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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 Bank that was recently included by RBI in the list of ‘too big to fail’ lenders, referred to as D-SIB or domestic systemically important bank.
(a) Axis Bank
(b) Punjab and National Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) Allahabad Bank
Q2. DBS Bank India has recently received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to convert its existing India franchise to a locally incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) in India. DBS Bank is headquartered in ____________.
(a) Switzerland
(b) Netherlands
(c) Singapore
(d) New Zealand
(e) Russia
Q3. External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj was on a three-day visit to attend the third Eastern Economic Forum which was held in __________.
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Japan
(d) China
(e) South Africa
Q4. In which of the following city, Metro Rail service has been flagged off recently?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Jaipur
(d) Kochi
(e) Lucknow
Q5. Name the country that has banned individuals and organizations from raising funds through Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) or Cryptocurrencies.
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) USA
(d) Indonesia
(e) Oman
Q6. Name the Infosys co-founder who has been recently conferred the PLuS Alliance Prize.
(a) Vishal Sikka
(b) K. Dinesh
(c) N R Narayana Murthy
(d) Nandan Nilekani
(e) S. Gopalakrishnan
Q7. The 12th edition of India-Nepal joint military exercise has begun recently in Saljhandi, Nepal. What is the name of this historic exercise?
(a) Indo-Nepal JME
(b) Nagarjuna
(c) SIMBEX
(d) Nag-Al
(e) Surya Kiran
Q8. The 9th BRICS Summit was concluded recently in Xiamen, China. Who was the representative from the side of Brazil?
(a) Vladimir Putin
(b) Michel Temer
(c) Jacob Zuma
(d) Joaquim Rodrigues
(e) Pedro de Araujo
Q9. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded its first international project in Myanmar to ___________.
(a) Punj Lloyd-Varaha
(b) L&T Engineering & Construction Division
(c) Tata Projects Ltd
(d) IRCON International Ltd
(e) Essar Group
Q10. Currently, there are how many Banks in India that has been included in the list of ‘too big to fail’ financial entities in the country?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 3
(e) 5
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