Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk and Canara Bank PO: 22nd November 2018 |

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Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk and Canara Bank PO

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. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. Knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI (Personal Interview) more efficiently so you do not give a mumble jumble answer to the interviewee’s simple questions. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. Joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ recently commenced in ______.

Uttarakhand

Jodhpur

Bhopal

Jhansi

Jaipur

Solution:

The 12-day long joint military exercise between India and the United States known as ‘Vajra Prahar’ commenced in Jaipur.

Q2. Vajra Prahar, a Joint military exercise took place between India and _______.

Russia

United States

South Korea

China

Japan

Solution:

The 12-day long joint military exercise between India and the United States known as ‘Vajra Prahar’ commenced in Jaipur. A contingent of the United States Pacific Commander arrived at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges for undertaking Joint training with the Indian Special Forces.

Q3. Which of the following state has approved ‘Sashakt Mahila Yojna’?

Sikkim

Andhra Pradesh

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Himachal Pradesh

Solution:

The Himachal Pradesh government in the cabinet meeting accorded its approval to implement Sashakt Mahila Yojna in the state with a vision to empower rural women by providing them an interface for organization and socio-economic development.

Q4. India’s first ‘Justice City’ will be set up within which of the following city?

Ahmadabad

Hyderabad

Amaravati

Jaipur

Bhopal

Solution:

Andhra Pradesh is building a world-class and India’s first ‘Justice City’ within its new capital Amaravati with the vision to provide a state-of-the-art ecosystem built on latest technology for supporting the judicial system in the state.

Q5. The 27th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held in _______.

Mumbai

Rio de Janeiro

Shanghai

Beijing

New Delhi

Solution:

The 27th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held in New Delhi, India. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India.

Q6. Which of the following state has launched a web portal “Bhudaar’’, an 11-digit unique identification code assigned to each agriculture land holding and rural and urban properties?

Sikkim

West Bengal

Andhra Pradesh

Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh

Solution:

Andhra Pradesh has launched a web portal which makes land records available to people with unique identification numbers. The “Bhudaar’’ is an 11-digit unique identification code assigned to each agriculture land holding and rural and urban properties in the state. Two types of Bhudaar cards are available including e-Bhudaar and M-Bhudaar.

Q7. The Kerala state government had signed an MoU with ________ to open a state-of-the-art innovation center.

Airbus BizLab

Alphabet

Facebook

Amazon

Microsoft

Solution:

The Kerala state government had signed an MoU with Airbus BizLab to open a state-of-the-art innovation center. This center will be the nodal body for planning and executing all the activities to help start-ups.

Q8. Who among the following has been named by Fortune in its 2018 Business Person of the Year list?

Sundar Pichai

Satya Nadella

Shantanu Narayen

Sabeer Bhatia

Ruchi Shanghvi

Solution:

Indian-American Shantanu Narayen, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Adobe, has been named by Fortune in its 2018 Business Person of the Year list. The list ranks 20 business executives “delivering on the bottom line and beyond”. Narayen ranks 12th on the list.

Q9. The 26th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) was held in ______.

Switzerland

France

Finland

England

The USA

Solution:

The 26th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) was held at Versailles(Paris), France.

Q10. Who has become the first Indian to win the tour’s ‘Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year’ award?

Sudhans Mukhargee

Babita Phogat

Bajrang Punia

Pankaj Adwani

Shubhankar Sharma

Solution:

Young golfer Shubhankar Sharma capped a dream season on the European Tour by becoming the first Indian to win the tour’s ‘Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year’ award.

Q11. R. Chandrashekhar, has resigned from his post. He was an independent director in _______.

RBI

ICICI Bank

SBI

Yes Bank

UCO Bank

Solution:

R. Chandrashekhar, an independent director at Yes Bank Ltd resigned saying he was concerned about recent events at the company.

Q12. William Goldman, passes away recently at the age of 87. He was a well known ___________.

Author

Actor

Dancer

Activist

None of the above option is true

Solution:

The Oscar-winning screenwriter and best-selling author William Goldman, known for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All The President’s Men”, passes away. He was 87.

Q13. The UN’s environment chief, _______, has resigned following severe criticism of his global travels and internal rule-breaking.

Kristalina Georgieva

António Guterres

Erik Solheim

Christine Lagarde

Gita Gopinath

Solution:

The UN’s environment chief, Erik Solheim, has resigned following severe criticism of his global travels and internal rule-breaking which led some nations to withhold their funding.

Q14. ‘Radio Kashmir-In Times of Peace & War’ is authored by _____________.

Rajesh Bhat

Kiran Desai

Vikram Seth

Salman Rushdie

Amish Tripathi

Solution:

Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C) Dr Jitendra Singh released a book titled ‘Radio Kashmir-In Times of Peace & War’ written by Dr Rajesh Bhat.

Q15. National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has launched a mobile application and web-based platform for retail investors to buy government securities. What is the name of this app?

WORTH to BID

NSE goCORE

NSE WORTH

NSE goBID

None of the above option is true

Solution:

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has launched a mobile application and web-based platform for retail investors to buy government securities. The new app – NSE goBID, was launched by Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi.

Q16. Which of the following country has topped the list of the IMD World Talent Ranking 2018 for the fifth year in a row?

Norway

Finland

Switzerland

Singapore

The USA

Solution:

Switzerland has topped the list of the IMD World Talent Ranking 2018 for the fifth year in a row. Among the BRICS countries, South Africa remains in the middle position (50th) performing better than India (53rd) and Brazil (58th) but lagging behind China (39th) and Russia (46th).

Q17. United Nations Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on ________.

December 2nd

November 22nd

October 2nd

November 14th

November 20th

Solution:

United Nations Universal Children’s Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated on November 20th each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare.

Q18. Which among the following country won the 59th edition of the junior boys Subroto Cup International Football Tournament?

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Nepal

India

Sri Lanka

Solution:

Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP) won the 59th edition of the junior boys Subroto Cup International Football Tournament beating Amini School, Afghanistan by a solitary goal at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.

Q19. Saudi and UAE has announced USD 500 million in aid to which of the following country?

Ukraine

Syria

Yemen

Oman

Eritrea

Solution:

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which lead a military coalition against the Huthi rebels in Yemen, announced USD 500 million in aid to the country on the brink of famine. Saudi Arabia and the UAE will each give USD 250 million in response to the food crisis to support more than 10 million people.

Q20. The West Bengal Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to give land rights to enclave dwellers in north Bengal. Who is the present governor of West Bengal?

Keshari Nath Tripathi

Ram Naik

Kalyan Singh

N N Vohra

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Solution:

Keshari Nath Tripathi is the present governor of West Bengal. The West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed a Bill to give land rights to enclave dwellers in north Bengal, ending an era of uncertain future for the people residing in those enclaves.

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