Current Affairs Questions For IBPS Clerk Mains: 30th and 31st December 2018 |

Dear Aspirants,

Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk 28th December 2018

Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk and IBPS SO

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. Most of the questions in GA appear from Current Affairs section. So it becomes important for you all to cover this particular section with sincerity and seriousness. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. 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. The Union Cabinet has approved the Gaganyaan project under which a three-member crew will be sent to space for at least seven days. The project will cost ________________.

INR 20,000 crore

INR 15,000 crore

INR 10,000 crore

INR 25,000 crore

INR 30,000 crore

Solution:

The Union Cabinet has approved the Gaganyaan project under which a three-member crew will be sent to space for at least seven days, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated. The project will cost INR 10,000 crore.

Q2. The Union government of India has recently banned which of the following Force/Organization?

Nagaland Liberation Forces

Khalistan Liberation Force

Kashmir Liberation Forces

Anti-Khal Organization

None of the given options is true

Solution:

The Union government declared the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) a banned organization. A Home Ministry order stated the decision was taken under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 for the outfit’s alleged involvement in the killing of innocent people and police officers and several bombings on civilian targets in India.

Q3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will capture the payment habits of individuals in six cities Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Guwahati. For the purpose, the central bank has launched a survey. Name this survey.

Survey on Retail Permitted Habitat of Individuals

Survey on Retail Protective Habitat of Individuals

Survey on Retail Perplexity Habits of Individuals

Survey on Retail Payment Habits of Individuals

None of the given options is true

Solution:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will capture the payment habits of individuals in six cities Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Guwahati. For the purpose, the central bank has launched a ‘Survey on Retail Payment Habits of Individuals (SRPHi)’.

Q4. The 42nd Indian Social Science Congress was inaugurated by Manipur governor Dr Najma Heptulla in ____________.

Imphal

Guwahati

Bhubaneswar

Bhopal

Lucknow

Solution:

The 42nd Indian Social Science Congress was inaugurated by Manipur governor Dr Najma Heptulla at KIIT University campus in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The theme of the Congress was ‘Human Future in Digital Era.’

Q5. State-owned United Bank of India announced that the government has decided to infuse ___________ in the bank as part of Rs 28,615 crore capital infusion to be done in about half a dozen banks.

Rs 3,454 crore

Rs 4,555 crore

Rs 2,159 crore

Rs 5,654 crore

Rs 2,353 crore

Solution:

. State-owned United Bank of India announced that the government has decided to infuse Rs 2,159 crore in the bank as part of Rs 28,615 crore capital infusion to be done in about half a dozen banks.

Q6. According to data furnished by the Reserve Bank of India, between 2015 and 2017, which of the following bank has penalized the highest number of employees for defrauding bank assets in the last three years?

ICICI Bank

State Bank of India

Punjab National Bank

HDFC Bank

Axis Bank

Solution:

According to data furnished by the Reserve Bank of India, between 2015 and 2017, private lender ICICI Bank penalized the highest number of employees for defrauding bank assets in the last three year out of 60 scheduled commercial banks operating in India.

Q7. Small Industries Development Bank of India headquarters in __________.

Kanpur

Mumbai

Chennai

Lucknow

Kochin

Solution:

Mohammad Mustafa is the present CMD of Small Industries Development Bank of India. SIDBI Headquarters in Lucknow. SIDBI was set up on 2nd April 1990 under an Act of Indian Parliament.

Q8. The PM Narendra Modi has recently dedicated the 6th International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) to the nation in ______________.

Mumbai

Varanasi

Chennai

New Delhi

Mangalore

Solution:

The PM Modi dedicated the 6th International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) to the nation. The Institute is built at the campus of National Seed Research and Training Center (NSRTC) in Varanasi.

Q9. What was the theme for 42nd Indian Social Science Congress 2018?

Digital India, Better India

Human Future in Digital Era

Human Behavior for Change

Changing Behavior of Human Being

None of the given options is true

Solution:

Q10. As per the MHA notification, Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) was founded in _____________ by Aroor Singh and Sukhvinder Singh Babbar.

1956

1978

1998

1986

1968

Solution:

As per the MHA notification, Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) was founded in 1986 by Aroor Singh and Sukhvinder Singh Babbar with “the objective of establishing an independent state of Khalistan by secession of the state of Punjab from the Republic of India through violent means”.

Q11. Name the sportsperson who was named Balkan Athlete of the Year 2018.

Novak Djokovic

Luka Modric

Rafale Nadal

Roger Federer

Virat Kohli

Solution:

Croatia captain Luka Modric was named Balkan Athlete of the Year, becoming only the second soccer player to scoop the prize after Bulgaria’s former European Footballer of the Year Hristo Stoichkov in 1994.

Q12. Name the 33-year-old man from the United States who has become the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without any assistance.

Tommy Caldwell

Conrad Anker

Jim Whittaker

Colin O’Brady

Tom Hornbein

Solution:

A 33-year-old man Colin O’Brady from the United States has become the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without any assistance.

Q13. The Union Cabinet approved amendments to POCSO Act, 2012. What does 'C' stand for in POCSO?

Cosmos

Chemical

Children

Composed

Compost

Solution:

The Union Cabinet approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The changes prescribe stringent punishment, including the death penalty for aggravated penetrative sexual assault of children.

Q14. Ashgabat is the Capital city of _____________.

Afghanistan

Uzbekistan

Azerbaijan

Turkmenistan

Tajikistan

Solution:

Turkmenistan Capital: Ashgabat, Currency: Manat.

Q15. Player Anup Kumar is related with which of the following sport?

Hockey

Wrestling

Kabaddi

Boxing

Cricket

Solution:

Renowned Kabaddi Player, Anup Kumar announced his retirement from Kabaddi ending a 15-year iconic career.

Current Affairs Questions For IBPS Clerk Mains: 30th and 31st December 2018 |_3.1

You may also like to Read:

RPF Admit Card 2018

Study notes of banking awareness for IBPS Exam

More questions of banking awareness for bank exams

More Current Affairs Questions