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This section includes 444 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
World's most famous goalkeeper Gordon Banks passed away at the age of 81. He belongs to which country? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | New Zealand |
| D. | England |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
The co-inventor of the World's First Handheld Electronic Calculator Dies at 86. Who is it? |
| A. | Jack Kilby |
| B. | Jerry Merryman |
| C. | James Van Tassel |
| D. | James Edward Maceo |
| Answer» C. James Van Tassel | |
| 53. |
FIAs director of Formula One died at 66, in Australia. He was __________. |
| A. | Erika Ebers |
| B. | David Ertl |
| C. | Guido Gielen |
| D. | Charlie Whiting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar died at the age of 63 recently. He was the chief minister of which of the following state? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Goa |
| C. | Meghalaya |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» C. Meghalaya | |
| 55. |
Darryl D'Monte passed away at age of 74 years in Mumbai. He belongs to which of the following field? |
| A. | Journalist |
| B. | Actor |
| C. | Director |
| D. | Photographer |
| Answer» B. Actor | |
| 56. |
Famed Economist Alan Krueger Passed away recently. He belongs to which country? |
| A. | UK |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Canada |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» C. Canada | |
| 57. |
Superfan Naotoshi Yamada often called as 'Uncle Olympics' dies at the age of 92. He belongs to which country? |
| A. | Thailand |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | China |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
Name the 1971 India-Pakistan war hero and Maha Vir Chakra awardee, who passed away recently. |
| A. | Vikram Batra |
| B. | Mohammad Usman |
| C. | Mohan Narayan Rao Samant |
| D. | Jaswant Singh Rawat |
| Answer» D. Jaswant Singh Rawat | |
| 59. |
Prafulla Rajguru, the veteran journalist and academician passed away recently. He belongs to which state? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» B. Odisha | |
| 60. |
Name of the noted economist who passed away recently. |
| A. | Jayati Ghosh |
| B. | Viharidas Gopaldas Patel |
| C. | Jagdish Bhagwati |
| D. | Abhijit Banerjee |
| Answer» C. Jagdish Bhagwati | |
| 61. |
South African Nobel prize awardee, Sydney Brenner passed away at the age of 92 in Singapore recently, he belongs to which field? |
| A. | Economist |
| B. | Physicist |
| C. | Biologist |
| D. | Psychologist |
| Answer» D. Psychologist | |
| 62. |
Malaysian Arie Irawan passed away at the age of 28, he belonged to which sport? |
| A. | Badminton |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | Tennis |
| D. | Golf |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
The Renowned Space scientist who passed away in Bengaluru, recently. |
| A. | Mylswamy Annadurai |
| B. | M. Y. S. Prasad |
| C. | SK Shivakumar |
| D. | K. Radhakrishnan |
| Answer» D. K. Radhakrishnan | |
| 64. |
Renowned poet Pradeep Choubey passed away recently. He is famous in which language? |
| A. | Hindi |
| B. | Sanskrit |
| C. | Bengali |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» B. Sanskrit | |
| 65. |
Famous folk singer Amar Paul passed away at the age of 97. He is famous in which language? |
| A. | Hindi |
| B. | Bengali |
| C. | Sanskrit |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» C. Sanskrit | |
| 66. |
Famous cricketer Con de Lange was passed away recently with a brain tumour. He belongs to which country? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | England |
| C. | Scotland |
| D. | New Zealand |
| Answer» D. New Zealand | |
| 67. |
Negasso Gidada Solon passed away at the age of 75 in Germany. He was the former president of this country. |
| A. | Sudan |
| B. | Nigeria |
| C. | Kenya |
| D. | Ethiopia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
Name the author who passed away recently, who won Tony Award and the Olivier Award for writing 'Children of a Lesser God'. |
| A. | Arthur Miller |
| B. | Mark Medoff |
| C. | Ntozake Shange |
| D. | Neil Simon |
| Answer» C. Ntozake Shange | |
| 69. |
Name the director who was the first African American and the youngest-ever film-maker nominated in Oscar Awards, passed away recently. |
| A. | Denise LaSalle |
| B. | Frankie Muse Freeman |
| C. | John Singleton |
| D. | Edwin Hawkins |
| Answer» D. Edwin Hawkins | |
| 70. |
Prominent writer and academician, Maramraju Satyanarayana Rao passed away has passed away recently. He belongs to which state? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Andra Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Andra Pradesh | |
| 71. |
Name the Father of modern legal education in India who passed away recently. |
| A. | Kirpal Singh |
| B. | Ajit Bedi |
| C. | NR Madhava Menon |
| D. | Vikas Grover |
| Answer» D. Vikas Grover | |
| 72. |
Renowned economist Baidyanath Mishra passed away recently. He belongs to which Indian state? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» B. Haryana | |
| 73. |
The tamil novelist, who won Sahitya Akademi Award in 1997 for the novel "Saaivu Naarkkali" (The Reclining Chair) passed away recently is; |
| A. | Rajam Krishnan |
| B. | Thoppil Mohamed Meeran |
| C. | Balakumaran |
| D. | Tamilvanan |
| Answer» C. Balakumaran | |
| 74. |
Name the India's longest-serving corporate chief, who was also the founder of ITC pvt limited passed away recently. |
| A. | Bhishma Narain Singh |
| B. | Chandrasekhar Rath |
| C. | Yogesh Chander Deveshwar |
| D. | Kedarnath Singh |
| Answer» D. Kedarnath Singh | |
| 75. |
Name of the Legendary stand-up comedian who passed away in Las Vegas, USA. |
| A. | Mel Brooks |
| B. | Jerry Lewis |
| C. | Sam Kinison |
| D. | Sammy Shore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
Name a documentary filmmaker, film historian, writer, educationist, and researcher passed away at South Delhi. |
| A. | Bimal Roy |
| B. | Satyajit Ray |
| C. | Vijaya Mulay |
| D. | Ritwik Ghatak |
| Answer» D. Ritwik Ghatak | |
| 77. |
The 55th death anniversary of India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was observed on; |
| A. | 28th May |
| B. | 27th May |
| C. | 24th May |
| D. | 25th May |
| Answer» C. 24th May | |
| 78. |
Ruma Guha Thakurta, who passed away recently, was the veteran actress of which regional cinema? |
| A. | Odia |
| B. | Bengali |
| C. | Tamil |
| D. | Telugu |
| Answer» C. Tamil | |
| 79. |
Champions League football Architect Lennart Johansson Passes away recently. He belongs to which country |
| A. | Sweden |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Norway |
| D. | Switzerland |
| Answer» B. Brazil | |
| 80. |
Name of the Grammy-Winning Musician who passed away recently. |
| A. | PJ Morton |
| B. | Brandi Carlile |
| C. | Malcolm John Rebennack |
| D. | Mac Miller |
| Answer» D. Mac Miller | |
| 81. |
Name the veteran bollywood actor who passed away on June 10, 2019. |
| A. | Dayanand Shetty |
| B. | Girish Karnad |
| C. | Joy Mukherjee |
| D. | Karan Johar |
| Answer» C. Joy Mukherjee | |
| 82. |
Noted comedian and actor, Crazy Mohan passed away recently. He belongs to which state? |
| A. | Andra Pradesh |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» C. Odisha | |
| 83. |
R V Janakiraman, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state/UT? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Puducherry |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» D. Odisha | |
| 84. |
Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically-elected President of this nation passed away recently. |
| A. | Ethiopia |
| B. | Libya |
| C. | Egypt |
| D. | Sudan |
| Answer» D. Sudan | |
| 85. |
Legendary 'Romeo and Juliet' Director Franco Zeffirelli passed away recently. He belongs to which country? |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» B. Russia | |
| 86. |
Name the Former Bengal cricketer, who awarded with the Karthick Bose Lifetime Achievement Award was passed away recently. |
| A. | Sudip Chatterjee |
| B. | Koushik Ghosh |
| C. | Shyam Sundar Mitra |
| D. | Abhimanyu Easwaran |
| Answer» D. Abhimanyu Easwaran | |
| 87. |
An Eminent Social Activist, Jharna Dhara Chowdhury passed away recently. She belongs to the country of; |
| A. | Sri Lanka |
| B. | India |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» D. Nepal | |
| 88. |
Sahitya Akademi award winner Abburi Chaya Devi passes away on June 28, 2019. She belongs to the state of; |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Karanataka |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
The founder of Working Women's Forum (WWF) & Padma Shri awardee, who passed away recently is; |
| A. | Dr. Jaya Arunachalam |
| B. | Sonika Chauhan |
| C. | Jiah Khan |
| D. | Kuljeet Randhawa |
| Answer» B. Sonika Chauhan | |
| 90. |
Name the former governor of Uttarakhand and Sikkim, who passed away recently. |
| A. | Sudershan Agarwal |
| B. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| C. | Braj Kumar Nehru |
| D. | Lallan Prasad Singh |
| Answer» B. Vijayalakshmi Pandit | |
| 91. |
Name the American scientist, the inventor of computer password passed away at 93 in Massachusetts, U.S. |
| A. | Bob Kahn |
| B. | Fernando Corbato |
| C. | Donald Knuth |
| D. | Fred Brooks |
| Answer» C. Donald Knuth | |
| 92. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the creation of a museum in memory of all the former Prime Ministers in which city? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Pune |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 93. |
Name the founder of the largest coffee chain in India, Cafe Coffee Day(CCD), who passed away recently. |
| A. | V. G. Siddhartha Hegde |
| B. | Harshad Mehta |
| C. | Harivansh Rai Bachchan |
| D. | B.M. Khaitan |
| Answer» B. Harshad Mehta | |
| 94. |
Padma Shri award winner and educationist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy passed away. She belongs to the state of; |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Andra Pradesh |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Andra Pradesh | |
| 95. |
Name of the former External Affairs Minister and first women chief minister of Delhi who passed away recently. |
| A. | Sonia Gandhi |
| B. | Rekha Mahajan |
| C. | Sushma Swaraj |
| D. | Sheila Dikshit |
| Answer» D. Sheila Dikshit | |
| 96. |
Which veteran leader of The BJP passed away recently, who was became senior advocate in supreme court at the age of 34? |
| A. | Sushma Swaraj |
| B. | Sheila Dixit |
| C. | Ratan Singh |
| D. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Answer» B. Sheila Dixit | |
| 97. |
Jagannath Mishra who passed away on 19th Aug 2019 was the former CM of which state? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Chhattisgarh |
| Answer» C. Jharkhand | |
| 98. |
Name of the Triple Oscar-winning and triple BAFTA-winning animator, who was best known from the film, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". |
| A. | Alexander Williams |
| B. | Richard Williams |
| C. | Milt Kahl |
| D. | Stubby Kaye |
| Answer» C. Milt Kahl | |
| 99. |
Indian politician Babulal Gaur was passed away on August 21, 2019. He was a Former Chief Minister of which state? |
| A. | Myanmar |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
India's first woman DGP who passed away recently is; |
| A. | Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya |
| B. | Archana Ramasundaram |
| C. | Meera Borwankar |
| D. | Sonia Narang |
| Answer» B. Archana Ramasundaram | |