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. Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with which of the following Insurance company whose insurance products will be sold by the bank?

Bharti AXA Life Insurance

Life Insurance Corporation of India

Kotak Mahendra life Insurance

Birla Sun life Insurance

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

Solution:

Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer a life term insurance plan.

Q2. Which bank has launched the web tool ‘Vasool So-Ft’ (Vasool So-Fast) for digitalising the Non Performing Asset recovery process of the bank?

Karnataka Bank Ltd

Canara bank

Bank of Baroda

State Bank of India

Punjab National Bank

Solution:

Karnataka Bank Ltd has launched the web tool ‘Vasool So-Ft’ (Vasool So-Fast) for digitalising the Non Performing Asset recovery process of the bank. The digital tool for the recovery of stressed assets will provide an end to end digital solution.

Q3. Unique Identification Authority of India has opened its first ‘Aadhaar Seva Kendra’ in which of the following 2 cities?

Mumbai and Delhi

Delhi and Vijayawada

Goa and Bengaluru

Gandhinagar and Lucknow

Chandigarh and Surat

Solution:

Unique Identification Authority of India has opened its first ‘Aadhaar Seva Kendra’ in Delhi and Vijayawada.

Q4. AYUSH Ministry have signed a MoU with which of the following ministries for digitization of the AYUSH sector?

Human Resources Development Ministry

Ministry of Textile and Industry

Ministry of Transport

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Solution:

The Ministries of AYUSH and Electronics and Information Technology have signed a MoU to collaborate on the digitization of the AYUSH sector.

Q5. Which state police has signed a pact with Solar Energy Corporation of India under which the SECI will support the implementation of grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic systems?

Punjab Police

Haryana Police

Maharashtra Police

Delhi Police

Gujarat Police

Solution:

Delhi Police has signed a pact with Solar Energy Corporation of India. Under this, the SECI will support the implementation of grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic systems on the establishments of Delhi police.

Q6. The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum will honour which of the following two Indians with the Global Excellence Awards 2019?

Ratan Tata and G.D. Birla

Ajay Banga and Azim Premji

Ajaypal singh Banga and Shikha sharma

Rajesh Gopinathan and Pawan Munjal

Indira Nooyi and Salil Parekh

Solution:

The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum has announced that Mastercard CEO and President Ajay Banga and Wipro Chairman Azim Premji will receive the 2019 Global Excellence Awards.

Q7. Which of the following India cabs company has received approval from London’s transport regulator to start private hire vehicles (PHV) in the capital city of the UK?

Uber cabs

City Cool cabs

Ola cabs

Mega cabs

Easy cabs

Solution:

India’s biggest ride-hailing platform Ola Cabs, has received approval from London’s transport regulator to start private hire vehicles (PHV) in the capital city of the UK.

Q8. Which of the following Netherland's footballer has recently announced his retirement from football at the age of 35?

Arjen Robben

Jorrit Hendrix

Bart Ramselaar

Jeroen Zoe

Karim Rekik

Solution:

Dutch winger Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from football at the age of 35 after a 10-year spell with German giants Bayern Munich. He has played 96 international matches for the Netherlands, scoring 37 goals, and starred in the team which reached the 2010 World Cup final.

Q9. European Commission has elected ______________as its new president who has also become the first woman to be elected to lead the EU’s executive arm.

Ursula von der Leyen

Angela Merkel

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Aung San Suu Kyi

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Solution:

European Commission has elected Ursula von der Leyen as its new president. She will replace Jean Claude Juncker. She has become the first woman to be elected to lead the EU’s executive arm.

Q10. According to the Dubai Duty Free, which of the following currency will now be accepted at all the retail outlets of the Dubai airport?

Thai Baht

Renminbi

Indian Ruppee

US Dollar

Japanese yen

Solution:

Dubai Duty Free has announced that Indian Rupee will now be an accepted currency at all the retail outlets of the Dubai airport.

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