CBSE Class 5 General Knowledge Current Affairs MCQs

Directions: Read the questions and answer by choosing the correct option.

Question. Total number of gold medals won by India in 2018 Commonwealth Games is---.
(a) 23
(b) 26
(C) 30
(d) 28
Answer : B

Question. Which Indian state has maximum number of Unesco World Heritage Sites?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra
Answer : D

Question. India ranks __________ in the Global Environment Performance Index 2018.
(a) 155
(b) 148
(C) 132
(d) 177
Answer : D

Question. Which ministry has launched Samagra Shiksha scheme for school education?
(a) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(C) Ministry of Science and Technology
(d) Ministry of Women and Child Development
Answer : A

Question. Which country won Azlan Shah Hockey Cup 2018?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Holland
(c) Argentina
(d) Australia
Answer : D

Question. India’s first insect museum was opened in
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Jharkhand
(d) West Bengal
Answer : B

Question. Which country constructed the first floating nuclear plant?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) Russia
Answer : D

Question. India’s first 14 lane Highway which was inaugurated by PM Modi connected Delhi to----
(a) NOIDA
(b) Amritsar
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Meerut
Answer : D

Question. Which of the following was the official mascot of FIFA 2018 World Cup?
(a) Zakumi
(b) Willie
(c) Zabivaka
(d) Gauchito
Answer : C

Question. Which Indian women wrestler won India’s first gold at the 2018 Senior Asian Wrestling championships?
(a) Navjot Kaur
(b) Vinesh Phogat
(c) Sakshi Malik
(d) Sangeeta Phogat
Answer : A

Directions: Read the questions and answer by choosing the correct option.?

Question. Parvasi Bharati Divas was celebrated in which of the following places this year?
(a) Mumbai
(b) London
(c) Singapore
(d) New York
Answer : C

Question. The new `10 note will have the singature of which of the following persons?
(a) Finance minister
(b) RBI Governor
(c) Prime Minister
(d) President of India
Answer : B

Question. Which of the following movie won the Best Drama Motion Picture award in the 75th Globe Awards?
(a) Darkest Hour
(b) I, Tonya
(c) CoCo
(d) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Answer : D

Question. The word's coldest village Oymyakon which records -62°C is located in which of the following countries?
(a) Norway
(b) Sweden
(c) Iceland
(d) Russia
Answer : D

Question. The colour of the Indian Passport for the citizens who require emigration checks is_______.
(a) brown
(b) orange
(c) red
(d) green
Answer : B

Question. Who is elected as the ICC cricketer of the year 2017?
(a) Joe Root
(b) Anil Kumble
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Stene Smith
Answer : C

Question. Who was awarded with Padma Vibhushan on Republic Day 2018 for Art and Music?
(a) M.S Dhoni
(b) Illaiyaraja
(c) Amitab Bachchan
(d) Rajnikanth
Answer : B

Question. National Girl Child Day is celebrated on which of the following days?
(a) 1st January
(b) 15th January
(c) 24th January
(d) 30th January
Answer : C

Question. Best Actor- filmfare 2018 was awarded to which of the following actors?
(a) Nawazuddin Siddiqui
(b) Irhfan Khan
(c) Salman Khan
(d) Shahrukh Khan
Answer : B

Question. The only Tennis Player to win 20 Grand Slam title in Men's category is _______.
(a) Rafacl Nadal
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Andy Murray
(d) Navak D Jokovic
Answer : B

Directions: Match the columns and answer by choosing the correct option.

Question.

(a) A → 1; B → 2; C → 3; D → 4
(b) A → 3; B → 4; C → 1; D → 2
(c) A → 4; B → 1; C → 2; D → 3
(d) A → 2; B → 3; C → 4; D → 1
Answer : B

Question.
Column I                                                         Column II
A. India's first Deputy                             1. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
B. First Governor General                      2. Atal Bihari Vajpayee in India after Independence
C. First women cabinet Minister             3. Rajagopalchari
D. India's Prime minister in 1996            4. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
(a) A → 4; B → 3; C → 1; D → 2
(b) A → 1; B → 2; C → 3; D → 4
(c) A → 4; B → 1; C → 2; D → 3
(d) A → 1; B → 2; C → 3; D → 4
Answer : A

Question. Match the column I with column II and select the correct option.
Column I                             Column II
A. Citizen and society          1. Subhash Chandra
B. The Z Factor                    2. Hamid Ansari
C. One Indian girl                 3. B. G. Verghese
D. A state in Denial              4. Chetan Bhagat
(a) A → 1; B → 2; C → 3; D → 4
(b) A → 2; B → 1; C → 4; D → 3
(c) A → 4; B → 1; C → 2; D → 3
(d) A → 3; B → 1; C → 4; D → 2
Answer : B

Question. Who has been appointed the brand ambassador for road safety campaign?
(a) M S Dhoni
(b) Amitabh Bachchan
(c) Akshay Kumar
(d) None of these
Answer : C

Question. Column I              Column II
A. Goa                         1. Telugu
B. Telangana               2. Marathi
C. Maharashta            3. Konkani
(a) A → 3; B → 1; C → 2
(b) A → 1; B → 2; C → 3
(c) A → 2; B → 1; C → 3
(d) A → 2; B → 3; C → 1
Answer : A

Directions: Look at the pictures and answer by choosing the correct option.

Question. Name the person who was crowned Ms India 2018.

(a) Anukreethy Vas
(b) Shreya
(c) Amishakumari
(d) None
Answer : A

Question. Name the messaging app that is most widely used by people across the world.

(a) Instagram
(b) Twitter
(c) Whatsapp
(d) Facebook
Answer : C

Question. Name the latest product introduced by google. It is a powerful speaker and voice assistant.

(a) Bluetooth
(b) Drones
(c) Glasses
(d) Google home
Answer : D

Question. Name the electronic car to be launched by Mahindra in 2019.

(a) Rio
(b) KUV 100
(c) Amaze
(D) Dragon
Answer : B

Question. This new currency note bears the motif of which of the following?

(a) Humpi with Chariot
(b) Tajmahal
(c) Golconda Fort
(d) None of these
Answer : A

Directions: Read the questions and answer by choosing the correct option.

Question. World water day is observed on ___________.
(a) 3rd March
(b) 22nd June
(c) 22nd July
(d) 22nd March
Answer : D

Question. The best actress award in the 65th National film award was won by_________.
(a) Divya Dutta
(b) Madhuri Dixit
(c) Sridevi
(d) Alia Bhatt
Answer : C

Question. India ranked _______ in the ranking published by index of Economics Freedom 2018.
(a) 205
(b) 130
(c) 65
(d) 52
Answer : B

Question. India won an incredible _______ metals in the 2018 commonwealth games.
(a) 66
(b) 62
(c) 58
(d) 50
Answer : A

Question. _________ is the first Indian city to use 100% renewable energy during day time.
(a) Hyderbad
(b) Delhi
(c) Diu
(d) Bangalore
Answer : C

Question. _________ is the first Indian company to reach 100 billion dollar, market capitalization.
(a) Infosays
(b) Wipro
(c) Microsoft
(d) TCS
Answer : D

Question. On which date did India's former Prime Miniter Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away?
(a) August 16, 2018
(b) August 15, 2018
(c) July 12, 2018
(d) July 3, 2018
Answer : A

Question. The Nipha Virus outbreak was first detected in which state of India?
(a) Kerala
(b) Patna
(c) Odisha
(d) Jaipur
Answer : A

Question. The city to be declared as the cleanest city under the Swachh Survekshan 2018 survery.
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Pune
(c) Indore
(d) Diu
Answer : C

Question. Which state government organised Tulip festival in April 2017?
(a) Punjab
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Jammu and kashmir
Answer : D