PSC Miscellaneous Prelims Current Affairs Questions 2023
9. 12th Fail movie is based on the life of which IPS officer?
(A) Manoj Kumar Sharma
(B) R. K. Handa
(C) Nazrul Islam
(D) Kiran Bedi
Answer: (A) Manoj Kumar Sharma
61. Which of the following is an example of a Biological Disaster?
(A) 1984: Bhopal Gas Tragedy
(B) 2004: Tsunami
(C) 2009: Aila
(D) 2020: COVID-19
Answer: (D) 2020: COVID-19
70. What is the main goal of Rare Disease Day?
(A) Fund-raising for research
(B) Improving access to health care
(C) Raising awareness among the general public and highlighting the impact on patients’ lives
(D) Providing support for individuals affected by rare diseases
Answer: (C) Raising awareness among the general public and highlighting the impact on patients’ lives
79. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is a famous Indian
(A) Hockey Player
(B) Table Tennis Player
(C) Chess Player
(D) Volleyball Player
Answer: (C) Chess Player
PSC Miscellaneous Prelims Current Affairs Questions 2019
7. Who is playing the lead role in the Biopic of Jhulan Goswami?
(A) Deepika Padukone
(B) Taapsee Pannu
(C) Bipasha Basu
(D) Anushka Sharma
Answer: (D) Anushka Sharma
10. Who is Greta Thunberg?
(A) A feminist activist from Sweden
(B) A Swedish school girl fighting climate crisis
(C) A Cuban singer raising voice against corruption
(D) A Georgian school girl fighting for social justice
Answer: (B) A Swedish school girl fighting climate crisis
11. Which prize did the novel Milkman by Anna Burns receive?
(A) Nobel Prize
(B) Pulitzer Prize
(C) Man Booker Prize
(D) Edgar Award
Answer: (C) Man Booker Prize
40. Which city included Hindi as the third official language to be used in its courts?
(A) Kuala Lumpur
(B) Doha
(C) Abu Dhabi
(D) Hong Kong
Answer: (C) Abu Dhabi
49. Who is the current Number One player in Men’s Lawn Tennis?
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Novak Djokovic
(C) Rafael Nadal
(D) Alexander Zverev
Answer: (B) Novak Djokovic
51. From which part of Myanmar do the Rohingyas originally belong?
(A) Rakhine
(B) Kachin
(C) Chin
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Rakhine
54. Which Bollywood film was chosen as India’s official entry for the Oscars 2020?
(A) Gully Boy
(B) Sand Ki Aankh
(C) The Sky Is Pink
(D) Kabir Singh
Answer: (A) Gully Boy
55. Which film director’s centenary was observed in 2020?
(A) Ritwik Ghatak
(B) Mrinal Sen
(C) Satyajit Ray
(D) Utpal Dutt
Answer: (B) Mrinal Sen
57. Which state is set to conduct a dedicated state-level Adalat for the LGBT community?
(A) Telangana
(B) Kerala
(C) Gujarat
(D) Maharashtra
Answer: (B) Kerala
PSC Miscellaneous Prelims Current Affairs Questions 2018
32. Who became the 2nd Indian American Judge of the US Court of Appeals in 2017?
(A) Bikram Set
(B) Amul Thapar
(C) Dalbir Bhandari
(D) Krishna Chandra
Answer: (B) Amul Thapar
33. On May 28, 2017 which University has included Gandhi and Indian Independence in its curriculum?
(A) London
(B) Cambridge
(C) Oxford
(D) Harvard
Answer: (D) Harvard
34. First which country in the World has given a basic income to the unemployed?
(A) USA
(B) Australia
(C) Germany
(D) Finland
Answer: (D) Finland
35. In which year the Banaras Hindu University has appointed its first Women Chief Proctor?
(A) 2018
(B) 2017
(C) 2016
(D) 2015
Answer: (B) 2017
36. Recently who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India?
(A) Anupam Kher
(B) Amitava Bachchan
(C) Nasiruddin Shah
(D) Shabana Azmi
Answer: (A) Anupam Kher
37. Who has been appointed as UN Ambassador of peace?
(A) Malala Yousafzai
(B) Kamala Begum
(C) Shabana Yousufzai
(D) Caruana Galizia
Answer: (A) Malala Yousafzai
38. Who has been appointed in West Bengal as the first transgender Judge in Lok Adalat?
(A) Hemapat Agarwal
(B) Joyita Mondal Mahi
(C) Firdous Naz
(D) Joyshree Pati
Answer: (B) Joyita Mondal Mahi
41. The name of the present Governor of Tripura is
(A) Braj Kumar Nehru
(B) Tathagata Roy
(C) Manik Sharkar
(D) Shitaram Yechuri
Answer: (B) Tathagata Roy
48. Who was chasing the final gold medal at the 2017 World Championship for Jamaica?
(A) David Lekuta
(B) Ushian Bolt
(C) Mike Powel
(D) Ashton Eaton
Answer: (B) Ushian Bolt
49. Who is the Captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket team?
(A) Mitali Raj
(B) Anju Mishra
(C) Shasi Gupta
(D) Preeti Kaur
Answer: (A) Mitali Raj
50. India has beaten in the Blind T20 Cricket World Cup, 2017 final held in Bengaluru —
(A) Pakistan
(B) England
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
Answer: (A) Pakistan
51. 18th Asian Games 2018 will be held in
(A) China
(B) Indonesia
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Bhutan
Answer: (B) Indonesia
52. West Bengal won the 71st Santosh Trophy Football Championship defeating
(A) Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Goa
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (C) Goa
54. Dhyan Chand National Sports Awards, 2017 has been conferred on
(A) Dipa Karmakar
(B) Bhupender Sing
(C) Heera Nand
(D) V. J. Surekha
Answer: (D) V. J. Surekha
PSC Miscellaneous Prelims Current Affairs Questions 2012 Set II
6. Which party-led government became the first civilian government in Pakistan to last for 5 years?
(A) Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan
(B) Pakistan People’s Party
(C) Pakistan Qaumi Party
(D) Pakistan Muslim League
Answer: (B) Pakistan People’s Party
8. Which is the most expensive city in the world today?
(A) Tokyo
(B) Melbourne
(C) Zurich
(D) Washington
Answer: (A) Tokyo
21. Which country is going to host the Winter Olympic Games 2014?
(A) USA
(B) U. K.
(C) Russia
(D) Canada
Answer: (C) Russia
33. Who won the World Chess Championship in 2012?
(A) Vishwanathan Anand
(B) Gary Kasparov
(C) Vladimir Kramnik
(D) Anatoly Karpov
Answer: (A) Vishwanathan Anand
36. Name the country that has won the Olympic Gold Medal in Football three times.
(A) Brazil
(B) Hungary
(C) Italy
(D) Germany
Answer: (B) Hungary
80. The Muslim Brotherhood is the political organisation of which country?
(A) Tunisia
(B) Egypt
(C) Libya
(D) Saudi Arabia
Answer: (B) Egypt
87. Name the country that lost 30 Footballers and Officials in an aircrash in 1993.
(A) Russia
(B) Venezuela
(C) Zambia
(D) Somalia
Answer: (C) Zambia
89. Name the Pakistani female education activist who became a victim of the Taliban recently.
(A) Hina Rabbani Khar
(B) Malala Yousafzai
(C) Benazir Yousafzai
(D) Attia Bano Qamar
Answer: (B) Malala Yousafzai
PSC Miscellaneous Prelims Current Affairs Questions 2012 Set I
4. Which team won the IPL Season V trophy in 2012?
(A) Mumbai Indians
(B) Chennai Super Kings
(C) Kolkata Knight Riders
(D) Delhi Daredevils
Answer: (C) Kolkata Knight Riders
81. Who is the chairman of NABARD?
(A) Prakash Bakshi
(B) C. Rangarajan
(C) C. B. Bhave
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Prakash Bakshi
82. According to the Right to Education Act and the recent verdict of the Supreme Court, what percentage of children have to be provided free education in private schools?
(A) 30%
(B) 22%
(C) 25%
(D) 35%
Answer: (C) 25%
83. How many silver medals did India win in London Olympics, 2012?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Answer: (A) 2
84. Which country does the present Pope Francis belong to?
(A) Italy
(B) Argentina
(C) Austria
(D) Brazil
Answer: (B) Argentina
86. Name the first democratically elected President of Egypt.
(A) Mohammed Morsi
(B) Hosni Mubarak
(C) Muammar Gaddafi
(D) Ali Abdullah Saleh
Answer: (A) Mohammed Morsi
87. Which Dam is currently at the centre of a controversy between Kerala and Tamil Nadu?
(A) Nagarjunasagar Dam
(B) Mullaperyar Dam
(C) Perunchani Dam
(D) Mettur Dam
Answer: (B) Mullaperyar Dam
89. Mary Kom won the bronze medal in the London 2012 Olympics for which event?
(A) Women’s heavy weight Boxing
(B) Women’s 60 kg freestyle Boxing
(C) Women’s fly weight Boxing
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C) Women’s fly weight Boxing
92. In 2012, the WHO declared India to be free from which disease?
(A) Small Pox
(B) Polio
(C) Tuberculosis
(D) Chicken Pox
Answer: (B) Polio
94. What type of new Public Sector Bank is proposed to be set up in the 2013-14 Union Budget of India?
(A) Agricultural Bank
(B) Industrial Bank
(C) Commercial Bank
(D) Women’s Bank
Answer: (D) Women’s Bank
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