Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk and Canara Bank PO: 16th December 2018 |

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Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk and Canara Bank PO

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

Q1. Name the acclaimed English author who has been honoured with Jnanpith Award for 2018?

Krishna Sobti

Amitav Ghosh

Arundhati Roy

Shankha Ghosh

Gopal Sinha

Solution:

Noted English author Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with Jnanpith Award for 2018, an award for outstanding contribution to literature. The decision was taken in a meeting of Jnanpith Selection Board chaired by eminent novelist, scholar and Jnanpith laureate Pratibha Ray.

Q2. Name the Lok Sabha Secretariat Service, Additional Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat who has assumed charge as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST).

Sunil Mehta

Sushil Kumar

Ashok Kumar Singh

Anubhav Gupta

Mehrishi Chowksi

Solution:

Ashok Kumar Singh, Lok Sabha Secretariat Service, Additional Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat has assumed charge as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST).

Q3. Which of the following ministries has launched the ECO Niwas Samhita 2018, recently?

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Ministry of Atomic Energy

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Ministry of Power

Ministry of Steel

Solution:

Ministry of Power has launched the ECO Niwas Samhita 2018, an Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (ECBC-R). The Code was launched on the occasion of National Energy ConservationDay 2018 (14th December) in the presence of Chief Guest Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha.

Q4. The government has constituted a seven-member panel to select managing directors of public sector insurance companies. The panel would be headed by Banks Board Bureau (BBB) chairman ____________.

B P Sharma

KM Kamtah

Sunol Kanoongo

KP Shukla

Rati Nath Narayan

Solution:

The government has constituted a seven-member panel to select managing directors of public sector insurance companies. The panel would be headed by Banks Board Bureau (BBB) chairman B P Sharma.

Q5. Name the city in which India’ first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) opened recently.

Bengaluru

New Delhi

Hyderabad

Mumbai

Pune

Solution:

India’ first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) opened at Adani Aerospace Park in Hyderabad. Built by the Adani Group and Israel-based Elbit Systems, the 50,000 square feet facility will develop Hermes 900 medium altitude long-endurance UAVs for the Indian and global markets.

Q6. Name the company that has recently announced a partnership with the Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises(FISME) to empower Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Amazon India

Flipkart

Myntra

Ebay

Ola Cabs

Solution:

In line with its vision of transforming the way India buys and sells, Amazon India announced a partnership with the Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises(FISME) to empower Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to leverage growth opportunities in the e-commerce sector.

Q7. Name the state that has been selected for "Krishi Karman" award in the rice category from the Union Ministry of Agriculture.

Haryana

Uttarakhand

Madhya Pradesh

Jharkhand

Bihar

Solution:

Jharkhand has been selected for "Krishi Karman" award in the rice category from the Union Ministry of Agriculture.

Q8. Name the Grammy-winning "song stylist" and torch singer who passed away recently.

Quincy Jones

Beyoncé

Nancy Wilson

Vladimir Horowitz

Alison Krauss

Solution:

Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-winning "song stylist" and torch singer whose polished pop-jazz vocals made her a platinum artist and top concert performer, has died.

Q9. Who among the following was awarded the 53rd Jnanpith award in Hindi Language?

U. R. Ananthamurthy

Krishna Sobti

M. T. Vasudevan Nair

Shankha Ghosh

Jayakanthan

Solution:

Krishna Sobti was awarded the 53rd Jnanpith award in Hindi Language.

Q10. Who is the present Governor of Jharkhand?

Kalyan Singh

Najma A. Heptulla

Droupadi Murmu

Ganga Prasad

Ram Naik

Solution:

Droupadi Murmu is the present Governor of Jharkhand.

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