Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO Mains: 01st June 2017

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Q1. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on _______________.

(a) 29 May

(b) 30 May

(c) 31 May

(d) 10 June

(e) 15 June

Q2. The Minister of Defence and National Security of Fiji, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola signed an MoU with the Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley, recently. What is the capital of Fiji?

(a) Baku

(b) Suva

(c) Samona

(d) Paloha

(e) Cuba

Q3. According to India Development Report released by World Bank on the female participation in the workforce, what is the ranking of India in that Report?

(a) 80th

(b) 90th

(c) 110th

(d) 120th

(e) 95th

Q4. Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden Shoe for a record equaling fourth time having scored 37 goals in the Spanish league. He drew level with _________________.

(a) Cristiano Ronaldo

(b) Neymar

(c) Pele

(d) Zinedine Zidane

(e) David Beckham

Q5. Name the Indian Union Minister who has been chosen for WHO Director-General Special Recognition Awards for accelerating India’s tobacco control initiatives and taking bold measures to protect people against hazards of tobacco use.

(a) Bandaru Dattatreya

(b) Jagat Prakash Nadda

(c) Harsimrat Kaur Badal

(d) Harsh Vardhan

(e) Piyush Goyal

Q6. Name the only player from the country to feature in the top 10 of the ICC Players Rankings for ODIs as he managed to hold on to his third spot in the batsman’s chart.

(a) Shikhar Dhawan

(b) Ajinkya Rehane

(c) Virat Kohli

(d) M S Dhoni

(e) Rohit Sharma

Q7. United States has for the first time successfully tested its defence system against an ICBM. What does ‘B’ stands for in ICBM?

(a) Ballistic

(b) Blowgun

(c) Boomerang

(d) Bullet

(e) Ballista

Q8. Who is the current President of the USA Headquartered World Bank?

(a) Joaquim Levy

(b) Shaolin Yang

(c) Kristalina Georgieva

(d) Jim Yong Kim

(e) Takehiko Nakao

Q9. Who is the current Prime Minister of Fiji?

(a) Jona Senilagakali

(b) Frank Bainimarama

(c) Laisenia Qarase

(d) Ratu Tevita Momoedonu

(e) None of the given option is true

Q10. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2017 is ________________.

(a) Tobacco-a social evil

(b) Tobacco-cancer to growth

(c) Tobacco-a threat to development

(d) Tobacco-a close rival of human

(e) None of the given theme is correct

Q11. 43rd G-7 Summit was held recently in ________________.

(a) Greece

(b) Russia

(c) China

(d) USA

(e) Italy

Q12. The Reserve Bank of India will soon put into circulation currency notes in __________ denomination.

(a) 10 Rupees

(b) 5 Rupees

(c) 2 Rupees

(d) 1 Rupee

(e) None of the given option is true

Q13. India and Germany recently inked twelve memoranda of understanding and agreements following bilateral delegation-level talks. Who is the present Chancellor of Germany is _____________?

(a) Frank-Walter Steinmeier

(b) Heiko Maas

(c) Angela Merkel

(d) Andrea Nahles

(e) Hermann Grohe

Q14. Urjit Patel is the 24th Governor of RBI and it’s headquarter is in Mumbai. RBI was nationalised in ____________.

(a) 1934

(b) 1935

(c) 1949

(d) 1952

(e) 1951

Q15. Name the Prime Minister of Italy.

(a) Matteo Renzi

(b) Paolo Gentiloni

(c) Enrico Letta

(d) Mario Monti

(e) Silvio Berlusconi