Current Affairs Questions for Indian Bank PO Mains Exam: 13th October 2018 |

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Current Affairs Quiz for Indian Bank PO Mains 2018

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is that both the Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. Apart from the GA Section, an excellent 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. Which country has recently decided to abolish the death penalty?

Pakistan

Indonesia

Malaysia

UAE

Solution:

In Malaysia, the cabinet decided to abolish the death penalty. Communications and multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo stated that the government decided to scrap capital punishment following strong domestic opposition to the practice.

Q2. The World Bank released the Human Capital Index (HCI) as part of the World Development Report 2019. What is India's rank in the index?

111

157

121

115

Solution:

The World Bank released the Human Capital Index (HCI) as part of the World Development Report 2019. Broader theme of the World Development Report (WDR) this year is “The Changing Nature of Work”. India was ranked at the 115th position lower than Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Q3. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 13th Annual Convention of the Central Information Commission in________.

Hyderabad

New Delhi

Pune

Goa

Bengaluru

Solution:

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 13th Annual Convention of the Central Information Commission in New Delhi. The Convention deliberated on three specific subjects – Data privacy and Right to Information, Amendment in the RTI Act and Implementation of the RTI Act.

Q4. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed an MoU with the __________ for setting up of the Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science in the University.

IIM- Ahmadabad

IIT- Kanpur

Central University of Jammu

IISc Bangalore

University of Punjab

Solution:

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed an MoU with the Central University of Jammu (CUJ) in Jammu for setting up of the Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science in the University.

Q5. NITI Aayog and ______recently announced a first-of-its-kind internship programme for students selected by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).

IBM

Google

Microsoft

Facebook

Apple

Solution:

NITI Aayog and IBM announced a first-of-its-kind internship programme for students selected by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM). The internship will see 38 students receive a two-week paid internship, and 14 teachers from Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) across the length and breadth of the country

Q6. Abdur Rehman recently announced his retirement. He belongs to which of the following game?

Volleyball

Snooker

Hockey

Football

Cricket

Solution:

Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman, who along with teammate Saeed Ajmal famously stunned England during a 3-0 defeat in 2012, announced his retirement from international cricket.

Q7. ________ government signed a twin-city agreement with the government of Moscow for cooperation in various fields like environment, culture and education, for the next 3 years.

Uttarakhand

Delhi

Goa

Sikkim

Assam

Solution:

Delhi government signed a twin-city agreement with the government of Moscow for cooperation in various fields like environment, culture and education, for the next 3 years.

Q8. Which of the following bank has recently signed an MoU with Kathmandu-based National Banking Institute (NBI) for the development of human resources in Nepal?

EXIM Bank

Bank of Baroda

Punjab National Bank

HDFC

State Bank of India

Solution:

State Bank of India has signed an MoU with Kathmandu-based National Banking Institute (NBI) for the development of human resources of the latter. Under the MoU, the strategic training unit of SBI will impart education, training and development to facilitate transformation of NBI's HR department.

Q9. The country’s first India-Israel Innovation Centre (IIIC), an entrepreneurial technology hub, was recently launched in which of the following city?

Daman & Diu

Mumbai

Bengaluru

Goa

Puducherry

Solution:

The country’s first India-Israel Innovation Centre (IIIC), an entrepreneurial technology hub, was launched in Bengaluru. The IIIC is a significant step towards facilitating penetration of Israeli companies in India and aims to forge local partnerships and joint ventures between companies from the two countries.

Q10. Leading stock exchange NSE has signed a pact with the _________ government to provide access to capital to MSMEs, which will fuel the growth of such entities in the state.

Himachal Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Sikkim

Assam

Nagaland

Solution:

Leading stock exchange NSE has signed a pact with the Uttarakhand government to provide access to capital to MSMEs, which will fuel the growth