Current Affairs for Civil Services Set-4

Current Affairs for Civil Services

1.      The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a ____________ near Geneva was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) from 1998 to 2008.

a.      Scientific instrument

b.      Scientific theory

c.       Scientific organisation

d.      Scientific laboratory

2.      ‘Exercise Livewire,’ was conducted by which among the following security forces in India?

a.       Border Security Force

b.      Indian Army

c.       Indian Navy

d.      Indian Air Force

3.      Who is the author of the book titled – ‘To the Brink and Back: India’s 1991 Story’?

a.       C Rangarajan

b.      Jairam Ramesh

c.       Mani Subramanian

d.      Manmohan Singh

4.      Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rabi crops for season 2015-16 is given below.

Crop                           MSP per quintal 

a. Wheat                      (i) 1525

b. Gram (Channa)       (ii) 3500

c. Mustard                   (iii) 3350

d. Safflower                (iv) 3300

e. Barley                      (v) 1225

f. Lentil (Masur)          (vi) 3400

Which one is incorrect?

a.       a(i), e(v)

b.      b(ii), d(iv)

c.       c(iii), f(vi)

d.      None of these

5.      Who presented with the 2015 Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Shikhar Award for lifetime achievement?

a.       Jasraj

b.      Shivkumar Sharma

c.       Amjad Ali Khan

d.      Zakir Hussain

6.      Which city is known as electronic city of India? 

a.       Gurgaon

b.      Bengaluru

c.       Delhi

d.      Kochi

7.      Which among the following organisations published the report titled – ‘World Energy Outlook 2015’?

a.       World Bank

b.      International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

c.       International Energy Agency (IEA)

d.      International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

8.      What is the full form of CCEA?

a.       Cabinet Community on Economic Affairs (CCEA)

b.      Cabinet Committee on Energy Affairs (CCEA)

c.       Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)

d.      Cabinet Committee on Economic Activities (CCEA)

9.      The first International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE) was held in which among the following countries?

a.       Australia

b.      France

c.       India

d.      Sri Lanka

10.  Which country set a new world record by planting 49,672 trees in one hour?

a.       India

b.      Bhutan
Pakistan
China

11.  What is the aim of ‘Project ASMAN’ in India?

a.       To increase literacy rate

b.      To provide internet connectivity in rural areas

c.       To reduce Infant Mortality rate

d.      To increase Indian Exports in Service sector

12.  Who is appointed as vice-chairman of the Bank of International Settlement (BIS)?

a.       Nachiket M. Mor

b.      Raghuram Rajan

c.       C Rangarajan

d.      D Subbarao

13.  Physical construction work on the Delhi Metro started on 1 October 1998. The first line of the Delhi Metro was inaugurated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee (P M), on

a.       24 December 2001

b.      24 December 2003

c.       24 December 2004

d.      24 December 2002

14.  A Rajasthan man who made 42 Android apps (mobile applications) and dedicated them to the students free of charge through HRD ministry, Govt. of India, who is that guy called Mister Android?

a.       Sahil Khan

b.      Imran Khan

c.       Amir Khan

d.      Yusuf Khan

15.  In which among the following sectors, 100% FDI is allowed under automatic route in India?

a.       Defence

b.      Banking

c.       Duty Free Shops

d.      Broadcasting

16.  Who among the following Indians are listed in an inaugural ‘Global Diversity List’?

a.       Anna Hazare and Medha Patkar

b.      Bindeshwar Pathak and Aruna Roy

c.       Bindeshwar Pathak and Purnima Mehta

d.      Aruna Roy and Anna Hazare

17.  A rare tropical cyclone made land fall in Arabian Sea bringing winds of speed more than 100 kms per hour has slammed into Yemen triggering heavy flooding in 4th Nov, 2015.

a.       Cyclone Gonu

b.      Cyclone Yeppoon

c.       Cyclone Chapala

d.      Cyclone Marcia

18.  Who is the first cricketer to complete 10000 runs in Ranji Tropy?

a.       Hrishikesh Kanitkar

b.      Mithun Manhas

c.       Wasim Jaffer

d.      Amol Muzumdar

19.  France is set to deploy its largest warship (aircraft carrier) named ________ in order further boost its operations against Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq.

a.       Charles de Guerilla (R91)

b.      Charles de Gaulle (R91)

c.       Charles Le Gaulle (R91)

d.      Charles Gaulle de (R91)

20.  Who has won the prestigious 17th international Frederic Chopin Piano competition in 2015?

a.       Canada’s Charles Richard-Hamelin

b.      Russia’s Yulianna Avdeeva

c.       South Korea’s Seong-Jin Cho

d.      United States Kate Liu