Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO: 17th March 2017 |

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Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With SBI PO Prelims round the corner, it should be your priority to cover every aspect of Current Affairs on daily basis so that you can do well in Mains exam. These current affairs are based on current news. Let us see how many questions you attempt accurately.

Q1. Name the mission that was recently launched by the Union government to achieve Blue Revolution with the holistic development and management of fisheries in the country.

(a) Mission Blue

(b) Mission Aqua-Blue

(d) Mission Fingerling

(e) None of the given options are true

Q2. According to the Mercer’s 19th annual Quality of Living survey released which of the following city has emerged as the best city in terms of living standards among Indian cities.

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Hyderabad

(d) Delhi

(e) Ahmedabad

Q3. Full-service airline Jet Airways has recently announced a partnership with ride-hailing app ________ to book airport cabs through the Jet Airways app itself.

(a) Ola

(b) Meru

(d) BookMyCab

(e) MyCabs.com

Q4. Nongthombam Biren Singh has been recently appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur. He has replaced _________.

(a) Sarbananda Sonowal

(b) Okram Ibobi

(d) Kiren Rijiju

(e) Najma A. Heptulla

Q5. Shashank Manohar has recently resigned as International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman after merely eight months in office. Who is the CEO of ICC?

(a) Zaheer Abbas

(b) Mustafa Kamal

(d) Rajiv Shukla

(e) Dave Richardson

Q6. Name the state, which has bagged the Rs. 415-cr solar power project order from McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd, recently.

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Karnataka

(d) Assam

(e) Maharashtra

Q7. Name the Public lender, which has entered into a corporate agency tie-up for its products with the Future Generali India Insurance Company, recently.

(a) SBI

(b) Central Bank of India

(d) UCO Bank

(e) Dena Bank

Q8. 20 projects worth Rs 1,900 Crore have been approved for swift implementation of Namami Gange Programme in Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi. Who is the Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation?

(a) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

(b) Uma Bharati

(d) Harsimrat Kaur Badal

(e) Nirmala Sitharaman

Q9. Name the Bank that has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with real estate developers’ body Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) to jointly conduct various initiatives towards development of the realty sector.

(a) Allahabad Bank

(b) Punjab National Bank

(d) UCO Bank

(e) IDBI Bank

Q10. Name the scheme that was recently launched by government for developing export linked infrastructure in states with a view to promote outbound shipments.

(a) TIES

(b) LIES

(d) MIES

(e) DIES

Q11. Name the city in which the International Conference on the Vision Zero and its relevance to Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) held recently.

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Chandigarh

(d) New Delhi

(e) Pune

Q12. Commonwealth day is observed globally on ________ by 52 commonwealth countries.

(a) 24th March

(b) 13th March

(d) 24th April

(e) 19th March

Q13. Name the two Indian companies that have been named in the list of world’s most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute.

(a) Mahindra and Tata

(b) Patanjali and Dabur

(d) Dabur and Tata

(e) None of the given options are true

Q14. Name the person who has been appointed as the Vice President of the 2017 U-17 Fifa World Cup organizing committee, recently.

(a) Shashank Shekhawat

(b) Rajiv Shukla

(d) T. Nigam

(e) Babul Supriyo

Q15. What is the theme of Commonwealth day 2017?

(a) An Inclusive Commonwealth

(b) A Healthy Commonwealth