Current Affairs Questions for Canara Bank PO Exam 2018: 21st Feb 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.

(a) Elyse Villani

(b) Nicole Bolton

(c) Rachael Haynes

(d) Alex Blackwell

(e) Meg Lanning

Q2. In which of the following country, Minister for Health and Family Welfare has recently addressed the Global Digital Health Partnership Summit?

(a) Canada

(b) Australia

(c) France

(d) Saudi Arabia

(e) The UAE

Q3. British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2018 were held recently in London, UK. Name the film that was declared as the “Best Film”.

(a) The Shape of Water

(b) Tonya

(c) Darkest Hour

(d) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

(e) Blade Runner 2049

Q4. Name the company that has become the first foreign e-commerce firm to start its own food retail venture in India.

(a) Flipkart

(b) e Bay

(c) Amazon

(d) Jabong

(e) Milkbasket

Q5. Which of the following country will host the global World Environment Day celebrations on 5 June 2018?

(a) The USA

(b) Australia

(c) Canada

(d) India

(e) South Africa

Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off a new train named ____________ between Mysuru and Udaipur to create a new tourist circuit connecting North India and the South.

(a) Palace Queen Humsafar Express

(b) Train 18

(c) Chalukya Express

(d) Uttar-Dakshin Sampark Express

(e) Indrayani Express

Q7. Fitch Ratings has recently placed _____________ on Rating Watch Negative (RWN), reflecting a possibility of downgrade.

(a) Allahabad Bank

(b) Dena Bank

(c) Indian Overseas Bank

(d) Punjab National Bank

(e) Karnataka Bank

Q8. The UK- India Joint research projects on Water Quality Research and Energy Demand Reduction in Built Environment were launched recently in _______________.

(a) Bengaluru

(b) New Delhi

(c) Kolkata

(d) Gandhinagar

(e) Mysore

Q9. Veteran personality Aga Khan is on the 11-day visit to India. He is a/an ____________.

(a) Anti-Racism Leader

(b) Peace-Ambassador

(c) Spiritual leader

(d) King of Oman

(e) Prince of Azerbaijan

Q10. In the BAFTA awards 2018, who among the following was declared as the ‘Best Leading Actor’?

(a) Guillermo Del Toro

(b) Gary Oldman

(c) Sam Rockwell

(d) Roger Deakins

(e) James Ivory

Q11. The Union Cabinet has recently approved agreement between India and Israel on.

(a) Film Co-production

(b) Agricultural Production

(c) Training and staff development

(d) Defence Sector

(e) Science and Technology

Q12. Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel is situated in ___________.

(a) Punjab

(b) Uttarakhand

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Assam

(e) Jammu & Kashmir

Q13. The Union Cabinet has recently approved Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2018. It has been proposed to increase the ceiling of foreman’s commission from a maximum of 5% to ___________.

(a) 5.5%

(b) 6.0%

(c) 7.0%%

(d) 6.5%

(e) 7.5%

Q14. India successfully test-fired medium-range nuclear-capable missile named ______________ from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast, recently. 

(a) Prithvi II

(b) Agni V

(c) Prithvi III

(d) Agni II

(e) Akash II

Q15. Name the country that has decided to impose a ‘carbon tax’ from 2019 to cut its greenhouse gas emissions.

(a) Switzerland

(b) Canada

(c) Denmark

(d) Iceland

(e) Singapore

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