laboursonline – MCQs, Mock Tests | Current affairs Current Affairs MCQ Set 2

Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee was awarded the 2019 Nobel memorial Prize in -

1. Chemistry
2. Physics
3. Literature
4. Economics

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Fifteenth Finance Commission recommended revenue deficit grants of ....... for ...... States.

1. Rs. 1.17 lakh crore; 14 States
2. Rs. 2.94 lakh crore; 17 States
3. Rs. 3.05 lakh crore; 21 States
4. Rs. 3.50 lakh crore; 28 States

✅ Correct Answer: 2

How many sites were chosen from India for the 2019 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation?

1. Two
2. five
3. Three
4. Four

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Total XV Finance Commission transfers (devolution + grants-in-aid) constitutes about ........ of estimated Gross Revenue Receipts of the Union.

1. 35%
2. 36%
3. 37%
4. 38%

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Fifteenth Finance Commission has recommended that public health expenditure of Union and States together should be increased in a progressive manner to reach at ......... of GDP by 2025.

1. 2.5%
2. 3.0%
3. 3.25%
4. 3.50%

✅ Correct Answer: 1

How many Finance Commissions have been set up upto the end of March 2021?

1. 13
2. 14
3. 15
4. 16

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Fifteenth Finance Commission recommended the vertical devolution of divisible pool of Centre's tax revenue at -

1. 39%
2. 40%
3. 41%
4. 42%

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Fifteenth Finance Commission's Final Report contains recommendations for which period?

1. 2020-25
2. 2021-26
3. 2020-26
4. 2022-27

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Wholesale Price Index based inflation rate in India in the month of January 2021 is estimated at -

1. 1.71%
2. 2.03%
3. 2.51%
4. 3.01%

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Target for Ground level credit (GLC) to agriculture for the financial year 2021-22 has been fixed at -

1. Rs. 15.0 lakh crore
2. Rs. 15.5 lakh crore
3. Rs. 16.0 lakh crore
4. Rs. 16.5 lakh crore

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The base year for National Coal Index is -

1. 2017-18
2. 2018-19
3. 2019-20
4. 2020-21

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Five Star Village project has been launched by the -

1. Department of Post
2. Ministry of Rural Development
3. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' welfare
4. Ministry of Panchayati Raj

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following does not deal in Cryptocurrencies?

1. ZebPay
2. BuyUCoin
3. Vauld
4. RuPay

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following Public Sector Banks was not part of the mega consolidation in 2020?

1. Syndicate Bank
2. Bank of India
3. Andhra Bank
4. Allahabad Bank

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following Missions has/ have been announced in Union Budget 2021-22? I. Mission Poshan 2.0 II. Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) III. Hydrogen Energy Mission IV. National Language Translation Mission V. Deep Ocean Mission Correct code is -

1. Only I, III and IV
2. Only II, IV and V
3. Only I, II and III
4. All I, IL III, IV and V

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Arrange the following heads of subsidies in correct descending order in relation to budgeted allotment during the year 2021-22 - I. Urea subsidy II. Nutrient Based Subsidy III. Food Subsidy IV. Petroleum Subsidy Correct order is -

1. III, I, II, IV
2. III, IV, I, II
3. III, II, IV, I
4. I, III, II, IV

✅ Correct Answer: 1

AS per RBI's report which of the following Debit/ Credit cards has the largest market share in India (As on November 2020)?

1. RuPay card
2. VISA card
3. Master Card
4. American Express Card

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Climate Adoption Summit 2021 was hosted online by the government of -

1. The Netherlands
2. France
3. Norway
4. India

✅ Correct Answer: 1

India ranks ..... in Global Democracy Index 2020.

1. 53th
2. 61th
3. 79th
4. 85th

✅ Correct Answer: 1

India ranks ..... in Global Democracy Index 2021

1. 67h
2. 74th
3. 85th
4. 94th

✅ Correct Answer: 3

School Bag policy 2020 has been released by -

1. Department of School Education, Ministry of Education (DSE)
2. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
3. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
4. National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE)

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is not a component of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)?

1. In-Situ Slum Re-development
2. Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme
3. Affordable Housing for Migrant Workers
4. Beneficiary Land Construction

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who has been appointed the Director General of World Trade Organisation?

1. Yoo Myung-hee of Republic of Korea
2. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria
3. Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri of Saudi Arabia
4. Liam Fox of the United Kingdom

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What is NIDHI ?

1. National Integrated Data-base of Hospitality Industry
2. Nationally Important Digital Health Initiatives
3. Non-Intervention Domestic Health Initiatives
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

BBC World News was blocked in which country in February 2021?

1. China
2. India
3. Russia
4. Myanmar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Manasa Varanasi crowned VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020. She is from which state?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Telangana
3. Punjab
4. Maharashtra

✅ Correct Answer: 2

As per lEA's India Energy Outlook 2021, ...... will be the world's third-biggest energy consumer, behind China and the United States, by 2030.

1. India
2. Germany
3. Japan
4. France

✅ Correct Answer: 1

In February 2020, which of the following has replaced SBI to become India's tenth most valued firm by market capitalization on the BSF?

1. HDFC Bank
2. Bajaj Finance Ltd.
3. Indiabulls
4. Blue Dart

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which state has launched housing loan subsidy scheme where subsidy up to two lakh fifty thousand rupees will be provided for loan amounts from five lakh to forty lakh rupees?

1. Bihar
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Assam

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Central government has recently notified the ambitious e-assessment scheme also called the ....... assessment for income tax payers.

1. Effortless
2. Enforced
3. Faceless
4. Effective

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In which of these states have Atal Kisan Mazdoor canteens been launched?

1. Bihar
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Haryana
4. uttar Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 3

How many crores are allocated for Swachh Bharat Mission in 2020-21 as per Budget 2020?

1. 14000
2. 12500
3. 11300
4. 12300

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which among the following years is the base year of consumer Price Index?

1. 2000
2. 2002
3. 2018
4. 2012

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana aims at providing affordable housing to the urban poor. Which among the following is the target year?

1. 2022
2. 2025
3. 2027
4. 2029

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following committees had been constituted for doubling farmers' income by 2022?

1. Ashok Mehta Committee
2. Sachar Committee
3. Ashok Dalwai Committee
4. Naresh Chandra Committee

✅ Correct Answer: 3

As per NITI Aayog's estimates what per cent of India's total employment is engaged in agriculture sector.

1. 44%
2. 47%
3. 55%
4. 65%

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who headed the committee set up by the RBI to suggest the measures to tackle the cyber security challenges?

1. Meena Hemchandra
2. SS Mundra
3. Kewal Kumar Sharma
4. Nandita Chatterjee

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country's contingent took part in Republic Day Parade on January 26, 2021?

1. Bangladesh
2. Nepal
3. Saudi Arabia
4. UAE

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Mock Egg has been developed by the scientists from -

1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
2. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
3. National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
4. National Poultry Research Institute, Hyderabad

✅ Correct Answer: 2

International Bharati Festival 2020 was organised in -

1. Chennai
2. Lucknow
3. Bhopal
4. Khajuraho

✅ Correct Answer: 1

India's Rank in Climate Change Performance Index 2020 is -

1. 9th
2. 10th
3. 11th
4. 12th

✅ Correct Answer: 2

As per National Education Policy, 2020 which of the following pairs is not matched correctly in relation to new pedagogical and curricular structure?

1. Foundational Stage - 5 years
2. Preparatory Stage - 3 years
3. Middle Stage - 4 years
4. Secondary Education - 4 years

✅ Correct Answer: 3

National Education Policy 2020, aims at Universalisation of education from -

1. Preschool to class VIII
2. Preschool to secondary level
3. Preschool to Intermediate level
4. Preschool to graduation level

✅ Correct Answer: 2

India's first driverless train on Delhi Metro's ...... was flagged off by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 20, 2020.

1. Magenta line (Between Janakpuri West and Botanical garden (Noida)
2. Red line (Shaheedsthal-Rithala)
3. Blue line (Vaishali-Dwarika Sector 21)
4. Yellow line (Samaypur Badli-Huda City Centre

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which Indian city is most likely to emerge as global hub for Covid-19 vaccine in the year 2021?

1. Hyderabad
2. Pune
3. Chennai
4. Mumbai

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Mock Egg has been developed by the scientists from -

1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
2. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
3. National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
4. National Poultry Research Institute, Hyderabad

✅ Correct Answer: 2

International Bharati Festival 2020 was organised in -

1. Chennai
2. Lucknow
3. Bhopal
4. Khajuraho

✅ Correct Answer: 1

India's Rank in Climate Change Performance Index 2020 is -

1. 9th
2. 10th
3. 11th
4. 12th

✅ Correct Answer: 2

As per National Education Policy, 2020 which of the following pairs is not matched correctly in relation to new pedagogical and curricular structure?

1. Foundational Stage - 5 years
2. Preparatory Stage - 3 years
3. Middle Stage - 4 years
4. Secondary Education - 4 years

✅ Correct Answer: 3

UK invited India to attend the next G7 Summit (2021). The other two nations invited to this prestigious event are - I. Australia II.South Korea III. Brazil IV. China

1. I and II
2. I and III
3. II and IV
4. III and IV

✅ Correct Answer: 1

CHIRAG is a project launched in which state?

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Nagaland
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Rajasthan

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Name the Indian elected to the International Narcotics Control Board by the UN Economic and Social Council on 23 April, 2014 and re-elected by the Council for a 5-year term (2020-25) on 7 May, 2019 -

1. Sudhir Rajkumar
2. Jagjit Pavadia
3. Syed Akbaruddin
4. Yasmin Ali Haque

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Along with Pranab Mukherjee, how many more persons were conferred the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2019?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

✅ Correct Answer: 3

SAMARTH is a flagship skill development scheme of which one of the following Ministries?

1. Ministry of Textiles
2. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
3. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
4. Ministry of Human Resource Development

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Betel leaf of which one of the following States has been accorded a GI tag recently?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Kerala
4. Mizoram

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The first UDAY (Utkrisht Double Decker Air-Conditioned Yatri) Express train runs between -

1. Delhi and Kalka
2. Bengaluru and Coimbatore
3. Chennai and Visakhapatnam
4. Chennai and Bengaluru

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Paradeep Port is located on the delta of river -

1. Rihand
2. Ganga
3. Mahanadi
4. Baitarani

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Rebuilding trust the thrust of the meeting of -

1. FICCI annual meeting 2021
2. Confederation of Indian Industry Annual Meeting 2021
3. United Nations General Assembly 2021
4. World Economic Forum virtual meeting 2021

✅ Correct Answer: 4

2021's Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar has been given to ........... in the Individual category.

1. Sudhanshu Mohanty
2. Kumar Munnan Singh
3. Dr. Rajendra Kumar Bhandari
4. P.K. Mohapatra

✅ Correct Answer: 3

AYUSHMAN CAPF scheme is not applicable to which of the following police forces?

1. Border Security Force
2. Sashatra Seema Bal
3. Delhi Police
4. Indo Tibetan Border Police

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Kamala Devi Harris is the ....... Vice-President of the US.

1. 46th
2. 47th
3. 48th
4. 49th

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Ratle Hydro Electric Project shall be commissioned on the river ............ in the state/ UT of -

1. Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir
2. Beas, Himachal Pradesh
3. Dibang, Arunachal Pradesh
4. Alakananda, Uttarakhand

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Ministry of Railways has rechristened the name of ...... as 'Netaji Express'.

1. Train No. 12303/ 12304 Poorva Express
2. Train No. 12311/ 12312 Howrah-Kalka Mail
3. Train No. 12809/ 10 Howrah Junction - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is the ...... President of the United States (US).

1. 44th
2. 45th
3. 46th
4. 47th

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Exercise Desert Knight-21 was conducted on 20-24 January, 2021 between ......... at Air Force Station Jodhpur.

1. Indian Air Force and French Air and Space Force (Armee de 1’Air et de 1’Espace)
2. Indian Air Force and Russian Air Force
3. Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force
4. Indian Air Force and Royal Air Force

✅ Correct Answer: 1

3rd January, 2021 was celebrated as Parakram Diwas in the memory of -

1. India won the war against Pakistan in 1971
2. More than 90000 army personnel including the army of officers of Pakistan surrendered before Indian Army in Dacca
3. Birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
4. India declared herself as self sufficient in food grains

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following was the theme of Second National Youth Parliament Festival organized virtually in January 2021?

1. Be the Voice of New India and Find solutions and Contribute to Policy
2. YUVAAH - Utsah Naye Bharat Ka
3. Desh ka nav Nirman Yuvaon ke Hathon mein
4. YUVAAH - Sangharsh aur Sahas ka Prateek

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Country in Focus for the 51st IFFI was -

1. Bangladesh
2. Japan
3. South Korea
4. South Africa

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The 51st edition of International Film Festival of India was organized from 16th to 24th January, 2021 in -

1. Chennai
2. Hyderabad
3. Goa
4. Mumbai

✅ Correct Answer: 3

All-women cockpit crew flew the inaugural Air India flight on January 9, 2021 from San Francisco to -

1. Bengaluru
2. New Delhi
3. Mumbai
4. Hyderabad

✅ Correct Answer: 1