Current Affairs MCQs (121–160) – Practice Test

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MCQs

Q121. Which country recently joined BRICS (expansion phase)?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Japan
C) UK
D) Germany

Q122. International Solar Alliance headquarters is in:
A) Delhi
B) Gurugram
C) Mumbai
D) Paris

Q123. Global Hunger Index measures:
A) Poverty
B) Hunger levels
C) Trade
D) GDP

Q124. World Bank report focuses on:
A) Climate only
B) Development finance
C) Defence
D) Trade

Q125. IMF SDR stands for:
A) Special Drawing Rights
B) Secure Deposit Rate
C) Standard Debt Ratio
D) None

Q126. National Food Security Act ensures:
A) Defence
B) Food subsidy
C) Trade
D) Health

Q127. MSP relates to:
A) Farmers price support
B) Banking
C) Trade
D) Defence

Q128. PM Fasal Bima Yojana relates to:
A) Health
B) Crop insurance
C) Trade
D) Industry

Q129. e-NAM platform is for:
A) Digital education
B) Agriculture market
C) Health
D) Trade

Q130. Operation Greens relates to:
A) Defence
B) Agriculture
C) Industry
D) Health

Q131. National Clean Air Programme aims to:
A) Reduce pollution
B) Increase trade
C) Defence
D) Agriculture

Q132. India’s climate target is:
A) Net zero 2070
B) Net zero 2050
C) Net zero 2030
D) None

Q133. COP28 held in:
A) UAE
B) India
C) USA
D) China

Q134. IPCC deals with:
A) Trade
B) Climate science
C) Health
D) Defence

Q135. Green Climate Fund supports:
A) Defence
B) Climate projects
C) Trade
D) Health

Q136. Lithium is used in:
A) Batteries
B) Steel
C) Cement
D) Agriculture

Q137. Semiconductor mission aims:
A) Defence
B) Chip manufacturing
C) Trade
D) Health

Q138. 6G relates to:
A) Agriculture
B) Communication tech
C) Defence
D) Trade

Q139. SpaceX belongs to:
A) USA
B) Russia
C) India
D) China

Q140. Artemis mission is by:
A) NASA
B) ISRO
C) DRDO
D) ESA

Q141. RBI digital rupee is:
A) Crypto
B) CBDC
C) Bond
D) Share

Q142. GST Council is headed by:
A) PM
B) FM
C) RBI
D) President

Q143. Direct tax includes:
A) GST
B) Income tax
C) Customs
D) Excise

Q144. Indirect tax includes:
A) Income tax
B) GST
C) Salary
D) Profit

Q145. Fiscal deficit increases when:
A) Revenue rises
B) Expenditure rises
C) Inflation falls
D) GDP rises

Q146. Current account includes:
A) Trade
B) Capital
C) Loans
D) None

Q147. Balance of Payments includes:
A) Trade only
B) All transactions
C) Defence
D) None

Q148. Foreign exchange reserves are held by:
A) RBI
B) SEBI
C) Govt
D) Banks

Q149. Make in India launched in:
A) 2014
B) 2016
C) 2018
D) 2020

Q150. Startup India launched in:
A) 2015
B) 2016
C) 2017
D) 2018

Q151. Skill India relates to:
A) Training
B) Defence
C) Trade
D) Health

Q152. National Health Mission deals with:
A) Defence
B) Health services
C) Trade
D) Agriculture

Q153. POSHAN Abhiyaan relates to:
A) Nutrition
B) Defence
C) Trade
D) Health

Q154. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao aims:
A) Defence
B) Women empowerment
C) Trade
D) Industry

Q155. Swachh Bharat launched in:
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2016
D) 2017

Q156. Jal Shakti Ministry deals with:
A) Water
B) Defence
C) Trade
D) Health

Q157. PM Awas Yojana relates to:
A) Housing
B) Trade
C) Health
D) Defence

Q158. Smart Cities Mission deals with:
A) Urban development
B) Agriculture
C) Defence
D) Trade

Q159. UDAN scheme focuses on:
A) Railways
B) Aviation
C) Agriculture
D) Health

Q160. Sagarmala improves:
A) Roads
B) Ports
C) Air
D) Trade

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Answers

121-A, 122-B, 123-B, 124-B, 125-A, 126-B, 127-A, 128-B, 129-B, 130-B,
131-A, 132-A, 133-A, 134-B, 135-B, 136-A, 137-B, 138-B, 139-A, 140-A,
141-B, 142-B, 143-B, 144-B, 145-B, 146-A, 147-B, 148-A, 149-A, 150-B,
151-A, 152-B, 153-A, 154-B, 155-A, 156-A, 157-A, 158-A, 159-B, 160-B

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