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Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Mains round the corner, it should be your priority to cover every aspect of Current Affairs on a daily basis for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 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. Name the state that has recently declared the year of 2017 as the e-Pragati year, a flagship program will help the government to make real-time governance.
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Telangana
Q2. In which of the following continent, President Ram Nath Kovind will make his first foreign trip?
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) Antarctica
(d) North America
(e) South America
Q3. For the first time, India holds joint trade and investment show with which of the following two countries in New Delhi?
(a) US and Turkey
(b) US and Iran
(c) US and Afghanistan
(d) Iran and Afghanistan
(e) Japan and Iran
Q4. What is the position of India in the world in the number of nuclear reactors being installed, according to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2017?
(a) Third
(b) Fifth
(c) Fourth
(d) Tenth
(e) Ninth
Q5. The joint exercise has been recently started between Special Forces of Pakistan and Russia Armies. The Joint exercise has been named as _________________.
(a) Russak 2017
(b) PAKIA V
(c) Razia VI
(d) DRUZBA 2017
(e) Shaheen V
Q6. The 7th ASEM (Asia–Europe Meeting) Economic Ministers’ Meeting was held recently in ______________.
(a) China
(b) South Korea
(c) Indonesia
(d) Japan
(e) Oman
Q7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana or ‘Saubhagya’, to supply 24/7 electricity supply to poor households. What is the total outlay for the scheme?
(a) Rs 18,000 crore
(b) Rs 23,300 crore
(c) Rs 16,320 crore
(d) Rs 25,560 crore
(e) Rs 12,230 crore
Q8. PM Narendra Modi has recently reconstituted the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to guide him on economic issues. The Council will be headed by _______________.
(a) Arvind Pangaria
(b) Bimal Anand
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Archit Sahu
(e) Bibek Debroy
Q9. Which of the following state Government has recently launched ‘Sampurna (Sishu Abond Matru Mrityuhara Purna Nirakaran Abhijan) Yojna’ scheme for pregnant women?
(a) Odisha
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
(e) Rajasthan
Q10. State Bank of India lowered the Minimum Average Monthly Balance (MAB) requirement in a savings account to ____________ from Rs 5,000.
(a) Rs 3,500
(b) Rs 3,000
(c) Rs 4,000
(d) Rs 2,700
(e) Rs 3,300
Q11. For which of the following lender, Artificial intelligence banking platform Payjo has launched an AI-powered chat assistant to addresses customer enquiries?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) Axis Bank
(d) State Bank of India
(e) Allahabad Bank
Q12. Name the Minister of Tribal Affairs who has recently inaugurated the National Workshop organized by TRIFED on “Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor Forest Produces (MFP) scheme.
(a) Ramvilas Paswan
(b) Paty Ripple Kyndiah
(c) Jual Oram
(d) Kantilal Bhuria
(e) Kishore Chandra Deo
Q13. Asian champion Govindan Lakshmanan has recently won in the men’s 5000-metre race in the 57th National Open Athletics Championships in ____________.
(a) Chennai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Bhubneshwar
(e) Jhansi
Q14. Name the state government that has recently launched ‘Vision-2025’ project aimed at evolving a draft policy for the development of the state in next seven years by seeking the opinion of the public.
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Assam
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Haryana
(e) Karnataka
Q15. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently downgraded India’s growth projection to _____________ for the current fiscal.
(a) 6.8%
(b) 7.0%
(c) 7.3%
(d) 6.6%
(e) 6.0%
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