Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2017: 17th October 2017 |

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Q1. FAO celebrates World Food Day each year on _____________ to commemorate the founding of the Organization in 1945.

(a) 13th October

(b) 14th October

(d) 16th October

(e) 17th October

Q2. Name the player, who became the first cricketer from Bangladesh to be inducted in the MCC World Cricket Committee under the chairmanship of Mike Gatting.

(a) Shakib Al Hasan

(b) Tamim Iqbal

(d) Soumya Sarkar

(e) Mushfiqur Rahim

Q3. According to NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar, the economic slowdown that began in 2013-14 has bottomed out and the GDP is likely to grow at _________ this fiscal (2017-18) and _________ in 2018-19.

(a) 7.00-7.10 percent, 7.5 percent

(b) 6.70-7.00 percent, 7.5 percent

(d) 6.80-7.00 percent, 7.5 percent

(e) None of the given options is true

Q4. The Group of Ministers (GoM) on making the GST composition scheme more attractive held its first meeting in New Delhi. The 5-member GoM, led by Himanta Biswa Sarma, has also been tasked to revisit Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates for restaurants. Himanta Biswa Sarma is present Finance Minister of-

(a) Gujarat

(b) Bihar

(d) West Bengal

(e) Assam

Q5. Maidan heavyweights Mohun Bagan has won the 37th All India Governor’s Gold Cup football tournament for the ______ time by defeating Partha Chakra by a narrow 1-0 margin.

(a) 25th

(b) 10th

(d) 30th

(e) 15th

Q6. Former President Pranab Mukherjee has released the third part of his memoir ______________________ speaking candidly about believing he could have been the Congress choice for the Prime Minister’s post.

(a) The Coalition Years: 1996-2012

(b) The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years

(d) The First Stint as the Finance Minister of India

(e) None of the given options is true

Q7. The government of India has appointed Mahesh Kumar Gupta and D K Gayen as the two new members in the Railway Board. Who is present Chairman of Railway Board?

(a) R K Chaturvedi

(b) Ashwani Lohani

(d) Anita Karwal

(e) Dipak Misra

Q8. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has commissioned an indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette ___________ into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.

(a) INS Kolkata

(b) INS Shivalik

(d) INS Sister

(e) None of the given options is true

Q9. Which among the following countries has become host to the world’s first government to accept bitcoin in exchange for citizenship?

(a) Japan

(b) Austria

(d) Vanuatu

(e) Canada

Q10. Name the Indian Actor, who will get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, making him the youngest Indian actor to have his statue at the museum.

(a) Nawazuddin Siddiqui

(b) Rajkummar Rao

(d) Ranveer Singh

(e) Varun Dhawan

Q11. Union Bank of India has launched an Android app that is a part of its drive to digitise customer-facing banking services. What is the name of this app?

(a) Union Prayas

(b) Union Safal

(d) Union Sahyog

(e) Union Madad

Q12. Five-time Grand Slam winner __________ was made to fight by 102nd-ranked teenager Aryna Sabalenka at the Tianjin Open before winning her first title since her 15-month doping ban.

(a) Maria Sharapova

(b) Sania Mirza

(d) Serena Williams

(e) None of the given options is true

Q13. Which Bank has the partner with Abu Dhabi Global Markets for Collaboration to further foster cross-border exchange between the fintech ecosystems of the United Arab Emirates and India?

(a) Axis Bank

(b) State Bank of India

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Yes Bank

Q14. Name the company has announced the launch of IBM Blockchain, a new blockchain banking solution, that will help financial institutions for cross-border payments?

(a) Apple

(b) Dell

(d) Sony

(e) HP

Q15. Who is present Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of Union Bank of India?

(a) Rajnish Kumar

(b) Rajkiran G Rai

(d) Rakesh Sethi

(e) Usha Ananthasubramanian

Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2017: 17th October 2017

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