Current Affairs Questions for Indian Bank PO Mains Exam: 30th October 2018

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Current Affairs Quiz for Indian Bank PO Mains 2018

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is that both the Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. Apart from the GA Section, an excellent knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI (Personal Interview) more efficiently so you do not give a mumble jumble answer to the interviewee's simple questions. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. Recently in which of the following state its first mega food park was inaugurated?

Rajasthan

Gujarat

Bihar

Punjab

Uttarakhand

Solution:

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Gujarat. It is located at Village Shah and Vasravi, Taluka Mangrol, District Surat.

Q2. Who has recently won Miss Grand International 2018 title?

Kobi-Jean Cole

Renee Kujur

Manushi Chhillar

Rolene Strauss

Clara Sosa

Solution:

Miss Paraguay Clara Sosa won the Miss Grand International 2018 title at the 6th edition of the beauty pageant in Yangon, Myanmar.

Q3. Which of the following player has become the first recipient of the Chris Evert Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World No.1 Trophy?

Martina Navratilova

Serena Williams

Venus Williams

Simona Halep

Steffi Graf

Solution:

World number one Simona Halep has become the first recipient of the Chris Evert Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World No.1 Trophy, named after WTA's first-ever world number one, Chris Evert.

Q4. The Reserve Bank of India has announced that it will inject Rs 40,000 crore into the system through OMO. What does M stands for in OMO?

Market

Money

Monetary

Mobility

Minimum

Solution:

Open Market Operations (OMO) refer to the buying and selling of government securities in the open market in order to expand or contract the amount of money in the banking system.

Q5. Which state government has recently signed an MoU with the British Council to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation?

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Punjab

Sikkim

Goa

Solution:

The state government of Arunachal Pradesh signed an MoU with the British Council to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation, in order to support the knowledge ambitions and economic growth of the state.

Q6. Which of the following tennis player recently won his 99th career title in his hometown?

Alexander Zverev

Andy Murray

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

Solution:

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer won his 99th career title after winning the Basel Open for the ninth time in his career.

Q7. Madan Lal Khurana passed away recently. He was chief minister of ______from 1993 to 1996.

Uttar Pradesh

Punjab

Haryana

Delhi

Himachal Pradesh

Solution:

Former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 82. A veteran of the BJP, Khurana was the chief minister of Delhi from 1993 to 1996

Q8. Who has been re-elected as the President of Ireland?

Martín Vizcarra

Nicolás Maduro

Michael D Higgins

Mauricio Higgin

Juan Carlos Varela

Solution:

Michael D Higgins has been re-elected as the President of Ireland after receiving 56 percent of the country’s votes in the elections. Businessman Peter Casey came second with 23.1 per cent votes. Mr. Higgins, who has served as the country’s head of state since 2011, will now keep the top job for another seven years.

Q9. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reached the capital city of Qatar on the first leg of her 2-nation visit to West Asia. What is the name of the capital of Qatar?

Oman

Doha

Asthana

Mogadishu

Harare

Solution:

Doha is the capital of Qatar. On the second leg of her visit, Ms Swaraj will travel to Kuwait.

Q10. Who has recently won the Panasonic Open India title in Golf?

Khalin Joshi

Pankaj Advani

Ashok Kumar

Anirban Lahiri

Shiv Kapoor

Solution:

Indian golfer Khalin Joshi clinched the Panasonic Open India title at the Delhi Golf Club. With this win, Joshi became the seventh Indian to win the Panasonic Open India title in the last eight editions of the tournament.

Q11. Indian player Ayhika Mukherjee has won a silver medal recently. She belongs to _____.

Sprint

Golf

Table Tennis

Javelin throw

Wrestling

Solution:

Indian table tennis player Ayhika Mukherjee has won a silver medal in the under-21 women’s singles category of the ITTF Challenge Belgium Open.

Q12. In Men’s Hockey______ recently won the Asian Champions Trophy at Muscat.

India

Pakistan

Both (a) and (b)

Great Britain

Oman

Solution:

In Men’s Hockey, India and Pakistan were declared joint winners of the Asian Champions Trophy at Muscat in Oman. The tournament director declared both teams as winners after the summit clash was called off due to heavy rain.

Q13. The Vigilance Awareness Week will be observed across the country from 29th October to 3 November. What is the theme of the Vigilance Awareness Week?

Future Against Corruption

Anti-Corruption: Ye Soch Hamare Dil me he

Being Honest- Build A New India

Eradicate Corruption – Build A New India

Eradicating Corruption

Solution:

The Vigilance Awareness Week will be observed across the country from 29th October to 3 November to promote probity in public life and achieve a corruption-free society. The theme of the week this year is, ‘Eradicate Corruption – Build A New India’.

Q14. Who has won Brazil's presidential election recently?

Jair Bolsonaro

Michael D Higgins

Nicolás Maduro

Dilma Rousseff

Juan Carlos Varela

Solution:

Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in Brazil's presidential election. Mr. Bolsonaro won 55.2% of the votes cast against 44.8% for Fernando Haddad from the left-wing Workers' Party.

Q15. India has donated _______ for a peacekeeping initiative at the UN.

$20 lakh

$1 lakh

$10 lakh

$5 lakh

$3 lakh

Solution:

India has donated three lakh Dollars for a peacekeeping initiative at the UN. The UN Department of Field Support announced that the Indian government donated the amount for the ‘Pipeline to Peacekeeping Command Programme’.