SBI PO/Clerk Mains Current Affairs Questions

Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO/Clerk Mains 2019

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.

Q1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Director General of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation?

Arun Kumar

Kalpana Ramesh

J.S. Rawat

R.N Sahai

Indira Mohan Kartikeya

Solution:

Arun Kumar has been appointed as the Director General of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation. He will replace BS Bhullar

Q2. Vihaan Networks Ltd (VNL) has inked a pact with which of the following countries to develop digital villages through solar-based cellular and broadband solution?

Vietnam

Cambodia

Mozambique

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Solution:

Vihaan Networks Ltd (VNL) has inked a pact with Vietnam to develop digital villages. Vihaan Networks Ltd will offer solutions for advancing rural connectivity by developing digital villages in Vietnam’s underserved areas through solar-based cellular and broadband solution.

Q3. Which company has acqui-hired health tech startups FloCare and B2B wholesale trading platform BigTrade to strengthen its customer service?

Google

Walmart Labs

Flipkart

Apple Inc

Microsoft Corp

Solution:

Walmart Labs has acqui-hired health tech startup FloCare and B2B wholesale trading platform BigTrade. The aim of acqui-hiring is to strengthen its customer service.

Q4. Name the online grocery delivery platform that has acquired Bengaluru-based e-grocery distributor PSR Supply Chain.

Modern Bazaar

Amazon

Big Bazaar

Swiggy

Milkbasket

Solution:

Online grocery delivery platform Milkbasket has acquired Bengaluru-based e-grocery distributor PSR Supply Chain.

Q5. According to property consultant CBRE, ‘Central District’ is the most expensive office location in the world. Where is it located?

Shanghai

Singapore

Taiwan

Hong Kong

Thailand

Solution:

According to property consultant CBRE, New Delhi’s Connaught Place (CP) is the 9th most expensive office location in the world. Hong Kong’s Central district retained the top spot as the world’s most expensive market for prime office rents.

Q6. State Bank of India has reduced its benchmark lending rate by 5 bps across all loan tenures. The lender’s one-year marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) will be 8.4% compared with 8.45%. Who is the present chairman of State Bank of India?

Chanda Kochhar

Rajnish Kumar

Shikha Sharma

Sunil Mehta

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Solution:

State Bank of India has reduced its benchmark lending rate by 5 bps across all loan tenures. The lender’s one-year marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) will be 8.4% compared with 8.45%.

Q7. Who among the following has been awarded Men’s Footballer of the Year award in AIFF Awards 2019?

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

Baichung Bhutia

Sunil Chhetri

Sandesh Jhingan

Narayan Das

Solution:

The list of AIFF awards: Men’s Footballer of the Year: Sunil Chhetri

Q8. Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers launched the Phase-II of the Direct Benefit Transfer of Fertilizer Subsidy. Who is the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers of India?

D.V. Sadananda Gowda

Hardeep Singh Puri

Rao Inderjit Singh

Shripad Yesso Naik

Dr.Jitendra Singh

Solution:

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers launched the Phase-II of the Direct Benefit Transfer of Fertilizer Subsidy. Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers: D.V. Sadananda Gowda.

Q9. Name the country which has recently launched Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with a hydro meteorological satellite and 32 small satellites which will provide images of clouds, the surface of the Earth, ice and snow covers in the visible, infrared and microwave ranges.

Russia

China

India

Japan

North Koreaa

Solution:

Russia successfully launched Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with a hydrometeorological satellite and 32 small satellites. The satellite will provide images of clouds, the surface of the Earth, ice and snow covers in the visible, infrared and microwave ranges.

Q10. Dutee Chand has won the gold medal in the women’s 100 metre sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Naples, Italy. This is the first time an Indian has won a 100-metre gold at this global event. She is from…….

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Odisha

West Bengal

Jharkhand

Solution:

Dutee Chand from Odisha has won the gold medal in the women’s 100 metre sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Naples, Italy. This is the first time an Indian has won a 100-metre gold at this global event.

Q11. The Prime Minister unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in …….

Varanasi

Pune

Patna

Srinagar

Hyderabad

Solution:

The Prime Minister unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi.

Q12. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), which country of Southeast Asia region has become fifth country to eliminate measles?

Sri Lanka

India

Pakistan

Maldives

Afghanistan

Solution:

Sri Lanka has become fifth country in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Southeast Asia region to eliminate measles.

Q13. Which of the following place has hosted the 2nd India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue?

Hyderabad

New Delhi

Lucknow

Bengaluru

Mumbai

Solution:

The 2nd India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue begins in New Delhi. It was held under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar and Deputy Minister of the Economic Development of Russia, Timur Maksimov. The first Dialogue was held in St. Petersburg in November 2018.

Q14. Former India football goalkeeper A. U. Celestine recently passed away. He was from ……

Nagaland

Manipur

Jharkhand

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Solution:

Former India football goalkeeper from Tamil Nadu A. U. Celestine passed away. He played for the Tamil Nadu men’s team in the senior Nationals as a keeper in the 1965 and 69 National championships.

Q15. Deposits in bank accounts opened under PMJDY scheme have crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark. PMJDY stands for Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. It was launched in which year?

2012

2016

2010

2014

2018

Solution:

Deposits in bank accounts opened under PMJDY scheme have crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark. PMJDY stands for Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. The PMJDY was launched on August 28, 2014.

Q16. France will impose “……. tax” up to €18 on plane tickets from 2020. The move aims to fund less-polluting transportation projects.

Brown

Green

Red

Black

White

Solution:

France will impose green tax up to €18 on plane tickets from 2020. The move aims to fund less-polluting transportation projects.

Q17. Northeast Frontier Railway has won the ‘Best Innovation Award’ for unique strategy adopted to keep wild elephants away from train tracks. Name the plan for which it is awarded.

Plan Elephants

Plan Wild Animals

Plan Bee

Plan Train Tracks

Plan Bumble

Solution:

Northeast Frontier Railway has won the‘Best Innovation Award’ for unique strategy adopted to keep wild elephants away from train tracks. The cash prize awarded of Rs 3 lakh. The NEFR, in a bid to tackle the problem, came up with ‘Plan Bee’ in 2017.

Q18. United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in India. He will hold talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to boost cooperation in key sectors such as trade and energy. What is the Currency of the UAE?

Dirham

Dinar

Baht

Rand

Taka

Solution:

United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in India. He will hold talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to boost cooperation in key sectors such as trade and energy. Currency of UAE is Dirham.

Q19. Arun Kumar has been appointed as the Director General of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation. He will replace who among the following?

BS Bhullar

Kalpana Ramesh

J.S. Rawat

R.N Sahai

Indira Mohan Kartikeya

Solution:

Q20. Who among the following has been awarded Women’s Footballer of the Year award in AIFF Awards 2019?

Aditi Chauhan

Sasmita Malik

Ashalata Devi

Okram roshini Devi

Supriya Routray