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Monday, 15 May 2017

Current Affairs for Bank of Baroda PO 2017

Just a few days are left for SBI PO and NIACL Assistant Examination. It is time to pace up your preparation for SBI PO Prelims and NIACL Assistant Mains 2017. These current affair questions will also help you in preparing for BOB PO and NICL AO 2017 recruitment

Q1. Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space has appointed ______________ as its Managing Director (MD), recently.
Answer: Smita Sandhane

Q2. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has recently approved 26 projects worth Rs 2,154.28 crore under the Centre’s ‘Namami Gange’ programme. Who is the cabinet minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation?
Answer: Uma Bharti

Q3. Name the Formula One racer who defeated four-time Formula One World Champion to lift his fifth title at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Answer: Lewis Hamilton

Q4. India has signed a joint declaration with Russia to promote innovation and the R&D ecosystem between the two countries. What is the Capital and currency of Russia?
Answer: Moscow, Russian Ruble

Q5. R&D Institute of which company filed the maximum number of patent applications in the IT sector in 2015-16, according to Indian Patent Office survey?
Answer: Samsung

Q6. The government has appointed retired Supreme Court judge ___________ as the next chairman of Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).
Answer: Shiva Kirti Singh

Q7. For the first time since Nagaland officially gained recognition as a state, a state Police Officer Atu Zumvu has been awarded one of the nations' military honour, ‘Shaurya Chakra’. Nagaland attained statehood in which year?
Answer: 1963

Q8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book authored by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in New Delhi, recently. The book is titled as __________.
Answer: Matoshree

Q9. The government has recently set up an 'Inter-Ministerial Committee' to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme named _________.
Answer: UDAN

Q10. Name the novel authored by Colson Whitehead that has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, recently.
Answer: The Underground Railroad

Q11. Name the Author of book recently released by Prime Minister of India titled as 'Matoshree'.
Answer: Sumitra Mahajan

Q12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most followed world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram with a whopping 6.9 million followers. Who was on second position in the list?
Answer: Donald Trump

Q13. United Nation (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has named ___________ as the new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, recently.
Answer: Achim Steiner

Q14. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently given its approval for the listing of how many Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on stock exchanges?
Answer: 11

Q15. Name the author of blockbuster novel 'The Underground Railroad' who has recently won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Answer: Colson Whitehead

Current Affairs for Bank of Baroda PO 2017

Q1. Which country has committed an 'Official Development Assistance' (ODA) of 371.345 billion yen (about Rs 21,590 crore) under 2016-2017 for various infrastructure projects, including the dedicated freight corridor in India?
Answer: Japan

Q2. Kanha tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh has become the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot of its own. The Mascot has been named as.................?
Answer: Bhoorsingh the Barasingha

Q3. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has given the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Najib Tun Razak is present Prime Minister of-
Answer: Malaysia

Q4. Name the private sector bank, which has tied up with Wells Fargo (the third largest American bank by assets) to offer real-time remittances from the Indian diaspora to their relatives back home?
Answer: Axis Bank

Q5. The Indian Army has entered into an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) to objective of the agreement is to identify and enhance the critical technological areas that can be enhanced in the armed forces. Who is the present Chief of Army Staff?
Answer: General Bipin Rawat

Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 9.2 km long Chenani-Nashri all-weather road tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The 24.5-kilometer long Laerdal Tunnel in _________ is the longest road tunnel in the world.
Answer: Norway

Q7. Who has won the India Open badminton championship 2017 in New Delhi?
Answer: P.V. Sindhu

Q8. Diplomat Vipul, a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer has took up the charge as the new Consul General of Dubai. Mr. Vipul has succeeded-
Answer: Anurag Bhushan

Q9. Which city, the 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference (CFC) 2017 has been concluded?
Answer: Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Q10. Which player has won the Miami Open 2017 Singles title?
Answer: Roger Federer

Q11. Name the Cab aggregator that has integrated with Unified Payment Interface (UPI) to simplify digital payment options for its customers.
Answer: Ola

Q12. Phoenix India Research and Development Group launched the first bio-gas fuelled bus in which Indian city keeping a flat fare of just Rs 1.
Answer: Kolkata

Q13. Name the country that has topped in a doping violation report published by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 2015.
Answer: Russia

Q14. A Malaysian company MTN has recently agreed to help set up a technology park in which Indian State that’s expected to attract private sector investment of $100 million in the first phase.
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q15. Kerala, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh have also recently joined the Centre’s power distribution company debt relief scheme, Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY). UDAY scheme was launched in ___________.
Answer: 2015

Current Affairs for Bank of Baroda PO 2017

Q1. In 'Swachh Shakti Saptah' Gurugram, Haryana, held recently, approximately how many districts have been declared ODF (Open Defecation Free).
Answer: 100

Q2. Which Regulatory body has proposed up to 50 per cent increase in insurance premium for cars, motor cycles as well as commercial vehicles from April 1.
Answer: IRDAI

Q3. The GST Council recently approved the draft CGST and IGST Bills. The letter ‘C’ in the term CGST stands for ‘Central’ while letter ‘I’ in the term ‘IGST’ stands for __________.
Answer: Integrated

Q4. The Union Finance Ministry has agreed in-principle to allow public sector banks to offer ESOPs to their employees from 2017-18. The term ESOPs stands for _____________.
Answer: Employee Stock Option Plans

Q5. Which country has won the Most Popular Tourism Destination Award, recently?
Answer: Sri Lanka

Q6. Name the City in which a two-day North-East Business Summit (NEBS) held, recently.
Answer: New Delhi

Q7. Which organisation has extended the last date of submission of digital life certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Patra by March 31st, 2017 under Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS).
Answer: EPFO

Q8. Which institutes has recently won the 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award for its solar-direct current (DC) inverter system.
Answer: IIT- Madras

Q9. Name the first state to launch web-based portal to showcase the government’s performance and achievements to the citizens of the state.
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q10. Name the country that will host Mobile World Congress (for the first time) to be held in September 2017.
Answer: India

Q11. Which state has launched 24*7 helpline number 181 to assist women in distress on the occasion of International Women’s Day (8th March 2017).
Answer: Odisha

Q12. In 'BCCI Annual Awards for 2015-16' who won the Best Umpire in Domestic cricket award?
Answer: Nitin Menon

Q13. Name the state that has recently launched a housing scheme estimated at Rs 1,580 crore.
Answer: Tamil Nadu

Q14. Name the ballistic missile that was recently launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
Answer: Hormuz 2

Q15. Parliament recently approved a bill granting women working in the organized sector paid maternity leave of ___________ weeks up from 12 weeks now.
Answer: 26

Current Affairs for Bank of Baroda PO 2017

Just a few days are left for SBI PO and NIACL Assistant Examination. It is time to pace up your preparation for SBI PO Prelims and NIACL Assistant MAins 2017. These current affair questions will also help you in preparing for BOB PO and NICL AO 2017 recruitment examination.

Q1. Name the joint military exercise that begun between India and Nepal, recently.

Answer: Surya Kiran-XI

Q2. Name the first smart tribal model village, that was recently inaugurated in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Answer: Habbi

Q3. What is the Capital and Currency of Oman?
Answer: Muscat, Rial

Q4. Name the player, who has won his third consecutive Brasil Open title, 2017.
Answer: Pablo Cuevas

Q5. India has announced a policy OALP for conducting oil and gas exploration in India. In OALP, term 'A' stands for _____________.
Answer: Acreage

Q6. Name the Eminent writer, who has been honoured with the Saraswati Samman 2016 for his novel Hawthan, recently.
Answer: Mahabaleshwar Sail

Q7. Indian Public Sector Undertaking company National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has commissioned 45 MW solar capacity at Bhadla, recently. Bhadla solar Plant is located in __________.
Answer: Rajasthan

Q8. Name the Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) that was commissioned recently in Indian Navy at Karwar, Karnataka.
Answer: INS Tillanchang

Q9. The banking system of which country is now the biggest in the world according to the Financial Times.
Answer: China

Q10. Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, who passed away recently, was a popular ________ folk singer.
Answer: Bengali

Q11. India ended their campaign in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2017 with five medals at New Delhi. China topped the list with how many medals?
Answer: 12

Q12. Name the scheme that has recently been launched by the Haryana government for senior citizen of the state.
Answer: Tirtha Darshan Scheme

Q13. Social networking site Facebook has recently launched a new initiative named _____________, to support women-founded or co-founded startups.
Answer: SheLeadsTech

Q14. Name the player, who has recently won the Dubai Tennis Championships, 2017.
Answer: Andy Murray

Q15. An Eminent personality Mr. M P Veerendra Kumar was presented the 30th Moortidevi award by Bharatiya Jnanpith organization, recently. He is famous ___________.
Answer: Author and Journalist

Current Affairs for Bank of Baroda PO 2017

Q1. What is the rank of India in the recently released World Happiness Report, 2017.
Answer: 122

Q2. Name the cricketer who has recently become the first Indian to face 500 balls in a Test innings.
Answer: Cheteshwar Pujara

Q3. Name the person who has been recently appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Indian Bank.
Answer: Kishore Piraji Kharat

Q4. Headquarter of Bhartiya Mahila Bank is situated in ___________.
Answer: New Delhi

Q5. What is the theme of International Day of Forest 2017?
Answer: Forests and energy

Q6. Chairperson of which public lender has been ranked 26th among the world's 50 greatest leaders, according to Fortune Magazine?
Answer: SBI

Q7. The External Affairs Ministry and the department of posts has recently announced the opening of a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. First POPSK was launched in __________.
Answer: Mysore

Q8. The 105th session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be hosted by Osmania University, Hyderabad in January, 2018. The theme of the 105th session of Indian Science Congress is _________.
Answer: Science and Technology - Reaching the Unreached

Q9. Name the country that has recently (26th March) celebrated its 46th Independence day.
Answer: Bangladesh

Q10. Name the world champion who has recently won the Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari.
Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Q11. Name the lender that has been recently adjudged the ‘Best Small Bank for 2016’.
Answer: Karur Vysya Bank

Q12. Union Petroleum Ministry has recently launched MoPNG e Seva dedicated grievances redressal platform on Social Media for all queries and grievances relating to Oil and Gas Sector. Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas is ____________.
Answer: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

Q13. Name the first state in India to carry financial inclusion and extend banking services to unbanked areas through Self Help Groups (SHGs).
Answer: Odisha

Q14. Name the bank that has digitally inaugurated 40 ‘Ananya’ transformed branches under Project Ananya.
Answer: Syndicate Bank

Q15. Name the public lender that has recently entered into an MoU with Piaggio Vehicles for providing financial support for the purchase of vehicles under Small Road Transport Operators (SRTO) scheme.
Answer: Vijaya Bank

Current Affairs Quiz for SBI / NIACL / BOB 2017

Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017. With SBI PO Mains and BOB PO, Dena Bank PO, round the corner, it should be your priority to cover every aspect of Current Affairs on a daily basis so that you can do well in Mains exam. These current affairs are based on current news. Let us see how many questions you attempt accurately.

Q1. Union Health Minister has launched the Test and Treat policy for providing treatment to patients suffering from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Who is the present Union Health Minister?

(a) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

(b) Radha Mohan Singh

(d) DV Sadananda Gowda

(e) Jagat Prakash Nadda

Q2. From 04th May 2017 "Bhilar" will become India’s first ‘book village’ where tourists and locals can come and read books, magazines, newspapers stacked at 25 premises. "Bhilar" is located in ________________.

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Gujarat

Q3. Which among the following states has organized the country's first transgender one-day athletic meet in which 132 participants from 12 districts participated?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Assam

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Bihar

Q4. Internationally renowned sand artist ________________ has won the jury prize gold medal at the 10th Moscow Sand art Championship.

(a) Rahul Arya

(b) Sudarsan Pattnaik

(d) Harish Rawat

(e) None of the given options is true

Q5. Who has become the first Indian to take pole in the F3 European series, securing the top spot on the starting grid for Race 1 of the second round of the championship in Monza, Italy?

(a) Jehan Daruvala

(b) Narain Karthikeyan

(d) Mohan Rama Rao

(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. India will give how much amount to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh in the next five years under the new 'Muktijodha scholarship' scheme?

(a) Rs 35 crore

(b) Rs 100 crore

(d) Rs 350 crore

(e) Rs 50 crore

Q7. Who is the present president of Bangladesh?

(a) Mamnoon Hussain

(b) Mohammad Abdul Hamid

(d) Sheikh Hasina

(e) Ashraf Ghani

Q8. Former Union minister _______________ has been selected by Japan for this year's Spring Imperial Decorations, for his contribution to the strengthening of bilateral ties and promotion of friendship between the two countries.

(a) Sushilkumar Shinde

(b) Pawan Kumar Bansal

(d) P Chidambaram

(e) Abdul Bari Siddiqui

Q9. What is the currency of Japan?

(a) Baht

(b) Yuan

(d) Yen

(e) Rupee

Q10. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is observing 'Ganga Cleanliness Pledge Day' on 02nd May 2017 at various places in the river's basin states to spread awareness and ensure public participation in the programme. Uma Bharti is present Union Water Resources Minister; she is present Member of Parliament (MP) from which constituency?

(a) Vadodara, Gujarat

(b) Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

(d) Purnea, Bihar

(e) Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

Q11. International Labour Day, also known as International Worker's Day or May Day is observed globally on ____________.

(a) 2nd May

(b) 1st May

(d) 29th April

(e) 3rd May

Q12. Name the driver who recently won the Russian Grand Prix after a tense final few laps as he was chased down by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.

(a) Lewis Hamilton

(b) Narayan Kartikey

(d) Valtteri Bottas

(e) Roberto Bonomi

Q13. Aymanam ward in which of the following district has become India’s first digitalised panchayat ward?

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(d) Odisha

(e) Jharkhand

Q14. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appointed Syrian refugee and Olympic athlete ____________ as a Goodwill Ambassador.

(a) Yousuf Malaila

(b) Zarna Saify

(d) Mouflo Prosdin

(e) Yusra Mardini

Q15. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2017 (RERA) aimed to protect the interests of homebuyers across the country and bring transparency has come into force from _______________.

(a) 30th April

(b) 1st April

(d) 1st March

(e) 2nd May

Q16. Name the software giant that has recently announced the new "Solve for India" initiative, especially for tier-2 cities with an aim to support entrepreneurs and developers of the country.

(a) Microsoft

(b) Google

(d) TCS

(e) WIPRO

Q17. Name the player who has recently won a record-extending 10th Barcelona Open title by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria.

(a) Roger Federer

(b) Andy Murray

(d) Rafael Nadal

(e) Stan Wawrinka

Q18. India's top cueist Pankaj Advani has recently lost to China's Lv Haotian in the summit clash of Asian Snooker Championship. The championship was held in __________.

(a) Doha, Qatar

(b) Beijing, China

(d) Shanghai, China

(e) Ottawa, Canada

Q19. Name the state that has recently got its first automatic weather station at Dongargaon in Vidarbha region that would help farmers to plan and manage the sowing process better.

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(d) Odisha

(e) Maharashtra

Q20. The daughter of legendary Sitar Maestro (late) Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan, Begum Yaman K. Khan has passed away recently. She was famous ______________.

(a) Classical Dancer

(b) Classical Singer

(d) Sitar Player

(e) Violin Player

Solutions

S1. And.(e)
Sol. Union Health Minister JP Nadda has launched the Test and Treat policy for providing treatment to patients suffering from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It is a centrally sponsored scheme and people suffering from HIV will benefit from it. Under the scheme, a person detected HIV positive will be provided ART treatment.

S2. And.(d)
Sol. A village in Maharashtra famous for its strawberries is soon going offer more - rare Marathi books and magazines. From May 4, Bhilar will become India’s first ‘book village’ where tourists and locals can come and read books, magazines, newspapers stacked at 25 premises. Near the popular the British-era hill station of Mahabaleshwar, Bhilar already attracts a large number of tourists, who come to taste the locally produced strawberries.

S3. And.(c)
Sol. Kerala has organized the country's first transgender one-day athletic meet at Thiruvananthapuram in which 132 participants from 12 districts participated. Kerala Sports Minister A. C. Moideen has inaugurated the event at the Central Stadium. Member of Parliament A Sampath and Member Legislative Assembly V S Sivakumar were also present during the inaugural function.

S4. And.(b)
Sol. Internationally renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha won the jury prize gold medal at the 10th Moscow Sand art Championship. The competition was held between 22nd and 28th April at Kolomenskoye, Moscow in Russia.

S5. And.(a)
Sol. Jehan Daruvala, in his rookie season at the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, is already making waves. The 18-year-old product of Force India Academy became the first Indian to take pole in the F3 European series, securing the top spot on the starting grid for Race 1 of the second round of the championship in Monza, Italy. However, he was unable to translate that into a race victory, and finished the hard-fought race in second place, behind his Carlin Racing teammate Lando Norris of the UK.

S6. And.(a)
Sol. India will give Rs 35 crore to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh in the next five years under the new 'Muktijodha scholarship' scheme. India initiated the Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme in 2006 for descendants of the 1971 Freedom Fighters. Until now, more than 10,000 scholarships worth Tk150 million have been disbursed.

S7. And.(b)
Sol. Mohammad Abdul Hamid is present president of Bangladesh.

S8. And.(c)
Sol. Former Union minister Ashwani Kumar has been selected by Japan for this year's Spring Imperial Decorations, for his contribution to the strengthening of bilateral ties and promotion of friendship between the two countries. The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest category of decorations among the Orders of the Rising Sun, is conferred in recognition of distinguished accomplishments of individuals.

S9. And.(d)
Sol. Yen is the currency of Japan.

S10. And.(e)
Sol. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) will observe 'Ganga Cleanliness Pledge Day' on 02nd May 2017 at various places in the river's basin states to spread awareness and ensure public participation in the programme. The events will be organized in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Hardoi, Bithoor and Vidhur Kuti; Uttarakhand's Srinagar and Devprayag; Patna and Bhagalpur in Bihar; Sahibganj (Jharkhand) and Kolkata (West Bengal). Uma Bharti is present Union Water Resources Ministe, she is present Member of Parliament (MP) from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. International Labour Day, also known as International Worker's Day or May Day is observed on 01st of May every year to promote and encourage the international labour associations. The day marks the victory of workers' movement for eight hours of work.

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) claimed his first Formula One victory, taking the flag at the Russian Grand Prix after a tense final few laps as he was chased down by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Aymanam ward in the Kerala district on became India’s first digitalised panchayat ward. Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar inaugurated the website of the first digitalised panchayat ward number 15 of Aymanam gram panchayat.

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appointed Syrian refugee and Olympic athlete Yusra Mardini as a Goodwill Ambassador. Ms. Mardini, who has settled in Germany, participated in the first ever Olympic refugee team at the Rio de Janeiro games in 2016.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2017 (RERA) aimed to protect the interests of homebuyers across the country and bring transparency has come into force from 1st of May 2017.

S16. Ans.(b)
Sol. Google has announced the new "Solve for India" initiative, especially for tier-2 cities such as Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Indore, Nagpur, Nashik, Madurai, Kanpur, and Chennai. This program will aim to support entrepreneurs and developers of the country.

S17. Ans.(d)
Sol. Rafael Nadal won a record-extending 10th Barcelona Open title by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria. He collected his second clay-court title in a row.

S18. Ans.(a)
Sol. India's top cueist Pankaj Advani has recently lost to China's Lv Haotian in the summit clash of Asian Snooker Championship. The championship was held in Doha, Qatar.

S19. Ans.(e)
Sol. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has inaugurated the State’s first automatic weather station at Dongargaon in Vidarbha region. With the installation of this station information from the stations would help farmers plan and manage the sowing process better.

S20. Ans.(c)
Sol. Famous Sufi singer and daughter of legendary Sitar Maestro (late) Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan, Begum Yaman K. Khan has passed away after multiple organ failures.

Current Affairs Quiz for SBI / NIACL / BOB 2017

Just a few days are left for SBI PO and NIACL Assistant Examination. It is time to pace up your preparation for SBI PO Prelims and NIACL Assistant Prelims 2017. These current affair questions will also help you in preparing for BOB PO and NICL AO 2017 recruitment examination.

Q1. Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the Vietnam Open International challenger badminton Title. What is the capital of Vietnam?
Answer: Hanoi

Q2. Name the Indian-origin British Director who has been honored with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017.
Answer: Gurinder Chadha

Q3. Leading communication app Truecaller has tied up with _________ to integrate the tech giant's video calling app Duo within the Truecaller app.
Answer: Google

Q4. Name the first Indian-American woman who has been appointed as president and CEO of ‘The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’.
Answer: Vanita Gupta

Q5. Name the lender that has recently announced the partnership with mobile app firm Truecaller for a new UPI-based mobile payment service.
Answer: ICICI Bank

Q6. Name the person who has been appointed as the part-time Chairman of the Reserve Bank of India, recently.
Answer: T S Anantharaman

Q7. Sahitya Akademi winner Ashokamitran died recently. He was Prominent ________ writer.
Answer: Tamilian

Q8. Name the Indian Shooter who has bagged the Gold Medal in double trap at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2017, Mexico.
Answer: Ankur Mittal

Q9. What is the theme for World Tuberculosis Day 2017?
Answer: Unite to End TB- Leave no one behind

Q10. ________ is the MD & CEO of South Indian Bank and Headquarter of SIB is in _________.
Answer: V G Mathew, Kerala

Q11. ALTBalaji, the digital platform of Balalji Telefilms Ltd has announced a partnership with mobile wallet major ______.
Answer: MobiKwik

Q12. Kerala, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh have joined the Centre’s power distribution company debt relief scheme named UDAY recently. UDAY stands for-
Answer: Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna

Q13. The Government of India has signed a contract for the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) Bid 2016 with GEM Laboratories for extracting Hydrocarbons at Neduvasal. Neduvasal located in-
Answer: Tamil Nadu

Q14. Which e-commerce giant has made its entry in UAE by acquiring Souq.com, the Middle East’s largest online retailer?
Answer: Amazon

Q15. In which countries,the 9th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) will be held?
Answer: Canada

Current Affairs Quiz for SBI / NIACL / BOB 2017

Just a few days are left for SBI PO and NIACL Assistant Examination. It is time to pace up your preparation for SBI PO Prelims and NIACL Assistant Prelims 2017. These current affair questions will also help you in preparing for BOB PO and NICL AO 2017 recruitment examination.

Q1. Yogi Adityanath has been recently named as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He is the Member of Parliament from which Constituency?
Answer: Gorakhpur

Q2. Amitabh Bachchan has recently launched the world's first app for breast health. What is the name of that app?
Answer: ABC of Breast Health

Q3. Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan has inaugurated the 5th foundation day function of BIRAC in New Delhi, recently. What does 'B' stands for in BIRAC?
Answer: Biotechnology

Q4. Name the major E-commerce group that has recently declared to launch an app named 'A-Z GST Guide' for sellers to get insights and help related to the goods and services tax (GST).
Answer: Amazon

Q5. Name the cellular company that has recently been merged with Vodafone India Ltd.
Answer: Idea

Q6. The major E-commerce group Amazon has recently declared to launch an app named __________ for sellers to get insights and help related to the goods and services tax (GST).
Answer: A-Z GST Guide

Q7. Name the person who has been appointed as the Chairman of Vodafone-Idea merged entity, recently.
Answer: Kumar Mangalam Birla

Q8. Finance Minister has recently finalized capital infusion for 10 PSU banks. Name the bank that has grabbed maximum capital.
Answer: IDBI Bank

Q9. The Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) was recently merged with the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI). Name the Executive Director of the BMB.
Answer: Mrs. S M Swathi

Q10. The High Court of which Indian State has given the status of "living human entities" to the Ganga and Yamuna, recently?
Answer: Uttarakhand

Q11. World water day observed globally every year on _________.
Answer: 22 March

Q12. VTB Bank has recently decided to close its only office in New Delhi, India to cut costs. Its is _________ based company.
Answer: Russia

Q13. The RBI recently proposed to fix the upper limit for Pre-paid Payment Instruments (PPIs) at _______ in view of growing usage of PPIs for a purchase of goods and services
Answer: Rs 1 Lakh

Q14. Name the Indian Soldier, who was presented the second highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee, recently.
Answer: Maj. Rohit Suri

Q15. Name the person who has been appointed as new whole time member of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently by Government of India.
Answer: Madhabi Puri Buch

Current Affairs Quiz for SBI / NIACL / BOB 2017

Q1. The World Bank has recently signed a 100 million US dollar credit agreement with the Centre and which state government to improve the quality of health care services?
Answer: Uttarakhand

Q2. Name the Photojournalist who was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry for his remarkable contribution to the field.
Answer: Raghu Rai

Q3. Yves Meyer won the 2017 Abel Prize, rcently. He is famous ____________.
Answer: Mathematician

Q4. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently commissioned the world’s third largest hypersonic wind tunnel in ___________.
Answer: Kerala

Q5. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley handed over three naval systems, developed by premier Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to the Indian Navy. Chairman of DRDO is _____________.
Answer: S.Christopher

Q6. Chairperson of which public lender has been ranked 26th among the world's 50 greatest leaders, according to Fortune Magazine?
Answer: SBI

Q7. The External Affairs Ministry and the department of posts has recently announced the opening of a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. First POPSK was launched in __________.
Answer: Mysore

Q8. The 105th session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be hosted by Osmania University, Hyderabad in January, 2018. The theme of the 105th session of Indian Science Congress is _________.
Answer: Science and Technology - Reaching the Unreached

Q9. Name the country that has recently (26th March) celebrated its 46th Independence day.
Answer: Bangladesh

Q10. Name the world champion who has recently won the Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari.
Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Q11. Bangladesh recently (March) celebrated its _______ Independence Day.
Answer: 46th

Q12. The two-day Houston India Conference was hosted by Asia Society Texas Center in Houston recently (March 2017). The theme of the Conference was ________________.
Answer: Make in India - The Inside Story

Q13. Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL), a defence public sector undertaking, signed an MoU with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for export of torpedoes. The headquarter of BDL is in __________.
Answer: Hyderabad

Q14. Name the Indian city that will be the venue of the final of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup to be held in 2017.
Answer: Kolkata

Q15. Name the Veteran actor who was honored with the Kala Ratan Award by Vice President Hamid Ansari at Chandigarh.
Answer: Anupam Kher

Current Affairs Quiz for SBI / NIACL / BOB 2017

Q1. India’s first and longest ropeway to connect Mumbai with the famous Island in the Arabian Sea is planned to be constructed by the Mumbai Port Trust. What is name of that Island?

(a) Majuli Island

(b) Havelock Island

(d) Elephanta Island

(e) Diu Island

Q2. The Indian Navy has begun a joint maritime exercise with the French Navy at the Mediterranean Sea to further deepen combat coordination between the two navies. The Joint exercise is named as ____________.

(a) PARAKRAM

(b) VARUNA

(d) GRAMANA

(e) SHAKTI

Q3. The White House has recently named a retired Marine major general ______________ as the new Director of the Secret Service.

(a) SandishMachol

(b) Sebastian Andrew

(d) JohnneferSout

(e) HarrynaraDahol

Q4. The World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated globally on __________.

(a) March 28

(b) March 21

(d) April 28

(e) April 26

Q5. Private sector lender Yes Bank announced the alliance with which of the following e-commerce company under which the bank will offer conditionally approved loans to the latter’s existing customers?

(a) Paisabazaar.com

(b) Naptol.com

(d) Bookmyshow.com

(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. Northeast India's largest Information Technology (IT) hub was opened recently in _____________ to boost employment and e-governance besides to export software technology.

(a) Assam

(b) Tripura

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

(e) Sikkim

Q7. Name the youngest chancellor of any university in the nation who has bagged Dr. BabasahebAmbedkar International Foundation award for excellent performance in the field of education.

(a) Sankalp Joshi

(b) Manish Subrato

(d) Dileep K Nair

(e) Mahesh K Rawat

Q8. Name the country that has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India on economic co-operation, recently.

(a) Myanmar

(b) Bangladesh

(d) Australia

(e) Malaysia

Q9. Name the country that has become the first to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).

(a) Austria

(b) Belgium

(d) France

(e) Japan

Q10. Name the country that will host the 18th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017) in November 2017 according to the International Road Federation (IRF).

(a) India

(b) China

(d) Indonesia

(e) Pakistan

Q11. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) successfully launched its football-stadium-sized, heavy-lift Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) from _____________.

(a) La Condamine, Monaco

(b) Canberra, Australia

(d) Wanaka, New Zealand

(e) Boston, USA

Q12. The 2nd quarterly review meeting on the Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) was held recently at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu & Kashmir. On this occasion how many new Iconic places to be taken under the Phase II of the Swachh Iconic Places initiative were announced?

(a) 6

(b) 10

(d) 15

(e) 5

Q13. Who was crowned as Miss Teen Universe 2017 at the event held in Managua, Nicaragua?

(a) AryTrava

(b) Samantha Pierr

(d) Ritalia Jones

(e) SonakshiPawar

Q14. Who is the Managing Director and Group CEO of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)?

(a) SandeepJajodiya

(b) SamnwaySarkar

(d) Ajay Pandey

(e) ManojShukla

Q15. e-SOT and e-PRAN card launched for Atal Pension Yojana subscribers, recently. What is the full form of SOT?

(a) Statement of Truncation

(b) Statement of Transfer

(d) Security of Transaction

(e) Statement of Transaction

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. India’s first and longest ropeway to connect Mumbai with the famous Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea is planned to be constructed by the Mumbai Port Trust, according to the official report.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indian Navy has begun a joint maritime exercise with the French Navy at the Mediterranean Sea to further deepen combat coordination between the two navies. Guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai, stealth frigate INS Trishul and fleet tanker INS Aditya are taking part in the 'Varuna' exercise.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. The White House has named a retired Marine major general Randolph Ailes as the new Director of the Secret Service. Ailes was in the Marine Corps for 35 years.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Every April 26, World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated to learn about the role that intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright) play in encouraging innovation and creativity.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Private Sector lender Yes Bank announced the alliance with Paisabazaar.com under which the bank will offer conditionally approved loans to the latter’s existing customers.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Northeast India's largest Information Technology (IT) hub was inaugurated at Agartala to boost employment and e-governance besides to export software technology. The Hub was set up at a cost of Rs. 50 crore. The Chief Minister of Tripura, ManikSarkar inaugurated the IT hub.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The youngest chancellor of any university in the nation, Dileep K Nair has bagged Dr. BabasahebAmbedkar International Foundation award for excellent performance in the field of education in Trivendurum, Kerala.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. India and Sri Lanka have signed anMoU on economic co-operation. The agreement was exchanged in the presence of Prime Minister NarendraModi and his Sri Lankan PM RanilWickremesinghe in New Delhi.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Belgium has become the first country to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). Besides the Belgian Embassy in New Delhi, two Consulates-General in Mumbai and Chennai, and an honorary consulate in Kolkata, Belgium has expanded its diplomatic representation in India with this new office in Gandhinagar.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. India will host the 18th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017) on November 13, 2017 as per the International Road Federation (IRF). The WRM is the biggest global platform for road engineers, safety and transport experts and companies engaged in road safety products.

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) successfully launched its football-stadium-sized, heavy-lift Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) from Wanaka, New Zealand.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 2nd quarterly review meeting on the Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) was held recently at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, in Katra, Jammu & Kashmir. On this occasion, ShriNarendra Singh Tomar announced 10 new Iconic places to be taken under the Phase II of Swachh Iconic Places initiative.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. SrishtiKaur was crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017 after beating 25 contestants from around the world at the annual beauty pageant. The event was held in Managua, the capital of Central American country Nicaragua.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ajay Pandey is the Managing Director and Group CEO of GIFT City

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. With a view to digitally empower the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) subscribers and improve the quality of service, the facility of online viewing of the statement of the transaction (e-SOT) and also the e- Permanent Retirement Account Number (e-PRAN card) have been launched.

Computer Awareness is an important section in bank recruitment's Mains Examination. Just a few days are left for SBI PO and NIACL Assistant Examination. It is time to pace up your preparation with Computer Questions for SBI PO Prelims and NIACL Assistant Mains 2017. These questions will also help you in preparing for NICL AO 2017 recruitment examination.

Q1. What does DMA stands for?

(a) Distinct Memory Access

(b) Direct Memory Access

(d) Direct Memory Allocation

(e) None of these

Q2. To which of the following categories do operating systems and debuggers belong?

(a) System software

(b) Application software

(d) Programming Language

(e) All of these

Q3. Which of the following techniques can be used to store a large number of files in a small amount of storage space?

(a) File adjustment

(b) File copying

(d) File compression

(e) None of these

Q4. What is a spooler?

(a) Type of printer

(b) Peripheral device

(d) Output device

(e) None of these

Q5. What is the diagnostic testing sequence of a computer called that determines if all input and output devices are properly working?

(a) rebooting

(b) POST

(d) defragmentation

(e) BSoD

Q6. Which of the following components represent the parts of a Central Processing Unit(CPU)?

(a) Input, output and processing

(b) Control unit, primary storage and secondary storage

(d) Control unit, output device and primary storage

(e) None of these

Q7. Which action can a user perform using an output device?

(a) input data

(b) store data

(d) view or print data

(e) None of these

Q8. Which among the following statement is closely related to secondary storage?

(a) It is non-volatile and its content remains after power is switched off

(b) It does not use magnetic media

(d) It does not store information for later retrieval

(e) It's main purpose is to make interconnections of networks

Q9. Which one of the following statements is not true for data Buffer?

(a) A data buffer is a region of a physical memory storage used to temporarily store data

(b) A buffer often adjusts timing by implementing a queue (or FIFO) algorithm in memory

(d) Buffers are often used in conjunction with I/O to hardware, such as disk drives, sending or receiving data to or from a network

(e) None of the above

Q10. Which among the following is software application commonly used to prepare a presentation/slide show?

(a) Adobe

(b) Power Point

(d) Internet Explorer

(e) Windows Explorer

Q11. A CD player can access data/information using which method?

(a) Sequential access

(b) Random access

(d) All of these

(e) None of these

Q12. Each box in a spreadsheet is called a ________.

(a) Cell

(b) Block

(d) Table

(e) Empty space

Q13. ________key is the example of Toggle key.

(a) Alt

(b) Shift

(d) Escape

(e) Caps Lock

Q14. Which among the following is a type of device that is used for identifying people by their unique characteristics?

(a) biometric device

(b) Web camera

(d) scanner

(e) None of these

Q15. Which of the following statements is true in the context of Watermark?

(a) A watermark can only be applied to a single page in a document

(b) A watermark is not visible to viewers in a hard copy

(d) The colour of a watermark cannot be changed

(e) None of these

Solution

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Direct Memory Access (DMA) enables selective hardware to directly fetch memory of the computer system i.e. RAM.

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. System software is developed to serve as a bridge between the hardware and the user, as the software directly communicates with the hardware. Operating systems and debuggers are two best examples of system software.

S3. Ans.(d)

Sol. File compression is the technique used to store the large file in a small storage space. It compresses to content of the file in such a way that there is no harm done on the file content and quality.

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. Spooler is a program in computing that is used to line up print jobs by storing them in the buffer for a short time and allows the printer to print at the time when it is use.

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. POST is a diagnostic testing sequence of a computer that is run before the actual booting to ensure that the computer hardware is functioning well. It stands for ‘Power-On Self-Test’.

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage are the parts of the CPU. The storage unit deals with the allocation of memory to the processed data, the Control Unit (CU) controls the flow and processing of the data and the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) carries out of the arithmetic operations of calculations of the computer system.

S7. Ans. (d)

Sol. Output devices can be used to view/ print data. Output devices provide processed output by the system to the user.

S8. Ans. (a)

Sol. Secondary storage is non-volatile.

S9. Ans. (c)

Sol. Majority of buffers use the faster RAM to store temporary data, not the ROM, due to the much faster access time compared with hard disk drives.

S10. Ans. (b)

Sol. PowerPoint is used to make presentations/slide shows.

S11. Ans. (d)

Sol. All are memory access mechanism which a CD Player can use.

S12. Ans. (a)

Sol. Each box in a spreadsheet is called a cell.

S13. Ans. (e)

Sol. A toggle key is a key that is used to turn a function on or off, or to switch between two functions.

S14. Ans.(a)

Sol. A biometric device is a type of device that records the unique characteristics such as finger prints because it is impossible to have two different persons with the same fingers prints.

S15. Ans.(c)

Sol. A watermark is a ghost text that is set behind the content of a page.

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