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Current Events Practice Set 08

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

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Authored practice, not a verbatim PYQ. Twenty-five CAPF-level questions on current events of national and international importance, anchored to durable facts with a security and human-rights emphasis. 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 in:
  1. AGeneva
  2. BNew York
  3. CVienna
  4. DParis
Q2The CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) provides security at:
  1. AInternational land borders
  2. BAirports, nuclear and other vital installations
  3. CHigh-altitude Himalayan posts
  4. DNaval bases only
Q3Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution are enshrined in:
  1. APart III
  2. BPart IV
  3. CPart IV-A
  4. DPart II
Q4The right of an arrested person to be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours is guaranteed under:
  1. AArticle 22
  2. BArticle 25
  3. CArticle 19
  4. DArticle 14
Q5Which UN body focuses on education, science and culture?
  1. AUNESCO
  2. BWHO
  3. CILO
  4. DFAO
Q6The "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme is aimed at:
  1. AImproving the child sex ratio and educating girls
  2. BFree railway travel
  3. CBuilding highways
  4. DPromoting tourism
Q7The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN, sits at:
  1. AThe Hague, Netherlands
  2. BGeneva
  3. CNew York
  4. DRome
Q8The Rashtriya Rifles is a counter-insurgency force of the:
  1. AIndian Army
  2. BBorder Security Force
  3. CIndian Navy
  4. DCoast Guard
Q9The body that investigates terror cases across India under a central law is the:
  1. ANIA (National Investigation Agency)
  2. BSEBI
  3. CRBI
  4. DTRAI
Q10The "Swachh Bharat Mission" is mainly aimed at:
  1. ASanitation and cleanliness
  2. BDigital payments
  3. CSkill training
  4. DCrop insurance
Q11The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly in:
  1. A1945
  2. B1948
  3. C1950
  4. D1966
Q12SAARC, the South Asian regional grouping, has its secretariat in:
  1. AKathmandu
  2. BNew Delhi
  3. CDhaka
  4. DColombo
Q13The Param Vir Chakra is awarded for:
  1. AThe highest degree of gallantry in the presence of the enemy
  2. BExcellence in sports
  3. CLiterary achievement
  4. DPublic administration
Q14The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) seeks to:
  1. APrevent the spread of nuclear weapons and promote peaceful use of nuclear energy
  2. BBan chemical weapons
  3. CProtect refugees
  4. DControl greenhouse gases
Q15The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) guarantees:
  1. A100 days of wage employment a year to rural households
  2. BFree housing
  3. CHealth insurance
  4. DFree electricity
Q16The Special Protection Group (SPG) is responsible for the security of:
  1. AThe Prime Minister of India
  2. BAll Members of Parliament
  3. CAirports
  4. DThe Indian coastline
Q17Custodial torture by police is prohibited because it violates the right to:
  1. AProperty
  2. BLife and dignity under Article 21
  3. CFree trade
  4. DReligion
Q18The Indian intelligence agency responsible for internal security and counter-intelligence is the:
  1. AIntelligence Bureau (IB)
  2. BRAW
  3. CNIA
  4. DED
Q19The Minamata Convention deals with reducing emissions of:
  1. AMercury
  2. BCarbon dioxide
  3. CLead in petrol only
  4. DPlastic waste
Q20The Territorial Army of India is best described as:
  1. AA volunteer, part-time reserve force supporting the regular army
  2. BA border-guarding paramilitary force
  3. CThe naval reserve
  4. DA foreign intelligence wing
Q21The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species is abbreviated as:
  1. ACITES
  2. BCITY
  3. CCIES
  4. DCITS
Q22The Officers Training Academy (OTA), which trains short-service commission officers of the army, is located at:
  1. AChennai
  2. BDehradun
  3. CPune
  4. DHyderabad
Q23The body that regulates banking and monetary policy in India is the:
  1. AReserve Bank of India
  2. BSEBI
  3. CNITI Aayog
  4. DFinance Commission
Q24World Press Freedom Day is observed on:
  1. A3 May
  2. B1 May
  3. C5 June
  4. D8 March
Q25"Operation Polo" in 1948 refers to the integration of which princely state into India?
  1. AHyderabad
  2. BJunagadh
  3. CJammu and Kashmir
  4. DTravancore

Answer key

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Q Answer
1 (b) New York
2 (b) Airports, nuclear and other vital installations
3 (a) Part III
4 (a) Article 22
5 (a) UNESCO
6 (a) Improving the child sex ratio and educating girls
7 (a) The Hague, Netherlands
8 (a) Indian Army
9 (a) NIA
10 (a) Sanitation and cleanliness
11 (b) 1948
12 (a) Kathmandu
13 (a) The highest degree of gallantry in the presence of the enemy
14 (a) Prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and promote peaceful use of nuclear energy
15 (a) 100 days of wage employment a year to rural households
16 (a) The Prime Minister of India
17 (b) Life and dignity under Article 21
18 (a) Intelligence Bureau (IB)
19 (a) Mercury
20 (a) A volunteer, part-time reserve force supporting the regular army
21 (a) CITES
22 (a) Chennai
23 (a) Reserve Bank of India
24 (a) 3 May
25 (a) Hyderabad

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