Current Affairs Questions For IBPS Clerk Mains: 25th December 2018

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Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk 25thDecember 2018

Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk and IBPS SO

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. Most of the questions in GA appear from Current Affairs section. So it becomes important for you all to cover this particular section with sincerity and seriousness. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. 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. Who among the following has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe?

Shivani Mehta

Shikha Sahai

Sakshi Chawla

Kalpana Kulkarni

Vedangi Kulkarni

Solution:

The 20-year old Indian woman Vedangi Kulkarni becomes the fastest Asian to cycle the globe. She had completed 29,000 kilometres’ distance required to qualify as bicycling across the globe. Vedangi spent 159 days peddling up to 300 kilometers a day in 14 countries.

Q2. The strategic surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile was flight tested from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island, which was earlier known as __________.

Hanging Island

Wheeler Island

Belle Island

Pocock Island

Stewart Island

Solution:

India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-IV, with a strike range of 4,000 km, as part of a user trial by the Army. The strategic surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile was flight tested from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island, earlier known as Wheeler Island.

Q3. In which of the following state Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Lalitgiri Archaeological Museum?

Odisha

Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh

Rajasthan

Kerala

Solution:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated several projects worth over Rs 14,500 cr during a day-long visit to Odisha. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Lalitgiri Archaeological Museum and released a commemorative coin and a postage stamp in memory of Paika Rebellion at a function in IIT Bhubaneswar.

Q4. Who among the following has been appointed as the Acting Secretary of Defense by US President Donald Trump?

Patrick Shanahan

Keith Donohue

Vincent Bedford

Ollie Lee Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Solution:

US President Donald Trump announced that he would replace Defence Secretary Jim Mattis with his deputy Patrick Shanahan as acting Pentagon chief. Shanahan will assume charge of Acting Secretary of Defense from 1 January, 2019.

Q5. PM Narendra Modi announced the institution of a new Award for National Integration, which would be given for “outstanding efforts to further national integration”. Name the award.

Mahatma Gandhi Award for National Integration

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Award for National Integration

Deendayal Upadhyay Award for National Integration

APJ Abdul Kalam Award for National Integration

Sardar Patel Award for National Integration

Solution:

PM Narendra Modi announced the institution of ‘Sardar Patel Award for National Integration’, which would be given for “outstanding efforts to further national integration”.

Q6. In which of the following city defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC)?

Ahmedabad

Kochi

New Delhi

Gurugram

Dehradun

Solution:

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC) in Gurugram that aims to collaborate with partner countries and multi-national agencies to develop maritime awareness and share information on vessels.

Q7. National Farmers’ Day (Kisan Diwas) is celebrated all over India in the honour of _________.

Rajendra Prasad

Chaudhary Charan Singh

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Chandrashekar

Jawahar Lal Nehru

Solution:

National Farmers’ Day (Kisan Diwas) 2018 was celebrated all over India on 23rd of December. It is celebrated in the honour of the former Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan Singh with the focus on the upliftment of the status of farmers.

Q8. Which of the following club has won the Club World Cup for a third consecutive year, and record fourth in total?

Real Madrid

Barcelona

Al Ain

Juventus

Mohan Bagan

Solution:

Spain’s Real Madrid won the Club World Cup for a third consecutive year, and record fourth in total, by beating Abu Dhabi side Al Ain in the final. Real now hold the record for most victories in the competition, which was first held in 2000, moving one clear of Spanish rivals Barcelona.

Q9. Under ‘transport‘ category, Indian Railways obtained 10 awards for the subsector railway station at the ‘National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) 2018’. Which of the following station won the first prize under this category?

Prayagraj railway station

Deendayal Upadhyay railway station

New Delhi railway station

Dehradun railway station

Vidisha railway station

Solution:

Under ‘transport‘ category, Indian Railways obtained 10 awards for the subsector railway station. Vidisha railway station in Madhya Pradesh won the first prize.

Q10. Which of the following bank was conferred with SKOCH Award in ‘Banking and Finance (B&F) Silver Category’?

J&K Bank

UCO Bank

State Bank of India

IndusInd Bank

HDFC Bank

Solution:

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has conferred the Skoch Golden Jubilee Challenger Award at the 55th Skoch Summit in New Delhi. J&K Bank was conferred with SKOCH Award in ‘Banking and Finance (B&F) Silver Category’.

Q11. Who among the following was conferred with Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award?

Trivender Singh Rawat

Arvind Kejriwal

Sarbananda Sonowal

Mamata Banerjee

Raghubar Das

Solution:

Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee was conferred with skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award.

Q12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases a ______rupees commemorative coin in honour of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

1000

100

150

Solution:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases a 100 rupees commemorative coin in honour of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, which falls on 25th December, is celebrated as ‘Good Governance Day’.

Q13. Burundi has declared the country’s new political capital. Name the city.

Gitega

Ngozi

Kabegi

Isale

Ruyigi

Solution:

Burundi declared the small central city of Gitega the country’s new political capital, in line with a presidential promise, made a decade ago.

Q14. The Reserve Bank of India has shortlisted six major IT companies, including TCS, Wipro and IBM India, to set up a wide-based DPCR. What does C stands for in DPCR?

Clearing

Corporate

Corporation

Credit

Cheque

Solution:

The Reserve Bank of India has shortlisted six major IT companies, including TCS, Wipro and IBM India, to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) for capturing details of all borrowers and wilful defaulters.

Q15. Who among the following has been elected as the president of the Archery Association of India?

Uday Shankar Rao

WV Raman

Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Pranab Das

B V P Rao

Solution:

B V P Rao has been elected as the president of the Archery Association of India in the polls held under a High Court-appointed administrator. Rao, who represented Archery Association of Assam, beat Rupak Debroy of Tripura at the elections held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.

Q16. Legendary singer Dipali Borthakur passed away. She was also popularly referred to as the____________.

Nightingale of Manipur

Nightingale of Tripura

Nightingale of North-East

Nightingale of Assam

Nightingale of Meghalaya

Solution:

Legendary Assamese singer Dipali Borthakur popularly referred to as the “Nightingale of Assam” passed away. She was 77. Borthakur had been suffering from a motor neuron disease for the last four decades.

Q17. Which state assembly has passed a bill which recommends life imprisonment for those involved in mob violence if it results in the death of a person?

Tripura

Manipur

Delhi

Meghalaya

Karnataka

Solution:

The Manipur Assembly has passed a bill which recommends life imprisonment for those involved in mob violence if it results in the death of a person. Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who also holds charge of the Home department, moved the ‘The Manipur Protection from Mob Violence Bill, 2018’ in the state Assembly.

Q18. National Consumer Day is celebrated every year on ____.

24th December

22nd December

28th December

25th December

23th December

Solution:

Every Year 24th December is observed as National Consumer Day with a specific theme in India.

Q19. Name the top three performing states under the maternity benefit programme Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY).

Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Karnataka

Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Goa

Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi

Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

Solution:

Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh were the top three performing states under the maternity benefit programme Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY).

Q20. What is the theme for the National Consumer Day 2018?

Complaints and Quickly Disposal

Quickly Disposal of Complaints

Handle the Consumer Complaints

Timely Disposal of Consumer Complaints

Consumer Is Everything

Solution:

Every Year 24th December is observed as National Consumer Day with a specific theme in India. This year the National Consumer Day is celebrated with the theme “Timely Disposal of Consumer Complaints”.