MCQs – Current Affairs 24 March 2026

Himachal Pradesh Section

1. Which department is directly responsible for Home Guard recruitment in Himachal Pradesh?
A) Revenue Department
B) Home Guards & Civil Defence Department
C) Rural Development Department
D) Education Department

✅ Answer: B) Home Guards & Civil Defence Department

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2. The fuel cess imposed by Himachal Pradesh will mainly affect which sector first?
A) Tourism only
B) Transport sector
C) IT sector
D) Banking sector

✅ Answer: B) Transport sector

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3. Administrative transfer of IAS/HPAS officers is mainly done for:
A) Election campaign
B) Administrative efficiency
C) Judicial process
D) Tourism promotion

✅ Answer: B) Administrative efficiency

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4. Himachal Pradesh anti-drug election rule mainly targets which level of elections?
A) Lok Sabha elections
B) Rajya Sabha elections
C) Panchayat and local body elections
D) Presidential elections

✅ Answer: C) Panchayat and local body elections

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5. Fuel cess is generally categorized under which type of revenue?
A) Direct tax
B) Indirect tax
C) Foreign income
D) Capital gain

✅ Answer: B) Indirect tax

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National Section

6. Coal production milestone of 1 billion tonnes reflects strength in which sector?
A) Agriculture
B) Energy sector
C) Textile sector
D) Telecom sector

✅ Answer: B) Energy sector

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7. Which ministry is mainly associated with coal production in India?
A) Ministry of Heavy Industries
B) Ministry of Coal
C) Ministry of Commerce
D) Ministry of Rural Development

✅ Answer: B) Ministry of Coal

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8. Strategic Petroleum Reserve helps during:
A) Floods
B) Oil supply crisis
C) Monsoon failure
D) Election period

✅ Answer: B) Oil supply crisis

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9. Sixth-generation fighter aircraft includes which advanced feature?
A) Steam engine
B) Artificial Intelligence support
C) Diesel propulsion
D) Manual radar

✅ Answer: B) Artificial Intelligence support

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10. India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve is mainly used to reduce dependence on:
A) Coal imports
B) Oil imports during crisis
C) Food imports
D) Gas pipelines

✅ Answer: B) Oil imports during crisis

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11. Media and entertainment support aims to improve:
A) Global content competitiveness
B) Railway speed
C) Gold reserves
D) Agriculture subsidy

✅ Answer: A) Global content competitiveness

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12. Coal remains the backbone of India’s:
A) Tourism sector
B) Electricity generation
C) Space programme
D) Aviation sector

✅ Answer: B) Electricity generation

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International Section

13. Which planet received 11 newly discovered moons?
A) Jupiter
B) Saturn
C) Mars
D) Venus

✅ Answer: B) Saturn

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14. Which planet received 4 newly discovered moons?
A) Jupiter
B) Neptune
C) Mercury
D) Uranus

✅ Answer: A) Jupiter

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15. Strait of Hormuz connects major oil-producing countries to:
A) Europe only
B) Global markets
C) South America only
D) Africa only

✅ Answer: B) Global markets

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16. WHO molecular testing recommendation mainly improves:
A) Fast disease diagnosis
B) Crop production
C) Weather prediction
D) Fuel quality

✅ Answer: A) Fast disease diagnosis

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17. Tuberculosis mainly affects which organ?
A) Liver
B) Lungs
C) Kidney
D) Skin

✅ Answer: B) Lungs

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Mixed Exam-Level Questions

18. Fuel cess increase may directly lead to:
A) Lower transport cost
B) Higher transport cost
C) Free fuel supply
D) Reduced road use

✅ Answer: B) Higher transport cost

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19. Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
A) Coal
B) Solar energy
C) Wind energy
D) Hydro power

✅ Answer: A) Coal

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20. Strategic reserves are maintained mainly for:
A) Cultural festivals
B) National emergency preparedness
C) School education
D) Sports promotion

✅ Answer: B) National emergency preparedness

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21. New moon discoveries are usually announced by:
A) Archaeologists
B) Astronomers
C) Geologists
D) Economists

✅ Answer: B) Astronomers

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22. Which gas is commonly linked with coal-based power generation pollution?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Hydrogen
D) Helium

✅ Answer: B) Carbon dioxide

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23. Which organization gives global health recommendations?
A) WTO
B) WHO
C) IMF
D) UNESCO

✅ Answer: B) WHO

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24. Defence modernization improves:
A) Military preparedness
B) Crop output
C) Tourism income
D) Rainfall

✅ Answer: A) Military preparedness

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25. Local body elections are related to:
A) Grassroots democracy
B) Supreme Court
C) Parliament only
D) Foreign policy

✅ Answer: A) Grassroots democracy