CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ FOR IBPS RRB & PO: 30TH AUGUST 2017

Q.1) Name the minister who inaugurated the YUVA – a skill development programme and an initiative by Delhi Police under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.

a) Narendra Modi

b) Rajnath Singh

c) Arun Jaitley

d) Smriti Irani

e) Radha Mohan Singh

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b) Rajnath Singh

Q.2) How many crore had given by the centre government for the construction of 1.4-kilometre long hanging bridge across the river Chambal in Rajasthan’s Kota?

a) Rs 217 crore

b) Rs 237 crore

c) Rs 257 crore

d) Rs 277 crore

e) Rs 297 crore

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d) Rs 277 crore

Q.3) Gobindobhog rice, a speciality from Burdwan district of_______, has got the geographical indication (GI) status.

a) West Bengal

b) Odisha

c) Jharkhand

d) Bihar

e) Uttar Pradesh

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a) West Bengal

Q.4) Which of the following state government has decided to merge various health schemes and launch unified ‘Arogya Bhagya’ to cover all the 1.4 crore households?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Kerala

c) Karnataka

d) Telangana

e) Maharashtra

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Q.5) How many crore has been provided by the Odisha government for setting up processing units at Seafood Park in Deras, which will process 90,860 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) sea food and generate over 7,000 jobs?

a) Rs 422crore

b) Rs 433 crore

c) Rs 444 crore

d) Rs 455 crore

e) Rs 466 crore

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e) Rs 466 crore

Q.6) Who has inaugurated 1.4-kilometre long hanging bridge across the river Chambal in Rajasthan’s Kota?

a) Narendra Modi

b) Rajnath Singh

c) Arun Jaitley

d) Smriti Irani

e) Radha Mohan Singh

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a) Narendra Modi

Q.7) Under which of the following scheme Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the YUVA – a skill development programme?

a) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

b) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana

c) Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana

d) Pradhan Mantri Gram Parivahan Yojana

e) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna

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e) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna

Q.8) Which of the following state government has received proposals for setting up processing units at Seafood Park in Deras, which will process 90,860 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) sea food and generate over 7,000 jobs?

a) West Bengal

b) Odisha

c) Jharkhand

d) Bihar

e) Uttar Pradesh

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b) Odisha

Q.9) Karnataka government has decided to merge various health schemes and launch unified ‘Arogya Bhagya’ to cover all the 1.4 crore households. The main theme of Arogya Bhagya’ is _____.

a) Payment First and Treatment Next

b) Treatment First and Payment Next

c) First come first deserved

d) Prevention is better than cure

e) Stay Healthy

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b) Treatment First and Payment Next

Q.10) Which of the following country inaugurated the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Low Enriched Uranium Bank, recently?

a) Uzbekistan

b) Kyrgyzstan

c) Kazakhstan

d) Tajikistan

e) Afghanistan

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c) Kazakhstan

Q.11) Who handed over the building’s keys of Low Enriched Uranium Bank to IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and proposed holding a world summit on nuclear security in Astana?

a) Salim Ali Sagintayev

b) Bakhytzhan Sagintayev

c) Nursultan Nazarbayev

d) Nurnambir Nazarbayev

e) Alifa Gambir

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c) Nursultan Nazarbayev

Q.12) How many million has been awarded by US government to support the Afghan Air Force and Special Mission Wing unit?

a) $ 717 million

b) $ 727 million

c) $ 737 million

d) $ 747 million

e) $ 757 million

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b) $ 727 million

Q.13) For how many months union government has extended the deadline from September 30th for people to declare their Aadhaar numbers in order to continue receiving welfare benefits?

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Four

e) Five

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c) Three

Q.14) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that GST revenue taxes worth Rs _______ crore were collected in July from just 64.42 per cent of the total taxpayer base.

a) Rs 92,083 crore

b) Rs 92,183 crore

c) Rs 92,283 crore

d) Rs 92,383 crore

e) Rs 92,483 crore

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c) Rs 92,283 crore

Q.15) Which of the following taxi service will give free insurance to its driver partners in India that will cover death, disability or hospitalisation due to accidents?

a) Ola

b) Uber

c) Carzonrent

d) Savaari

e) Meru Cabs

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b) Uber

Q.16) Which of the following country has awarded a contract worth over $727 million to support the Afghan Air Force and Special Mission Wing unit?

a) UK

b) Germany

c) Japan

d) USA

e) China

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d) USA

Q.17) Name the centre’s representative who said the government will now shift the Aadhaar declaration deadline to December 31 for social services such as free cooking gas cylinders that women from poor families are entitled to.

a) Shashi Kant Sharma

b) Vinod Rai

c) V N kaul

d) K K Venugopal

e) V K Shunglu

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d) K K Venugopal

Q.18) How many lakh Wi Fi hotspots will be setup across the country by state-run telecom operator BSNL?

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Four

e) Five

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a) One

Q.19) Which of the following private sector lender has tie up with Freyr Energy to offer loans up to Rs 50 lakh to its customers, to install solar rooftops for industrial and commercial purposes and help them to reduce their electricity bills in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh?

a) ICICI Bank

b) Axis Bank

c) Yes Bank

d) Induslnd Bank

e) HDFC Bank

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b) Axis Bank

Q.20) United Nation to observe International Day against Nuclear Tests on August _______.

a) 26th

b) 27th

c) 28th

d) 29th

e) 30th

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d) 29th

Q.21) Name the 14-Year-old boy, who defeated 36-year-old German Timo Boll in the Czech Open final to become the youngest winner of an ITTF men’s singles tournament.

a) Tomokazu Harimato

b) Tomokazu Harimam

c) Tomokazu Harinkato

d) Tomokazu Harinsan

e) Tomokazu Harimoto

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e) Tomokazu Harimoto

Q.22) Which of the following country has pulled off a dramatic win against England at Headingley. This was their first Test win on English shores since 2000?

a) West Indies

b) Sri Lanka

c) Bangladesh

d) Afghanistan

e) Pakistan

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a) West Indies

Q.23) Which of the following country head for cricket team selection Sanath Jayasurya has resigned from his post along with other members following defeat against India in both test and ODI series?

a) West Indies

b) Sri Lanka

c) Bangladesh

d) Afghanistan

e) Pakistan

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b) Sri Lanka

Q.24) How many year term has been extended for Ashish Chauhan, who has steered a strong turnaround and a highly – successful IPO of the bourse with strong business expansion by top stock exchange BSE’s board?

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Four

e) Five

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e) Five

Q.25) Name the pageant who has been crowned as the title Miss TransQueen India 2017?

a) Ragasiya Jain

b) Nitasha Biswas

c) Loiloi Haorongbam

d) Natasha Jain

e) Deepika Kumari

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b) Nitasha Biswas

Q.26) How many awards has been won by National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), the technology transfer and commercialization arm of the Ministry of Science & Technology?

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Four

e) Five

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b) Two

Q.27) Which of the following is not the one of those chosen for winners of the Women Transforming India Awards 2017?

a) Jamuna vineeth

b) Subasini Mistry

c) Kamal Kumbhar

d) Safeena Husain

e) Laxmi Agarwal

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a) Jamuna vineeth

Q.28) Who is the Director General of IAEA?

a) Kamlesh Nilkanth

b) Margaret Chan

c) Yukiya Khalifa

d) Sheikh Khalifa

e) Yukiya Amano

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e) Yukiya Amano

Q.29) Who has been named as the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year for the 2016/17 season recently?

a) Abby Wambach

b) Alex Morgan

c) Hope Solo

d) Lieke Martens

e) Marta Hinklin

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d) Lieke Martens

Q.30) Upto how many lakh has been provided by the Axis bank for installing solar rooftops for industrial and commercial purposes and help them to reduce their electricity bills?

a) Rs 25 lakh

b) Rs 50 lakh

c) Rs 65 lakh

d) Rs 75 lakh

e) Rs 85 lakh

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b) Rs 50 lakh


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