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Welcome to the world of Current Affairs 2017.With SBI PO Prelims 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 Mains exam. These current affairs are based on current news. Let us see how many questions you attempt accurately.
Q1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently decided to dedicate to the
nation, the country’s longest road tunnel built on the Jammu-Srinagar
National Highway. What is the name of this tunnel?
(a) Chenani-Nashri tunnel
(b) Sabhodi-Ghara tunnel
(c) Lalan-Dumhall tunnel
(d) Gadawail-Kandiwara tunnel
(e) Rohu-Sifan tunnel
Q2.
Name the first academic institution of India to get a supercomputing
facility under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
(a) IIT- Bombay
(b) IIT- BHU
(c) IIT- Roorkee
(d) IIT- Kharagpur
(e) IIT- Gandhinagar
Q3.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have
recently signed a $350 million loan for improving roads in Madhya
Pradesh. Who is the President of ADB?
(a) Ang-Sun-Ki
(b) Kim Bin Moon
(c)Takehiko Nakao
(d) James Peter
(e) None of the given options are true
Q4.
The high-level Committee has been formed recently to examine the
working of the regulatory bodies Central Council of Indian Medicine
(CCIM) and Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH). The committee will be
headed by _____________.
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Arvind Panagariya
(c) M S Lodha
(d) Harsh Vardhan Singh
(e) V P Rawat
Q5.
Android phone maker Samsung launched its digital payment application,
called 'Samsung Pay', in the country as Indians look to shift to newer
payment methods. Samsung headquarter is in __________.
(a) Japan
(b) Indonesia
(c) China
(d) Sweden
(e) South Korea
Q6.
Name the telecom company that has acquired Tikona Digital's 4G airwaves
for Rs 1,600 crore, ramping up its high-speed broadband spectrum
capacity.
(a) Vodafone India
(b) Idea Networks
(c) Reliance
(d) Bharti Airtel
(e) None of the given options are true
Q7.
The 8th Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2016 (Northern and
Eastern Region) was held recently in which of the following Indian
cities?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Ahmedabad
(e) Chandigarh
Q8.
To promote cashless digital transactions, South Indian Bank (SIB) has
recently introduced Aadhar-based payment in its Unified Payment
Interface (UPI) mobile application named _________.
(a) e-Payment
(b) i-Pay
(c) M-Pay
(d) A-Z pay
(e) Instant-Pay
Q9.
Indian capital markets Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock
Exchange (NSE) have recently decided to introduce futures and options
(F&O) contracts in 15 companies from 31 March 2017. Name the Chief
Executive Officer of BSE.
(a) Ashish Chauhan
(b) Naman Rathor
(c) K P Malhotra
(d) Deepak Malik
(e) R S Jha
Q10. World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year globally on _________.
(a) 21 March
(b) 24 March
(c) 16 April
(d) 17 February
(e) 13 April
Q11. Name the person who has been appointed as the part-time Chairman of the Reserve Bank of India, recently.
(a) Bibhu Prasad Kanugo
(b) Viral Acharya
(c) R Gandhi
(d) T S Anantharaman
(e) Vimal Thakur
Q12. Sahitya Akademi winner Ashokamitran died recently. He was prominent ________ writer.
(a) Bengali
(b) Malyali
(c) Kannad
(d) Telugu
(e) Tamilian
Q13.
Name the Indian Shooter who has bagged the Gold Medal in double trap at
the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2017,
Mexico.
(a) Jitu Rai
(b) Ankur Mittal
(c) Gagan Narang
(d) Vimal Singh
(e) Anjali Bhagwat
Q14. What is the theme for World Tuberculosis Day 2017?
(a) Together Fight with TB
(b) Call for a world free of TB
(c) Unite to End TB- Leave no one behind
(d) Gear up to end TB
(e) None of the given themes are true
Q15. ________ is the MD & CEO of South Indian Bank and Headquarter of SIB is in _________.
(a) Kumar Rajamauli, Andhra Pradesh
(b) T N Krishnamurthy, Tamil Nadu
(c) P R Madhavan, Karnataka
(d) V G Mathew, Kerala
(e) None of the given options are true
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Prime
Minister NarendraModi will dedicate to the nation, the country’s
longest road tunnel named Chenani-Nashri tunnel, built on the
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which will cut short the distance
between Jammu and Srinagar by nearly 30 km.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, is the first academic
institution to get a supercomputing facility under the National
Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a
$350 million loan for improving about 1,500 kilometers of major district
roads in Madhya Pradesh in line with the State’s Road Development Plan.
TakehikoNakao is the President of ADB.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol.
The high-level Committee has been formed to examine the working of the
regulatory bodies Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and Central
Council of Homoeopathy (CCH). The committee will be headed by
ArvindPanagariya.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol.
Android phone maker Samsung launched its digital payment application,
called 'Samsung Pay', in the country as Indians look to shift to newer
payment methods. Samsung headquarter is in Seoul, South Korea
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. BhartiAirtel
has acquired Tikona Digital's 4G airwaves for Rs 1,600 crore, ramping
up its high-speed broadband spectrum capacity to take on Reliance
JioInfocomm and the Vodafone-Idea Cellular in the competitive market.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The
8th Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2016 (Northern and
Eastern Region) were announced at the Chinmaya Mission in New Delhi.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol.
To promote cashless digital transactions, South Indian Bank (SIB) has
introduced Aadhar-based payment in its Unified Payment Interface (UPI)
mobile application named SIB M-Pay.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol.
Indian capital markets Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock
Exchange (NSE) will introduce futures and options (F&O) contracts in
15 companies including InterGlobe Aviation and Indian Bank from 31
March 2017. BSE CEO is AshishChauhan and was founded in 1875.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol.
World Tuberculosis Day celebrated on 24 March each year. It is an
opportunity to raise awareness about the burden of tuberculosis (TB)
worldwide and the status of TB prevention and care efforts.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has accorded its approval for the appointment of T S Anantharaman as part-time Chairman of the bank.
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Prominent Tamil writer and SahityaAkademi winner Ashokamitran died at the age of 86.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Young
Indian shooter Ankur Mittal, defeated rival James Willett, and bagged
the first World Cup gold medal of his career in double trap at the
International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The
theme for World Tuberculosis Day 2017 is 'Unite to End TB: Leave no one
behind'. 2017 is the second year of a two-year "Unite to End TB"
campaign for World TB Day.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. V G Mathew is the MD & CEO of South Indian Bank. Headquarter of SIB is in Thrissur, Kerala.
