at what percent?
A.	7.3 percent
B.	7.4 percent
C.	7.5 percent
D.	7.2 percent
E.	None of these
Answer» B. 7.4 percent

Discussion

15.	Name the person who is India’s only discus Tthrow Gold Medalist at Commonwealth has recently got retirement.
A.	Neeraj Chopra
B.	Vikas Gowda
C.	Devendra Jhajharia
D.	Vikas Krishan Yadav
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Devendra Jhajharia

Discussion

16.	Baba Ramdev's Patanjali has recently tied up with _______________ for Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards?
A.	Idea
B.	Airtel
C.	BSNL
D.	Reliance
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Reliance

Discussion

17.	Who among the following was nominated as Italian Prime Minister?
A.	Roberto Perotti
B.	Olivier Blanchard
C.	Carlo Cottarelli
D.	Sabino Cassese
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Sabino Cassese

Discussion

18.	Who among the following was recently given additional charge of DRDO for three months?
A.	Madhu Ambat
B.	Lenin Rajendran
C.	Salim Ahamed
D.	Sanjay Mitra
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

19.	Who was recently named as the International Cricketer of the Year?
A.	M S Dhoni
B.	A B de Villiers
C.	Virat Kohli
D.	K L Rahul
E.	None of these
Answer» D. K L Rahul

Discussion

20.	Which of the following countries is going to host 2018 Global Wind Summit?
A.	Germany
B.	Poland
C.	France
D.	Canada
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Poland

Discussion

21.	Which of the following countries has recently won the 10th Thomas Cup title?
A.	Japan
B.	Germany
C.	China
D.	Malaysia
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Malaysia

Discussion

22.	Who among the following has recently launched ad campaign for Swachh Bharat to promote twin pit toilet technology?
A.	Akshay Kumar
B.	Ajay Devgan
C.	Salman Khan
D.	Amitabh Bachchan
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Ajay Devgan

Discussion

23.	Who among the following has recently become oldest Indian woman to scale Mount Everest?
A.	Sangeeta Bahl
B.	Yogita Bansal
C.	Rashmi Chandra
D.	Anjali Tripathi
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Yogita Bansal

Discussion

24.	Chennai Super Kings has recently defeated __________ to clinch their third Indian Premier League title.
A.	Royal Challengers Bangalore
B.	Mumbai Indians
C.	Kolkata Knight Riders
D.	Sun Risers Hyderabad
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

25.	Who among the following has recently won the Monaco Grand Prix 2018?
A.	Sebastian Vettel
B.	Daniel Ricciardo
C.	Valtteri Bottas
D.	Kimi Raikkonen
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Valtteri Bottas

Discussion

26.	Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is going to implement a massive insurance scheme for farmers in which state. (Farmers in the age group of 18 to 59 years in state will get an insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakh.)
A.	Andhra Pradesh
B.	Telangana
C.	Madhya Pradesh
D.	Odisha
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh

Discussion

27.	15th Finance Commission has recently constituted panel for health sector. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the role and functions of the High Level Group? I. To evaluate the existing regulatory framework in the Health sector and examine its strength and weaknesses for enabling a balanced yet faster expansion of the health sector keeping in view India's demographic profile. II. To suggest ways and means to optimize the use of existing financial resources and to incentivize the state governments' effort on fulfillment of well-defined health parameters in India. III. To holistically examine best international practices for the health sector and seek to benchmark our frameworks to these practices for optimizing benefits keeping in mind our local issues.
A.	Only I
B.	Only II and III
C.	Only I and III
D.	All of the above
E.	None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above

Discussion

28.	Which of the following countries has recently won the Uber Cup?
A.	China
B.	Japan
C.	Malaysia
D.	India
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Malaysia

Discussion

29.	_______________ has recently defeated Liverpool to win Champions League.
A.	Bayern
B.	Barcelona
C.	Manchester
D.	Real Madrid
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

30.	The fourth man to walk on the Moon, passed away recently, is ____________.
A.	Pete Conrad
B.	Alan Bean
C.	Charles Duke
D.	David Scott
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Charles Duke

Discussion

31.	According to a report which said remittances to the Asia-Pacific region amounted to $256 billion last year, which of the following countries was the largest remittance-receiving country in the world, with migrant workers from the country sending home $69 billion in 2017?
A.	India
B.	Canada
C.	China
D.	Japan
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Canada

Discussion

32.	Who was recently conferred with Swara Mauli award?
A.	Asha Bhosle
B.	Lata Mangeshkar
C.	Anuradha Paudwal
D.	Kavita Krishnamurthy
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Anuradha Paudwal

Discussion

33.	Dr. Nirmal Hirawat passed away recently. He was former minister of which state?
A.	Madhya Pradesh
B.	Rajasthan
C.	Jharkhand
D.	Uttar Pradesh
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Rajasthan

Discussion

34.	Bangabandhu-1 was launched by Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. It is first communication satellite of which of the following countries?
A.	Sri Lanka
B.	Vietnam
C.	Bhutan
D.	Bangladesh
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

35.	Indian Women's Hockey team has recently defeated which of the following countries in their opening game of Asian Champions Trophy at South Korea?
A.	China
B.	Malaysia
C.	Japan
D.	Pakistan
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Pakistan

Discussion

36.	The newest and most powerful Falcon 9 rocket, known as the Block 5 was recently launched by ____________.
A.	European Space Agency
B.	Arianespace
C.	Space X
D.	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Discussion

37.	India and Peru have recently signed an agreement in the field of Renewable Energy at Lima. Who among the following is the prime minister of Peru?
A.	Cesar Villanueva Arevalo
B.	Ollanta Humala
C.	Martin Vizcarra
D.	Salvador Heresi Chicoma
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Ollanta Humala

Discussion

38.	Who was recently conferred KISS Humanitarian Award 2018?
A.	Iqbal Quadir
B.	Mohamed ElBaradei
C.	Muhammad Yunus
D.	Kofi Annan
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Kofi Annan

Discussion

39.	Anne V. Coates has recently passed away. She was a __________.
A.	Film editor
B.	Film director
C.	Film actress
D.	Film producer
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Film director

Discussion

40.	Indian Customs and Department of India Posts hold a first ever joint conference in _____________.
A.	Mumbai
B.	New Delhi
C.	Chennai
D.	Hyderabad
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Chennai

Discussion

41.	Which of the following countries has recently got the oldest prime minister in the world?
A.	Japan
B.	Malaysia
C.	Indonesia
D.	Sri Lanka
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Indonesia

Discussion

42.	The inaugural session of the Indian Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival 2018 was held at Cannes, France. It was hosted by noted actor ____________.
A.	Karan Wahi
B.	Mohnish Bahl
C.	Sharad Kelkar
D.	Vivan Bhatena
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Vivan Bhatena

Discussion

43.	Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has recently acquired e-commerce retail firm “Daraz”. The e-commerce retail firm “Daraz” operates in which country?
A.	Nepal
B.	Bangladesh
C.	Sri Lanka
D.	Pakistan
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

44.	Indian tea industry has recorded the highest ever production as well as exports in FY18 with total tea production of 1325.05 million kgs, an increase of 74.56 million kgs as compared to 2016-17. In percentage terms the increase is around _____________.
A.	5 percent
B.	6 percent
C.	4 percent
D.	7 percent
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 4 percent

Discussion

45.	Which of the following banks has recently decided to launch water-security programme?
A.	ICICI Bank
B.	HDFC Bank
C.	YES Bank
D.	Axis Bank
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

46.	Which of the following cities is going to hold World Robot Conference?
A.	Beijing
B.	Basel
C.	Jakarta
D.	Tokyo
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Basel

Discussion

47.	On 9th May 2018, India and ____________ have signed an agreement on the exemption of visas for the holders of diplomatic and official passports.
A.	Costa Rica
B.	Panama
C.	Colombia
D.	Ecuador
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Colombia

Discussion

48.	With business sentiment at the "weakest" in four years, India slipped to the 6th position globally in the business optimism index for the first quarter of this year. Which of the following countries topped the index?
A.	USA
B.	Australia
C.	Austria
D.	New Zealand
E.	None of these
Answer» D. New Zealand

Discussion

49.	The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaffirmed that India is going to be the fastest growing major economy with a growth rate of _____________ in 2018?
A.	7.1 percent
B.	7.2 percent
C.	7.3 percent
D.	7.4 percent
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

50.	In an effort to better secure and control Internet of Things (IoT) devices, ____________ has officially launched Android Things.
A.	Facebook
B.	Apple
C.	Google
D.	Yahoo!
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Yahoo!

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Current Affairs Quiz.

Kummanam Rajasekharan has recently been appointed as Governor of _____________.

Who has recently been elected as the Prime Minister of Barbados?

Which of the following countries is going to host World Environment Day 2018?

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has recently laid the foundation stone for several projects worth Rs. 27,000 crores at Sindri in ____________.

The second stage of Archery World Cup 2018 was recently started in which of the following countries?

Prime Minister of Netherlands has recently inaugurated Indo-Dutch Ganga Forum at a function in New Delhi. Who among the following is the Prime Minister of Netherlands?

Who among the following has recently launched 'Samagra Shiksha scheme' for school education?

Anubrata Biswas has recently been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of _______________.

Who among the following has recently won the gold medal in the Grand Prix in Munich?

Which of the following countries has recently become 64th signatory member of International Solar Alliance?

Which of the following countries has recently got its 1st woman interim president?

Which of the following companies has recently become most valuable firm globally with market cap of $924 billion?

According to international rating company Moody’s Investors Service, India’s economy is to grow at what percent?

Name the person who is India’s only discus Tthrow Gold Medalist at Commonwealth has recently got retirement.

Baba Ramdev's Patanjali has recently tied up with _______________ for Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards?

Who among the following was nominated as Italian Prime Minister?

Who among the following was recently given additional charge of DRDO for three months?

Who was recently named as the International Cricketer of the Year?

Which of the following countries is going to host 2018 Global Wind Summit?

Which of the following countries has recently won the 10th Thomas Cup title?

Who among the following has recently launched ad campaign for Swachh Bharat to promote twin pit toilet technology?

Who among the following has recently become oldest Indian woman to scale Mount Everest?

Chennai Super Kings has recently defeated __________ to clinch their third Indian Premier League title.

Who among the following has recently won the Monaco Grand Prix 2018?

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is going to implement a massive insurance scheme for farmers in which state. (Farmers in the age group of 18 to 59 years in state will get an insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakh.)

Which of the following countries has recently won the Uber Cup?

_______________ has recently defeated Liverpool to win Champions League.

The fourth man to walk on the Moon, passed away recently, is ____________.

According to a report which said remittances to the Asia-Pacific region amounted to $256 billion last year, which of the following countries was the largest remittance-receiving country in the world, with migrant workers from the country sending home $69 billion in 2017?

Who was recently conferred with Swara Mauli award?

Dr. Nirmal Hirawat passed away recently. He was former minister of which state?

Bangabandhu-1 was launched by Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. It is first communication satellite of which of the following countries?

Indian Women's Hockey team has recently defeated which of the following countries in their opening game of Asian Champions Trophy at South Korea?

The newest and most powerful Falcon 9 rocket, known as the Block 5 was recently launched by ____________.

India and Peru have recently signed an agreement in the field of Renewable Energy at Lima. Who among the following is the prime minister of Peru?

Who was recently conferred KISS Humanitarian Award 2018?

Anne V. Coates has recently passed away. She was a __________.

Indian Customs and Department of India Posts hold a first ever joint conference in _____________.

Which of the following countries has recently got the oldest prime minister in the world?

The inaugural session of the Indian Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival 2018 was held at Cannes, France. It was hosted by noted actor ____________.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has recently acquired e-commerce retail firm “Daraz”. The e-commerce retail firm “Daraz” operates in which country?

Indian tea industry has recorded the highest ever production as well as exports in FY18 with total tea production of 1325.05 million kgs, an increase of 74.56 million kgs as compared to 2016-17. In percentage terms the increase is around _____________.

Which of the following banks has recently decided to launch water-security programme?

Which of the following cities is going to hold World Robot Conference?

On 9th May 2018, India and ____________ have signed an agreement on the exemption of visas for the holders of diplomatic and official passports.

With business sentiment at the "weakest" in four years, India slipped to the 6th position globally in the business optimism index for the first quarter of this year. Which of the following countries topped the index?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaffirmed that India is going to be the fastest growing major economy with a growth rate of _____________ in 2018?

In an effort to better secure and control Internet of Things (IoT) devices, ____________ has officially launched Android Things.