Showing posts with label current affairs for government exams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label current affairs for government exams. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Government Exam Questions | Current Affairs

 1. Which city has announced its detailed framework to zero out carbon emissions by 2050?

Mumbai

2. Which country has topped in South Asia in terms of women on board of listed companies?

Bangladesh

3. India's first hydrogen fuel cell car Toyota Mirai has been launched by which ministry?

Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

4. ‘NotPetya’ and ‘HermeticWiper’ which were seen in the news recently, are associated with which field?

Cyber-security

5. Which country topped the medal tally in the ISSF World Cup 2022?

India

6. ‘International Day of Women Judges’ was first celebrated in which year?

2022

7. Where is the headquarters of the International Organization for Migration located?

Switzerland

8. Who are the authors of the book titled “The Little Book of Joy”?

Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

9. Who commissioned the first 'Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal' in the Asansol Division of Eastern Railways?

Indian Railways

10. Which state presented the children's budget in its budget for the financial year 2022-23?

Madhya Pradesh

Monday, July 4, 2022

Current Affairs | TNPSC Government Exam Questions

 1. What is the name of the initiative launched by India to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine?

Operation Ganga

2. Who has been elected as the Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly?

Kultar Singh Sandhwan

3. Which nation will invest Rs 3.2 lakh crores in India in the next five years, as per PM Modi?

Japan

4. Which state/UT hosted India’s First Ice Wall Climbing Competition?

Ladakh

5. As per the official data of the Government, what is the number of children affected due to Covid in India?

1.54 lakh

6. Which international institution approved a mandate to draft ‘Global Plastics Treaty’?

UN Environment Assembly

7. What is India's rank in the United Nations' World Happiness Report for the year 2022?

136

8. "Green Triangle" named after Mahatma Gandhi, has been inaugurated in which country?

Madagascar

9. Which ground test of ISRO has been successfully completed?

SS1

10. Which bank has won 'Asian Bank of the Year' at IFR Asia Awards 2021?

Axis Bank

Saturday, April 11, 2020

ILO | Chief of the Air Staff - TNPSC Government Examp Questions

1. When was International Labour Organization (ILO) established?

1919

2. When was Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation established?

1999

3. How many members are there in International Labour Organization (ILO)?

187

4. Who is the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force?

Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

5. Who is the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India?

Rajiv Mehrishi

6.Who audits the Consolidated Fund of India?

Comptroller and Auditor General

7.Who is the Chief Justice of India?

Sharad Arvind Bobde

8. How many chambers are there in the Indian Parliament?

2

9.When was the Constitution of India ratified? (adopted)

26 November 1949

10. When was the Income Tax Department established?

1860

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

FIFA Headquarters | Food Programme TNPSC Group IV Exam Questions

1. Where was FIFA Headquarters located ?

Zürich

2. When World Food Programme was founded?

1961

3. When Ministry of Power was founded?

1992

4. How many teams participate ICC Women's T20 World Cup?

10

5. How many countries did Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?

78

6. When was FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was founded?

2008

7.  Who is the head of World Food Programme?

David Beasley

8. When FIFA was founded?

21 May 1904

9. When Indian Railways was formed?

1853

10. When FIFA was founded?

1916

Monday, April 6, 2020

Arogya Setu | SunRISE | New Insurance - Current Affairs for NTPC Railway

1. Which is the India’s first comprehensive COVID-19 tracking application?

Arogya Setu

2. Which  insurance policies has been approved the Government to enable more people to get health cover?

Arogya Sanjeevani

3. Who has been reappointed as RBI Deputy Governor?

B. P. Kanungo

4. What is NASA’s mission to study Giant Solar Particle Storms called?

SunRISE

5. Which fund has been set up for COVID-19 relief?

PM-CARES

6. As per the latest UNCTAD report, the world economy will go into recession with the exception of which two countries?

China, India

7. What are the new dates for Tokyo Olympics 2020?

July-August 2021

8. Which Ministry has launched ‘Stranded in India’ portal for foreign tourists?

Ministry of Tourism

9. Which tennis tournaments has been cancelled for the first time since World War II?

Wimbledon 

10. The Public Sector banks have announced a moratorium of how many months for loan payments?

3 months

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

SIDBI | COVID-19 | G20 nations - TNPSC Government Exam Questions

1. What is the name of new train launched by SIDBI for new entrepreneurs?

Swavalamban Express

2. As per the International Energy Agency, which of the following countries is the third largest producer of electricity?

India

3. When is International Day of Happiness celebrated every year?

20 March

4. Who among the following was recently appointed as the India CEO of Salesforce?

Arundhati Bhattacharya

5. Who has set up a whatsapp Chatbot to respond to Coronavirus queries?

Central government

6. Which island is losing ice sheet six times faster than 1990?

Greenland

7. Which team won this year’s Ranji Trophy title?

Saurashtra

8. Which nation chaired the first virtual summit of G20 nations?

Saudi Arabia

9. What was India’s rank in the recently released World Happiness Index 2020?

144

10. When is World Sparrow Day observed?

March 20

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Bank | Finance Secretary | Bit Coin TNPSC Group II Questions

1. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary?

Ajay Bhushan Pandey

2. Which court lifted RBI’s ban on trading in virtual currencies?

Supreme Court

3.Which Indian women cricketer has topped the latest women's T20 International batting rankings?

Shafali Verma

4. Who has been newly appointed as BCCI’s selection committee chairman?

Sunil Joshi

5. Which place has been designated as the summer capital of the Uttarakhand?

Gairsain

6. What is the name of NASA’s rover for Mars Mission 2020?

Perseverance 

7. Which international magazine has included Indira Gandhi in the '100 Woman of the Year' list?

Time

8.  Rajeev Suri has announced his resignation as the CEO and President of which multinational telecommunications and information technology company?

Nokia 

9.The World Bank has announced how much aid package to help countries combat coronavirus outbreak?

12 Billion

10. Chalasani Venkat Nageswar has been given the additional charge of deputy MD and CFO of which leading bank?

SBI 

11. When is the launch of Chandrayaan-3 expected?

First half of 2021

12. The Employees' Provident Fund Organization has lowered the interest rate on deposits to how much for the current fiscal year (2019-20)?

8.5 percent  (From 8.65)

13. Which state ranked 1st in the country for overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan?

Andhra Pradesh

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Taj Mahal | TNPSC Group | SBI Clerck - Current Affairs for all Exams

1. When did India observe the first anniversary of National War Memorial?

February 25th

2. When is ISRO scheduled to launch its Geo Imaging Satellite- GISAT-1?

March 5th 

3. In a new travel advisory, India has advised Indians to avoid travelling to which three nations?

Italy, Iran and Republic of Korea

4. The shooting and archery events of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 will be held in which Indian city?

Chandigarh

5. Which nation participated in Indra Dhanush Exercise 2020 along with India?

UK

6. Which nation has formally withdrawn from co-sponsoring UNHRC resolution on war crimes?

Sri Lanka

7. Taj Mahal is located on the banks of the river ________.

Yamuna

8. Who released the progress report on Poshan Abhiyaan (Nutrition Mission)?

NITI Aayog

9. When was the Taj Mahal added to the list of World Heritage Sites?

1983 

10. When was the Taj Mahal built?

15th 

(The construction of the Taj Mahal was carried out from 1631 to 1648 AD (15th century) and was completed within a period of 17 years. )

Monday, February 24, 2020

CAT | Cibil Score Government Exam Current Affairs

1.  Which international agency signed a loan agreement of USD 450 million with the Government of India to improve groundwater in the country?

World Bank

2. Which Indian Union Territory will come under the jurisdiction of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?

Jammu and Kashmir

3. How much Moody's reduced India's GDP growth forecast for 2020 on February 17, 2020?

5.4 percent

4. Which country’s wrestlers will not take part in Asian Championship to be held in Delhi?


China

5. Which Indian sports personality recently won Laureus World Sports Awards 2020 in best sporting moment category?




Sachin Tendulkar

6. When Soil Health Card Day is observed in India every year?

February 19

7. What is the status of House Sparrow in India as per the State of India’s Birds 2020 Report?

Stable

8. Which Indian Institute has been recently named after Manohar Parrikar?

 Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

9. Which country is hosting the FIFA U-17 Women's Football World Cup 2020?

India

10. When is the World Day of Social Justice observed globally?

20th February

Friday, February 21, 2020

FIFA U-17 | Airlines | TNPSC Group II Exam papers

1. Which state allocated funds for the Jewar airport?

Uttar Pradesh

2. What is the slogan of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020?

Kick Off The Dream

3. Which country is to host final of FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup?

India

4. Kishori Ballal passed away recently was a _______.

Actor

5. The High-Level Global Conference on Road Safety for Achieving Global Goals 2030 is held in ______ from 19-20 February.

Stockholm

6. India has imported lithium batteries worth ________ in fiscal 2019.

$1.2 billion

7. Which country has the largest lithium reserves worldwide?

Chile 

8. Who is the governor of Uttar Pradesh?

Anandiben Patel

9. Which airport became the first airport to be free of single-use plastic usage in India?

Indira Gandhi International Airport

10. Who is the Union Minister of Coal and Mines?

Pralhad Joshi

Monday, February 3, 2020

Most Traffic city | GATI | Operation Vanilla - Railway Exam Questions

1. Which Indian city has the world’s worst traffic, as per the Global Traffic Index?

Bengaluru

2. Which state or union territory’s tableau was adjudged the best at the Republic Day Parade 2020?

Assam

3.  India’s Gita Sabharwal has been appointed as the UN Resident Coordinator in which nation?

Thailand

4. Which Indian theater personality has been selected for French honour of ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters’?

Sanjana Kapoor

5. The Supreme Court has allowed the National Tiger Conservation Authority to relocate which nation’s cheetah to a suitable habitat in India?

Namibia 

6. The Union Government has offered to sell its 100 percent stake in which airlines?

Air India  

7. What is the name of portal government recently released to speed up construction works of national highways?

GATI

8. The Indian Navy launched which operation to help cyclone hit Madagascar?

Operation Vanilla

9. Which nation is the second biggest weapon producer after the US, as per SIPRI annual report?

China 

10. Which Indian actress won the Crystal Award 2020 at the 50th World Economic Forum?

Deepika Padukone

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Human Robot | State 3 Capitals | One Trillion Trees - Government exam current affairs

1. Which Indian actress won the Crystal Award 2020 at the 50th World Economic Forum?

Deepika Padukone

2. What is the name of the human robot that has been developed by ISRO for its space mission?

Vyommitra

3. Which state has introduced a draft bill that proposes the creation of three state capitals?

Andhra Pradesh

4. Which state’s Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre won the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020?

Uttarakhand  

5.Who launched the One Trillion Trees Initiative?

WEF

6. Who has been elected as the new President of Archery Association of India?

Arjun Munda

7. India successfully test-fired which nuclear capable missile on January 19?

K-4

8.India was ranked at which position in the recently released EIU’s Global Democracy Index-2019?

51

9. What is India’s rank in the Global Talent Competitive Index-2020?

72

10. Who won the maximum awards at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards?

Billie Eilish

11. Which state has launched ‘Shiv Bhojan’ scheme for the poor?

Maharashtra 

12. What is the name of NBA player who recently died in a helicopter crash?

Kobe Bryant

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Gaganyaan | Clean India | Railyway Exam Questions Paper

1. Which Country is to train Indian flight surgeons for the Gaganyaan mission?

France

2. When was the Clean India Mission launched in India?

2014

3. What is the capital of Brazil?

Brasilia

4. Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) was established on

2016

5. Where is the headquarters of the Geological Survey of India (GSI)?

Kolkata

6. When was the Geological Survey of India (GSI) established?

1851

7. Which State In India  having 3 capitals?

Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati  as the legislative capital, Vishakhapatnam as the executive capital, Kurnool as the judicial capital)

8. Which Is India's heaviest launch vehicle is to carry astronauts to space?

Bahubali GSLV Mark-III

9. When was the Kalakkadu-Mundanthurai tiger reserve formed?

1988

10. On 23 January 2020, India celebrated the ________ birth anniversary of Bose.

124th

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Deputy Governor of RBI | Yashaswini | NTPC Exam Question Paper

1. Who has been appointed as the RBI Deputy Governor?

Michael Debabrata Patra

2. Which communication satellite was launched by ISRO on January 17?

GSAT 30

3. Who is the first Indian women officer to lead an all-men contingent during the Army Day parade on January 14, 2020?

Captain Tanya Shergill

4. Yashaswini scheme for women entrepreneurship was launched in which state?

Goa

5.  Kerala has invoked which article to challenge CAA in the Supreme Court?

Article 131

6. Which Tribal refugee community will now be given permission to settle in Tripura following the signing of a historic agreement on January 16, 2020?

Bru-Reang

7. Which cricketer won the Polly Umrigar Award?

Jasprit Bumrah

8. Who won ICC 2019 Spirit of Cricket award?

Virat Kohli

9. The One Nation One Ration Card Scheme will be implemented across India on which date?

June 1st

10. When is National Girl Child Day celebrated?

January 24

11. Who will be the Chief Guest at India’s 71st Republic Day?

Jair Bolsonaro

12. India was ranked at which position in the Carbon Disclosure Project 2019?

Fifth

Thursday, December 19, 2019

CAB | Geological Congress | New chief of Indian Army TNPSC Current Affairs

1. The CAB bill  welcome religious minorities from which countries?

Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan

2. Which country is set to become the first Asian country to host International Geological Congress?

India

3. Who will be the next chief of Indian Army?

Manoj Mukund Narvane

4. What was the name of joint military exercise recently held between India and Nepal?

Surya Kiran

5. What is the new extended date for compulsory implementation of FASTag?

15 January

6. Which university has recently developed a robot ‘Surena’ that can speak and translate 100 languages?

Tehran University

7. Who won the 2019 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?

Amitabha Bagchi

(Indian author Amitabha Bagchi has won DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019, for his novel ‘Half the Night is Gone’.)

8. What is the new authorized capital of Food Corporation of India?

Rs 10,000 crore

9. Who passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill on November 27, 2019?

Lok Sabha

10. What is the name of the launch vehicle that transported Cartosat-3 to the space?

PSLV-C47

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

CEO of Alphabet | Ballon d’Or award | NTPC Exam Question

1. Who received the National Florence Nightingale award 2019 posthumously?

Lini Sajeesh

2. Which country witnessed the sharpest reduction in malaria cases in 2018?

India

3. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Alphabet?

Sundar Pichai


4. When was Intensified Mission Indradhanush launched?



2017

5. Who was the first to spot Vikram Lander’s debris on the lunar surface?

Shanmuga Subramanian

6. India was placed at which position in the Global Climate Risk Index 2020?

5th

7.  The Union Cabinet recently approved a proposal to extend the period of reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Legislatures for how many more years?

10 years

8. Who has been appointed as the 24th Controller General of Accounts?

Soma Roy Burman

9. Who among the following was honoured with the 2019 Ballon d’Or award?

Lionel Messi

10.Which country has the largest number of migrants living abroad, as per World Migration Report 2020?

India 

11. Which country was recently elected to the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO for first time?

Saudi Arabia

12. Which film won the Golden Peacock Award at IFFI 2019?

Particles

13.Who among the following has been awarded the International Children's Peace Prize for the year 2019?

Greta Thunberg

Friday, December 6, 2019

CEO of Alphabet | Eat Right Station | Current Affairs December

1.  When International Volunteer Day is observed?

5 December

2. Which Coast Guard ship built in India has been gifted to the Maldives by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently?

Kaamyaab


3.Which country has recently tested a Swedish technique to overcome the problem caused by the burning of paraali (crop residue)?

India

4. Which state has recently organized the ‘Hornbill Festival’ on the occasion of the foundation day of the state?

Nagaland

5. Which day World Soil Day is celebrated?

5 December

6. Which state government launched the 'Madhu App' for school students?

Odisha

7. India was placed at which position in the Global Climate Risk Index 2020?

5th

8. Which nation topped the list of most affected countries in the Global Climate Risk Index 2020?

Japan 

9. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Alphabet?

Sundar Pichai

10.  When is Indian Navy Day observed every year?

4 December

11.  Which railway station was recently certified as the first 'Eat Right Station' in the country by FSSAI?

Mumbai Central

12. Which country recently inaugurated ‘Power of Siberia’ cross border gas pipeline along with Russia?

China

13. India and ADB signed a 206 million loan agreement to strengthen urban services in which state?

Tamil Nadu

Thursday, December 5, 2019

ADB | SPG | NTPC Railway Exam model Current Affairs Questions

1. Asian Development Bank and the Indian government signed a _________ loan agreement to provide the infrastructure to Tamil Nadu.

$206 million

2.  Which Bill aims to merge Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu?

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019

3.  Japan is to invest an amount of _______ in several ongoing and new projects in the North-Eastern states of India.

Rs.10,000 crore

4. The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will provide cover officially only for the __________.

Prime Minister

5. Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will amend _________.

Citizenship Act, 1955

6. Who is the Director of the Special Protection Group?

Arun Kumar Sinha

7. When was the Special Protection Group formed?

1988

8. A high-level expert group chaired by former Supreme Court judge _________ drafted the Personal Data Protection Bill.

B.N. Srikrishna

9.  Who has been selected as the President of Mauritius?

Pravind Jugnauth

10. With which country did India sign the Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) to strengthen the cooperation on strategic projects in the field of Railways?

Germany

11. Where does the government plan to establish a National Maritime Heritage Museum?

Lothal (located in Gujarat )

12. When was the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) established?

2006

13. Which is the longest tributary in India?

Yamuna

14. Which is the largest tributary of Ganga?

Ghaghara

15. Which State has decided to sell the Yamuna water?

Himachal Pradesh (To maharastra)

Monday, November 25, 2019

Ban on Plastic | Google Game Service | ISSF Award | NTPC Exam model paper

1. Who has been conferred with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2019?

David Attenborough

2. Which among the following countries has introduced visa exemptions for foreigners seeking medical treatment?

India

3.The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has constituted an administrative council to fulfil all the government functions. Who will chair the council?

GC Murmu

4.President’s Colour was recently awarded to which institution on November 20?

Indian Naval Academy

5.Who topped the list of Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year 2019?

Satya Nadella

6.Who among the following has been selected as PETA person of the year?

Virat Kohli

7.Which cricket stadium hosted India’s first-ever pink ball day/ night test match against Bangladesh?

Eden Gardens

8. Who won India’s first gold at 2019 ISSF World Cup?

Manu Bhaker

9.Google has launched a new cloud-based game streaming service. What is the name of the gaming service?

Google Stadia

10. Which state has announced to launch ‘Arundhati Swarna Yojana’ in January 2020?

Assam

11. Which country’s environmental scientists have agreed to work with India to tackle Delhi's air pollution?

Britain

12. Which state recently announced a ban on sale & storage of single-use plastic from January 1, 2020?

Kerala


Friday, November 15, 2019

Elephant Memorial | SpaceX | Theme of BRICS | November Current affairs for Railway

1. Where is the India's first elephant memorial located?

Uttar Pradesh

2. Which Bank launched mobile ATMs in Kalaburagi, Karnataka?

Karnataka Gramin Bank

3. Which space company launched a second set of 60 mini-satellites in November 2019?

SpaceX

4. How many districts were announced as drought-affected districts in Rajasthan?

4

5.What is the theme for the 2019 World Pneumonia Day?

Healthy lungs for all

6. Which Country observed the 101st Armistice Day on 11 November 2019?

UK

7.In which State does Bhavnagar located?

Gujarat

8. What is the theme of the 11th BRICS summit?

Economic Growth for an Innovative Future

9. Which of the following app was launched by HSBC Bank to provide business banking service?

HSBC Kinetic

10. Which State is to carry out a drive against e-cigarettes?

Haryana