Current Affairs Based on "The Hindu" for RBI/IBPS Exams |

Q1. India and _______________ have signed an agreement in the area of Maritime Transport to step up co-operation on the seas recently?

(a) Syria

(b) France

(d) Egypt

(e) Russia

Q2. The first BRICS film festival has begun in which of the following cities in India?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Bhopal

(d) Goa

(e) Mumbai

Q3. Which among the following countries has celebrated its National Day on 02nd September, 2016?

(a) Taiwan

(b) Croatia

(d) China

(e) Singapore

Q4. Name the Martial arts expert and actor, who will receive a lifetime achievement Oscar?

(a) Chow Yun-fat

(b) Guillaume Canet

(d) Tom Cruise

(e) Jackie Chan

Q5. Which of the following state governments has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the ministry of civil aviation to develop 11 airports and airstrips to boost regional connectivity recently?

(a) Kerala

(b) Gujarat

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Jammu and Kashmir

Q6. Name the veteran trade union leader, who has passed away recently in Mumbai.

(a) K K Sreedharan Nair

(b) Sharad Rao

(d) Subrata Banerjee

(e) None of the above

Q7. The Government has constituted an expert committee of 4 members to study the silt in the river. Who has been made Chairman of the committee?

(a) Nitish Kumar

(b) Dr Rajnish Ranjan

(d) AK Sinha

(e) None of the above

Q8. The country’s economy grew at ___________ in the April to June quarter of the current fiscal.

(a) 7.1%

(b) 7.3%

(d) 7.7%

(e) 7.9%

Q9. Who has been appointed ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur’ (Knight of the National Order of the French Legion of Honour) for her outstanding contribution and dedication to Biosciences and Research field globally.

(a) Chanda Kochhar

(b) Naina Lal Kidwai

(d) Nita Ambani

(e) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Q10. Who has been re-appointed as Nepal’s ambassador to India.

(a) Madhav Kumar Nepal

(b) Singha Durba

(d) Mathabar Singh Thapa

(e) Damodar Pande

Q11. Which of the following private sector banks has launched ‘mVisa’, a mobile-based payment solution that will make payments at retail outlets much easier recently?

(a) South Indian Bank

(b) Bandhan Bank

(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(e) DCB Bank

Q12. Which among the following public sector banks has launched USSD (unstructured supplementary service data) based ‘*99#’ mobile application on Play Store on Android platform?

(a) Bank of Baroda

(b) Punjab National Bank

(d) Union Bank of India

(e) State Bank of India

Q13. Noted Assamese poet, literary critic and author and winner of the Sahitya Akademi award ________________ passed away in Guwahati recently.

(a) Mamang Dai

(b) Prasanta Das

(d) Lil Bahadur

(e) None of the above

Q14. Which among the following Electronics Inc has tied-up with Amazon.com Inc on smart-home services?

(a) Videocon

(b) LG

(d) Sony

(e) Philips

Q15. Name the former Indian pacer, who has been made an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), becoming the 24th Indian cricketer to be bestowed the honour.

(a) Zaheer Khan

(b) Javagal Srinath

(d) Rudra Pratap Singh

(e) None of the above