Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO: 27th Feb 2017 |

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With SBI PO Prelims round the corner, it should be your priority to cover every aspect of Current Affairs on daily basis so that you can do well in Mains exam. These current affairs are based on current news. Let us see how many questions you attempt accurately.

Q1. India has signed an agreement with Japan on enhancing railway safety in the Indian Railways with focus on the railway track and rolling stock safety. Who is the present chairman of Railway Board?
(a) AK Mittal

(b) Bharti Pradhan

(d) JS Reddy

(e) Suresh Prabhu

Q2. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has celebrated the Central Excise Day across the country on-

(a) 23rd February

(b) 24th February

(d) 26th February

(e) 27th February

Q3. Global payments network Visa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh government to help transform ____________ into India’s first ‘less cash’ city.

(a) Machilipatnam

(b) Nellore

(d) Guntur

(e) Kakinada

Q4. Name the Nobel-winning economist, mathematician, who has passed away in the USA recently?

(a) Jan Tinbergen

(b) Paul Samuelson

(d) Kenneth J Arrow

(e) None of the given options is true

Q5. Which among the following countries has became Germany’s most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States?

(a) France

(b) Russia

(d) Japan

(e) China

Q6. Which among the following public sector bank has signed a corporate agency agreement with Chennai-based general insurance provider Cholamandalam General Insurance Company for distribution of insurance products?

(a) Central Bank of India (CBI)

(b) Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)

(d) State Bank of India (SBI)

(e) Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC)

Q7. An Rs 17,000 crore deal has been cleared by the Indian government for jointly developing with _________ a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) for the Indian Army.

(a) Canada

(b) South Africa

(d) Israel

(e) Brazil

Q8. India and Germany have ratified the SSA, which will come into force from 01st May 2017, to help promote more investment flows between the two countries. SSA stands for-

(a) Social Security Association

(b) Social Security Agency

(d) Social Security Assistance

(e) Social Security Assembly

Q9. Name the State, which has became the second largest crude oil producer in the country after the offshore field Bombay High.

(a) Punjab

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Gujarat

(e) Kerala

Q10. Which among the following bank has introduced Radio Frequency Identification Card (RFID) enabled banking cards, recently?

(a) Dena Bank

(b) Uco Bank

(d) Canara Bank

(e) Indian Bank

Q11. United Bank of India (UBI) has launched a railway ticket booking facility by having a direct tie-up IRCTC. United Bank of India (UBI) based in-

(a) Kolkata

(b) Gurugram

(c) Manipal

(d) Pune

(e) Mumbai

Q12. Name the Bollywood actress, who has been roped as brand ambassador for Indian government’s cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission, recently?

(a) Kiara Advani

(b) Shilpa Shetty

(d) Kriti Sanon

(e) Sonakshi Sinha

Q13. India and Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sustainable development of ————- with financial aid from India.

(a) Khulna

(b) Chittagong

(d) Dhaka

(e) Rangpur City

Q14. Which among the following international organisation has signed USD 375 million pact for loans and grants to develop 800 km Visakhapatnam—Chennai Industrial Corridor, which is the first phase of a planned 2,500-km East Coast Economic Corridor?

(a) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

(b) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(d) Asian Development Bank (ADB)

(e) World Bank

Q15. FDI in India has grown 18% during 2016 to touch $46 billion, data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). What is the meaning of “I” in FDI?

(a) Indian

(b) Installment

(d) Infrastructure

(e) Investment