Current Affairs is an important topic in the General Awareness section in XAT exam. Practising this topic will increase your score overall and make your conceptual grip on XAT exam stronger.
This article gives you a full set of XAT Current Affairs MCQs with explanations and XAT previous year questions (PYQs) for effective practice. Practice of General Awareness MCQs including Current Affairs questions regularly will improve accuracy, speed, and confidence in the XAT 2026 exam.
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XAT Current Affairs MCQs with Solutions
1.
Which of the following is NOT attributed as a reason for Russian invasion of Ukraine?- Ukraine's refusal to export wheat to Russia
- Ukraine has citizens of different ethnicities
- NATO's expansion into East Europe and Ukraine
- Russia fears that Ukraine, with the support of NATO, will claim back Crimea
- Saving people of Russian origin in the eastern region of Ukraine
2.
Identify the XLRI alumnus, who has recently been appointed as the Deputy National Security Advisor?- Parikshit Gautam
- Vikram Misri
- Arun Mani Dixit
- Parthapriya Ghosh
- S. Sathya Kumar
3.
Who qualifies for a free e-visa under the "Chalo India" initiative?- Indian tourists
- Non-Resident Indian
- Non-Indian friends of Indian diaspora
- Foreign diplomats
- International students interested in higher education
4.
Which two teams competed in the final match of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023, held on March 26, 2023 in Mumbai?- Delhi Capitals & Mumbai Indians
- Gujarat Giants & Delhi Capitals
- UP Warriorz & Delhi Capitals
- Royal Challengers Bangalore & Mumbai Indians
- Delhi Capitals & Gujarat Giants
5.
Which of the following was NOT a reason associated with Sri Lankan economic crisis of 2022- Decline of tourist inflow
- Decline in FOREX reserves
- COVID-19
- Shift towards organic agriculture
- Decline of fisheries
6.
Who scored the maximum number of goals in the recently concluded FIFA world cup, 2022- Marcus Rashford
- Neymar da Silva Santos Junior
- Lionel Messi
- Kylien Mbappe
- Olivier Giroud
7.
Which two players made history by winning India's first ever medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships?- Manika Batra & Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
- Sreeja Akula & Mouma Das
- Neha Aggarwal & Ankita Das
- Madhurka Patkar & Archana Kamath
- Ayhika Mukherjee & Sutirtha Mukherjee
8.
Which of the following breakthrough decisions was taken at the COP 27 (8-20 Nov 2022, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt)?- Establish and operationalize a "global early warning system" for weather events
- Establish and operationalize a "global ecosystem services payments mechanism"
- Establish and operationalize a "loss and damage" fund
- Accept and operationalize a "global carbon tax and trading mechanism"
- Accept and operationalize a "Net zero" target for every country
9.
Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of India in November 2022?- Justice N. V. Ramana
- Justice U. U. Lalit
- Justice Yashwant (Y.V.) Chandrachud
- Justice Dhananjay (D.Y) Chandrachud
- Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya
10.
In November 2023, which state government declared a fish named “Ghol” as the state fish? Options :- Uttar Pradesh
- Haryana
- Maharashtra
- Bihar
- Gujarat
11.
Which country has formally pulled out of “Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe?”- Israel
- Russia
- Italy
- Germany
- Turkey
12.
What is the name of Air India’s Artificial Intelligence-powered chat assistant that introduced a generative AI virtual agent?- Maharaja
- AirBuddy
- Sathi
- Niyaa
- Frenz
13.
From which location, India test-fired the new generation Agni Prime missile in 2021?- Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota), Andhra Pradesh
- Gan (Addu Atoll), Maldives
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram (Thumba), Kerala
- APJ Abdul Kalam island, Odisha
- LAPAN Rocket Launcher Station, Pameungpeuk, Garut, Indonesia
14.
Which organization, in October 2022, imposed a penalty on Alphabet for violating anti-trust laws in India?- Supreme Court of India
- Government of India
- Niti Aayog
- Competition Commission of India
- Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices
15.
Which of the following countries did not qualify for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022?- Morrocco
- Senegal
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Australia
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