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This section includes 107 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. |
As per the statement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in March 2021, the centre is sharing how much percent with the states from devolvable taxes? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 37 |
| C. | 41 |
| D. | 53 |
| E. | 61 |
| Answer» D. 53 | |
| 52. |
After the amendment of sub-section (v) of section 2 of the Special Economic Zones Act, ________, a trust or any entity notified by the Central Government will be eligible to be considered for grant of permission to set up a unit in Special Economic Zones. |
| A. | 2004 |
| B. | 2005 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2007 |
| E. | 2008 |
| Answer» C. 2006 | |
| 53. |
JD(U) has decided that it will not be part of the NDA outside Bihar. The party will contest assembly polls separately in which of the following state/states? |
| A. | Jharkhand |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Jammu & Kashmir |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All are correct |
| Answer» F. | |
| 54. |
Examine the following statements with regard to the office of Speaker of Lok SabhaA. Neelam Sanjeev Reddy was Speaker of the Lok Sabha twice.B. Speaker of the Lok Sabha always comes to form the ruling party.C. K. S. Hegde was succeded by Balram Jakhar as the SpeakerD. The Protem Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha was Jyotiriditya Scindia.Choose the correct answer: |
| A. | A, B & D only |
| B. | A & C only |
| C. | A & D only |
| D. | B & D |
| Answer» C. A & D only | |
| 55. |
In June 2020, the Union Government has promulgated an ordinance to amend the IBC. Under it, default on repayments from which date will not be considered for initiating insolvency proceedings for a certain period of time? |
| A. | 20 February 2020 |
| B. | 1 March 2020 |
| C. | 25 March 2020 |
| D. | 31 March 2020 |
| E. | 15 April 2020 |
| Answer» D. 31 March 2020 | |
| 56. |
As of May 2019, which political party does actor Raj Babbar belong to? |
| A. | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| B. | Samajwadi |
| C. | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| D. | Indian National Congress |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
Lok Sabha passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It will amend the Essential Commodities Act of which year? |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1955 |
| E. | 1957 |
| Answer» E. 1957 | |
| 58. |
On 28 July 2017, Lok Sabha passed Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Bill, 2017. The Bill has a provision to place the annual report of the IIM’s in the parliament and auditing of their accounts by ________. |
| A. | Chief Economic Adviser |
| B. | Economic Affairs Secretary |
| C. | Comptroller and Auditor General |
| D. | Attorney General |
| Answer» D. Attorney General | |
| 59. |
On 2 January 2018, Parliament Passed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to amend ________. |
| A. | IBC, 2015 |
| B. | IBC, 2016 |
| C. | IBC, 2014 |
| D. | IBC, 2013 |
| Answer» C. IBC, 2014 | |
| 60. |
In January 2019, President Ramnath Kovind gave his assent to the 124th constitutional Amendment Bill (which is now the 103rd Amendment Act of the Constitution of India) providing ________ reservation for economically weaker sections from the upper castes. |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 15% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» B. 15% | |
| 61. |
If the president declares emergency then this proclamation must be approved by the Parliament within ________. |
| A. | 1 year |
| B. | 6 months |
| C. | 3 months |
| D. | 1 month |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
Article 36 to Article 51 of Indian Constitution mainly deals with Directive Principles of State Policy, given in ________ of Indian Constitution. |
| A. | Part II |
| B. | Part III |
| C. | Part IV |
| D. | Part V |
| Answer» D. Part V | |
| 63. |
As of January 2019, who is the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)? |
| A. | DV Sadananda Gowda |
| B. | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| C. | Raj Nath Singh |
| D. | Suresh Prabhu |
| Answer» C. Raj Nath Singh | |
| 64. |
In March 2021, Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in which state? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Punjab |
| E. | Haryana |
| Answer» C. Gujarat | |
| 65. |
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill 2021 seeks to amend which of the following acts? |
| A. | Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2012 |
| B. | Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2013 |
| C. | Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2014 |
| D. | Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 |
| E. | Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2016 |
| Answer» E. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2016 | |
| 66. |
Present Law Minister of India is _________. |
| A. | D.V Sadananda Gowda |
| B. | Ananthkumar Hedge |
| C. | Ravishankar Prasad |
| D. | Nitin Gadkari |
| Answer» D. Nitin Gadkari | |
| 67. |
Parliament has passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It seeks to amend the Aircraft Act of which year? |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1934 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1942 |
| E. | 1946 |
| Answer» C. 1938 | |
| 68. |
Lok Sabha passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 on 24 July 2019. The original law was enacted in ________. |
| A. | 1965 |
| B. | 1967 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1970 |
| E. | 1972 |
| Answer» C. 1968 | |
| 69. |
On 10 April 2017, Lok Sabha passed Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to insert a new article 342-A which empowers whom to notify the list of socially and educationally backward classes of that state/union territory? |
| A. | Prime Minister |
| B. | President |
| C. | Vice President |
| D. | Finance Minister |
| Answer» C. Vice President | |
| 70. |
A Constitution Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha was introduced on 9 February 2019 to increase the financial and executive powers of the ________ Autonomous Councils in the Sixth Schedule areas of the northeastern region. |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 14 |
| E. | 16 |
| Answer» C. 12 | |
| 71. |
Article 31 B of the Indian Constitution "Validation of certain Acts and Regulations" deals with the |
| A. | State Government |
| B. | Union Government |
| C. | Directive principles of state policy |
| D. | Fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
President Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 to ensure the safety of depositors across banks. The Ordinance amends the Banking Regulation Act of which year? |
| A. | 1934 |
| B. | 1949 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1958 |
| E. | 1965 |
| Answer» C. 1953 | |
| 73. |
President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021. Who is the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi? |
| A. | Manoj Sinha |
| B. | Anil Baijal |
| C. | Praful Patel |
| D. | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| E. | Radha Krishna Mathur |
| Answer» C. Praful Patel | |
| 74. |
Famous writer and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor won the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from which of the following constituencies of Kerala? |
| A. | Alleppey |
| B. | Thiruvananthapuram |
| C. | Kozhikode |
| D. | Thrissur |
| Answer» C. Kozhikode | |
| 75. |
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 on ________ 2019. |
| A. | 27 November |
| B. | 26 November |
| C. | 25 November |
| D. | 24 November |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 25 November | |
| 76. |
As on September 2019 who is the defence minister of India? |
| A. | Amit Shah |
| B. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| C. | Rajnath Singh |
| D. | Nitin Gadkari |
| Answer» D. Nitin Gadkari | |
| 77. |
Amendments in the Indian Stamp Act, ________ brought through Finance Act 2019 and Rules made thereunder will come into effect from 1 July 2020. |
| A. | 1877 |
| B. | 1899 |
| C. | 1907 |
| D. | 1927 |
| E. | 1947 |
| Answer» C. 1907 | |
| 78. |
As of September 2018, who was the current Chief Minister of Goa? |
| A. | Biplav Deb |
| B. | Naveen Patnaik |
| C. | Manohar Parrikar |
| D. | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Answer» D. Vilasrao Deshmukh | |
| 79. |
As per 'The Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Amendment Ordinance, 2020, the temporary release of the prisoners has been allowed beyond the maximum period of how many weeks in a calendar year? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 20 |
| E. | 24 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 80. |
In March 2021, the assembly of which state passed Recovery of Damages to Property During Disturbance of Public Order Bill, 2021? |
| A. | Chhattisgarh |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| E. | Punjab |
| Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 81. |
________ assembly passed a bill in March 2019 to bring back total prohibition of liquor in the northeastern state after four years. |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | Mizoram |
| D. | Assam |
| E. | Tripura |
| Answer» D. Assam | |
| 82. |
On 11 October, 2017 the Supreme Court criminalized sex with underage wife aged below______ years. |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 21 |
| D. | No option is correct. |
| Answer» C. 21 | |
| 83. |
Lok Sabha passes ________ International Arbitration Centre Bill in July 2019. |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Bihar |
| E. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» D. Bihar | |
| 84. |
In May 2021, the Supreme Court bench struck down the Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018 of which state? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| E. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Gujarat | |
| 85. |
In April 2020, President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent for the promulgation of the Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Disease Act, ________ to protect the health care service personnel. |
| A. | 1872 |
| B. | 1883 |
| C. | 1897 |
| D. | 1907 |
| E. | 1919 |
| Answer» D. 1907 | |
| 86. |
Parliament has passed which of the following bills in September 2020? |
| A. | National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2020 |
| B. | National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2020 |
| C. | National Commission for Ayurveda Bill, 2020 |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | Both 1 and 3 |
| Answer» E. Both 1 and 3 | |
| 87. |
As per the Himachal Pradesh Official Language Bill, 2019 (Amendment), which language will be made the second official language of the state? |
| A. | Sindhi |
| B. | English |
| C. | Punjabi |
| D. | Sanskrit |
| E. | Maithili |
| Answer» E. Maithili | |
| 88. |
In March 2020, Lok Sabha passed a bill which seeks to extend the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to how many weeks for "special categories of women"? |
| A. | 21 |
| B. | 22 |
| C. | 23 |
| D. | 24 |
| E. | 25 |
| Answer» E. 25 | |
| 89. |
MP Assembly passed an amendment bill raising reservation in government jobs and education for Other Backward Classes (OBC) to ________% from the present 14%. |
| A. | 16 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 22 |
| D. | 27 |
| E. | 29 |
| Answer» E. 29 | |
| 90. |
How many ordinances were promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind on 21 February 2019? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 91. |
On 10 April 2017, Lok Sabha Passed the Motor Vehicles Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016. Under the new provisions, the compensation for death increased from Rs. 25,000 to ________. |
| A. | Rs. 2 lakh or more |
| B. | Rs. 5 lakh or more |
| C. | Rs. 10 lakh or more |
| D. | Rs. 15 lakh or more |
| Answer» B. Rs. 5 lakh or more | |
| 92. |
On 20 July 2017, Lok Sabha passed IIIT-PPP Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to allow how many IITs established on a PPP model to grant degrees and get statutory status? |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» C. 10 | |
| 93. |
A petition has been filed by NGO ________ Challenging the constitutional validity of both, Article 35 A and Article 370. |
| A. | We The Citizens |
| B. | We The Challengers |
| C. | We The Opposers |
| D. | We The Indians |
| Answer» B. We The Challengers | |
| 94. |
Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III who won Padma Shri award in 2018 is a citizen of which country? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Philippines |
| C. | Myanmar |
| D. | Cambodia |
| Answer» C. Myanmar | |
| 95. |
In the new 2019 Narendra Modi cabinet, which portfolio is assigned to Smriti Irani? |
| A. | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| B. | Ministry of External Affairs |
| C. | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| D. | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Answer» B. Ministry of External Affairs | |
| 96. |
In which of the following year The Union Public Service Commission was formed? |
| A. | 26-11-1948 |
| B. | 23-12-1934 |
| C. | 11-02-1945 |
| D. | 1-10-1926 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
On 30 January 2018, who among the following called for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies. |
| A. | The President of India |
| B. | The Finance Minister of India |
| C. | The Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| D. | The Chief Justice of India |
| Answer» B. The Finance Minister of India | |
| 98. |
In Lok Sabha 2019 Elections, Congress won ________ seats out of the 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab. |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 99. |
Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes1. Rights of transgenders2. Rights of craniopagus twins3. Rights of mentally retarded women to bear a childSelect the correct answer using the code given below. |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 2 only |
| C. | 2 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
As of August 2018, who is the union minister of Health and Family Welfare? |
| A. | Arun Jaitley |
| B. | Radha Mohan Singh |
| C. | J.P. Nadda |
| D. | Piyush Goyal |
| Answer» D. Piyush Goyal | |