Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains 2017: 18th Jan 2018

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is that both the Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. Apart from the GA Section, an excellent knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI (Personal Interview) more efficiently so you do not give a mumble jumble answer to the interviewee’s simple questions. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. With which of the following country, India has signed nine documents to further the cooperation that includes cooperation in Cybersecurity, cooperation in the field of Petroleum and natural gas etc?

(a) Israel

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Myanmar

(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. Sports Ministry launched the official anthem and mascot of Khelo India School Games, recently. Who is the present Minister of Sports in India?

(a) Vijay Goyal

(b) Vijay Rupani

(c) Dharmendra Pradhan

(d) Rajyavardhan Rathore

(e) Abhinav Bindra

Q3. According to data released by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Country’s exports grew by __________ in December 2017.

(a) 14.34%

(b) 13.56%

(c) 12.36%

(d) 11.23%

(e) 10.23%

Q4. Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), has launched a competition for college and university students to foster a culture of innovation and creativity in the youth. The competition has been named as ___________.

(a) VPlay

(b) IPrism

(c) DIPPlay

(d) WinPlay

(e) None of the given option is true

Q5. Romania’s Prime Minister Mihai Tudose has resigned recently after losing the backing of his party due to internal power struggles. What is the Capital of Romania?

(a) Iohannis

(b) Bucharest

(c) Jakarta

(d) Budapest

(e) Alpaniso

Q6. In which of the following state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the project commencement of the state refinery? This is the first oil refinery in the state.

(a) Punjab

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Jharkhand

(e) Rajasthan

Q7. Indian Oil Corporation has signed Letters of Intent (LoI) with Phinergy that will allow Indian Oil to work on adoption of advanced energy systems for the Indian market both for mobility and stationary industrial applications. Phinergy is a/an ___________.

(a) Indonesian start-up company

(b) Israeli start-up company

(c) US start-up company

(d) France start-up company

(e) None of the given options is true

Q8. World Cup team winner Ronaldinho has formally confirmed his retirement from football, recently. He was from which country?

(a) France

(b) Portugal

(c) Brazil

(d) Sweden

(e) Denmark

Q9. Name the IT services firm that has signed an over GBP 500 million (USD 690 million) deal with M&G Prudential, the UK and European savings and investments business of Prudential plc. 

(a) WIPRO

(b) Infosys

(c) HCL

(d) TCS

(e) Dell

Q10. The Centre has recently sanctioned projects over 10,000 crore rupees in the North East for better network connectivity. Who is the present Telecommunication Minister of India?

(a) Manoj Sinha

(b) J P Nadda

(c) Dharmendra Pradhan

(d) Vijay Goyal

(e) Ananth Kumar

Q11. Sanjay Manjrekar has recently launched his autobiography named ‘________’ in Mumbai.

(a) The Unknown Hero

(b) The Talker

(c) The Unheard Voice

(d) Imperfect

(e) None of the given option is true

Q12. The two-day International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) has been successfully concluded recently in __________.

(a) Pune

(b) Chennai

(c) New Delhi

(d) Mysore

(e) Bengaluru

Q13. Saksham is an annual flagship event of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Saksham stands for ____________.

(a) Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav

(b) Surakshit Kshamta Mahotsav

(c) Sanrakshan Kala Mahotsav

(d) Surakshit Kala Mahotsav

(e) None of the Given option is true

Q14. With which of the following country, India has signed four agreements for collaboration in the Information and communication technology (ICT) sector, setting up of an e-office system and connecting of National Knowledge Network (NKN)?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Nepal

(d) Bhutan

(e) Afghanistan

Q15. Who is the Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)?

(a) Ram Nath Kovind

(b) Alok Prakash

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) NN Vohra

(e) K L Dinakaran

Q16. Which among the following state government has signed an MoU with the Indian Oil Corporation to set up bio-gas and bio-CNG plants in the state?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Punjab

(d) Jharkhand

(e) Uttarakhand

Q17. Name the veteran Actor who was honored with the Janakavi P Sawlaram award at a function held in Mumbai.

(a) Alok Nath

(b) Anupam Kher

(c) Sudhir Dalvi

(d) Manoj Bajpai

(e) Ranveer Singh

Q18. The 65th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was held in New delhi under the chairmanship of _______________.

(a) Smriti Irani

(b) J P Nadda

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Prakash Javadekar

(e) Ram Nath Kovind

Q19. Market regulator SEBI has approved the appointment of ___________ as Managing Director and CEO of the country’s largest agri-commodity bourse NCDEX.

(a) Kamlesh Jha

(b) Vijay Kumar

(c) Nirupna Shah

(d) Karan Thakur

(e) Arindam Chakaborty

Q20. Name the 3 countries that have given nod to operating procedures for movement of passenger vehicles in the sub-region under Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) motor vehicles agreement.

(a) Bangladesh, India and Nepal

(b) Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal

(c) Bangladesh, India and Bhutan

(d) Srilanka, India and Nepal

(e) Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka

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