General Knowledge / Current Affairs questions answers

General Knowledge / Current Affairs questions answers

You know, Around 25% of the paper carries the General Knowledge and Current Affairs questions in any competitive examination like Bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams, and all state-related examinations.

So, if you’re an aspirant who wants to succeed at any of the Government job examinations, then it’s very important for you to stay updated of current affairs and General Knowledge topics.

For your benefit, we have tried to note down some very important and latest General Knowledge / General Awareness questions and Current Affairs questions answers. You can practice with these sets of questions or use them as reference points for all major competitive examinations.

Current Affairs questions answers

Q 1.Which state/UT passed a new policy regarding electric vehicles ?
A. Delhi
B. Haryana
C. MP
D. Rajasthan

Q 2. Which one is not among the states to be covered under Atal Bhujal Yojana ?
A. Bihar
B. Haryana
C. Maharashtra
D. Gujarat

Q 3. Who is present governor of Jharkhand ?
A. Raghubar Das
B. Draupadi Murmu
C. Kiran Bedi
D. G.C.Murmu

Q 4. Abhay’- a pilot emergency drop-home service for stranded women has been launched by which state ?
A. UP
B. Bihar
C.Andhra Pradesh
D. Sikkim

Q 5. Bank of Baroda signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which state for flow of credit in MSMEs ?
A. Bihar
B. Haryana
C. MP
D. Gujarat

Q 6. The 102nd annual conference of the Indian Economic Association was being held in which Indian city ?
A. Dispur
B. Mewat
C. Faridabad
D. Raipur

Q 7. AAI is to set Up 3 water aerodromes in which state ?
A. Andaman and Nicobar
B. Odisha
C. Kerala
D. Kolkata

Q 8. Which state has announced yearly pension of Rs 6,000 for triple talaq victims ?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Telangana
D. Maharashtra

Q 9. Which state has recently launched online platform for issuance of certificates ?
A. Haryana
B. Bihar
C. Odisha
D. Maharashtra

Q 10. NASA has finally selected a sample collection site on asteroid Bennu after the arrival of OSIRIS-REx spacecraft . What is name of that site ?
A. Nightingale
B. Ceres
C. Itokawa
D. Hygiea

Q 11. George Laurer, who recently passed away was the inventor of which of the following services ?
A. Barcode
B. MICR
C. RTGS
D. None of these

Q 12. Who will be the partner country for Bio Asia 2020 ?
A. China
B. Switzerland
C. USA
D. Sweden

Q 13. Which of the following cities organized the Symposium on Scope of Science of Ayurveda in Global Health ?
A. Indore
B. Raipur
C. New Delhi
D. Chennai

Q 14. What is the name of India’s 2nd mission to land on Moon ?
A. Chandrayaan 1
B. Chandrayaan 2
C. Chandrayaan 3
D. Gaganyaan

Q 15. Which Japanese spacecraft has started journey home from asteroid Ryugu ?
A. Hayabusa2
B. Akatsuki
C. Selene
D. Hisaki

Q 16. A huge X-Ray burst from outer space has been detected by which telescope ?
A. Hubble
B. Webb
C. NICER
D. Compton

Q 17. Which organization recently launched 60 mini satellites for global internet ?
A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. SpaceX
D. DRDO

Q 18.Which organization launched its first all-electric aircraft, named as X-57 “Maxwell” ?
A. CNSA
B. NASA
C. ISRO
D. ROSCOSMOS

Q 19. Which of the following companies is developing an Artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool for analysis of terrorist activities ?
A. TCS
B. L&T
C. BEL
D. HUL

Q 20. Who among the following is the name of the first person who did spacewalk in 1965 but died recently ?
A. Alexei Leonov
B. Fyodor Gorbachov
C. Joseph Huston
D. Mark Elliot

Q 21. What is the name of NASA’s recently launched a satellite to study the ionosphere ?
A. PROP
B. ICON
C. MARK
D. ROCK

Q 22. Name the most massive neutron star discovered by astronomers from West Virginia University (U.S).
A. MSP J0740+6620
B. MNS J0730+6620
C. MVS J0720+6620
D. MDS J0720+6620

Q 23. How many satellites did China launched for disaster management and climate monitoring ?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

Q 24. What is the name of the rover of Chandrayaan 2 mission ?
A. Vikram
B. Virat
C. Drona
D. Pragyan

Q 25. How many lunar bound orbit manoeuvre was carried out by Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft on it way to Moon’s south pole ?
A. 13
B. 9
C. 7
D. 5

General Knowledge Questions  Answers

General Knowledge  covers a variety of topics like the Indian Geography, World Geography & History, Everyday Science, International Organizations, Awards & Honors, Indian Economy & Politics, The Constitution of India etc etc

Q 1. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC) ?
A. John Joseph
B. Vanaja N. Sarna
C. Mahender Singh
D. S Ramesh

Q 2. Who has been appointed as the acting Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ?
A. Arvind Saxena
B. Sudha Jain
C. Kirti Kumar
D. Omi Agrawal

Q 3. Pappu Karki, the popular Kumaoni folk singer has passed away. He was a native of which state ?
A. Jammu & Kashmir
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Assam

Q 4. India’s first-ever national police museum will be established in which city ?
A. Chennai
B. Delhi
C. Nagpur
D.  Kolkata

Q 5. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is in news for appointing Sharad Kumar as new Vigilance Commissioner. As per which committee’s recommendations, the CVC was set up ?
A.  Nittoor Srinivasa Rau committee
B. Tejendra Mohan Bhasin committee
C. KV Chowdary committee
D.  K. Santhanam committee

Q 6. Which country will host the 45th G7 summit 2019 ?
A. Italy
B.  Germany
C.  France
D.  Canada

Q 7. Who among the following is known as “The Saint of Gutters”?
A. Baba Amte
B. Mother Teresa
C. Anna Hazare
D. None of these

Q 8. Which of the following is the capital of Ethiopia ?
A. Abuja
B. Dar es Salaam
C. Addis Ababa
D. Harare

Q 9. Who among the following got the Bharat Ratna award before becoming the president of India ?
A. R. Venkataraman
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Dr. Zakir Hussian
D. W. Giri

Q 10. Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna ?
A. Martin Luther King
B. Mother Teresa
C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Aubin Mehta

Q 11. When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize ?
A. 1975
B. 1979
C. 1981
D. 1982

Q 12. Which one of the following glasses is used in bulletproof screens ?
A. Soda glass
B. Pyrex glass
C. Jena glass
D.  Reinforced glass

Q 13. Which country’s women cricket team has clinched the Asia Cup Twenty-20 tournament 2018 ?
A. South Korea
B. Bangladesh
C. India
D. Pakistan

Q 14. Who has won the men’s singles French Open tennis tournament 2018 ?
A. Novak Djokovic
B. Dominic Thiem
C. Roger Federer
D. Rafael Nadal

Q 15. Which country’s football team has won the 2018 Intercontinental Cup football title ?
A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Kenya
D. Argentina

Q 16. Shantaram Laxman Naik, who passed away recently, was the former Congress chief of which state ?
A. Maharashtra
B. Goa
C. Bihar
D. Karnataka

Q 17. The Maratha and The Kesri were the two main newspapers started by which of the following people ?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Madan Mohan Malviya

Q 18. National emergency arising out of the war, armed rebellion or external aggression is dealt under which of the following articles ?
A. Article 280
B. Article 352
C. Article 356
D. Article 370

Q 19. Which of the following personalities is considered to be the originator of the Sankhya philosophy ?
A. Bharat Muni
B. Kapil Muni
C. Adi Shankaracharya
D. Agastya Rishi

Q 20. Which of the following personalities from India is the only winner of a Special Oscar in the history of Indian Cinema so far ?
A. Mrinal Sen
B. Shyam Bengal
C. Satyajit Ray
D. Mira Nair

Q 21. Mahatma Gandhi founded which of the following newspapers in 1903 at South Africa ?
A. Indian Opinion
B. Harijan
C. Indian Speaker
D. India News

Q 22. Which of the following was the author of the Arthashastra ?
A. Kalhan
B. Visakhadatta
C. Bana Bhatta
D. Chanakya

Q 23. The Chauri Chaura incident took place in 1922 and finds prominence in India’s national movement. Can you identify the state in which Chauri Chaura is located ?
A. Maharashtra
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Gujarat

Q 24. Which of the following positions was held by Mr. H.J. Kania for the first time in the history of India ?
A. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
B. Attorney-General of India
C. Solicitor-General of India
D. None of them

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