ESIC UDC and Steno Exam: Current Affairs Questions

Dear Aspirants,

Current Affairs Questions for ESIC UDC and Steno Exam 2019 :

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. Most of the questions in GA appear from Current Affairs section. So it becomes important for you all to cover this particular section with sincerity and seriousness. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. 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. NMCG was awarded the distinction of “Public Water Agency of the Year” by Global Water Intelligence at the Global Water Summit. What does C stands for in NMCG?

Cristal

Clear

Clean

Credit

Corporate

Solution:

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was awarded the distinction of “Public Water Agency of the Year” by Global Water Intelligence at the Global Water Summit in London.

Q2. Google launched_____, a new open platform from Google Cloud, that lets users run applications from anywhere.

App Suite

Adsense

Cloud Store

Anthos

Mendroid

Solution:

Google launched Anthos, a new open platform from Google Cloud, that lets users run applications from anywhere.

Q3. Which of the following Indian education technology startup won a $25,000 tech prize, the Next Billion Edtech Prize 2019?

Unacademy

Adda247

Dost Education

Byjus

PT Education

Solution:

India’s education technology startup ‘Dost Education’ won a $25,000 tech prize along with two other winners from Tanzania and Egypt. The Next Billion Edtech Prize 2019 is given by UK-based Varkey Foundation.

Q4. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has signed an MoU with_______________ to train Indian junior players under world-renowned Serbian coaches.

Italian Tennis Federation

Brazilian Tennis Federation

Russian Tennis Federation

Spanish Tennis Federation

Serbian Tennis Federation

Solution:

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has signed an MoU with Serbian Tennis Federation (STF) to train Indian junior players under world-renowned Serbian coaches.

Q5. Which of the following bank partnered with credit profiler CreditVidya to improve the lender’s customer experience?

PNB

HDFC Bank

ICICI Bank

SBI

RBL Bank

Solution:

RBL Bank has partnered with credit profiler CreditVidya to improve the lender’s customer experience. Through this partnership, the private sector lender will be able to gain significant insights into its customer base.

Q6. The UAE has announced that_____will be the Guest of Honour country at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, ADIBF 2019, to be held at the end of April 2019.

Qatar

Pakistan

USA

India

Saudi Arabia

Solution:

The UAE has announced that India will be the Guest of Honour country at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, ADIBF 2019, to be held at the end of April 2019.

Q7. PAISALO Digital Limited signed the first co-origination loan agreement with ________, the first agreement of its kind in the country that the bank has signed.

SBI

Yes Bank

PNB

BoB

BoI

Solution:

PAISALO Digital Limited signed the first co-origination loan agreement with State Bank of India, the first agreement of its kind in the country that State Bank of India has signed.

Q8. India and______launched a joint programme that will work towards addressing a range of challenges around smart cities and clean technologies among others.

Denmark

Norway

Sweden

Croatia

Cyprus

Solution:

India and Sweden launched a joint programme that will work towards addressing a range of challenges around smart cities and clean technologies among others.

Q9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was decorated with Order of St Andrew the Apostle – the highest state decoration of ______, for exceptional services in promoting special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries.

South Korea

Russia

Croatia

Belgium

Chile

Solution:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was decorated with Order of St Andrew the Apostle – the highest state decoration of Russia, for exceptional services in promoting special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries.

Q10. The most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX’s ________, launched its first commercial mission from Florida.

CREAM

DRAGON

KSC Heavy

FALCON 8

Falcon Heavy

Solution:

The most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, launched its first commercial mission from Florida in a key demonstration for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company in the race to grasp lucrative military launch contracts.