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Welcome to the world of Current Affairs. With SBI PO Prelims 2017 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 SBI PO Mains exam. These current affairs are based on current news. These are helpful not only for SBI PO Mains exam but other competition exams like SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, NIACL Assistant, IPPB PO, etc.
Q1. Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the Vietnam Open International challenger badminton Title, recently. What is the capital of Vietnam?
(a) Danang
(b) Haiphong
(c) Huew
(d) Hanoi
(e) Ho Chi Minh City
Q2. Name the Indian-origin British Director who has been honored with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017.
Q2. Name the Indian-origin British Director who has been honored with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017.
(a) Joe Rajan
(b) Gurinder Chadha
(c) Kasinadhuni Viswanath
(d) Jaspal Bhatti
(e) Katta Subba Rao
Q3. Leading communication app Truecaller has tied up with _________ to integrate the tech giant's video calling app Duo within the Truecaller app.
(a) Infosys
(b) TCS
(c) Google
(d) Microsoft
(e) Facebook
Q4. Name the first Indian-American woman who has been appointed as president and CEO of ‘The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’.
(a) Vanita Gupta
(b) Sonal Vira
(c) Aruna Ray
(d) Arundhati Saini
(e) Kavitha Joe
Q5. Name the lender that has recently announced the partnership with mobile app firm Truecaller for a new UPI-based mobile payment service.
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) SBI
(d) Karnataka Bank
(e) IDFC Bank
Q6. Name the cricketer who received Garfield Sobers Trophy, recently.
(a) Joe Root
(b) Imran Tahir
(c) Steve Smith
(d) Ravichandran Ashwin
(e) Ravindra Jadeja
Q7. Name the person who has been appointed as the head of the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP) by the Secretary-General of United Nations.
(a) Andrew Johnatthan
(b) San Ba Chan
(c) David Beasley
(d) Arunoday Singh
(e) None of the given options are true
Q8. Name the city that will host the Men’s Hockey World League Final in December 2017 and the men’s World Cup in 2018.
(a) New York
(b) Honk Kong
(c) Beijing
(d) Bhubaneswar
(e) Kolkata
Q9. Name the regulatory body that has imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company on various charges.
(a) IRDAI
(b) SEBI
(c) RBI
(d) NABARD
(e) SIDBI
Q10. The Indian Navy has recently inducted surveillance ship INLCU L51 in which of the following Indian cities?
(a) Chennai
(b) Port Blair
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kolkata
(e) Goa
Q11. Name the e-commerce industry that will become a member of the self-regulatory voluntary organization Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) from April, 2017.
(a) Amazon
(b) FlipKart
(c) Paytm
(d) FreeCharge
(e) Naptol
Q12. Name the Asian country that has 1st time turned around from a Net importer of electricity to Net Exporter of electricity, as per Central Electricity Authority of the country.
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) Myanmar
(e) Nepal
Q13. SBI Card recently launched a unique credit card named ________ targeted at all SBI customers, including Jan Dhan account-holders across the country.
(a) PRAGATI
(b) VIKAS
(c) UTKARSH
(d) UNNATI
(e) VRIDDHI
Q14. Name the first woman of the Pakistan who has been recently appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of United Bank Limited, Pakistan.
(a) Zareen Begun
(b) Sima Kamil
(c) Shabana Khan
(d) Romana Zaidi
(e) None of the given options are true
Q15. The country’s fast-growing e-commerce industry Paytm is a 100% subsidiary of ___________.
(a) Alibaba
(b) Porteck
(c) Pacific
(d) One97 Communications
(e) Chroma
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Promising Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the $20,000 Vietnam Open International challenger after defeating Thai pair of Trawut Potieng and Nanthakam Yordphaisong in a thrilling final. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian-origin British Director Gurinder Chadha has been honored with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017 for her immense contribution to British cinema.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Leading communication app Truecaller has tied up with Google to integrate the tech giant's video calling app Duo within the Truecaller app.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Indian-American Vanita Gupta has been appointed as president and CEO of ‘The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’, becoming the first woman to head the prestigious organization.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. ICICI Bank announced a partnership with mobile app firm Truecaller for a new UPI-based mobile payment service. The new feature called as Truecaller Pay, and it will allow users of the app to instantly create a UPI ID, send money to any UPI ID or a mobile number registered with the BHIM app.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. India’s off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin received Garfield Sobers Trophy for being named the ICC Cricketer of the Year as well as the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres has appointed former South Carolina Governor David Beasley to head the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP).
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) selected Bhubaneswar as venue for two of its major events the Men’s Hockey World League Final in December 2017 and the men’s World Cup in 2018.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Insurance Regulatory and Development authority of India (IRDAI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company on various charges.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian Navy inducts surveillance ship (INLCU) L51, the first of the eight ships of the Landing Craft Utility MK IV Class, was commissioned into the India Navy by Vice Admiral Bimal Varma AVSM, Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar command at a ceremony in Port Blair.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The country’s fast-growing e-commerce industry Paytm is all set to become a member of the self-regulatory voluntary organization Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) from April, 2017.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. As per Central Electricity Authority, the Designated Authority of Government of India for Cross Border Trade of Electricity, 1st time India has turned around from a net importer of electricity to Net Exporter of electricity.
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. SBI Card launched a unique credit card ‘SBI Card Unnati’ targeted at all SBI customers, including Jan Dhan account-holders across the country.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. United Bank Limited (UBL), one of the Pakistan largest banks appointed Sima Kamil as the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the bank. She is the first woman President and CEO of any bank in the Country.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. The country’s fast-growing e-commerce industry Paytm is a 100% subsidiary of One97 Communications.
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