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This section includes 5709 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Ahmed Kathrada, the renowned anti-apartheid activist has passed away. He hailed from which country? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | South Africa |
| C. | Afghanistan |
| D. | Israel |
| Answer» C. Afghanistan | |
| 52. |
Jagadisa Thyagarajan, famously known as Ashokamitran, who died recently, belonged to which field? |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Acting |
| D. | Singing |
| Answer» B. Politics | |
| 53. |
Who is the newly appointed chairman of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)? |
| A. | Mohan Singh Ahluwalia |
| B. | Suresh S.Honnappagol |
| C. | Chinny Krishna |
| D. | Sharad Singh Negi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Which Indian got ranked in the 2017 Best CEOs List of Barron's? |
| A. | Mukesh Ambani |
| B. | Anil Ambani |
| C. | Aditya Puri |
| D. | Vishal Sikka |
| Answer» D. Vishal Sikka | |
| 55. |
Who won the 2016-17 Santosh Trophy? |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Services |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» D. Kerala | |
| 56. |
Who has been appointed as the new Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi? |
| A. | K K Sharma |
| B. | M C Mishra |
| C. | Prathap C. Reddy |
| D. | Randeep Guleria |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
Which Indian actor will be honoured with the Kala Ratan Award? |
| A. | Anupam Kher |
| B. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| C. | Aamir Khan |
| D. | S Prabhakar |
| Answer» B. Amitabh Bachchan | |
| 58. |
Identify the veteran photographer who was recently conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 6th National Photography Awards. |
| A. | Raghu Rai |
| B. | Pablo Bartholomew |
| C. | Dilip Mehta |
| D. | Altaf Qadri |
| Answer» B. Pablo Bartholomew | |
| 59. |
Who won the 2017 Abel Prize? |
| A. | Yves Meyer |
| B. | Andrew J. Wiles |
| C. | Louis Nirenberg |
| D. | John F. Nash |
| Answer» B. Andrew J. Wiles | |
| 60. |
Who has been bestowed with the Life Time Achievement (LTA) award at the 6th National Photography Awards? |
| A. | Raghu Rai |
| B. | K K Mustafah |
| C. | Atul Choubey |
| D. | Dipayan Bhar |
| Answer» B. K K Mustafah | |
| 61. |
Who has been appointed as the new Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? |
| A. | Gurumoorthy Mahalingam |
| B. | M M Patel |
| C. | S Raman |
| D. | Madhabi Puri Buch |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
Who of the following was recently appointed as the new Member- Traction Railway Board? |
| A. | Ghanshyam Singh |
| B. | Radhesyam Singh |
| C. | Ramesh Yadav |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Radhesyam Singh | |
| 63. |
Who has been appointed as the full time Interim Director General (IDG) of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)? |
| A. | Upendra Tripathy |
| B. | Naveen Jain |
| C. | Chetan Chauhan |
| D. | Dhiraj Sharma |
| Answer» B. Naveen Jain | |
| 64. |
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court? |
| A. | Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar |
| B. | Navniti Prasad Singh |
| C. | K Vijayan |
| D. | TB Radhakrishnan |
| Answer» C. K Vijayan | |
| 65. |
Maggie MacDonnell has won the 2017 Global Teacher Prize. She hails from which country? |
| A. | UAE |
| B. | China |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
Who of the following is the author of the book Contemporary Reflections: A Collection of Verses That Inspire? |
| A. | Yasser Usman |
| B. | Alka Vasudeva |
| C. | Anand Neelakanthan |
| D. | K Vijay Kumar |
| Answer» C. Anand Neelakanthan | |
| 67. |
Chinu Modi, who passed away recently, was the noted poet of which language? |
| A. | Tamil |
| B. | Gujarati |
| C. | Odia |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» C. Odia | |
| 68. |
He won the 2017 ATP Indian Wells Masters title. |
| A. | Novak Djokovic |
| B. | Stan Wawrinka |
| C. | Roger Federer |
| D. | Rafael Nadal |
| Answer» D. Rafael Nadal | |
| 69. |
Who was appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of IDBI Bank? |
| A. | Mahesh Kumar Jain |
| B. | Rakesh Sharma |
| C. | Jatinder Bir Singh |
| D. | Rajeev Rishi |
| Answer» B. Rakesh Sharma | |
| 70. |
Who topped the Forbes World's Billionaires List 2017? |
| A. | Warren Buffett |
| B. | Jeff Bezos |
| C. | Mark Zuckerberg |
| D. | Bill Gates |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
Name the Indian who won the bronze medal in Asian 20km Race Walk Championships in Japan in March 2017. |
| A. | Khusbir Kaur |
| B. | KT Irfan |
| C. | Gurmeet Singh |
| D. | Sandeep Kumar |
| Answer» C. Gurmeet Singh | |
| 72. |
Who has become the new brand ambassador for 2018 ODI Blind Cricket World Cup? |
| A. | Rahul Dravid |
| B. | Shahid Afridi |
| C. | Saurav Ganguly |
| D. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Answer» C. Saurav Ganguly | |
| 73. |
Dev Raj Sikka, who passed away on 18 March 2017, was world renowned for his research and study in which sector? |
| A. | Space Science |
| B. | Marine biology |
| C. | Forensic science |
| D. | Meteorology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
Name the Indian cricketer who in March 2017 came in news for facing most number of balls in a test-match. |
| A. | Ajinkya Rahane |
| B. | KL Rahul |
| C. | Cheteshwar Pujara |
| D. | Murali Vijay |
| Answer» D. Murali Vijay | |
| 75. |
Who of the following took charge as new deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh? |
| A. | Lalji Tandon and Sangeet Som |
| B. | Anil Rajbhar and Manoj Sinha |
| C. | Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma |
| D. | Kalraj Mishra and Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary |
| Answer» D. Kalraj Mishra and Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary | |
| 76. |
Who is the author of the book "Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent"? |
| A. | Hari V. Krishna |
| B. | John Miller |
| C. | Pranay Lal |
| D. | Valmiki Thapar |
| Answer» D. Valmiki Thapar | |
| 77. |
Chuck Berry, the guitarist and songwriter recognised as one of the fathers of rock 'n' roll, has died recently. He belonged to |
| A. | The USA |
| B. | The UK |
| C. | Canad |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. The UK | |
| 78. |
Which Indian-American personality has won the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) award? |
| A. | Archana Verma |
| B. | Arjun Srinivasan Ramani |
| C. | Prathik Naidu |
| D. | Indrani Das |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
Name the Indian badminton player who was recently included as a member of the governing body of the Sports Authority of India. |
| A. | Chetan Anand |
| B. | Jwala Gutta |
| C. | Saina Nehwal |
| D. | Prakash Padukone |
| Answer» C. Saina Nehwal | |
| 80. |
Who is the newly appointed Chairman of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis? |
| A. | Manju Diler |
| B. | Manhar Valji Bhai Zala |
| C. | Narain Dass |
| D. | Dalip Kallu Hathibed |
| Answer» C. Narain Dass | |
| 81. |
Dipan Sivakumar, who passed away recently, was the noted filmmaker of which language? |
| A. | Urdu |
| B. | Malayalam |
| C. | Odia |
| D. | Tamil |
| Answer» C. Odia | |
| 82. |
Who has been appointed the new Deputy Governor in Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? |
| A. | Manoj Pingua |
| B. | Dilip S Shanghvi |
| C. | Chandrakar Bharti |
| D. | BP Kanungo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
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 | |
| 84. |
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 | |
| 85. |
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. | |
| 86. |
Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Saraswati Samman? |
| A. | Naiyer Masud |
| B. | Sugatha Kumari |
| C. | Surjit Paatar |
| D. | Mahabaleshwar Sail |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
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 | |
| 88. |
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 | |
| 89. |
M Chandrakasu, who passed away recently, was related to which field? |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Politics |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Film Industry |
| Answer» C. Journalism | |
| 90. |
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. | |
| 91. |
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 | |
| 92. |
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 | |
| 93. |
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 | |
| 94. |
Rene Preval, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country? |
| A. | Iraq |
| B. | France |
| C. | Greece |
| D. | Haiti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
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 | |
| 96. |
Yumnam Yaima Singh, who passed away recently, was related to which field? |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Sports |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Marine Science |
| Answer» B. Sports | |
| 97. |
Who has won the 2017 Polly Umrigar Award for International Cricketer of the Year? |
| A. | Ajinkya Rahane |
| B. | Virat Kohli |
| C. | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| D. | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| Answer» C. Mahendra Singh Dhoni | |
| 98. |
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 | |
| 99. |
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 | |
| 100. |
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 | |