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Current Events Practice Set 05

Authored CAPF-level current-events MCQs anchored to durable static facts, with answer key and explanations, not verbatim PYQs

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Authored practice, not a verbatim PYQ. Twenty-five CAPF-level questions on current events of national and international importance, anchored to durable facts with a security and human-rights emphasis. For any year-sensitive figure, verify the latest. Attempt closed-book, then check the key and explanations.

Questions

Q1The headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in:
  1. ARome
  2. BGeneva
  3. CParis
  4. DNew York
Q2The Greyhounds are an elite anti-Naxal commando unit raised by which state?
  1. AKerala
  2. BAndhra Pradesh / Telangana
  3. CGujarat
  4. DPunjab
Q3Which is the constitutional provision under which the President can impose a national emergency?
  1. AArticle 352
  2. BArticle 356
  3. CArticle 360
  4. DArticle 370
Q4Left Wing Extremism (Naxalism) in India is primarily a concern in which region?
  1. ACoastal Gujarat
  2. BThe Red Corridor across central and eastern India
  3. CThe Thar desert
  4. DThe Andaman Islands
Q5Which international organisation oversees global public health and declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic?
  1. AWHO
  2. BWTO
  3. CUNESCO
  4. DILO
Q6The "PM Gati Shakti" plan is associated with:
  1. AMulti-modal infrastructure and logistics connectivity
  2. BHealthcare insurance
  3. CFree rations
  4. DWildlife protection
Q7The headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is in:
  1. AGeneva
  2. BBrussels
  3. CParis
  4. DWashington D.C.
Q8Which force is responsible for guarding Indian coal mines and certain public-sector undertakings as part of its industrial security mandate?
  1. ACISF
  2. BBSF
  3. CITBP
  4. DSSB
Q9The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was created in the aftermath of which event?
  1. AThe Kargil War
  2. BThe 2008 Mumbai terror attacks
  3. CThe Emergency of 1975
  4. DThe 1971 War
Q10Which Indian programme provides piped drinking water to rural households?
  1. AJal Jeevan Mission
  2. BMake in India
  3. CDigital India
  4. DStand-Up India
Q11The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted under the United Nations and championed by:
  1. AEleanor Roosevelt
  2. BWinston Churchill
  3. CMahatma Gandhi
  4. DNelson Mandela
Q12The Tehran-based or Vienna-based grouping of oil-exporting countries is known as:
  1. AOPEC
  2. BASEAN
  3. CNATO
  4. DSAARC
Q13Which Indian award is given to coaches for excellence in sports training?
  1. AArjuna Award
  2. BDronacharya Award
  3. CKhel Ratna
  4. DPadma Bhushan
Q14The Wassenaar Arrangement, which India joined in 2017, deals with:
  1. AExport controls on conventional arms and dual-use technologies
  2. BClimate finance
  3. CRefugee resettlement
  4. DSports doping
Q15The "One Nation One Ration Card" scheme allows:
  1. AFree air travel
  2. BPortability of food-security benefits across states
  3. CFree electricity
  4. DFree internet
Q16Which body conducts the CAPF (Assistant Commandants) examination?
  1. AStaff Selection Commission
  2. BUnion Public Service Commission (UPSC)
  3. CIBPS
  4. DState Public Service Commission
Q17The principle of "proportionality" in the use of force by security personnel means:
  1. AUsing maximum force always
  2. BUsing force no greater than necessary to meet a legitimate aim
  3. CNever using any force
  4. DUsing force only at night
Q18Which is the apex body for cyber security incident response in India?
  1. ACERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team)
  2. BSEBI
  3. CNITI Aayog
  4. DRBI
Q19The Bandung Conference of 1955 is associated with the origins of:
  1. AThe Non-Aligned Movement
  2. BNATO
  3. CThe European Union
  4. DThe Warsaw Pact
Q20Which paramilitary or police force in India is specifically a women's mountaineering and high-altitude trained border force on the China frontier?
  1. AITBP
  2. BCISF
  3. CSSB
  4. DAssam Rifles
Q21The Montreal Protocol is aimed at protecting:
  1. AThe ozone layer
  2. BCoral reefs
  3. CMigratory birds only
  4. DWetlands
Q22The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, which trains IPS officers, is located in:
  1. AHyderabad
  2. BNew Delhi
  3. CMussoorie
  4. DPune
Q23Which Indian institution awards the Bharat Ratna and Padma awards on Republic Day?
  1. AThe Government of India, conferred by the President
  2. BSEBI
  3. CRBI
  4. DNITI Aayog
Q24Which day is observed as International Women's Day?
  1. A8 March
  2. B1 May
  3. C5 June
  4. D24 October
Q25The concept of "responsibility to protect" (R2P) in international relations concerns:
  1. AProtecting trade routes
  2. BThe international community's responsibility to prevent mass atrocities
  3. CProtecting intellectual property
  4. DProtecting fishing rights

Answer key

Reveal the answer key and full worked solutions
Q Answer
1 (a) Rome
2 (b) Andhra Pradesh / Telangana
3 (a) Article 352
4 (b) The Red Corridor
5 (a) WHO
6 (a) Multi-modal infrastructure and logistics connectivity
7 (b) Brussels
8 (a) CISF
9 (b) The 2008 Mumbai terror attacks
10 (a) Jal Jeevan Mission
11 (a) Eleanor Roosevelt
12 (a) OPEC
13 (b) Dronacharya Award
14 (a) Export controls on conventional arms and dual-use technologies
15 (b) Portability of food-security benefits across states
16 (b) Union Public Service Commission
17 (b) Force no greater than necessary to meet a legitimate aim
18 (a) CERT-In
19 (a) The Non-Aligned Movement
20 (a) ITBP
21 (a) The ozone layer
22 (a) Hyderabad
23 (a) The Government of India, conferred by the President
24 (a) 8 March
25 (b) International responsibility to prevent mass atrocities

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