Current Affairs Questions for RBI Assistant Mains 2017: 7th Dec 2017 |

Dear Aspirants,

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. Which of the following country was banned from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping program?

(a) Australia

(b) South Korea

(d) Russia

(e) New Zealand

Q2. Sixteen-year-old Mohamad Al Jounde was recently awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize for his efforts to ensure the rights of Syrian refugee children. He is from which country?

(a) Afghanistan

(b) Syria

(d) Bulgaria

(e) Iran

Q3. Name the state Assembly which has unanimously passed a Bill awarding death to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below.

(a) Haryana

(b) Jharkhand

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Q4. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has now become a treaty-based international intergovernmental organization. The ISA is headquartered in ______________.

(a) India

(b) Iran

(d) Austria

(e) Vietnam

Q5. The US Supreme Court has allowed President Trump’s travel ban to take full effect pending appeal, for people coming from how many Muslim-majority countries?

(a) five

(b) four

(d) six

(e) three

Q6. Commerce and Industry Ministry had recently let out more incentives while unveiling the mid-term review of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 with a view to boosting exports. Who is the present Commerce and Industry Minister?

(a) Nirmala Sitharaman

(b) Piyush Goyal

(d) Prakash Javadekar

(e) Suresh Prabhu

Q7. The 6th International Tourism Mart-2017 has begun recently in ___________ .

(a) Chandigarh

(b) Assam

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Odisha

Q8. AKASH with indigenous radio frequency seeker against target Banshee was successfully launched in Odisha. AKASH is a ________________.

(a) Air to Air Missile

(b) Surface to Surface Missile

(d) Air to Surface Missile

(e) Air to Water Missile

Q9. Name the cricketer who has recently Launched UNICEF-ICC’s Adolescent Campaign?

(a) Yuvraj Singh

(b) Gautam Gambhir

(d) Praveen Kumar

(e) Irfan Pathan

Q10. Name the 16-year-old off-spinner from Afghanistan who has become the youngest ever cricketer to play International cricket.

(a) Asghar Stanikzai

(b) Dawlat Zadran

(d) Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Zadran

(e) Hameed Hassan

Q11. What is the current Policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF)?

(a) 6.25 percent

(b) 6.50 percent

(d) 6.75 percent

(e) 6.15 percent

Q12. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been voted the Time magazine readers’ Person of the Year. He is prince of which country?

(a) Oman

(b) UAE

(d) Saudi Arabia

(e) Iran

Q13. Name the state that has become the first state to endorse the Centre’s draft bill that makes instant triple talaq a cognizable and non-bailable offense.

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Jharkhand

(e) Kerala

Q14. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 12th Annual convention of central information commission in _____________.

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Pune

(d) Mumbai

(e) Chennai

Q15. As per fifth Bi-monthly monetary policy, what is the projection of real GVA growth for 2017-18?

(a) 7.1 percent

(b) 6.9 percent