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This section includes 6218 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 3001. |
Who was selected for the Saraswati Samman 2016? |
| A. | M Veerappa Moily |
| B. | Mahabaleshwar Sail |
| C. | Padma Sachdev |
| D. | S L Bhyrappa |
| Answer» C. Padma Sachdev | |
| 3002. |
Who is the newly appointed chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC)? |
| A. | Masood Husain |
| B. | Narendra Kumar |
| C. | T K Sivarajan |
| D. | A S P Sinha |
| Answer» C. T K Sivarajan | |
| 3003. |
Which Indian cricketer has been appointed UNICEF and Cricket For Good Ambassador for the ICC Women's World Cup 2017? |
| A. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| B. | Saurav Ganguly |
| C. | Rahul Dravid |
| D. | M S Dhoni |
| Answer» B. Saurav Ganguly | |
| 3004. |
Who is the author of the book "Age of Anger - A History of the Present"? |
| A. | Kalyan Karmakar |
| B. | Pankaj Mishra |
| C. | Bhim Chandra Nag |
| D. | Meraj Bhat |
| Answer» C. Bhim Chandra Nag | |
| 3005. |
Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Saraswati Samman? |
| A. | Naiyer Masud |
| B. | Sugatha Kumari |
| C. | Surjit Paatar |
| D. | Mahabaleshwar Sail |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3006. |
Name the sportsperson who is named as the new ambassador of the Chinese Super League. |
| A. | Lionel Messi |
| B. | Mesut Ozil |
| C. | Sergio Aguero |
| D. | Diego Maradona |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3007. |
Who has been selected for 'SERB Distinguished Fellow' award by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)? |
| A. | Lalji Singh |
| B. | Dinakar Salunke |
| C. | P B Behere |
| D. | J C Bose |
| Answer» B. Dinakar Salunke | |
| 3008. |
M Chandrakasu, who passed away recently, was related to which field? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Film Industry |
| Answer» C. Journalism | |
| 3009. |
Which Indian actress has won best actress award at the International Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA)? |
| A. | Vidya Balan |
| B. | Priyanka Chopra |
| C. | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan |
| D. | Deepika Padukone |
| Answer» D. Deepika Padukone | |
| 3010. |
Veteran journalist Arvind Padmanabhan passed away recently. He worked with which of the following organisations? |
| A. | IANS |
| B. | PTI |
| C. | Times of India |
| D. | Asian Age |
| Answer» B. PTI | |
| 3011. |
Who of the following Indian pacers are currently sharing the Number One spot in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers? |
| A. | Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin |
| B. | Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin |
| C. | Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina | |
| 3012. |
Who of the following was recently named as the Regional Director of Ford Foundation for India, Nepal and Sri Lanka? |
| A. | Vijay Laxman |
| B. | Sujata Giri |
| C. | Vinod Singhal |
| D. | Pradeep Nair |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3013. |
Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, who recently passed away, was the noted folk singer of which language? |
| A. | Odia |
| B. | Hindi |
| C. | Bengali |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» D. Urdu | |
| 3014. |
Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Moorti Devi Award? |
| A. | Kalakaluri Enoch |
| B. | Virendra Hegde |
| C. | M P Veerendra Kumar |
| D. | Nirmita Kaur |
| Answer» D. Nirmita Kaur | |
| 3015. |
Which Oscar winner was honoured by the Harvard foundation with the 'Artist of the Year' 2017 award? |
| A. | Viola Davis |
| B. | Emma Stone |
| C. | Casey Affleck |
| D. | Mahershala Ali |
| Answer» B. Emma Stone | |
| 3016. |
Rabi Ray, the former Lok Sabha speaker has passed away. He hailed from which of the following states? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 3017. |
Name the socialist politician and former Lok Sabha speaker who passed away recently. |
| A. | Rabi Ray |
| B. | Balram Jakhar |
| C. | Shivraj Patil |
| D. | GMC Balayogi |
| Answer» B. Balram Jakhar | |
| 3018. |
Syed Shahabuddin, who died recently, belonged to which field? |
| A. | Science |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Education |
| Answer» C. Journalism | |
| 3019. |
The newly appointed adviser to Odisha government on public health programmes, K Srinath Reddy is the receiver of which prestigious civilian award? |
| A. | Bharat Ratna |
| B. | Padma Vibushan |
| C. | Padma Bhushan |
| D. | Padma Shri |
| Answer» D. Padma Shri | |
| 3020. |
Rene Preval, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country? |
| A. | Iraq |
| B. | France |
| C. | Greece |
| D. | Haiti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3021. |
Thomas Earl Starzl, who performed the world's first human liver transplant, has recently passed away. He hailed from which country? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | United Kingdom |
| D. | United States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3022. |
A famous liver surgeon, who also performed first successful liver transplant on a human patient, passed away recently. Name him. |
| A. | Thomas E Starzl |
| B. | Claude Couinad |
| C. | Timothy Berkins |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Claude Couinad | |
| 3023. |
Who won the 2017 ATP Mexican Open Men's Singles title? |
| A. | Bruno Soares |
| B. | Rafael Nadal |
| C. | Sam Querrey |
| D. | Novak Djokovic |
| Answer» D. Novak Djokovic | |
| 3024. |
Who won the women's singles title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2017? |
| A. | Serena Williams |
| B. | Caroline Wozniacki |
| C. | Venus Williams |
| D. | Elina Svitolina |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3025. |
Who won the men's singles title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2017? |
| A. | Andry Murray |
| B. | Roger Federer |
| C. | Rafael Nadal |
| D. | Novak Djokovic |
| Answer» B. Roger Federer | |
| 3026. |
Who won the 2017 Hockey India League title? |
| A. | Punjab Warriors |
| B. | Kalinga Lancers |
| C. | Dabang Mumbai |
| D. | Delhi Waveriders |
| Answer» C. Dabang Mumbai | |
| 3027. |
Who of the following won the 89th Academy Awards for the Best Actor? |
| A. | Andrew Garfield |
| B. | Ryan Gosling |
| C. | Denzel Washington |
| D. | Casey Affleck |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3028. |
Who is the newly appointed Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)? |
| A. | Ashok Mittal |
| B. | Rakesh Nangia |
| C. | Nikhil Arora |
| D. | P K Purwar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3029. |
Raymond Kopa, the football legend has recently passed away. He hails from which country? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | France |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» D. Russia | |
| 3030. |
Who of the following will head the inter-disciplinary standing committee on cyber security that was constituted by Reserve Bank of India to review the threats inherent in the existing and emerging technology? |
| A. | Meena Hemchandra |
| B. | S. Ganesh Kumar |
| C. | Ashutosh Bahuguna |
| D. | Nandkumar Sarvade |
| Answer» B. S. Ganesh Kumar | |
| 3031. |
Which Indian grandmaster has won bronze at 2017 Women's World Chess Championship? |
| A. | Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi |
| B. | Padmini Rout |
| C. | Harika Dronavalli |
| D. | Koneru Humpy |
| Answer» D. Koneru Humpy | |
| 3032. |
Who of the following was recently appointed as the Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)? |
| A. | Arjun Bahadur Thapa |
| B. | Abul Ahsan |
| C. | Amjad Hussain B Sial |
| D. | Sheel Sharma |
| Answer» D. Sheel Sharma | |
| 3033. |
Who was elected as the first Prime Minister of Sudan since 1989? |
| A. | Omar Hassan al-Bashir |
| B. | Hassan Saleh |
| C. | Mohamed Al Hassan |
| D. | Fadl el-Sayed Shuiab |
| Answer» C. Mohamed Al Hassan | |
| 3034. |
Who was conferred with the 2017 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award? |
| A. | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| B. | Robyn Rihanna Fenty |
| C. | Thorbjorn Jagland |
| D. | Bishop Desmond Tutu |
| Answer» C. Thorbjorn Jagland | |
| 3035. |
Identify the former President of the USA, who authored the book Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors. |
| A. | George W Bush |
| B. | Jimmy Carter |
| C. | Barack Obama |
| D. | Bill Clinton |
| Answer» B. Jimmy Carter | |
| 3036. |
Who has been appointed as India's permanent representative to World Trade Organization (WTO)? |
| A. | J S Deepak |
| B. | G Latha Krishna Rao |
| C. | N K Sinha |
| D. | Pramila Lalan |
| Answer» B. G Latha Krishna Rao | |
| 3037. |
Who has become new Secretary-General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)? |
| A. | Ahmed Saleem |
| B. | Abul Ahsan |
| C. | Amjad Hussain B Sial |
| D. | Arjun Bahadur Thapa |
| Answer» D. Arjun Bahadur Thapa | |
| 3038. |
Who has become the new chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? |
| A. | V K Jairath Magya |
| B. | Atulesh Jindal |
| C. | Gurumoorthy Mahalingam |
| D. | Ajay Tyagi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3039. |
Who won the gold medal in the 50m men's air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi? |
| A. | Jitu Rai |
| B. | Vahid Golkhandan |
| C. | Amanpreet Singh |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Vahid Golkhandan | |
| 3040. |
Who of the following is named as India's next Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation? |
| A. | Amanpreet Singh |
| B. | J S Deepak |
| C. | Vivek Kumar |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Vivek Kumar | |
| 3041. |
Who won the BCCI Polly Umrigar Award 2015-2016? |
| A. | R Ashwin |
| B. | M S Dhoni |
| C. | Virat Kohli |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 3042. |
Who was appointed as Chief Commissioner of Right to Services (RTS) of Maharashtra? |
| A. | Sumit Mullick |
| B. | Kashish Nandan |
| C. | Nirmal Gupta |
| D. | Swadheen Kshatriya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3043. |
Who was recently appointed as the Head Coach of the India's U-17 team for the FIFA U-17 World Cup? |
| A. | Nicolai Adam |
| B. | Bhaichung Bhutia |
| C. | Stephen Constantine |
| D. | Luis Norton de Matos |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3044. |
Haji Abdul Salam, who recently passed away, was the Member of Rajya Sabha from which state? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 3045. |
Alwin Francis is associated with which sports? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Badminton |
| C. | Tennis |
| D. | Chess |
| Answer» C. Tennis | |
| 3046. |
Who has been named as the "Captain of the Year" at 2017 ESPNcricinfo Awards? |
| A. | Virat Kohli |
| B. | Ben Stokes |
| C. | Faf du Plessis |
| D. | Steven Smith |
| Answer» B. Ben Stokes | |
| 3047. |
Tarak Mehta, who recently passed away, was the noted play writer of which language? |
| A. | Urdu |
| B. | Gujarati |
| C. | Marathi |
| D. | Odia |
| Answer» C. Marathi | |
| 3048. |
Who has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra? |
| A. | Sumit Mullick |
| B. | Kashish Nandan |
| C. | Nirmal Gupta |
| D. | Swadheen Kshatriya |
| Answer» B. Kashish Nandan | |
| 3049. |
Who was accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Togo with residence in Accra (Ghana)? |
| A. | Ashok Kumar Bisth |
| B. | Sandeep Srivastava |
| C. | Birender Singh Yadav |
| D. | Dhirendra Pratap Singh |
| Answer» D. Dhirendra Pratap Singh | |
| 3050. |
Who of the following was recently appointed as the Director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy? |
| A. | D R Doley Barman |
| B. | Aruna M Bahuguna |
| C. | Vinay Madhav Kumar |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Aruna M Bahuguna | |