Current Affairs

Q.1- Consider the following statements:

1. Indian Meteorological department has recently defined drought as a situation where rainfall is less than 90% of mean average.
2. El Niño brings good rainfall in India

Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None- ans

Q.2- Who among the following gifted Kohinoor diamond to British?

A. Ahmad shah
B. Ranjit Singh
C. Nadir shah
D. None of the above- ans

Q.3- Which of the following is correct regarding the exports in India?

1. Agricultural export is largest portion of Indian export
2. Petroleum sector accounts for close to 20 percent of all the exports.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only- ans
C. Both- ans
D. None

Q1 - Which of the following country/countries fall on the equator?

1. Ecuador
2. Democratic republic of Congo
3. Egypt
4. Brazil

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1,2 and 3
C. 1,2 and 4
D. All of the above- ans

Q2 - Which of the following statement is/are correct?

1. According to world bank calculation method middle income economies are those who have GNI more than $12,736.
2. India is in low-income economies.

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None

Q3 - Which of the following countries are the biggest contributor of FDI in India?

A. Singapore- ans
B. USA
C. Mauritius
D. UK

Q1 - consider the following pairs and mark the pair which is correctly matched.

1. NH4. Chennai and Hyderabad
2. NH6. Mumbai and Kolkata
3. NH15. Ahmedabad and Jodhpur
4. None of the above- ans

Q2 - The term ‘IndARC’ sometimes seen in the news, is the name of?

a) an indigenously developed radar system inducted into Indian Defence
b) India’s satellite to provide services to the countries of Indian Ocean Rim
c) a scientific establishment set up by India in Antarctic region
d) India’s underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region- ans

Q3 - Which of the following pollutant is not the part of Air Quality Index?

A) NO2
B) SO2
C) CO2- ans
D) PM 10

Q.1- In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used?

1. Assessment of crop productivity
2. Locating ground water resources
3. Mineral exploration
4. Telecommunications
5. Traffic studies

Select the correct answer using the code given below

a) 1, 2 and 3 only- ans
b) 4 and 5 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Q.2- The scientific view is that the increase in global temperature should not exceed 2 °C above pre-industrial level. If the global temperature increases beyond 3°C above the pre-industrial level, what can be its possible impact/impacts on the world?

1. Terrestrial biosphere tends toward a net carbon source
2. Widespread coral mortality will occur.
3. All the global wetlands will permanently disappear.
4. Cultivation of cereals will not be possible anywhere in the world.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A. 1 only-ans
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.3- Consider the following statement and mark the correct option:

1. There are eight official languages in UN
2. Holy See and Palestine are two non-member observer states in UN

A. Only 1
B. Only 2-ans
C. None
D. Both

Q.1- Arrange these leaders birth year from earliest to the latest:

1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. Lal Bahardur Shastri
3. Dr. B R Ambedkar
4. Abul Kalam Azad

A. 1-2-3-4
B. 4-1-3-2-ans
C. 1-4-3-2
D. 4-3-1-2

Q.2-Which of the following dams are correctly matched with their state:

1. Hasdeo. : Chhattisgarh
2. Mitti Dam. :Gujarat
3. Bhakra Nangal. : Himachal Pradesh
4. Hirakud. : Odisha

A. 1,2 only
B. 1,3 only
C. 1,2 and 4
D. All- ans

Q.1- Arrange these water bodies from west to east-

1. South China Sea
2. Gulf of Thailand
3. Philippines sea

A. 1-2-3
B. 1-3-2
C. 2-1-3-ans
D. 3-2-1

Q.2- Which of the following statements are correct regarding European Parliament?

1. The Members of European Parliament are directly elected by voters in all Member states.
2. Parliament has no budgetary powers.

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None

Q.3- Global financial stability report is published by which of the following institutions?

A. World Bank
B. EU
C. IMF- ans
D. None of the above

Q.1- Arrange these states according to decreasing sex ratio in census 2011:

1. Bihar
2. Haryana
3. Mizoram
4. Andhra Pradesh

A. 4-3-1-2 -ans
B. 4-3-2-1
C. 3-4-2-1
D. 3-4-1-2

Q.2- The most important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity together with traditional human life is the establishment of

A. biosphere reserves-ans
B. botanical gardens
C. national parks
D. wildlife sanctuaries

Q.3- Which of the following recommendations were given by Urjit Patel committee?

1. 4+/-2 % CPI by January 2017
2. Fiscal deficit as a ratio to GDP should be brought down to 4 percent by 2016-17.
3. Only RBI governor would be responsible for monetary policy

A. 1, 2-ans
B. 2, 3
C. 1, 3
D. All

Q.1- Consider the following given statements

1. Election commission of India has been authorised to direct and control the elections of Union legislature only
2. President has been given the authority to make provisions related to election of Union legislature

Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None-ans

Q.2- Which of the following countries touch Mediterranean Sea?

1. Libya
2. Morocco
3. France
4. Austria

A. 1,2 and 3-ans
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1,2 and 4
D. All

Q.3- Consider the following actions which the government can take:

1. Devaluing the domestic currency.
2. Reduction in the export subsidy.
3. Adopting suitable policies which attract greater FDI

Which of the above action/actions can help in reducing the current account deficit?

A. 1 and 2-ans
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 only
D. 1 and 3

Q.1- Which among the following is not a neighbour of Iran?

A. Iraq
B. Afghanistan
C. Uzbekistan
D. Turkmenistan-ans

Q.2- Consider the following statements

a) The scheme covers kharif, rabi crops as well as annual commercial and horticultural crops.
b) It will replace the existing two crop insurance schemes National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) and Modified NAIS.

Which among the above statements are true regarding Pradhan Mantri Fasal Yojana

1) a only
2) b only
3) both a and b-ans
4) neither a or b

Q.3- Which among the following is/ are correctly matched?

1. South Korea. -CEPA
2. ASEAN. - CECA
3. THAILAND. - PTA

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2-ans
C. 2 and 3
D. All

Q.1- Which of the following national parks are present in Jammu and Kashmir?

1. Dachigam National Park
2. Salim Ali National Park
3. Nanda Devi National Park
4. Hemis National Park

A. 1,2 only
B. 1,3 and 4 only
C. 1,2 and 4 only-ans
D. 2,3 and 4 only

Q.2- Consider the following statements and mark the correct option-

1. International Space Station is present in high earth orbit
2. ISS components are totally designed by USA
which of the following statements are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None-ans

Q.3- Which of the following statements are correct regarding The Aadhaar Bill,2016?

1. Every citizen is entitled to obtain an Aadhaar number.
2. To verify the identity of a person receiving a subsidy or a service, the government may require them to have an Aadhaar number.
3. Biometric information will not be shared with anyone even in the interest of national security.

A. 2 only-ans
B. 1,2
C. 2,3
D. All

Q.1- Which of the following are correctly matched?

1. Ugadi- Andhra Pradesh
2. GudiPadwa- Maharastra
3. Puthandu- Odissa
4. Bihar Bihu- Assam

A. 1,2 and 3
B. 1,3 and 4
C. 1,2 and 4-ans
D. All

Q.2- Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known as ‘World Economic Outlook’?

A. The International Monetary Fund-ans
B. The United Nations Development Programme
C. The World Economic Forum
D. The World Bank

Q.1- Which one of the following lakes have maximum depth?

A. Superior
B. Baikal-ans
C. Tanganyika
D. Michigan

Q.2- What is the difference between a CFL and an LED lamp?

1. To produce light, a CFL uses mercury vapour and phosphor while an LED lamp uses semiconductor material.
2. The average life span of a CFL is much longer than that of an LED lamp.
3. A CFL is less energy-efficient as compared to an LED lamp.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only-ans
D. 1, 2 and 3

Q.3- Which of the following acts govern labour welfare or working conditions?

1. The factories act, 1948
2. The Mines Act, 1952
3. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

A. 1,2
B. 1,3
C. 2,3
D. All-ans

Q.1- Which of the following is/arenot touching Panama?

1. Ecuador
2. Nicaragua
3. Costa Rica
4. Carribean Sea

A. 1,3
B. 1,2-ans
C. 2,3 and 4
D. 3,4

Q.2- With reference to Union Budget, which of the following, is/are covered under Non-Plan Expenditure?

1. Defense–expenditure
2. Interest payments
3. Salaries and pensions
4. Subsidies

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 2, 3 and 4-ans
D. None

Q.3- Which of the following help in increasing export of a country?

1. Opening Special economic zones
2. Invoking compulsory licensing clause in WTO
3. Improving infrastructure at ports

A. 1,2
B. 1,3-ans
C. 2,3
D. All

Q.1- Consider the following statements and mark the correct option.

1. Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment.
2. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming.
3. Vermicompost use bacteria for the process of composting

A. 1,2-ans
B. 1,3
C. 2,3
D. All

Q.2- Amnesty International is

A. an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil war.
B. a global Human Rights Movement.-ans
C. a non-governmental voluntary organization to help very poor people.
D. an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions.

Q.3- Which of the following statements are correct?

1. India is currently in contractionary monetary cycle
2. Recently RBI increased gap between repo and reverse repo rate to 50 bps

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None-ans

Q.1-Consider the statements given below and mark the correct option.

1. There are thirteen major ports in India
2. Mumbai port is the largest port in India
3. Marmagao port is leading iron ores exporter in India.
4. Port Blair is the oldest sea port in the country.

Which of the above given statements are correct?

A. 1,3
B. 2,3-ans
C. 1,3 and 4
D. All

Q.2- Which of the following statements are correct regarding The Aadhaar Bill,2016?

1. Every citizen is entitled to obtain an Aadhaar number.
2. To verify the identity of a person receiving a subsidy or a service, the government may require them to have an Aadhaar number.
3. Biometric informationwill not be shared with anyone even in the interest of national security.

A. 2 only-ans
B. 1,2
C. 2,3
D. All

Q.3- Consider the following statements and mark the correct option.

1. National institutional ranking framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.
2. Ranking methods have been worked out for 6 categories of institutions i.e., Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Architecture, Universities and Colleges.

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both-ans
D. None

Q.1- Consider the following statement and mark the correct answer.

A) GST is a tax regime to separate state taxes from central taxes.
B) GST will have no impact on cascading effect of taxes.
C) All major Central and State taxes will get subsumed into GST which will reduce the multiplicity of taxes, and thus bring down the compliance cost.- ans
D) None of the above

Q.2- Which of the following is correct regarding the solar system?

1. Mercury is smallest planet in the solar system
2. Venus is hottest planet in solar system
3. Asteroid belt is between mars and Saturn

A. 1,2- ans
B. 1,3
C. 2,3
D. All

Q.3- Which of the following correctly defines twin deficit?

A. high current account deficit and high fiscal deficit.- ans
B. high capital account deficit and high fiscal deficit.
C. high current account deficit and high capital account deficit.
D. high budget deficit and high fiscal deficit.

Q.1- Which of the following is not a neighbour of Saudi Arabia?

A. Oman
B. Syria- ans
C. Yemen
D. Iraq

Q.2- Which of the following statements are correct regarding India’snucoear power programme?

1. It is designed as a two stage nuclear power programme
2. Ultimate aim of the programme is to enable thorium reserves of India
3. Thorium and U-233 are fissile material

A. 1,2
B. 2,3
C. 1,3
D. 2 only-ans

Q.3- Which of the following correctly defines 5/20 rule in aviation?

A. minimum 5 international and 20 domestic carriers
B. Minimum 5years of domestic experience and 20 domestic carriers- ans
C. Minimum 5 years of international experience and 20 domestic carriers to go international
D. None

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Q.1- Which of the following is correct regarding commonwealth of nations?

1. All these countries were formerly colonies of British empire
2. These countries has a legal obligation to support Britain, when it is facing external war.
3. Nepal is part of commonwealth of nations

A. 1,2
B. 2,3
C. 1,3
D. None- ans

Q.2- Which of the following is correct regarding El Niño?

1. It is a climate cycle of global impact in Indian Ocean
2. El Niños occur every three to five years
3. Record rainfall strikes Peru, Chile during El Niño years

A. 1,2
B. 2,3-ans
C. 1,3
D. All

Q.3- Arrange these countries in terms of per capita carbon dioxide emissions from highest to lowest.

1. China
2. US
3. India
4. Canada

A. 1-2-4-3
B. 2-3-1-4
C. 2-4-1-3- ans
D. 4-2-1-3

Q.1-Which of the following are part of core sector of economy?

1. Coal
2. Electricity
3. Power
4. Natural gas

A. 1, 2
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4- ans
D. All

Q.2- Which of the following is correct regarding special safeguard mechanism?

a) It can be used for all the products
b) under this higher safeguards duties can be triggered automatically when import volumes rise above a certain level, or if prices fall below a certain level.

A) a only
B) Both
C) b only- ans
D) None

Q.3- Which of the following countries are correctly matched with their capital?

1. Belgium : Brussels
2. Sweden : Stockholm
3. Norway : Copenhagen
4. Denmark : Oslo

A. 1,2 and 3
B. 2,3
C. 1,2 and 4
D. 1,2-ans