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Current Affairs Questions Based on The Hindu
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 International Airport of India that has recently bagged the National Award for ‘Excellence’ in Energy Management at a conference hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
(a) Sri Guru Ram DassJee International Airport
(b) Biju Patnaik International Airport
(c) Hyderabad International Airport
(d) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(e) Kempegowda International Airport
Q2. The National Nutrition Week is observed throughout the country from 1st to 7th September. What was the theme of the National Nutrition Week for 2017?
(a) Healthy Food, Complete Food
(b) Optimal Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices: Better Child Health
(c) Feed the Infants, Participate in Healthier India
(d) Together Against Malnutrition
(e) None of the given themes is true
Q3. Teacher’s Day is celebrated in India on 5th September in honor of Dr SarvepalliRadhakrishnan. He was the ___________ President of India.
(a) First
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Second
(e) Fifth
Q4. Name the Captain of Indian basketball team who has recently created history by becoming the first Indian player to be signed by an Australian Basketball team.
(a) Amritpal Singh
(b) VisheshBhriguvanshi
(c) Yadwinder Singh
(d) Satnam Singh
(e) Ajmer Singh
Q5. The Union Environment Ministry launched an environmental awareness initiative on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. Under the initiative, an online environmental quiz competition was conducted at the national level. What was the Name of this Quiz Competition?
(a) Prakriti Raksha
(b) Prakriti Rachana
(c) Prakriti Khoj
(d) Prakriti Sanrakshan
(e) Prakriti EkSawal
Q6. Name the Astronaut who has returned to Earth after finishing a 288-day mission that put her over the top as the American who has spent the most cumulative amount of time in space.
(a) Sally Ride
(b) Mae Jemison
(c) Kathryn D. Sullivan
(d) Peggy Whitson
(e) Eileen Collins
Q7. Name the Minister who has been appointed as the new Youth Affairs and Sports Minister of India.
(a) Vijay Goel
(b) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
(c) Nirmala Sitharaman
(d) Venkaiah Naidu
(e) Prakash Javadekar
Q8. UNESCO has announced the winners of the 2017 International Literacy Prizes, which honors excellence and innovation in the field of global literacy. Who is the Present Director-General of UNESCO?
(a) Ban Ki Moon
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Xi Jinping
(d) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
(e) Irina Bokova
Q9. Name the Indian Weightlifter who has bagged a gold medal in 44kg weight category on the opening day of the Commonwealth Youth weightlifting championships.
(a) KonsamOrmila Devi
(b) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
(c) Kunjarani Devi
(d) Santoshi Matsa
(e) Shubhi Aggarwal
Q10. Name the Person who has recently assumed charge as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank.
(a) Shubham Krishnan
(b) Kamal Narayanan
(c) KV Rama Moorthy
(d) Akash Kumarmangalam
(e) Prashant Annareddy
Q11. Name the Arunachal Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Minister who passed away recently in Guwahati.
(a) Mukut Mithi
(b) Gegong Apang
(c) Dorjee Khandu
(d) Nabam Tuki
(e) Jomde Kena
Q12. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched two new contraceptives. The two contraceptive are named as ________ and _______.
(a) Chhaya and Vardaan
(b) Chhaya and Antara
(c) Antara and Kavach
(d) Bandhan and Suraksha
(e) Sahaj and Sanyam
Q13. President Ram NathKovind has recently laid the foundation stone of the second phase of link IV pipeline canal of SAUNI Yojana in Rajkot, Gujarat. SAUNI stands for ________________.
(a) Saurashtra Narmada Avtar Industry
(b) Saurashtra Nahar Avtaran Irrigation
(c) Saurashtra Nahar Accumulative Irrigation
(d) Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation
(e) Saurashtra Narmada Accumulative Industry
Q14. Who is the present Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Vijaya Bank?
(a) Kishore Sansi
(b) Vishal Sikka
(c) R A Sankara Narayanan
(d) Aditya Puri
(e) Rajiv Lall
Q15. Who is the present Governor of Arunachal Pradesh?
(a) S C Jamir
(b) VP Singh Badnore
(c) Palaniswamy Sathasivam
(d) P.B. Acharya
(e) Mridula Sinha
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