Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2017: 18th 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. Which of the following movie was recently awarded the Golden Lion at the 74th Venice Film Festival?
(a) La La Land
(b) The Revenant
(c) Moonlight
(d) The Shape of Water
(e) The Ultimate Journey

Q2. Environmental Ministry has recently inaugurated a two-day conference on “Sustainable landscapes and forest ecosystems: Theory to Practice”. It had launched the campaign named ____________ on the occasion. 
(a) Nature with Us
(b) Forests- Our Saviour
(c) Wood is Good
(d) Together with Nature
(e) Our World Our Future

Q3. Name the person that was elected as Chair of Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a four-year term.
(a) Ban Ki-moon
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Thomas Bach
(d) Nathan Colter
(e) Adams Johansson

Q4. In which of the following state, Suzuki Motor has decided to invest more than Rs 1,150 crore along with Japanese partners Toshiba and Denso to set up India’s first lithium-ion battery facility?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Odisha

Q5. Name the lender that has topped the list of the country’s top 50 brands according to a report released by marketing and advertising conglomerate WPP Plc and Kantar Millward Brown.
(a) Staten Bank of India
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Axis Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) Allahabad Bank

Q6. MPEDA has recently received the Rajbhasha Keerti Award at National level from President Ram Nath Kovind. What does ‘D’ stands for in MPEDA?
(a) Deployment
(b) Domestic
(c) Documentry
(d) Delayed
(e) Development

Q7. India’s first Centre for Animal Law has been recently established at the city-based NALSAR University of Law. This University is situated in ______________.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Telangana
(c) Karnataka
(d) Haryana
(e) Maharashtra

Q8. The Government of India has signed a loan deal worth $76 million with JICA for a project to upgrade the environment management plan at Alang-Sosiya ship recycling yards. What does ‘C’ stands for in JICA?
(a) Climate
(b) Circular
(c) Coverage
(d) Cooperation
(e) Collaboration

Q9. Name the nation-wide campaign that was launched recently by President Ram Nath Kovind ______________ from Uttar Pradesh.
(a) Swachhata Hi Sewa
(b) Safai Hi Sadhana
(c) Swachhata Se Siddhi
(d) Swachhata Se Shreshthata
(e) Swachhata Hi Manokamna

Q10. The book titled ‘Unstoppable: My Life So Far’ is authored by ________________.
(a) Serena Williams
(b) MArtina Hingis
(c) Maria Sharapova
(d) Corolina Marine
(e) P V Sindhu

Q11. Which of the following state has been formally awarded the rights to host the 36th National Games?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Goa
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Odisha
(e) Kerala

Q12. The International Day of Democracy is observed across the world on ____________.
(a) 18 September
(b) 19 September
(c) 12 September
(d) 15 September
(e) 11 September

Q13. The world’s oldest person Violet Mosse-Brown has died recently at the age of 117. She was from which country?
(a) South Africa
(b) USA
(c) Jamaica
(d) Indonesia
(e) Russia

Q14. The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed globally on __________.
(a) 16 September
(b) 19 September
(c) 12 September
(d) 15 September
(e) 11 September

Q15. The theme for International Day of Democracy for year 2017 is ________________.
(a) Democracy: The Power
(b) Democracy and Human Rights Prevention
(c) Democracy and World
(d) Democracy and Right Protection
(e) Democracy and Conflict Prevention