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Current Events Practice Set 01

Authored CAPF-level current-events MCQs anchored to durable static facts, with answer key and explanations, not verbatim PYQs

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PaperPaper ISubjectCurrent Events

Authored practice, not a verbatim PYQ. Twenty-five CAPF-level questions on current events of national and international importance. These rest on durable facts (institutions, treaties, headquarters, schemes, sports and awards static knowledge), not week-old headlines. For any year-sensitive figure, verify the latest. Attempt closed-book, then check the key and explanations.

Questions

Q1The headquarters of the United Nations is located in:
  1. AGeneva
  2. BNew York
  3. CVienna
  4. DParis
Q2Which Indian central armed police force is mainly responsible for guarding the India-Bangladesh and India-Pakistan borders?
  1. ACRPF
  2. BBSF
  3. CITBP
  4. DCISF
Q3The World Health Organization (WHO) is headquartered in:
  1. ANew York
  2. BGeneva
  3. CRome
  4. DNairobi
Q4Which scheme provides free food grains to eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act?
  1. APM-KISAN
  2. BPublic Distribution System (PDS)
  3. CMUDRA
  4. DStand-Up India
Q5The Nobel Prizes are awarded in all of the following fields except:
  1. APhysics
  2. BLiterature
  3. CMathematics
  4. DPeace
Q6The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed under which Article of the Constitution?
  1. AArticle 148
  2. BArticle 324
  3. CArticle 280
  4. DArticle 315
Q7Which organisation publishes the Human Development Index (HDI)?
  1. AWorld Bank
  2. BInternational Monetary Fund
  3. CUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  4. DWorld Economic Forum
Q8The Siachen Glacier, a high-altitude conflict zone, is guarded primarily by which force together with the Army?
  1. ABSF
  2. BITBP
  3. CThe Indian Army on the glacier itself
  4. DCISF
Q9Which is the apex anti-terror investigation agency of India?
  1. ACBI
  2. BNational Investigation Agency (NIA)
  3. CIntelligence Bureau
  4. DRAW
Q10The G20 is a forum of:
  1. AThe 20 poorest economies
  2. BMajor advanced and emerging economies
  3. COnly European nations
  4. DOil-exporting countries only
Q11Which Indian force is tasked with the security of vital installations such as airports, nuclear plants and metro systems?
  1. ACRPF
  2. BCISF
  3. CSSB
  4. DBSF
Q12The Paris Agreement of 2015 is concerned with:
  1. ANuclear disarmament
  2. BClimate change
  3. CTrade tariffs
  4. DRefugee rights
Q13The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in:
  1. AWashington D.C.
  2. BLondon
  3. CGeneva
  4. DTokyo
Q14The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established under which Act?
  1. AThe Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
  2. BThe Right to Information Act, 2005
  3. CThe Police Act, 1861
  4. DThe National Security Act, 1980
Q15Which force guards the India-China border along the high Himalayas?
  1. ABSF
  2. BITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police)
  3. CCISF
  4. DSSB
Q16The BRICS grouping originally consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, China and:
  1. ASouth Korea
  2. BSouth Africa
  3. CSingapore
  4. DSpain
Q17The flagship rural employment guarantee programme of India is:
  1. AMGNREGA
  2. BPMAY
  3. CUjjwala
  4. DSwachh Bharat
Q18Which sport is associated with the Ranji Trophy?
  1. AHockey
  2. BFootball
  3. CCricket
  4. DBadminton
Q19The Quad grouping for the Indo-Pacific comprises India, the United States, Japan and:
  1. AAustralia
  2. BFrance
  3. CRussia
  4. DGermany
Q20Which constitutional body conducts elections in India?
  1. ANITI Aayog
  2. BElection Commission of India
  3. CFinance Commission
  4. DUPSC
Q21The SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal) primarily guards India's borders with:
  1. APakistan and Bangladesh
  2. BNepal and Bhutan
  3. CChina and Myanmar
  4. DSri Lanka and Maldives
Q22The headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is located in:
  1. ANew Delhi
  2. BKathmandu
  3. CColombo
  4. DDhaka
Q23The Geneva Conventions are primarily concerned with:
  1. AInternational trade rules
  2. BHumanitarian treatment in armed conflict
  3. CMaritime boundaries
  4. DOuter space law
Q24Which award is the highest civilian honour of India?
  1. APadma Vibhushan
  2. BBharat Ratna
  3. CParam Vir Chakra
  4. DPadma Shri
Q25The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest:
  1. ACivilian award
  2. BWartime gallantry award
  3. CSports award
  4. DLiterary award

Answer key

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Q Answer
1 (b) New York
2 (b) BSF
3 (b) Geneva
4 (b) Public Distribution System
5 (c) Mathematics
6 (a) Article 148
7 (c) UNDP
8 (c) The Indian Army on the glacier itself
9 (b) National Investigation Agency
10 (b) Major advanced and emerging economies
11 (b) CISF
12 (b) Climate change
13 (a) Washington D.C.
14 (a) Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
15 (b) ITBP
16 (b) South Africa
17 (a) MGNREGA
18 (c) Cricket
19 (a) Australia
20 (b) Election Commission of India
21 (b) Nepal and Bhutan
22 (b) Kathmandu
23 (b) Humanitarian treatment in armed conflict
24 (b) Bharat Ratna
25 (b) Wartime gallantry award

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