Just a few days are left for SBI PO and NIACL Assistant Examination. It is time to pace up your preparation for SBI PO Prelims and NIACL Assistant Mains 2017. These current affair questions will also help you in preparing for BOB PO and NICL AO 2017 recruitment examination.
So here we are with the current affair revision for SBI PO 2017.
Q1. In ‘Swachh Shakti Saptah’ Gurugram, Haryana, held recently, approximately how many districts have been declared ODF (Open Defecation Free).
Answer: 100
Q2. Which Regulatory body has proposed up to 50 per cent increase in insurance premium for cars, motor cycles as well as commercial vehicles from April 1.
Answer: IRDAI
Q3. The GST Council recently approved the draft CGST and IGST Bills. The letter ‘C’ in the term CGST stands for ‘Central’ while letter ‘I’ in the term ‘IGST’ stands for __________.
Answer: Integrated
Q4. The Union Finance Ministry has agreed in-principle to allow public sector banks to offer ESOPs to their employees from 2017-18. The term ESOPs stands for _____________.
Answer: Employee Stock Option Plans
Q5. Which country has won the Most Popular Tourism Destination Award, recently?
Answer: Sri Lanka
Q6. Name the City in which a two-day North-East Business Summit (NEBS) held, recently.
Answer: New Delhi
Q7. Which organisation has extended the last date of submission of digital life certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Patra by March 31st, 2017 under Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS).
Answer: EPFO
Q8. Which institutes has recently won the 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award for its solar-direct current (DC) inverter system.
Answer: IIT- Madras
Q9. Name the first state to launch web-based portal to showcase the government’s performance and achievements to the citizens of the state.
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Q10. Name the country that will host Mobile World Congress (for the first time) to be held in September 2017.
Answer: India
Q11. Which state has launched 24*7 helpline number 181 to assist women in distress on the occasion of International Women’s Day (8th March 2017).
Answer: Odisha
Q12. In ‘BCCI Annual Awards for 2015-16’ who won the Best Umpire in Domestic cricket award?
Answer: Nitin Menon
Q13. Name the state that has recently launched a housing scheme estimated at Rs 1,580 crore.
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Q14. Name the ballistic missile that was recently launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
Answer: Hormuz 2
Q15. Parliament recently approved a bill granting women working in the organized sector paid maternity leave of ___________ weeks up from 12 weeks now.
Answer: 26
Answer: 100
Q2. Which Regulatory body has proposed up to 50 per cent increase in insurance premium for cars, motor cycles as well as commercial vehicles from April 1.
Answer: IRDAI
Q3. The GST Council recently approved the draft CGST and IGST Bills. The letter ‘C’ in the term CGST stands for ‘Central’ while letter ‘I’ in the term ‘IGST’ stands for __________.
Answer: Integrated
Q4. The Union Finance Ministry has agreed in-principle to allow public sector banks to offer ESOPs to their employees from 2017-18. The term ESOPs stands for _____________.
Answer: Employee Stock Option Plans
Q5. Which country has won the Most Popular Tourism Destination Award, recently?
Answer: Sri Lanka
Q6. Name the City in which a two-day North-East Business Summit (NEBS) held, recently.
Answer: New Delhi
Q7. Which organisation has extended the last date of submission of digital life certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Patra by March 31st, 2017 under Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS).
Answer: EPFO
Q8. Which institutes has recently won the 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award for its solar-direct current (DC) inverter system.
Answer: IIT- Madras
Q9. Name the first state to launch web-based portal to showcase the government’s performance and achievements to the citizens of the state.
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Q10. Name the country that will host Mobile World Congress (for the first time) to be held in September 2017.
Answer: India
Q11. Which state has launched 24*7 helpline number 181 to assist women in distress on the occasion of International Women’s Day (8th March 2017).
Answer: Odisha
Q12. In ‘BCCI Annual Awards for 2015-16’ who won the Best Umpire in Domestic cricket award?
Answer: Nitin Menon
Q13. Name the state that has recently launched a housing scheme estimated at Rs 1,580 crore.
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Q14. Name the ballistic missile that was recently launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
Answer: Hormuz 2
Q15. Parliament recently approved a bill granting women working in the organized sector paid maternity leave of ___________ weeks up from 12 weeks now.
Answer: 26
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