IBPS CLERK MAINS 2017 – CURRENT AFFAIRS DAY 16

Dear Banking Aspirant,

The Start of the new season has flourished and we hope this year will provide you with the best results through your hard word and determination. The previous year ended with the Specialist Officer Exam and since this Clerk notification came in the previous year , this exam pertains to the year 2017, even though the mains exam happen in a different year.

As you all know the difficulty level of the exams that happened in the recent days are in a different level and one needs to constantly prepare to ace the exam and to achieve their dreams. The level of difficulty increases for each exam and there is no turning back for the easier level questions (some of the exams in the lower level cadre had easier questions because, the level of the exam is exactly like that). So to crack the exam and to be the best , you have to study for the exams in an exemplary way and lot of dedication has to be put to achieve this.

We have been providing Exam Planners for various exams and now due to constant feedback to start a new series for the IBPS CLERK MAINS EXAM 2017 which happens on 21st January, 2018 we have started a Exam study Planner to battle the IBPS CLERK MAINS EXAM 2017. Since the struggle for the final place in the list of selected needs bigger preparations, we hope this will help you to achieve the same. We have also provided Quantitative Aptitude , Reasoning Ability, English Language , Current Affairs and Static GK in the planner, so that this will be helpful for the candidates who are preparing for the IBPS CLERK MAINS EXAM 2017.


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Current affairs Quiz – Day 16

Time: 15 Minutes

Current Affairs Questions from : December 16 – December 20


December 16 – December 20

Q.1) 5th International Sven Lange memorial tournament was held in ________.

a) Australia

b) South Korea

c) China

d) Russia

e) Germany

Q.2) Which of the following company has appointed Michel Coulomb to lead India sales operations?

a) Nokia

b) Samsung

c) Apple

d) Microsoft

e) None of these

Q.3) Which of the following country ranks second in the Global Innovation Index?

a) The Netherlands

b) Switzerland

c) Sweden

d) India

e) China

Q.4) Indian Railways plans to make all stations 100% LED lit by _________.

a) March 2021

b) February 2020

c) April 2019

d) March 2018

e) February 2021

Q.5)Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev-led Isha Foundation inked an MOU for rejuvenation and conservation of rivers with which of the following Indian state?

a) Uttarakhand

b) Assam

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Karnataka

e) Tamil Nadu

Q.6) India will host a meeting with which of the following organization, in support of food security and other issues?

a) UNICEF

b) WTO

c) UNESCO

d) IOM

e) None of these

Q.7) Sir Mo Farah has been honoured with sports personality of the year 2017 by which of the following media?

a) Forbes

b) Business Chronicle

c) BBC

d) India Times

e) None of these

Q.8) Which of the following is the first Indian State to launch social audit law?

a) Nagaland

b) Meghalaya

c) Assam

c) Rajasthan

d) Uttarakhand

e) Odisha

Q.9) Prime Minister announces how much crore for improving Roads, Highways in Northeast Region?

a) 90000 crore

b) 9000 crore

c) 12000 crore

d) 110000 crore

e) 10000 crore

Q.10) India clinched how many gold medals at Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, Johannesburg, South Africa?

a) 11

b) 12

c) 10

d) 14

e) 15

Q.11) The 2022 Winter Olympics is going to be held at _______.

a) Russia

b) Qatar

c) India

d) China

e) England

Q.12) Recently to boost digital Banking, Rewardz Scheme was introduced by which of the following Bank?

a) HDFC Bank

b) Bank of Baroda

c) IndusInd Bank

d) SBI

e) Indian Bank

Q.13) The Headquarters of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is in ________.

a) Shangai

b) New York

c) Brussels

d) Beijing

e) Washington D.C

Q.14) India win 10 medals in Wushu Sanda Asian Cup, which was held in _______.

a) Russia

b) Mexico

c) China

d) Indonesia

e) Spain

Q.15) Keely Smith, who passed away recently, belongs to which of the following Profession?

a) Politician

b) Dancer

c) Singer

d) Economist

e) Actor

Q.16) The United Nations (UN) International Migrants Day is observed every year on December 18. What is the theme for 2017?

a) Save world of migration

b) Safe move in the world of migration

c) Safe migration in a world on the move

d) Safe people from migration world

e) None of these

Q.17) ADB lowers India’s GDP forecast for FY 2018 to 6.7% from __________.

a) 6.9%

b) 7%

c) 6.8%

d) 7.2%

e) 7.1%

Q.18) The AIIB approves how much loan amount for Bangalore metro rail project?

a) USD 135 million

b) USD 235 million

c) USD 335 million

d) USD 435 million

e) USD 35 million

Q.19) Who has been appointed as the new Director of the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad?

a) DivyaPriya M

b) Hemalatha R

c) Sundri Venkatesh N

d) HemaPriya K

e) Divya Bharti L

Q.20) The Real Madrid midfielder Kaka announced his retirement as a player, belongs to which of the following country?

a) Brazil

b) Germany

c) Spain

d) Portugal

e) None of these


Answer Key:

1 e
2 c
3 c
4 d
5 b
6 b
7 c
8 b
9 a
10 c
11 d
12 d
13 d
14 c
15 c
16 c
17 b
18 c
19 b
20 a

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