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

Q1. Who has stepped down as the captain of India’s T-20 & ODI format of cricket recently?

(a) MS Dhoni

(b) Virat Kohli

(d) R Ashwin

(e) Other than the given options

Q2. The United Nations 70th General Assembly has recognised the year 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. Who is the present General Secretary of United Nations?

(a) Jim Yong Kim

(b) Roberto Azevedo

(d) Antonio Guterres

(e) Other than the given options

Q3. Who has been appointed as Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently?

(a) Ashtha Reddy

(b) Narinder Batra

(d) Ajay Shirke

(e) Surekha Marandi

Q4. Solar power producer Azure Power has commissioned 150 MW solar power project in ____________, which is its largest in North India.

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Haryana

(d) West Bengal

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q5. Who has been elected as the President of Haiti recently?

(a) Edouard Jules

(b) Jovenel Moise

(d) Robert Labrousse

(e) Other than the given options

Q6. 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh named as Prakash Utsav or Prakash Parv has been celebrated across the country on 05th January 2017. Name the city, which is the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru.

(a) Jaipur, Rajasthan

(b) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

(d) Kolkata, West Bengal

(e) Ludhiana, Punjab

Q7. Nine-member government panel formed to make recommendations for bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Development Code across all disciplines. This committee headed by…………….?

(a) Injeti Srinivas

(b) Abhinav Bindra

(d) Kirti Jha Azad

(e) Other than the given options

Q8. Mobile commerce and payments company Paytm has got the final permission to open a payments bank by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Payments bank will initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of how much amount per individual customer?

(a) Rs 50,000 per individual customer

(b) Rs 500,000 per individual customer

(d) Rs 10,000 per individual customer

(e) Rs 100,000 per individual customer

Q9. The Election Commission announced poll dates for five states recently. Which of the following states is/are going to poll in 2017?

(a) Goa

(b) Manipur

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) All of the above

Q10. Arthur Robert Morris has become 82nd player inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, recently. Arthur Robert Morris was a/an_____________ cricketer who played 46 Test matches between 1946 and 1955.

(a) Sri Lankan

(b) Australian

(d) Indian

(e) Other than the given options

Q11. The two day Assam Biotech Conclave began in Guwahati recently. Name the Chief Minister of Assam, who has inaugurated the conclave in presence of Science and Technology minister Keshab Mahanta?

(a) Tarun Gogoi

(b) Raghubar Das

(d) Mamata Banerjee

(e) Sarbanand Sonowal

Q12. Which of the following two states has signed an MOU to join the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) scheme, recently?

(a) Kerala and Rajasthan

(b) Gujarat and Karnataka

(d) Telangana and Assam

(e) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

Q13. Which of the following private sector banks has entered into a tie-up with Bajaj Electricals for vendor financing using blockchain solution, and announced to use the technology more aggressively as it saves over 70% in cost recently?

(a) South Indian Bank

(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Bandhan Bank

Q14. State-owned fuel retailers, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) will offer an upfront discount of _________ on every LPG refill to all LPG customers who will book and pay for it online.

(a) Rs. 100

(b) Rs. 5

(d) Rs. 10

(e) Rs. 50

Q15. For the benefit of voters, candidates, election staff as well as the Election Commission of India (ECI), the district administration of Ludhiana has developed a mobile application named…………..?

(a) ECI360

(b) ECI1980

(d) ECI180

(e) Other than the given options