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This section includes 416 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 351. |
Which Union minister Inaugurates the Integration of eSanad with CBSE's Academic Repository recently? |
| A. | Shri Nitin Gadkari |
| B. | Shri Suresh Prabhu |
| C. | Smt Sushma Swaraj |
| D. | Smt Smriti Irani |
| Answer» D. Smt Smriti Irani | |
| 352. |
The secretary of Union Ministry of Culture recently inaugurated an exhibition 'Revolutionary Patriots (1905-1947)' on the occasion of 127th Foundation Day of National Archives of India. Who of the following is the secretary of Union Ministry of Culture? |
| A. | Kumar Sanjay Krishna |
| B. | Rakesh Kumar Sharma |
| C. | N.K. Sinha |
| D. | Mahesh Sharma |
| Answer» D. Mahesh Sharma | |
| 353. |
Who launched Vidya - Veerta Abhiyan to encourage Universities to display portraits of Param Veer Chakra-decorated soldiers? |
| A. | Prakash Javadekar |
| B. | Harsh Vardhan |
| C. | Smriti Zubin Irani |
| D. | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Answer» B. Harsh Vardhan | |
| 354. |
The Union Cabinet approved four GST related bill recently. Identify which of the following is not one of them. |
| A. | The Central Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017 |
| B. | The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017 |
| C. | The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017 |
| D. | The States Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 355. |
Which union minister has launched PowerTex India scheme to boost powerloom sector? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Smriti Irani |
| C. | Rajnath Singh |
| D. | Arun Jaitley |
| Answer» C. Rajnath Singh | |
| 356. |
Which union ministry has launched nation-wide training programme for Elected Women representatives (EWRs) of Panchayats? |
| A. | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| B. | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| C. | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| D. | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Answer» D. Ministry of Tribal Affairs | |
| 357. |
The Union Government has sanctioned Rs 98.35 Cr for the development of a Heritage Circuit in which Indian state? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Meghalaya |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» B. Meghalaya | |
| 358. |
Former Union Minister, Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 12 April 2017, after suffering from a heart attack. Which party did he serve under in the government? |
| A. | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| B. | Congress Party |
| C. | Samajwadi Party |
| D. | Bahujan Samajh Party |
| Answer» C. Samajwadi Party | |
| 359. |
This party won majority seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections 2017. |
| A. | Indian National Congress |
| B. | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| C. | Aam Aadmi Party |
| D. | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Answer» B. Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 360. |
The Union government has decided to revive 40-year-old North Koel Irrigation project to resolve water problems in which two states? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Rajasthan & Gujarat |
| C. | Maharashtra & Karnataka |
| D. | Bihar & Jharkhand |
| Answer» E. | |
| 361. |
Akhilesh Das Gupta, the former Union Minister has passed away. He was associated with which political party? |
| A. | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| B. | Indian National Congress (INC) |
| C. | All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) |
| D. | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) |
| Answer» C. All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) | |
| 362. |
Leena Nair is appointed as the secretary in the ministry of _____________. |
| A. | Home Affairs |
| B. | Tribal affairs |
| C. | External Affairs |
| D. | Chemicals and Fertilizers, Parliamentary Affairs |
| Answer» C. External Affairs | |
| 363. |
The United Nations Human Rights Council has granted which country a two-year extension to probe into the alleged war crimes committed during civil war? |
| A. | Syria |
| B. | Iraq |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Sudan |
| Answer» D. Sudan | |
| 364. |
Which union ministry has launched "Mission Fingerling" to achieve Blue Revolution? |
| A. | Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| B. | Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |
| C. | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| D. | Ministry of Shipping |
| Answer» D. Ministry of Shipping | |
| 365. |
It is for this period the Union Government recently launched the Stage II of India's HCFC Phase Out Management Plan. |
| A. | 2017-2023 |
| B. | 2018-2024 |
| C. | 2019-2025 |
| D. | 2020-2026 |
| Answer» B. 2018-2024 | |
| 366. |
The Union Cabinet approved the revised Air Services Agreement (ASA) with this country recently. |
| A. | Malaysia |
| B. | Indonesia |
| C. | Vietnam |
| D. | Laos |
| Answer» B. Indonesia | |
| 367. |
Which committee has been constituted by the Union government to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme "UDAN"? |
| A. | V L Mathew committee |
| B. | Nivya Murthy committee |
| C. | R N Choubey committee |
| D. | Deepak Sajwan committee |
| Answer» D. Deepak Sajwan committee | |
| 368. |
Union government launched the Blue Revolution programme at a total expenditure of what amount? |
| A. | Rs 48000 lakh |
| B. | Rs 52000 lakh |
| C. | Rs 55000 lakh |
| D. | Rs 62000 lakh |
| Answer» C. Rs 55000 lakh | |
| 369. |
Devineni Rajshekhar, the former Minister of Andhra Pradesh has passed away. He was associated with which political party? |
| A. | Indian National Congress (INC) |
| B. | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| C. | Communist Party of India (CPI) |
| D. | Telugu Desam Party (TDP) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 370. |
Which Union Ministry launched an online film certification system e-Cinepramaan to promote transparency and ease of doing business? |
| A. | Union Ministry of Science and Technology |
| B. | Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| C. | Union Ministry of Communications |
| D. | Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Answer» C. Union Ministry of Communications | |
| 371. |
The Union Government has launched RUSA portal to act as a one-stop for States' Higher Education Plans. What does 'RUSA' stands for? |
| A. | Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan |
| B. | Rashtriya Uttam Shiksha Abhiyan |
| C. | Rashtriya Unmukht Shiksha Abhiyan |
| D. | Rashtriya Unnatsheel Shiksha Abhiyan |
| Answer» B. Rashtriya Uttam Shiksha Abhiyan | |
| 372. |
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval to permit Indian Oil to sale this much per cent of the equity in Lubrizol India to Lubrizol Corporation. |
| A. | 14 per cent |
| B. | 24 per cent |
| C. | 34 per cent |
| D. | 44 per cent |
| Answer» C. 34 per cent | |
| 373. |
The Lok Sabha recently passed the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016. It will replace which of the following Acts? |
| A. | Mental Health Act, 1986 |
| B. | Mental Health Act, 1987 |
| C. | Mental Health Act, 1988 |
| D. | Mental Health Act, 1989 |
| Answer» C. Mental Health Act, 1988 | |
| 374. |
Which app is launched by the Union Minister Piyush Goyal to monitor the coal dispatch? |
| A. | URJA |
| B. | Vidhyut Pravah |
| C. | SEVA |
| D. | GARV-II |
| Answer» D. GARV-II | |
| 375. |
This party won the highest number of seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly Elections 2017. |
| A. | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| B. | All India Trinamool Congress |
| C. | Communist Party of India |
| D. | Indian National Congress |
| Answer» E. | |
| 376. |
Which Union Ministry successfully celebrated Swachhta Pakhwada? |
| A. | Human Resources Development |
| B. | Women and Child Development |
| C. | Commerce and Industry |
| D. | Health and Family Welfare |
| Answer» C. Commerce and Industry | |
| 377. |
Which ministry bans the cattle slaughter Across India? |
| A. | Ministry of Environment |
| B. | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| C. | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| D. | Ministry of agriculture and Farmer welfare |
| Answer» B. Ministry of Civil Aviation | |
| 378. |
Which party won the highest number of seats in the recently concluded elections to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands? |
| A. | Party for Freedom |
| B. | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| C. | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| D. | Democrats 66 |
| Answer» C. Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| 379. |
The US Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by |
| A. | 0.15 per cent |
| B. | 0.25 per cent |
| C. | 0.50 per cent |
| D. | 0.75 per cent |
| Answer» C. 0.50 per cent | |
| 380. |
The Union Government in recent past revised the Mode of Moderation and Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Border Haats with this country. |
| A. | Myanmar |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» D. Sri Lanka | |
| 381. |
The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry introduced the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) Bill, 2017 in the Lok Sabha. Who is the Union Commerce and Industry Minister? |
| A. | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| B. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| C. | Jayant Sinha |
| D. | Mahesh Sharma |
| Answer» C. Jayant Sinha | |
| 382. |
Which union minister has launched an integrated grievances redressal platform "MoPNG e Seva" for Petroleum and Gas related queries? |
| A. | Faggan Singh Kulaste |
| B. | Ajay Tamta |
| C. | Arjun Ram Meghwal |
| D. | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 383. |
The Union Government formally transferred ownership of Indu Mills land to this State Government for the construction of Ambedkar Memorial. |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Chattisgarh |
| Answer» B. Gujarat | |
| 384. |
Who get the additional charge of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)? |
| A. | Ramvilas Paswan |
| B. | Kalraj Mishra |
| C. | Jagat Prakash Nadda |
| D. | Harsha Vardhan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 385. |
Which union ministry has launched "Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)" for developing export-linked infrastructure? |
| A. | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| B. | Ministry of Finance |
| C. | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| D. | Ministry of Power |
| Answer» B. Ministry of Finance | |
| 386. |
The Union Cabinet recently approved an MoU signed in the field of Cyber Security. The MoU was signed with which of the following countries? |
| A. | The United States of America |
| B. | Britain |
| C. | Switzerland |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» B. Britain | |
| 387. |
Which union ministry has organized the 5th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM)-2017? |
| A. | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| B. | Ministry of Culture |
| C. | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| D. | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| Answer» C. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | |
| 388. |
Which committee has been formed by the Uttar Pradesh Government to implement farm loan waiver decision? |
| A. | Rahul Bhatnagar committee |
| B. | Vikram Sharma committee |
| C. | Ajay Goenka committee |
| D. | Vinod Malwai committee |
| Answer» B. Vikram Sharma committee | |
| 389. |
As per union government the number of the personnel opting for Voluntary Retirement Service (VRS) in central paramilitary forces rose to around what percent in year 2016-17 as compared to 2015-16. |
| A. | 200 per cent |
| B. | 300 per cent |
| C. | 345 per cent |
| D. | 450 per cent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 390. |
Who is appointed as a chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament? |
| A. | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| B. | Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas |
| C. | N. Janardhana Reddy |
| D. | Buta Singh |
| Answer» B. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas | |
| 391. |
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the eighth conference of head of missions in ________. |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Pune |
| C. | Goa |
| D. | New Delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 392. |
Which port has topped the list in the first-ever ranking of the ports on Sanitation Parameters under the Union Ministry of Shipping? |
| A. | Kandla Port |
| B. | Cochin Port |
| C. | Haldia Port |
| D. | Vizag Port |
| Answer» D. Vizag Port | |
| 393. |
The Union Cabinet approved introduction of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Public Private Partnership (IIIT PPP) Bill, 2017. The bill grants statutory status to how many IIITs in Public Private Partnership and declares them as Institutions of National Importance? |
| A. | Fifteen |
| B. | Sixteen |
| C. | Twenty |
| D. | Ten |
| Answer» B. Sixteen | |
| 394. |
Which Indian political leader has been named among the probable contenders for Times 100 most influential people in the world list 2017? |
| A. | Narenda Modi |
| B. | Arun Jaitley |
| C. | Sushma Swaraj |
| D. | Sonia Gandhi |
| Answer» B. Arun Jaitley | |
| 395. |
Which union ministry has launched an online film certification system "e-Cinepramaan" to promote transparency and ease of doing business? |
| A. | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| B. | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| C. | Ministry of Communications |
| D. | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Answer» C. Ministry of Communications | |
| 396. |
The Union government has launched a new comprehensive scheme to boost the development of which sector? |
| A. | Handloom |
| B. | Powerloom |
| C. | Tourism |
| D. | Education |
| Answer» C. Tourism | |
| 397. |
This party won majority seats in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Elections 2017. |
| A. | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| B. | Samajwadi Party |
| C. | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| D. | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Answer» D. Aam Aadmi Party | |
| 398. |
The Union Government has launched CPS programme to deal with autonomous unmanned vehicles. What does 'CPS' stands for? |
| A. | Cyber Physical Science |
| B. | Cyber Physical Systems |
| C. | Cyber Physical Security |
| D. | Cyber Physical Securitization |
| Answer» C. Cyber Physical Security | |
| 399. |
This ministry launched the Mission Retro-Fitment recently. |
| A. | Ministry of Railways |
| B. | Ministry of Rural Development |
| C. | Ministry of Consumer Affairs |
| D. | Ministry of External Affair |
| Answer» B. Ministry of Rural Development | |
| 400. |
Who is selected as the 14th President of India? |
| A. | Ram Nath Kovind |
| B. | Suresh Kumar |
| C. | Rajesh kumar |
| D. | Meira kumar |
| Answer» B. Suresh Kumar | |