Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains 2017: 30th Dec 2017

Q3. Which of the following lender has recently entered into MoU with POORTI Agri Services Pvt. Ltd to enable the farmers to purchase agricultural inputs?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) Bank of Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Syndicate Bank
(d) State Bank of India
(e) Union Bank of India

Q4. Prince Harry has been recently named as the president of ______________.
(a) Asian Parks
(b) African Parks
(c) Atlantic Parks
(d) Australian Parks
(e) None of the given options is true

Q5. The Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriages) Bill 2017 making instant triple talaq illegal with up to three years in jail for the husband. Who is the present Minister for Law and Justice of India?
(a) Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
(b) Jagat Prakash Nadda
(c) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(d) Narendra Singh Tomar
(e) Radha Mohan Singh

Q6. The government slashed interest rates on small savings schemes, including National Savings Certificate (NSC) and  Public Provident Fund (PPF), by _____________ for the January-March period.
(a) 0.05 percentage point
(b) 0.10 percentage point
(c) 0.15 percentage point
(d) 0.20 percentage point
(e) 0.25 percentage point

Q7. As per the report by CARE Ratings, what is the ranking of India in list of countries with the highest levels of non-performing assets (NPA)?
(a) 7th
(b) 10th
(c) 5th
(d) 3rd
(e) 8th

Q8. According to the recent notification of Markets regulator SEBI, cross-holding in credit rating agencies (CRAs) will be capped at _______________.
(a) 10 percent
(b) 12 percent
(c) 14 percent
(d) 16 percent
(e) 18 percent

Q9. Name the Cryptocurrency dealer which has recently announced the launch of India’s first mobile application for transacting in virtual currencies.
(a) Zebpay
(b) Pluto Exchange
(c) Coinsecure
(d) Mycelium Exchange
(e) LocalBitcoins

Q10. India’s ace chess player Viswanathan Anand won the World Rapid Chess tournament title, recently. The championship was held in ________________.
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Jordan
(c) Indonesia
(d) UAE
(e) Oman

Q11. Who is the present chairperson of Securities and Exchange Board of India?
(a) Mohammad Mustafa
(b) Ajay Tyagi
(c) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
(d) U K Sinha
(e) S B Bhave

Q12. What is the present Annual Rate of Interest on Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)?
(a) 8.4%
(b) 7.8%
(c) 7.5%
(d) 8.2%
(e) 7.3%

Q13. Who is the present chairman of Bank of Baroda?
(a) Mahesh Kumar Jain
(b) P.S.Jayakumar
(c) Ravi Venkatesan
(d) Malweyn Rego
(e) Ashok Sinha

Q14. Who is the present chief of Army staff?
(a) Sunil Lanba
(b) Dalbir Singh Dhanoa
(c) Bipin Rawat
(d) Vikram Singh
(e) Rajendrasinhji Jadeja

Q15. The World Bank headquarters in _______________.
(a) New York, USA
(b) Paris, France
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Washington DC, USA
(e) The Hague, Netherlands