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This section includes 5709 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 501. |
Name the first American astronaut to Orbit Earth who passed away recently. |
| A. | Alan Shepard |
| B. | John Glenn |
| C. | Buzz Aldrin |
| D. | Guion Bluford |
| Answer» C. Buzz Aldrin | |
| 502. |
Who has been bestowed with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM)? |
| A. | Kapil Dev |
| B. | Madhav Apte |
| C. | Sunil Gavaskar |
| D. | Ajit Wadekar |
| Answer» D. Ajit Wadekar | |
| 503. |
Who has been sworn in as New Zealand's new Prime Minister, following John Key's surprise resignation? |
| A. | Paul Bennett |
| B. | Bill English |
| C. | Steven Joyce |
| D. | Jonathan Coleman |
| Answer» C. Steven Joyce | |
| 504. |
Name the cricketer who in December 2016 became the fifth batsman in the world to score three double-hundreds in a calendar year. |
| A. | AB de Villiers |
| B. | Virat Kohli |
| C. | Brendon McCullum |
| D. | Joe Root |
| Answer» C. Brendon McCullum | |
| 505. |
Who has been elected new President of 90th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan? |
| A. | Vasant Abaji Dahake |
| B. | Nagnath Kottapalle |
| C. | F M Shinde |
| D. | Akshay kumar M Kale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 506. |
Tata Industries during an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) removed a person from his post of Director. Name him. |
| A. | Natarajan Chandrasekaran |
| B. | Cyrus Mistry |
| C. | Pallonji Mistry |
| D. | Noel Tata |
| Answer» C. Pallonji Mistry | |
| 507. |
Who won the World Billiards Championships title in Bengaluru? |
| A. | Aditya Mehta |
| B. | Geet Sethi |
| C. | Lucky Vatnani |
| D. | Pankaj Advani |
| Answer» E. | |
| 508. |
Who became the first Indian cricketer to score a century at No. 9? |
| A. | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| B. | Umesh Yadav |
| C. | Jayant Yadav |
| D. | Ishant Sharma |
| Answer» D. Ishant Sharma | |
| 509. |
Name the person who was elected as the President of the 90th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan. |
| A. | Mahesh Elkunchwar |
| B. | Shripal Sabnis |
| C. | Vijaya Rajadhyaksha |
| D. | Akshaykumar M Kale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 510. |
Name the person who was picked as Secretary of State by US President-elect Donald Trump. |
| A. | Lee Raymond |
| B. | John S. Watson |
| C. | Jamie Dimon |
| D. | Rex Tillerson |
| Answer» E. | |
| 511. |
Antonio Guterres, who has been sworn-in as the new Secretary General of the United Nations, is the former Prime Minister of which country? |
| A. | Portugal |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | New Zealand |
| Answer» B. Singapore | |
| 512. |
Name the South African cricketer who decided to step down from South Africa's Test captaincy with immediate effect in December 2016. |
| A. | Faf du Plessis |
| B. | AB De Villiers |
| C. | Hashim Amla |
| D. | JP Duminy |
| Answer» C. Hashim Amla | |
| 513. |
Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of New Zealand? |
| A. | Kemal Dervis |
| B. | Helen Clark |
| C. | Paula Bennett |
| D. | Bill English |
| Answer» E. | |
| 514. |
Who has won the World Billiards (150-Up format) Championships title? |
| A. | Dhruv Sitwala |
| B. | Pankaj Advani |
| C. | Saurav Kothari |
| D. | Peter Gilchrist |
| Answer» C. Saurav Kothari | |
| 515. |
Which Indian Celebrity has been appointed as the newest Global Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)? |
| A. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| B. | Priyanka Chopra |
| C. | Aamir Khan |
| D. | Deepika Padukone |
| Answer» C. Aamir Khan | |
| 516. |
Which Bollywood personality has been appointed as the UNICEF's newest Global Goodwill Ambassador? |
| A. | Priyanka Chopra |
| B. | Deepika Padukone |
| C. | Ranveer Singh |
| D. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Answer» B. Deepika Padukone | |
| 517. |
Which footballer won the 2016 Ballon D'OR award? |
| A. | Lionel Messi |
| B. | Luis Suarez |
| C. | Neymar |
| D. | Christiano Ronaldo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 518. |
Who of the following was recently awarded with the ICFA's Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016? |
| A. | M.S. Swaminathan |
| B. | Ratan Tata |
| C. | Azim Premji |
| D. | Venugopal Dhoot |
| Answer» C. Azim Premji | |
| 519. |
Who topped the 2016 Forbes World's Most Powerful People List? |
| A. | Donald Trump |
| B. | Angela Merkel |
| C. | Vladimir Putin |
| D. | Barack Obama |
| Answer» D. Barack Obama | |
| 520. |
Who was conferred with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM)? |
| A. | Kapil Dev |
| B. | Sunil Gavaskar |
| C. | Ajit Wadekar |
| D. | Virendra Sehwag |
| Answer» C. Ajit Wadekar | |
| 521. |
Which Indian singer stands a chance to win nomination in the 89th annual academy awards? |
| A. | Salim Merchant |
| B. | Pritam Chakraborty |
| C. | AR Rahman |
| D. | Shekhar Ravjiani |
| Answer» D. Shekhar Ravjiani | |
| 522. |
Who was named as the 2016 Foreign Policy Global Thinker for Twitter diplomacy? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Mamata Banerjee |
| C. | Arvind Kejriwal |
| D. | Sushma Swaraj |
| Answer» E. | |
| 523. |
Who has been appointed as the new director general of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs(IICA)? |
| A. | Nilesh Mittal |
| B. | K C Ahuja |
| C. | Sunil Arora |
| D. | Vijay Singh |
| Answer» D. Vijay Singh | |
| 524. |
Who was recently appointed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations? |
| A. | Amina Mohammed |
| B. | Antonio Guterres |
| C. | Jan Eliasson |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Antonio Guterres | |
| 525. |
Which Indian batswoman has been named in the ICC Women's team of the year 2016? |
| A. | Vellaswamy Vanitha |
| B. | Veda Krishnamurthy |
| C. | Smriti Mandhana |
| D. | Mithali Raj |
| Answer» D. Mithali Raj | |
| 526. |
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA)? |
| A. | V G Kannan |
| B. | Mythili Bhusnurmath |
| C. | P S Jayakumar |
| D. | M V Tanksale |
| Answer» B. Mythili Bhusnurmath | |
| 527. |
Identify the lone Indian cricketer who appeared in the ICC Women's Team of the Year 2016. |
| A. | Smriti Mandhana |
| B. | Mithali Raj |
| C. | Thirush Kamini |
| D. | Poonam Raut |
| Answer» B. Mithali Raj | |
| 528. |
Who was removed as Tata Teleservices Director? |
| A. | Ratan Tata |
| B. | Nasser Munjee |
| C. | Cyrus Mistry |
| D. | Ness Wadia |
| Answer» D. Ness Wadia | |
| 529. |
Who has become the new chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)? |
| A. | Usha Sangwan |
| B. | V K Sharma |
| C. | Anita Bhavsar |
| D. | M K Roy |
| Answer» C. Anita Bhavsar | |
| 530. |
Who was sworn-in as the UN Secretary General in December 2016? |
| A. | Antonio Guterres |
| B. | Helen Clark |
| C. | Natalia Gherman |
| D. | Danilo Turk |
| Answer» B. Helen Clark | |
| 531. |
India's Prime Minster Narendra Modi's position in the 2016 Forbes World's Most Powerful People List is |
| A. | 6th position |
| B. | 7th position |
| C. | 8th position |
| D. | 9th position |
| Answer» E. | |
| 532. |
Name the famous medical researcher and inventor of Heimlich manoeuvre who passed away recently. |
| A. | William Heimlich |
| B. | Irene Bogachus |
| C. | Henry Heimlich |
| D. | Edward Patrick |
| Answer» D. Edward Patrick | |
| 533. |
Who of the following has won the Miss World 2016 competition ? |
| A. | Mireia Lalaguna |
| B. | Stephanie del Valle |
| C. | Natasha Mannuela |
| D. | Yaritza Miguelina |
| Answer» C. Natasha Mannuela | |
| 534. |
Name the entertainment giant that has launched Hour of Code campaign to teach computer programming to school kids in India. |
| A. | Warner Bros. |
| B. | Red Giant Entertainment |
| C. | 20th Century Fox |
| D. | Disney |
| Answer» E. | |
| 535. |
Who will be the new chief of the Chief of the Air Staff (COAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF)? |
| A. | H S Arora |
| B. | P P Khandekar |
| C. | M K Malik |
| D. | B S Dhanoa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 536. |
The 66th edition of the Miss World pageant recently concluded in the United States of America. Who represented India at the World stage? |
| A. | Sushruthi Krishna |
| B. | Pankhuri Gidwani |
| C. | Rajkanya Baruah |
| D. | Priyadarshini Chatterjee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 537. |
Who has won the esteemed title of Miss World 2016? |
| A. | Yaritza Reyes |
| B. | Stephanie Del Valle |
| C. | Catriona Elisa Gray |
| D. | Evelyn Njambi |
| Answer» C. Catriona Elisa Gray | |
| 538. |
Who won the 2016 Indian Super League? |
| A. | Atletico de Kolkata |
| B. | Kerala Blasters |
| C. | Chennaiyin |
| D. | NorthEast United |
| Answer» B. Kerala Blasters | |
| 539. |
Who has been named as the new director of Intelligence Bureau (IB)? |
| A. | Rajiv Jain |
| B. | Miland Singh |
| C. | M S Dhanoa |
| D. | Nishant Sharma |
| Answer» B. Miland Singh | |
| 540. |
Which famous personality has become the brand ambassador of Assam tourism? |
| A. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| B. | Priyanka Chopra |
| C. | Aamir Khan |
| D. | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Answer» C. Aamir Khan | |
| 541. |
Anupam Mishra, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which field? |
| A. | Water conservation |
| B. | Environment |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 542. |
Who will be the head of newly constituted high-level task force on Indus Water Treaty (IWT)? |
| A. | Shaktikanta Das |
| B. | Nripendra Mishra |
| C. | Ajit Doval |
| D. | Aditya Mehta |
| Answer» C. Ajit Doval | |
| 543. |
Identify the Tamil poet whose statue was recently inaugurated on the bank of River Ganga in Haridwar. |
| A. | Mamulanar |
| B. | Agastya |
| C. | Thiruvalluvar |
| D. | Nakkirar |
| Answer» D. Nakkirar | |
| 544. |
Karun Nair is associated with which sports? |
| A. | Hockey |
| B. | Badminton |
| C. | Cricket |
| D. | Chess |
| Answer» D. Chess | |
| 545. |
Who of the following has won the BBC sports personality of the Year 2016? |
| A. | Andy Murray |
| B. | Alistair Brownlee |
| C. | Kate Richardson |
| D. | Nick Skelton |
| Answer» B. Alistair Brownlee | |
| 546. |
Who was recently appointed as the CEO of Noida Authority? |
| A. | Deepak Agarwal |
| B. | P K Agarwal |
| C. | Rama Raman |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. P K Agarwal | |
| 547. |
Legendary Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor passed away recently at the age of 99. Which among the following was her debut film? |
| A. | Lovely to Look At |
| B. | We're Not Married |
| C. | Lili |
| D. | Moulin Rouge |
| Answer» B. We're Not Married | |
| 548. |
Who will head the newly constituted high-level task force on Indus Water Treaty (IWT)? |
| A. | Shaktikanta Das |
| B. | Ajit Doval |
| C. | Nripendra Mishra |
| D. | Aditya Mehta |
| Answer» D. Aditya Mehta | |
| 549. |
Who of the following won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2016 for the Sanskrit language? |
| A. | Nasira Sharma |
| B. | Kamal Vora |
| C. | Sitanath Acharya |
| D. | Gita Upadhyay |
| Answer» D. Gita Upadhyay | |
| 550. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a Cancer Center in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Name the person after whom the center is named. |
| A. | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| B. | Chandra Shekhar Azad |
| C. | Rani Laxmibai |
| D. | Mangal Pandey |
| Answer» B. Chandra Shekhar Azad | |