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Current Affairs Questions Based on The Hindu
Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With RBI Assistant and IBPS Clerk Mains round the corner, it should be your priority to cover every aspect of Current Affairs on a daily basis for IBPS Clerk and RBI Assistant 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. The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has nominated __________ movies for this year’s International Council for Film, Television and Audio-visual Communication (ICFT) UNESCO Gandhi Medal.
(a) Ten
(b) Nine
(c) Twelve
(d) Seven
(e) Eight
Q2. The RBI has allowed ARCs to hold more than ___________ post conversion of debt into equity in companies undergoing restructuring recently.
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 17%
(d) 26%
(e) 10%
Q3. The government has notified Minimum Export Price of onion at ________ dollars per tonne to ensure its availability in the domestic market.
(a) 1500 dollars
(b) 1240 dollars
(c) 850 dollars
(d) 1000 dollars
(e) 230 dollars
Q4. Name the bank, which has launched a unified integrated app called YONO (You Need Only One) that would offer all kinds of financial and lifestyle products?
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) State Bank of India
Q5. Winter session of Parliament will be held From 15th December 2017 to 5th January 2018. Who is present Parliamentary Affairs minister of India?
(a) Ananth Kumar
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Rao Inderjit Singh
(d) M Venkaiah Naidu
(e) Ram Vilas Paswan
Q6. Ministry of Human Resources Development has launched a Digital Signature campaign on Constitution Day affirming faith in Indian Constitution and to generate awareness on fundamental duties enshrined in the Constitution. Which day is celebrated as Constitution Day in India?
(a) 24th November
(b) 25th November
(c) 26th November
(d) 27th November
(e) 28th November
Q7. The Centre has approved setting up of _________________________ across 115 most backward districts of the country through a new scheme for reaching out to rural women and facilitating skill development, employment, digital literacy, health and nutrition.
(a) Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendras
(b) Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Shakti Kendras
(c) Pradhan Mantri Balika Shakti Kendras
(d) Pradhan Mantri Purush Shakti Kendras
(e) Pradhan Mantri Majdoor Shakti Kendras
Q8. Who has won European Golden Shoes after receiving the award at a ceremony in Barcelona, Spain?
(a) Robert Lewandowski
(b) Gareth Bale
(c) Antoine Griezmann
(d) Cristiano Ronaldo
(e) Lionel Messi
Q9. The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) based at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) had conducted “Multi-State Mega Mock Exercise of Tsunami for East Coast of India. Participants in the drill included State Disaster Management Authorities of-
(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) All of the above
Q10. The Sub-Committee of the FSDC has reviewed the major global and domestic developments which could impinge on the country’s financial stability. What is the meaning of “S” in FSDC?
(a) Solution
(b) Service
(c) System
(d) Stability
(e) Scenario
Q11. Name the woman, who has been inducted as a first lady pilot in the Indian Navy?
(a) Shubhangi Swaroop
(b) Astha Sega
(c) Sakthi Maya S
(d) Bharti Pradhan
(e) Shalini Bhardwaj
Q12. Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Exercise (DANX) was conducted under the aegis of Andaman & Nicobar Command. Who is the present Union Defence Minister of India?
(a) Sushma Swaraj
(b) Nirmala Sitharaman
(c) Maneka Gandhi
(d) Smriti Irani
(e) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Q13. After a long flight of thousands of miles, not often punctuated by breaks, lakhs of migratory birds have made their way to the Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon. Chilika Lake located in-
(a) Bihar
(b) West Bengal
(c) Odisha
(d) Kerala
(e) Uttar Pradesh
Q14. The ordinance omits ___________ grown in non-forest areas from the definition of trees, thereby exempting it from requiring permits for felling or transportation.
(a) Litchi
(b) Banana
(c) Mango
(d) Bamboo
(e) Grapes
Q15. Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has sent a proposal to United Nations for declaring 2018 as _____________ to raise awareness among consumers, policy makers, industry and research sector.
(a) International Year of Mango
(b) International Year of Wheat
(c) International Year of Rice