Current Affairs Questions for Competitive Exams: 17th March 2019 |

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Current Affairs Questions for Upcoming Competitive Exams:

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. So it becomes important for you all to cover this particular section with sincerity and seriousness. Knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI and GD more efficiently. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. Who among the following will head the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage, which is being set up to promote clean and sustainable mobility initiatives in the country?

Viral Acharya

Arvind Panagariya

Amitabh Kant

S C Garg

Nidhi Verma

Solution:

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant will head the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage, which is being set up to promote clean and sustainable mobility initiatives in the country.

Q2. Which of the following country will host the Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup in 2020?

UAE

Indonesia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

India

Solution:

India will host the Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup in 2020. This was announced by the President of International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino after the council meeting in Miami, USA.

Q3. All-rounder JP Duminy announced that he would retire from ODIs after the ICC World Cup in England. He plays for____________.

Sri Lanka

South Africa

England

Australia

New Zealand

Solution:

South African all-rounder JP Duminy announced that he would retire from ODIs after the ICC World Cup in England. Duminy will, however, continue to be available for South Africa in T20 Internationals.

Q4. Which of the following firm has received the Best Domestic Water Purifier Award 2018-19 for its RO+UV+UF technology at the Water Digest Water Awards function?

Livpure Pvt. Ltd.

Aquaguard Pvt. Ltd.

Pureit Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Tata Swach Pvt. Ltd.

Kent RO Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Solution:

Kent RO Systems Pvt. Ltd. has received the Best Domestic Water Purifier Award 2018-19 for its RO+UV+UF technology at the Water Digest Water Awards function that was held in New Delhi.

Q5. Aviva Life Insurance announced the launch of __________, a specially designed mentorship program to empower the female workforce.

Woman

Wings

Together

Empower

High-heels

Solution:

Aviva Life Insurance announced the launch of ‘Wings’, a specially designed mentorship program to empower the female workforce. Wings program is an initiative of the SHE division of Aviva Life Insurance for mentoring all the women employees in Aviva.

Q6. Which of the following organisation has released the 6th edition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) titled ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’?

IMF

UNEP

World bank

NIIF

ADB

Solution:

The United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) has released the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) titled ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’.

Q7. Which of the following city topped the Mercer’s annual Quality of Living Survey 2019?

Zurich

Auckland

Munich

Vancouver

Vienna

Solution:

The human resource consulting firm, Mercer’s annual Quality of Living Survey 2019 has placed Austria’s capital city Vienna at the number 1 spot, making it the 10th year in a row.

Q8. Bajaj Finserv’s Chairman and Non-Executive Director ________ has resigned and will take over as the Chairman Emeritus from May 2019.

Rahul Bhatiya

Sameer Bajaj

Rahul Bajaj

Sunil Kumar Bajaj

Rajeev Bajaj

Solution:

Bajaj Finserv’s Chairman and Non-Executive Director Rahul Bajaj has resigned and will take over as the Chairman Emeritus from May 2019.

Q9. Who among the following has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan?

Santosh Jha

Anshuman Jha

Shivali Manohar

Nidhi Bajaj

Gaurav Kumar

Solution:

Santosh Jha presently Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Q10. Which of the following Indian state is the least climate vulnerable state in the Himalayan region, with the index being 0.42?

Manipur

Mizoram

Assam

Uttarakhand

Sikkim

Solution:

Indian scientists have developed a common framework for the assessment of climate change vulnerability in all the states in the Himalayan region. The assessment shows that the vulnerability index is the highest for Assam (0.72) and Mizoram (0.71). Sikkim is the least vulnerable state with the index being 0.42.