Important Current Affairs GK Quiz for SBI /IBPS PO Exams 2016

July 23, 2016    

Important Current Affairs GK Quiz for SBI /IBPS PO Exams (22nd July 2016):
Dear Readers, Here we have given the Current Affairs GK questions based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other Banking exams can use these questions.
1).PM Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of AIIMS hospital in Gorakhpur. Gorakhpur is a city in ______.
c) Uttar Pradesh
e) Madhya Pradesh


Answer: c)
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the Gorakhpur city where he will fulfil two promises made by him during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls – setting up an AIIMS hospital and second revival of the fertilizer unit.

2).Name the high-tech story-telling museum which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25 at Rashtrapati Bhavan?
a) Metro Museum
b) Garages Museum
c) Tribal Museum
d) Archaeological museum
e) None of these


Answer: b)
Explanation: The history of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, from its construction to the lives of its occupants, will be on display in a high-tech story-telling museum (Garages Museum) which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25 when President Pranab Mukherjee completes four years as the Head of State.

3).With whom Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post through video-conferencing?
a) Pranab Mukarjee
b) Sushma Swaraj
c) Abdul Hamid
d) Sheikh Hasina
e) None of these


Answer: d)
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly dedicated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post through video-conferencing.

4).Mumbai Railway Police has successfully traced as many as 4,804 “missing” children and reunited 4,386 of them with their family under the operation _______.
a) ‘Operation Muskan’
b) ‘Operation Smile’
c) ‘Operation Valsalya’
d) ‘Operation Bloodhound’
e) None of these


Answer: a)
Explanation: Mumbai Railway Police has successfully traced as many as 4,804 “missing” children and reunited 4,386 of them with their family under ‘Operation Muskan’. Rest of the 418 children were handed to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) of the state.

5).Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Fortune 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations in terms of revenue. Which of the following is topped the list?
b) Walmart
c) Reliance Industries Ltd
d) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL)
e) None of these


Answer: b)
Explanation: Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Fortune 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations in terms of revenue with the retail giant Walmart topping the global rankings. Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOC) is ranked highest at 161st among Indian firms, while another state-run firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) has moved out of the rankings for 2016.

6).The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded a Rs 533 crore contract for widening of Salasar-Nagaur Section in ________.
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
e) Meghalaya


Answer: c)
Explanation: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded a Rs 533 crore contract for widening of Salasar-Nagaur Section of national highways 65.

7).Who is set to be hired as the New England manager at a Football Association board meeting at Wembley?
a) Jurgen Klinsmann
b) Steve Bruce
c) Eddie Howe
d) Sam Allardyce
e) None of these


Answer: d)
Explanation: Sam Allardyce is set to be hired as the New England manager at a Football Association board meeting at Wembley. Allardyce has been selected by a three-man panel who decided the Sunderland boss.

8).Which state Government constitutes State Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation recently?
a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
d) Mizoram
e) None of these


Answer: c)
Explanation: The Kerala State Government constituted a State Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (STAGI) on the lines of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI).

9).India ranks ______ on Sustainable Development index.


Answer: e)
Explanation: India was ranked 110 out of the 149 nations assessed on where they stand with regard to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, as per a Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Bertelsmann Stiftung index.

10).Who has been named brand ambassador of the Craig McDermott International Cricket Academy in Australia?
a) Steve Smith
b) Mitchell Jhonson
c) Michael Clark
d) Shane Watson
e) None of these


Answer: e)
Explanation: Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named brand ambassador of the Craig McDermott International Cricket Academy in Australia.

11).Which bank has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service?
a) IndusInd Bank
b) Federal Bank
c) RBL Bank
d) Repco bank
e) None of these


Answer: b)
Explanation: Federal Bank has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service. Reliance Jio Money is a wallet application that will be launched soon for mobile devices where Federal Bank will enable a direct payment option for its customers.

12).Who was named Cricketer of the Year and ODI Player of the Year at the West Indies Cricket Board annual awards’ function in Antigua?
a) Marlon Samuels
b) Chirs Gayle
c) Dwayne Bravo
d) Darren Sammy
e) None of thee


Answer: a)
Explanation: West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels was named Cricketer of the Year and ODI Player of the Year at the West Indies Cricket Board annual awards’ function in Antigua.


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