Current Affairs for IBPS Clerk Exam 2016

Q1. Name the person, who is a former head of EU humanitarian affairs and vice-president of the European commission, has been appointed chief executive of the World Bank?
Answer: Kristalina Georgieva

Q2. In which city the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held from November 20 to November 29, 2016?
Answer: Goa


Q3. Which country has won the Men’s Hockey Asian Champions Trophy by beating arch-rivals Pakistan 3-2 in the final in Malaysia?
Answer: India


Q4. Name the person, who is Spain’s acting prime minister and leader of its center-right Popular Party, was re-elected after winning a parliamentary vote?
Answer: Mariano Rajoy


Q5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October 2016 paid rich tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 141st birth anniversary. The day is being celebrated as…………………?
Answer: National Unity Day


Q6. With several high-ticket alleged frauds like Vijay Mallya loan default case coming to fore, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has now made it mandatory for the public sector banks to report to it all such matters involving funds over …….?
Answer: Rs one crore


Q7. Union Government notifies rules for Real Estate Act for five Union Territories (UTs). Which of the following UT is not part of the notification?
Answer: New Delhi


Q8.  The EU and Canada signed a free trade deal on 31st October 2016 that was almost derailed last week by objections from French-speaking Belgians , exposing the difficulties of securing agreement from 28 member states as Britain prepares for Brexit talks. Who is the present Prime Minister of Canada?
Answer: Justin Trudeau


Q9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Chhattisgarh’s _______ foundation day celebrations in Naya Raipur recently. 
Answer: 16th


Q10. Name the Twitter’s India head, who helped popularise the adoption of the micro-blogging website among government departments to respond to citizen queries, has quit the company.
Answer: Rishi Jaitly


Q11. The Indian Railways has set a target to achieve 100 per cent de-carbonisation, with 90 per cent electrification in next _______ years. 
Answer: Five


Q12. Which state has became first state to launched cyber police stations in all districts?
Answer: Maharashtra


Q13. Name the Mobile wallet company, which has announced that it has partnered Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to power e-cash payments for tatkal bookings?
Answer: MobiKwik


Q14. Name the person, who is Chairman and Managing Director of Madras Fertilizers Ltd, has taken over additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director of The Fertilisers And Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)? 
Answer: Bindeshwar Pathak


Q15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has presented the Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism at a function in New Delhi. The honour acknowledges exceptional work across ________ categories in print, broadcast and online journalism in English, Hindi and regional languages.
Answer: 28