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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.
| 1051. |
Former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Srikumar Banerjee passed away in May 2021. He received the Padma Shri in which year? |
| A. | 2003 |
| B. | 2005 |
| C. | 2007 |
| D. | 2009 |
| E. | 2011 |
| Answer» C. 2007 | |
| 1052. |
______ was named ICC Emerging Player of the Year 2018. |
| A. | Aaron Finch |
| B. | Calum McLeod |
| C. | Rishabh Pant |
| D. | Rohit Sharma |
| Answer» D. Rohit Sharma | |
| 1053. |
John Hume passed away in August 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Football |
| D. | Medicine |
| E. | Real Estate |
| Answer» C. Football | |
| 1054. |
Jagannath Pahadia passed away due to Covid-19 in May 2021. He served as the CM of which state from 1980-81? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| E. | Odisha |
| Answer» E. Odisha | |
| 1055. |
In Nov 2020, who interacted with the highly-skilled Indian diaspora to facilitate channels for them to contribute to India’s Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020? |
| A. | Harsh Vardhan |
| B. | Narendra Modi |
| C. | Nitin Gadkari |
| D. | Piyush Goyal |
| E. | Amit Shah |
| Answer» B. Narendra Modi | |
| 1056. |
Abba Kyari has died from COVID-19 after a nearly month-long infection. From which country did he hail from? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Nigeria |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Iraq |
| E. | Oman |
| Answer» C. Iran | |
| 1057. |
In Jammu and Kashmir, who chaired a high-level preparatory meeting of ‘Azaadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’- [email protected] for celebrating 75 years of Independence of India in March 2021? |
| A. | Manoj Sinha |
| B. | G. C. Murmu |
| C. | Jitendra Singh |
| D. | R. K. Mathur |
| E. | Mukhtar Ansari |
| Answer» B. G. C. Murmu | |
| 1058. |
Arun Kumar Singh passed away due to COVID in April 2021. From which of the following states did he belong? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Haryana |
| E. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» C. Punjab | |
| 1059. |
PM Narendra Modi has announced the launch of a Startup India Seed Fund Scheme. What is the amount of fund allocated for this scheme? |
| A. | 500-crore |
| B. | 750-crore |
| C. | 1,000-crore |
| D. | 1,250-crore |
| E. | 1,500-crore |
| Answer» D. 1,250-crore | |
| 1060. |
In November 2020, who has released a compilation of initiatives undertaken by the School Education Department during the pandemic? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ |
| C. | Amit Shah |
| D. | Piyush Goyal |
| E. | Rajnath Singh |
| Answer» C. Amit Shah | |
| 1061. |
Congress MP H. Vasantha Kumar passed away due to COVID-19 in August 2020. He was the MP from which state? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| E. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
| 1062. |
Online payments solutions provider PayU has collaborated with which of the following to introduce tokenised payments flow for merchants in India? |
| A. | Paytm |
| B. | Google Pay |
| C. | Mobikwik |
| D. | Amazon Pay |
| E. | Freecharge |
| Answer» C. Mobikwik | |
| 1063. |
In May 2021, who has been nominated to a Select Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as an Advisor Member? |
| A. | Abhinav Kumar |
| B. | Om Prakash Gupta |
| C. | Udit Singhal |
| D. | Gautam Thakur |
| E. | Ramesh Kumar |
| Answer» E. Ramesh Kumar | |
| 1064. |
Name the popular actress from South India who recently married her Russian boyfriend Andrei Koscheev. Andrei is a national level tennis player in Russia. |
| A. | Nayantara |
| B. | Shriya Saran |
| C. | Asin Thottumkal |
| D. | Sada |
| Answer» C. Asin Thottumkal | |
| 1065. |
Astronaut Kathy Sullivan is now also the first woman to reach the Challenger Deep, about seven miles below the ocean’s surface. From which country does she hail from? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | UK |
| C. | America |
| D. | China |
| E. | Finland |
| Answer» D. China | |
| 1066. |
In December 2020, who among the following was named Athlete of the Year by Time magazine? |
| A. | Kobe Bryant |
| B. | Chris Paul |
| C. | LeBron James |
| D. | Dwight Howard |
| E. | Alex Caruso |
| Answer» D. Dwight Howard | |
| 1067. |
In October 2020, who dedicated Flash Flood Guidance services, first of its kind for South Asian countries? |
| A. | Amit Shah |
| B. | Rajnath Singh |
| C. | Dr M. Rajeevan |
| D. | Nitin Gadkari |
| E. | J. P. Nadda |
| Answer» D. Nitin Gadkari | |
| 1068. |
Manikant Thakur passed away following COVID-19 infection. He had served in which of the following departments? |
| A. | Bureau of Outreach & Communication |
| B. | News Services Division of All India Radio |
| C. | Department of Official Language |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. All 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 1069. |
In January 2021, who inaugurated the Toy Testing facilities, which BIS has created across three of its laboratories? |
| A. | Nitin Gadkari |
| B. | Narendra Modi |
| C. | Piyush Goyal |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| E. | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Answer» D. Prakash Javadekar | |
| 1070. |
In March 2021, who has stepped down as the Managing Director of GoAir? |
| A. | Pankaj Chaturvedi |
| B. | Jeh Wadia |
| C. | Vinay Dube |
| D. | Kaushik Khona |
| E. | Ben Baldanza |
| Answer» C. Vinay Dube | |
| 1071. |
Bapu Nadkarni was associated to which of the following sports? |
| A. | Polo |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Golf |
| D. | Tennis |
| E. | Hockey |
| Answer» C. Golf | |
| 1072. |
Azhar Ali is related to which sport? |
| A. | Tennis |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Chess |
| D. | Badminton |
| E. | Polo |
| Answer» C. Chess | |
| 1073. |
Madhukar Gangadhar passed away in December 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Writing |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Cricket |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» C. Politics | |
| 1074. |
Atin Bandyopadhyay passed away on 19 January 2019. He was a ________. |
| A. | Singer |
| B. | Writer |
| C. | Journalist |
| D. | Classical Dancer |
| E. | Spiritual Leader |
| Answer» C. Journalist | |
| 1075. |
Chandrawati Devi passed away in November 2020. She was the first woman MP and MLA from which state? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| E. | Odisha |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 1076. |
In Jammu and Kashmir, who was killed in an encounter with security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar city in November 2020? |
| A. | Saifullah |
| B. | Wadhawa Singh Babbar |
| C. | Lakhbir Singh |
| D. | Ranjeet Singh |
| E. | Jehad Serwan |
| Answer» B. Wadhawa Singh Babbar | |
| 1077. |
M Rama Jois passed away in February 2021. He was the former Governor of which of the following states? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1 ,2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. All 1 ,2 and 3 | |
| 1078. |
Asia-focused investment firm PAG is hiring whom to lead its biggest buyout in India - Edelweiss Wealth Management (EWM)? |
| A. | Pravin Kumar Purwar |
| B. | Pankaj Razdan |
| C. | Mohit Malhotra |
| D. | Sunil Duggal |
| E. | Amit Burman |
| Answer» C. Mohit Malhotra | |
| 1079. |
In March 2021, who launched 'Tribal TB Initiative' in pursuit of TB Mukt Bharat? |
| A. | Piyush Goyal |
| B. | Nitin Gadkari |
| C. | Narendra Modi |
| D. | Dr Harsh Vardhan |
| E. | Amit Shah |
| Answer» E. Amit Shah | |
| 1080. |
In January 2019, which panel was setup by the RBI to suggest measures to strengthen the safety of the digital payments ecosystem in India? |
| A. | Nandan Nilekani Panel |
| B. | Raghuram Rajan Panel |
| C. | Sudha Murthy Panel |
| D. | Urjit Patel Panel |
| Answer» B. Raghuram Rajan Panel | |
| 1081. |
In February 2021, who has announced a ten-time hike in cash award for the Armed Forces personnel from the state who will win gallantry medals? |
| A. | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| B. | Pema Khandu |
| C. | YS Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| D. | Nitish Kumar |
| E. | Bhupesh Baghel |
| Answer» D. Nitish Kumar | |
| 1082. |
Justice _______ was sworn-in as the 46 Chief Justice of India on 3 October 2018. |
| A. | Ravindra Bhat |
| B. | Jagdish Singh Khehar |
| C. | Dipak Mishra |
| D. | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1083. |
PM Modi dedicated the Kochi - Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the nation in January 2021. The pipeline has been built by which of the following? |
| A. | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation |
| B. | GAIL (India) Limited |
| C. | Coal India |
| D. | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited |
| E. | BPCL |
| Answer» C. Coal India | |
| 1084. |
Atul Srivastava passed away in June 2020. In which year did he assume the charge as Director (Personnel) of SAIL? |
| A. | 2015 |
| B. | 2016 |
| C. | 2017 |
| D. | 2018 |
| E. | 2019 |
| Answer» E. 2019 | |
| 1085. |
Arham Om Talsania has entered Guinness World Record as the World's Youngest Computer Programmer by clearing which programming language? |
| A. | Python |
| B. | Java |
| C. | C |
| D. | JavaScript |
| E. | C++ |
| Answer» B. Java | |
| 1086. |
On 31 August 2019, who was honoured by Google doodle, with a doodle, marking her 100th birthday? |
| A. | Amrita Pritam |
| B. | Mahadevi Verma |
| C. | Subhadra Kumari Chauhan |
| D. | Krishna Sobti |
| E. | Kamalā Sur̲ayya |
| Answer» B. Mahadevi Verma | |
| 1087. |
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been named the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 (WEOY). She is the ________ woman entrepreneur from India to win it. |
| A. | 1st |
| B. | 2nd |
| C. | 3rd |
| D. | 4th |
| E. | 5th |
| Answer» B. 2nd | |
| 1088. |
Alokeranjan Dasgupta passed away in November 2020. In which year did he receive the Ananda Purashkar? |
| A. | 1975 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1985 |
| D. | 1990 |
| E. | 1995 |
| Answer» D. 1990 | |
| 1089. |
Anen Dawa passed away in December 2020. He was the last surviving personal bodyguard of the Dalai Lama who escorted him during the escape to India in which year? |
| A. | 1953 |
| B. | 1959 |
| C. | 1965 |
| D. | 1969 |
| E. | 1973 |
| Answer» C. 1965 | |
| 1090. |
Debesh Roy passed away in May 2020. For which novel was he conferred with the Sahitya Akademi award? |
| A. | Borisaler Jogen Mondal |
| B. | Teesta Parer Brittanto |
| C. | Manush Khun Kore Keno |
| D. | Samay Asamayer Brittanto |
| E. | Kalbela |
| Answer» C. Manush Khun Kore Keno | |
| 1091. |
GK Menon passed away in August 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Motor Racing |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» C. Politics | |
| 1092. |
In November 2020, who has launched the India Climate Change Knowledge Portal? |
| A. | Nitin Gadkari |
| B. | Piyush Goyal |
| C. | Prakash Javadekar |
| D. | Narendra Modi |
| E. | Amit Shah |
| Answer» D. Narendra Modi | |
| 1093. |
Pournima Zanane was related to which of the following sports? |
| A. | Shooting |
| B. | Badminton |
| C. | Cricket |
| D. | Table Tennis |
| E. | Kabaddi |
| Answer» B. Badminton | |
| 1094. |
Ebrahim Alkazi passed away in August 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Theatre |
| C. | Real Estate |
| D. | Cricket |
| E. | Motor Racing |
| Answer» C. Real Estate | |
| 1095. |
Madhav Prasad Ghimire passed away in August 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Motor Racing |
| D. | Medicine |
| E. | Chess |
| Answer» C. Motor Racing | |
| 1096. |
In February 2021, who has announced the launch of a new China task force? |
| A. | Justin Trudeau |
| B. | Joe Biden |
| C. | Vladimir Putin |
| D. | Kanye West |
| E. | Bernie Sanders |
| Answer» C. Vladimir Putin | |
| 1097. |
Belinda Clark is related to which sport? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Football |
| C. | Polo |
| D. | Golf |
| E. | Chess |
| Answer» B. Football | |
| 1098. |
In December 2020, which of the following won a silver medal in the 57kg category of women’s wrestling at the Individual World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia? |
| A. | Vinesh Phogat |
| B. | Kavita Devi |
| C. | Sakshi Malik |
| D. | Anshu Malik |
| E. | Babita Kumari |
| Answer» E. Babita Kumari | |
| 1099. |
B. S. Gnanadesikan passed away in January 2021. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Cricket |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» C. Journalism | |
| 1100. |
Binny Bansal has donated how many rupees (in crores) during the financial year 2020 for education as the primary cause? |
| A. | 4.7 |
| B. | 5.3 |
| C. | 5.9 |
| D. | 6.5 |
| E. | 6.9 |
| Answer» C. 5.9 | |