Current Affairs Based on "The Hindu" for RBI/IBPS Exams |

Q1. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the “Mera Aspataal / My Hospital” initiative at the third National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Facilities at ………….?

(a) Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

(b) Puri, Odisha

(d) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

(e) Jaipur, Rajasthan

Q2. The two day “BRICS Convention on Tourism” to begin at…………….?

(a) Puri, Odisha

(b) Nagpur, Maharashtra

(d) Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

(e) Kochi, Kerala

Q3. Which among the following countries Senate has removed President, Dilma Rousseff, from the office for breaking budgetary laws recently?

(a) Greece

(b) Brazil

(d) Germany

(e) Russia

Q4. State-owned petroleum companies has hold the nation’s first international conference on cooking gas in ………..?

(a) Kolata, West Bengal

(b) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

(d) Patna, Bihar

(e) Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Q5. Who has re-elected as President of Gabon recently?

(a) Armando GUEBUZA

(b) Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH

(d) Modibo Sidibe

(e) Bingu wa MUTHARIKA

Q6. India jumped 19 places in the Logistics Performance Index to rank 35th in this year’s list. The logistics’ list was topped by……………?

(a) Switzerland

(b) Norway

(d) Denmark

(e) Germany

Q7. President Pranab Mukherjee has given Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao additional charge of which state?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Goa

Q8. CARE Ratings signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vishal Group Ltd and Emerging Ltd to start a credit rating agency in ………..?

(a) China

(b) Sri Lanka

(d) Bhutan

(e) Myanmar

Q9. Name the Insurance company, which has launched of BSLI Cancer Shield Plan that aims to provide the confidence of financial security if the need arise.

(a) DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd

(b) Birla Sun Life Insurance

(d) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd

(e) Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd

Q10. Who was appointed United Nations Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India recently?

(a) Aishwaryaa Dhanush

(b) Jennifer Lawrence

(d) Anuradha Rao

(e) None of the above

Q11. The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) has officially appointed former Finance Secretary ____________ as the new Chancellor of Teri university.

(a) Ashok Chawla

(b) Ratan P Watal

(d) Ajit Doval

(e) Shailesh Chauhan

Q12. India’s Sand artist ___________ has won the people’s choice prize for his sand sculpture titled “Mahatma Gandhi – World Peace” at the ninth Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship 2016.

(a) Rekha Bhardwaj

(b) Sudarsan Pattnaik

(d) Rahul Arya

(e) None of the above

Q13. Who has been sworn in as the Brazil’s new president, a few hours after the country’s Senate voted to remove Dilma Rousseff from office.

(a) Aldo Rebelo

(b) Nilma Lino Gomes

(d) Eliseu Padilha

(e) George Hilton

Q14. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post-facto approval for the FDI policy amendments announced by the Government recently. How much percent of FDI in Defence sector?

(a) 26%

(b) 49%

(d) 100%

(e) None of the above

Q15. Name the President of Egypt, who hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi recently?

(a) Giorgio Napolitano

(b) Ali Khamenei

(d) Bashar al-Assad

(e) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi