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Persons in News and Obituaries: BPSC Prelims MCQs

114 practice questions on Persons in News and Obituaries. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

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  1. 1. Current Affairs 2025–26

    José "Pepe" Mujica, who died in 2025 and was called the "world's poorest president" for his simple life, was a former President of:

    1. ABolivia
    2. BParaguay
    3. CEcuador
    4. DUruguay
    Answer and explanation →
  2. 2. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Raghu Rai, a veteran Indian photographer in the news, published which book on Bihar?

    1. AMagadh: A Visual History
    2. BBihar Diaries
    3. CBihar: That Was & Now
    4. DThe Land of Buddha
    Answer and explanation →
  3. 3. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Vijaypat Singhania, in the news, was a former chairman of:

    1. Athe JK Organisation
    2. Bthe Bajaj Group
    3. Cthe Raymond Group
    4. DSiyaram Silk Mills
    Answer and explanation →
  4. 4. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ajit Pawar, in the news, served as Deputy Chief Minister of:

    1. AMaharashtra
    2. BGoa
    3. CGujarat
    4. DKarnataka
    Answer and explanation →
  5. 5. Current Affairs 2025–26

    K. N. Panikkar, in the news, is known as:

    1. Aa Malayalam film director
    2. Ba historian of modern India
    3. Ca Carnatic vocalist of Kerala
    4. Da nuclear physicist of BARC
    Answer and explanation →
  6. 6. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Inderjit Singh Bindra, in the news, was a former President of:

    1. Athe AIFF
    2. BHockey India
    3. Cthe IOA
    4. Dthe BCCI
    Answer and explanation →
  7. 7. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Chandrikapersad Santokhi, in the news, was a former President of:

    1. AMauritius
    2. BSuriname
    3. CGuyana
    4. DFiji
    Answer and explanation →
  8. 8. Current Affairs 2025–26

    James Watson, who died in 2025, is known for discovering, with Francis Crick, the:

    1. Astructure of the protein haemoglobin, in 1959
    2. Bgenetic code of messenger RNA, in 1961
    3. Cprocess of DNA replication by enzymes, in 1958
    4. Ddouble-helix structure of DNA, in 1953
    Answer and explanation →
  9. 9. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who first identified DNA (as "nuclein"), in 1869?

    1. AGregor Mendel
    2. BFrederick Griffith
    3. CFriedrich Miescher
    4. DRosalind Franklin
    Answer and explanation →
  10. 10. Current Affairs 2025–26

    In the Watson–Crick model of DNA, which base pairs with adenine?

    1. AThymine
    2. BGuanine
    3. CUracil
    4. DCytosine
    Answer and explanation →
  11. 11. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Sir Mark Tully, in the news, was for many years:

    1. Athe BBC's bureau chief in India
    2. Ba British historian of the Mughals
    3. Cthe British High Commissioner to India
    4. Dthe editor of The Times of India
    Answer and explanation →
  12. 12. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Jane Goodall, who died in 2025, was a world-famous:

    1. Apalaeontologist who studied dinosaur fossils
    2. Bornithologist who studied migratory birds
    3. Cprimatologist who studied chimpanzees
    4. Dmarine biologist who studied whales
    Answer and explanation →
  13. 13. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Manoj Kothari, in the news, was a former world champion in:

    1. Achess
    2. Bbilliards
    3. Csnooker
    4. Dcarrom
    Answer and explanation →
  14. 14. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Aldrich Ames, in the news, was:

    1. Aan MI6 officer who defected to the USSR
    2. Ba US astronaut on the first Space Shuttle
    3. Ca KGB officer who defected to the USA
    4. Da CIA officer who spied for the Soviet Union and Russia
    Answer and explanation →
  15. 15. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Vinod Kumar Shukla, the Hindi writer who died in 2025, received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1999 for which novel?

    1. ANaukar Ki Kameez
    2. BRaag Darbari
    3. CKhilega To Dekhenge
    4. DDeewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thi
    Answer and explanation →
  16. 16. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ram V. Sutar, the sculptor who died in 2025, designed which monument?

    1. AThe Statue of Unity in Gujarat
    2. BThe Statue of Equality in Hyderabad
    3. CThe Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya
    4. DThe Thiruvalluvar Statue in Kanyakumari
    Answer and explanation →
  17. 17. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who sculpted the Ram Lalla idol at the Ayodhya Ram temple?

    1. AAnil Sutar
    2. BNaresh Kumar Kumawat
    3. CArun Yogiraj
    4. DRam V. Sutar
    Answer and explanation →
  18. 18. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which actor, who died in 2025, was known as the "He-Man of Bollywood"?

    1. AVinod Khanna
    2. BDharmendra
    3. CJeetendra
    4. DShatrughan Sinha
    Answer and explanation →
  19. 19. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Kamini Kaushal, who died in 2025, was:

    1. Aa Bhojpuri folk singer
    2. Ba veteran Hindi film actress
    3. Ca Hindi novelist and poet
    4. Da Kathak dancer of Lucknow
    Answer and explanation →
  20. 20. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which comedian and actor, who died in 2025, was known for the "Sholay" role of the jailer "Angrezon ke zamane ke jailer"?

    1. AGovardhan Asrani
    2. BJohnny Lever
    3. CParesh Rawal
    4. DSatish Shah
    Answer and explanation →
  21. 21. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which actor, who died in 2025, was known for the TV comedy "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai"?

    1. APankaj Dheer
    2. BAsrani
    3. CSatish Shah
    4. DRakesh Bedi
    Answer and explanation →
  22. 22. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Pankaj Dheer, the actor who died in 2025, was best known for playing which role in B. R. Chopra's "Mahabharat"?

    1. AArjuna
    2. BBhishma
    3. CDuryodhana
    4. DKarna
    Answer and explanation →
  23. 23. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Saalumarada Thimmakka, who died in 2025, was called the "Tree Woman of India" and came from:

    1. AOdisha
    2. BUttarakhand
    3. CKerala
    4. DKarnataka
    Answer and explanation →
  24. 24. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Piyush Pandey, who died in 2025, was widely called:

    1. Athe father of Indian television
    2. Bthe father of the Indian stock market
    3. Cthe father of Indian advertising
    4. Dthe father of Indian animation
    Answer and explanation →
  25. 25. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Queen Mother Sirikit, who died in 2025 and was called the "Green Queen" for her conservation work, was from:

    1. AThailand
    2. BCambodia
    3. CNepal
    4. DBhutan
    Answer and explanation →
  26. 26. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, who died in 2025, was a Hindustani classical vocalist associated with:

    1. AGwalior, and the khayal of the Gwalior gharana
    2. BBanaras (Varanasi), and the thumri, dadra and chaiti of the purab ang
    3. CKolkata, and Rabindra Sangeet
    4. DJaipur, and the khayal of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana
    Answer and explanation →
  27. 27. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Zubeen Garg, the singer who died in 2025, came from which state?

    1. AMeghalaya
    2. BWest Bengal
    3. CAssam
    4. DManipur
    Answer and explanation →
  28. 28. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Lord Swraj Paul, who died in 2025, founded which British industrial group?

    1. AHinduja Group
    2. BVedanta Resources
    3. CEssar Global
    4. DCaparo Group
    Answer and explanation →
  29. 29. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Satya Pal Malik, who died in 2025, was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir when:

    1. AArticle 370 was abrogated in August 2019
    2. BArticle 35A was added to the Constitution
    3. Cthe Amarnath cloudburst of July 2022 struck
    4. Dthe state was split into two Union Territories in 2015
    Answer and explanation →
  30. 30. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Shibu Soren, who died in 2025 and was known as "Dishom Guru", founded which party?

    1. AJharkhand Vikas Morcha
    2. BJharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
    3. CAll Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU)
    4. DJharkhand Party
    Answer and explanation →
  31. 31. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Meghnad Desai, who died in 2025, was:

    1. Aa former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
    2. Ba British-Indian film director and producer
    3. Can economist and a member of the UK House of Lords
    4. Da Gujarati poet who won the Jnanpith Award
    Answer and explanation →
  32. 32. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Fauja Singh, who died in 2025 at the age of 114, was known as:

    1. Athe "Flying Sikh", a 400 m runner
    2. Bthe "Punjab Express", a wrestler
    3. Cthe "Haryana Hurricane", a fast bowler
    4. Dthe "Turbaned Tornado", a marathon runner
    Answer and explanation →
  33. 33. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Swapan Sadhan "Tutu" Bose, in the news, was a former President of which football club?

    1. AEast Bengal
    2. BMohun Bagan
    3. CKerala Blasters
    4. DMohammedan Sporting
    Answer and explanation →
  34. 34. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Joseph S. Nye, the American political scientist who died in 2025, introduced the concept of:

    1. A"soft power"
    2. Bthe "clash of civilisations"
    3. C"mutually assured destruction"
    4. Dthe "end of history"
    Answer and explanation →
  35. 35. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Guru Muni Narayana Prasad, in the news, was a spiritual teacher from which state?

    1. ATamil Nadu
    2. BKarnataka
    3. CGoa
    4. DKerala
    Answer and explanation →
  36. 36. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Balbir Punj, in the news, is known as:

    1. Aa hockey Olympian from Punjab
    2. Ba columnist and former Rajya Sabha MP
    3. Ca Punjabi folk and film singer
    4. Da Bollywood dance choreographer
    Answer and explanation →
  37. 37. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who became the first person in history with a net worth of more than $800 billion?

    1. AElon Musk
    2. BMark Zuckerberg
    3. CJeff Bezos
    4. DLarry Ellison
    Answer and explanation →
  38. 38. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The founders of the AI start-up Mercor became the world's youngest self-made billionaires at 22. Which of them are of Indian origin?

    1. AAravind Srinivas and Surya Midha
    2. BBrendan Foody and Adarsh Hiremath
    3. CAdarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha
    4. DSurya Midha and Brendan Foody
    Answer and explanation →
  39. 39. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Gukesh D, who received the Khel Ratna in 2024, plays:

    1. Ashooting
    2. Bbadminton
    3. Cchess
    4. Dtable tennis
    Answer and explanation →
  40. 40. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Rupa Bayor of Arunachal Pradesh became the first Indian to reach world rank 5 in:

    1. Ataekwondo
    2. Bwushu
    3. Ckarate
    4. Djudo
    Answer and explanation →
  41. 41. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who became the first Indian woman cricketer to score centuries in all three international formats?

    1. AHarmanpreet Kaur
    2. BShafali Verma
    3. CMithali Raj
    4. DSmriti Mandhana
    Answer and explanation →
  42. 42. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Anish Bhanwala became the first Indian to win a medal at the ISSF World Championships in which event?

    1. AMen's 10 m air rifle
    2. BMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol
    3. CMen's 50 m rifle three positions
    4. DMen's trap
    Answer and explanation →
  43. 43. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Jyothi Surekha Vennam became the first Indian woman compound archer to win a medal at:

    1. Athe Olympic Games
    2. Bthe Archery World Cup Final
    3. Cthe World Archery Championships
    4. Dthe Asian Games
    Answer and explanation →
  44. 44. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Linthoi Chanambam of Manipur won India's first-ever medal at the Junior World Championships in:

    1. Awrestling
    2. Bboxing
    3. Cjudo
    4. Dweightlifting
    Answer and explanation →
  45. 45. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Avinash Sable won the 3000 m steeplechase gold at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025, India's first in the event since:

    1. AMilkha Singh in 1962
    2. BBahadur Prasad in 1993
    3. CGulzara Singh in 1958
    4. DDina Ram in 1989
    Answer and explanation →
  46. 46. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Payal Nag, who beat world champion Sheetal Devi in the compound women's final of the first World Archery Para Series, is notable as:

    1. Athe world's first quadruple-amputee archer to win the title
    2. Bthe first archer to score a perfect 150
    3. Cthe youngest archer ever to win a world title
    4. Dthe first Indian archer to win a Paralympic gold
    Answer and explanation →
  47. 47. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Chhonzin Angmo of Himachal Pradesh became the first visually impaired Indian woman to:

    1. Atrek to the South Pole
    2. Brun the Boston Marathon
    3. Cclimb Mount Everest
    4. Dswim the English Channel
    Answer and explanation →
  48. 48. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Marium Fatima of Muzaffarpur became Bihar's first:

    1. Awoman international cricket umpire
    2. BWoman FIDE Master in chess
    3. Cwoman Olympian in shooting
    4. Dwoman Grandmaster in chess
    Answer and explanation →
  49. 49. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Jahnavi Dangeti of Andhra Pradesh is set to become the first Indian astronaut on:

    1. Athe Gaganyaan mission of 2027
    2. Bthe Axiom-5 mission
    3. CNASA's Artemis III mission
    4. Dthe Titans Space mission of 2029
    Answer and explanation →
  50. 50. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Sudarsan Pattnaik became the first Indian to receive which award for sand art?

    1. AThe Fred Darrington Sand Master Award
    2. BThe Golden Sand Award of Copenhagen
    3. CThe UNESCO Sand Art Prize
    4. DThe Sandworld Lifetime Award
    Answer and explanation →
  51. 51. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Rapper Raja Kumari became the first Indian-origin musician to win:

    1. Aan American Music Award
    2. Ba BRIT Award
    3. Ca Grammy Award
    4. Dan MTV Video Music Award
    Answer and explanation →
  52. 52. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Deepika Padukone became the first Indian actor chosen for:

    1. Athe jury of the Cannes Film Festival
    2. Bthe Academy's Board of Governors
    3. Ca star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
    4. Da lifetime award at the Golden Globes
    Answer and explanation →
  53. 53. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Dr. Soumya Swaminathan and her father were the first father–daughter pair from India elected Fellows of the Royal Society. Who is her father?

    1. AM. G. K. Menon
    2. BM. S. Swaminathan
    3. CC. N. R. Rao
    4. DC. V. Raman
    Answer and explanation →
  54. 54. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Sarita Yolmo became the first woman Train Ticket Examiner of which railway?

    1. AThe Nilgiri Mountain Railway
    2. BThe Matheran Hill Railway
    3. CThe Kalka–Shimla Railway
    4. DThe Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
    Answer and explanation →
  55. 55. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Jayshree Vencatesan became the first Indian to receive the Ramsar Award for "Wetland Wise Use". She is known for conserving:

    1. AChilika Lake in Odisha
    2. Bthe Pallikaranai Marsh in Chennai
    3. CLoktak Lake in Manipur
    4. Dthe Vembanad wetland in Kerala
    Answer and explanation →
  56. 56. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Bhavitha Mandava became the first Indian model to be named:

    1. Athe face of Louis Vuitton
    2. Bthe global ambassador of Dior
    3. Ca Victoria's Secret angel
    4. Da house ambassador of Chanel
    Answer and explanation →
  57. 57. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Harish Rana, in the news in 2026, was:

    1. Athe first person in India to receive legal approval for passive euthanasia
    2. Bthe first person treated with India's CRISPR therapy for sickle cell disease
    3. Cthe first Indian to receive a pig kidney transplant
    4. Dthe first Indian soldier to receive a bionic arm
    Answer and explanation →
  58. 58. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Kirsty Coventry, the first woman and first African President of the IOC, won Olympic gold medals in:

    1. Arowing, for South Africa
    2. Bgymnastics, for Nigeria
    3. Cswimming, for Zimbabwe
    4. Dathletics, for Kenya
    Answer and explanation →
  59. 59. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Raghu Rai, the photographer who died on 26 April 2026, received the Padma Shri in:

    1. A1972
    2. B1992
    3. C2017
    4. D2005
    Answer and explanation →
  60. 60. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Vasu Shroff, the Indian-born businessman who died in Dubai in April 2026, was popularly known as:

    1. Athe Spice King of Dubai
    2. BDubai's Textile King
    3. Cthe Hotel King of the Emirates
    4. Dthe Gold King of the Gulf
    Answer and explanation →
  61. 61. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Guru Muni Narayana Prasad, the spiritual leader and scholar who died in April 2026, had headed which institution since 1999?

    1. AThe Sivagiri Mutt
    2. BThe Ramakrishna Mission
    3. CThe Chinmaya Mission
    4. DThe Narayana Gurukulam
    Answer and explanation →
  62. 62. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Balbir Punj, the columnist and former BJP Rajya Sabha MP who died in April 2026, wrote:

    1. AAyodhya: City of Faith, City of Discord
    2. BThe Saffron Wave
    3. CSunrise over Ayodhya
    4. DTryst with Ayodhya: Decolonisation of India
    Answer and explanation →
  63. 63. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Asha Bhosle, the playback singer who died on 12 April 2026, received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in:

    1. A2000
    2. B2008
    3. C2011
    4. D1996
    Answer and explanation →
  64. 64. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Asha Bhosle's last recording, "The Shadowy Light", was a collaboration with which band?

    1. AMassive Attack
    2. BGorillaz
    3. CKronos Quartet
    4. DColdplay
    Answer and explanation →
  65. 65. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Asha Bhosle's playback debut, "Chala Chala Nav Bala" (1943), was in a film of which language?

    1. AGujarati
    2. BHindi
    3. CMarathi
    4. DBengali
    Answer and explanation →
  66. 66. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi, the former President of Suriname who died in March 2026, had ancestral roots in which Indian state?

    1. ATamil Nadu
    2. BBihar
    3. CGujarat
    4. DUttar Pradesh
    Answer and explanation →
  67. 67. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Vijaypat Singhania, former chairman of the Raymond Group, set a world record in 2005 for:

    1. Athe oldest person to climb Mount Everest
    2. Bflying a microlight aircraft from London to Delhi
    3. Cflying a hot-air balloon to over 69,000 feet
    4. Dthe fastest solo sail around the world
    Answer and explanation →
  68. 68. Current Affairs 2025–26

    H. K. Dua, the veteran editor who died in February 2026, also served as India's Ambassador to:

    1. ANorway
    2. BSweden
    3. CFinland
    4. DDenmark
    Answer and explanation →
  69. 69. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Sarla Maheshwari, who died in February 2026, was well known as:

    1. Aa Hindi newsreader of Doordarshan
    2. Ba Hindustani classical singer
    3. Ca radio announcer of Vividh Bharati
    4. Da Hindi film actress of the 1960s
    Answer and explanation →
  70. 70. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died on 28 January 2026 in a plane crash at:

    1. AKolhapur
    2. BNashik
    3. CBaramati
    4. DPune
    Answer and explanation →
  71. 71. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ajit Pawar, who led the Nationalist Congress Party, was Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra a record number of times. How many?

    1. ASix
    2. BFour
    3. CEight
    4. DThree
    Answer and explanation →
  72. 72. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The cricket stadium at Mohali was renamed in 2015 in honour of which former BCCI President, who died in January 2026?

    1. AJagmohan Dalmiya
    2. BRaj Singh Dungarpur
    3. CN. K. P. Salve
    4. DInderjit Singh Bindra
    Answer and explanation →
  73. 73. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which of the following books was written by Sir Mark Tully, the BBC's "Voice of India", who died in January 2026?

    1. AAn Area of Darkness
    2. BNo Full Stops in India
    3. CThe Argumentative Indian
    4. DIndia After Gandhi
    Answer and explanation →
  74. 74. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Davinder Singh Garcha, who died in January 2026, was a member of India's gold-winning hockey team at which Olympics?

    1. AMontreal 1976
    2. BMunich 1972
    3. CTokyo 1964
    4. DMoscow 1980
    Answer and explanation →
  75. 75. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Prof. Madhav Gadgil, the ecologist who died on 7 January 2026, chaired which panel?

    1. AThe Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel
    2. BThe Committee on Forest Rights
    3. CThe National Wetlands Committee
    4. DThe High-Level Committee on the Ganga
    Answer and explanation →
  76. 76. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Madhav Gadgil founded the Centre for Ecological Sciences in 1983 at:

    1. Athe Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
    2. Bthe University of Pune
    3. Cthe Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
    4. DJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
    Answer and explanation →
  77. 77. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India" (1992) was written by Madhav Gadgil with:

    1. ASunita Narain
    2. BRamachandra Guha
    3. CAnil Agarwal
    4. DVandana Shiva
    Answer and explanation →
  78. 78. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which award did Madhav Gadgil receive from UNEP in 2024?

    1. AThe Global 500 Roll of Honour
    2. BThe Sasakawa Environment Prize
    3. CChampions of the Earth, for lifetime achievement
    4. DThe Young Champions of the Earth award
    Answer and explanation →
  79. 79. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Suresh Kalmadi, who died in January 2026, was the President of the Indian Olympic Association from 1996 to 2011 and chaired the organising committee of:

    1. Athe 1982 Asian Games in Delhi
    2. Bthe 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi
    3. Cthe 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India
    4. Dthe 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune
    Answer and explanation →
  80. 80. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Before entering politics, Suresh Kalmadi served as:

    1. Aa Ranji Trophy cricketer
    2. Ban IAS officer
    3. Can officer in the Indian Navy
    4. Da pilot in the Indian Air Force
    Answer and explanation →
  81. 81. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Begum Khaleda Zia, who died on 30 December 2025, was the first woman to be:

    1. APrime Minister of Bangladesh
    2. BChief Justice of Bangladesh
    3. CPresident of Bangladesh
    4. DSpeaker of Bangladesh's Parliament
    Answer and explanation →
  82. 82. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Khaleda Zia led which party of Bangladesh from 1984 until 2025?

    1. AThe Jatiya Party (Ershad)
    2. BThe Bangladesh Awami League
    3. CThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party
    4. DThe Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
    Answer and explanation →
  83. 83. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Vinod Kumar Shukla, the Hindi writer who died in December 2025, became the first Jnanpith laureate from which state?

    1. AUttarakhand
    2. BMadhya Pradesh
    3. CJharkhand
    4. DChhattisgarh
    Answer and explanation →
  84. 84. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Vinod Kumar Shukla was the first Indian writer to receive which international award, in 2023?

    1. AThe DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
    2. BThe PEN/Nabokov Award
    3. CThe Neustadt International Prize
    4. DThe International Booker Prize
    Answer and explanation →
  85. 85. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Vinod Kumar Shukla's novel "Naukar Ki Kameez" was made into a film by:

    1. AMani Kaul
    2. BGovind Nihalani
    3. CSatyajit Ray
    4. DShyam Benegal
    Answer and explanation →
  86. 86. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Sreenivasan, who died in Kochi in December 2025, was an actor, screenwriter and director of:

    1. ATelugu cinema
    2. BTamil cinema
    3. CMalayalam cinema
    4. DKannada cinema
    Answer and explanation →
  87. 87. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ram V. Sutar, who designed the Statue of Unity, died in December 2025 at the age of 100. Which statue did Ram V. Sutar make at the Parliament complex?

    1. AThe meditating Mahatma Gandhi
    2. BSardar Patel addressing a crowd
    3. CDr. B. R. Ambedkar pointing at the Constitution
    4. DNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose in uniform
    Answer and explanation →
  88. 88. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Shivraj Patil, who died in December 2025, was the Speaker of the 10th Lok Sabha (1991–1996). Which practice began during that term?

    1. AElectronic voting in the Lok Sabha
    2. BLive telecast of Parliament's proceedings
    3. CPaperless working of Parliament
    4. DA separate Question Hour in Hindi
    Answer and explanation →
  89. 89. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Shivraj Patil resigned as Union Home Minister in 2008, after:

    1. Athe Jaipur serial blasts
    2. Bthe Malegaon blasts of 2008
    3. Cthe serial blasts in Delhi
    4. Dthe 26/11 attacks in Mumbai
    Answer and explanation →
  90. 90. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Dr. Baba Adhav, the socialist and labour leader who died in December 2025, founded the "Hamal Panchayat" in Pune. It is a union of:

    1. Asugar-cane cutters
    2. Btextile mill workers
    3. Chead-load workers
    4. Ddomestic workers
    Answer and explanation →
  91. 91. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Dharmendra's last film, released on 1 January 2026 after the actor died, is "Ikkis". It is based on:

    1. ASecond Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, Param Vir Chakra
    2. BMajor Somnath Sharma of the 1947 war
    3. CMajor Shaitan Singh of the 1962 war
    4. DCaptain Vikram Batra of the Kargil war
    Answer and explanation →
  92. 92. Current Affairs 2025–26

    From which constituency was the actor Dharmendra a Lok Sabha MP from 2004 to 2009?

    1. ALudhiana
    2. BBikaner
    3. CGurdaspur
    4. DMathura
    Answer and explanation →
  93. 93. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Kamini Kaushal, who died in November 2025, debuted in which film, the only Indian film to win the top prize at the first Cannes Film Festival?

    1. AKismet
    2. BDo Bigha Zamin
    3. CAwara
    4. DNeecha Nagar
    Answer and explanation →
  94. 94. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Swaraj Kaushal, the senior advocate who died in December 2025, became one of India's youngest Governors in 1990, at 37. Of which state?

    1. ANagaland
    2. BMizoram
    3. CManipur
    4. DSikkim
    Answer and explanation →
  95. 95. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Saalumarada Thimmakka, the "Tree Woman of India" who died in November 2025 at 114, planted 385 banyan trees along a highway between:

    1. AHulikal and Kudur
    2. BHampi and Hosapete
    3. CMysuru and Srirangapatna
    4. DTumakuru and Gubbi
    Answer and explanation →
  96. 96. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Gopichand P. Hinduja, who died in London in November 2025, was the Chairman of:

    1. Athe Essar Group
    2. Bthe Lakshmi Mittal group
    3. Cthe Caparo Group
    4. Dthe Hinduja Group
    Answer and explanation →
  97. 97. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which campaign or slogan was NOT created by Piyush Pandey, the adman who died in October 2025?

    1. A"Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai"
    2. B"Do Boond Zindagi Ki"
    3. C"Taste the Thunder"
    4. D"Abki Baar Modi Sarkar"
    Answer and explanation →
  98. 98. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which honour was given to Piyush Pandey posthumously in 2026?

    1. APadma Vibhushan
    2. BPadma Bhushan
    3. CBharat Ratna
    4. DPadma Shri
    Answer and explanation →
  99. 99. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Jane Goodall, who died in October 2025, began the famous study of wild chimpanzees in 1960 at:

    1. AGombe Stream National Park, Tanzania
    2. BSerengeti National Park, Tanzania
    3. CKibale Forest, Uganda
    4. DVirunga National Park, Congo
    Answer and explanation →
  100. 100. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which youth programme was founded by Jane Goodall in 1991?

    1. AEarth Guardians
    2. BYouth for Wildlife
    3. CRoots & Shoots
    4. DFridays for Future
    Answer and explanation →
  101. 101. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Raila Odinga, a former Prime Minister of Kenya, died in October 2025 in which Indian state, during Ayurvedic treatment?

    1. AKarnataka
    2. BUttarakhand
    3. CTamil Nadu
    4. DKerala
    Answer and explanation →
  102. 102. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Prof. V. Rajaraman, called the "Pitamaha" of computer science education in India, set up India's first academic programme in computer science in 1965 at:

    1. AIIT Kharagpur
    2. BIIT Kanpur
    3. CIIT Bombay
    4. DIISc Bengaluru
    Answer and explanation →
  103. 103. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Diane Keaton, the Hollywood actress who died in October 2025, won the Academy Award for Best Actress for:

    1. AThe Godfather
    2. BReds
    3. CSomething's Gotta Give
    4. DAnnie Hall
    Answer and explanation →
  104. 104. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, who died in October 2025, sang as a playback singer in which Prakash Jha film?

    1. ARaajneeti
    2. BApaharan
    3. CAarakshan
    4. DGangaajal
    Answer and explanation →
  105. 105. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The birthday of Queen Mother Sirikit of Thailand, who died in October 2025, is celebrated in Thailand as:

    1. AMother's Day, on 12 August
    2. BChildren's Day, on the second Saturday of January
    3. CNational Forest Day, on 21 March
    4. DQueen's Day, on 5 December
    Answer and explanation →
  106. 106. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Dr. G. G. Parikh, the freedom fighter and socialist who died on Gandhi Jayanti 2025 at the age of 101, had been jailed as a student during:

    1. Athe Quit India Movement of 1942
    2. Bthe Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920
    3. Cthe Emergency of 1975
    4. Dthe Salt Satyagraha of 1930
    Answer and explanation →
  107. 107. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Zubeen Garg, the Assamese singer, died in September 2025 in a drowning accident in:

    1. ADubai
    2. BBangkok
    3. CSingapore
    4. DBali
    Answer and explanation →
  108. 108. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Lord Swraj Paul, who died in August 2025, was the first person of Indian origin to be:

    1. ALord Mayor of London
    2. BDeputy Speaker of the UK House of Lords
    3. Ca member of the UK Cabinet
    4. DChancellor of a British university
    Answer and explanation →
  109. 109. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Before becoming Governor of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2018, Satya Pal Malik was the Governor of:

    1. AMeghalaya
    2. BGoa
    3. COdisha
    4. DBihar
    Answer and explanation →
  110. 110. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) was founded on 4 February 1973 at Dhanbad by Shibu Soren together with:

    1. ARam Dayal Munda and Bagun Sumbrai
    2. BJaipal Singh Munda and Karia Munda
    3. CA. K. Roy and Binod Bihari Mahato
    4. DBabulal Marandi and Arjun Munda
    Answer and explanation →
  111. 111. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Shibu Soren, who died in August 2025, represented which Lok Sabha constituency eight times?

    1. ADhanbad
    2. BDumka
    3. CJamshedpur
    4. DRanchi
    Answer and explanation →
  112. 112. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Lord Meghnad Desai, who died in July 2025, founded the Centre for the Study of Global Governance in 1992 at:

    1. Athe London School of Economics
    2. Bthe University of Cambridge
    3. CKing's College London
    4. Dthe University of Oxford
    Answer and explanation →
  113. 113. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Fauja Singh, the "Turbaned Tornado" who died in 2025 at 114, became the world's first 100-year-old to finish a full marathon in:

    1. ALondon, in 2003
    2. BNew York, in 2011
    3. CMumbai, in 2013
    4. DToronto, in 2011
    Answer and explanation →
  114. 114. Current Affairs 2025–26

    With which scholar did Joseph S. Nye develop the idea of "complex interdependence", in the book "Power and Interdependence" (1977)?

    1. ARobert O. Keohane
    2. BHenry Kissinger
    3. CSamuel P. Huntington
    4. DKenneth Waltz
    Answer and explanation →
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