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Current Affairs Questions Based on The Hindu
Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With IBPS RRB 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 RRB 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. Fino Payments Bank has recently launched its mobile banking app called BPay. FINO PayTech is headquartered in ___________.
(a) Jaipur
(b) Bangalore
(c) Chennai
(d) Mumbai
(e) Mangalore
Q2. World trade in goods is estimated to grow at a higher _____________ in 2017 compared to 1.6 percent increase in 2016, according to the World Trade Organization report.
(a) 3.8 percent
(b) 3.7 percent
(c) 3.6 percent
(d) 3.0 percent
(e) 3.2 percent
Q3. In which of the following country, the world’s fastest commercial bullet train has been started recently?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) USA
(d) Switzerland
(e) France
Q4. Name the state in which Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani has recently inaugurated the 6th edition of the four-day international textile and apparel fair named ‘VASTRA’.
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Odisha
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Gujarat
Q5. Name the former boxing champion who passed away recently in Miami.
(a) Tim Witherspoon
(b) Michael Spinks
(c) Mike Tyson
(d) Jake LaMotta
(e) Trevor Berbick
Q6. According to the Film Federation of India, ‘Newton’ will be India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars 2018. The movie is directed by _____________.
(a) Navjot Gulati
(b) Amit Masurkar
(c) Shlok Sharma
(d) Neeraj Ghaywan
(e) Srinivas Sunderrajan
Q7. Name the country with which Britain has recently signed a framework deal for military cooperation.
(a) Iraq
(b) Iran
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Syria
(e) The UAE
Q8. Which of the following state government has recently launched first-of-its-kind electric bus service in the 51km-long stretch road?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Goa
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Odisha
(e) Assam
Q9. INS Kalvari was recently delivered to the Indian Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). It is ______________ class Submarine.
(a) Chakra (Akula II) class
(b) Arihant class
(c) Shishumar class
(d) Scorpene class
(e) Vela class
Q10. Name the city that has recently stripped Uber of its licence to operate, affecting over 40,000 drivers in a huge blow to the taxi app.
(a) London
(b) New York
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Paris
(e) Geneva
Q11. Name the city in which Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate the first LPG Panchayat.
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Gandhinagar
(c) Rajkot
(d) New Delhi
(e) Mumbai
Q12. Name the city in which State Bank of India (SBI) has launched the FTSE SBI Bond Index series.
(a) New York
(b) Paris
(c) London
(d) Geneva
(e) Jakarta
Q13. Name the person who was appointed the chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of NHPC Ltd.
(a) Srikant Mahant
(b) Saurabh Sahu
(c) Anitya Sen
(d) Balraj Joshi
(e) Sukhvinder Shah
Q14. Dabur India has tied up with e-commerce major _____________ for an online Ayurveda marketplace which will house all Ayurvedic brands and products of the country.
(a) Amazon
(b) eBay
(c) Flipkart
(d) Snapdeal
(e) PriceRaja
Q15. What is the Capital of Saudi Arabia?
(a) Jakarta
(b) Doha
(c) Riyadh
(d) Aden
(e) Baku
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