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Places in News and Changed Names: BPSC Prelims MCQs

70 practice questions on Places in News and Changed Names. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

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  1. 1. Current Affairs 2025–26

    What new name has the medical condition Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) been given?

    1. APolyhormonal Ovarian Disorder (PHOD)
    2. BPolyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS)
    3. CEndocrine Ovarian Imbalance Syndrome (EOIS)
    4. DMetabolic Ovarian Syndrome (MOS)
    Answer and explanation →

  2. 2. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research in Genome Valley, Hyderabad, was renamed by ICMR as:

    1. Athe National Institute for Pre-Clinical Research (NIPCR)
    2. Bthe National Centre for Laboratory Animal Sciences (NCLAS)
    3. Cthe National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB)
    4. Dthe Indian Institute of Translational Research (IITR)
    Answer and explanation →

  3. 3. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Udyog Bhawan Metro Station in Delhi has been renamed:

    1. ARashtrapati Bhavan
    2. BSeva Teerth
    3. CKartavya Path
    4. DLok Kalyan Marg
    Answer and explanation →

  4. 4. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The new complex of the Prime Minister's Office, earlier called the "Executive Enclave", is named:

    1. ASamvidhan Sadan
    2. BKartavya Bhavan
    3. CLok Kalyan Bhavan
    4. DSeva Teerth
    Answer and explanation →

  5. 5. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital has been renamed as:

    1. AGauhati Medical College and Hospital
    2. BAssam Medical College and Hospital
    3. CBarpeta Medical College and Hospital
    4. DKamrup Medical College and Hospital
    Answer and explanation →

  6. 6. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, the 5th President of India, is remembered as the President who:

    1. Awas elected unopposed and served two terms
    2. Bsigned the 1975 Emergency proclamation and died in office
    3. Cserved two full terms and then retired
    4. Dwas the first President to die in office
    Answer and explanation →

  7. 7. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Mount Abu, Rajasthan's only hill station, has been renamed:

    1. AArbudanchal
    2. BAbu Dham
    3. CAbu Raj
    4. DAchalgarh
    Answer and explanation →

  8. 8. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Union Cabinet approved changing the name of which state to "Keralam"?

    1. ATamil Nadu
    2. BKarnataka
    3. CGoa
    4. DKerala
    Answer and explanation →

  9. 9. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Murshidabad University in West Bengal has been renamed:

    1. AMurshidabad Maharaja Krishnanath University
    2. BSiraj-ud-Daulah University
    3. CBerhampore University
    4. DNawab Murshid Quli Khan University
    Answer and explanation →

  10. 10. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 Metro Station on Delhi Metro's Pink Line has been renamed:

    1. ASita Ram Mayur Vihar
    2. BRam Leela Mayur Vihar
    3. CShri Ram Mandir Mayur Vihar
    4. DAyodhya Dham Mayur Vihar
    Answer and explanation →

  11. 11. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Kathua railway station in Jammu and Kashmir has been renamed after:

    1. AGeneral Bipin Rawat
    2. BCaptain Sunil Kumar Choudhary
    3. CCaptain Vikram Batra
    4. DMajor Somnath Sharma
    Answer and explanation →

  12. 12. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Adampur Airport in Jalandhar, Punjab, has been renamed:

    1. AGuru Nanak Dev Ji Airport
    2. BSri Guru Ram Dass Ji Airport
    3. CShaheed Bhagat Singh Airport
    4. DShri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji Airport
    Answer and explanation →

  13. 13. Current Affairs 2025–26

    West Bengal's rural job guarantee scheme "Karmashree" has been renamed:

    1. AMahatma-Shree
    2. BBangla Karma Yojana
    3. CShramashree
    4. DGandhi Rozgar Yojana
    Answer and explanation →

  14. 14. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in Bengaluru has been renamed:

    1. ANational Badminton Academy
    2. BCentre for Badminton Excellence
    3. CPadukone–Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence
    4. DBengaluru Badminton School
    Answer and explanation →

  15. 15. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Rani Channamma University in Karnataka has been renamed:

    1. AKittur Rani Channamma University
    2. BVeer Rani Chennamma University
    3. CRani Abbakka University
    4. DBelagavi University
    Answer and explanation →

  16. 16. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Aurangabad railway station in Maharashtra has been renamed:

    1. ADharashiv
    2. BAhilyanagar
    3. CChhatrapati Sambhajinagar
    4. DDevgiri
    Answer and explanation →

  17. 17. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The US Department of Defense has been renamed:

    1. Athe Department of National Security
    2. Bthe Pentagon Department
    3. Cthe Department of Homeland Defense
    4. Dthe Department of War
    Answer and explanation →

  18. 18. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Bengaluru Rural district has been renamed:

    1. ANelamangala
    2. BBengaluru South
    3. CDevanahalli
    4. DBengaluru North
    Answer and explanation →

  19. 19. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Jharkhand renamed its "Atal Mohalla Clinics" as:

    1. ABirsa Munda Health Clinics
    2. BMother Teresa Advanced Health Clinics
    3. CGuruji Health Clinics
    4. DJharkhand Aarogya Kendras
    Answer and explanation →

  20. 20. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Islampur in Sangli district of Maharashtra has been renamed:

    1. AIshwarpur
    2. BShivpur
    3. CRamnagar
    4. DDharmapur
    Answer and explanation →

  21. 21. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Navi Mumbai International Airport is named after:

    1. ABalasaheb Thackeray
    2. BChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
    3. CLoknete D. B. Patil
    4. DSant Tukaram
    Answer and explanation →

  22. 22. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Pune airport has been renamed after:

    1. AChhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj
    2. BJagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj
    3. CSant Dnyaneshwar
    4. DBajirao Peshwa
    Answer and explanation →

  23. 23. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Bengaluru City University has been renamed after:

    1. ASir M. Visvesvaraya
    2. BKempe Gowda
    3. CA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
    4. DDr. Manmohan Singh
    Answer and explanation →

  24. 24. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Fort William in Kolkata, headquarters of the Indian Army's Eastern Command, has been renamed:

    1. ASindhu Durg
    2. BShivaji Durg
    3. CVijay Durg
    4. DVijay Garh
    Answer and explanation →

  25. 25. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Vijaydurg, the fort after which Fort William has been renamed, is a sea fort in which district of Maharashtra?

    1. ASindhudurg
    2. BThane
    3. CRaigad
    4. DRatnagiri
    Answer and explanation →

  26. 26. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Carnac Bridge in Mumbai has been renamed:

    1. AShivaji Setu
    2. BAtal Setu
    3. CAmbedkar Setu
    4. DSindoor Bridge
    Answer and explanation →

  27. 27. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) has been renamed after:

    1. ASarojini Naidu
    2. BIndira Gandhi
    3. CSavitribai Phule
    4. DKasturba Gandhi
    Answer and explanation →

  28. 28. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has been renamed:

    1. ASri Vijaya Puram
    2. BShaheed Dweep
    3. CNetaji Nagar
    4. DSwaraj Dweep
    Answer and explanation →

  29. 29. Current Affairs 2025–26

    In 2018, Ross, Neil and Havelock islands were renamed, respectively:

    1. ASwaraj Dweep, Shaheed Dweep and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep
    2. BNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep
    3. CNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, Swaraj Dweep and Shaheed Dweep
    4. DShaheed Dweep, Swaraj Dweep and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep
    Answer and explanation →

  30. 30. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Kaksar Bridge in Kargil, Ladakh, has been renamed:

    1. ALieutenant Manoj Pandey Setu
    2. BCaptain Vikram Batra Setu
    3. CCaptain Amit Bhardwaj Setu
    4. DMajor Rajesh Adhikari Setu
    Answer and explanation →

  31. 31. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Sarai Kale Khan Chowk in Delhi has been renamed after:

    1. ASidhu–Kanhu
    2. BRani Gaidinliu
    3. CTantya Bhil
    4. DBhagwan Birsa Munda
    Answer and explanation →

  32. 32. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Sweet shops in Jaipur renamed "Mysore Pak" as:

    1. AMysore Bharat
    2. BMysore Shree
    3. CMysore Mithai
    4. DMysore Sindoor
    Answer and explanation →

  33. 33. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Joshimath tehsil in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, has been renamed:

    1. AJyotirmath
    2. BNarsingh Dham
    3. CBadrinath
    4. DKedarnath
    Answer and explanation →

  34. 34. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Kosiyakutoli tehsil in Nainital has been renamed:

    1. ANeem Karoli Nagar
    2. BBhimtal
    3. CPargana Bhowali
    4. DPargana Shri Kainchi Dham
    Answer and explanation →

  35. 35. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra has been renamed:

    1. AShivneri
    2. BDharashiv
    3. CAhilyanagar
    4. DChhatrapati Sambhajinagar
    Answer and explanation →

  36. 36. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ayodhya railway junction has been renamed:

    1. AShri Ram Junction
    2. BAyodhya Dham Junction
    3. CSaket Junction
    4. DRam Janmabhoomi Junction
    Answer and explanation →

  37. 37. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Jhelum Stadium at Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, has been renamed after:

    1. AGeneral Bipin Rawat
    2. BField Marshal Sam Manekshaw
    3. CMajor Somnath Sharma
    4. DBrigadier Usman
    Answer and explanation →

  38. 38. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Old Parliament House has been renamed:

    1. ASamvidhan Sadan
    2. BSansad Bhavan
    3. CLok Sadan
    4. DKartavya Bhavan
    Answer and explanation →

  39. 39. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who designed the new Parliament building of India?

    1. AB. V. Doshi
    2. BEdwin Lutyens
    3. CCharles Correa
    4. DBimal Patel
    Answer and explanation →

  40. 40. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres have been renamed:

    1. ASwasthya Kalyan Kendra
    2. BPrathamik Arogya Bhavan
    3. CAyushman Arogya Mandir
    4. DJan Aushadhi Kendra
    Answer and explanation →

  41. 41. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, where 41 workers were trapped in 2023, has been renamed:

    1. AChardham Tunnel
    2. BBaba Baukhnag Tunnel
    3. CKedar Tunnel
    4. DGangotri Tunnel
    Answer and explanation →

  42. 42. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Durbar Hall and Ashok Hall in Rashtrapati Bhavan have been renamed:

    1. AGantantra Kaksh and Mauryan Mandap
    2. BSamvidhan Mandap and Ashoka Sabha
    3. CGanatantra Mandap and Ashok Mandap
    4. DLok Mandap and Ashok Mandap
    Answer and explanation →

  43. 43. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Rajpath, the avenue from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, has been renamed:

    1. AKartavya Path
    2. BSeva Path
    3. CJanpath
    4. DLok Kalyan Marg
    Answer and explanation →

  44. 44. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Seawoods–Darave station in Navi Mumbai has been renamed:

    1. ABelapur–Darave
    2. BSeawoods–Darave–Karave
    3. CSeawoods–Nerul
    4. DDarave–Karave
    Answer and explanation →

  45. 45. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which Union Territory's administration set a Guinness record by unfurling the world's largest underwater national flag?

    1. ADadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, at Nagoa Beach
    2. BLakshadweep, at Agatti Island beach
    3. CPuducherry, at Rock Beach on the bay
    4. DAndaman and Nicobar Islands, at Radhanagar Beach
    Answer and explanation →

  46. 46. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Bangus Valley, being developed for eco-tourism, is in:

    1. AKupwara, Jammu and Kashmir
    2. BKullu, Himachal Pradesh
    3. CLeh, Ladakh
    4. DTawang, Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer and explanation →

  47. 47. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The world's largest national flag made of khadi, weighing about 1,400 kg, was displayed at:

    1. AAttari, Punjab
    2. BLeh, Ladakh
    3. CKartavya Path, New Delhi
    4. DDhordo, Kachchh, Gujarat
    Answer and explanation →

  48. 48. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Firozabad, where India's first glass museum is being set up, is known as:

    1. Athe "City of Lakes of India"
    2. Bthe "Brass City of India"
    3. Cthe "Glass City of India"
    4. Dthe "Lock City of India"
    Answer and explanation →

  49. 49. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum, being developed with France, will be housed in:

    1. Athe old Parliament House
    2. Bthe North and South Blocks
    3. Cthe barracks of the Red Fort
    4. DTeen Murti Bhavan
    Answer and explanation →

  50. 50. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ratadiya Ri Dheri, a newly found Harappan site of about 2500 BCE, is in:

    1. ASri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
    2. BJaisalmer, Rajasthan
    3. CHisar, Haryana
    4. DKachchh, Gujarat
    Answer and explanation →

  51. 51. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Dholavira, a Harappan city and India's 40th World Heritage Site, was discovered by:

    1. ADaya Ram Sahni
    2. BR. D. Banerji
    3. CS. R. Rao
    4. DJ. P. Joshi
    Answer and explanation →

  52. 52. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which pair of Harappan site and river is NOT correctly matched?

    1. ALothal – Bhogava
    2. BMohenjodaro – Indus
    3. CKalibangan – Sutlej
    4. DHarappa – Ravi
    Answer and explanation →

  53. 53. Current Affairs 2025–26

    A 5,300-year-old Early Harappan settlement was found near Lakhapar village, Kachchh, on the bank of which river?

    1. AGandi
    2. BLuni
    3. CBhogava
    4. DSabarmati
    Answer and explanation →

  54. 54. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Pangsau Pass, venue of the Pangsau Pass International Festival, is on India's border with:

    1. ABhutan, in West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh
    2. BBangladesh, in Mizoram
    3. CMyanmar, in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh
    4. DChina, in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer and explanation →

  55. 55. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Preah Vihear, a temple first built for Lord Shiva and later used by Buddhists, is in:

    1. ALaos, near the Vietnamese border
    2. BThailand, near the Cambodian border
    3. CVietnam, near the Cambodian border
    4. DCambodia, near the Thai border
    Answer and explanation →

  56. 56. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Penico, a 3,500-year-old city found recently, is in:

    1. ATurkey
    2. BPeru
    3. CEgypt
    4. DMexico
    Answer and explanation →

  57. 57. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Taal volcano, which has erupted again recently, is near:

    1. AManila, Philippines
    2. BTokyo, Japan
    3. CJakarta, Indonesia
    4. DHanoi, Vietnam
    Answer and explanation →

  58. 58. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Munduruku, in the news, are:

    1. Aan indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon
    2. Ba nomadic people of the Mongolian steppe
    3. Ca tribe of the Kalahari desert in Botswana
    4. Da hill people of the Chin state, Myanmar
    Answer and explanation →

  59. 59. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Hayli Gubbi volcano, which erupted recently, is in:

    1. AEritrea
    2. BEthiopia
    3. CDjibouti
    4. DKenya
    Answer and explanation →

  60. 60. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which island in the Andaman Sea is a dormant volcano?

    1. ABarren Island
    2. BHavelock
    3. CLittle Andaman
    4. DNarcondam
    Answer and explanation →

  61. 61. Current Affairs 2025–26

    How many islands make up the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, and about how many are inhabited?

    1. AMore than 1,000 islands, of which 100 are inhabited
    2. BAbout 36 islands, all inhabited
    3. CMore than 570 islands, of which 37 are inhabited
    4. DAbout 200 islands, of which 50 are inhabited
    Answer and explanation →

  62. 62. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Cellular Jail ("Kala Pani") is in which city?

    1. AKavaratti
    2. BCar Nicobar
    3. CSri Vijaya Puram
    4. DDiglipur
    Answer and explanation →

  63. 63. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which of the following is true of Dholavira?

    1. AIt is a Harappan site in the Rann of Kachchh
    2. BIt is a Harappan site on the Ravi in Punjab
    3. CIt is a port of the Chola dynasty in Tamil Nadu
    4. DIt is a Buddhist stupa site in Madhya Pradesh
    Answer and explanation →

  64. 64. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which mountain was earlier known as "Peak XV"?

    1. ANanda Devi
    2. BMount Everest
    3. CKangchenjunga
    4. DK2
    Answer and explanation →

  65. 65. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who first calculated the height of Mount Everest?

    1. ASir George Everest
    2. BWilliam Lambton
    3. CNain Singh Rawat
    4. DRadhanath Sikdar
    Answer and explanation →

  66. 66. Current Affairs 2025–26

    What is Mount Everest called in Nepal?

    1. ADhaulagiri
    2. BSagarmatha
    3. CChomolungma
    4. DKanchenjunga
    Answer and explanation →

  67. 67. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Sikkim became a part of India in 1975 through which constitutional amendment?

    1. AThe 42nd Amendment
    2. BThe 35th Amendment
    3. CThe 31st Amendment
    4. DThe 36th Amendment
    Answer and explanation →

  68. 68. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which is India's only "mixed" (natural and cultural) UNESCO World Heritage Site?

    1. ASundarbans National Park, West Bengal
    2. BWestern Ghats
    3. CKhangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
    4. DKaziranga National Park, Assam
    Answer and explanation →

  69. 69. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Goa, Daman and Diu were freed from Portuguese rule in December 1961 by:

    1. AOperation Vijay
    2. BOperation Polo
    3. COperation Cactus
    4. DOperation Meghdoot
    Answer and explanation →

  70. 70. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Under which law did Dadra and Nagar Haveli merge with Daman and Diu into one Union Territory?

    1. AAn Act of Parliament of 2019
    2. BThe 101st Constitutional Amendment of 2016
    3. CA Presidential order under Article 240
    4. DA Supreme Court order of 2018
    Answer and explanation →
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