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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.
| 3501. |
Which Indian personality has been named as the 2016 Foreign Policy Global Thinker for novel Twitter diplomacy? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Akhilesh Yadav |
| C. | Mamata Banerjee |
| D. | Sushma Swaraj |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3502. |
Which badminton player has won the 2016 'Most Improved Player' award by the Badminton World Federation (BWF)? |
| A. | Lee Chong Wei |
| B. | PV Sindhu |
| C. | Woon Khe Wei |
| D. | Carolina Marin |
| Answer» C. Woon Khe Wei | |
| 3503. |
Which Bollywood personality has been appointed as the UNICEF's newest Global Goodwill Ambassador? |
| A. | Priyanka Chopra |
| B. | Deepika Padukone |
| C. | Ranveer Singh |
| D. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Answer» B. Deepika Padukone | |
| 3504. |
Name the Canadian woman who became the first to appear on Canadian $10 banknote? |
| A. | Viola Desmond |
| B. | Elisha Cuthbert |
| C. | Kim Cattrall |
| D. | Harriet Tubman |
| Answer» B. Elisha Cuthbert | |
| 3505. |
Who became the first Indian cricketer to score a century at No. 9? |
| A. | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| B. | Umesh Yadav |
| C. | Jayant Yadav |
| D. | Ishant Sharma |
| Answer» D. Ishant Sharma | |
| 3506. |
Who won the World Billiards Championships title in Bengaluru? |
| A. | Aditya Mehta |
| B. | Geet Sethi |
| C. | Lucky Vatnani |
| D. | Pankaj Advani |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3507. |
Name the person who was picked as Secretary of State by US President-elect Donald Trump. |
| A. | Lee Raymond |
| B. | John S. Watson |
| C. | Jamie Dimon |
| D. | Rex Tillerson |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3508. |
Name the South African cricketer who decided to step down from South Africa's Test captaincy with immediate effect in December 2016. |
| A. | Faf du Plessis |
| B. | AB De Villiers |
| C. | Hashim Amla |
| D. | JP Duminy |
| Answer» C. Hashim Amla | |
| 3509. |
Which of the following footballers has won the 2016 FIFA Ballon D'or Award ? |
| A. | Neymar |
| B. | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| C. | Lionel Messi |
| D. | Antoine Griezmann |
| Answer» C. Lionel Messi | |
| 3510. |
Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of New Zealand? |
| A. | Kemal Dervis |
| B. | Helen Clark |
| C. | Paula Bennett |
| D. | Bill English |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3511. |
Who has won the World Billiards (150-Up format) Championships title? |
| A. | Dhruv Sitwala |
| B. | Pankaj Advani |
| C. | Saurav Kothari |
| D. | Peter Gilchrist |
| Answer» C. Saurav Kothari | |
| 3512. |
Antonio Guterres, who has been sworn-in as the new Secretary General of the United Nations, is the former Prime Minister of which country? |
| A. | Portugal |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | New Zealand |
| Answer» B. Singapore | |
| 3513. |
Name the person who was elected as the President of the 90th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan. |
| A. | Mahesh Elkunchwar |
| B. | Shripal Sabnis |
| C. | Vijaya Rajadhyaksha |
| D. | Akshaykumar M Kale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3514. |
Who was recently conferred with the Officer of the Legion of Honour, highest French civilian distinction? |
| A. | JJ Singh |
| B. | John Kerry |
| C. | Richard Verma |
| D. | Paolo Gentiloni |
| Answer» C. Richard Verma | |
| 3515. |
Name the cricketer who in December 2016 became the fifth batsman in the world to score three double-hundreds in a calendar year. |
| A. | AB de Villiers |
| B. | Virat Kohli |
| C. | Brendon McCullum |
| D. | Joe Root |
| Answer» C. Brendon McCullum | |
| 3516. |
Following Matteo Renzi's referendum defeat, who has been invited to form the new government of Italy? |
| A. | Paolo Gentiloni |
| B. | Angelino Alfano |
| C. | Roberta Pinotti |
| D. | Andrea Orlando |
| Answer» B. Angelino Alfano | |
| 3517. |
Tata Industries during an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) removed a person from his post of Director. Name him. |
| A. | Natarajan Chandrasekaran |
| B. | Cyrus Mistry |
| C. | Pallonji Mistry |
| D. | Noel Tata |
| Answer» C. Pallonji Mistry | |
| 3518. |
Who has been sworn in as New Zealand's new Prime Minister, following John Key's surprise resignation? |
| A. | Paul Bennett |
| B. | Bill English |
| C. | Steven Joyce |
| D. | Jonathan Coleman |
| Answer» C. Steven Joyce | |
| 3519. |
Who has become the first Indian to win medal at the Mr. Olympia Amateur Asia 2016's Classic Bodybuilding category? |
| A. | Akram Sayah |
| B. | Sayeed Ahmed |
| C. | Iqbal Sayed |
| D. | Aamir Khan |
| Answer» D. Aamir Khan | |
| 3520. |
Who has been elected new President of 90th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan? |
| A. | Vasant Abaji Dahake |
| B. | Nagnath Kottapalle |
| C. | F M Shinde |
| D. | Akshay kumar M Kale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3521. |
Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of Italy? |
| A. | Enrico Letta |
| B. | Paolo Gentiloni |
| C. | Matteo Renzi |
| D. | Sergio Mattarella |
| Answer» C. Matteo Renzi | |
| 3522. |
Who has been bestowed with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM)? |
| A. | Kapil Dev |
| B. | Madhav Apte |
| C. | Sunil Gavaskar |
| D. | Ajit Wadekar |
| Answer» D. Ajit Wadekar | |
| 3523. |
Name the first American astronaut to Orbit Earth who passed away recently. |
| A. | Alan Shepard |
| B. | John Glenn |
| C. | Buzz Aldrin |
| D. | Guion Bluford |
| Answer» C. Buzz Aldrin | |
| 3524. |
"100 Million for 100 Million" campaign for child rights has been launched by whom? |
| A. | Pranab Mukherjee |
| B. | Narendra Modi |
| C. | Maneka Gandhi |
| D. | Raj Nath Singh |
| Answer» B. Narendra Modi | |
| 3525. |
Who was recently awarded with the 2016 IAAF male Athlete of the Year award? |
| A. | Ashton Eaton |
| B. | Usain Bolt |
| C. | Renaud Lavillenie |
| D. | David Rudisha |
| Answer» C. Renaud Lavillenie | |
| 3526. |
Who was recently awarded with the 2016 IAAF female Athlete of the Year award? |
| A. | Genzebe Dibaba |
| B. | Valerie Adams |
| C. | Almaz Ayana |
| D. | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
| Answer» D. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | |
| 3527. |
Name the President of the National Assembly of Vietnam who was on an official visit to India in December 2016. |
| A. | Truong Nhu Tang |
| B. | Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan |
| C. | Pham Binh Minh |
| D. | Nguyen Thi Doan |
| Answer» C. Pham Binh Minh | |
| 3528. |
Name the Lok Sabha member who was suspended from the house for the rest of the 2016 Winter Session of the Parliament. He was suspended due to the Parliament video incident. |
| A. | Sushmita Dev |
| B. | BN Chandrappa |
| C. | Bhagwant Mann |
| D. | Abhijit Mukherjee |
| Answer» D. Abhijit Mukherjee | |
| 3529. |
The Committee on digital payments today submitted its final report to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi. Name the chairman of this committee. |
| A. | Ratan P Watal |
| B. | Amitabh Kant |
| C. | SS Mudra |
| D. | KS Valdiya |
| Answer» B. Amitabh Kant | |
| 3530. |
Who has become the acting president of South Korea? |
| A. | Hwang Kyo-ahn |
| B. | Park Jong-sun |
| C. | Kim So-yeon |
| D. | Moon Jae-in |
| Answer» B. Park Jong-sun | |
| 3531. |
Who has won the 2016 Presidential election of the Republic of Ghana? |
| A. | Paa Kwesi Nduom |
| B. | Ivor Greenstreet |
| C. | John Dramani Mahama |
| D. | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3532. |
Who was named as the Asian of the Year 2016 by The Straits Times? |
| A. | Sachin Bansal |
| B. | Mukesh Ambani |
| C. | Sunil Mittal |
| D. | Ratan Tata |
| Answer» B. Mukesh Ambani | |
| 3533. |
The Chief Minister of Kerala recently launched Haritha Keralam Mission to make the state clean, protect its water sources and soil. Who is the Chief Minister of the state? |
| A. | T K Nair |
| B. | Oommen Chandy |
| C. | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| D. | V. S. Achuthanandan |
| Answer» D. V. S. Achuthanandan | |
| 3534. |
Who of the following was recently appointed as the Chief Justice of Pakistan? |
| A. | Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk |
| B. | Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
| C. | Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani |
| D. | Justice Mian Saqib Nisar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3535. |
Who is the newly appointed Director General of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)? |
| A. | Ahmad Ngma |
| B. | Adwaita Gadanayak |
| C. | Rajeev Lochan |
| D. | Sabeena Gadihoke |
| Answer» C. Rajeev Lochan | |
| 3536. |
Who has been named as the Time magazine's Person of the Year 2016? |
| A. | Donald Trump |
| B. | Mark Zuckerberg |
| C. | Narendra Modi |
| D. | Hillary Clinton |
| Answer» B. Mark Zuckerberg | |
| 3537. |
Who was recently appointed as the Goalkeeping Coach of India Under-21 hockey team? |
| A. | PR Sreejesh |
| B. | Dave Staniforth |
| C. | Sardar Singh |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Dave Staniforth | |
| 3538. |
The MCC's World Cricket Committee recently made several recommendations in order to bring about a balance between bat and ball. Who is the head of the committee? |
| A. | Chris Gayle |
| B. | Mike Brearley |
| C. | Adam Gilchrist |
| D. | Shaun Pollock |
| Answer» C. Adam Gilchrist | |
| 3539. |
Who of the following was declared as Person of the Year 2016 by Time Magazine? |
| A. | Angela Merkel |
| B. | Nigel Farage |
| C. | Donald Trump |
| D. | Narendra Modi |
| Answer» D. Narendra Modi | |
| 3540. |
Who will succeed Justice TS Thakur as Chief Justice of India? |
| A. | Justice JS Khehar |
| B. | Justice Anil R Dave |
| C. | Justice Madan Lokur |
| D. | Justice Ranjan Gogoi |
| Answer» B. Justice Anil R Dave | |
| 3541. |
Name the noted journalist who passed away recently and was the close ally of Late Jayalalitha? |
| A. | Cho S Ramaswamy |
| B. | Phulel Singh Sujlana |
| C. | Diwaliben Bhil |
| D. | Balu Anand |
| Answer» B. Phulel Singh Sujlana | |
| 3542. |
With the promotion of the current French Interior Minister, who has been chosen to take charge from him? |
| A. | Bruno Le Roux |
| B. | Bernard Cazeneuve |
| C. | Alain Juppe |
| D. | Francois Fillon |
| Answer» B. Bernard Cazeneuve | |
| 3543. |
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced his resignation recently. Which minister has been chosen to succeed him? |
| A. | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
| B. | George Pau-Langevi |
| C. | Bernard Cazeneuve |
| D. | Bruno Le Roux |
| Answer» D. Bruno Le Roux | |
| 3544. |
Name the Indian Navy's offshore patrol vessel that is on a visit to Australia to strengthen bilateral ties. |
| A. | INS Arihant |
| B. | INS Chakra |
| C. | INS Sindhughosh |
| D. | INS Sumitra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3545. |
Who won the 2016 Turner Prize? |
| A. | Helen Marten |
| B. | Michael Dean |
| C. | Anthea Hamilton |
| D. | Josephine Pryde |
| Answer» B. Michael Dean | |
| 3546. |
Name the Spanish footballer who recently announced retirement. |
| A. | Alvaro Dominguez Soto |
| B. | Sergios Ramos |
| C. | Iker Casillas |
| D. | Fernando Torres |
| Answer» B. Sergios Ramos | |
| 3547. |
Which of the following has become the India's first parliamentary constituency to have health insurance for all? |
| A. | Warangal |
| B. | Aurangabad |
| C. | Vijayawada |
| D. | Ratlam |
| Answer» D. Ratlam | |
| 3548. |
Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy, who recently passed away, was related to which field? |
| A. | Journalism |
| B. | Sports |
| C. | Marine Science |
| D. | Film Industry |
| Answer» B. Sports | |
| 3549. |
Name the Philippine Vice President who resigned from his/her Cabinet post of Housing Secretary after citing irreconcilable differences with President. |
| A. | Bongbong Marcos |
| B. | Leila de Lima |
| C. | Rodrigo Duterte |
| D. | Leni Robredo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3550. |
Who was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in December 2016? |
| A. | E Madhusoothanan |
| B. | O Panneerselvam |
| C. | Sasikala |
| D. | Edappadi K Palaniswami |
| Answer» C. Sasikala | |