Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains 2017: 28th Dec 2017

Q3. Name the state government that has launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary.
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Karnataka

Q4. Legendary musician Robbie Malinga passed away recently. He was from which country?
(a) South Africa
(b) The USA
(c) Australia
(d) Netherlands
(e) Canada

Q5. Name the country which is hosting a world chess tournament for the first time.
(a) Iraq
(b) Iran
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) The UAE
(e) Saudi Arabia

Q6. Which among the following authority has allowed Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)- manufactured Dornier 228 to be used for civilian flights?
(a) Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan Airports Authority
(b) Airports Authority of India
(c) Defence Research and Development Organization
(d) Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(e) None of the given options is true

Q7. Sectoral regulator IRDAI has issued regulations for insurance firms to carry out offshore business from Gujarat-based GIFT International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). Who is the present Chairman of IRDAI?
(a) S Christopher
(b) T. Suvarna Raju
(c) T.S. Vijayan
(d) N. R. Vijayan
(e) P Simharao

Q8. Who is the present Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)?
(a) S Christopher
(b) T. Suvarna Raju
(c) Vikram Singh
(d) Arun Sinha
(e) Ajay Kumar Thakur

Q9. Who among the following is the Crowned Prince of Saudi Arabia?
(a) Nayef bin Abdulaziz
(b) Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi
(c) Baraka Al Yamaniyah
(d) Mohammed bin Salman
(e) Ibn Saud

Q10. Who is the present President of the World Bank?
(a) Margaret Chan
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Jim Yong Kim
(d) Audrey Azoulay
(e) Klaus Schwab