Current Affairs Questions for NABARD Exam 2017

Q1. According to Mercer’s 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey, which Indian cities is the most expensive city for expatriates.
Answer: Mumbai

Q2. According to Mercer’s 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey, Luanda is the most expensive city in the world for expatriates. Luanda is the capital city of _____________.
Answer: Angola


Q3. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov of the Russian Federation as ______________ of the newly created United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office.
Answer: Under-Secretary-General


Q4. Port Vila is the Capital city of which country?
Answer: Vanuatu


Q5. Womtelo Reverend Baldwin Lonsdale had died recently at the age of 67. The was the president of ___________.
Answer: Vanuatu


Q6. Amsterdam is the Capital city of ________________.
Answer: Rajiv Gauba


Q7. Which city has become first in India where one can have fuel delivered at one’s doorstep, just like milk and newspapers?
Answer: Bengaluru


Q8. World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a loan assistance of 44 million dollars for the Assam’s ASPIRe Project. What does ‘I’ stand for in ASPIRe?
Answer: Institutional


Q9. Which state Health Ministry has recently launched the ‘Test and Treat Strategy’ of the state AIDS Control Society (MSACS) to improve treatment for HIV affected people in the state?
Answer: Mizoram


Q10. Name the Anti-hunger activist who has been selected for prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award with 60 others from all 53 Commonwealth countries.
Answer: Ankit Kawatra


Q11. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has now introduced __________ which involves a complete digital enrolment process.
Answer: APY@eNPS


Q12. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the flying licence of Air Carnival, which has not operated a single flight since early April. Air Carnival is based in-
Answer: Coimbatore


Q13. Who is Shushma Swaraj?
Answer: Union Minister of External Affairs of India


Q14. The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched by the Prime Minister of India on 9th May 2015 and became operational from 1st June 2015. APY is available for all citizens of India in the age group of-
Answer: 18-40 years


Q15. UIDAI is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”) on 12 July 2016 by the Government of India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). What is the meaning of “U” in UIDAI?
Answer: Unique