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This section includes 53 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
V. Rathinam, veteran freedom fighter and member of Indian National Army (INA) has passed away. He belonged to which state? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» D. Odisha | |
| 2. |
What is the theme of the 33rd ASEAN summit 2018? |
| A. | Partnering for change, engaging the world |
| B. | Resilient and Innovative Asean |
| C. | One ASEAN at the Heart of Dynamic Asia |
| D. | Strengthening ASEAN Maritime Cooperation |
| Answer» C. One ASEAN at the Heart of Dynamic Asia | |
| 3. |
Which Indian organisation has developed a new technology ‘Impact Based Forecasting Approach’ to monitor impact of rain & deal with natural disasters? |
| A. | IMD |
| B. | DRDO |
| C. | ISRO |
| D. | BARC |
| Answer» B. DRDO | |
| 4. |
Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)? |
| A. | Ajay Kumar Pandey |
| B. | Rachit Kulbhushan |
| C. | Jalaj Srivastava |
| D. | Nirmal Jain |
| Answer» D. Nirmal Jain | |
| 5. |
The chairman of UPSC is appointed by President under which of the following articles of constitution? |
| A. | Article 317 |
| B. | Article 316 |
| C. | Article 315 |
| D. | Article 320 |
| Answer» C. Article 315 | |
| 6. |
Who has been named the Brand Ambassador of 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships (WWBC)? |
| A. | Sarjubala Devi |
| B. | Yogeshwar Dutt |
| C. | Mary Kom |
| D. | Pinki Jangra |
| Answer» D. Pinki Jangra | |
| 7. |
Which Indian mountaineer has recently been awarded an honorary doctorate by a prestigious University of Strathclyde ? |
| A. | Bachendri Pal |
| B. | Premlata Agarwal |
| C. | Arunima Sinha |
| D. | Malavath Purna |
| Answer» D. Malavath Purna | |
| 8. |
Which of the following state governments has legally banned hookah parlours after Gujarat and Maharashtra? |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» D. West Bengal | |
| 9. |
Which state government has launched the ‘DataCity’ to foster innovation and solve global challenges? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Himachal Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Odisha | |
| 10. |
What is the theme of the United Nations for 2018 World Cities Day (WCD)? |
| A. | Promoting a better urban future |
| B. | Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities |
| C. | Better City, Better Life |
| D. | Innovative Governance, Open Cities |
| Answer» C. Better City, Better Life | |
| 11. |
Ananth Kumar, who passed away recently, was in charge of which of the following union ministries? |
| A. | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| B. | Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs |
| C. | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| D. | Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| Answer» B. Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs | |
| 12. |
Which among the following is not a correct statement about “Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS)” scheme? |
| A. | Implemented by Ministry of Earth Sciences |
| B. | 8 sub-schemes |
| C. | Duration: 2017-2020 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Duration: 2017-2020 | |
| 13. |
William Goldman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter and novelist has passed away. He was from which country? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | United Kingdom |
| D. | United States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Kerch Strait, which is in news recently, connects the Sea of Azov from which of the following seas? |
| A. | Mediterranean Sea |
| B. | Caspian Sea |
| C. | Red Sea |
| D. | Black Sea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Which is the only Indian film has been included in BBC’s 100 best foreign language films list of the 21st century? |
| A. | Pather Panchali |
| B. | Aparajito |
| C. | The World of Apu |
| D. | The Big City |
| Answer» B. Aparajito | |
| 16. |
Which Indian personality has recently bestowed with France’s highest civilian honour “Knight of the Legion of Honour”? |
| A. | Kailash Satyarthi |
| B. | Amartya Sen |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Sarin |
| D. | Soumitra Chatterjee |
| Answer» D. Soumitra Chatterjee | |
| 17. |
Who has been appointed as the first ‘Youth Advocate’ of the north-eastern region by UNICEF India? |
| A. | Jahnu Barua |
| B. | Sharmila Tagore |
| C. | Nahid Afrin |
| D. | Hima Das |
| Answer» D. Hima Das | |
| 18. |
The birth anniversary of which freedom fighter is celebrated as National Education Day (NED) in India? |
| A. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | J B Kripalani |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| Answer» B. J B Kripalani | |
| 19. |
India has recently signed $200 million Loan pact with which international organisation for the Bihar State Highways III Project (BSHP-III) ? |
| A. | AIIB |
| B. | ADB |
| C. | World Bank |
| D. | NDB |
| Answer» C. World Bank | |
| 20. |
Which Indian company has been named an Official Partner of FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018? |
| A. | Tata Steel |
| B. | Reliance |
| C. | Infosys |
| D. | Wipro |
| Answer» B. Reliance | |
| 21. |
Lalan Sarang, who passed away recently, was the noted theatre personality of which regional cinema? |
| A. | Marathi |
| B. | Odia |
| C. | Tamil |
| D. | Telugu |
| Answer» B. Odia | |
| 22. |
Kartarpur corridor, which was recently approved by Union Cabinet, is located in which district of Punjab? |
| A. | Bathinda |
| B. | Gurdaspur |
| C. | Ferozepur |
| D. | Amritsar |
| Answer» C. Ferozepur | |
| 23. |
What is the theme of the 26th Conference of Central and State Organizations (COCSSO)? |
| A. | Agriculture & Farmers’ Statistics |
| B. | Administrative Statistics |
| C. | Quality Assurance in Official Statistics |
| D. | Agriculture & Quality Statistics |
| Answer» D. Agriculture & Quality Statistics | |
| 24. |
Which of the following banks has designed & developed PaiSA portal for processing interest subvention on bank loans to beneficiaries under DAY-NULM? |
| A. | SBI |
| B. | PNB |
| C. | Allahabad Bank |
| D. | Dena Bank |
| Answer» D. Dena Bank | |
| 25. |
Which country has launched the world’s first Sovereign Blue Bond? |
| A. | United Kingdom |
| B. | Mauritius |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Seychelles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Which of the following is the global satellite navigation system of European Union? |
| A. | BeiDou |
| B. | GPS |
| C. | Galileo |
| D. | GLONASS |
| Answer» D. GLONASS | |
| 27. |
Who has been appointed the new Secretary General of Lok Sabha? |
| A. | Snehlata Shrivastava |
| B. | Anup Mishra |
| C. | Rama Devi |
| D. | Nischal Jain |
| Answer» B. Anup Mishra | |
| 28. |
Who has become the first Indian golfer to win European Tour ‘Rookie of the Year’ Award? |
| A. | Arjun Atwal |
| B. | Shiv Kapur |
| C. | Shubhankar Sharma |
| D. | C Muniyappa |
| Answer» D. C Muniyappa | |
| 29. |
The Union Government has set up tribunal to decide on ban on two Tripura militant groups “NLFT & ATTF”. Who is the head of the tribunal? |
| A. | Ramesh Abhishek |
| B. | Alok Verma |
| C. | Rita Teaotia |
| D. | Suresh Kait |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Which country has decided to venture into Internet of things (IoT) with new satellite system ‘Marathon’? |
| A. | South Korea |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 31. |
Which state government has recently launched “Soura Jalanidhi” scheme? |
| A. | Jharkhand |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 32. |
For which term, India has been elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council? |
| A. | 2020 to 2023 |
| B. | 2019 to 2022 |
| C. | 2021 to 2024 |
| D. | 2018 to 2021 |
| Answer» C. 2021 to 2024 | |
| 33. |
Fahmida Riaz, who passed away recently, was the noted poet and human rights activist of which country? |
| A. | Kenya |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Israel |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» C. Israel | |
| 34. |
Which of the following banks has launched the India’s first interactive credit card with buttons? |
| A. | ICICI Bank |
| B. | Induslnd Bank |
| C. | Bandhan Bank |
| D. | Axis Bank |
| Answer» C. Bandhan Bank | |
| 35. |
Which Indian shuttler has clinched the men’s singles title at the 2018 Syed Modi International Badminton Championships? |
| A. | Kidambi Srikanth |
| B. | HS Prannoy |
| C. | Chetan Anand |
| D. | Sameer Verma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)? |
| A. | RK Pachnanda |
| B. | S S Deswal |
| C. | Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar |
| D. | Sudeep Lakhtakia |
| Answer» C. Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar | |
| 37. |
Who of the following lifted the 2018 Men’s Singles title at the Rolex Paris Masters? |
| A. | Milos Raonic |
| B. | Juan Martín del Potro |
| C. | Karen Khachanov |
| D. | Novak Djokovic |
| Answer» D. Novak Djokovic | |
| 38. |
Which state government has launched ‘Bhudaar’ portal to make land records accessible to people? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» B. Karnataka | |
| 39. |
Which of the following international personalities will be chief guest at the 2019 Republic Day parade of India? |
| A. | Mauricio Macri |
| B. | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| C. | Ashraf Ghani |
| D. | Petro Poroshenko |
| Answer» C. Ashraf Ghani | |
| 40. |
Who has become the first Indian to win gold in Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2018 in Canberra? |
| A. | Husnapreet Kaur |
| B. | Bhavani Devi |
| C. | Sundaraj Soumya |
| D. | Shivani Barode |
| Answer» C. Sundaraj Soumya | |
| 41. |
Which country will be the Partner Country at the 25th DST – CII Technology Summit 2019? |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | France |
| C. | Netherlands |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» D. Japan | |
| 42. |
The scientists of which Indian organisation has recently developed less polluting firecrackers named – SWAS, SAFAL & STAR? |
| A. | CSIR |
| B. | DRDO |
| C. | ISRO |
| D. | BARC |
| Answer» B. DRDO | |
| 43. |
The Union government has awarded which state police for citizen services under an e-governance project “CCTNS”? |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» C. Jharkhand | |
| 44. |
Which of the following cities is the venue of the 27th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change 2018? |
| A. | Beijing |
| B. | Seoul |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Cape Town |
| Answer» D. Cape Town | |
| 45. |
ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-29 satellite into space from which launch vehicle? |
| A. | GSLV Mk III |
| B. | GSLV Mk I |
| C. | GSLV Mk II |
| D. | GSLV Mk IV |
| Answer» B. GSLV Mk I | |
| 46. |
Which of the following are two Indian movies nominated for 2018 ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal? |
| A. | Baaram and Walking with the Wind |
| B. | Gold and Paarka Thonuthe |
| C. | Hichki and Bangistan |
| D. | Saranalayam and Raazi |
| Answer» B. Gold and Paarka Thonuthe | |
| 47. |
Which union ministry has organized Gandhian Thought and Swachhata seminar organized in Wardha district of Maharashtra? |
| A. | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| B. | Ministry of Rural Development |
| C. | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| D. | Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court? |
| A. | A. S. Bopanna |
| B. | R. Subhash Reddy |
| C. | Rajendra Menon |
| D. | Naresh Harishchandra Patil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Simone Biles, who has become the first ever gymnast to win 13 world championship gold medals, is from which country? |
| A. | United States |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | Chile |
| Answer» B. Brazil | |
| 50. |
The researchers at which IIT have devised a Decision Support System (DSS) to boost LPG distribution in households below poverty line? |
| A. | IIT Indore |
| B. | IIT Kanpur |
| C. | IIT Kharagpur |
| D. | IIT Madras |
| Answer» D. IIT Madras | |