Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2017: 20th September 2017

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 Infosys Senior Vice President who has resigned from his post.
(a) Vishal Sikka
(b) Sanjay Rajagopalan
(c) N Krishnamurthy
(d) BinayKariyar
(e) NamanRawat

Q2. Name the Senior IPS officer who has been named the chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
(a) Sharad Kumar
(b) Praveen Bhanwala
(c) Y.C Modi
(d) Rajni Kant Misra
(e) KishorSansi

Q3. The US and UAE’s ground forces had begun a joint military exercise (JME) in Abu Dhabi, as part of efforts to exchange training and military expertise. The JME has been named as ______________.
(a) Iron Union 5
(b) USAE 5
(c) D-Fist 5
(d) SIMBEX V
(e) Ameri Union 5

Q4. The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Award ceremony was held recently in ______________.
(a) UAE
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) USA
(e) China

Q5. Name the Prime Minister of Iceland who has resigned from the post recently after he lost his center-right coalition after one party quit.
(a) SigmundurDavioGunnlaugsson
(b) SigurourIngiJohannsson
(c) GeirHaarde
(d) BjarniBenediktsson
(e) DavioOddsson

Q6. Name the Former DIG of Karnataka Police who was recently conferred the President’s Medal for her meritorious service.
(a) UshaSubbarao
(b) AnupamaShenoy
(c) D Roopa
(d) AchyutVishwas
(e) Sarla Bhatt

Q7. The President of Peru has appointed a former Economy Minister __________ as new Prime Minister of Peru.
(a) Mercedes Araoz Fernandez
(b) Philippe Petain
(c) Charles Dupuy
(d) Camille Chautemps
(e) Georges Clemenceau

Q8. In which of the following state, the second International Yoga Festival has been started recently?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Punjab
(c) Kashmir
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Karnataka

Q9. The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced recently. Name the first web television series to win the award for Outstanding Drama Series.
(a) Veep
(b) The Handmaid’s Tale
(c) Game of Thrones
(d) Saturday Night Live
(e) Big Little Lies

Q10. Name the senior IPS officer who has been appointed Director General of the SashastraSeemaBal (SSB).
(a) Sharad Kumar
(b) Y.C Modi
(c) Aswini Kumar
(d) Bobby Dayal
(e) Rajni Kant Misra

Q11. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has recently launched the first ___________ of SashastraSeemaBal (SSB) to Protect the shared borders of India with Nepal and Bhutan.
(a) Intelligence Wing
(b) Defensive Wing
(c) Programmed Wing
(d) Anti-Armour Wing
(e) Anti-Militant Wing

Q12. Name the Formula one driver who has recently won Singapore Grand Prix 2017.
(a) Sebastian Vettel
(b) NicoRoseberg
(c) ValtteriBottas
(d) Lewis Hamilton
(e) Michael Schumacher

Q13. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has recently felicitated film-maker ____________ with the prestigious ANR National Award for his contribution film industry.
(a) Bimal Roy
(b) RohitShetty
(c) S SRajamoul
(d) RajkumarHirani
(e) A.R. Murugadoss

Q14. Name the cyclist who has broken the world record for cycling around the world by 44 days.
(a) Alberto Contador
(b) Mark Beaumont
(c) Sean Kelly
(d) Gino Bartali
(e) Lance Armstrong

Q15. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has recently launched WARB App in New Delhi, authorized to protect the shared borders of India with Nepal and Bhutan. What does ‘R’ stands for in WARB?
(a) Refugee
(b) Recommended
(c) Restrained
(d) Rehabilitation
(e) Reform