Current Affairs Questions For IBPS Clerk Mains: 8th January 2019

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. Government has allocated 10,900 crore rupees for the development of satellite launch vehicles in the next 4 years. How many satellite launch vehicles will be developed with this amount?

Q2. Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed MoU with Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER) for joint research programs in the field of ___________________.

Q3. In the United States, Department of Defence, Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral _______ has resigned.

Q4. Which state has announced interest-free loans of up to Rs. 3 lakh for women self-help groups (WSHGs) in the state?

Q5. Name the Prime Minister of Norway who has arrived in New Delhi on a three-day state visit to India.

Q6. The Union Human Resource Development Ministry constituted a task force to look into the issues of suicides of the students in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. The chairman of this committee is __________.

Q7. Which state government had notified a High-Level committee for implementation of Clause 6 of its state Accord under the Chairmanship of retired IAS officer M.P. Bezbaruah?

Q8. Who has become the first player to win three Hopman Cups?

Q9. Ramnath Goenka Excellence awards is given in the field of _________.

Q10. The government has amalgamated three Regional Rural Banks into a single RRB. These 3 banks are__________.

Q11. The Union Cabinet approved a ______ reservation for ‘economically backward’ upper castes in government jobs.

Q12. The government has announced reservation in jobs for those belonging to the upper castes and earning less than ______ per year.

Q13. Prime Minister of Norway has arrived in New Delhi on a three-day state visit to India. Name the Capital of Norway.

Q14. Which movie won Golden Globe Awards 2019 under best Motion Picture - Drama award category?

Q15. The National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of 100 crore rupees on ________government for its failure to curb illegal coal mining in the state.