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Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With RBI Grade-B Phase-1 Exam round the corner, it should be your priority to cover every aspect of Current Affairs on a daily basis for RBI Grade-B Phase-1 Exam 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 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken over the administration of Sahara India Life Insurance, a first of its kind move in the insurance sector.Who has been appointed as the administrator to manage Sahara India Life Insurance Company?
(a) R.S. Purohit
(b) R.K. Sharma
(c) Vikram Singhe
(d) Subrata Roy
Q2. According to the Child Rights and You (CRY) report, which of the following state has topped the list in terms of number of child Labors?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Jharkhand
Q3. The Human Resource Development department of which of the following government has signed an MoU with the British Council to enhance quality of education in the state?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Sikkim
(d) Telangana
(e) Andhra Pradesh
Q4. World Day Against Child Labor was observed across the world on ___________.
(a) 12 June
(b) 16 June
(c) 18 June
(d) 20 June
(e) 22 June
Q5. Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministers Meeting was held recently in ___________.
(a) Canada
(b) Italy
(c) Germany
(d) USA
(e) France
Q6. Which of the following country is not the Member of G7 group?
(a) France
(b) USA
(c) UK
(d) Russia
(e) Canada
Q7. State-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has energized India’s first 150 kWp canal top solar PV System on cooling water (CW) channel in which of the following state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab
(e) Uttarakhand
Q8. NASA has posthumously awarded the Exceptional Public Service Medal to ___________, one of the world’s leading comet scientists.
(a) Ronald E. McNair
(b) Judith A. Resnik
(c) Michael A’Hearn
(d) Gregory Jarvis
(e) Ellison S. Onizuka
Q9. Which of the following state government has launched PashuBazar website for online cattle sale and purchase for the farmers of the state?
(a) Telangana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Maharashtra
Q10. What is the theme of World Day Against Child Labour 2017?
(a) Every Child is a Gift
(b) Save Children Save Future
(c) In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour
(d) Child Labor is a curse, let’s eradicate it
(e) None of the given themes are true
Q11. The veteran UN official Achim Steiner will head the United Nations agency – UN Development Program (UNDP) – that works to fight poverty. He hails from _____________.
(a) Russia
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) Spain
Q12. Who is the author of 450-page book titled -‘Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji’?
(a) Jairam Ramesh
(b) Ramesh Pokhriyal
(c) Banwarilal Purohit
(d) Veerappa Moily
(e) Shashi Tharoor
Q13. India ratified two key ILO conventions on child labor, according to a statement issued by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). ILO headquarters in_____________.
(a) New York, USA
(b) Paris, France
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Brussels, Belgium
(e) Rome, Italy
Q14. As per the recent ICC Ranking, Virat Kohli has been ranked No. 1 ODI Player. He has replaced _______________.
(a) AB de Villiers
(b) Hashim Amla
(c) David Warner
(d) Faf Du Plessis
(e) Quinten de Kock
Q15. Who is the Director-General of International Labour Organization (ILO)?
(a) Samuel Gompers
(b) Guy Ryder
(c) Takehiko Nakao
(d) Albert Thomas
(e) Ban ki Moon
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