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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. Name the Indian Defense unit that has signed a contract with Research Centre Imarat (RCI) for the supply of Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (MRSAM) to Indian Army.
(a) DRDO
(b) BDL
(c) HAL
(d) Tata Advanced Systems
(e) Reliance Defense and Engineering
Q2. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently announced several changes to the existing template of the cricket. As per the new change, the thickness of the edges of the bat can’t be more than ____________.
(a) 45mm
(b) 40mm
(c) 37mm
(d) 43mm
(e) 35mm
Q3. Name the newly appointed Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of India’s biggest oil and gas producer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
(a) Dinesh K Sarraf
(b) Bimal Sarna
(c) Shashi Shankar
(d) Swarup Saroha
(e) Vikram Saraswat
Q4. Name the two Indian women have featured on Fortune’s list of Most Powerful Women in business outside the US.
(a) Chanda Kochhar and Shikha Sharma
(b) Arundhati Bhattacharya and Shikha Sharma
(c) Chanda Kochhar and Neeta Ambani
(d) Usha Ananthasubramanian and Shikha Sharma
(e) Usha Ananthasubramanian and Neeta Ambani
Q5. The World Tourism Day is celebrated across the world on ___________.
(a) 22 September
(b) 23 September
(c) 28 September
(d) 27 September
(e) 30 September
Q6. Eman Ahmed who was once the world’s heaviest woman has passed away recently. She was from which country?
(a) Oman
(b) Egypt
(c) Indonesia
(d) Yemen
(e) Afghanistan
Q7. The Kandla Port has been recently renamed as ______________.
(a) Atal Port
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri Port
(c) Deendayal Port
(d) Mahatma Gandi Port
(e) Sandesh Port
Q8. Name the young boy from Srinagar who has recently become the brand ambassador for Swachhata Hi Seva campaign.
(a) Bilal Dar
(b) Aaroha Shah
(c) Omar Abdullah
(d) Amar Khan
(e) Aramis Sayyed
Q9. In which of the following country, India has launched “Incredible India!” campaign to woo travellers and make them aware of magnificent holiday options in the country?
(a) France
(b) Croatia
(c) Turkey
(d) Egypt
(e) Oman
Q10. The theme for World Tourism Day 2017 is ______________.
(a) Tourism and the quality of life
(b) Pride in travel: good guests and good hosts
(c) Tourism: an unrecognized industry, a service to be released
(d) Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development
(e) Quality staff, quality tourism
Q11. Which among the following is the world’s third-biggest energy company, according to Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings?
(a) TATA Power
(b) Reliance Industries Ltd
(c) ONGC
(d) IOCL
(e) CIL
Q12. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched the ‘PENCIL Portal’ at the National Conference on Child Labour organised by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. PENCIL is abbreviated as _______________________.
(a) Platform for Efficient Enforcement for No Child Labour
(b) Platform for Effective Empowerment for No Child Labour
(c) Platform for Efficient Empowerment for No Child Labour
(d) Platform for External Empowerment for No Child Labour
(e) Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour
Q13. Name the country that has recently sworn in Joao Lourenco as the country’s President, making him the first new President of the country in 38 years.
(a) Angola
(b) Namibia
(c) Republic of the Congo
(d) Zimbabwe
(e) Kenya
Q14. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) security at which airport has been recognized as the best service in this domain by a global quality rating agency?
(a) Delhi Airport
(b) Varanasi Airport
(c) Vijayawada Airport
(d) Mumbai Airport
(e) Bangalore Airport
Q15. What was the Ranking of India in the global competitiveness ranking of 137 countries by the World Economic Forum (WEF)?
(a) 35th
(b) 45th
(c) 40th
(d) 54th
(e) 64th
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