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Current Affairs Questions (based on The Hindu) for IPPB Mains Exams 2017

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Q1. Recently Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has laid the foundation of Nadikudi-Srikalahasti railway project and initiated several other development works in __________.

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Odisha
(e) Punjab

Q2. The soon to be released book titled “Khullam Khulla” is the autobiography of-
(a) Dharmendra
(b) Rishi Kapoor
(c) Jitendra
(d) Nana Patekar
(e) Randhir Kapoor
Q3. Name the app, which has launched by PM Narendra Modi to facilitate digital cash transactions with only a thumb print after the bank account is linked with Aadhaar gateway.
(a) PAWAN
(b) ARJUN
(c) BHIM
(d) HANUMAN
(e) Other than the given options
Q4. India and which of the following countries has signed the 3rd protocol for amending Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) recently?
(a) Mauritius
(b) Suriname
(c) Vietnam
(d) Singapore
(e) South Korea
Q5. Akhilesh Yadav is present Chief Minister of which state?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Kerala
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Uttar Pradesh
Q6. Who has emerged as the India’s Sportsperson of the Year 2016 in a poll conducted by India?
(a) Sania Mirza
(b) MS Dhoni
(c) PV Sindhu
(d) R Ashwin
(e) Virat Kohli
Q7. Who has been appointed as the New Prime Minister of Romania?
(a) Emomali Rahmon
(b) Uhuru Kenyatta
(c) Costin Borc
(d) Sorin Grindeanu 
(e) Other than the given options
Q8. Name the Chess Player, who has won all three gold medals in Western Asia youth chess championship 2016?
(a) Roshani Singh
(b) Raj Roshan
(c) Kush Bhagat 
(d) Prakash Kumar
(e) Ishant Somal
Q9. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the period of enhanced PPI limit of Rs 20,000 as part of efforts to promote digital payments recently. What is the full form of PPI?
(a) Post Payment Instruments
(b) Prepaid Payment Instruments
(c) Prepaid Permanent Instruments
(d) Prepaid Payment International
(e) Other than the given options
Q10. Who has taken charge as the new Chief of Army Staff recently?
(a) General Bipin Rawat
(b) General VK Singh
(c) General Himanshu Reddy
(d) General Dalbir Singh Suhag
(e) General Bikram Prasad
Q11. Which among the following state government has sanctioned disbursement of two crore rupees for the district-level sports complexes for which Sports training department of every district will be disbursing the funds?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Kerala
(d) West Bengal
(e) Uttar Pradesh
Q12. Which of the following Public Sector Banks (PSBs) has tied up with online classifieds portal magicbricks.com, to conduct joint marketing activites and help rejuvenate the real estate sector?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Indian Overseas Bank
(d) Central Bank of India
(e) Bank of Baroda
Q13. An Indian-origin Saudi-based entrepreneur Shaikh Rafik Mohammed, who hails from Kerala has been appointed Major General of _______________, a rare military position occupied by an Indian in the Central Asian country. 
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Maldives
(c) Kyrgyzstan 
(d) Uzbekistan
(e) Tajikistan

Q14. ________________ an Indian- origin British professor of chemistry and DNA expert at Cambridge University, has received a Knighthood along with Olympic stars Andy Murray and Mo Farah among others by Queen Elizabeth II for their contributions.
(a) Ramakrishnan Rao
(b) Shankar Balasubramanian
(c) Pradeep Kumar Malhotra
(d) Krishana Sahai
(e) Other than the given options
Q15. Which state has emerged as the India’s first fully organic state in 2016 by converting around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Tripura
(d) Meghalaya
(e) Kerala
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