GK Current Affairs Questions and Answers MCQ

GK Current Affairs Quiz Questions MCQs 2019-20 for SSC, Banking / IBPS, UPSC, IAS, NTSE, CLAT, Railways, NDA, CDS

gk current affairs questions and answers mcq

1. Who has become the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of UK?

a) Rishi Sunak

b) Krupesh Hirani

c) Shami Chakrabarti

d) Seema Malhotra

2. Which country has been recently added by FATF to the list of high-risk countries?

a) DR Congo

b) France

c) Myanmar

d) Singapore

3. Who has become the first Indian Wrestler to win Gold Medal at U-23 World Wrestling Championships?

a) Sajan Bhanwala

b) Aman Sehrawat

c) Nitesh

d) Vikas

4. Which country has been included in 12 top chess-playing nations for Men’s 2022 World Team Chess Championship?

a) Russia

b) Japan

c) South Korea

d) India

5. ISROs’ heaviest rocket LVM3 M2 has placed how many satellites in orbit?

a) 35

b) 36

c) 31

d) 32

6. Who has been appointed as the new US Ambassador to India?

a) Elizabeth Jones

b) Atul Keshap

c) Patricia A. Lacina

d) Kenneth Juster

7. Which state has won the first position in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) Awards 2021?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Gujarat
Answers
1. (a) Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak has become the first Indian-Origin Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The appointment of the new Prime Minister came after his predecessor Liz Truss stepped down. At the age of 42, Rishi Sunak has become the youngest and the first person of color to hold the position.

4. (c) Myanmar

The financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added Myanmar to the list of high-risk countries, known as the ‘black list’ with strategic deficiencies in the regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing. Myanmar is also the third country that has been added to the list along with North Korea and Iran.

3. (b) Aman Sehrawat

Aman Sehrawat made history in wrestling as he became the first Indian wrestler to win Gold Medal at the U-23 World Wrestling Championships in Spain. The 16-year-old Sehrawat beat Junior European silver-medallist Ahmet Duman of Turkey 12-4 in the Finals to win Gold.

4. (d) India

In Chess, teams from 12-top chess-playing nations including India have been included in the lineup for the 2022 Men’s World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem, Israel in November 2022. The other participating countries are China, Uzbekistan, France, Ukraine, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland, among others.

5. (b) 36

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) heaviest rocket LVM3 M2 which took off from the second launch pad (SLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space center (SHAR) has successfully orbited 36 satellites of UK-based OneWeb. With this launch, LVM3 has made its entry into the commercial launch service market.

6. (a) Elizabeth Jones

The US Government has appointed senior foreign service officer Elizabeth Jones as the Charge d’Affaires ad interim at the US embassy in New Delhi. The 74-year-old was the coordinator for Afghan relocation efforts recently. The step has been taken to advance and expand the most consequential bilateral relationship in the world.

7. (c) Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh has won the first position at Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) Awards 2021. The state is followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at second and third place, respectively. Gujarat also saw five special category awards while MP got three special category awards.

1. ISRO is planning to launch ‘Chandrayaan-3’ in which year?

a) 2022

b) 2024

c) 2023

d) 2025

2. Fifth Khelo India Youth Games- 2022 will be held in which state?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Gujarat

d) Maharashtra

3. Which of the following state has increased quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes?

a) Karnataka

b) Kerala

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Telangana

4. As per Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022, the largest number of poor people in the world in 2020 lived in which country?

a) Congo

b) Bangladesh

c) Sri Lanka

d) India

5. Which city in the United States has announced Public School Holiday on Diwali from 2023?

a) Los Angeles

b) Chicago

c) New York

d) Boston

6. Which state has launched a website that lists the most polluting industrial units?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Jharkhand

7. When is the Police Commemoration Day observed in India?

a) October 20

b) October 24

c) October 21

d) October 30
Answers
1. (c) 2023

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch Chandrayaan-3, its third mission to the moon, in June 2023 with a more robust lunar rover abroad which is significant for future inter-planetary explorations. As per the ISRO Chairman, Chandrayaan-3’s launch will be in June 2023 onboard the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3).

2. (b) Madhya Pradesh

The Fifth- Khelo India Youth Games 2022 will be held in Madhya Pradesh. The games will take place from January 31 to February 11, 2023. The news was announced by Union Minister Anurag Thakur in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Khelo India Youth Games was started in 2016 and has provided a very effective platform for the youth of the country.

3. (a) Karnataka

The Karnataka Cabinet, Chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai decided to promulgate an ordinance to raise the reservations for Scheduled Castes by 2 percent and Scheduled Tribes by 4 percent. As many as 103 communities classified as SCs and 56 communities among STs would benefit from the hike in reservations.

4. (d) India

As per the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022, around 415 million people in India lives climbed out of poverty between 2005-06 and 2019-21. However, as per the report, despite the significant reductions, the largest number of poor people in the world-228.9 million- lived in India in 2020. The data, however, do not reflect the post-pandemic changes.

5. (c) New York City

Diwali will be a holiday for the New York City Public School starting from 2023. The announcement was made by Mayor Eric Adams. The decision has been taken to recognize over 2,00,000 New Yorkers of the Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh faiths who celebrate Diwali, the Festival of lights.

6. (d) Jharkhand

Jharkhand Government has launched a website to publicly display the names of the polluting industrial units in the state. The step is taken to hold the industries accountable for the amount of particulate matter they release into the atmosphere. As per the Government, it is a transparency initiative that aims to disclose information on Industrial Particulate Matter in an understandable manner.

7. (c) October 21

Police Commemoration Day is observed on October 21 to commemorate the sacrifices of 10 CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty. On October 21, 1959, 10 Indian policemen were killed during an attack by the Chinese troops in the Hot springs region close to Ladakh.