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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.
| 401. |
By whom was a temple dedicated to AIADMK icons, M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa, unveiled in January 2021? |
| A. | K Palaniswami |
| B. | O Panneerselvam |
| C. | M. K. Stalin |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | Both 1 and 3 |
| Answer» E. Both 1 and 3 | |
| 402. |
Nellai Siva passed away in May 2021. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Medicine |
| E. | Real Estate |
| Answer» B. Politics | |
| 403. |
Abdul Qadir, who recently passed away, played cricket for which country? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | India |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| E. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» B. India | |
| 404. |
On the occasion of the 125th birth ceremony of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the CM of which state laid the foundation stone of the Netaji Bus Terminal in Bose's birthplace Cuttack, in January 2021? |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Telangana |
| E. | West Bengal |
| Answer» C. Karnataka | |
| 405. |
In January 2021, who dedicated the new coastal research vehicle ‘Sagar Anveshika’ to the nation at Chennai port? |
| A. | Harsh Vardhan |
| B. | J. P. Nadda |
| C. | Prakash Javadekar |
| D. | Ramesh Pokhriyal |
| E. | Piyush Goyal |
| Answer» B. J. P. Nadda | |
| 406. |
Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan passed away in August 2020. He was related to which of the following sports? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Badminton |
| C. | Polo |
| D. | Chess |
| E. | Hockey |
| Answer» B. Badminton | |
| 407. |
In May 2018, who among the following was elected as the Prime Minister of Malaysia at the age of 92? |
| A. | Siti Hasmah Ali |
| B. | Najib Razak |
| C. | Mahathir Mohamad |
| D. | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Answer» D. Anwar Ibrahim | |
| 408. |
In November 2020, who announced a Rs 65,000-crore fertilizer subsidy for farmers as part of her stimulus package? |
| A. | Amit Shah |
| B. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| C. | Piyush Goyal |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| E. | Mamata Banerjee |
| Answer» C. Piyush Goyal | |
| 409. |
K Raghunath passed away in June 2020. He was the Basketball player from which state? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| E. | Odisha |
| Answer» C. Telangana | |
| 410. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Leaders’ Summit on Climate in April 2021. Nearly how many other world leaders are participating in the summit? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 35 |
| D. | 40 |
| E. | 45 |
| Answer» E. 45 | |
| 411. |
Pierre Nkurunziza passed away in June 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Car Racing |
| D. | Swimming |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» C. Car Racing | |
| 412. |
In April 2017, Emma Morano, the world’s oldest woman has passed away at the age of 117. Which country was she from? |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | France |
| C. | China |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» B. France | |
| 413. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair which meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog virtually in February 2021? |
| A. | 3rd |
| B. | 4th |
| C. | 5th |
| D. | 6th |
| E. | 7th |
| Answer» E. 7th | |
| 414. |
In June 2020, AIFF has recommended former skipper IM Vijayan for Padma Shri. In which year was he awarded the Arjuna award? |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1997 |
| C. | 2003 |
| D. | 2007 |
| E. | 2009 |
| Answer» D. 2007 | |
| 415. |
Hilton Valentine passed away in January 2021. He co-founded the Animals in Newcastle in which year? |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1963 |
| D. | 1971 |
| E. | 1985 |
| Answer» D. 1971 | |
| 416. |
Ms Liang Jun, who became China's 1st female tractor driver passed away in Jan 2020. She became the only woman in China to take up the job in the year ________. |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1942 |
| E. | 1940 |
| Answer» D. 1942 | |
| 417. |
Alan Krueger, who passed away recently. He was a noted _________. |
| A. | Cricketer |
| B. | Economist |
| C. | Journalist |
| D. | Film Director |
| E. | Singer |
| Answer» C. Journalist | |
| 418. |
Eric Engstrom passed away in December 2020. Engstrom created the DirectX gaming APIs in which year? |
| A. | 1992 |
| B. | 1994 |
| C. | 1996 |
| D. | 1998 |
| E. | 2000 |
| Answer» C. 1996 | |
| 419. |
In January 2020, P Mathew Satya Babu passed away. He was related to which of the following sports? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Polo |
| C. | Basketball |
| D. | Chess |
| E. | Tennis |
| Answer» D. Chess | |
| 420. |
Chaman Lal Gupta passed away in May 2021 due to post covid complications. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Cricket |
| E. | Medicine |
| Answer» C. Journalism | |
| 421. |
Dr. Alka Raghuvanshi passed away in May 2021. Which of the following books is/are written by her? |
| A. | A Moment in Time with Legends of Indian Arts |
| B. | Pathfinders: Artistes of One World |
| C. | One Hundred Years of Solitude |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | Both 1 and 3 |
| Answer» E. Both 1 and 3 | |
| 422. |
In April 2021, the President of which of the following countries signed a law letting him run for the President again? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | Turkey |
| E. | France |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 423. |
In May 2021, who has accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy and his council of ministers? |
| A. | Bharat Vir Wanchoo |
| B. | Banwarilal Purohit |
| C. | Nirbhay Sharma |
| D. | Ram Naresh Yadav |
| E. | Jagannath Pahadia |
| Answer» C. Nirbhay Sharma | |
| 424. |
In January 2021, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled driverless metro car for which of the following? |
| A. | Chennai Metropolitan Region Development Authority |
| B. | Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority |
| C. | Kolkata Metropolitan Region Development Authority |
| D. | National Capital Region Planning Board |
| E. | Patna Regional Development Authority |
| Answer» C. Kolkata Metropolitan Region Development Authority | |
| 425. |
Padma Shri Awardee H L Trivedi passed away.He was a/an ___________. |
| A. | Neurologist |
| B. | Nephrologist |
| C. | Cardiologist |
| D. | Ophthalmologist |
| E. | Gynaecologist |
| Answer» C. Cardiologist | |
| 426. |
Rajendra Prasad Upadhyay passed away due to Covid -19 complications in May 2021. From which of the following states did he belong? |
| A. | Chhattisgarh |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Uttarakhand |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| E. | West Bengal |
| Answer» D. Rajasthan | |
| 427. |
In April 2021, who held a high-level meeting to review the status of COVID-19 and public health measures taken by Madhya Pradesh? |
| A. | Amit Shah |
| B. | Rajiv Mehrishi |
| C. | Ajay Kumar Bhalla |
| D. | G. Kishan Reddy |
| E. | Preeti Sudan |
| Answer» D. G. Kishan Reddy | |
| 428. |
In July 2020, Qazi Onik has been banned for 2 years. He is related to which sport? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Badminton |
| C. | Hockey |
| D. | Baseball |
| E. | Polo |
| Answer» B. Badminton | |
| 429. |
In December 2020, who has been given six months extension as the chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)? |
| A. | N. R. Narayana Murthy |
| B. | Rishi Sunak |
| C. | Kris Gopalakrishnan |
| D. | Sukhbir Singh Sandhu |
| E. | Naresh Goyal |
| Answer» E. Naresh Goyal | |
| 430. |
Gene Deitch passed away in April 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Animation |
| B. | Film directing |
| C. | Football |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. All 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 431. |
Basanta Das passed away in April 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Chess |
| D. | Badminton |
| E. | Journalism |
| Answer» C. Chess | |
| 432. |
J&K Commissioner Secretary of Labour and Employment Department inaugurated e-services (electronic services) on March 10, 2021. Who among the following is Commissioner Secretary of Labour and Employment Department, as of March 2021? |
| A. | Manoj Sinha. |
| B. | Saurabh Bhagat |
| C. | ghulam nabi azad |
| D. | Shah Faesal |
| E. | Dilbagh Singh |
| Answer» C. ghulam nabi azad | |
| 433. |
In April 2020, who among the following has been banned from all forms of cricket for three years for failing to report corrupt approaches? |
| A. | Ahmed Shehzad |
| B. | Sarfaraz Ahmed |
| C. | Umar Akmal |
| D. | Umar Gul |
| E. | Shoaib Malik |
| Answer» D. Umar Gul | |
| 434. |
Election Commission has banned BJP West Bengal Chief Dilip Ghosh from campaigning for how many hours on 15 April 2021? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 24 |
| E. | 30 |
| Answer» E. 30 | |
| 435. |
Former Vice-President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) P T Ummer Koya passed away recently. He was also the treasurer of the Commonwealth Chess Association, England from ________. |
| A. | 1995 to 2001 |
| B. | 1992 to 2003 |
| C. | 1990 to 1998 |
| D. | 1994 to 2000 |
| E. | 1994 to 1996 |
| Answer» E. 1994 to 1996 | |
| 436. |
Parvathi Kalakshetra passed away in August 2019. She was a renowned ________. |
| A. | Politician |
| B. | Writer |
| C. | Classical Singer |
| D. | Bharatanatyam dancer |
| E. | Doctor |
| Answer» E. Doctor | |
| 437. |
Pandit Jasraj passed away in August 2020. He was conferred with which of the following awards? |
| A. | Padma Shri |
| B. | Padma Bhushan |
| C. | Padma Vibhushan |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 438. |
Ennio Morricone passed away in July 2020. From which of the following countries did he belong? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Poland |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Italy |
| E. | Denmark |
| Answer» E. Denmark | |
| 439. |
Kim Ki-Duk passed in December 2020. From which of the following countries did he belong? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | South Korea |
| D. | Laos |
| E. | Cambodia |
| Answer» D. Laos | |
| 440. |
In April 2021, who laid the foundation stone for the work of ‘construction of balance portion of Ravi Canal’ of ShahpurKandi Dam Project at Basantpur, Kathua, Jammu? |
| A. | Piyush Goyal |
| B. | Dr Jitendra Singh |
| C. | Narendra Modi |
| D. | Prakash Javadekar |
| E. | Amit Shah |
| Answer» C. Narendra Modi | |
| 441. |
Indian nun ________ and four others were declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican City in October 2019. |
| A. | Saint Alphonsa |
| B. | Mariam Vattalil |
| C. | Karuna Mary Braganza |
| D. | Mariam Thresia |
| E. | Sudha Varghese |
| Answer» E. Sudha Varghese | |
| 442. |
In November 2020, who launched a roadmap to Aatma Nirbhar Madhya Pradesh? |
| A. | Kamal Nath |
| B. | Narendra Modi |
| C. | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| D. | Sachin Pilot |
| E. | Jitu Patwari |
| Answer» D. Sachin Pilot | |
| 443. |
In January 2020, Rocky Johnson passed away. He was related to which of the following? |
| A. | Tennis |
| B. | Wrestling |
| C. | Golf |
| D. | Polo |
| E. | Badminton |
| Answer» C. Golf | |
| 444. |
How many senior journalists have been selected for the 'Press Club Annual Awards'? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 30 |
| E. | 35 |
| Answer» D. 30 | |
| 445. |
Dana Zatopkova passed away in March 2020. In which year was she the Olympic javelin champion? |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1956 |
| E. | 1960 |
| Answer» D. 1956 | |
| 446. |
Max Von Sydow passed away in March 2020. He was related to which of the following fields? |
| A. | Acting |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Economics |
| D. | Law |
| E. | Cricket |
| Answer» B. Politics | |
| 447. |
In October 2020, who appealed to motorists to switch off their engines at traffic signals as part of a government campaign to reduce local factors contributing to air pollution? |
| A. | Arvind Kejriwal |
| B. | Amit Shah |
| C. | Rajnath Singh |
| D. | Manish Sisodia |
| E. | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Answer» B. Amit Shah | |
| 448. |
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched Krishi Sanjeevani vans in which city in January 2021? |
| A. | Mangalore |
| B. | Shimoga |
| C. | Dharwad |
| D. | Bengaluru |
| E. | Bagalkot |
| Answer» E. Bagalkot | |
| 449. |
Abdullah Khan Dogar passed away in June 2020. Dogar was the counsel of Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief ________ for many years and defended him in Pakistani courts following the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. |
| A. | Masood Azhar |
| B. | Hafiz Saeed |
| C. | Afzal Guru |
| D. | Sayeed Salahudeen |
| E. | Yasin Malik |
| Answer» C. Afzal Guru | |
| 450. |
In July 2020, who has been nominated to the Karnataka Legislative Council by Governor Vajubhai Vala? |
| A. | Shantharam Budna Siddi |
| B. | A.H. Vishwanath |
| C. | Talwar Sabanna |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» F. | |