Current Affairs for Civil Services Set-2

Current Affairs for Civil Services

1.      Which of the following is a dance-drama? 

a.       Kathakali

b.      Bharatnatyam

c.       Odissi

d.      Manipuri

2.      Who among the following is first Indian Pilot?

a.       Gautam Mehta

b.      Rakesh Sharma 

c.       J.R.D. Tata 

d.      None of these

3.      International Yoga Day is observed on

a.       12 June

b.      15 June

c.       11 June

d.      21 June

4.      Who was the founder of the city of Agra? 

a.       Akbar

b.      Shah Jahan

c.       Sikandar Lodhi

d.      Alauddin Khilji

5.      Full form of KYC is  

a.       Know Your Cash

b.      Know Your Company

c.       Know Your Customer

d.      None of these

6.      The term Grand Slam is associated with 

a.       Badminton

b.      Lawn Tennis

c.       Table Tennis

d.      Kabaddi

7.      The book “Two Years Eight Months and 28 Days” is written by

a.      Salman Rushdie

b.      Kapil Isapuri

c.       Preeti Shenoy

d.      Vikram Seth

8.      The temple situated near Pushkar Lake in Rajasthan is related to 

a.       Lord Shiva

b.      Lord Vishnu

c.       Lord Ganesh

d.      Lord Brahma

9.      Manchester of South India is

a.       Mysore

b.      Coimbatore

c.       Vijaywada

d.      Kochi

10.  Which of the following is an Email client?

a.       I.E.

b.      Google

c.       Mozilla

d.      Outlook Express

11.  The head office of the SBI is located in

a.       New Delhi

b.      Chennai

c.       Mumbai

d.      Kolkata

12.  Pulitzer prize is given in the field of  

a.       Mathematics

b.      Architecture

c.       Cinema

d.      Journalism

13.  Capital of Mongolia is 

a.       Luanda

b.      Ulaanbaatar

c.       Tripoli

d.      Baku

14.  Name the seventh edition India-Russia Joint Military Exercise started from 7 Nov – 20 Nov, 2015 in Bikaner district of Rajasthan is focusing on ‘Counter Terrorism Operations in Desert Terrain under a United Nations Mandate’.

a.       Yama-2015

b.      Varuna-2015

c.       Kuber-2015

d.      Indra-2015

15.  Which among the following countries will host the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016?

a.       France

b.      Russia

c.       Germany

d.      Turkey

16.  The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of UN has declared the year 2016 as the ______________?

a.       International Year of Soils

b.      International Year of Pulses

c.       International Year of Quinoa

d.      International Year of Family Farming

17.  The Pradhan Mantri Kausal Vikas Yojana is associated with 

a.       Women Empowerment

b.      Skill Development

c.       Banning slaughtering of cows

d.      Making smart cities in India

18.  President of Maldives Abdulla Yameen has declared state of emergency on November 4, 2015 as per which article of the constitution of Maldives for 30 days on grounds of threat to national security?

a.       Article 235

b.      Article 365

c.       Article 353

d.      Article 253

19.  What percent of FDI is allowed in Coffee plantation in India?

a.       49%

b.      51%

c.       70%

d.      100%

20.  What is the range of India’s strategic missile – Agni-IV?

a.      4000 KM

b.      2500 KM

c.       3000 KM

d.      3500 KM