Current Affairs for NIACL AO Main Exam: 24th February |

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Current Affairs for NIACL AO Main 2018-19:

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 inter viewer’s simple questions. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a new park which houses the replicas of seven wonders of the world in___________.

Assam

Tripura

Goa

Delhi

Agra

Solution:

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a new park which houses the replicas of seven wonders of the world at South Delhi. The park, which is called the ‘Waste to Wonder Park’, was built by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).

Q2. The Odisha Cabinet approved the ___________scheme to provide free sanitary napkins to school girls across the state.

Kalia

Khushi

Balika

Padman

Kanya

Solution:

The Odisha Cabinet approved the ‘Khushi‘ scheme to provide free sanitary napkins to school girls across the state. The scheme will benefit nearly 17.25 lakh school girls from Class VI to XII studying in government and government-aided schools.

Q3. Wallace’s giant bee (Wallace Bee), the largest bee known on the Earth which was considered to be extinct since 1981 was re-spotted in an _________forest.

Australian

Malaysian

Indonesian

Indian

African

Solution:

Wallace’s giant bee (Wallace Bee), the largest bee known on the Earth which was considered to be extinct since 1981 was re-spotted in an Indonesian forest.

Q4. Who among the following became the First Indian Woman to be honoured with the ‘Future for Nature Award’ for her work on marine conservation?

Divya Karnad

Mahima Nodiyal

Isha Dua

Yashita Maurya

Aarti Chaturvedi

Solution:

33-year-old Ashoka University teacher and Wipro Sustainable Fellow, Divya Karnad became the First Indian Woman to be honoured with the ‘Future for Nature Award’ for her work on marine conservation.

Q5. Which of the following state government has decided to observe Adolescent girls’ day on 8th of every month at Anganwadi centers across the state?

Telangana

Sikkim

Madhya Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Solution:

In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched Scheme for Adolescent girls (SAG). The state government also decided to observe Adolescent girls’ day on 8th of every month at Anganwadi centres across the state.

Q6. In which of the following country, its president Omar al-Bashir has declared a year-long state of emergency, dissolving his cabinet and local governments throughout the country?

Iraq

Sudan

Kenya

Nigeria

Tanzania

Solution:

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has declared a year-long state of emergency, dissolving his cabinet and local governments throughout the country. Omar al-Bashir in a televised address called on Sudan’s parliament to postpone constitutional amendments that would allow him to run for another term in a presidential election in 2020.

Q7. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) formed a 4-member committee to look into the matter of taxation related pain points. It is headed by __________________.

Dinesh Bhatiya

Pradeep Singh

Rajeev Sharma

Rajiv Shukla

Sanjeev Sharma

Solution:

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) formed a 4-member committee, headed by income tax commissioner Sanjeev Sharma, to look into the matter of taxation related pain points and submit its final report and recommendations by mid-March.

Q8. Defence Ministry has approved the acquisition of more than ____________ torpedoes which will be equipped on the force’s six Scorpene-class submarines.

500 lightweight

350 lightweight

100 heavyweight

350 heavyweight

1000 heavyweight

Solution:

In a major boost for the Navy’s firepower, the Defence Ministry has approved the acquisition of more than 100 heavyweight torpedoes which will be equipped on the force’s six Scorpene-class submarines being built at Mazagon Dockyards in Mumbai.

Q9. Which of the following ministry won 'Platinum' status in Digital India Awards 2018 under 'Web Ratna - Ministry/Department' category?

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Solution:

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises won 'Platinum' status in Digital India Awards 2018 under 'Web Ratna - Ministry/Department' category.

Q10. Which of the following mobile app won 'Platinum' status in Digital India Awards 2018 under Best Mobile App category?

Meeseva App

Umang App

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