Dear Aspirants,
Current Affairs Quiz Based on The Hindu: 8th Dec
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. With which of the following country, India has signed a new MoU for cooperation in Agriculture and Phytosanitary issues that will replace the one signed in 2008?
(a) Italy
(b) Singapore
(c) Switzerland
(d) Japan
(e) Australia
Q2. The government has set up a high-level committee to address the problem of stressed assets in India’s power sector. The committee will be headed by ________________.
(a) NITI Ayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar
(b) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
(c) NITI Aayog chief executive Amitabh Kant
(d) Minister of New and Renewable Energy R K Singh
(e) None of the given option is true
Q3. One of the biggest rock star Johnny Hallyday has died after a battle with lung cancer, recently. He was from which country?
(a) USA
(b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) France
(e) Italy
Q4. Online food delivery start-up Swiggy (Bundl Technologies Pvt. Ltd) has appointed ____________ as the chief executive officer for its new supply business.
(a) Amnol Kumar
(b) Vishal Bhatia
(c) Atul Kakkar
(d) Raju Ahluwalia
(e) Jeet Das
Q5. India and _____________ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation in the health sector with an objective to establish comprehensive inter-ministerial and inter-institutional cooperation between the two countries.
(a) The Netherlands
(b) Iceland
(c) Ireland
(d) Cuba
(e) Suva
Q6. Name the country that has won the first-ever South Asian Regional Badminton Team Championship.
(a) Nepal
(b) India
(c) Bhutan
(d) Myanmar
(e) Sri Lanka
Q7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the BR Ambedkar International Centre in ____________.
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Pune
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai
(e) Ajmer
Q8. The Government has enhanced the monetary allowances for the Gallantry Award winners. The Allowance (Rupees per Month) for Param Vir Chakra (PVC) has been increased from 10,000 to _______________.
(a) 15,000
(b) 18,000
(c) 16,000
(d) 20,000
(e) 25,000
Q9. The Parliament of which of the following country has recently legislated for marriage equality, passing a bill almost unanimously to allow two people, regardless of sex, to marry.
(a) Australia
(b) Denmark
(c) Chile
(d) China
(e) Sweden
Q10. What is the Capital of Cuba?
(a) Suva
(b) Luanda
(c) Buenos Aires
(d) Havana
(e) Yerevan
Q11. Armed Forces Flag Day is being observed throughout the country on ____________ to honor the martyrs of the country.
(a) 6 December
(b) 5 December
(c) 8 December
(d) 10 December
(e) 7 December
Q12. UNESCO has inscribed _______________ on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
(a) Sonepur Mela
(b) Kumbh Mela
(c) Pushkar Fair
(d) Hemis Gompa Fair
(e) Chandrabhaga Mela
Q13. India’s largest digital bank Paytm Payments Bank is the only bank providing zero balance accounts and zero charges on digital transactions. The bank has recently unveiled its ATM service named ___________.
(a) The Big ATM
(b) Paytm Ka ATM
(c) Digital India ATM
(d) ATM of Paytm
(e) Face of ATM
Q14. Audrey Azoulay is the present and 11th DG of UNESCO. She is from which country?
(a) Iran
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Russia
(e) Canada
Q15. The present Chief of Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal _____________.
(a) Bipin Rawat
(b) Birender Singh Dhanoa
(c) Sunil Lanba
(d) Arup Raha
(e) Manoj Sinha
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