Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO Exam: 24th July 2017

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Q1. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched PMVVY, a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings. PMVVY stands for-

(a) Pradhan Mantri Vikas Vyasak Yojana

(b) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vibhag Yojana

(c) Pradhan Mantri Vyasak Vandana Yojana

(d) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana

(e) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yatra

Q2.  Which among the following public sector Bank has entered into an agreement with Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) for extending various banking services to Government e-Marketplace (GeM)?

(a) Bank of Baroda

(b) State Bank of India

(c) Punjab National Bank

(d) Canara Bank

(e) Indian Overseas Bank

Q3. India’s ___________ has won bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2017 in discus-throw. 

(a) Krishna Poonia

(b) Vikas Gowda

(c) Karamjyoti Dalal

(d) Seema Punia

(e) None of the given options is true

Q4. Which among the following South Indian states is hosting the fifth edition of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE)?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Telangana

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Kerala

Q5. Name the person, who has been appointed as Secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind.

(a) Gopal Baglay

(b) Sanjay Kothari

(c) Ashok Malik 

(d) Bharat Lal 

(e) Raveesh Kumar

Q6. Senior diplomat and External Affairs Ministry spokesperson __________ appointed as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office.

(a) Sanjay Kothari

(b) Bharat Lal 

(c) Ashok Malik 

(d) Raveesh Kumar

(e) Gopal Baglay

Q7. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports _____________  and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has flagged off the 10th Slum Yuva Daud at Khichripur in New Delhi. 

(a) Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti 

(b) Giriraj Singh

(c) Dharmendra Pradhan

(d) Vijay Goel

(e) Jitendra Singh

Q8. Which Bank in association with its PNB MetLife has launched Met Loan and Life Suraksha (MLLS), a single premium plan covering the loan liability of a customer?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(c) Karnataka Bank

(d) State Bank of India

(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q9. Who is the present MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda?

(a) Sunil Mehta

(b) PS Jayakumar

(c) Usha Ananthasubramanian

(d) R Koteeswaran

(e) None of the given options is true

Q10. PMVVY can be purchased offline as well as online through ____________, which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.

(a) Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India

(b) State Bank of India

(c) India Post Payments Bank

(d) All public sector banks

(e) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

Q11. Where is the corporate office of Karnataka Bank?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Bijapur

(c) Hubli

(d) Mangaluru

(e) Cochin

Q12. _________ and Carlyle Group will acquire GE Capital’s entire stake in SBI Card, the second-largest credit card franchise in India.

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Bank of India

(c) Karnataka Bank

(d) Punjab National Bank

(e) ICICI Bank

Q13. Name the person, who will be the next spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs?

(a) Ram Nath Kovind

(b) TR Zeliang

(c) Raveesh Kumar

(d) Gopal Baglay

(e) Sanjay Kothari

Q14. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the Research Institution of World Ancient, Traditional, Culture & Heritage (RIWATCH) Museum at Roing in-

(a) Manipur

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Odisha

(d) Assam

(e) West Bengal

Q15. Who is the present Governor of Kerala?

(a) C Vidyasagar Rao

(b) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

(c) Keshari Nath Tripathi

(d) Banwarilal Purohit

(e) Palaniswamy Sathasivam

Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO Exam: 24th July 2017 (Solutions)

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