Current Affairs for Civil Services Set-5

Current Affairs for Civil Services

1.      For the first time, who has won the 32nd edition of Indian Oil Surjit Hockey tournament defeated defending champions Indian Oil Mumbai by 4-3 score?

a.       Indian Air Force

b.      Indian Navy

c.       Indian Railways

d.      Indian Army

2.      Who is the author of the book ‘2 States’?

a.      Chetan Bhagat

b.      Kiran Bedi

c.       Khushwant Singh

d.      Shobhaa De

3.      Which of the following is the headquarters of World Trade Organisation?

a.       Mumbai

b.      Hague

c.       Geneva

d.      Islamabad

4.      President Pranab Mukherjee launched IMPRINT India to boost research in the country. The initiative is joint venture of IITs and IISC. What is the full form of IMPRINT?

a.       Impacting Research Initiative and Technology

b.      Imported Research Innovation and Technology

c.       Impacting Research Innovation and Technology

d.      Impacting Renovating Innovation and Technology

5.      Which among the following states has the largest deposit of limonite mineral in the country?

a.       Odisha

b.      Tamil Nadu

c.       Kerala

d.      Andhra Pradesh

6.      If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is

a.       1900

b.      2000

c.       2100

d.      2140

7.      Justin Trudeau has sworn in as 23rd Prime Minister of Canada ending 10 years of Conservative rule. Justin Trudeau was from which party?

a.       Conservation Party

b.      New Democratic Party

c.       Liberal Party

d.      Green Party

8.      Scientists from which states have developed a 3-D printing method to produce highly uniform ‘blocks’ of embryonic stem cells which are capable of generating all cell types?

a.       China and Soviet Russ

b.      China and United States

c.       United States and Japan

d.      United States and Britain

9.      In which language can the Member of Parliament express themselves in the House?

a.       Only English

b.      Only Hindi

c.       English or Hindi

d.      English, Hindi or Mother tongue

10.  First Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav was held in which city?

a.       Ahmedabad

b.      Kolkata

c.       New Delhi

d.      Chennai

11.  Indian Army successfully test fires Brahmos supersonic land attack missile on 7 Nov, 2015. The name Brahmos has been derived from the names of two rivers namely the Brahmaputra of India and the ________ of Russia.

a.      Moskva

b.      Moksya

c.       Sonoma

d.      Mendocino

12.  Indian Railways has launched ___________ to facilitate waitlisted passengers to get an alternative train accommodation.

a.       Ulternative scheme

b.      Vikalp scheme

c.       Subidha scheme

d.      Berth for all scheme

13.  Who composed the song Vande Mataram?

a.      Bankim Chandra Chatterji

b.      Rabindranath Tagore

c.       Subhash Chandra Bose

d.      None of these

14.  Who is appointed as the first Ombudsman at BCCI?

a.      A P Shah

b.      S K Kapur

c.       K.S. Hedge

d.      H.R. Khanna

15.  The fast patrol vessel (FPV) of Aadesh-Class of Indian Coast Guard, ICGS Arinjay was commissioned in

a.       Paradeep, Odisha

b.      Kochi, Kerala

c.       Vishakhapatnam, AP

d.      Sialda, Kolkata

16.  Which day is celebrated as National Legal Services Day (NLSD) in India?

a.      11 November

b.      7 November

c.       5 November

d.      9 November

17.  Who was the founder and chairman of Hero MotoCorp and Hero Honda which is the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer?

a.       Brijmohan Lall Man

b.      Brijmohan Lalilt Munjal

c.       Brijmohan Lall Munjal

d.      Brijkishore Lall Munjal

18.  Data One is a broadband service associated with 

a.       VSNL

b.      MTNL

c.       Reliance

d.      BSNL

19.  Which of the following holds the sobriquet “City of Letters”?

a.       Kottayam

b.      Madurai

c.       Mysuru

d.      Patna

20.  What is the name of India’s maiden indigenous massive online open courseware for students?

a.       Mythri

b.      Vidyam

c.       Swayam

d.      Sakshar