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Recent MCQs

India is developing Cryogenic Technology. Which Country/Agency from amongst the following does not possess this technology?

  1. European Space Agency
  2. Brazil
  3. United States of America (USA)
  4. Japan
Current Affairs

In the year 2004-05, following groups had important share in India's imports:

1. Fuel
2. Capital goods
3. Gold and silver
4. Chemicals

Arrange the aforesaid items in descending order in terms of their percentage share and choose your answer with the help of given codes:
Codes:

  1. 1,2,3,4
  2. 1,3,2,4
  3. 2,3,4,1
  4. 4,3,2,1
Current Affairs

Consider the following statements regarding the performance of Mithali Raj in women's One Day International Cricket:

(A) She is the first ever to score more than 6000 runs.
(B) She scored a century on her debut.
(C) She holds the record for scoring 7 consecutive half centuries.
(D) She holds the world record for scoring the highest number of centuries.

Of the above, the correct statements are:

  1. A, B and C only
  2. B, C and D only
  3. A, B and D only
  4. C and D only
Current Affairs

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-II

A. Andhra Pradesh - 1. G.K. Gandhi
B. Bihar - 2. S.C. Jamir
C. Maharashtra - 3. R.L. Bhatia
D. West Bengal - 4. N.D. Tiwari

Code:
A B C D

  1. 2 3 1 4
  2. 4 3 2 1
  3. 4 1 2 3
  4. 3 2 4 1
Current Affairs

What is the expected target of development in the "vision paper" of the 12th Five Year Plan (2012 − 2017) as accepted by the National Development Council?

  1. 7%
  2. 8%
  3. 9%
  4. 10%
Current Affairs

Who has been recently given "Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration" 2005?

  1. Bismillah Khan
  2. Jyoti Basu
  3. Javed Akhtar
  4. Mahesh Bhatt
Current Affairs

"Tshwane Declaration" was signed by representatives of:

  1. India and South Africa
  2. India and Brazil
  3. India, Brazil and South Africa
  4. India and Myanmar
Current Affairs

Which hydropower plant in Bhutan was inaugurated recently by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

  1. Chhukha Power Plant
  2. Dagachhu Power Plant
  3. Kurichha Power Plant
  4. Mangdechhu Power Plant
Current Affairs

Bhalchandra Nemade was selected in February 2015 for which one of the following awards?

  1. King Faisal Award
  2. Nayudamma Award
  3. India Harmony Award
  4. Gnanpith Award
Current Affairs

Operation "Desert Storm" was the war between:

  1. Iraq and Iran
  2. Iraq and the Kurds
  3. America and its allies against Iraq
  4. Iraqis
Current Affairs

Examine the following statements with regard to Wimbledon-2004:

1. Womens (Single) title was won by Maria Sharapova and Runners up by Serena Williams.
2. Men's (Single) title was won by Roger Federer and Runners up by Andy Rorick.
3. Men's (Doubles) title was won by Jonas Yorkman and Tad Woodbridge.

Which of the above statements are correct?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1, 2 and 3
Current Affairs

India was represented in the Annual Meet of the World Economic Forum, held in Davos (Switzerland) in January 2009, by-

  1. Manmohan Singh
  2. Kamal Nath
  3. P. Chidambaram
  4. Kapil Sibbal
Current Affairs

Which of the following labour related Acts have been amalgamated into the "Code on Wages, 2019" ?

I. Minimum Wages Act
II. Payment of Bonus Act
III. The Contract Labour Act
IV. Equal Remuneration Act

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :

  1. I and II only
  2. II and III only
  3. I, II and IV only
  4. I, II, III and IV
Current Affairs

Which one of the following cities was ranked the dirties by the Urban Development Ministry in a list released in May 2017?

  1. Meerut
  2. Gonda
  3. Ghaziabad
  4. Shahjahanpur
Current Affairs

Who among the following Indian scientists were awarded the 2017 Dan David prize in "future" category?

  1. Dronamraju K.Rao
  2. Biman Bagchi
  3. N.R. Rao
  4. Shrinivas Kulkarni
Current Affairs

The web-based platform "Pratibimba" to project goverment's achievements was launched in March 2017 by the government of:

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Kamataka
  4. Tamil Nadu
Current Affairs

The first successlul by-pass heart operation by a robot was conducted in May, 1998 at:

  1. Berne
  2. Leipzing
  3. New York
  4. London
Current Affairs

India's first remote sensing satellite (I.R.S.-1A) was launched from:

  1. Baikonour
  2. Cape Kennedy
  3. French Guiana
  4. Sri Harikota
Current Affairs

Saksham project approved by Govt of India is related to:

  1. Skill development of SC and ST population
  2. A military unit for effective disaster management
  3. A new indirect tax network
  4. Creating self-confidence among 'Divyang' youth
Current Affairs

Consider the following events and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last activity:

1. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana
2. Rural Employment Generation Programme
3. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
4. Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. 2,3,4,1
  2. 4,2,1,3
  3. 1,2,3,4
  4. 3,2,1,4
Current Affairs

Which among the following is not included in the ten main themes of the Union budget for the financial years 2017-18?

  1. Export performance
  2. The poor and the underprivileged
  3. Youth
  4. Rural population
Current Affairs

The recent global pause during COVID-19 pandemic was caused due to:

  1. SARS-CoV-1
  2. H5N1
  3. SARS-CoV-2
  4. MERS – COV-2
Current Affairs