Thursday, 11 January 2018

Current Affairs Q & A. For IBPS Mains

Q1.  ____________________ government has released about 365 crore rupees for the rain-hit farmers in 19 districts of the State who sustained crop loss due to unseasonal rain during the third week of this month (November).
Answer: Odisha

Q2. In which country is the headquarter of International Boxing Association(AIBA) located?
Answer: Switzerland

Q3. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) was recognised as a national body by the Indian Olympic Association, which removed the terminated ____________________ as its affiliate after months of indecision.
Answer: Indian Amateur Boxing Federation

Q4. Vijay Diwas is celebrated across the Nation on 16th December. The day marks the glorious victory of India over Pakistan in ____________.
Answer: 1971

Q5. The logo & Mascot of Hockey World Cup 2018 to be hosted in India was unveiled by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.At which stadium was it unveiled? 
Answer: Kalinga Stadium

Q6. India recently signed an agreement with which country on enhancing naval cooperation for security of sea lanes between the two countries 
Answer: Singapore

Q7. World AIDS day is celebrated every year all over the world on December 1st. What was the theme for World AIDS day this year?
Answer: Right to Health

Q8.  Replacing the existing line, the International Monetary Fund has approved a new USD 88 billion credit line for _________________ to deal with a potential need for liquidity.
Answer: Mexico

Q9. BSF, the biggest border guarding force in the world celebrated its 52nd Anniversary of Raising Day on ________________?
Answer: 1st December

Q10. The emblems of the Beijing 2022 Olympic has been named as _____________.
Answer: Winter Dream

Q11. Name the defending Asian champion who has won a gold medal at the Asian Luge Championships at Altenberg, Germany.
Answer: Shiva Keshavan

Q12. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has recently attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. The summit was held in _______________.
Answer: Russia

Q13. The 2018 Youth Olympics will be held in _____________.
Answer: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Q14. Which country has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization under a category that represents nations?
Answer: India

Q15. The 24-year-old model Jenny Kim has bagged the title of Miss Supranational 2017 at the gala event. She belongs to which country?
Answer: Korea

Q16.  US Based Airbnb is ______________ service.
Answer: Online marketplace

Q17. Who is the present Finance Secretary of India? 
Answer: Hasmukh Adhia

Q18. Name the person who has been appointed as the new Director of the country’s premier National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad.
Answer: R Hemalatha

Q19. To achieve universal household electrification in the country in the recently launched SAUBHAGYA Scheme, 'S' stands for?
Answer: Sahaj

Q20. Oxford Dictionaries has crowned "_______________" as its word of the year 2017.
Answer: youthquake

Q21. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM) with a three year budget of ______________ commencing from 2017-18
Answer: Rs.9046 crore

Q22. Who appointed as UN Environment’s Goodwill Ambassador for India?
Answer: Dia Mirza

Q23. The National Nutriton Mission (NNM) has been setup after the approval from the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.It will be funded 50% by
Answer: IBRD or MDB

Q24. The 54th Statehood Day of Nagaland will be Celebrated alongwith____________________ festival 2017 at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama.
Answer: Hornbill

Q25. The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Suresh Prabhu was the chief guest for the Shared Value Summit 2017. The summit was held in ________________?
Answer: New Delhi

Q26. Software Giant Infosys has recently announced the appointment of _______________ as its new CEO and Managing Director.
Answer: Salil S. Parekh

Q27. The International Day of Disabled Persons is observed globally on _________________.
Answer: 3 December

Q28. Nation on 03rd December remembers Rajendra Prasad on his 133rd birthday. He was ____________________.
Answer: India's first President

Q29. What is the theme for International Day of Disabled Persons 2017?
Answer: Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all

Q30. What is the capital of Kenya?
Answer: Nairobi

Q31. After Karnam Malleshwari in 1994 & 95 who became the first Indian in over two decades to claim a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championship in Anaheim, USA?
Answer: Mirabai Chanu

Q32. Recently in which state the SAUBHAGYA Scheme was launched as a part of achieving universal household electrification in the country?
Answer: Manipur

Q33. The National Skill Development Corporation and the THSC signed a tripartite an MoU with _____________ to provide hospitality skills training to hospitality micro-entrepreneurs in India. 
Answer: Airbnb

Q34. Recently under THSC, Team India recorded their best-ever performance at WorldSkills 2017 in Abu Dhabi finals with the highest ever tally of two medals (a Silver and a Bronze) and Nine Medallions of excellence.What does T stands for?
Answer: Tourism

Q35. In which city, the third World Telugu Conference has begun recently?
Answer: Hyderabad

Q36. With which country has the CBDT(Central Board of Direct Taxes) recently entered into 2 Bilateral APAs(Advance Pricing Agreements)?
Answer: Singapore

Q37. Surrendering to the wishes of hardline religious groups, who was the law minister of pakistan who recently quit the civilian government?
Answer: Zahid Hamid

Q38. Recently who has been appointed as the new Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
Answer: Sunil Kumar Chourasia

Q39. The Shared Value Summit 2017 is being organised by Shared Value Initiative India, Institute for Competitiveness (India), and SoulAce & India Council on Competitiveness in association with BusinessLine. What is its theme? 
Answer: Equity and Empowerment

Q40. What is the price of the new series of the Sovereign Gold Bonds as fixed by the government?
Answer: 2952 Rupees per Gram

Q41. Name the word that has been announced as Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2017.
Answer: Populism

Q42. Name the person who became the first Indian-American to Hold Press Gaggle.
Answer: Raj Shah

Q43. Name the present and newly appointed president of Kenya.
Answer: Uhuru Kenyatta

Q44. Name the Veteran journalist who has been appointed the chairman of the Prasar Bharati board for a second consecutive term till February 8, 2020.
Answer: A Surya Prakash

Q45. Indian archers produced an impressive performance, grabbed 9 medals at the Asian Championships. The championship was held in ______________.
Answer: Dhaka, Bangladesh

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