Current Affairs Quiz For BOB/IBPS Exams |

Q1. Name the head of state-run Life Insurance Corp (LIC), the biggest single investor in the country, has tendered his resignation two years before his term was due to end?

(a) SK Roy

(b) TS Vijayan

(d) TM Bhasin

(e) Nikesh Arora

Q2. Which of the following place Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit was held recently?

(a) Beijing, China

(b) Ufa, Russia

(d) Tashkent, Uzbekistan

(e) None of the above

Q3. India became the _______ largest recipient of foreign direct investment in 2015 in the world, grossing $44 billion following a series of reforms by the government, as per the latest World Investment Report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

(a) Ninth

(b) Second

(d) Fourth

(e) Tenth

Q4. The Cabinet approved an extension in the deadline for implementing the Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) by a year to……….?

(a) December 31, 2017

(b) March 31, 2018

(d) March 31, 2017

(e) May 31, 2019

Q5. Name the renowned Telangana poet and lyricist who has passed away recently.

(a) Nida Fazli

(b) Shankardas Kesarilal

(d) Vishweshwar Sharma

(e) None of the above

Q6. The Union Cabinet approved the mega spectrum auction plan, which is estimated to fetch about how much to the exchequer?

(a) Rs 5.66 lakh crore

(b) Rs 12.20 lakh crore

(d) Rs 15.45 lakh crore

(e) None of the above

Q7. To commemorate the 2nd International Day of Yoga, _____________ Postal circle on 21 June 2016 released “Information booklet, Stamps on Yoga” and “12 stamps on Suryanamaskarams”.

(a) Haryana

(b) Bihar

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Telangana

Q8. The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has sought additional equity infusion from the Centre this fiscal. The specialised lending institution is seeking an additional Rs……………?

(a) Rs 1000 crore

(b) Rs 900 crore

(d) Rs 500 crore

(e) Rs 800 crore

Q9. Government has extended the date for reporting details of accounts under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act(FATCA) by six months to………….?

a) September 30, 2016

b) March 31, 2017

c) December 31, 2016

d) November 30, 2016

e) None of the above

Q10. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released its much awaited _________ document, aims at building best of class payment and settlement systems for a ‘less-cash’ India and ensuring access of mobile banking services to even basic phone users.

(a) Easily-2018

(b) Aim-2018

(d) Portal-2018

(e) None of the above

Q11. Which company has announced the appointment of Sanjay Malik as the head of Indian market, effective from August 1, 2016?

(a) Facebook

(b) Microsoft

(d) Yahoo

(e) Nokia

Q12. Who is appointed as the chairman of three-member UN commission (committee) to monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan recently?

(a) Yasmin Sooka

(b) Anne Hathaway

(d) Kailash Satyarthi

(e) None of the above

Q13. The twenty-fifth GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2015 has been awarded to _________ from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur recently.

(a) Prof. SK Saha

(b) Prof. Hirani Harish

(d) Prof. Sanjay Mittal

(e) None of the above

Q14. India is all set to join the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) tomorrow as a full member. India will become _______ member of MTCR.

(a) 20th

(b) 35th

(d) 16th

(e) 34th

Q15. Which of the following state government has approved a proposal of the Panchayati Raj department to add 500 new gram panchayats before the 2017 three-tier panchayat polls?

(a) Bihar

(b) Rajasthan

(d) West Bengal

(e) Punjab