Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam: 18th September 2018 |

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Current Affairs Quiz for IBPS RRB Mains 2018

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is that both the Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. Apart from the GA Section, an excellent knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI (Personal Interview) more efficiently so you do not give a mumble jumble answer to the interviewee’s simple questions. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. NASA launched its Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2, known as ____________, which will use an extremely precise laser to collect measurement data to track the Earth's shrinking polar ice from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

PSLVSat-2

ICESat-2

UPLVSat-4

COOLSat-4

USASat-2

Solution:

NASA launched its Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2, known as ICESat-2, which will use an extremely precise laser to collect measurement data to track the Earth's shrinking polar ice from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Q2. International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on ____________ throughout the world.

16th August

12th September

16th September

30th September

30th August

Solution:

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16th September throughout the world. The theme for International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2018 was 'Keep Cool and Carry On: The Montreal Protocol'.

Q3. Indian five-time world boxing champion M C Mary Kom clinched her third gold medal of the year in 48 kg category at the Silesian Open Boxing Tournament. This tournament was held in _______________.

China

Serbia

Poland

Belgium

Germany

Solution:

Indian five-time world boxing champion M C Mary Kom clinched her third gold medal of the year in 48 kg category, while Jyoti Gulia picked up the country’s lone gold in 51 kg of the youth category of the Silesian Open boxing Tournament for women in Gliwice, Poland.

Q4. Name the team that has lifted the 2018 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup after defeating defending champions India.

Malaysia

Maldives

Indonesia

Japan

Nepal

Solution:

Maldives have lifted the 2018 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup. In the final at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka, they defeated defending champions India 2-1. At half-time, the winners led One-nil. The win for Maldives comes 10 years after their first SAFF Cup title in 2008.

Q5. Indigenously developed weapon system MPATGM, was successfully flight tested for the second time from the Ahmednagar range, Maharashtra. What does 'P' stands for in MPATGM?

Programmed

Prolonged

Pure

Portable

Pacific

Solution:

Indigenously developed weapon system Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), was successfully flight tested for the second time from the Ahmednagar range, Maharashtra. All the mission objectives have been met.

Q6. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched PSLV C 42 with two British earth observation satellites ____________ and ____________ in precision from the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota.

PSLC and S2-9

S1-4 and NAVIK

NovaSAR and NAVIK

NovaSAR and S1-4

S1-4 and GPS

Solution:

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched PSLV C 42 with two British earth observation satellites NovaSAR and S1-4 in precision from the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Q7. The much awaited 'Jaipur Literature Festival' has begun recently in _____________.

Jaipur

Houston

Udaipur

Berlin

Bern

Solution:

The Jaipur Literature Festival began in Houston at the Asia Society of Texas. The festival, touted as the world’s largest free literary gathering, started with a soulful music performance by Indian Sufi singer Zila Khan.

Q8. Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin (Germany), smashing the previous best as he clocked 2 hours 1 minute 39 second. He is from which of the following country?

Kenya

Uganda

Sudan

Tanzania

South Sudan

Solution:

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin (Germany), smashing the previous best as he clocked 2 hours 1 minute 39 second. Kipchoge has dominated marathon racing since making his debut in Hamburg in 2013.

Q9. Name the person who has become Sudan’s new Prime Minister.

Joko Widodo

Sherif Ismail

Raila Amolo Odinga

Moutaz Mousa Abdallah

Abdullah Abdullah

Solution:

Moutaz Mousa Abdallah has become Sudan’s new Prime Minister. A 21-member cabinet was sworn in at the presidential palace in Khartoum. Mousa Abdallah is also holding the finance portfolio in a bid to revive the country’s ailing economy.

Q10. International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed recently. The theme for International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2018 was _______________.

Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future

Linguistic diversity and multilingualism: keystones of sustainability and peace

Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future

Keep Cool and Carry On: The Montreal Protocol

Equality and Parity in Science for Peace and Development

Solution:

Q11. PayU India has received Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) approval to operate its own non-banking financial company (NBFC). It is owned by ___.

Walmart

Flipkart

One 97 communications

Naspers Ltd

Muthoot Finance

Solution:

PayU India is a digital payments firm owned by South Africa’s Naspers Ltd.

Q12. The second edition of Nepal-China joint military exercise (JME) named Mt Everest Friendship Exercise-2018 recently commenced in China’s southwestern _____ province.

Shanghai

Beijing

Wuhan

Sochi

Sichuan

Solution:

The second edition of Nepal-China joint military exercise (JME) named Mt Everest Friendship Exercise-2018 recently commenced in China’s southwestern Sichuan province.

Q13. Who has taken charge as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the State Bank of India.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

N. Vishwanath

Viral Acharya

Indira Nui

Prashant Kumar

Solution:

State Bank of India announced that Prashant Kumar has taken charge as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bank. Before Kumar, Anshula Kant, who has been promoted as Managing Director of SBI, was the CFO.

Q14. Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh inaugurated two CIBMS pilot projects along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu region. What does I stand for?

Indian

Integrated

Internal

International

Interconnected

Solution:

Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh inaugurated two Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) pilot projects along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu region.

Q15. Salesforce.com Inc. founder Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne agreed to acquire Time magazine from Meredith Corp. for _____ in cash.

$190 Billion

$19 Billion

$195 million

$200 million

$190 million

Solution:

Salesforce.com Inc. founder Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne agreed to acquire Time magazine from Meredith Corp. for $190 million in cash.

Q16. Recently Mr. Satya Prakash Malaviya passed away in Delhi. He was a ____.

Politician

Scientist

Writer and Poet

Quiz Master

Vocalist

Solution:

Former Union petroleum minister Satya Prakash Malaviya passed away in Delhi. He was 84.

Q17. Which Indian firm has acquired Finnish company Fluido, a top consulting partner of Salesforce, for 65 million euros (about Rs. 545 crore)?

TCS

Infosys

Wipro

Tech Mahindra

Flipkart

Solution:

Infosys has acquired Finnish company Fluido, a top consulting partner of Salesforce, for 65 million euros (about Rs 545 crore).

Q18. Which bank won "Rajbhasha Kirti" award for outstanding performance in implementing the Official Language Policy during 2017-18 ?

ICICI Bank

State Bank of India

Punjab National Bank

Union Bank of India

HDFC Bank

Solution:

State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) bagged the "Rajbhasha Kirti" award for outstanding performance in implementing the Official Language Policy during 2017-18. The award was given on the occasion of Hindi Diwas (14th September).

Q19. Which U.S.-based firm, has signed two agreements with the NITI Aayog and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to speed up its Country Digital Acceleration programme in India.

Paypal

Tesla

Google

Microsoft

Cisco

Solution:

Cisco, a U.S.-based firm, that makes networking telecommunications equipment, has signed two agreements with the NITI Aayog and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to speed up its Country Digital Acceleration programme in India.

Q20. Which Bank recently obtained in principle approval of the Reserve Bank of India for the creation of a subsidiary company and has executed MOU with Infopark Kakkanad for leasing space in their campus.

ICICI Bank

Federal Bank

AXIS Bank

HDFC Bank

IDBI

Solution:

Federal Bank, which is in the process of formation of a wholly owned subsidiary company, has executed MOU with Infopark Kakkanad for leasing space in their campus. The Bank has already obtained in principle approval of the Reserve Bank of India for the creation of a subsidiary company.

Q21. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has approved a loan for 93 prioritised irrigation projects under the government's flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY). What is the approved loan amount?

Rs 65,634.93 crore

Rs 67,634.23 crore

Rs 61,687.93 crore

Rs 65,124.53 crore

Rs 63,234.39 crore

Solution:

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has approved Rs 65,634.93 crore loan so far to 93 prioritised irrigation projects under the government's flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY).

Q22. Where does India ranks globally in terms of number of family-owned businesses according to the ‘Credit Suisse Family 1000 in 2018’ study, published by the Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI).

Solution:

India ranks third globally in terms of number of family-owned businesses with 111 companies having a total market capitalisation of $839 billion. India closely follows China with 159 firms and the US with 121 firms.

Q23. For the first time in India, dog owners will have a dedicated dog park to visit. In which state this dog park has been set up?

Bangalore

New Delhi

Hyderabad

Mumbai

Kolkata

Solution:

For the first time in India, dog owners will have a dedicated dog park to visit. Set up in Hyderabad, the park is spread across an area of 1.3 acres.

Q24. In an attempt to combat human trafficking, the West Bengal government has rolled out a scheme. What is the name of the scheme?

Annpurna

Swablamban

Ayushman Bengal

Swayangsiddha

None of the above is true

Solution:

In an attempt to combat human trafficking, the West Bengal government has rolled out a scheme, Swayangsiddha, in different districts of the State. Swayangsiddha, which means self-reliance, will be executed by the West Bengal Police.

Q25. External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj, along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the website for the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019. What is the name of this website?

www.pbdindia.gov.in

www.pbdnri.com

www.nrioutside.gov.in

www.pbnri.gov.in

www.indianpb.com

Solution:

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj, along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the website for the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019, www.pbdindia.gov.in. The online registration for participation has started for this biennial event.