50 Most Important Current Affairs For NTS

1.     United States president, Donald Trump, made his first foreign trip to

(A) Israel

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) Great Britain

(D) Russia

2.   During the first trip of Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, the two countries signed a __________ arms deal.

(A) $50 billion

(B) $80 billion

(C) $110 billion

(D) $140 billion

3.   The United Kingdom general elections 2017 are going to be held on

(A) 8 June 2017

(B) 10 June 2017

(C) 12 June 2017

(D) 14 June 2017

4.   In Rio Olympics 2016 the women’s football gold was won by

(A) Brazil

(B) Germany

(C) France

(D) Italy

5.     In Rio Olympics 2016 the men’s volleyball gold was won by

(A) United States

(B) Russia

(C) Brazil

(D) Great Britain

6.   Michael Phelps, an American swimmer, won

__________ gold medals in Rio Olympics 2016.

(A) 4

(B)         5

(C)         6

(D)   7

7.   The Paris agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is to limit global warming well below

(A) 1.0 °C

(B) 1.5 °C

(C) 2.0 °C

(D) 2.5 °C

8.   The Paris agreement was opened for signature for one year on

(A) 20 April 2016

(B) 21 April 2016

(C) 22 April 2016

(D) 23 April 2016

9.     Who is current secretary general of the United Nations?

(A) Javier Perez de Cuellar

(B) Kofi Annan

(C) Ban-Ki-Moon

(D) Antonio Guterres

10.   The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change deals with

(A) reduction in fossil fuel usage

(B) CO2 emissions mitigation

(C) reduction in Uranium production

(D) greenhouse gases emissions mitigation

ANSWERS:

1.   B

2.   C

3.   A

4.   B

5.   C

6.   B

7.   C

8.   C

9.   D

10.   D

11.   Antonio Guterres became secretary general of the United Nations on

(A) 1 January 2017

(B) 3 January 2017

(C)     5 January 2017

(D)   7 January 2017

12.   Secretary general United Nations Antonio Guterres belongs to

(A) United States

(B) Portugal

(C) Czech Republic

(D) Germany

13.   The Paris Agreement entered into force on

(A)   October 25, 2016

(B)    October 28, 2016

(C)      November 1, 2016

(D)   November 4, 2016

14.   The United States presidential elections were held on

(A) November 5, 2016

(B) November 6, 2016

(C) November 7, 2016

(D) November 8, 2016

15.   Barack Obama, who just completed his tenure as the president of the United States belongs to

(A) Democratic Party

(B) Republican Party

(C) Libertarian Party

(D) Green Party

16.     President Donald Trump was the presidential nominee of the

(A) Democratic Party

(B)  Republican  Party

(C) Libertarian Party

(D) Green Party

?        President Donald Trump took office of the presidency on

(A) 18 January 2017

(B) 20 January 2017

(C) 22 January 2017

(D) 24 January 2017

18.   Hillary Clinton has also served as US __________

from 2009 to 2013.

(A) Vice President

(B) Foreign Minister

(C) Secretary of States

(D) Interior Minister

19.   The largest museum in the world is

(A)   Vatican Museums

(B)    State Hermitage Museum

(C)    Louvre Museum

(D)   National Museum of China

20.   The Louvre Museum is located in

(A) France

(B)            Italy           (C)

United States

(D) United Kingdom

ANSWERS:

11.   A

12.   B

13.   D

14.   D

15.   A

16.   B

17.   B

18.   C

19.   C

20.   A

21.   A faction of the Turkish Armed Forces tried to impose Martial Law in the country on

(A) 15 July 2016

(B) 20 July 2016

(C) 25 July 2016

(D) 30 July 2016

22.   The attempted coup was mainly foiled by the

(A)   Turkish Army

(B)    Turkish Police

(C)    People of Turkey

(D)   Supporters of Turkish government

23.     The Turkish government accused that the faction of the army was linked to

(A) Opposition Parties

(B) Kurds Forces

(C) Syria

(D) Fethullah Gulen

24.   Fethullah Gulen is a religious and political leader lives in self-imposed exile in the

(A) United States

(B) United Kingdom

(C) Saudi Arabia

(D) Egypt

25.   The 2020 Olympics will be held in ________.

(A)   London

(B)    Doha

(C)    Tokyo

(D)   Beijing

26.   The FIFA World Cup 2018 will be held in

(A) Argentina

(B) Germany

(C) Qatar

(D) Russia

27.   The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in

(A) Argentina

(B) Germany

(C)             Qatar

(D)   Russia

28.   The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 (Men) was won

by

(A) Cristiano Ronaldo

(B) Lionel Messi

(C) Neymar

(D) Ronaldinho

29.   The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 (Women) was won by

(A) Marta

(B) Melanie Behringer

(C) Carli Lloyd

(D) Dzsenifer Marozsan

30.   The 2016 Nobel Prize in literature was won by

(A)   Alice Munro

(B)    Svetlana Alexievich

(C)    Bob Dylan

(D)   Angus Deaton

ANSWERS:

21.   A

22.   C

23.   D

24.   A

25.   C

26.     D

27.   C

28.   A

29.   C

30.   C

31.   The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was won by

(A) Angela Merkel

(B) Barack Obama

(C) European Union

(D) Juan Manuel Santos

32.   The 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics was won by

(A) Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom

(B) Angus Deaton and Jean Tirole

(C) Patrick Modiano

(D) Arthur B. McDonald

33.    Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics for their contributions to

(A) Supply and Demand

(B) Consumption and Poverty

(C) Contract theory

(D) Consumption, Poverty and Welfare

34.   North Korea on 6 January 2016 claimed that it had successfully tested a/an

(A) atomic bomb

(B) hydrogen bomb

(C)      biogas bomb (D) bomb based on fission reaction

35.   Time magazine named _____ its Person of the Year 2016.

(A) Angela Merkel

(B)  Donald  Trump

(C) Barack Obama

(D) Vladimir Putin

36.   Forbes magazine named _____ the world’s most powerful person of 2016.

(A) Angela Merkel

(B) Malala Yousafzai

(C) Barack Obama

(D) Vladimir Putin

37.   On 24 November 2015 Russian jet was shot down by

_____ Air Force.

(A) American

(B) German

(C) British

(D) Turkish

38.   The Treaty on Accession of the Republic of Crimea to Russia was signed on?

(A) 18 February 2014

(B) 18 March 2014

(C)    24 February 2014

(D)   24 March 2014

39.   The Secretary of States of United States is

(A) Rex Tillerson

(B) Joe Biden

(C) John Kerry

(D) James F. Dobbins

40.   The Vice President of United States is

(A)   John Kerry

(B)    Mike Pence

(C)    Joe Biden

(D)   James F. Dobbins

ANSWERS:

31.   D

32.   A

33.   C

34.   B

35.   B

36.   D

37.   D

38.   B

39.   A

40.   B

41.   World’s oldest operational space launch facility is located in

(A)       America

(B)    Russia

(C)    Kazakhstan

(D)   India

42.   Which country has the largest reserves of oil?

(A) United States

(B) China

(C) Russia

(D) Venezuela

43.   In which country It is mandatory for all male citizens aged 18–27 to serve 1 year in Armed Forces?

(A) America

(B) Canada

(C) Russia

(D) Israel

44.   Which country is the world’s top supplier of weapons?

(A) America

(B) Russia

(C) Israel

(D) Germany

45.   Which from the following countries is NOT the member of BRICS?

(A) America

(B) Russia

(C)      China

(D)   India

46.   The President of India is

(A) Sonia Gandhi

(B) Dr. Abdul Kalam

(C) Chidambaram

(D) Pranab Mukherjee

47.   The headquarter of Human Rights Watch is located in

(A) Washington

(B) New York

(C) Berlin

(D) Brussels

48.   Which country is the largest producer of oil?

(A)   Saudi Arabia

(B)    China

(C)    Russia

(D)   Venezuela

49.   Which country has the largest reserves of gas?

(A) Saudi Arabia

(B) Iran

(C) Russia

(D) Qatar

50.   Which country is the largest producer of gas?

(A) Saudi Arabia

(B)                    Iran

(C)    Russia

(D)   Qatar

ANSWERS:

41.   C

42.   D

43.   C

44.   B

45.   A

46.   D

47.   B

48.   A

49.   C

50.   C