GK and Current Affairs MCQs
Welcome to the Fully Solved Current Affairs
Section. This Section contains a large number of multiple-choice questions.
These are fact-based questions taken from past papers of different
organizations like PPSC, FPSC, NTS. OTS, SPSC, BPSC, KPSC, etc. These are
very important and repeated Questions. So if you are preparing for an upcoming
job test these questions are very important for that.
1.
Which country was at the top of the table in Rio Olympics 2016?
a)
China
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Great Britain
2.
Which country was on the 2nd
position of the table in Rio Olympics 2016?
a) Russia
b) Great Britain
c) China
d) Russia
3.
Which team won the
gold medal of football for the men's team?
a)
Spain
b)
Germany
c)
Brazil
d)
Italy
4.
Which team won the
gold medal of football for the women's team?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Spain
5.
Which team won the
gold medal of Volleyball for men's team?
a)
Brazil
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States
d)
Italy
6.
Michael Phelps, an
American swimmer, won __________ gold medals in Rio Olympics 2016.
a)
4
b) 5
c)
6
d)
7
7.
The Paris agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change is to limit global warming well below
a)
1.0 °C
b)
1.5 °C
c)
2.0 °C
d)
2.5 °C
8.
The Paris agreement
was opened for signature for one year on
a)
20 April 2016
b)
21 April 2016
c)
22 April 2016
d)
23 April 2016
9.
On 22 April 2016, the
Paris Agreement was ratified by _____ member states.
a) 15
b) 16
c) 17
d) 18
10. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change deals
with
a) reduction in fossil fuel usage
b) CO2 emissions mitigation
c) reduction in Uranium production
d) greenhouse gases emissions mitigation
11. The Paris agreement had to enter into force only if _____
countries which produce at least 55% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions
ratify the Agreement.
a) 50
b) 55
c) 60
d) 65
12. As of November 2016, __________ countries have ratified the
Paris agreement.
a) 100
b) 115
c) 130
d) 145
13. The Paris an agreement entered into force on
a) October 25, 2016
b) October 28, 2016
c) November 1, 2016
d) November 4, 2016
14. The United States presidential elections were held on
a) November 5, 2016
b) November 6, 2016
c) November 7, 2016
d) November 8, 2016
15. The present president of the United States, Barack Obama, belongs to
a) Democratic Party
b) Republican Party
c) Libertarian Party
d) Green Party
16. The present-elect Donald Trump was the presidential nominee of
the
a) Democratic Party
b) Republican Party
c) Libertarian Party
d) Green Party
17. Hillary Clinton was the presidential nominee of the
a) Democratic Party
b) Republican Party
c) Libertarian Party
d) Green Party
18. Hillary Clinton has also served as US __________ from 2009
to 2013.
a)
Vice President
b)
Foreign Minister
c)
Secretary of States
d)
Interior Minister
19. The largest museum in the world is
a)
Vatican Museums
b)
State Hermitage Museum
c)
Louvre Museum
d)
National Museum of
China
20. The Louvre Museum is located in
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
United Kingdom
21. A faction of the Turkish Armed Forces tried to impose Martial
Law in the country on
a)
15 July 2016
b)
20 July 2016
c)
25 July 2016
d)
30 July 2016
22. The attempted coup was mainly foiled by the
a)
Turkish Army
b)
Turkish Police
c)
People of Turkey
d)
Supporters of the
Turkish government
23. The Turkish government accused that the faction of the army was
linked to
a)
Opposition Parties
b)
Kurds Forces
c)
Syria
d)
Fethullah Gulen
24. Fethullah Gulen is a religious and political leader lives in
self-imposed exile in the
a)
United States
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Egypt
25. The 2020 Olympics will be held in ________.
a) London
b) Doha
c) Tokyo
d) Beijing
26. 26. The FIFA World Cup 2018 will be held in
a)
Argentina
b)
Germany
c)
Qatar
d)
Russia
27. The FIFA World Cup
2022 will be held in
a)
Argentina
b)
Germany
c)
Qatar
d)
Russia
28. The FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015 award for the world's best player was
won by
a)
Cristiano Ronaldo
b)
Lionel Messi
c)
Neymar
d)
Ronaldinho
29. Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for the _____ time.
a)
Second
b)
Third
c)
Fourth
d)
Fifth
30. The 2016 Nobel Prize in literature was won by
a)
Alice Munro
b)
Svetlana Alexievich
c)
Bob Dylan
d)
Angus Deaton
31. The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was won by/
a)
Angela Merkel
b)
Barack Obama
c)
European Union
d)
Juan Manuel Santos
32. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics was won by?
a)
Oliver Hart and Bengt
Holmstrom
b)
Angus Deaton and Jean
Tirole
c)
Patrick Modiano
d)
Arthur B. McDonald
33. Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom won the 2016 Nobel Prize in
Economics for their contributions to?
a)
Supply and Demand
b)
Consumption and
Poverty
c)
Contract theory
d)
Consumption,
Poverty and Welfare
34. North Korea on 6 January 2016 claimed that it had successfully
tested a/an?
a)
atomic bomb
b)
hydrogen bomb
c)
biogas bomb
d)
bomb based on fission
reaction
35. Time magazine named _____ its Person of the Year 2015.
a)
Angela Merkel
b)
Malala Yousafzai
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Vladimir Putin
36. Forbes magazine named _____ the world's most powerful person of
2015.
a)
Angela Merkel
b)
Malala Yousafzai
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Vladimir Putin
37. On 24 November 2015 Russian jet was shot down by _____ Air
Force.
a)
American
b)
German
c)
British
d)
Turkish
38. The Treaty on Accession of the Republic of Crimea to
Russia was signed on?
a)
18 February 2014
b)
18 March 2014
c)
24 February 2014
d)
24 March 2014
39. The Secretary of States of the United States is?
a)
John Kerry
b)
Joe Biden
c)
Hillary Clinton
d)
James F. Dobbins
40. The Vice President of the United States is?
a)
John Kerry
b)
Joe Biden
c)
Hillary Clinton
d)
James F. Dobbins
41. World's oldest operational space launch facility is located in ________.
a)
America
b)
Russia
c)
Kazakhstan
d)
India
42. Which country has the largest reserves of oil?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
Russia
d)
Venezuela
43. In which country It is mandatory for all male citizens aged
18–27 to serve 1 year in Armed Forces?
a)
America
b)
Canada
c)
Russia
d)
Israel
44. Which country is the world's top supplier of weapons?
a)
America
b)
Russia
c)
Israel
d)
Germany
45. Which from the following countries is NOT a member of BRICS?
a)
America
b)
Russia
c)
China
d)
India
46. The President of India is __________ .
a)
Sonia Gandhi
b)
Dr. Abdul Kalam
c)
Chidambaram
d)
Pranab Mukherjee
47. The headquarter of Human Rights Watch is located in __________ .
a)
Washington
b)
New York
c)
Berlin
d)
Brussels
48. Which country is the largest producer of oil?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
China
c)
Russia
d)
Venezuela
49. Which country has the largest reserves of gas?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Qatar
50. Which country is the largest producer of gas?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Qatar
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