Latest Questions related to Current Affairs seen in Recent exams conducted by Kerala PSC in 2019. So these are Model Questions for upcoming University Assistant, VEO and Assistant Grade 2 Housing Board Exams
1. The newly launched Vande Bharat Express (Train 18) runs from Delhi to which destination station
(A) Varanasi
(B) Puri
(C) Rameshwaram
(D) Dehradun
Answer: (A) Varanasi
2. Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling received the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Future Policy Gold Award recently as his ruling state becoming the first-ever organic state in the world. In which state is Chamling the Chief Minister
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Sikkim
(C) Mizoram
(D) Tripura
Answer: (B) Sikkim
3. Gita Gopinath was recently appointed as the Chief Economist of which organization?
(A) World Bank
(B) IMF
(C) Bombay Stock Exchange
(D) Govt of Kerala
Answer: (B) IMF
4. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India, who will be playing a major role for the smooth conduct of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections?
(A) Sunil Arora
(B) O.P. Rawat
(C) Ashok Lavasa
(D) Sushil Chandra
Answer: (A) Sunil Arora
5. Cyril Ramaphosa, who was the Chief Guest at this year's Republic Day parade is the President of which country
(A) Singapore
(B) Thailand
(C) Vietnam
(D) South Africa
Answer: (D) South Africa
6. Name the president of Cuba
(A) Miguel Diaz-Canel
(B) Raul Castro
(C) Osvaldo Dorticose Torrado
(D) Rodriguez Parrilla
Answer: (A) Miguel Diaz-Canel
7. The Journalist murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October, 2018 is __________.
(A) Shah Mehmood Qureshi
(B) Workneh Gebeyehu
(C) Jamal Khashoggi
(D) Adel bin Ahmed Al Jubeir
Answer: (C) Jamal Khashoggi
8. The first women in the 10-50 age group have to enter the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple following the Supreme Court verdict of September 28, 2018 were __________.
(A) Bindu Thankam Kalyani and Libi C.S.
(B) Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga
(C) Sasikala and Sobha
(D) Soorya Devarchana and Parvathi
Answer: (B) Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga
9. The historic summit between the president of the U.S.A. Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held in ___________ in June 2018.
(A) Singapore
(B) Malaysia
(C) Switzerland
(D) Norway
Answer: (A) Singapore
10. What is India's rank on the Global Hunger Index, 2018?
(A) 103rd
(B) 104th
(C) 105th
(D) 106th
Answer: (A) 103rd
11. The political party founded by Kamal Haasan
(A) Dravida Makkal Manram
(B) Tamil Makkal Manram
(C) Makkal Needhi Maiam
(D) Tamil Makkal Maiam
Answer: (C) Makkal Needhi Maiam
12. The ruling party of Bengladesh
(A) Awami League
(B) Bengladesh Muslim League
(C) Jamaat-e-Islami
(D) Bengladesh National party
Answer: (A) Awami League
13. Singapore emerged on top of the first Human Capital Index, released by the World Bank on October 11, 2018 in Bali. India was placed at the ___________ spot.
(A) 85th
(B) 115th
(C) 95th
(D) 125th
Answer: (B) 115th
14. One among the following books is written by Arundhati Roy?
(A) A Portrait of the writer as a Young Wife
(B) Strangers No More
(C) The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
(D) The Inheritors
Answer: (C) The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
15. Which country was ranked the happiest country on the UN World Happiness Report, 2018?
(A) Switzerland
(B) Finland
(C) Cuba
(D) Singapore
Answer: (B) Finland
16. Prime Minister of India in December 2018 announced renaming the three islands of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. The Rose Island was renamed
(A) Shaheed Bhagath Singh Dweep
(B) Madan Mohan Malavya Dweep
(C) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Dweep
(D) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep
Answer: (D) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep
17. Chairman of National Human Rights Commission
(A) Justice H. L. Dattu
(B) N. K Singh
(C) Justice B. S, Chauhan
(D) Om Prakash Rawat
Answer: (A) Justice H. L. Dattu
18. Union Minister for Defense
(A) Sushma Swaraj
(B) Nirmala Seetharaman
(C) Smriti lrani
(D) Mehbooba Mufti
Answer: (B) Nirmala Seetharaman
19. State Fruit of Kerala
(A) Mangoo
(B) Coconut
(C) Lemon
(D) Jackfruit
Answer: (D) Jackfruit
20. Chairman of Union Public Service Commission
(A) Dr. S. P. Gupta
(B) Vinay Mithal
(C) Aravind Sexena
(D) Deepak Gupta
Answer: (C) Aravind Sexena
21. First Eye Donation Village in Kerala
(A) Pampady
(B) Amhallur
(C) Cherukulatoor
(D) Poopara
Answer: (C) Cherukulatoor
22. Which of the following country introduced the Environment tax from January 2018, to prevent pollution?
(A) Japan
(B) America
(C) China
(D) Australia
Answer: (C) China
23. 'Statue of Unity' world's tallest statue is located in which district of Gujrat
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Rajkot
(C) Gandhinagar
(D) Narmada
Answer: (D) Narmada
24. What is the name of the e-health programme of the Kerala Government?
(A) Jeevan Anand
(B) Jeevan Rekha
(C) Jeevan Arogya
(D) Jeevan Samridhi
Answer: (B) Jeevan Rekha
25. Who was the Chief Guest for the 68th Republic Day Celebrations in India?
(A) Sheik Mohamed Bin Salman Al Saud
(B) President François Hollande
(C) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
(D) King Jigme Khesar Namgyel
Answer: (C) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
26. Who won the 'Man Booker Prize 2018'?
(A) Anna Burns
(B) Richard Powers
(C) Daisy Johnson
(D) Chethan Bagath
Answer: (A) Anna Burns
27. Who was the Indian flag bearer of 2018 common wealth games closing ceremony?
(A) P.V. Sindhu
(B) Abhinav Bindra
(C) Jeenson Joseph
(D) Mary Kom
Answer: (D) Mary Kom
28. Who is the lone dissenter of Sabarimala temple women entry verdict of supreme court?
(A) Dipak Misra
(B) R.F. Nariman
(C) A.M. Khawilkar
(D) Indu Malhothra
Answer: (D) Indu Malhothra
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