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

Q1. At which city the first BRICS Trade Fair and Exhibition has began?

(a) New Delhi, India

(b) Beijing, China

(d) Pretoria, South Africa

(e) Brasilia, Brazil

Q2. Nearly two-and-half years after it came into existence as India’s 29th state, __________ map was redrawn on 11 October 2016 with the creation of 21 new districts.

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Telangana

(d) Goa

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Q3. Name the actress-turned-author, who has shared the first look of her second book titled ‘The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad’.

(a) Shilpa Shetty

(b) Madhuri Dixit

(d) Raveena Tandon

(e) Karisma Kapoor

Q4. The central bank of which of the following countries ordered shutting down of Falcon bank unit over Malaysia’s 1MDB scam recently?

(a) Indonesia

(b) South Korea

(d) Singapore

(e) India

Q5. The Paris Agreement on climate change will enter into force on __________ this year, as enough countries have signed onto the landmark accord.

(a) 01st November

(b) 02nd November

(d) 05th November

(e) 04th November

Q6. Every Nobel Prize in 2016 will be worth 8 million krona, or about $930,000. Krona is the currency of-

(a) Norway

(b) Denmark

(d) South Africa

(e) Finland

Q7. Name the Pune-based innovator, who has been awarded the the Excellence in Technical Innovation by the International Society of Automation.

(a) Satish Pathak

(b) VRM Rao

(d) Jagat Ojha

(e) Mohan K Singh

Q8. The First World Tsunami Awareness Day will be observed on ________ during the upcoming Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016.

(a) November 15

(b) November 05

(d) November 20

(e) November 19

Q9. Which among the following banks has become the first Indian lender to complete a banking transaction using Blockchain technology?

(a) Axis Bank

(b) Punjab National Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Bandhan Bank

Q10. Which among the following state’s tourism department has added another attraction for tourists in the coastal state with the launch of a vessel, that can run on both land and water?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Assam

(e) Goa

Q11. Name the noted industrialist and former Regional Chairman of All India Manufacturers’ Association, has been elected as the National President of the body.

(a) K E Raghunathan

(b) Suresh Deora

(d) Satish Pathak

(e) None of the above

Q12. Who has been appointed as Whole-Time Member of market regulator SEBI?

(a) Rajeev Kumar Agarwal

(b) Gurumoorthy Mahalingam

(d) S Raman

(e) U K Sinha

Q13. Former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has been conferred with a prestigious award by the Ugandan government for promoting human values through his literature. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank was the Chief Minister of which state?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Himachal Pradesh

(e) Gujarat

Q14. Which Bank has renewed its corporate agency tie-up with United India Insurance Company (UIIC) recently?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) Bank of Maharashtra

(e) United Bank of India

Q15. Which among the following university and FieldFresh Foods, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises & Del Monte Pacific Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to carry out a corn productivity research programme?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

(b) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

(d) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

(e) Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)