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All 29 Current Affairs previous-year questions from WBCS 2019, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.
Practice Current Affairs as a timed test →- Q1.Sci-Tech CA
World Health Organization has raised alarm over a 300 per cent increase in the case of which disease globally in the first quarter of 2019 compared with last year?
- a)Cancer
- b)Polio
- c)Diabetes
- d)AIDS
- Q2.Sci-Tech CA
In which country the first ever home delivery drone service has been launced by Google Wing?
- a)Australia
- b)Canada
- c)France
- d)South Korea
- Q3.Awards & Sports
Who has been named as the Wisden Almanack leading cricketer of the year 2018?
- a)Jos Buttler
- b)Sam Curren
- c)Virat Kohli
- d)Shakib Al Hasan
- Q4.International Affairs
Which country's army ousted and arrested president Omar-Al-Bashir on April 11, 2019?
- a)Sudan
- b)South Sudan
- c)Somalia
- d)Egypt
- Q5.International Affairs
Who has joined International Monetary Fund as its chief economist on January 8, 2019?
- a)Jayanto Ghosh
- b)Gita Gopinath
- c)Raghuram Rajan
- d)Indira Nooyi
- Q6.Government Schemes
Which three companies have launched the Ujjwala Sanitary Napkins?
- a)Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum
- b)Bharat Petroleum, ONGC and Indian Oil
- c)Indian Oil, Oil India Limited and Hindustan Petroleum
- d)ONGC, Oil India Limited and Bharat Petroleum
- Q7.International Affairs
How many times Sheikh Hasina has been elected as Prime Minister of Bangladesh?
- a)Two Times
- b)Three Times
- c)Four Times
- d)Five Times
- Q8.International Affairs
What was the profession Volodymyr Zelensky before elected as the President of Ukraine?
- a)Singer
- b)Comedian
- c)Doctor
- d)Soldier
- Q9.National Affairs
Which of the following banks has launched the 'Bank on Wheels' service?
- a)State Bank of India
- b)Axix Bank
- c)ICICI Bank
- d)Indian Overseas Bank
- Q10.National Affairs
Which of the following Ministry launched the Artisan Speak?
- a)Ministry of Culture
- b)Ministry of Tourism
- c)Ministry of Textiles
- d)Ministry of External Affairs
- Q11.National Affairs
In which of the following institutions, the first time ever in India, voting was held in the campus of an institution for mentally ill on April 18, 2019?
- a)Spandana Institute of Mental Health
- b)Institute of Mental Health, Hyderabad
- c)Institute of Mental Health, Ayanavaram
- d)Institute of Psychaitry, Kolkata
- Q12.National Affairs
A book containing English translation of the 100 year old classic Punjabi poem about Jalianwala Bagh massacre, "Khooni Vaishakhi" has been released in Abu Dhabi. What is the name of Jalianwala Bagh survivor who wrote it after witnessing first-hand the events of April 13, 1919?
- a)Manmohan Singh
- b)Khuswant Singh
- c)Lal Singh Dil
- d)Nanak Singh
- Q13.International Affairs
In which country India has rebuilt Kundeing Monestry?
- a)Thailand
- b)Sri Lanka
- c)Nepal
- d)Bhutan
- Q14.Awards & Sports
Who has become the first Indian woman scientist to have been selected as Fellow of the Royal Society in the 359 year history of the prestigious scientific academy?
- a)Mangala Narlikar
- b)Gagandeep Kang
- c)Nandini Harinath
- d)Aditi Pant
- Q15.National Affairs
In which city India's first Tree Ambulance has recently been launched?
- a)Bhopal
- b)Chennai
- c)Ahmedabad
- d)Mumbai
- Q16.Awards & Sports
Name the Indian who has been felicitated with Mexico's highest civilian award 'Order of the Aztec Eagle' in 2019?
- a)Ram Nath Kovind
- b)Pratibha Patil
- c)Pranab Mukherjee
- d)Sonia Gandhi
- Q17.International Affairs
Who among the following has been appointed as the Deputy Executive Director of UN-Women on May 30, 2019?
- a)Narayani Shastri
- b)Anita Bhatia
- c)Ritu Jhingon
- d)Lakshmi Puri
- Q18.Awards & Sports
Which state government's Medical & Health Department has received the WHO's 'World No Tobacco Day Award, 2019'?
- a)Rajasthan
- b)Gujarat
- c)Chattisgarh
- d)West Bengal
- Q19.National Affairs
Who named cyclone 'Foni'?
- a)India
- b)Bangladesh
- c)Sri Lanka
- d)Myanmar
- Q20.Awards & Sports
Which sports has been included in 2022 Asian Games?
- a)Cricket
- b)Football
- c)Paragliding
- d)Pencak Silat
- Q21.National Affairs
Which city bagged award for the cleanest city for third straight year in Swach Survekshan, 2019?
- a)Pune
- b)Amaravati
- c)Indore
- d)Chandigarh
- Q22.National Affairs
On which river has the central government approved 'Keery Hydro Power Project'?
- a)Mahananda
- b)Chenab
- c)Teesta
- d)Jhelum
- Q23.National Affairs
Binapani Devi was the matriarch of which community?
- a)Mech
- b)Bauris
- c)Rabha
- d)Matua
- Q24.Awards & Sports
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, 2018 was awarded to Mirabai Chanu for which discipline?
- a)Wrestling
- b)Weightlifting
- c)Boxing
- d)Archery
- Q25.Awards & Sports
Along with Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika, who was the recipients of Bharat Ratna of 2019?
- a)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- b)Manmohan Singh
- c)Pranab Mukherjee
- d)None of the above
- Q26.Awards & Sports
Who won 68th edition of Miss World Pageant?
- a)Karen Ibasco
- b)Manushi Chhillar
- c)Megan Young
- d)Vanessa Ponce
- Q27.Books & Authors
Who won Man Booker Prize, 2018?
- a)Anna Burns
- b)Daisy Johnson
- c)Rachel Kushner
- d)Richard Powers
- Q28.National Affairs
The operation 'Surya Hope' is related to
- a)Uttarakhand flood
- b)Kerala flood
- c)Kashmir Flood
- d)Assam Flood
- Q29.Awards & Sports
The opening match of ICC World Cup, 2019 between England and South Africa was held in
- a)Lord's
- b)Oval
- c)Trent Bridge
- d)Cardiff
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