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Latest Current Affairs Exam Question (Objective Questions), MCQ in English

Subjects : Current Affairs

Question Bank Current Affairs February 2017.
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Current Affairs

Question 1Single Answer
Consider the following statements regarding Agni-V that was test- fired on December 26, 2016.
I.it is the longest range missile test-fired by India till date.
II. Agni-V can carry nuclear warheads.
Which of the above statement is/are correct ?
 
  1. A
    1 only
     
  2. B
    2 only
     
  3. C
    both 1 and 2
     
  4. D
    Neither 1 or nor -II
Question 2Single Answer
Zonal councils were set up to Foster inter-state cooperation and coordination among the states under the 'state Recognition Act,......
 
  1. A
    1950
     
  2. B
    1952
     
  3. C
    1954
     
  4. D
    1956
Question 3Single Answer
Who among the following is the Prime Minister of Israel ?
 
  1. A
    Reuven Rivlin
     
  2. B
    Isaac Herzog
     
  3. C
    Moshe Herzog
     
  4. D
    Benjamin Netanyahu
Question 4Single Answer
Shinzo Abe has become Japan's first Prime Minister to visit pearl Harbour that was destroyed in a Japanese attack during the Second World War. it is in which state of USA ?
 
  1. A
    Hawaii
     
  2. B
    Illinois
     
  3. C
    Maine
     
  4. D
    Texas
Question 5Single Answer
The Reserve Bank of India has allowed white label ATM operators (WLAQs) to source cash from which of the following ?
 
  1. A
    Households
     
  2. B
    Retail outlets
     
  3. C
    NBFCs
     
  4. D
    Cooperative banks
Question 6Single Answer
The financial stability report, released by RBI, is the central bank's........ assessment of the health of India's financial sector.
 
  1. A
    monthly
     
  2. B
    quarterly
     
  3. C
    half- yearly
     
  4. D
    annual
Question 7Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed the new deputy governor of The Reserve Bank of India ?
 
  1. A
    Natarajan Chandrasekhar
     
  2. B
    Bharat Narotam Doshi
     
  3. C
    Anjuly Chib Duggal
     
  4. D
    Viral V. Zachary
Question 8Single Answer
Who among the following is the MD and CEO of IDFC bank ?
 
  1. A
    Rajiv Lall
     
  2. B
    Vijay Mahajan
     
  3. C
    Vikram Akula
     
  4. D
    Padmaja Reddy
Question 9Single Answer
The high-level community formed to study the feasibility of shifting financial year to January 1 submitted its report recently. The committee is headed by :
 
  1. A
    K M Chandrasekhar
     
  2. B
    Shankar Acharya
     
  3. C
    Rakesh Mohan
     
  4. D
    Rajiv Kumar
Question 10Single Answer
Who among the following Union home secretary is appointed the new Lieutenant governor of Delhi ?
 
  1. A
    Madhukar Gupta
     
  2. B
    K.Padmanabhiah
     
  3. C
    Madhav Godbole
     
  4. D
    Anil Baikal
Question 11Single Answer
Which district of Kerala saw the launch of the first fully- digital tribal Colony in the country ?
 
  1. A
    Idukki
     
  2. B
    Kannur
     
  3. C
    Palakkad
     
  4. D
    Malapuram 
Question 12Single Answer
Which state was selected as host of 2022 National Games recently ?
 
  1. A
    Mizoram
     
  2. B
    Tripura
     
  3. C
    Assam
     
  4. D
    Meghalaya
Question 13Single Answer
Who among the following won the best player award at the Globe Soccer award 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Louis Suarez
     
  2. B
    Cristiano Rinaldo
     
  3. C
    Lionel Messi
     
  4. D
    Antoine Griezann
Question 14Single Answer
'Nirbhay' missile was successfully flight tested recently. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
 
  1. A
    it is a surface to surface missile
     
  2. B
    This was its fourth Test flight
     
  3. C
    it was flight tested from Balasore, Odisha
     
  4. D
    it moves at a speed higher than the speed of sound
Question 15Single Answer
Who among the following has taken as the new Chief of the Indian army ?
 
  1. A
    Lieutenants General Anil chait
     
  2. B
    Lieutenants General Praveen Bakshi
     
  3. C
    Lieutenants General Bipin Rawat
     
  4. D
    Lieutenants General Sanjeev Chachra
     
Question 16Single Answer
Which of the following has withdrawn the visa-free facility for Indians from January 2017 ?
 
  1. A
    Macau
     
  2. B
    Thailand
     
  3. C
    Hong Kong
     
  4. D
    Vietnam
Question 17Single Answer
Who among the following won the miss world title 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Reyes Ramirez
     
  2. B
    Natasha Manuela
     
  3. C
    Morris Lalaguna
     
  4. D
    Stephanie del Valle
Question 18Single Answer
Which of the following won the football is the government fund that provides subsidy for telecom services in ruler areas ?
 
  1. A
    Utility service Obligation Fund
     
  2. B
    Uniform service Obligation Fund
     
  3. C
    Unitary service Obligation Fund
     
  4. D
    Universal Service Obligation Fund
Question 19Single Answer
The world's largest interest and first fully Integrated industrial Park was Opened in which state ?
 
  1. A
    Uttar Pradesh
     
  2. B
    Maharashtra
     
  3. C
    Tamil Nadu
     
  4. D
    Kerala
Question 20Single Answer
Consider the following regarding ICC annual award 2016 in Dubai.
I. ICC cricketers of the Year
II. ICC test cricketer of the year
III. ICC ODI cricketer of the year
Which of the above was/were won by Ravichandran Ashwin ?
 
  1. A
    I only
     
  2. B
    I and II only
     
  3. C
    II only
     
  4. D
    I and III only
Question 21Single Answer
Which of the following abbreviations used in India's missile development programmer are matched correctly ?
I. ICBM- Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
II. IGMDP- Indigenous Guided Missile Development Programme
 
  1. A
    I only
     
  2. B
    II only
     
  3. C
    Both I and II
     
  4. D
    Neither I nor II
Question 22Single Answer
India lifted the men's junior world Cup 2016 in hockey in by beating which of the following in the final played in Lucknow ?
 
  1. A
    Belgium
     
  2. B
    South Korea
     
  3. C
    Spain
     
  4. D
    Germany 
Question 23Single Answer
India signed an 'Agreement on cooperation in peaceful uses of Atomic Energy' with which of the following December 2016?
 
  1. A
    Mongolia
     
  2. B
    Vietnam
     
  3. C
    Cambodia
     
  4. D
    Myanmar
Question 24Single Answer
Which of the following hosted the UN biodiversity conference 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Rabat
     
  2. B
    Algiers
     
  3. C
    Cancun
     
  4. D
    Marrakesh
Question 25Single Answer
Who among the following was awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for social Justice for 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Anuradhapura Koirala
     
  2. B
    Prakash Amte
     
  3. C
    Sangthankima
     
  4. D
    Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain
Question 26Single Answer
The International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on which date ?
 
  1. A
    December 3
     
  2. B
    December 5
     
  3. C
    December 7
     
  4. D
    December 9
Question 27Single Answer
Who among the following was named by USA's Time magazine as it's 'person of the Year 2016" ?
 
  1. A
    Xi Jinping
     
  2. B
    Donald Trump
     
  3. C
    Theresa May
     
  4. D
    Angela Merkel
Question 28Single Answer
Who among the following was crowned 'Miss Supramation 2016' in Poland ?
 
  1. A
    Vartika Singh
     
  2. B
    Srinidhi Shetty
     
  3. C
    Pankhuri Gidwani
     
  4. D
    Kehkashan Nadu
Question 29Single Answer
In terms of online payments, AFA is :
 
  1. A
    Approved factor authentication
     
  2. B
    Additional factor authentication
     
  3. C
    Automatic Factor authentication
     
  4. D
    Applied Factor authentication 
Question 30Single Answer
The first Mughal Emperor was native to which Central Asian country ?
 
  1. A
    Kazakhstan
     
  2. B
    Kyrgyzstan
     
  3. C
    Taikistan
     
  4. D
    Turkmenistan
Question 31Single Answer
Which country won the Asia Cup Twenty-20 cricket tournament 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Pakistan
     
  2. B
    India
     
  3. C
    Sri Lanka
     
  4. D
    Bangladesh
Question 32Single Answer
Who among the following was Sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India ?
 
  1. A
    Adarsh Kumar Goel
     
  2. B
    Justice masti chelameswar
     
  3. C
    Justice jagdish Singh Khehar
     
  4. D
    Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Question 33Single Answer
Who making the following is the Prime Minister of  question who among the following is the Prime Minister of Qatar who came on an official visit to India recently ?
 
  1. A
    Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani
     
  2. B
    Mohammed bin Rashid Al maktoum
     
  3. C
    Jaber Al- Mubarak Al-Hamid Al-Sabah
     
  4. D
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zated Al Nathan
Question 34Single Answer
Who among the following won best actor award 10th Asia Pacific Screen Award 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Irrfan Khan
     
  2. B
    Manoj Bajpayee
     
  3. C
    Rajkumar Rao
     
  4. D
    Anupam Kher
Question 35Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed as chairman of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) by the government ?
 
  1. A
    T.S. Vijayan
     
  2. B
    P.N. Sinha
     
  3. C
    N.M.Govardhan
     
  4. D
    V.K. Sharma
Question 36Single Answer
Who among the following won 2016 Ballistic d" or for the title of best football player in the world ?
 
  1. A
    Louis Suarez
     
  2. B
    Cristiano Ronaldo
     
  3. C
    Lionel Messi
     
  4. D
    Antoine Griezann
Question 37Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed UNICEF's Global Goodwill Ambassandor ?
 
  1. A
    Priyanka Chopra
     
  2. B
    Deepika Padukone
     
  3. C
    Sonam Kapoor
     
  4. D
    Kangana Ranaut
Question 38Single Answer
The Amhara people are native to which continent?
 
  1. A
    Asia
     
  2. B
    Africa
     
  3. C
    Europe
     
  4. D
    North America 
Question 39Single Answer
Which of the following was affected by cyclone sto 'Vardah' in December 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Anandam and Nicobar
     
  2. B
    Visakhapatnam
     
  3. C
    Daman and Diu
     
  4. D
    Lakshadweep
Question 40Single Answer
How much of the undisclosed income declared under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), 2016 will have to be parked in interest free deposits with look-in period of 4 years ?
 
  1. A
    15%
     
  2. B
    25%
     
  3. C
    40%
     
  4. D
    55%
Question 41Single Answer
Who among the following Malayalam authors was selected for the prestigious moortidevi award 2016 by Bharatiya Janapith ?
 
  1. A
    K.P. Appan
     
  2. B
    M.N. Paloor
     
  3. C
    C. Radhakrishnan
     
  4. D
    M.P. Veerendra Kumar
Question 42Single Answer
Which of the following was world's largest contributor of troops to the peacekeeping Missions of the United National in 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    India
     
  2. B
    Bangladesh
     
  3. C
    Ethiopia
     
  4. D
    USA
Question 43Single Answer
A money bill is considered as passed by the Parliament if it is not returned by the Rajya Sabha within 14 days after being passed by the Lok Sabha. This comes under which article of the Indian contribution ?
 
  1. A
    Article 64
     
  2. B
    Article 109
     
  3. C
    Article 125
     
  4. D
    Article 240
Question 44Single Answer
Who Among the following was selected for the 4th Yash Chopra Memorial award for contribution to cinema ?
 
  1. A
    Aamir Khan
     
  2. B
    Dilip Kumar
     
  3. C
    Shahrukh Khan
     
  4. D
    Karan Johar 
Question 45Single Answer
Which island nation was in news recently for breaking development ties with Taiwan and recognisation in China
 
  1. A
    East timor
     
  2. B
    Cape Verde
     
  3. C
    Sai Tome, Principe
     
  4. D
    Madagascar
Question 46Single Answer
The RBI has allowed Bank to facilitate issuance of prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) by which of the following ?
 
  1. A
    Unlisted corporates
     
  2. B
    Partnership firms
     
  3. C
    Municipal corporation
     
  4. D
    All the above 
Question 47Single Answer
Who among the following received the Dr Nagendra Singh International peace Award 2016 ?
 
  1. A
    Dalai Lama
     
  2. B
    Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
     
  3. C
    Sri Ravi Shankar
     
  4. D
    Baba Ramdev
Question 48Single Answer
India's Uvena Fernandes was awarded references special award in Kuala Lumpur for which sport ?
 
  1. A
    basketball
     
  2. B
    boxing
     
  3. C
    football
     
  4. D
    Volleyball
Question 49Single Answer
Mariamma Koshy has taken charge as the President of which sport's National federation ?
 
  1. A
    Baskeball
     
  2. B
    Cricket
     
  3. C
    Football
     
  4. D
    Hockey
Question 50Single Answer
Australia's Karen Roltom is known for achievements in which sport ?
 
  1. A
    basketball
     
  2. B
    cricket
     
  3. C
    football
     
  4. D
    tennis
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