CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 1

1.            Rafale fighter jets belong to which of the following countries?

a.      Britain

b.      France

c.       Russia

d.      Israel

2.            Which prize was formerly known as McConnell Prize?

a.      Man Booker Prize

b.      Abel Prize

c.       Nobel Prize for Economics

d.      Sakharov Prize

3.            Who among the following is the first head of Bank Board Bureau?

a.      Raghu Ram Rajan

b.      S. P. Sinha

c.       Vinod Rai

d.      Arun Jaitley

4.             Who among the following is the Chairman of National Human Rights Commission?

a.      H. L. Dattu

b.      K G Balakrishnan

c.       R M Lodha

d.      Y K Sabharwal

5.            Which of the following company operates “World’s First” all Women Non-Stop Flight?

a.      Qatar Airways

b.      British Airways

c.       Vistara

d.      Air India

6.            Kakrapar Nuclear Plant is located in which of the following Indian states?

a.      Tamil Nadu

b.      Rajasthan

c.       Karnataka

d.      Gujarat

7.            Which of the following is the fastest train in the country?

a.      Shatabdi Express

b.      Duronto Express

c.       Rajadhani

d.      Gaatimaan Express

8.            In which of the following Indian state is ‘Shani Shingnapur’ temple is located?

a.      Tamil Nadu

b.      Karnataka

c.       Uttar Pradesh

d.      Maharashtra

9.            Which of the following is the new name of ‘Gurgaon’ of Haryana?

a.      Nuh

b.      Nanale gram

c.       Gurugram

d.      Harigram

10.        Which of the following is India’s own navigational system?

a.      GPS

b.      GLONASS

c.       DATUM

d.      NAVIC

11.        Which of the following state government recently announced 10 percent quota for the economically backward in the general category?

a.      Jharkhand

b.      Tamil Nadu

c.       Kerala

d.      Gujarat

12.        Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is associated with which of the following?

a.      LNG connections

b.      LPG connections

c.       CNG connections

d.      Solar heater

13.        Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched for the first time at

a.      Indore

b.      Ballia

c.       Ahmadabad

d.      Vidharba

14.        India’s first driverless metro train was launched at

a.      Ludhiana in Punjab

b.      Calcutta in Bengal

c.       Thane in Maharashtra

d.      Mukundpur in New Delhi

15.        What is the present strength of MTCR (Missile Technology Control Regime)?

a.      33

b.      34

c.       35

d.      36

16.        In which of the following group India is a member?

a.      Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

b.      Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

c.       Commonwealth of Independent State (CIS)

d.      Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

17.        Which of the following is India’s Light Combat Aircraft?

a.      MIG

b.      Sukhoi

c.       Tejas

d.      Rustom

18.        Pattiseema project is located in which of the following states?

a.      Tamil Nadu

b.      Andhra Pradesh

c.       Karnataka

d.      Madhya Pradesh

19.        Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is located in which of the following Indian State?

a.      Karnataka

b.      Rajasthan

c.       Tamil Nadu

d.      Andhra Pradesh

20.        In which of the following Indian States is Tambaram air base located?

a.      Karnataka

b.      West Bengal

c.       Tamil Nadu

d.      Telangana

21.        The Child Labour (Prohibition And Amendment) Bill 2016, allows kids under _________ years of age to work in family enterprises.

a.      18

b.      16

c.       14

d.      12

22.        Which of the following is the first Indian State Assembly to pass the Constitution Amendment Bill on GST?

a.      Madhya Pradesh

b.      Maharashtra

c.       Tamil Nadu

d.      Assam

23.        Which of the following Indian State has passed its own ‘Internal Security Act’ thus becoming the first state to do so?

a.      Maharashtra

b.      Goa

c.       Karnataka

d.      Haryana

24.        In which of the following cities is Haji Ali Darga located?

a.      Hyderabad

b.      New Delhi

c.       Mumbai

d.      Lucknow

25.        During which of the following BRICS summit Goa declaration was adopted?

a.      7th

b.      8th

c.       9th

d.      10th

26.        The first BRICS – BIMSTEC outreach meeting was held at

a.      Dhaka

b.      New Delhi

c.       Mobor

d.      Brazilia

27.        ‘INS Viraat’ is

a.      An aircraft carrier

b.      A Torpedo

c.       A Nuclear missile carrier

d.      A Patrol vessel

28.        In which of the following state Malkangiri district is located?

a.      Andhra Pradesh

b.      Odisha

c.       Karnataka

d.      Jharkhand

29.        Which of the following is mandatory for all new bank accounts, except those opened under Jan Dhan Yojana?

a.      Aadhar Card

b.      Pan Card

c.       Electoral Id Card

d.      Ration Card

30.        The Goa declaration of 8th BRICS summit pledges opposition to

a.      Climate change and green house gas emission

b.      Corruption

c.       Nuclear energy

d.      Terrorism

31.        Who among the following has won 2016 Man Booker Prize?

a.      Deborah Levy

b.      David Szalay

c.       Paul Beatty

d.      Marion James

32.        Where was the 2016 National Tribal Carnival held?

a.      Mumbai

b.      Jharkhand

c.       New Delhi

d.      Meghalaya

33.        Which state in India has decided to observe 2017 as Garib Kalyan Varsh?

a.      Haryana

b.      Uttar Pradesh

c.       Jharkhand

d.      Madhya Pradesh

34.        Which among the following is the recently declared world’s largest marine protected area?

a.      Great Barrier Reef

b.      Ross Sea

c.       Gulf of Mannar

d.      Dead Sea

35.        Who among the following has won the 2016 Sakharov Prize?

a.      Malala Yousufzai

b.      Denis Mukwege

c.       Raif Badawi

d.      Nadia Mirad

36.        Who among the following has won the title of Mr. Asia 2016 in the Asia Body Building Championship?

a.      Zhong Hao

b.      Mayank Pawar

c.       Ryan Zhu

d.     K. G. Balakrishnan

37.        When is World Day for Audiovisual Heritage observed?

a.      October 27

b.      October 31

c.       January 1

d.      August 30

38.        What is India’s rank in the Gender Gap Report 2016, released by the World Economic Forum?

a.      87

b.      105

c.       90

d.      79

39.        Where was the 8th BRICS summit held?

a.      Rio de Janeiro

b.      Goa

c.       Shanghai

d.      Moscow

40.        How many districts have been created in Telangana?

a.      14

b.      21

c.       25

d.      19

41.        Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature?

a.      Svetlana Alexievich

b.      Y. S. Naipaul

c.       Philip Roth

d.      Bob Dylan

42.        Who is the new Secretary General of the United Nations?

a.      Danilo Turk

b.      Igor Luksic

c.       Antonio Guterres

d.      Natalia Gherman

43.        Which country won the BRICS Under – 17 football tournament?

a.      India

b.      Brazil

c.       Russia

d.      South Africa

44.        Where was the 2016 ASEAN Summit held?

a.      Cambodia

b.      Laos

c.       Brunei

d.      Singapore

45.        When is International Literacy Day observed?

a.      September 5

b.      October 21

c.       September 8

d.      October 5

46.        PRABAL DOSTYK – 16 is a joint military exercise between India and which other country?

a.      Russia

b.      Kazakhstan

c.       Sri Lanka

d.      Qatar

47.        Where was the 2016 G – 20 Summit held ?

a.      Perth

b.      Hangzhou

c.       Paris

d.      Vancouver

48.        Who won the 2016 Man Books International Prize?

a.      Yan Lianke

b.      Orhan Pamuk

c.       Robert Seethaler

d.      Han Kang

49.        For which among the following books did Paul Beatty won the 2016 Man Booker Prize?

a.      Big Bank Take Little Bank

b.      Joker, Joker

c.       The sellout

d.      Slumber land

50.        Pattiseema project links which of the following rivers

a.      Narmada and Tapti

b.      Chambal and Sind

c.       Krishna and Godavari

d.      Krishna and Cauvery

 
ANSWER KEY

1. b
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. d
6. d
7. d
8. d
9. c
10. d
11. d
12. b
13. b
14. d
15. c
16. d
17. c
18. b
19. c
20. c
21. c
22. d
23. a
24. c
25. b
26. c
27. a
28. b
29. b
30. d
31. c
32. c
33. a
34. b
35. d
36. d
37. a
38. a
39. b
40. b
41. d
42. c
43. b
44. b
45. c
46. b
47. b
48. d
49. c
50. c