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Current Affairs Questions Based on The Hindu
Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With RBI Assistant and IBPS Clerk Mains round the corner, it should be your priority to cover every aspect of Current Affairs on a daily basis for IBPS Clerk and RBI Assistant 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. The government represented by Senior level government officials, at the rank of Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary, nominated as ‘Prabhari’ officers has embarked upon a major policy initiative for the rapid transformation of how many backward districts across the country by 2022.
(a) 150
(b) 115
(c) 100
(d) 120
(e) 110
Q2. In which city, The iconic third Trump Tower comprising 140 ultra-luxury apartments has been launched whereby its Indian developers are expecting to garner around Rs 700 crore in sales from the project?
(a) Banglore
(b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai
(d) Delhi
(e) Chandigarh
Q3. Indian online payments firm BillDesk-owned Hatio Innovations has launched cryptocurrency exchange in India offering trading of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. What is the name of the exchange?
(a) HitBTC
(b) Kraken
(c) Bitfinex
(d) Coinome
(e) Quoine
Q4. What is the tagline of Bank of Baroda?
(a) One Family One Bank
(b) Where Service Is A Way Of Life
(c) A Premier Public Sector Bank, Prosperity for all
(d) India’s International Bank
(e) Trusted Family Bank
Q5. Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been elected as President of the IDSA, set up in 1965 by the Ministry of Defence. What does ‘A’ stand for in IDSA?
(a) Adaptability
(b) Action
(c) Analysis
(d) Association
(e) Assemblage
Q6. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Aegon Life Insurance?
(a) VK Sharma
(b) Usha Sangwan
(c) Nitin Srivastav
(d) Usha Pal
(e) Vineet Arora
Q7. _______________ won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position, beating his Mercedes teammate at Yas Marina Cicuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
(a) Lewis Hamilton
(b) Valtteri Bottas
(c) George Russell
(d) Pascal Wehrlein
(e) Sebastian Vettel
Q8. Indian contingent to BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in _______________________ has clinched 10 medals, including two golds.
(a) South Korea
(b) Switzerland
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Germany
(e) Australia
Q9. The Indian women’s kabaddi team was crowned the champions of Asia after beating _______________ in Gorgan, Iran.
(a) Japan
(b) Pakistan
(c) South Korea
(d) Iran
(e) Bangladesh
Q10. Parul Parmar is related to which sports?
(a) Weightlifting
(b) Golf
(c) Badminton
(d) Shooting
(e) Boxing
Q11. At the AXIS theater at Planet Hollywood casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip, who has been recently crowned Miss Universe 2017?
(a) Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
(b) Denisse Franco
(c) Laura Gonzalez
(d) Davina Benett
(e) Nikoleta Todorova
Q12. State-run lender Bank of Baroda launched digital Supply Chain Finance solution which aims to accelerate working capital loan opportunities for which among the following?
(i) small enterprises
(ii) medium enterprises
(iii) large corporates
(a) Only (i)&(ii)
(b) Only (i)
(c) only (iii)
(d) All of them
(e) None of these
Q13. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a scheme to boost______________ production in the state while inaugurating a workshop on ‘Doubling of Farmer Income through Dairy and Allied Farming Practices’ in Bhubaneswar.
(a) Milk
(b) Eggs
(c) Milk Products
(d) Animal Feed
(e) Fish
Q14. Recently in which state Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) Executive Vice President Min Hong Min inaugurated a two-day Korea festival showcasing Korea’s rich art, culture and heritage along with Joint Secretary in the Ministry Of Tourism Suman Billa?
(a) Delhi
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Andra Pradesh
Q15. At the International Film Festival of India held in Panaji in Goa, the world’s first Sanskrit 3D film was released centered around the traditional art form of Kerala, Koodiyattam. What is the name of the film?
(a) Mahalingam
(b) Enthiran
(c) Devang
(d) Katariveera
(e) Anurakthi
Q16. Jyoti Gulia and Abkushita Boro is related to which sports?
(a) Weightlifting
(b) Shotput
(c) Wrestling
(d) Boxing
(e) Hockey
Q17. The 7th international military Sports Council (CISM)’s Military World Games 2017 will be held in which country?
(a) Russia
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) Japan
(e) China
Q18. Who has been recently appointed as the chairman of the 15th Finance Commission (FC) that will recommend distribution of taxes between the Centre and the states?
(a) NKP Salve
(b) Dr. Vijay L Kelkar
(c) NK Singh
(d) Dr.YV Reddy
(e) AM Khusro
Q19. In the men’s category of the Asian Kabaddi Championships 2017 held up in Gogan,Iran, which country emerged as the winner?
(a) Japan
(b) Thailand
(c) Pakistan
(d) India
(e) Bangladesh
Q20. The first South-Asian edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which is being organised by the NITI Aayog in partnership with US Govt. represented by President Donald Trump’s Adviser and daughter Ivanka Trump started in which city?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) Bhopal
(d) Delhi
(e) Chandigarh
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