Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam: 14th September 2018 |

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Current Affairs Quiz Based on The Hindu: 14th September

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is that both the Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. Apart from the GA Section, an excellent knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI (Personal Interview) more efficiently so you do not give a mumble jumble answer to the interviewee’s simple questions. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. The Union Cabinet approved new Umbrella Scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan, PM-AASHA. It is comprised of ______________ sub schemes.

None of the given options is true

Solution:

The new Umbrella Scheme includes the mechanism of ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers and is comprised of:
1. Price Support Scheme (PSS),
2. Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS), and
3. Pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPPS).

Q2. The new Umbrella Scheme PM-AASHA includes the mechanism of ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers and is comprised few sub schemes. In PM-AASHA, ‘S’ stands for ____.

Sub-scheme

Support

Stockist

Sanrakshan

Super

Solution:

The Union Cabinet approved new Umbrella Scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan, PM-AASHA.

Q3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of 'Swachhata Hi Seva Movement', to mark the 150th birth anniversary of ____.

Bhimrao Ambedkar

Vallabhbhai Patel

Mahatma Gandhi

Swami Vivekananda

None of the given options is true

Solution:

To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of 'Swachhata Hi Seva Movement'. The mission, which also celebrates the fourth anniversary of the Swaccha Bharat Mission will take place across the length and breadth of the country and will continue till Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary on October 2.

Q4. 23rd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) will be co-chaired by Swaraj and Yuri Borisov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. What is the venue of the meeting?

Mumbai

Moscow

Sochi

Saint Petersburg

Delhi

Solution:

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left for a two-day visit to Moscow, Russia. During this visit, she will attend the meeting of 23rd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC).

Q5. Samsung has recently opened its biggest experience centre in which Indian city?

Noida

New Delhi

Mumbai

Hyderabad

Bengaluru

Solution:

After launching the world's largest mobile phone-manufacturing factory in Noida in July 2018, Samsung has now opened its biggest experience center in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Q6. India, Iran and Afghanistan held their first tripartite meeting in ________.

Kabul

New Delhi

Tehran

Ghazni

Mumbai

Solution:

India, Iran and Afghanistan held their first tripartite meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan during which implementation of the Chabahar port project and a host of other issues including ways to deepen counter-terror cooperation were discussed.

Q7. What is the currency of Iran?

Iranian Dinar

Iranian lira

Iranian won

Iranian rial

Iranian rupiah

Solution:

Iranian rial is the currency of Iran.

Q8. Recently Padma Bhushan laureate Vijay Shankar Vyas passes away. He was a noted _____.

Journalist

Poet and Writer

Agri-economist

Actor

Vocalist

Solution:

Renowned agricultural economist and former PM's Economic Advisory Committee Member Professor Vijay Shankar Vyas died after a brief illness. He was 87.

Q9. Who is the Chairman & Managing Director of BSNL?

Anupam Shrivastava

Ajay Tyagi

R. S. Sharma

Manoj Sinha

None of the given options is true

Solution:

Anupam Shrivastava is the Chairman & Managing Director of BSNL.

Q10. Unlimit, end-to-end IoT service provider announced its partnership with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to offer comprehensive IoT solutions where I and T stand for ___and ___.

Internet, Technology

Internet, Things

International, Territories

Interconnection, Technology

Interstate, Things

Solution:

Unlimit, end-to-end IoT service provider in India announced its partnership with State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to offer comprehensive Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services to the enterprise customers across India.

Q11. As per a UN report on the ‘state of food security and nutrition in the world’, the number of undernourished globally increased to ___ in 2017.

871 million

921 million

891 million

721 million

821 million

Solution:

As per a UN report on the ‘state of food security and nutrition in the world’, the number of undernourished globally increased to 821 million in 2017, which means that one in every nine people, does not have enough to eat.

Q12. Who is the present Union Minister of Steel?

Piyush Goyal

R K Singh

Kalraj Mishra

Chaudhary Birender Singh

Radha Mohan Singh

Solution:

Chaudhary Birender Singh is the present Union Minister of Steel .

Q13. Who is the present Secretary-General of the United Nations?

Kristalina Georgieva

Antonio Guterres

Ban Ki-moon

Moon Jae-in

None of these option is true

Solution:

Antonio Guterres is the present Secretary-General of the United Nations

Q14. The Headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization is situated in which city?

Vienna, Austria

Geneva, Switzerland

New York, USA

Paris, France

Rome, Italy

Solution:

HQ of Food and Agriculture Organization is situated in Rome Italy.

Q15. The Union cabinet approved a proposal for the complete electrification of Indian Railways by ____.

2023-24

2022-23

2020-21

2019-20

2021-22

Solution:

The Union cabinet approved a proposal for the complete electrification of Indian Railways by 2021-22, reducing dependence on imported fossil fuel and saving revenue for the national carrier.