Current Affairs Questions for Indian Bank PO Mains Exam: 24th October 2018 |

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Current Affairs Quiz for Indian Bank PO Mains 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. Environment Ministry has launched Harit Diwali, Swasth Diwali campaign recently. Who is the current Minister of Environment?

Prakash Javadekar

Smriti Irani

Rajyavardhan Singh

Harsh Vardhan

MJ Akbar

Solution:

Dr. Harsh Vardhan is the present Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Q2. India and Croatia signed two agreements to strengthen cultural and diplomatic cooperation between the two countries. Name the capital of Croatia?

Buenos Aires

Yerevan

Rabat

Ottawa

Zagreb

Solution:

Zagreb is the capital of Croatia.

Q3. Wrestler Bajrang Punia won the silver medal in the final of the Wrestling World Championships. Who won the gold medal?

Shinji Kagawa

Keisuke Honda

Takuto Otoguro

Kento Momota

Shoya Nakajima

Solution:

Wrestler Bajrang Punia won the silver medal after he went down against Japan’s Takuto Otoguro in the 65kg final of the Wrestling World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Q4. The first India-China high-level meeting on bilateral security cooperation recently held in ________.

Pune

Mumbai

Shanghai

Beijing

New Delhi

Solution:

The first India-China high-level meeting on bilateral security cooperation held in New Delhi recently. During the meeting, the two sides discussed issues of mutual interest including bilateral cooperation on counter-terrorism and welcomed increased cooperation between India and China in the area of security.

Q5. Which of the following player recently won Men’s Singles badminton event in Denmark Open 2018?

Kidambi Srikanth

Kento Momota

Andy Murray

Lin Dan

Leander Paes

Solution:

Kento Momota won Men’s Singles event in Denmark Open 2018. Held since 1935 as an annual badminton tournament by Danmarks Badminton Forbund the tournament has been hosted in eleven different locations.

Q6. Which country has opened the longest sea-crossing bridge ever built?

UAE

France

Singapore

Japan

China

Solution:

China has opened the longest sea-crossing bridge ever built, nine years after construction began. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge connects Hong Kong and Macau to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai.

Q7. What is the total length of recently opened longest sea-crossing bridge ever built?

55 Km

44 Km

33 Km

66 Km

22 Km

Solution:

Q8. Which of the following city recently hosted 4-Day International Dance Festival?

Indore

Mumbai

Goa

Gwalior

Pune

Solution:

Uzbekistan Ambassador to India Farhod Arziev inaugurated a four-day international dance festival titled "Udbhav Utsav" in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Dance troupes from Bulgaria, Turkey and Sri Lanka, apart from 25 teams from India, participated in the event.

Q9. Name the Russia and Pakistan joint military exercise, recently took place in Pakistan?

PakRusEx

Gauri- III

Druzhba-III

Babar Power

RusPaba-I

Solution:

A contingent of the Russian Army arrived in Pakistan to participate in joint training exercise ‘Druzhba-III’. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), this will be the third joint military drill between Islamabad and Moscow.

Q10. Paytm has launched a QR-based smartphone payment settlement service (digital wallet) in Japan. What is the name of the digital wallet?

PayPay

PaytmPay

PayJap

JapPay

SoftPay

Solution:

Paytm has launched a QR-based smartphone payment settlement service in Japan in collaboration with SoftBank and Yahoo Japan Corporation. it is a smartphone-based settlement service that allows users to store money from a bank account in their 'PayPay' wallet and make payments with it.

Q11. The 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) held at_______.

Gandhinagar

Sriharikota

Pokhran

New Delhi

Narora

Solution:

The 27th IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) took place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The FEC 2018 aims to provide a forum for the discussion of key physics and technology issues as well as innovative concepts of direct relevance to the use of nuclear fusion as a source of energy.

Q12. Which of the following initiative of the Union Government of India won the top United Nations Investment Promotion Award in recognition of its efforts to boost investments in the renewable energy sector in India?

FDI India

Invest India

Make in India

Swacch Bharat

Vibrant India

Solution:

The ‘Invest India’ initiative of the Union Government won the top United Nations Investment Promotion Award in recognition of its efforts to boost investments in the renewable energy sector in India.

Q13. _______ is the only Indian company among top 10 firms to get foreign labor certification for the H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2018.

Ashok Leyland

Mahindra & Mahindra

Infosys

TCS

Wipro

Solution:

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the only Indian company among top 10 firms to get foreign labor certification for the H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2018, according to data from the US Department of Labor. The H-1B visas are the most sought-after among Indian IT professionals.

Q14. What is the currency of Croatia?

Euro

Croatian Dollar

Croatian Dinar

Croatian Lira

Croatian kuna

Solution:

Croatian kuna is the currency of Croatia.

Q15. Which of the following Indian player recently announced his retirement?

Parthiv Patel

Gautam Gambhir

Praveen Kumar

Ajit Agarkar

Sunil Chhetri

Solution:

Former Indian fast bowler Praveen Kumar has retired from all forms of international cricket. Praveen last played for India in 2012 and represented India in 84 international matches.