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This section includes 63 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. |
Jayaprakash Reddy passed away in September 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Acting |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Music |
| E. | Journalism |
| Answer» C. Politics | |
| 2. |
Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was recently (2020) assassinated by the US military in ______. |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Iraq |
| C. | Saudi Arabia |
| D. | United Arab Emirates |
| Answer» C. Saudi Arabia | |
| 3. |
CR Viswanathan passed away in June 2021. He was Vice-President of which of the following? |
| A. | Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India |
| B. | All India Football Federation |
| C. | Wrestling Federation of India |
| D. | Rowing Federation of India |
| E. | Badminton association of India |
| Answer» C. Wrestling Federation of India | |
| 4. |
Justice K K Usha passed away at the age of 81. What was her profession? |
| A. | Actress |
| B. | Politician |
| C. | Journalist |
| D. | Chief Justice |
| E. | Writer |
| Answer» E. Writer | |
| 5. |
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri passed away in Oct 2020. He belonged to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Poetry |
| B. | Acting |
| C. | Real Estate |
| D. | Dancing |
| E. | Singing |
| Answer» B. Acting | |
| 6. |
Kenneth David Buchizya Kaunda passed away in June 2021. He was the first President of which country? |
| A. | Botswana |
| B. | Zimbabwe |
| C. | Zambia |
| D. | Mozambique |
| E. | Namibia |
| Answer» D. Mozambique | |
| 7. |
Balachandran Nair passed away in May 2021. He was related to which of the following sports? |
| A. | Basketball |
| B. | Baseball |
| C. | Cricket |
| D. | Badminton |
| E. | Volleyball |
| Answer» E. Volleyball | |
| 8. |
K.R. Gouri Amma passed away in May 2021. She was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Cricket |
| D. | Medicine |
| E. | Journalism |
| Answer» C. Cricket | |
| 9. |
Jiri Menzel passed away in September 2020. He was related to which field? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Film |
| D. | Journalism |
| E. | Teaching |
| Answer» D. Journalism | |
| 10. |
Benigno Aquino III, passed away in June 2021. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Acting |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» B. Cricket | |
| 11. |
Amar Kant, who passed away recently, was a noted writer in which language? |
| A. | Oriya |
| B. | Telugu |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | Kannada |
| Answer» D. Kannada | |
| 12. |
Kalipatnam Ramarao passed away in June 2021. He received the Kendriya Sahitya Academy Award for which of the following books? |
| A. | Tirukkural |
| B. | Amma Vandhaal |
| C. | Mannan Magal |
| D. | Yagnam |
| E. | Venmurasu |
| Answer» E. Venmurasu | |
| 13. |
Bikramjeet Kanwarpal passed away in April 2021. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Acting |
| E. | Motor Racing |
| Answer» E. Motor Racing | |
| 14. |
India's first Oscar winner Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya passed away in Oct 2020. She won Oscar for her work in which of the following films? |
| A. | Mera Naam Joker |
| B. | Sangam |
| C. | Ram Teri Ganga Maili |
| D. | Satyam Shivam Sundaram |
| E. | Gandhi |
| Answer» F. | |
| 15. |
In October 2020, Pipili Pradeep Maharathy passed away. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Film |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» D. Film | |
| 16. |
Father of India's Radio Astronomy, Dr Govind Swarup passed away in September 2020. He was awarded which of the following awards? |
| A. | Padmashree |
| B. | Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award |
| C. | H. K. Firodia award |
| D. | Only 1 and 3 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 17. |
Hari Narayan Choudhary died due to COVID complications in April 2021. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Medicine |
| E. | Polo |
| Answer» C. Journalism | |
| 18. |
Johnny Bakshi passed away in September 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Film Production |
| E. | Defence |
| Answer» E. Defence | |
| 19. |
Deepak Trivedi passed away in April 2021, due to Covid related complication. He was the Chairman of the IAS Association of which state? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Punjab |
| E. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Punjab | |
| 20. |
John McAfee, who created the anti-virus software McAfee, was found dead in a Barcelona cell in June 2021. McAfee founded the McAfee associates in which year? |
| A. | 1981 |
| B. | 1983 |
| C. | 1985 |
| D. | 1987 |
| E. | 1989 |
| Answer» E. 1989 | |
| 21. |
Dadi Hriday Mohini passed away on 11 March 2021. She was the Chief Administrator of which of the following spiritual organizations? |
| A. | The Art of Living foundation,Bangalore |
| B. | Isha foundation, Coimbatore |
| C. | Brahma Kumaris, Mount Abu |
| D. | ISKON |
| E. | Ramana Ashram, Tiruvanamalai. |
| Answer» D. ISKON | |
| 22. |
In Nov 2020, Ray Clemence passed away. From which of the following field did he belong? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Dance |
| C. | Football |
| D. | Cricket |
| E. | Politics |
| Answer» D. Cricket | |
| 23. |
Inderjit Singh Zira passed away in May 2021. From which of the following states did he belong? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| E. | Haryana |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 24. |
Narendra Kaushal passed away following a COVID-19 infection in April 2021. He has served in which of the following departments of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting? |
| A. | All India Radio |
| B. | Doordarshan |
| C. | ROB |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 25. |
Balbir Singh Junior passed away in April 2021. He was related to which of the following sports? |
| A. | Basketball |
| B. | Tennis |
| C. | Hockey |
| D. | Badminton |
| E. | Floorball |
| Answer» D. Badminton | |
| 26. |
Former State Minister R Balakrishna Pillai passed away in May 2021. He belonged to which of the following parties? |
| A. | BJP |
| B. | BSP |
| C. | INC |
| D. | CPI |
| E. | NPP |
| Answer» D. CPI | |
| 27. |
‘Chandamama’ Shankar passed away in September 2020. What was his real name? |
| A. | B.Nagi Reddy |
| B. | Dasari Subrahmanyam |
| C. | Karatholuvu Chandrasekaran Shivashankaran |
| D. | Chakrapani |
| E. | T. Veera Raghavan |
| Answer» D. Chakrapani | |
| 28. |
Avinash Kharshikar passed away after suffering a massive heart attack. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Journalism |
| B. | Real Estate |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Acting |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 29. |
Ashalata Wabgaonkar passed away due to COVID-19 in September 2020. She was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Acting |
| D. | Literature |
| E. | Teaching |
| Answer» D. Literature | |
| 30. |
C M Udasi passed away in Bengaluru in June 2021. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Cricket |
| D. | Motor Racing |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» C. Cricket | |
| 31. |
Mohammad Shahabuddin passed away in May 2021 due to COVID-19. He belonged to which of the following parties? |
| A. | INC |
| B. | BJP |
| C. | RJD |
| D. | BSP |
| E. | NCP |
| Answer» D. BSP | |
| 32. |
Amrut Kadiwala died of post-COVID-19 complications in June 2021. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Acting |
| D. | Medicine |
| E. | Cricket |
| Answer» B. Journalism | |
| 33. |
Ganjam Venkatasubbaiah passed away in April 2021. He was the vice president of the Lexicographical Association of India for how many years? |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 13 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 17 |
| E. | 19 |
| Answer» E. 19 | |
| 34. |
Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar passed away in June 2020. He was related to which field? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Medicine |
| D. | Motor Racing |
| E. | Real Estate |
| Answer» C. Medicine | |
| 35. |
In Nov 2020, Mohammad Sozib passed away. He belonged to which of the following sports? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Hockey |
| C. | Chess |
| D. | Football |
| E. | Badminton |
| Answer» B. Hockey | |
| 36. |
Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar passed away in April 2021. He was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court in which year? |
| A. | 2013 |
| B. | 2014 |
| C. | 2015 |
| D. | 2016 |
| E. | 2017 |
| Answer» E. 2017 | |
| 37. |
Nitish Veera passed away in May 2021. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Cricket |
| E. | Motor Racing |
| Answer» B. Politics | |
| 38. |
Lou Ottens, the Dutch engineer who passed away on 7 March 2021 was well known for which of the following inventions? |
| A. | Audio cassette tape |
| B. | Microphone |
| C. | Microscope |
| D. | Diesel engine |
| E. | Xerox machine |
| Answer» B. Microphone | |
| 39. |
Chanesh Ram Rathiya died due to COVID-19 in September 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Film |
| E. | Teaching |
| Answer» C. Journalism | |
| 40. |
Dr Indira Hridayesh passed away in June 2021. She was the Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly of which state? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Uttarakhand |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Gujarat |
| E. | Haryana |
| Answer» C. Odisha | |
| 41. |
Professor Radhamohan passed away in June 2021. Radhamohan and his daughter Sabarmatee were conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri Award in which year for their contribution to the agriculture sector? |
| A. | 2020 |
| B. | 2019 |
| C. | 2018 |
| D. | 2017 |
| E. | 2016 |
| Answer» B. 2019 | |
| 42. |
Jagmohan passed away in May 2021. He was honoured with Padma Vibhushan in which year? |
| A. | 2014 |
| B. | 2015 |
| C. | 2016 |
| D. | 2017 |
| E. | 2018 |
| Answer» D. 2017 | |
| 43. |
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who passed away in April, 2014, had got the Nobel Prize in 1982, in |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Physics |
| C. | Chemistry |
| D. | Economics |
| Answer» B. Physics | |
| 44. |
Nandi Yellaiah died after being detected positive for COVID-19 in August 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Motor Racing |
| D. | Medicine |
| E. | Cricket |
| Answer» C. Motor Racing | |
| 45. |
Prominent Ayurveda physician and Managing Director of Coimbatore Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, PR Krishnakumar passed away in September 2020. In which year he was conferred with the Padma Sri award? |
| A. | 2012 |
| B. | 2009 |
| C. | 2005 |
| D. | 2007 |
| E. | 2000 |
| Answer» C. 2005 | |
| 46. |
Maran passed away in May 2021 due to Covid-19 complications. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Medicine |
| D. | Cricket |
| E. | Journalism |
| Answer» B. Politics | |
| 47. |
K Ragothaman passed away in May 2021 due to covid. He was former director of which of the following? |
| A. | Narcotics Control Bureau |
| B. | Intelligence Bureau |
| C. | Central Bureau of Investigation |
| D. | Indian Police Service |
| E. | Union Public Service Commission |
| Answer» D. Indian Police Service | |
| 48. |
Bhumidhar Barman passed away in April 2021. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Medicine |
| E. | Acting |
| Answer» D. Medicine | |
| 49. |
Mewalal Chaudhry passed away in April 2021 due to Covid-19. He was related to which of the following? |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Acting |
| D. | Journalism |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» B. Cricket | |
| 50. |
Manas Bihari Verma passed away in May 2021. In which year was he conferred with Padma Sri? |
| A. | 2015 |
| B. | 2016 |
| C. | 2017 |
| D. | 2018 |
| E. | 2019 |
| Answer» E. 2019 | |