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Current Affairs Questions (based on The Hindu) for IBPS Clerk Mains 2016

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Q1. Which state has announced Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016 to attract investment into fields of aerospace and defence design, development and manufacturing in the state recently?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Kerala
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(e) West Bengal



Q2. Name the player, who capped off a sensational year by being adjudged the ICC Cricketer of the Year to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy? 
(a) R Ashwin, India
(b) Steve Smith, Australia
(c) Alastair Cook, England
(d) Virat Kohli, India
(e) Ab Devilliers, South Africa

Q3. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary in Tamil Nadu recently?
(a) Sapna Kashyap
(b) yvr Rama Rao
(c) Girija Vaidyanathan
(d) Tirath Singh Negi
(e) Other those the given options

Q4. Finance Ministry has asked Public Sector Banks to restrict fees on payments through Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to the extent that is applicable for NEFT fund transfer of over 1,000 rupees. NEFT stands for?
(a) National Essential Funds Transfer
(b) Nominal Electronic Funds Transfer
(c) National Electronic Funds Treaty
(d) National Electronic Financial Transfer
(e) National Electronic Funds Transfer

Q5. In which among the following cities, ride-hailing service Uber Technologies launched its first fleet of electric cars? 
(a) Tokyo, Japan
(b) Madrid, Spain
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Paris, France
(e) New York, USA

Q6. Name the player, who has been named as captain of International Cricket Council’s 2016 ODI XI?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Hashim Amla
(c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(d) Steve Smith
(e) Other those the goven options

Q7. Which country has successfully launched a 26-metre-long rocket named Epsilon-2?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Russia
(d) France
(e) USA

Q8. Which country has inked an agreement with the New development bank (NDB) set up by the BRICS approving a 525 million yuan loan for a solar power project in the country?
(a) Russia
(b) India
(c) China
(d) South Africa
(e) Brazil

Q9. Iran’s President ___________ unveiled a landmark Bill of rights guaranteeing freedom of speech, protest, fair trials and privacy.
(a) Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
(b) Fuad Masum
(c) Recep Tayyip Erdogan
(d) Hassan Rouhani
(e) Other those the given options

Q10. As per the report published in Forbes magazine, India has overtaken the United Kingdom in terms of the size of the economy, first time in 150 years. India has now become the ________ largest country in terms of the size of the economy.
(a) Third
(b) Fourth
(c) First
(d) Second
(e) Fifth

Q11. The Government of India approved cadre review and formation of the IEDS in the Office of the Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. IEDS stands for?
(a) Indian Enterprise Development System 
(b) Indian Enterprise Department Service  
(c) Indian Empowerment Development Service 
(d) Indian Enterprise Development Service 
(e) Other those the given options

Q12. Which of the following countries has nationalized the largest private bank of the country “PrivatBank” recently?
(a) Ukraine
(b) Venezuela
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) Greece
(e) Colombia

Q13. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed the penalty on how many foreign banks for violating FEMA rules, recently?
(a) Twelve
(b) One
(c) Six
(d) Ten
(e) Five

Q14. Delhi Lieutenant Governor __________ has submitted his resignation to the Government of India. 
(a) Kiran Bedi
(b) Ram Nath Kovind
(c) Najeeb Jung
(d) Arvind Kejriwal
(e) Other those the given options

Q15. Name the nuclear-capable subsonic cruise missile, which has launched by India fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha.
(a) Akash
(b) Nirbhay
(c) Vikash
(d) Pawan
(e) Shakti

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