EXPECTED CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ FOR IBPS PO MAINS 2017

Q.1) Who has been appointed as interim chairman of GST Network?

  1. a) Bibek Dibroy
  2. b) Manish Sharma
  3. c) Amitabh Kant
  4. d) Nandan Nilekani
  5. e) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
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e) Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Q.2) Which of the following third generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) has been successfully flight tested by premier defence research organisation DRDO in deserts of Rajasthan?

  1. a) Prithvi II
  2. b) Prithvi III
  3. c) Nag
  4. d) Barak 8
  5. e) Agni
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c) Nag

Q.3) Name the Indian grappler who clinched the gold medal at Cadet World Wrestling Championship in Athens.

  1. a) Yogeshwar Dutt
  2. b) Sonam Malik
  3. c) Sushil Kumar
  4. d) Vinesh Phogat
  5. e) Sandeep Tomar
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b) Sonam Malik

Q.4) Name the women cricket player who got promoted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Western Railway after she hit a stunning 171 not out in the recent women’s cricket World Cup propelling India into the finals..

  1. a) Ekta Bisht
  2. b) Sarah Taylor
  3. c) Punam Raut
  4. d) Mithali Raj
  5. e) Harmanpreet Kaur
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e) Harmanpreet Kaur

Q.5) Name the athletic player who won gold medal in junior & senior weightlifting championships held at Gold Coast, Australia.

  1. a) Pardeep Singh
  2. b) Sudeep Singh
  3. c) Ramandeep Singh
  4. d) Sukvirdeep Singh
  5. e) Gurdeep Singh
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a) Pardeep Singh

Q.6) Which of the following prime minister laid the foundation stone for the India’s first bullet train project connecting Ahmedabad to Mumbai?

  1. a) Malcolm Turnbull
  2. b) Shinzo Abe
  3. c) Sheikh Hasina
  4. d) Li Keqiang
  5. e) Najib Razak
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b) Shinzo Abe

Q.7) Who captured her first Grand Slam title by routing fellow American Madison Keys in US Open final?

  1. a) Maria Sharapova
  2. b) Sloane Stephens
  3. c) Venus William
  4. d) Martina Navratilova
  5. e) Steffi Graf
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b) Sloane Stephens

Q.8) Who has made history by becoming the first female referee to officiate a match in a top European league?

  1. a) Abby Wambach
  2. b) Bibiana Steinhaus
  3. c) Hope Solo
  4. d) Homare Sawa
  5. e) Carli Lloyd
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b) Bibiana Steinhaus

Q.9) Which of the following payment bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch a RuPay-powered digital debit card?

  1. a) Vodafone M-Pesa
  2. b) Airtel Payment Bank
  3. c) Paytm Payment Bank
  4. d) India Post payments bank
  5. e) FINO Payment bank
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c) Paytm Payment Bank

Q.10) India ranked______ among 190 countries in the Ease of business Index.

  1. a) 125th
  2. b) 130th
  3. c) 135th
  4. d) 140th
  5. e) 145th
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b) 130th

Q.11) Which of the following ministers has recently included by the government of India in CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) and CCPA (Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs) as permanent members?

  1. A) Nirmala Sitharaman
  2. B) Piyush Goyal
  3. C) Dharmendra Pradhan
  4. a) Only A
  5. b) Only B
  6. c) Only C
  7. d) Both A and B
  8. e) All A, B and C
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e) All A, B and C

Q.12) Who is to be the Singapore’s first female president?

  1. a) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
  2. b) Doris Leuthard
  3. c) Halimah Yacob
  4. d) Park Geun-hye
  5. e) Megawati Sukarnoputri
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c) Halimah Yacob

Q.13) Who will be conferred with the first Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for his rich contribution to the sport?

  1. a) Parupalli Kashyap
  2. b) Prakash Padukone
  3. c) Saina Nehwal
  4. d) P. V. Sindhu
  5. e) Pullela Gopichand
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b) Prakash Padukone

Q.14) Who has won third US Open title and 16th Grand Slam crown with a rout of South African giant Kevin Anderson?

  1. a) Roger Federer
  2. b) Novak Djokovic
  3. c) Rafael Nadal
  4. d) Andy Murray
  5. e) Andre Agassi
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c) Rafael Nadal

Q.15) Which of the following coin will be issued by the government of India to commemorate the birth centenary of Bharat Ratna awardee and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Late M G Ramachandran?

  1. A) Rs 5
  2. B) Rs 10
  3. C) Rs 100
  4. a) Only A
  5. b) Only B
  6. c) Both A and C
  7. d) Both A and B
  8. e) All A, B and C
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c) Both A and C

Q.16) Which of the following country has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defence systems in its first major weapons purchase from Moscow?

  1. a) Iran
  2. b) Iraq
  3. c) Israel
  4. d) Palestine
  5. e) Turkey
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e) Turkey

Q.17) “Shaheen VI” is the joint training exercise held between _______ and _______ countries.

  1. a) Pakistan and Germany
  2. b) Pakistan and Japan
  3. c) Pakistan and China
  4. d) Pakistan and Russia
  5. e) Pakistan and India
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c) Pakistan and China

Q.18) Who has been nominated to a key administration position making her in charge of economic diplomacy by US President Donald Trump?

  1. a) Manisha Singh
  2. b) Elaine Duke
  3. c) Nikki Haley
  4. d) Linda McMahon
  5. e) Betsy DeVos
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a) Manisha Singh

Q.19) US President Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American _______to a key position in his communications team, the White House.

  1. a) David Shulkin
  2. b) Dan Coats
  3. c) Raj Shah
  4. d) Raj Kumar
  5. e) Sonny Perdue
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c) Raj Shah

Q.20) Which of the following bank has appointed Goldman Sachs Group Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Axis Bank Ltd, JM Financial Ltd and Kotak Mahindra Bank as lead managers to manage its proposed initial public offering?

  1. a) Dena Bank
  2. b) Bandhan Bank
  3. c) Andhra Bank
  4. d) Punjab National Bank
  5. e) IDBI Bank
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b) Bandhan Bank


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