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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.
201. |
Who has won the 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship? |
A. | Kevin Anderson |
B. | Stan Wawrinka |
C. | Milos Raonic |
D. | Rafael Nadal |
Answer» E. | |
202. |
Name the member of Pakistan's first-ever cricket Test team who died in last week of December 2016. |
A. | Imtiaz Ahmed |
B. | Anwar Hussain |
C. | Amir Elahi |
D. | Fazal Mahmood |
Answer» B. Anwar Hussain | |
203. |
Tyrus Wong, who passed away recently, was the legendary Disney artist of which country? |
A. | Germany |
B. | France |
C. | United States |
D. | United Kingdom |
Answer» D. United Kingdom | |
204. |
Who is the newly appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs? |
A. | Anoop Srivastava |
B. | Sanjeevanee Kutty |
C. | Susheel Kumar |
D. | Seema Bahuguna |
Answer» B. Sanjeevanee Kutty | |
205. |
Identify the Indian tennis player who recently announced retirement from the professional tennis? |
A. | Leander Paes |
B. | Saketh Myneni |
C. | Somdev Devvarman |
D. | Prakash Amritraj |
Answer» D. Prakash Amritraj | |
206. |
Who is the newly elected Chief Justice of Pakistan? |
A. | Nasir-ul-Mulk |
B. | Mian Saqib Nisar |
C. | Jawwad S. Khawaja |
D. | Anwar Zaheer Jamali |
Answer» C. Jawwad S. Khawaja | |
207. |
Who of the following took the charge of Indian Army as its 27th Chief? |
A. | Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat |
B. | Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi |
C. | Lieutenant General PM Hariz |
D. | General Dalbir Singh Suhag |
Answer» B. Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi | |
208. |
Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of Romania? |
A. | Victor Ponta |
B. | Sevil Shhaideh |
C. | Klaus Iohannis |
D. | Sorin Grindeanu |
Answer» E. | |
209. |
Kush Bhagat is associated with which sports? |
A. | Chess |
B. | Badminton |
C. | Tennis |
D. | Wushu |
Answer» B. Badminton | |
210. |
Who of the following have been chosen for the 2016 Navlekhan Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith? |
A. | Yogita Yadav and Arunabh Saurav |
B. | Om Naagar and Tasneem Khan |
C. | Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh |
D. | Amlendu Tiwari and Balram Kawant |
Answer» D. Amlendu Tiwari and Balram Kawant | |
211. |
Who headed the Committee to Review the Framework Related to Digital Payments? |
A. | Ratan P Watal |
B. | Vijay Kelkar |
C. | D Subba Rao |
D. | Y V Reddy |
Answer» B. Vijay Kelkar | |
212. |
Eknathrao Vikhe-Pati, who passed away recently, was the well-known politician of which state? |
A. | Rajasthan |
B. | Uttar Pradesh |
C. | Gujarat |
D. | Maharashtra |
Answer» E. | |
213. |
Name the Air Marshal who took the charge of Eastern Air Command (EAC) in December 2016. |
A. | Air Marshal C Hari Kumar |
B. | Air Marshal R Nambiar |
C. | Air Marshal Anil Chopra |
D. | Air Marshal Arjan Singh |
Answer» C. Air Marshal Anil Chopra | |
214. |
Who was recently appointed as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi? |
A. | Anil Baijal |
B. | Ajai Raj Sharma |
C. | Romesh Bhandari |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Ajai Raj Sharma | |
215. |
Sunderlal Patwa, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which State? |
A. | Madhya Pradesh |
B. | Uttar Pradesh |
C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
D. | Andhra Pradesh |
Answer» B. Uttar Pradesh | |
216. |
Barbara Tarbuck, who passed away recently, was the noted actress of which country? |
A. | China |
B. | France |
C. | United States |
D. | Germany |
Answer» D. Germany | |
217. |
Which of the following Serbian tennis player recently announced retirement at the age of 29? |
A. | Jelena Jankovic |
B. | Ana Ivanovic |
C. | Ana Jovanovic |
D. | Dinara Safina |
Answer» C. Ana Jovanovic | |
218. |
Name the person who resigned from the Rajya Sabha citing health issues recently? |
A. | Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan |
B. | Javed Akhtar |
C. | Mithun Chakraborty |
D. | Shatrughan Sinha |
Answer» D. Shatrughan Sinha | |
219. |
Who was recently selected for the 2016 AIFF Woman Player of the Year award? |
A. | Uvena Fernandes |
B. | Yumnam Kamala Devi |
C. | Sasmita Malik |
D. | Manpreet Kaur |
Answer» D. Manpreet Kaur | |
220. |
Debbie Reynolds, who passed away recently, was the legendary actress of which country? |
A. | Brazil |
B. | Germany |
C. | France |
D. | California |
Answer» E. | |
221. |
Name the person who was appointed as the Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir in December 2016. |
A. | SP Vaid |
B. | SK Mishra |
C. | SM Sahai |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. SK Mishra | |
222. |
Prithviraj Ayachi is associated with which sports? |
A. | Boxing |
B. | Wrestling |
C. | Badminton |
D. | Shooting |
Answer» E. | |
223. |
Who has been chosen for 2016 Bihari Puraskar? |
A. | Hemant Shesh |
B. | Om Thanvi |
C. | Satya Narayan |
D. | Bhagwati Lal Vyas |
Answer» D. Bhagwati Lal Vyas | |
224. |
Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala were recently appointed as the lifetime presidents of which of the entities? |
A. | Ice Hockey Association of India |
B. | Indian Olympic Association |
C. | Indian Boxing Federation |
D. | Sports Authority of India |
Answer» B. Indian Olympic Association | |
225. |
The astronomer, who confirmed dark matter passed away recently. His/her name is |
A. | Vera Rubin |
B. | Carl Sagan |
C. | Annie Canon |
D. | Antony Hewish |
Answer» B. Carl Sagan | |
226. |
Sunderlal Patwa, who passed away recently, was the former chief minister of which state of India? |
A. | Uttar Pradesh |
B. | Madhya Pradesh |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | Haryana |
Answer» C. Rajasthan | |
227. |
Who has been appointed as the new deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? |
A. | Abhay Kumar |
B. | Viral Acharya |
C. | Suresh Jaiswal |
D. | Anirudh Jain |
Answer» C. Suresh Jaiswal | |
228. |
Name the person who sketched National Emblem Lion Capital of Ashoka and died recently. |
A. | Dinanath Bhargava |
B. | Yuki Bhambri |
C. | Pankaj Advani |
D. | Junhasavasdikul |
Answer» B. Yuki Bhambri | |
229. |
Name the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister who passed away recently at the age of 83. |
A. | Sirimavo Bandaranayake |
B. | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
C. | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
230. |
Who is the newly appointed Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC)? |
A. | L L Maldev |
B. | Vikram Aggarwal |
C. | Vinod Vashisht |
D. | A Chakravarty |
Answer» D. A Chakravarty | |
231. |
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of which country? |
A. | Maldivies |
B. | Sri Lanka |
C. | Myanmar |
D. | Malaysia |
Answer» C. Myanmar | |
232. |
Who has been appointed as the special secretary in the internal security department of the Ministry of Home Affairs? |
A. | R K Dutta |
B. | P S Kharge |
C. | Anil Sinha |
D. | Rakesh Asthana |
Answer» B. P S Kharge | |
233. |
Who has been selected for the prestigious 2016 Jnanpith Award? |
A. | Kedarnath Singh |
B. | Ravuri Bharadhwaja |
C. | Chandrashekhara Kambara |
D. | Shankha Ghosh |
Answer» E. | |
234. |
Who topped the 2016 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List? |
A. | Virat Kohli |
B. | Salman Khan |
C. | Rajinikanth |
D. | Aamir Khan |
Answer» C. Rajinikanth | |
235. |
Who is the newly appointed chief secretary of Tamil Nadu? |
A. | Girija Vaidyanathan |
B. | Rama Mohana Rao |
C. | T S Malviya |
D. | L M Vaidya |
Answer» B. Rama Mohana Rao | |
236. |
Who has won the 2016 Kids Golf World Championship? |
A. | Methu Denish |
B. | Arjun Bhati |
C. | Anant Pal |
D. | Monish Bindra |
Answer» C. Anant Pal | |
237. |
Who has been honoured with 'Legends Award' by the International Boxing Association (AIBA)? |
A. | Shiv Thapa |
B. | Mary Kom |
C. | Akhil Kumar |
D. | Vikas Krishan |
Answer» C. Akhil Kumar | |
238. |
The International Boxing Association recently granted full membership to the Boxing Federation of India. Who is the President of Boxing Federation of India? |
A. | Vijay Singh |
B. | Lokesh Thakur |
C. | Ajay Singh |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
239. |
Saumitra Chaudhuri, who passed away recently, was the famous personality of which field? |
A. | Sports |
B. | Film Industry |
C. | Economics |
D. | Science |
Answer» D. Science | |
240. |
Name the famous environmentalist who passed away recently and authored the book 'Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talab'? |
A. | Anand Dwivedi |
B. | Anupam Mishra |
C. | Rahul Trivedi |
D. | Rajas Sikka |
Answer» C. Rahul Trivedi | |
241. |
Who has been appointed as the new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)? |
A. | K C Pant |
B. | Anil Dhasmana |
C. | Alok Joshi |
D. | Arvind Saxena |
Answer» C. Alok Joshi | |
242. |
Who will be the new chief of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army? |
A. | Balbir Singh Sandhu |
B. | Velu Nair |
C. | Bipin Rawat |
D. | Amit Sarin |
Answer» D. Amit Sarin | |
243. |
Who won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup? |
A. | Belgium |
B. | India |
C. | Germany |
D. | Argentina |
Answer» C. Germany | |
244. |
Who was recently appointed as the Chairman of the Life Insurance Corporation of India? |
A. | VK Sharma |
B. | SK Roy |
C. | SK Sharma |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. SK Roy | |
245. |
Who was appointed as the Industry Director of Facebook India recently? |
A. | Atul Agnihotri |
B. | Pulkit Trivedi |
C. | Paras Aggarwal |
D. | Sumit Bhola |
Answer» C. Paras Aggarwal | |
246. |
Which female MP has replaced Anurag Thakur as the Chief of BJP's Youth Wing? |
A. | Poonam Mahajan |
B. | Riti Pathak |
C. | Meenakshi Lekhi |
D. | Sumitra Mahajan |
Answer» B. Riti Pathak | |
247. |
Who has been conferred with the ICFA's 2016 Global Agriculture Leadership Award? |
A. | Narendra Modi |
B. | Mukesh Ambani |
C. | Venkaiah Naidu |
D. | Ratan Tata |
Answer» E. | |
248. |
Who was selected for the SIES-Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati National Eminence Award? |
A. | N R Narayanmurthy |
B. | A S Kiran Kumar |
C. | K Chandra Shekhar Rao |
D. | Narendra Modi |
Answer» C. K Chandra Shekhar Rao | |
249. |
Amina Mohammed, who has been named as the UN's Deputy Secretary-General, is belonged to which country? |
A. | Nigeria |
B. | Israel |
C. | Brazil |
D. | Bangladesh |
Answer» B. Israel | |
250. |
Which international personality has topped the 2016 World's Most Powerful People list of Forbes? |
A. | Vladimir Putin |
B. | Donald Trump |
C. | Narendra Modi |
D. | Angela Merkel |
Answer» B. Donald Trump | |