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

Q1. Which among the following states has officially launched AIR Regional News Unit (RNU)’s Facebook page at a function recently?

(a) Odisha

(b) Punjab

(d) Chhatisgarh

(e) Kerala

Q2. Government has approved subsidized helicopter services in ten sectors of ________ and _____________.

(a) Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh

(b) Assam and Bihar

(d) Punjab and Maharashtra

(e) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

Q3. Which among the following states govt has rolled out 122 Twitter handles and service would help the police to strengthen its primary relationship with the citizens?

(a) Telangana

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Karnataka

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q4. Which state has been adjudged the cleanest state while Jharkhand comes last in the list of 26 states?

(a) Kerala

(b) Assam

(d) Gujarat

(e) Jharkhand

Q5. Centre has sanctioned nearly how much amount to 18 states, so far, for the welfare of dalits as part of its special assistance scheme recently?

(a) 1050 crore rupees

(b) 360 crore rupees

(d) 1600 crore rupees

(e) 2540 crore rupees

Q6. Which among the following two countries have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire in Syria?

(a) USA and Russia

(b) Germany and France

(d) China and Brazil

(e) Canada and UAE

Q7. Which of the following international organisation and the New Development Bank, NDB, set up by five emerging economies have agreed to strengthen cooperation, especially in infrastructure?

(a) IMF

(b) World Bank

(d) IDA

(e) OPEC

Q8. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) project that was given the in-principle approval by the Union Cabinet may come up in Hingoli district of…………?

(a) Kerala

(b) Jharkhand

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) West Bengal

Q9. Who has been appointed managing director (MD) & chief executive officer (CEO) of IDBI Asset Management Company (AMC).

(a) CK Asnani

(b) Om Prakash Kohli

(d) Dilip Kumar Mandal

(e) None of the above

Q10. Which among the following states government has launched the construction workers pension scheme recently?

(a) Punjab

(b) Maharashtra

(d) Kerala

(e) Odisha

Q11. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the offshore patrolling (OPV) vessel _________ at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), the defence shipyard in south Goa.

(a) Savari

(b) Margshish

(d) Avatar

(e) Sarathi

Q12. Which among the following states has signed MoU with educational institutes, which will adopt 50 Adarsh and Utkarsh Vidyalaya in the state for developing education sector infrastructure?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Assam

(d) Rajasthan

(e) Gujarat

Q13. For maintaining the records and database of Indian students studying abroad, Government of India has launched a Student Registration module in MADAD portal. The portal adress is………?

(a) help.gov.in

(b) sahayata.gov.in

(d) easy.gov.in

(e) madad.ind.com

Q14. Tata Power and ____________ have jointly set up an investment company that will acquire power projects in India.

(a) SBI Securities

(b) ICICI Venture

(d) RIL

(e) Adani Group

Q15. Who is the present President of Russia?

(a) Vladimir Putin

(b) Michel Temer