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Current Affairs Questions Based on The Hindu
Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Mains round the corner, it should be your priority to cover every aspect of Current Affairs on a daily basis for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Mains so that you can do well in the exam. These current affairs are based on current news. Let us see how many questions you attempt accurately.
Q1. Which among the following team has won the third consecutive Pro Kabaddi title for 2017?
(a) Gujarat Fortunegiants
(b) Puneri Paltan
(c) Patna Pirates
(d) Dabang Delhi
(e) Bengaluru Bulls
Q2. Name the team that has scripted a dramatic turnaround in Kolkata to win the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup for the very first time.
(a) Portugal
(b) England
(c) Ghana
(d) The Netherlands
(e) Spain
Q3. Name the Indian shooter who has won silver in Double trap event in the ISSF World Cup Final, in New Delhi.
(a) Jitu Rai
(b) Heena Sidhu
(c) Amanpreet Singh
(d) Sangram Dahiya
(e) Omkar Nath
Q4. The Union Cabinet has approved the fund of over ______________ for construction of permanent campuses of six new Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) across the country.
(a) Rs 7,000 crore
(b) Rs 7,800 crore
(c) Rs 5,003 crore
(d) Rs 5,600 crore
(e) Rs 6,200 crore
Q5. Name the country with which India has agreed to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation as a key Pillar of the strategic partnership between the two countries.
(a) Russia
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) USA
(e) Japan
Q6. The government of which state has issued an order notifying Vrindavan and Barsana towns as “pavitra teeth sthals (sacred pilgrimage sites)”?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Chhattisgarh
(e) Maharashtra
Q7. Name the Veteran actor who has received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi for his/her contribution in the field of cinema.
(a) Waheeda Rehman
(b) Shabana Azmi
(c) Smita Patil
(d) Sharmila Tagore
(e) Madhuri Dixit
Q8. Name the person who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Zambia.
(a) N.J.Gangte
(b) Sangeeta Phogte
(c) Saurana Chawla
(d) Vimal Jha
(e) Tarun Saha
Q9. What is the Capital of the Republic of Zambia?
(a) Baku
(b) Sudan
(c) Jakarta
(d) Lusaka
(e) Moscow
Q10. Which among the following state Government has announced the signing of an MoU with Microsoft Corporation India Private Limited with an intention to empower smallholder farmers with technology-oriented solutions that will help them increase income?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Odisha
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerala
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