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. Which among the following bank has launched the ‘811 banking app’ which is part of the lender’s vision to double customer base in 18 months?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) South Indian Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(e) ICICI Bank
Q2. Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has released the book titled __________________________________ jointly authored by Shri Bibek Debroy (Member, NITI Aayog) Shri Sanjay Chadha (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce) & Ms. Vidya Krishnamurthi.
(a) Indian Railway- The weaving of a National Tapestry
(b) Indian Railway- The Historical Development of Railways in India
(c) Indian Railway- The Development in Chronological Order
(d) Indian Railway- The Chapters Dealing with Different Periods
(e) None of the given options is true
Q3. The Reserve Bank of India has completed its 82nd establishment day on 01st April 2017. RBI was set up on the basis of the recommendations of-
(a) David Young Commission
(b) Bibek Young Commission
(c) Hilton Young Commission
(d) Smith Young Commission
(e) Rangarajan Young Commission
Q4. The government has launched two mobile apps ______________________ that provide access to various services and information, and enable citizens to report any traffic violation or road accident.
I. echallan
II. mParivahan
III. esuffar
IV. mrashta
V. esuvidha
(a) Both V and I
(b) Both I and IV
(c) Both IV and V
(d) Both III and II
(e) Both I and II
Q5. The State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender has started functioning as unified entity from 01st April 2017 post merger of its five associate banks, besides Bharatiya Mahila Bank. State Bank of India was established on-
(a) 01st July 1954
(b) 01st July 1955
(c) 01st July 1956
(d) 01st July 1957
(e) 01st July 1958
Q6. The BRICS-backed New Development Bank (NDB) has invested in seven projects totaling $1.5 billion in about two years of its operation. Where is the headquarter of NDB?
(a) Shanghai, China
(b) Moscow, Russia
(c) New Delhi, India
(d) Curitiba, Brazil
(e) Pretoria, South Africa
Q7. Joyciline Jepkosgei has broken the world half marathon record as well as the 10km and 15km marks at the Prague Half Marathon on the way to winning the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in one hour, four minutes and 52 seconds. She is from-
(a) Jamaica
(b) Kenya
(c) USA
(d) China
(e) Kazakhstan
Q8. Name the American singer and songwriter, who has finally accepted his Nobel Prize for literature 2016, more than three months after the awards ceremony.
(a) Yoshinori Ohsumi
(b) Juan Manuel Santos
(c) Bob Dylan
(d) Sveriges Riksbank
(e) Duncan Haldane
Q9. The World Autism Awareness Day 2017 has been observed across the world on 02 April 2017. The 2017 theme for the day is-
(a) Opportunity and Full and Effective Participation in Society.
(b) Early Childhood and Irrespective of Gender
(c) Measures to Raise Awareness about Children
(d) Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination
(e) None of the given options is true
Q10. In which among the following cities, the second annual meeting of BRICS’s New Development Bank (NDB) has been concluded.
(a) Durban, South Africa
(b) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(c) Saint Petersburg, Russia
(d) Beijing, China
(e) New Delhi, India
Q11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 9.2 km long Chenani-Nashri all-weather road tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The 24.5-kilometer long Laerdal Tunnel in _________ is the longest road tunnel in the world.
(a) China
(b) Switzerland
(c) Denmark
(d) Norway
(e) USA
Q12. Who has won the India Open badminton championship 2017 in New Delhi?
(a) P.V. Sindhu
(b) Carolina Marin
(c) Saina Nehwal
(d) Sung ji-Hyun
(e) None of the given options is true
Q13. Diplomat Vipul, a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer has taken up the charge as the new Consul General of Dubai. Mr. Vipul has succeeded-
(a) S N Arya
(b) Pragati Sharma
(c) Anurag Bhushan
(d) Pooja Saini
(e) Naval Kishor
Q14. Which among the following cities, the 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference (CFC) 2017 has been concluded?
(a) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
(b) Patna, Bihar
(c) Nagpur, Maharashtra
(d) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
(e) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Q15. Which among the following player has won the Miami Open 2017 Singles title?
(a) Andy Murray
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Stan Wawrinka
(d) Rafael Nadal
(e) Novak Djokovic
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