Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO: 7th March 2017 |

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. Name the oldest Indian Aircraft Carrier, which has been decommissioned recently after serving the country for nearly three decades.

(a) INS Vikramaditya

(b) INS Arihant

(d) INS Vishal

(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. The tallest Indian flag in the country measuring 360 feet was hoisted recently from ___________.

(a) New Delhi

(b) Ranchi

(d) Punjab

(e) Gujarat

Q3. Centre has launched the first ever across-the-river survey in Ganga to determine the population of aquatic life. It is specially aimed at Gangetic _____________.

(a) Dolphins

(b) Alligators

(d) Turtle

(e) Hilsa Fish

Q4. Name the American player who has won the ATP Mexico Open hardcourt tennis tournament.

(a) Andy Murrey

(b) Rafael Nadal

(d) Stan Wawrinka

(e) Milos Raonic

Q5. Name the Indian state that has recently declared Sanskrit as a compulsory language for students up to class 8th.

(a) Kerala

(b) Assam

(d) Karnataka

(e) Meghalaya

Q6. The West Bengal government has recently given an official status to which one of the following languages in the state, that has been listed as an endangered language by the UNESCO?

(a) Ol-Chiki

(b) Gurmukhi

(d) Kurukh

(e) Lobito

Q7. As per recent declaration of the RBI, bank branches that refuse to exchange soiled notes from people will have to pay a penalty of ____________.

(a) Rs 8,000

(b) Rs 10,000

(d) Rs 15,000

(e) Rs 17,000

Q8. Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has signed an agreement with Millicom International Cellular to combine their operations in which one of the following countries?

(a) Ghana

(b) Nigeria

(d) Mozambique

(e) Togo

Q9. Name the operation/s, recently coordinated by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) under the Ministry of Environment and Forests nationwide.

(a) Operation Thunder Bird

(b) Operation Save Kurma

(d) Both (a) and (b)

(e) Both (a) and (c)

Q10. Name the Indian state that has recently approved proposal to rename two of its Airports.

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Tamil Nadu

(d) Gujarat

(e) Kerala