Important Current Affairs GK Quiz for IBPS RRB/Clerk Exams 2016

Important Current Affairs GK Quiz for IBPS RRB/Clerk Exams (10th December 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 RRB/Clerk exam and all other Banking exams can use these questions.

1).Human Right Day is observed on December 10^th every year. What is the slogan for the year 2016?

a) Our Rights Our Freedom

b) Standup for someone’s rights today

c) My voice counts

d) Every day is Human Rights Day

e) None of these

Answer: b)
Explanation: Human Rights Day is being celebrated on 10th December and the day is celebrated every year to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The slogan of this year is stand up for someone's rights today, which emphasises on peace and harmony with respect for each other's rights.

2).The Committee on Digital Payments constituted by the Finance Ministry, to review existing payment systems in the country and recommend appropriate measures for encouraging Digital Payments, submitted its report on 09 December 2016. Who was the Chairman of the committee?

a) Ashok Lavasa

b) D B Shekatkar

c) Indrajeet Sarkar

d) Ratan P Wattla

e) None of these

Answer: d)
Explanation: The Committee on Digital Payments headed by Ratan P. Watal has submitted its final report to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his office in New Delhi.The committee has recommended a medium term strategy for accelerating growth of Digital Payments in India with a regulatory regime which is conducive to bridging the digital divide by promoting competition, open access & interoperability in payments.

3).Union IT Minister launched Digidhan Abhiyan, to enable every citizen, small traders and merchants to adopt digital payments in their everyday financial transactions. Who among the following is the Union IT Minister of India?

a) Venkaiah Naidu

b) Ravishankar Prasad

c) Nirmala Sitaraman

d) Smriti Irani

e) None of these

Answer: b)
Explanation: The Union IT Minister Ravishankar Prasad has recently launched “Digidhan Abhiyan” to enable every citizen, small traders and merchants to adopt digital payments in their everyday financial transactions. During the campaign, citizens will be informed about various modes of digital payments by educating them to download, install and transact digital payments.

4).Seeking to fight corruption with the active participation of people, which State Government has launched two mobile applications which can be used to upload information regarding graft?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Kerala

c) Karnataka

d) Andhra Pradesh

e) Telangana

Answer: b)
Explanation: Seeking to fight corruption with the active participation of people, Kerala government has launched two mobile applications which can be used to upload information regarding graft. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the applications - 'ArisingKerala' and 'Whistle Now - at a function here on the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day. Using the apps, people can upload videos and audios related to corruption around them.

5). What is India’s rank in the recently released Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2016?

a) 6^th

b) 9^th

c) 11^th

d) 8^th

e) 7^th

Answer: e)
Explanation: India was ranked 7th in the list of countries most impacted by terrorism in 2015, according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), 2016, released by the Institute for Economics & Peace, a Sydney-based think-tank. The list is topped by Iraq, followed by Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria.

6). Which of the following country has launched a new cargo service connecting Tibet and Nepal?

a) India

b) Sri Lanka

c) Pakistan

d) China

e) None of these

Answer: d)
Explanation: China has launched a new cargo service connecting Tibet and Nepal as dozens of trucks carrying goods worth 2.8 million dollar left the Tibetan border port of Gyirong en route to Kathmandu.

7).India and which country signed an agreement for civil nuclear cooperation?

a) Qatar

b) USA

c) Japan

d) China

e) Vietnam

Answer: e)
Explanation: India and Vietnam have signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement in New Delhi yesterday in presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and visiting President of Vietnam's National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan after their talks on enhancing the ties.

8).Vistaar Financial Services, an MSME-focused financing firm has appointed _______ as non-executive Chairman and Independent Director.

a) C B Bhave

b) Sri Radha Mohan

c) Madhukar Gupta

d) Manoj Bajpai

e) None of these

Answer: a)
Explanation: Vistaar Financial Services, an MSME-focused financing firm has appointed former Sebi chief C B Bhave as non-executive Chairman and Independent Director. Prior to SEBI, he has worked as the Chairman and Managing Director of National Securities Depositories Ltd (NSDL).

9).Nana Akufo-Addo was elected as the President of which among the following countries?

a) Burkina Faso

b) Togo

c) Liberia

d) Benin

e) Ghana

Answer: e)
Explanation: Opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo won Ghana’s national election, becoming president elect at the third attempt and cementing the country’s reputation as a standard bearer of democracy in a region that has been blighted by civil wars and coups.

10).Documentary, “Raising the Bar” has won the Award of Recognition at Australian film festival. The documentary is directed by

a) Onir

b) Biju

c) Chrik

d) Weng

e) None of these

Answer: a)
Explanation: Director Onir’s documentary is elated after his documentary, Raising the Bar has won the Award Of Recognition at Australian film festival. The documentary is based on children who have Down syndrome. The filmmaker won at the Hollywood Independent Documentary Awards.