Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO: 16th March 2017 |

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With SBI PO Prelims round the corner, it should be your priority to cover every aspect of Current Affairs on daily basis so that you can do well in Mains exam. These current affairs are based on current news. Let us see how many questions you attempt accurately.

Q1. In the UK, the House of Lords has passed a bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union. What is the name of that bill?

(a) Anglo-Exit Bill

(b) Ucoxit Bill

(d) Brexit Bill

(e) UK-Exit Bill

Q2. Name the Golfer who has successfully defended back-to-back ‘The Hero Indian Open title’ held recently in Gurgaon.

(a) Jyoti Randhawa

(b) SSP Chawrasia

(d) Sun Ki Lan

(e) Jeev Milkha Singh

Q3. Lee Chong Wei has recently lifted the Men’s Singles crown at the All England Open badminton championships. He is from which country?

(a) Malaysia

(b) Japan

(d) China

(e) Indonesia

Q4. Which of the following Indian state government has recently launched a new scheme ‘Adarsh Gram Yojana’ that is in accordance with the basic philosophy of the Prime Minister ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas’.

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Jharkhand

(d) Haryana

(e) Assam

Q5. Name the famous motor company that has signed a deal worth USD 3.2 billion with an Iranian investment fund to invest in a major Iranian oil project.

(a) TATA

(b) Ford

(d) Hyundai

(e) Toyota

Q6. Name the Bank that has topped the list that witnessed most number of frauds during April to December period of 2016.

(a) Axis Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(d) SBI

(e) HDFC Bank

Q7. Name the State, which has announced an Idea2POC fund of Rs10 crore for women entrepreneurs, recently.

(a) Punjab

(b) Maharashtra

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Karnataka

Q8. Name the cricketer who has been appointed as the official ambassador of Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

(a) Sachin Tendulkar

(b) Brian Lara

(d) Kumar Sangakkara

(e) Shane Warne

Q9. The AIADMK IT Wing has launched the first-of-its-kind women safety application in Tamil Nadu. The app is called ___________.

(a) Ammanita Vihu

(b) Jayanit Rama

(d) Lalitan Linga

(e) None of the given options are true

Q10. Smartphone Company OnePlus has recently roped in Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as its new brand ambassador for India. OnePlus is ___________ based company.

(a) Japan

(b) China

(d) Korea

(e) Sweden

Q11. Name the Public lender, which has been awarded first prize in the implementation of Official Language Policy in the western region for the year 2015-2016, recently.

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Cooperative Bank

(d) Central Bank of India

(e) IDBI Bank

Q12. World Consumer Rights Day is observed globally on ___________.

(a) 25 April

(b) 14 March

(d) 15 April

(e) 15 March

Q13. Name the first solar power project in the country to receive a loan by World Bank under Clean Technology Fund (CTF).

(a) Kochhipalli Mega Solar Project

(b) Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Project

(d) TATA Solar Power Project

(e) None of the given options are true

Q14. Name the Bank that has entered into an agreement with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL& FS) to acquire 100% stake in IL & FS Securities Services Ltd (ISSL).

(a) IDBI Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) IndusInd Bank

(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q15. What was the theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2017?

(a) A Tradition of Trust With Consumers

(b) Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust

(d) A Step Towards Digital World

(e) None of the given themes are correct