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This section includes 5400 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 3051. |
According to TERI's new report, demand for electricity in India will be lower by 7 to 17% due to covid-19 by which year? |
| A. | 2021 |
| B. | 2020 |
| C. | 2022 |
| D. | 2025 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3052. |
What is India's rank among the top 10 countries that have gained in forest areas during 2010-2020? |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» D. 9 | |
| 3053. |
Who authored the novel "The Endgame"? |
| A. | Jane Austen |
| B. | Franz Kafka |
| C. | S Hussain Zaidi |
| D. | Henry James |
| Answer» D. Henry James | |
| 3054. |
"Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis" report has been released by which organsiation? |
| A. | UNEP and IEA |
| B. | GEF and IEA |
| C. | WHO and IEA |
| D. | WHO and UNEP |
| Answer» B. GEF and IEA | |
| 3055. |
In accordance with the 7th edition of "International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Global Rights Index 2020-The World's Worst Countries for Workers", India is among how many top worst countries? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» C. 5 | |
| 3056. |
Who authored the book 'Suraj Kade Marda Nahi' ? |
| A. | Vikram Seth |
| B. | Balram Singh Negi |
| C. | Baldev Singh Sadaknama |
| D. | None of the Above |
| Answer» D. None of the Above | |
| 3057. |
As per the research report of India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), Centre's fiscal deficit is estimated to increase to how much in FY21? |
| A. | 4.6% |
| B. | 2.6% |
| C. | 5.6% |
| D. | 7.6% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3058. |
In accordance with the "Cushman & Wakefield's 2020 Global Manufacturing Risk Index" what is India's rank in Baseline Scenario? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3059. |
India witnessed how many people move out of multidimensional poverty between 2005-2006 and 2015-2016, as per UN report on Global Multidimensional Poverty Index? |
| A. | 373 million |
| B. | 473 million |
| C. | 273 million |
| D. | 173 million |
| Answer» D. 173 million | |
| 3060. |
According to the New World Bank country classifications by income level 2020-2021, what is the status of India? |
| A. | Lower-Middle-Income Country |
| B. | Lower Income Country |
| C. | Higher Income Country |
| D. | Developing Country |
| Answer» B. Lower Income Country | |
| 3061. |
Who is the author of book "If It Bleeds"? |
| A. | Ayn Rand |
| B. | Stephen King |
| C. | J.K. Rowling |
| D. | Virginia Woolf |
| Answer» C. J.K. Rowling | |
| 3062. |
Which Police Station is ranked as one of the best Police Stations of India? |
| A. | Hoshangabad |
| B. | Raipur |
| C. | Nauthala |
| D. | Nadaun |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3063. |
Who is the author of 'His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: An Illustrated Biography'? |
| A. | 26th |
| B. | 36th |
| C. | Tenzin Geyche Tethong |
| D. | 46th |
| Answer» D. 46th | |
| 3064. |
According to the report on "Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control", what is India's rank for cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 3065. |
Who is the author of the book, 'Mahaveer: The Soldier who never died'? |
| A. | Kiran Desai |
| B. | Amitav Ghosh |
| C. | A.K. Srikumar |
| D. | Aravind Adiga |
| Answer» D. Aravind Adiga | |
| 3066. |
Liberty General Insurance launches 1st of its kind innovative service 'Liberty Assure'. Who is CEO of Liberty General Insurance? |
| A. | Shikha Sharma |
| B. | Roopam Asthana |
| C. | Aditya Puri |
| D. | Sanjay Agarwal |
| Answer» C. Aditya Puri | |
| 3067. |
Who has authored a book titled 'Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver', which focuses on the issue of Non-Performing Assets that has affected Indian banking in recent years and also its causes? |
| A. | Viral Acharya |
| B. | Urjit Patel |
| C. | Raghuram Rajan |
| D. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Answer» C. Raghuram Rajan | |
| 3068. |
According to the "INFORM Report 2020: Shared evidence for managing crises and disasters" released by research centre INFORM, what is India's rank? |
| A. | 38 |
| B. | 31 |
| C. | 34 |
| D. | 37 |
| Answer» C. 34 | |
| 3069. |
What is India rank in the 2020 Sustainable Development Goals Index? |
| A. | 132 |
| B. | 112 |
| C. | 117 |
| D. | 143 |
| Answer» D. 143 | |
| 3070. |
Who is writer of the book 'Bharatiya Loktanktra Ka Koras: Kuch Bisari Bikhari Dhwaniyan'? |
| A. | Priyamvad |
| B. | Hrishikesh Sulabh |
| C. | Indira Dangi |
| D. | Chitra Mudgal |
| Answer» B. Hrishikesh Sulabh | |
| 3071. |
According to the report, "State of World Population 2020: Against my will - Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality" India accounts for how many "missing females" over the past 50 years? |
| A. | 45.8 million |
| B. | 55.8 million |
| C. | 65.8 million |
| D. | 35.8 million |
| Answer» B. 55.8 million | |
| 3072. |
Who release the first ever report on illegal wildlife trade titled "Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade"? |
| A. | World Bank |
| B. | Financial Action Task Force |
| C. | Asian Development Bank |
| D. | New Development Bank |
| Answer» C. Asian Development Bank | |
| 3073. |
Which Indian city become the only city in the country to be included in the world's top-30 startup ecosystem ranking in Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2020 by Startup Genome? |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Surat |
| C. | Bangalore |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» D. Delhi | |
| 3074. |
What is the name of behaviour change campaign launched by NITI Aayog, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Ashoka University, and the Ministries of Health and Ministry of Women and Child Development? |
| A. | Navigating the New Normal |
| B. | Behaving in the New Normal |
| C. | Starting the New Normal |
| D. | Living the New Normal |
| Answer» B. Behaving in the New Normal | |
| 3075. |
India has retained and consolidated its position at which number in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) for 2017? |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 2 | |
| 3076. |
Who released report titled "Lives Upended How COVID-19 threatens the futures of 600 million South Asian children"? |
| A. | UNICEF |
| B. | ECOSOC |
| C. | UNCTAD |
| D. | UNEP |
| Answer» B. ECOSOC | |
| 3077. |
The Supreme Court asked the government to treat a writ petition, for setting up expert panels to improve India's performance in which index? |
| A. | Food safety index |
| B. | Nature Inde |
| C. | Rule of Law Index |
| D. | World Competitive Index |
| Answer» D. World Competitive Index | |
| 3078. |
According to the "Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020", by United Nations, how many children are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence? |
| A. | 1 billion |
| B. | 2 billion |
| C. | 0.5 billion |
| D. | 3 billion |
| Answer» B. 2 billion | |
| 3079. |
What is India's position in largest holder of US government securities at the end of April 2020 with a holding worth USD 157.4 billion? |
| A. | 6th |
| B. | 12th |
| C. | 8th |
| D. | 4th |
| Answer» C. 8th | |
| 3080. |
Approximately how much percent of the world's population were displaced according to Global Trends- Forced Displacement in 2019 report released by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2019? |
| A. | 4% |
| B. | 0.5% |
| C. | 2% |
| D. | 1% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3081. |
PM launched the 'Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan' employment scheme for migrant workers from how many states who returned to their home states during the coronavirus-induced lockdown? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 3082. |
Following reports of relaxation in lockdown by various major economies around the world, on 19th June 2020, the WHO has warned that this could lead to a new and dangerous phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. Who is Director-General of WHO? |
| A. | Tedros Adhanom |
| B. | Guy Ryder |
| C. | Bishar Abdirahman Hussein |
| D. | Petteri Taalas |
| Answer» B. Guy Ryder | |
| 3083. |
The Reserve Bank of India on 19th June 2020 has extended the regulatory restrictions imposed on PMC Bank by how many months? |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3084. |
Indian economy is to grow by how much percent in 2021-22 according to ADB's Asian Development Outlook report? |
| A. | 6% |
| B. | 7% |
| C. | 8% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3085. |
Who inaugurated and flagged off India's first Infectious disease diagnostic lab for COVID-19 testing in rural and inaccessible areas of India? |
| A. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| B. | D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
| C. | Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
| D. | Dr. Harsh Vardhan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3086. |
Who is the writer of the novel - A Burning? |
| A. | Vikram Seth |
| B. | Ravinder Singh |
| C. | Megha Majumdar |
| D. | Amish Tripathi |
| Answer» D. Amish Tripathi | |
| 3087. |
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission launched a project in Palghar district of Maharashtra, a state with more than 50 lakh palm trees. Headquarters of KVIC is loccated in which city? |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3088. |
Serum Institute of India, signs a new supply agreement with UNICEF and Vaccine alliance Gavi's procurement partner to supply which vaccine to low income countries all over the world? |
| A. | Cholera. Vaxchora. |
| B. | Human Papillomavirus |
| C. | Hepatitis A Vaccine |
| D. | Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3089. |
What is the name of novel written by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro? |
| A. | Klara and the Sun |
| B. | Death in Her Hands |
| C. | My Dark Vanessa |
| D. | The Glass Hotel |
| Answer» B. Death in Her Hands | |
| 3090. |
According to the report titled "Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition" released by FAO, how many people fell into acute food insecurity since February 2020? |
| A. | 40 million |
| B. | 35 million |
| C. | 25 million |
| D. | 45 million |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3091. |
The fifth state of matter has been observed by the scientists for the first time in space. What is the name of fifth state of matter? |
| A. | Bose-Einstein condensates |
| B. | Plasma |
| C. | Gas |
| D. | Solid |
| Answer» B. Plasma | |
| 3092. |
Who launched the Indian Gas Exchange in an e-ceremony on 15 June? |
| A. | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| B. | D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
| C. | Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
| D. | Ramvilas Paswan |
| Answer» B. D.V. Sadananda Gowda | |
| 3093. |
Who will inaugurate Composite Regional Centre in Ranchi on 17 April through video conferencing amid COVID-19 pandemic? |
| A. | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| B. | Shripad Yesso Naik |
| C. | Thaawarchand Gehlot |
| D. | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| Answer» D. Mahendra Nath Pandey | |
| 3094. |
What is the name of Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister who resigned amid ongoing criminal investigation into whether the government illegally sold radio frequencies? |
| A. | Askar Akayev |
| B. | Roza Otunbayeva |
| C. | Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziyev |
| D. | Kurmanbek Bakiyev |
| Answer» D. Kurmanbek Bakiyev | |
| 3095. |
Which city Railway Protection Force has launched a Robot 'CAPTAIN ARJUN' to intensify the screening and surveillance? |
| A. | Pune |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» B. Chennai | |
| 3096. |
Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the virtual 40th GST Council Meeting. What is extended time limit for revoking cancellations of GST registration? |
| A. | July 30, 2020 |
| B. | Oct. 30, 2020 |
| C. | Sept. 30, 2020 |
| D. | Dec. 30, 2020 |
| Answer» D. Dec. 30, 2020 | |
| 3097. |
India's foreign exchange reserves have surged by how much dollars to cross the half-a-trillion mark for the first time? |
| A. | 6.22 billion dollars |
| B. | 5.22 billion dollars |
| C. | 7.22 billion dollars |
| D. | 8.22 billion dollars |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3098. |
Which city launched "She Triumphs through Respect, Equality, and Empowerment(STREE)", a programme to support and empower women victims of domestic violence and abuse? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Bangalore |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Hyderabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3099. |
According to the report 'Global Trade Update 2020' released by UNCTAD, the value of international trade in goods is expected to plunge further by how much percent in the ongoing second quarter due to coronavirus pandemic? |
| A. | 17% |
| B. | 37% |
| C. | 47% |
| D. | 27% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3100. |
According to the FIFA world Ranking released on June 11, 2020, what is India's rank? |
| A. | 98 |
| B. | 102 |
| C. | 108 |
| D. | 128 |
| Answer» D. 128 | |