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Current Affairs Questions Based on The Hindu
Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With IBPS PO and Clerk Mains round the corner, it should be your priority to cover every aspect of Current Affairs on a daily basis for IBPS PO and Clerk Mains so that you can do well in the exam. These current affairs are based on current news. Let us see how many questions you attempt accurately.
Q1. Name the Badminton Player whom H.S Prannoy has defeated recently in a finale to claim the men’s singles title at the 82nd Senior National Championship.
(a) Sai Praneeth B.
(b) Sameer Verma
(c) Saina Nehwal
(d) Kidambi Srikanth
(e) Ajay Jayaram
Q2. What is the ranking of India in ‘business optimism’ index in the September quarter as per Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR)?
(a) 5th
(b) 6th
(c) 7th
(d) 8th
(e) 9th
Q3. Name the state government that has become first in India to launched “She Pad,’ a scheme to distribute free sanitary napkins to girl students from classes VI to XII in government and aided private schools affiliated to the state school board.
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Kerala
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Odisha
(e) Rajasthan
Q4. The European Union Election Observation Mission was officially launched to monitor the general and provincial polls in ______________.
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar
(d) Afghanistan
(e) Nepal
Q5. In which of the following country, the Bank of China has formally launched its operations for the first time?
(a) Nepal
(b) Pakistan
(c) Oman
(d) India
(e) Sri Lanka
Q6. The government has notified the third protocol between India and _____________ for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
(a) New Zealand
(b) Bulgaria
(c) Belgium
(d) Switzerland
(e) Poland
Q7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the long-awaited direct train-service between Kolkata and _____________.
(a) Khulna
(b) Gulmi
(c) Dang
(d) Anke
(e) Bardia
Q8. Who is the present Chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT)?
(a) Justice Rupender Saroha
(b) Justice Amrinder Sarkar
(c) Justice Bhupender Chaddha
(d) Justice Swatanter Kumar
(e) Justice Suresh Kumar
Q9. Name the city which is the world’s most visited city by international travellers according to the market research firm Euromonitor International.
(a) Singapore
(b) Beijing
(c) Hong Kong
(d) Tokyo
(e) New Delhi
Q10. Name the Badminton player who has recently become the national champion for the third time in the women’s singles final of Senior National Badminton Championships.
(a) PV Sindhu
(b) Jwala Gutta
(c) Rituparna Das
(d) Tanvi Lad
(e) Saina Nehwal
Q11. Name the lender that has recently launched its SmartUp Zone in Kochi, an exclusive area inside the branch dedicated for start-ups.
(a) IDBI Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) IDFC Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) SBI Bank
Q12. Which of the following digital payments company has recently launched domestic operations in India?
(a) Paytm
(b) Oxygen
(c) PayU
(d) PayPal
(e) Ipay
Q13. IDFC Bank has entered into a “strategic alliance” with mobile wallet major ____________ to launch a co-branded virtual Visa prepaid card.
(a) Oxigen
(b) FreeCharge
(c) MobiKwik
(d) Paytm
(e) Pay
Q14. Who is the present MD & CEO of IDFC Limited?
(a) Sunil Kakkar
(b) Rajiv Lall
(c) Mahesh Kumar Jain
(d) Umesh Rajwar
(e) Amrish Dhillon
Q15. Who is the Present Chairman of Bank of China?
(a) Ricardo R Chua
(b) Gilbert U Dee
(c) Peter S Dee
(d) Chen Siqing
(e) Alberto S Yao
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