Dear Readers,
So much is happening around the globe every day that unless you keep yourself abreast of these updates you cannot adjust yourself to deal with the GA section of any exam smoothly and easily. Current Affairs not only play an important role in letting you get through the GA Section of the Bank Exams but the Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds of various examinations. So, here are a few must-do General Knowledge questions and answers on current affairs, being provided to you by Bankersadda to help you make your grip stronger on Current Affairs.
Q1. Sukharanjan Sengupta died due to old age-related health problems. He was veteran ____________.
Answer: Journalist
Q2. Name the chief general manager (CGM) in charge of the Reserve Bank of India’s financial inclusion and development department who has recently taken over as executive director (ED) in the central bank.
Answer: Uma Shankar
Q3. Name the Musician who was on the top of Forbes’ annual world’s highest-paid musician list shows 2017.
Answer: Diddy
Q4. India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki became India’s sixth most valued firm. It has replaced _____________.
Answer: State Bank of India (SBI)
Q5. The two-day long Asean-India Connectivity Summit (AICS) will be held on the theme _____________.
Answer: Powering Digital and Physical Linkages for Asia in the 21st Century
Q6. Electronics and Information Technology Ministry has launched first NIC-CERT, a setup of National Informatics Centre to prevent and predict cyber attacks on government utilities. Who is the present Electronics and Information Technology Minister of India?
Answer: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Q7. Name the Mountain which is Britain’s new highest mountain in Atlantic Territory after new satellite data revealed the peak was almost 400 metres taller than previously thought.
Answer: Mount Hope
Q8. Pistol aces Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu bagged a bronze each to continue India’s medal charge at the Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Japan. This is the ________ edition of the championship.
Answer: 10th
Q9. The government has recently fixed _____________ as the price of new series of sovereign gold bonds (SGBs).
Answer: Rs 2,890 per gram
Q10. The Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley holds his 5th Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with the leading Economists in ____________.
Answer: New Delhi
Q11. Buddhist monk Dhammapiya has been recently elected as the new secretary general of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC). He is from which Indian State?
Answer: Tripura
Q12. To which country, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved its first loan to reduce its dependence on coal by over 600,000 tonnes annually?
Answer: China
Q13. Name the country that will host the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in June 2018.
Answer: India
Q14. Which state has become the first state in the country to launch free email addresses in Hindi (in Devanagari script) for its residents.
Answer: Rajasthan
Q15. Muscat is the Capital city of _____________.
Answer: Oman
Answer: Journalist
Q2. Name the chief general manager (CGM) in charge of the Reserve Bank of India’s financial inclusion and development department who has recently taken over as executive director (ED) in the central bank.
Answer: Uma Shankar
Q3. Name the Musician who was on the top of Forbes’ annual world’s highest-paid musician list shows 2017.
Answer: Diddy
Q4. India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki became India’s sixth most valued firm. It has replaced _____________.
Answer: State Bank of India (SBI)
Q5. The two-day long Asean-India Connectivity Summit (AICS) will be held on the theme _____________.
Answer: Powering Digital and Physical Linkages for Asia in the 21st Century
Q6. Electronics and Information Technology Ministry has launched first NIC-CERT, a setup of National Informatics Centre to prevent and predict cyber attacks on government utilities. Who is the present Electronics and Information Technology Minister of India?
Answer: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Q7. Name the Mountain which is Britain’s new highest mountain in Atlantic Territory after new satellite data revealed the peak was almost 400 metres taller than previously thought.
Answer: Mount Hope
Q8. Pistol aces Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu bagged a bronze each to continue India’s medal charge at the Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Japan. This is the ________ edition of the championship.
Answer: 10th
Q9. The government has recently fixed _____________ as the price of new series of sovereign gold bonds (SGBs).
Answer: Rs 2,890 per gram
Q10. The Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley holds his 5th Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with the leading Economists in ____________.
Answer: New Delhi
Q11. Buddhist monk Dhammapiya has been recently elected as the new secretary general of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC). He is from which Indian State?
Answer: Tripura
Q12. To which country, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved its first loan to reduce its dependence on coal by over 600,000 tonnes annually?
Answer: China
Q13. Name the country that will host the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in June 2018.
Answer: India
Q14. Which state has become the first state in the country to launch free email addresses in Hindi (in Devanagari script) for its residents.
Answer: Rajasthan
Q15. Muscat is the Capital city of _____________.
Answer: Oman