Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2017: 19th September 2017

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. The theme for International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2017 is ______________.
(a) Protection under the Sun
(b) All under one roof
(c) Protecting life Under the Sun
(d) Caring for all life under the sun
(e) None of the given themes are correct

Q2. The final development trials of indigenous beyond visual range Astra missile were successfully concluded into the Indian Air Force. Astra is ______________ Missile.
(a) Surface-to-Surface Missile
(b) Air-to-Air Missile
(c) Surface-to-Air Missile
(d) Air-to-Surface Missile
(e) None of the given Option is True

Q3. Name the only Marshal of the Indian Air Force who passed away recently.
(a) Arjan Singh
(b) K. C. Kariappa
(c) Arup Raha
(d) Aspy Engineer
(e) SubrotoMukerjee

Q4. Prime Minister NarendraModi has recently launched the world’s second biggest dam on the river Narmada in Gujarat. This dam has been named as ________________.
(a) Mansarovar Dam
(b) Rihand Dam
(c) SardarSarovar Dam
(d) Kol Dam
(e) Kishau Dam

Q5. PV Sindhu has become the first Indian to win the Korea Open Superseries 2017 held in Seoul. She has defeated _______________.
(a) Corolina Marin
(b) RatchanokIntanon
(c) Tai Tzu-ying
(d) NozomiOkuhara
(e) Wang Shixian

Q6. With which of the following country, India has signed ‘Open Sky Agreement’ that will allow their airlines to operate unlimited number of flights between the two countries?
(a) South Korea
(b) Myanmar
(c) USA
(d) China
(e) Japan

Q7. Name the lender with which Amazon has tied up recently for the loans up to Rs. 25 lakh.
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Bank of Maharashtra
(d) Nainital Bank
(e) HDFC Bank

Q8. In which of the following city, External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj will represent India at the annual UN General Assembly (UNGA) session?
(a) Paris
(b) New Delhi
(c) Moscow
(d) New York
(e) Vienna

Q9. Name the country with which Russia has restored scheduled commercial airline services for the first time since 2004.
(a) Iran
(b) Iraq
(c) South Korea
(d) Syria
(e) Indonesia

Q10. An indigenous artillery gun, ATAGS has set a new world record in range by hitting targets at a distance of 48 km. What does ‘T’ stands for in ATAGS?
(a) Target
(b) Transmitted
(c) Towed
(d) Transportable
(e) Truncated

Q11. Name the NASA’s $3.9-billion spacecraft that has ended its 20-year-long ground-breaking journey with a fiery plunge into the Saturn’s crushing atmosphere.
(a) Cassini
(b) Apollo
(c) Euclid
(d) Heliophysics
(e) NEOWISE

Q12. Name the elusive animal species that has been upgraded recently to ‘vulnerable’ status from previous endangered status.
(a) African Penguin
(b) Amur tiger
(c) Whale Shark
(d) Snow Leopards
(e) Green Sea Turtle

Q13. Name the Google app that has become the latest UPI-based payments app in the country thatcan be used to pay for movie tickets, utility bills, and make other transactions online.
(a) Google Salahkar
(b) Google Tez
(c) Google Saral
(d) Google Pay
(e) Google Kharcha

Q14. Name the payment bank that has become the first payments bank in India to integrate the UPI on its digital platform.
(a) Paytm Payment Bank
(b) IPPB
(c) Airtel Payments Bank
(d) Aditya Birla Payment Bank
(e) Dhanlaxmi Payment Bank

Q15. Haider al-Abadi is the present Prime Minister of ____________.
(a) Iran
(b) Syria
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Iraq
(e) Kazakhstan