SBI Clerk Main Current Affairs Questions | 1st August

Current Affairs Questions for SBI Clerk Main

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.

Q1. The U.S. Embassy in Nepal has organized a South Asia Air Quality Tech Camp to address political, social, and scientific facets of the problem in ...................

Lalitpur

Kathmandu

Bhaktpur

Pokhara

Nagarkot

Solution:

The U.S. Embassy in Nepal has organized a South Asia Air Quality Tech Camp in Kathmandu to address political, social, and scientific facets of the problem.

Q2. India has signed a deal worth around Rs 1,500 crore with which country to acquire R-27 air-to-air missiles to be equipped on the Su-30 MKI combat aircraft?

Japan

South Korea

France

Israel

Russia

Solution:

India has signed a deal worth around Rs 1,500 crore to acquire R-27 air-to-air missiles from Russia to be equipped on the Su-30MKI combat aircraft.

Q3. Name the former Indian player and Andhra Ranji captain who has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Y. Venugopal Rao

Ricky Bhui

Ramesh Powar

Hanuma Vihari

Karn Sharma

Solution:

Former India player and Andhra Ranji captain, Y. Venugopal Rao has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Q4. Which state will host the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance?

Tripura

Jharkhand

Nagaland

Manipur

Meghalaya

Solution:

The 22nd National Conference on e-Governance will be held in Shillong, Meghalaya.

Q5. The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed norms for end-use of money raised through ECBs for corporates as well as liquidity starved non banking lenders. What does "C" stands for in ECB?

Corporation

Commercial

Company

Credential

Collateral

Solution:

The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed norms for end-use of money raised through external commercial borrowings (ECB) for corporates as well as liquidity starved non banking lenders.

Q6. The International Cricket Council has named Michael Gough of England and .................... of the West Indies in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season.

Ellis Achong

Ian Gould

Ravi Sundaram

Simon Taufel

Joel Wilson

Solution:

The International Cricket Council has named Michael Gough of England and Joel Wilson of the West Indies in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season.

Q7. Name the african country with which India has signed MoUs to strengthen defence cooperation by sharing white shipping information and co-operation in the field of Hydrography.

South Africa

Algeria

Mozambique

Rwanda

Uganda

Solution:

India, Mozambique sign 2 MoUs to strengthen defence cooperation. The two MoUs include an agreement on sharing white shipping information and another on co-operation in the field of Hydrography.

Q8. Name the IT company which has announced the launch of its state-of-the-art Cyber Defence Center in Bucharest, Romania.

Tata Consultancy Services

Tech Mahindra

Wipro

HCL Technologies

Infosys

Solution:

Infosys has announced the launch of its state-of-the-art Cyber Defence Center in Bucharest, Romania.

Q9. Name the great novelist and celebrated storyteller whose birth anniversary is celebrated on 31 July every year.

Jaishankar Prasad

Munshi Premchand

Suryakant Tripathi

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan

Solution:

The birth anniversary of a great novelist and celebrated storyteller Munshi Premchand is celebrated on 31 July every year.

Q10. Who has been appointed as the Finance secretary by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet?

Subhash Chandra Garg

I.V. Subba Rao

Sanjay Kothari

Rajiv Kumar

Samant Goel

Solution:

Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the Finance secretary by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet.

Q11. Name the former RBI Deputy Governor and noted economist who passed away recently. He had the distinction of being the youngest RBI Governor.

Harun R. Khan

Subir Vithal Gokarn

Rakesh Mohan

G P Muniappan

Vepa Kamesam

Solution:

Former RBI Deputy Governor and Noted economist Subir Vithal Gokarn passed away. He had the distinction of being the youngest RBI Governor at the time.

Q12. In which city, Pakistan has opened a 1,000 year old Hindu temple for the first time since partition on the demand of the local Hindu community?

Sialkot

Islamabad

Karachi

Hyderabad

Lahore

Solution:

Pakistan has opened a 1,000 year old Hindu temple in eastern city Sialkot for worship for the first time since partition on the demand of the local Hindu community.

Q13. What is the theme of the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance going to be held in Shillong?

Digital India: Success to Excellence

Developing India: Success to Excellence

Destiny India: Success to Excellence

Dreaming India: Success to Excellence

Descrbing India: Success to Excellence

Solution:

The 22nd National Conference on e-Governance will be held in Shillong, Meghalaya. The theme of the conference is ‘Digital India: Success to Excellence’.

Q14. Name the Indian cricketer who has been suspended recently by Board of Control for Cricket in India for a doping violation.

Sudeep Tyagi

Shubman Gill

Prithvi Shaw

Shivam Mavi

Kamlesh Nagarkoti

Solution:

Prithvi Shaw has been suspended by Board of Control for Cricket in India for 8 months for a doping violation.

Q15. With which colour Indian Railways ‘Northeast Frontier Railway zone’ will earmark a special portion of the SLR coach to specially help the women passengers with better safety and security?

Black

Blue

Brown

Red

Pink

Solution:

Indian Railways ‘Northeast Frontier Railway zone’ has started a unique initiative to earmark a special portion of the SLR coach with pink colour to specially help the women passengers with better safety and security.

Q16. Microsoft has acquired data privacy, governance service firm which works with leading Fortune 100 companies to eliminate data security blind spots and gain visibility and control of data.

Iflexion

BlueTalon

Syberry Corporation

Cyber Infrastructure Inc.

Fingent

Solution:

Microsoft has acquired data privacy, governance service firm "BlueTalon" which works with leading Fortune 100 companies to eliminate data security blind spots and gain visibility and control of data.

Q17. Name the eminent fashionista, social entrepreneur and philanthropist who has been felicitated with the prestigious ‘Indian Woman of Influence’ award at the House of Lords, the United Kingdom Parliament, London.

Priya Priyadarshini Jain

Nilu Yuleena Thapa

Magali Vaz

Akanksha Redhu

Pallavi Ruhail

Solution:

Eminent fashionista, social entrepreneur and philanthropist Priya Priyadarshini Jain has been felicitated with the prestigious ‘Indian Woman of Influence’ award at the House of Lords, the United Kingdom Parliament, London.

Q18. The International Cricket Council has launched the inaugural World Test Championship thus setting the stage for a long tournament in red-ball cricket to determine the World Test Champion. The finals of the World Test Championship will held in ....................

South Africa

United Kingdom

India

Australia

New Zealand

Solution:

The International Cricket Council has launched the inaugural World Test Championship. The top 2 teams at the end will compete in the ICC World Test Championship final in the United Kingdom in June 2021.

Q19. Atal ........... Mission (AIM), is an initiative of NITI Aayog, will launch a new program for community innovation to make innovation ecosystem socially inclusive as well as to ensure equitable distribution of infrastructure for innovation across the country to encourage the spirit of innovation.

Invention

Information

Innovation

Introduction

Interpretation

Solution:

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) which is an initiative of NITI Aayog, will launch a new program for community innovation to make innovation ecosystem socially inclusive as well as to ensure equitable distribution of infrastructure for innovation across the country to encourage the spirit of innovation.

Q20. Union Health Minister has inaugurated the laboratory complex (Lab 3) at NCDC and the new building of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) at the 110th Annual Day celebrations of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Name the Union Health Minister of India.

Amit Shah

J P Nadda

Piyush Goyal

Smriti Irani

Harsh Vardhan

Solution:

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister has inaugurated the laboratory complex (Lab 3) at NCDC and the new building of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) at the 110th Annual Day celebrations of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

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