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This section includes 1177 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 801. |
Pascal Lissouba passed away in August 2020. He was the former President of which country? |
| A. | Rwanda |
| B. | Congo |
| C. | Burundi |
| D. | Burkina Faso |
| E. | Kenya |
| Answer» C. Burundi | |
| 802. |
In January 2021, who has launched several schemes, including free sanitary pads for high school and college girl students? |
| A. | Sukhbir Singh Badal |
| B. | Captain Amarinder Singh |
| C. | V. P. Singh Badnore |
| D. | Sunil Jakhar |
| E. | Vijay Inder Singla |
| Answer» C. V. P. Singh Badnore | |
| 803. |
In January 2020, eminent social worker, environmentalist, Tushar Kanjilal, passed away. In which year did he receive the Padma Shri award? |
| A. | 1990 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1994 |
| D. | 1996 |
| E. | 1998 |
| Answer» E. 1998 | |
| 804. |
In July 2020, which of the following has announced the appointment of Prakash Chandra Kandpal as its new Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer? |
| A. | HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company |
| B. | SBI General Insurance Company Limited |
| C. | ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited |
| D. | New India Assurance Co. Ltd. |
| E. | Star Health & Allied Insurance Co Ltd. |
| Answer» C. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited | |
| 805. |
Rafer Johnson passed away in December 2020. In which year did he win the gold medal at the Rome Olympics? |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1960 |
| C. | 1970 |
| D. | 1980 |
| E. | 1990 |
| Answer» C. 1970 | |
| 806. |
KV Anand breathed his last in April 2021 following a heart attack. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Film Direction |
| C. | Cricket |
| D. | Journalism |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» C. Cricket | |
| 807. |
As per a statement by Union Minister for Textile and Women and Child Development Smriti Irani, what is the rank of India in terms of manufacturer of PPE kits and suits in the world? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| E. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 808. |
Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan passed away in October 2020. In which year was he ordained as Ramban? |
| A. | 1965 |
| B. | 1970 |
| C. | 1975 |
| D. | 1980 |
| E. | 1985 |
| Answer» D. 1980 | |
| 809. |
In February 2021, who has inaugurated a Golden Jubilee Nutrition Garden at Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University Palampur? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Jai Ram Thakur |
| C. | Mahender Singh Thakur |
| D. | Suresh Bhardwaj |
| E. | Amit Shah |
| Answer» C. Mahender Singh Thakur | |
| 810. |
In November 2016, who resigned from the post of Editor-in-Chief of the 'Times Now' news channel? |
| A. | Arnab Goswami |
| B. | Rajdeep Sardesai |
| C. | Barkha Dutt |
| D. | Sagarika Ghosh |
| Answer» B. Rajdeep Sardesai | |
| 811. |
Joel Schumacher passed away in June 2020 from cancer. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Motor Racing |
| B. | Film Direction |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Medicine |
| E. | Cricket |
| Answer» C. Politics | |
| 812. |
Faf du Plessis announced his retirement from Test cricket in February 2021. From which of the following countries does he belong? |
| A. | England |
| B. | West Indies |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | Australia |
| E. | New Zealand |
| Answer» D. Australia | |
| 813. |
Radheshyam Khemka passed away in April 2021. He was the President of Gita Press in which city? |
| A. | Kanpur |
| B. | Gorakhpur |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Agra |
| E. | Lucknow |
| Answer» C. Varanasi | |
| 814. |
G.R Udhwani passed away in December 2020 due to Covid19. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Gujarat High Court in which year? |
| A. | 2008 |
| B. | 2010 |
| C. | 2012 |
| D. | 2014 |
| E. | 2016 |
| Answer» D. 2014 | |
| 815. |
Experienced Peruvian climber Richard Hidalgo was found dead on ________. |
| A. | Mount Makalu |
| B. | Mount Everest |
| C. | Kanchenjunga |
| D. | Mera Peak |
| E. | K2 |
| Answer» B. Mount Everest | |
| 816. |
In Jammu and Kashmir, who inaugurated the general bus stand cum shopping complex cum multi-level parking in Jammu in February 2021? |
| A. | Suresh Prabhu |
| B. | G. C. Murmu |
| C. | R. K. Mathur |
| D. | Manoj Sinha |
| E. | Omar Abdullah |
| Answer» E. Omar Abdullah | |
| 817. |
In February 2018, ________ was appointed as the first independent female director of ICC. |
| A. | Indra Jai Singh |
| B. | Chanda Kochhar |
| C. | Indra Nooyi |
| D. | Nita Ambani |
| Answer» D. Nita Ambani | |
| 818. |
Mrs Surinder Kaur passed away in June 2020. She was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Information Service Officer |
| D. | Politics |
| E. | Acting |
| Answer» D. Politics | |
| 819. |
Noted Bengali poet Sankha Ghosh passed away in April 2021. He had been conferred which of the following awards? |
| A. | Rabindra Puraskar |
| B. | Sahitya Academy |
| C. | Padma Bhusan |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 820. |
In November 2020, who has inaugurated a 'mask bank' at Sadar Bazar in central Delhi? |
| A. | Avtar Singh |
| B. | Jai Prakash |
| C. | Sunita Kangra |
| D. | Anju Kamalkant |
| E. | Arun Goel |
| Answer» C. Sunita Kangra | |
| 821. |
In Tennis, who won his 13th French Open in October 2020? |
| A. | Roger Federer |
| B. | Rafael Nadal |
| C. | Novak Djokovic |
| D. | Alexander Zverev |
| E. | Andy Murray |
| Answer» C. Novak Djokovic | |
| 822. |
Election Commission has ordered the suspension of Narendra Prasad Pandey who was deployed as an Observer for assembly polls of which state? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Gujarat |
| E. | Haryana |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 823. |
Pandanda Kuttappa passed away in May 2020. In which year did he conceive the idea of Kodava family hockey festival? |
| A. | 1995 |
| B. | 1997 |
| C. | 1999 |
| D. | 2001 |
| E. | 2003 |
| Answer» C. 1999 | |
| 824. |
In March 2021, who among the following was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)? |
| A. | Atish Chandra |
| B. | Saurbah Garg |
| C. | Arun Goel |
| D. | Sanjeev Kumar |
| E. | Piyush Gupta |
| Answer» C. Arun Goel | |
| 825. |
Nemai Ghosh passed away in March 2020. In which year did he receive the Padma Shri award? |
| A. | 2004 |
| B. | 2006 |
| C. | 2008 |
| D. | 2010 |
| E. | 2012 |
| Answer» E. 2012 | |
| 826. |
In J&K, who convened a meeting with senior officers of SDD and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in February 2021? |
| A. | Fairoz Khan |
| B. | Sheikh Abdul Aziz |
| C. | Dr Asgar Samoon |
| D. | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi |
| E. | Hari Kishan Kaul |
| Answer» D. Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | |
| 827. |
Fernando F. Lima Bello passed away in June 2021. He was a world champion sailor (Snipe) in which year? |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1950 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1956 |
| E. | 1959 |
| Answer» D. 1956 | |
| 828. |
Graeme Watson passed away in April 2020. He was related to which of the following sports? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Polo |
| C. | Golf |
| D. | Chess |
| E. | Tennis |
| Answer» B. Polo | |
| 829. |
In February 2020, Mickey Wright passed away. She was associated to which of the following sports? |
| A. | Hockey |
| B. | Golf |
| C. | Tennis |
| D. | Chess |
| E. | Basketball |
| Answer» C. Tennis | |
| 830. |
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will give USD 791 mn in grants as part of his Bezos Earth Fund to how many organizations that are working to protect the environment? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 16 |
| E. | 18 |
| Answer» E. 18 | |
| 831. |
Diana Rigg passed away in September 2020. She was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Cricket |
| D. | Social Activism |
| E. | Chess |
| Answer» B. Politics | |
| 832. |
Election Commission ordered the removal of West Bengal Director-General of Police, Virendra with immediate effect in March 2021. Who will replace him? |
| A. | Manoj Malaviya |
| B. | P Nirajnayan |
| C. | Gangeshwar Singh |
| D. | Adhir Sharma |
| E. | Mrityunjay Kumar Singh |
| Answer» C. Gangeshwar Singh | |
| 833. |
In a unique initiative, G B Pant Children Hospital in which city has established the first isolation ward for children infected with Covid? |
| A. | Meerut |
| B. | Srinagar |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Howrah |
| E. | Madurai |
| Answer» C. Varanasi | |
| 834. |
Afsar Ali Jafri passed away in May 2021. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Acting |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Newsreading |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» E. Medicine | |
| 835. |
Kurt Thomas passed away in June 2020. In which year did he capture gold in the floor exercise for the US's first men's title? |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1978 |
| C. | 1984 |
| D. | 1988 |
| E. | 1996 |
| Answer» C. 1984 | |
| 836. |
Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has become the first player in the history of La Liga to record how many goals in a single season? |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 20 |
| E. | 22 |
| Answer» E. 22 | |
| 837. |
Manmohan singh was the Rajya Sabha member from which state? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Assam |
| E. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» E. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 838. |
Rajinder Goel, who holds the record for most wickets taken in Ranji Trophy, passed away in June 2020. How many wickets did he take in Ranji Trophy? |
| A. | 575 |
| B. | 599 |
| C. | 611 |
| D. | 637 |
| E. | 653 |
| Answer» E. 653 | |
| 839. |
Former BCCI umpire Rajiv Risodkar has translated the Laws of Cricket into Hindi. It has been uploaded on the website of which of the following Cricket Clubs? |
| A. | Middlesex County Cricket Club |
| B. | Glamorgan County Cricket Club |
| C. | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| D. | Surrey County Cricket Club |
| E. | Cambridge University Cricket Club |
| Answer» D. Surrey County Cricket Club | |
| 840. |
In January 2020, Sashi Sharma passed away. In which year was he was honoured with the “Soviet Nehru Award”? |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1962 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1972 |
| E. | 1989 |
| Answer» D. 1972 | |
| 841. |
In November 2020, in Bihar, who was given additional charge of the education department? |
| A. | Shyam Rajak |
| B. | Bima Bharti |
| C. | Ashok Chaudhary |
| D. | Madan Mohan Jha |
| E. | Shaktisinh Gohil |
| Answer» D. Madan Mohan Jha | |
| 842. |
R K Pachauri passed away in February 2020. He was the former chief of which of the following? |
| A. | Centre for Science and Environment |
| B. | NASSCOM |
| C. | Confederation of Indian Industry |
| D. | The Energy and Resources Institute |
| E. | FICCI |
| Answer» E. FICCI | |
| 843. |
Donato Sabia died from COVID-19 in April 2020. In which year did he win the gold medal in 800 metres at the European Indoor Championships? |
| A. | 1980 |
| B. | 1984 |
| C. | 1988 |
| D. | 1992 |
| E. | 1996 |
| Answer» C. 1988 | |
| 844. |
In homage to the legendary filmmaker, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will organize year-long centenary celebrations of whom across India and abroad? |
| A. | Bijoya Ray |
| B. | Satyajit Ray |
| C. | Ritwik Ghatak |
| D. | Madhabi Mukherjee |
| E. | Subrata Mitra |
| Answer» C. Ritwik Ghatak | |
| 845. |
K J Mohammed Babu passed away in October 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Singing |
| B. | Medicine |
| C. | Law |
| D. | Chess |
| E. | Cricket |
| Answer» B. Medicine | |
| 846. |
Narendra Luther passed away in January 2021. He was related to which of the following subjects? |
| A. | History |
| B. | Polity |
| C. | Law |
| D. | Physics |
| E. | Mathematics |
| Answer» B. Polity | |
| 847. |
Punjabi actor-director Sukhjinder Shera passed away in May 2021 in which country? |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | Uganda |
| C. | Kenya |
| D. | Sudan |
| E. | Tanzania |
| Answer» C. Kenya | |
| 848. |
Achyut Lahkar, who died recently, was a |
| A. | sports administrator |
| B. | wildlife photographer |
| C. | mobile theatre personality |
| D. | bureaucrat |
| Answer» D. bureaucrat | |
| 849. |
Rahul Khullar passed away in February 2021. In which year, was he appointed the Commerce Secretary? |
| A. | 2005 |
| B. | 2007 |
| C. | 2009 |
| D. | 2011 |
| E. | 2013 |
| Answer» D. 2011 | |
| 850. |
Dr Jayanta Madhab passed away in October 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Chess |
| D. | Politics |
| E. | Acting |
| Answer» B. Cricket | |