Current Affairs for NIACL AO Main Exam: 27th 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. Which of the following team scored 278 to register the highest-ever total in T20s?

Afghanistan

New Zealand

South Africa

Australia

Sri Lanka

Solution:

Afghanistan scored 278 for the loss of three wickets from their allotted 20 overs, to register the highest-ever total in T20s at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Q2. Which of the following state launched the scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’ that guarantees 100 days of employment every year to urban youth from economically weaker sections?

Tripura

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Solution:

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath launched the State Government’s flagship scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’ that guarantees 100 days of employment every year to urban youth from economically weaker sections.

Q3. Which of the following cricket team became the first Asian side to win a Test series in South Africa?

India

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Solution:

Sri Lanka cricket team became the first Asian side to win a Test series in South Africa after winning the series by 2-0. This was Sri Lanka’s sixth series in South Africa and their first win. Kusal Perera was given the Man of the Series award.

Q4. Who among the following has joined Amazon’s board of directors?

Adi Godrej

Dilip Shanghvi

Ratan Tata

Indra Nooyi

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Solution:

PepsiCo’s India-born former CEO Indra Nooyi has joined Amazon’s board of directors, the online retail giant. Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer has also joined the Amazon Board. Ms. Nooyi will be a member of the audit committee.

Q5. FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL) has taken up a project to establish a white cement plant near village Nohra Dhar in ____________, at a project cost of approximately Rs. 605 crores.

Andhra Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Telangana

Solution:

Under its diversification programme, FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL) has taken up a project to establish a white cement plant near village Nohra Dhar in Himachal Pradesh, at a project cost of approximately Rs. 605 crores.

Q6. Who among the following was awarded Lifetime Achievement award at the FMSCI (Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India) annual awards function?

Aditya Patel

Narayan Karthikeyan

G.R. Karthikeyan

Armaan Ebrahim

Jehan Daruwala

Solution:

G.R. Karthikeyan, father of India’s first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement award at the FMSCI annual awards function. FIA president Jean Todt was the chief guest and handed over the awards.

Q7. Which of the following Indian Grandmaster lifted the Cannes International Open trophy?

Koneru Humpy

Krishnan Sasikiran

Praveen Thipsay

Dibyendu Barua

Abhijeet Gupta

Solution:

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta lifted the Cannes International Open trophy. He took an easy draw with Pier Luigi Basso of Italy in the ninth and final round.

Q8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a new National War Memorial to the nation. It is situated in _________.

New Delhi

Mumbai

Goa

Pune

Kochi

Solution:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a new National War Memorial, situated in the India Gate complex in New Delhi, to the nation. He lit the flame positioned at the bottom of the stone obelisk to pay homage to the soldiers who died in the line of duty.

Q9. Which of the following Indian city hosted the 4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit?

Mumbai

Gorakhpur

Dehradun

Nagpur

New Delhi

Solution:

J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the ‘4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit’ in New Delhi, in the presence of Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology and Health Ministers from several countries.

Q10. Who among the following was awarded with the Gandhi Peace Prize 2018 for his contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and across the world?

Fazalur Rehman

Yohei Sasakawa

Shinzo Abe

Keith Donohue

Ahsan Basir Sheikh

Solution:

Japan’s Yohei Sasakawa was awarded with the Gandhi Peace Prize 2018 for his contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and across the world.