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Current Affairs for SBI PO 2017

January current affairs

As we all know SBI PO is here and we are ready with the 80 days plan in which we provide you daily quizzes on new pattern questions with different topics that will help you to go through this exam.
So, here we are with the Current affair question of January. Which will help you in SBI PO mains.

Q1. The Minister of Commerce & Industry ________________ has launched Rubber Soil Information System (RubSIS) in New Delhi to provide the detail  RubSIS about the soil quality to the rubber growers to enhance productivity besides reducing the cost of production.
Answer: Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

Q2. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Kings XI Punjab, recently?
Answer: Virender Sehwag


Q3. Who has been appointed Director of the New Delhi based United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) covering India and the Kingdom of Bhutan by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres?
Answer: Derk Segaar


Q4. India has partnered with __________ to over a project that aims to study the air pollution level in Delhi and health problems associated it.
Answer: UK


Q5. Name the multiplex chain operator, which has launched a theatre on demand service ‘VKAAO’?
Answer: PVR


Q6. Which company has buys Switzerland based bio-pharmaceutical firm, Actelion, for $30billion (27.9 billion euros)?
Answer: Johnson & Johnson


Q7. Who has been appointed as the new attorney to key White House position, recently?
Answer: Uttam Dhillon


Q8. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully ground tested the Cryogenic Upper Stage engine meant for the rocket GSLV-Mark-III. Who is the present Chairman of ISRO? 
Answer: AS Kiran Kumar


Q9. The Reserve Bank of India has prohibited the Indian entities from making direct overseas investments in any entity that is located in ‘non co-operative countries and territories’, as identified by the inter-governmental body FATF. What is the full form of FATF- 
Answer: Financial Action Task Force


Q10. Usain Bolt has lost his Gold medal because his relay teammate Nesta Carter was found guilty of doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Usain Bolt belongs to which Country?
Answer: Jamaica


Q11. Name the renowned personality, who will headed the committee to identify athletes under Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme?
Answer: Abhinav Bindra


Q12. President Pranab Mukherjee has given Governor of Assam __________________ additional charge of Meghalaya.
Answer: Banwarilal Purohit


Q13. IndiaPost has become the third entity to receive a final license from the Central Bank (RBI) to start its payment bank operations. Payments bank has initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of how much amount per individual customer? 
Answer: Rs. 1,00,000 per individual customer


Q14. In Australian Open 2017 tennis, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams in the final to win her _______ Grand Slam singles title.
Answer: 23rd


Q15. Which country has announced it will appoint a ‘digital ambassador’ to manage its relationship with technology giants like Google and Apple, becoming the first country to do so. 
Answer: Denmark

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