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This section includes 444 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
World's most famous goalkeeper Gordon Banks passed away at the age of 81. He belongs to which country? |
A. | Germany |
B. | Canada |
C. | New Zealand |
D. | England |
Answer» E. | |
52. |
The co-inventor of the World's First Handheld Electronic Calculator Dies at 86. Who is it? |
A. | Jack Kilby |
B. | Jerry Merryman |
C. | James Van Tassel |
D. | James Edward Maceo |
Answer» C. James Van Tassel | |
53. |
FIAs director of Formula One died at 66, in Australia. He was __________. |
A. | Erika Ebers |
B. | David Ertl |
C. | Guido Gielen |
D. | Charlie Whiting |
Answer» E. | |
54. |
Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar died at the age of 63 recently. He was the chief minister of which of the following state? |
A. | Punjab |
B. | Goa |
C. | Meghalaya |
D. | Mizoram |
Answer» C. Meghalaya | |
55. |
Darryl D'Monte passed away at age of 74 years in Mumbai. He belongs to which of the following field? |
A. | Journalist |
B. | Actor |
C. | Director |
D. | Photographer |
Answer» B. Actor | |
56. |
Famed Economist Alan Krueger Passed away recently. He belongs to which country? |
A. | UK |
B. | USA |
C. | Canada |
D. | Russia |
Answer» C. Canada | |
57. |
Superfan Naotoshi Yamada often called as 'Uncle Olympics' dies at the age of 92. He belongs to which country? |
A. | Thailand |
B. | Myanmar |
C. | China |
D. | Japan |
Answer» E. | |
58. |
Name the 1971 India-Pakistan war hero and Maha Vir Chakra awardee, who passed away recently. |
A. | Vikram Batra |
B. | Mohammad Usman |
C. | Mohan Narayan Rao Samant |
D. | Jaswant Singh Rawat |
Answer» D. Jaswant Singh Rawat | |
59. |
Prafulla Rajguru, the veteran journalist and academician passed away recently. He belongs to which state? |
A. | Assam |
B. | Odisha |
C. | Madhya Pradesh |
D. | Maharashtra |
Answer» B. Odisha | |
60. |
Name of the noted economist who passed away recently. |
A. | Jayati Ghosh |
B. | Viharidas Gopaldas Patel |
C. | Jagdish Bhagwati |
D. | Abhijit Banerjee |
Answer» C. Jagdish Bhagwati | |
61. |
South African Nobel prize awardee, Sydney Brenner passed away at the age of 92 in Singapore recently, he belongs to which field? |
A. | Economist |
B. | Physicist |
C. | Biologist |
D. | Psychologist |
Answer» D. Psychologist | |
62. |
Malaysian Arie Irawan passed away at the age of 28, he belonged to which sport? |
A. | Badminton |
B. | Cricket |
C. | Tennis |
D. | Golf |
Answer» E. | |
63. |
The Renowned Space scientist who passed away in Bengaluru, recently. |
A. | Mylswamy Annadurai |
B. | M. Y. S. Prasad |
C. | SK Shivakumar |
D. | K. Radhakrishnan |
Answer» D. K. Radhakrishnan | |
64. |
Renowned poet Pradeep Choubey passed away recently. He is famous in which language? |
A. | Hindi |
B. | Sanskrit |
C. | Bengali |
D. | Urdu |
Answer» B. Sanskrit | |
65. |
Famous folk singer Amar Paul passed away at the age of 97. He is famous in which language? |
A. | Hindi |
B. | Bengali |
C. | Sanskrit |
D. | Urdu |
Answer» C. Sanskrit | |
66. |
Famous cricketer Con de Lange was passed away recently with a brain tumour. He belongs to which country? |
A. | Australia |
B. | England |
C. | Scotland |
D. | New Zealand |
Answer» D. New Zealand | |
67. |
Negasso Gidada Solon passed away at the age of 75 in Germany. He was the former president of this country. |
A. | Sudan |
B. | Nigeria |
C. | Kenya |
D. | Ethiopia |
Answer» E. | |
68. |
Name the author who passed away recently, who won Tony Award and the Olivier Award for writing 'Children of a Lesser God'. |
A. | Arthur Miller |
B. | Mark Medoff |
C. | Ntozake Shange |
D. | Neil Simon |
Answer» C. Ntozake Shange | |
69. |
Name the director who was the first African American and the youngest-ever film-maker nominated in Oscar Awards, passed away recently. |
A. | Denise LaSalle |
B. | Frankie Muse Freeman |
C. | John Singleton |
D. | Edwin Hawkins |
Answer» D. Edwin Hawkins | |
70. |
Prominent writer and academician, Maramraju Satyanarayana Rao passed away has passed away recently. He belongs to which state? |
A. | Tamil Nadu |
B. | Karnataka |
C. | Telangana |
D. | Andra Pradesh |
Answer» D. Andra Pradesh | |
71. |
Name the Father of modern legal education in India who passed away recently. |
A. | Kirpal Singh |
B. | Ajit Bedi |
C. | NR Madhava Menon |
D. | Vikas Grover |
Answer» D. Vikas Grover | |
72. |
Renowned economist Baidyanath Mishra passed away recently. He belongs to which Indian state? |
A. | Odisha |
B. | Haryana |
C. | Gujarat |
D. | West Bengal |
Answer» B. Haryana | |
73. |
The tamil novelist, who won Sahitya Akademi Award in 1997 for the novel "Saaivu Naarkkali" (The Reclining Chair) passed away recently is; |
A. | Rajam Krishnan |
B. | Thoppil Mohamed Meeran |
C. | Balakumaran |
D. | Tamilvanan |
Answer» C. Balakumaran | |
74. |
Name the India's longest-serving corporate chief, who was also the founder of ITC pvt limited passed away recently. |
A. | Bhishma Narain Singh |
B. | Chandrasekhar Rath |
C. | Yogesh Chander Deveshwar |
D. | Kedarnath Singh |
Answer» D. Kedarnath Singh | |
75. |
Name of the Legendary stand-up comedian who passed away in Las Vegas, USA. |
A. | Mel Brooks |
B. | Jerry Lewis |
C. | Sam Kinison |
D. | Sammy Shore |
Answer» E. | |
76. |
Name a documentary filmmaker, film historian, writer, educationist, and researcher passed away at South Delhi. |
A. | Bimal Roy |
B. | Satyajit Ray |
C. | Vijaya Mulay |
D. | Ritwik Ghatak |
Answer» D. Ritwik Ghatak | |
77. |
The 55th death anniversary of India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was observed on; |
A. | 28th May |
B. | 27th May |
C. | 24th May |
D. | 25th May |
Answer» C. 24th May | |
78. |
Ruma Guha Thakurta, who passed away recently, was the veteran actress of which regional cinema? |
A. | Odia |
B. | Bengali |
C. | Tamil |
D. | Telugu |
Answer» C. Tamil | |
79. |
Champions League football Architect Lennart Johansson Passes away recently. He belongs to which country |
A. | Sweden |
B. | Brazil |
C. | Norway |
D. | Switzerland |
Answer» B. Brazil | |
80. |
Name of the Grammy-Winning Musician who passed away recently. |
A. | PJ Morton |
B. | Brandi Carlile |
C. | Malcolm John Rebennack |
D. | Mac Miller |
Answer» D. Mac Miller | |
81. |
Name the veteran bollywood actor who passed away on June 10, 2019. |
A. | Dayanand Shetty |
B. | Girish Karnad |
C. | Joy Mukherjee |
D. | Karan Johar |
Answer» C. Joy Mukherjee | |
82. |
Noted comedian and actor, Crazy Mohan passed away recently. He belongs to which state? |
A. | Andra Pradesh |
B. | Tamil Nadu |
C. | Odisha |
D. | Kerala |
Answer» C. Odisha | |
83. |
R V Janakiraman, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state/UT? |
A. | Tamil Nadu |
B. | Karnataka |
C. | Puducherry |
D. | Odisha |
Answer» D. Odisha | |
84. |
Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically-elected President of this nation passed away recently. |
A. | Ethiopia |
B. | Libya |
C. | Egypt |
D. | Sudan |
Answer» D. Sudan | |
85. |
Legendary 'Romeo and Juliet' Director Franco Zeffirelli passed away recently. He belongs to which country? |
A. | Italy |
B. | Russia |
C. | Germany |
D. | Canada |
Answer» B. Russia | |
86. |
Name the Former Bengal cricketer, who awarded with the Karthick Bose Lifetime Achievement Award was passed away recently. |
A. | Sudip Chatterjee |
B. | Koushik Ghosh |
C. | Shyam Sundar Mitra |
D. | Abhimanyu Easwaran |
Answer» D. Abhimanyu Easwaran | |
87. |
An Eminent Social Activist, Jharna Dhara Chowdhury passed away recently. She belongs to the country of; |
A. | Sri Lanka |
B. | India |
C. | Bangladesh |
D. | Nepal |
Answer» D. Nepal | |
88. |
Sahitya Akademi award winner Abburi Chaya Devi passes away on June 28, 2019. She belongs to the state of; |
A. | Kerala |
B. | Karanataka |
C. | Tamil Nadu |
D. | Andhra Pradesh |
Answer» E. | |
89. |
The founder of Working Women's Forum (WWF) & Padma Shri awardee, who passed away recently is; |
A. | Dr. Jaya Arunachalam |
B. | Sonika Chauhan |
C. | Jiah Khan |
D. | Kuljeet Randhawa |
Answer» B. Sonika Chauhan | |
90. |
Name the former governor of Uttarakhand and Sikkim, who passed away recently. |
A. | Sudershan Agarwal |
B. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
C. | Braj Kumar Nehru |
D. | Lallan Prasad Singh |
Answer» B. Vijayalakshmi Pandit | |
91. |
Name the American scientist, the inventor of computer password passed away at 93 in Massachusetts, U.S. |
A. | Bob Kahn |
B. | Fernando Corbato |
C. | Donald Knuth |
D. | Fred Brooks |
Answer» C. Donald Knuth | |
92. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the creation of a museum in memory of all the former Prime Ministers in which city? |
A. | Kolkata |
B. | Delhi |
C. | Mumbai |
D. | Pune |
Answer» C. Mumbai | |
93. |
Name the founder of the largest coffee chain in India, Cafe Coffee Day(CCD), who passed away recently. |
A. | V. G. Siddhartha Hegde |
B. | Harshad Mehta |
C. | Harivansh Rai Bachchan |
D. | B.M. Khaitan |
Answer» B. Harshad Mehta | |
94. |
Padma Shri award winner and educationist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy passed away. She belongs to the state of; |
A. | Tamil Nadu |
B. | Andra Pradesh |
C. | Karnataka |
D. | Kerala |
Answer» B. Andra Pradesh | |
95. |
Name of the former External Affairs Minister and first women chief minister of Delhi who passed away recently. |
A. | Sonia Gandhi |
B. | Rekha Mahajan |
C. | Sushma Swaraj |
D. | Sheila Dikshit |
Answer» D. Sheila Dikshit | |
96. |
Which veteran leader of The BJP passed away recently, who was became senior advocate in supreme court at the age of 34? |
A. | Sushma Swaraj |
B. | Sheila Dixit |
C. | Ratan Singh |
D. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Answer» B. Sheila Dixit | |
97. |
Jagannath Mishra who passed away on 19th Aug 2019 was the former CM of which state? |
A. | Odisha |
B. | Bihar |
C. | Jharkhand |
D. | Chhattisgarh |
Answer» C. Jharkhand | |
98. |
Name of the Triple Oscar-winning and triple BAFTA-winning animator, who was best known from the film, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". |
A. | Alexander Williams |
B. | Richard Williams |
C. | Milt Kahl |
D. | Stubby Kaye |
Answer» C. Milt Kahl | |
99. |
Indian politician Babulal Gaur was passed away on August 21, 2019. He was a Former Chief Minister of which state? |
A. | Myanmar |
B. | Haryana |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | Madhya Pradesh |
Answer» E. | |
100. |
India's first woman DGP who passed away recently is; |
A. | Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya |
B. | Archana Ramasundaram |
C. | Meera Borwankar |
D. | Sonia Narang |
Answer» B. Archana Ramasundaram | |