Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO Exam: 01st August 2017

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 Public sector lender that has recently offered Bharat Bill Payment System, introduced by the National Payments Corporation of India, for its customers.

(a) Canara Bank

(b) UCO Bank

(c) Punjab National Bank

(d) Indian Overseas Bank

(e) State Bank of India 

Q2. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League has recently selected Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to be the interim prime minister of Pakistan. He was ______________ of Pakistan.

(a) Ministry of Commerce and Textile Industry

(b) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources

(c) Minister of Industries and Production

(d) Minister of Foreign Affairs

(e) Minister of Ports and Shipping

Q3. The United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2017 is observed across the world on ___________________. 

(a) 31 July

(b) 1 August

(c) 30 July

(d) 18 July

(e) 28 July

Q4. Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has recently developed India’s first unmanned tank, which has three variants – surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in areas with nuclear and bio threats. It has been named as ______________.

(a) Bin-Manav-I

(b) Sabal

(c) Samarthya

(d) Muntra

(e) Shakti-I

Q5. The Punjab government has recently announced the launch of its flagship ‘Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgar’ scheme. The scheme has been launched by the government in association with which cab service provider?

(a) Ola

(b) Uber

(c) Meru

(d) My Cab

(e) Easy Cabs

Q6. Which of the following Bank has recently launched its first ‘Digital Banking Branch’ named ‘CANDI’ in Bengaluru?

(a) Indian Overseas Bank

(b) Syndicate Bank

(c) Vijaya Bank

(d) Canara Bank

(e) Corporation Bank

Q7. The six winners were recently conferred Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2017. The Ramon Magsaysay Award has been named after former President of which of the following Country?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Philippine

(c) Thailand

(d) Singapore

(e) Cambodia

Q8. Name the Swimmer, who has recently become first ever Swimmer to win three gold medals in one night at worlds Championship.

(a) Adam Peaty

(b) Daiya Seto

(c) Mitchell Larkin

(d) Caeleb Dressel

(e) Michael Phelps

Q9. Budapest is the Capital of __________.

(a) Romania

(b) Austria

(c) Croatia

(d) Ukraine

(e) Hungary

Q10. Who is the present chairman of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)?

(a) Rajendra Singh

(b) Anil Kumar 

(c) S Christopher

(d) Vijay Kumar Saraswat

(e) Avinash Chander

Q11. Who is the Present Governor of Punjab?

(a) S C Jamir

(b) Palaniswamy Sathasivam

(c) Krishan Kant Paul

(d) Vajubhai Vala

(e) VP Singh Badnore

Q12. Shri Rakesh Sharma is the MD and CEO of which of the following Bank?

(a) Canara Bank

(b) Indian Overseas Bank

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) Union Bank of India

(e) UCO Bank

Q13. The Ramon Magsaysay Award was first awarded in the year _____________.

(a) 1956

(b) 1958

(c) 1947

(d) 1954

(e) 1986

Q14. The 7th edition of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Artists Camp and Exhibition of Paintings has begun recently in __________.

(a) India

(b) Bhutan

(c) Nepal

(d) Myanmar

(e) Sri Lanka

Q15. Who is the present Secretary General of SAARC?

(a) Arjun Bahadur Thapa

(b) Naeem U. Hasan

(c) Abul Ahsan

(d) Amjad Hussain B. Sail

(e) Abhay Kumar

Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO Exam: 01st August 2017 (Solutions)

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