Dear Readers,
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. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently decided to dedicate to the nation, the country’s longest road tunnel built on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. What is the name of this tunnel?
(a) Chenani-Nashri tunnel
(b) Sabhodi-Ghara tunnel
(c) Lalan-Dumhall tunnel
(d) Gadawail-Kandiwara tunnel
(e) Rohu-Sifan tunnel
Q2. Name the first academic institution of India to get a supercomputing facility under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
(a) IIT- Bombay
(b) IIT- BHU
(c) IIT- Roorkee
(d) IIT- Kharagpur
(e) IIT- Gandhinagar
Q3. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have recently signed a $350 million loan for improving roads in Madhya Pradesh. Who is the President of ADB?
(a) Ang-Sun-Ki
(b) Kim Bin Moon
(c)Takehiko Nakao
(d) James Peter
(e) None of the given options are true
Q4. The high-level Committee has been formed recently to examine the working of the regulatory bodies Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH). The committee will be headed by _____________.
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Arvind Panagariya
(c) M S Lodha
(d) Harsh Vardhan Singh
(e) V P Rawat
Q5. Android phone maker Samsung launched its digital payment application, called ‘Samsung Pay’, in the country as Indians look to shift to newer payment methods. Samsung headquarter is in __________.
(a) Japan
(b) Indonesia
(c) China
(d) Sweden
(e) South Korea
Q6. Name the telecom company that has acquired Tikona Digital’s 4G airwaves for Rs 1,600 crore, ramping up its high-speed broadband spectrum capacity.
(a) Vodafone India
(b) Idea Networks
(c) Reliance
(d) Bharti Airtel
(e) None of the given options are true
Q7. The 8th Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2016 (Northern and Eastern Region) was held recently in which of the following Indian cities?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Ahmedabad
(e) Chandigarh
Q8. To promote cashless digital transactions, South Indian Bank (SIB) has recently introduced Aadhar-based payment in its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) mobile application named _________.
(a) e-Payment
(b) i-Pay
(c) M-Pay
(d) A-Z pay
(e) Instant-Pay
Q9. Indian capital markets Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) have recently decided to introduce futures and options (F&O) contracts in 15 companies from 31 March 2017. Name the Chief Executive Officer of BSE.
(a) Ashish Chauhan
(b) Naman Rathor
(c) K P Malhotra
(d) Deepak Malik
(e) R S Jha
Q10. World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year globally on _________.
(a) 21 March
(b) 24 March
(c) 16 April
(d) 17 February
(e) 13 April
Q11. Name the person who has been appointed as the part-time Chairman of the Reserve Bank of India, recently.
(a) Bibhu Prasad Kanugo
(b) Viral Acharya
(c) R Gandhi
(d) T S Anantharaman
(e) Vimal Thakur
Q12. Sahitya Akademi winner Ashokamitran died recently. He was prominent ________ writer.
(a) Bengali
(b) Malyali
(c) Kannad
(d) Telugu
(e) Tamilian
Q13. Name the Indian Shooter who has bagged the Gold Medal in double trap at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2017, Mexico.
(a) Jitu Rai
(b) Ankur Mittal
(c) Gagan Narang
(d) Vimal Singh
(e) Anjali Bhagwat
Q14. What is the theme for World Tuberculosis Day 2017?
(a) Together Fight with TB
(b) Call for a world free of TB
(c) Unite to End TB- Leave no one behind
(d) Gear up to end TB
(e) None of the given themes are true
Q15. ________ is the MD & CEO of South Indian Bank and Headquarter of SIB is in _________.
(a) Kumar Rajamauli, Andhra Pradesh
(b) T N Krishnamurthy, Tamil Nadu
(c) P R Madhavan, Karnataka
(d) V G Mathew, Kerala
(e) None of the given options are true
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