Current Affairs Questions for NHB Assistant Manager Exam: 28th March 2019 |

Dear Aspirants,

Current Affairs Questions for Upcoming Competitive Exams:

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. So it becomes important for you all to cover this particular section with sincerity and seriousness. Knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI and GD more efficiently. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. Scott Walker has passed away. He was a well known________.

Singer

Activist

Teacher

Economist

Journalist

Solution:

Scott Walker, one of the most innovative and enduring singers and songwriters of the 20th century, has died aged 76.

Q2. In Shooting, Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary have won a Gold medal in the 10-meter Air Pistol Mixed team event at the 12th Asian Airgun Championship. This Championship was held in __________.

Thailand

Sri Lanka

India

Singapore

Taipei

Solution:

In Shooting, Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary have won a Gold medal in the 10-meter Air Pistol Mixed team event at the 12th Asian Airgun Championship at Taoyuan in Taipei.

Q3. An Indian Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT) successfully targeted a live satellite on a low earth orbit. What was the name of this mission?

Mission DRDO- Shakti

Mission Space-Shakti

Mission Shakti

Mission Space-Vijay

Mission Keerti

Solution:

An Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT) successfully targeted a live satellite on a low earth orbit. The name of this mission was ‘Mission Shakti’. After the US, Russia, and China, India is the fourth country to acquire this space capability.

Q4. The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus commonly called Oman Open table tennis held in_______.

Salalah

Muscat

Bawshar

Seeb

Al Madina

Solution:

The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus commonly called Oman Open table tennis held in Muscat, Oman. Indian players G Sathyan and Archana Kamath excelled in the tournament.

Q5. In which of the following city the world’s largest e-waste recycling plant has been opened by ‘Enviroserve’ company?

Bishkek?

Dubai

Herat

Dushanbe

Ashgabat?

Solution:

The world’s largest e-waste recycling plant has been opened in Dubai Industrial Park, Dubai by ‘Enviroserve’ company with a total cost of $5 million.

Q6. The Reserve Bank of India has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 crore on ______ for non-compliance of regulatory directions with regard to SWIFT operations.

BoB

BoI

PNB

SBI

EXIM Bank

Solution:

The Reserve Bank of India has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 crore on Punjab National Bank for non-compliance of regulatory directions with regard to SWIFT operations.

Q7. First Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu was flagged off by Director General Military Training. It is the ____highest mountain in the world.

2nd

4th

7th

9th

5th

Solution:

First Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu comprising five Officers, two JCOs and eleven OR was flagged off by Director General Military Training. It is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 metres.

Q8. President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded the Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Grand Star. This is the highest award of ________.

Finland

Sweden

Norway

Croatia

Switzerland

Solution:

President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded the Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Grand Star by the President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic for his exceptional contribution to the advancement of overall relations and development of mutual cooperation between India and Croatia.

Q9. Which of the following organisation partners with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard to launch its own virtual credit card?

Microsoft

Google

Apple

Amazon

Reliance

Solution:

Apple Inc & Goldman Sachs Group Inc jointly launched the Apple Card credit card for iPhones. Apple card is a virtual credit card that can be integrated into the Wallet app of the iPhone.

Q10. The cabinet apprised about MoU between India and______to promote exchange of information and technical cooperation in the field of Housing and Human Settlement.

Iran

Norway

Mexico

Bhutan

Morocco

Solution:

The cabinet apprised about MoU between India and Morocco to promote exchange of information and technical cooperation in the field of Housing and Human Settlement.