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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. The passport of which country has become the most powerful in the world with a Visa-Free Score of 159, according to the Passport Index developed by advisory firm Arton Capital?
(a) Germany
(b) Sweden
(c) North Korea
(d) Singapore
(e) South Korea
Q2. The Tamil Nadu Government has recently laid the foundation stone for a/an _____________ at Kanchipuram district at an estimated cost of Rs 198 crore.
(a) Domestic Airport
(b) Aerospace Park
(c) Fin-Tech Park
(d) International Airport
(e) Global Power House
Q3. The Union Ministries of Power and Textiles have jointly launched an initiative ‘SAATHI’. Who is the present Cabinet Minister of Textiles of India?
(a) Nitin Jairam Gadkari
(b) D. V. Sadananda Gowda
(c) Uma Bharati
(d) Ananthkumar
(e) Smriti Zubin Irani
Q4. Indian-origin South African researchers were honoured with a prestigious award from the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) the US for their exceptional contributions in the field of ______________.
(a) HIV/AIDS
(b) Cancer
(c) Alzheimer’s disease
(d) Neurological disorders
(e) Autoimmune disease
Q5. Which state high court has recently banned the use of pictures of living persons on banners and hoardings across the state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Kerala
(c) Haryana
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Goa
Q6. Name the global pure-play Engineering Services Company, that was recently conferred with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Industrial Innovation Award, 2017.
(a) Tata Power
(b) L&T Technology Services Ltd
(c) Reliance Defence
(d) Mothersons Ltd
(e) Mahendra & Mahendra
Q7. Name the IPS officer who has been recently appointed as the Additional Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
(a) Vishambhar Shambhu
(b) Prashant Jha
(c) Alok Kumar Pateria
(d) Danish Maneria
(e) Akhil Tyagi
Q8. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has recently launched an e-book titled ‘India 2017 Yearbook’. The e-book has been compiled by ___________________.
(a) Comptroller and Auditor General of India- Rajiv Mehrishi
(b) Vice-chairman of NITI Aayog- Rajiv Kumar
(c) Finance Minister of India- Arun Jaitley
(d) Chairman of SEBI- Ajay Tyagi
(e) None of the given options is true
Q9. Name the Afghani President who was recently on a national visit to India.
(a) Abdul Kabir
(b) Hamid Karzai
(c) Mohammad Rabbani
(d) Burhanuddin Rabbani
(e) Ashraf Ghani
Q10. According to the Passport Index developed by advisory firm Arton Capital, what is the ranking of India in ‘Most Powerful Passport’ list?
(a) 85th
(b) 65th
(c) 75th
(d) 95th
(e) 45th
Q11. The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India has recently announced the polls in Gujarat in two phases. Who is the present CEC of India?
(a) Rajiv Kumar
(b) Achal Kumar Joti
(c) Vishal Sikka
(d) Rajiv Mehrishi
(e) Nandan Nilekani
Q12. Under which scheme the seven companies were given ‘Letters of Intent’ for fourteen monuments of Ministry of Tourism at the closing ceremony of ‘Paryatan Parv’ in New Delhi?
(a) Incredible India Scheme
(b) Cultural India Scheme
(c) Connect with India Scheme
(d) Adopt a Heritage Scheme
(e) India for World Scheme
Q13. Name the city in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated a first of its kind global conference on consumer protection.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kolkata
(e) Pune
Q14. Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri R. K. Singh addressed the 3rd Global Investors’ India Forum in New Delhi. The theme of the event was ______________.
(a) India for Investors
(b) Power for India
(c) Ideate, Innovate, Implement and Invest in India
(d) Power in Sorroundings- Illuminating India
(e) None of the given options is true
Q15. According to the list released by Forbes, Virat Kohli overtook ___________ when it comes to brand value.
(a) Usain Bolt
(b) Lionel Messi
(c) Cristiano Ronaldo
(d) Roger Federer
(e) Tiger Woods
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