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Question Bank Current Affairs - October 2017
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Current Affairs

Question 1Single Answer
Which of the following has a specific role of dispute resolution on Indus Water Treaty (IWT) between India and Pakistan?
  1. A
    International Monetary Fund
  2. B
    International Court of Justice
  3. C
    Asian Development Bank
  4. D
    World Bank    
Question 2Single Answer
n India............. Youth Summit was held in Bhopal from August 14 to 19, 2017.
  1. A
    EU
  2. B
    Japan
  3. C
    France
  4. D
    ASEAN
Question 3Single Answer
onsider the followint after RBI’s bi-monthly monetary policy review on August 2, 2017.
I.   Repo rate : 6%
II.  Reverse Repo Rate : 5.75%
III. Marginal Standing Facility Rate : 6.25%
  1. A
    Only I
  2. B
    Both I and II
  3. C
    Both II and III
  4. D
    I, II and III    
Question 4Single Answer
Which of the following is not among the four credit information  companies functional in India ?
  1. A
    Equifax
  2. B
    CIBIL
  3. C
    Highmark
  4. D
    Parogon    
Question 5Single Answer
A bill passed by lok Sabha has increased the authorised capital of NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) to:
  1. A
    Rs. 10,000 crore
  2. B
    Rs. 20,000 crore
  3. C
    Rs. 30,000 crore
  4. D
    Rs. 40,000 crore    
Question 6Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) ?
  1. A
    Shahid Parvez
  2. B
    Akhtar Saleemi
  3. C
    Mudassar Jauhar
  4. D
    Mohammad Mustafa
Question 7Single Answer
Which of the following India corporates has won a Rs. 3,375-crore contract to design and build an Integrated Light Rail-based Urban Transit System in Mauritius?
  1. A
    Avantha
  2. B
    L & T
  3. C
    Adventz
  4. D
    Kalyani
Question 8Single Answer
MCLR is ................ Cost of Lending Rate.
  1. A
    Median
  2. B
    Marginal 
  3. C
    Maximum
  4. D
    Minimum    
Question 9Single Answer
The Venus satellite (Vegetation and Environment Monitoring New Micro-Satellite) was jointly launched by France and ..................
  1. A
    Taiwan
  2. B
    Israal 
  3. C
    Singapore
  4. D
    India    
Question 10Single Answer
Which of the following is the capital of Papua New Guinea where Peter O’Neill was sworm in for another five-year term as the Prime Minister ?
  1. A
    Port Louis
  2. B
    Port Moresby
  3. C
    Port of Spain
  4. D
    Port-au-Prince
Question 11Single Answer
Which volcano’s eruption on Indonesia’s Sumatra island was in news recently  ?
  1. A
    Mount Kelud
  2. B
    Mount Lokon
  3. C
    Mount Mahawu
  4. D
    Mount Sinabung
Question 12Single Answer
Pakistan has objected to the construction of kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant by India. The Plant will divert water from the Kishanganga River’s basin ?
  1. A
    Ravi
  2. B
    Indus
  3. C
    Jhelum
  4. D
    Beas
Question 13Single Answer
IPO is Intial Public Offer. What is FFO ?
  1. A
    First Fund Offer
  2. B
    Final Fund Offer
  3. C
    Fresh Fund Offer
  4. D
    Further Fund Offer    
Question 14Single Answer
Who among the following is the Director Genral of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) ?
  1. A
    Geetha Johri
  2. B
    Tilottama Verma
  3. C
    Sattaru Umapathi
  4. D
    Meera C. Borwankar    
Question 15Single Answer
The Centre has approved a proposal to rename the railway station in Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh after Jan Sangh leader Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. The town is also the birhplace of which former Prime Minister ?
  1. A
    Rajiv Gandhi
  2. B
    Morarji Desai
  3. C
    Lal Bahadur Shastri
  4. D
    Indira Gandhi
Question 16Single Answer
Thumby Aviation Private Limited announced the launch of India’s first helicopter-taxi (heli-taxi) service in which of the following cities recently ?
  1. A
    Ahmedabad
  2. B
    Hyderabad
  3. C
    Chennai
  4. D
    Bengaluru    
Question 17Single Answer
Who among the following football player joined France’s Paris Saint-Germain club for a world record tranfer fee of 222 million euro ($264 million) ?
  1. A
    Neymar
  2. B
    Lionel Messi
  3. C
    Luis Suarez
  4. D
    Gareth Bale    
Question 18Single Answer
The Lok Sabha passed a bill which provides for establishing the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) in ........ Andhra Pradesh.
  1. A
    Cuddapah
  2. B
    Rajahmundry
  3. C
    Tirupati
  4. D
    Vishkhapatnam
Question 19Single Answer
SUUTI is ............... Undertaking of Unit Trust of India.
  1. A
    Special
  2. B
    Sectoral
  3. C
    Selected
  4. D
    Specified    
Question 20Single Answer
Govt. unveiled a new Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) named Bharat 22 in August 2017 ............. Asset Management Company is the ETF Manager for Bharat 22 Index.
  1. A
    Birla sun Life
  2. B
    Canara Robeco
  3. C
    HDFC
  4. D
    ICICI Prudential    
Question 21Single Answer
Which of the following host the ‘XXI World Congress of Safety and Health at Work 2017’ in September 2017 ?
  1. A
    New Delhi
  2. B
    Colombo
  3. C
    Dhaka
  4. D
    Singapore    
Question 22Single Answer
ISRO has signed a pact with which of the followings to use the “official time” provided by the latter for its Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) ?
  1. A
    India Institute of Science
  2. B
    National Physical Laboratory
  3. C
    Centre for Advance Technology
  4. D
    Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Question 23Single Answer
The Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is under construction on which of the following rivers ?
  1. A
    Ravi
  2. B
    Indus
  3. C
    Jhelum
  4. D
    Chenab
Question 24Single Answer
Who among the following bagged the tittle of Mrs United Nation 2017 held in Kingston, Jamaica recently ?
  1. A
    Nadira Banu
  2. B
    Roshini Hassan
  3. C
    Noor Inayat Khan
  4. D
    Mubarika Qureishi
Question 25Single Answer
Tireless Voice-Relentless Journey’ is a collection of speeches by :
  1. A
    M. Hamid Ansari
  2. B
    Ram Nath Kovind
  3. C
    Sumitra Mahajan
  4. D
    M. Venkaiah Naidu    
Question 26Single Answer
The first .............. Survey of India was conducted by George Abraham Grieson.
  1. A
    Seismic
  2. B
    Maritime
  3. C
    Wildlife
  4. D
    Linguistic
Question 27Single Answer
A High Level Committee, which was set up to review the Instutionalization of Arbitration Mechanism in India, Submitted its report recently. The committee was headed by :
  1. A
    Mukul Mudgal
  2. B
    Dalveer Bhandari
  3. C
    Shivaraj V. Patil
  4. D
    B.N. srikrishna
Question 28Single Answer
Who among the following was captain of England team that won the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup in London ?
  1. A
    Alex Hartley
  2. B
    Laura Marsh
  3. C
    Natalie Sciver
  4. D
    Heather knight
Question 29Single Answer
Who among the following won India’s only gold medal at the World Para Athletics championship 2017 ?
  1. A
    Karam Jyoti
  2. B
    Sunder Gurjar
  3. C
    Sharad Kumar
  4. D
    Varun Singh Bhati    
Question 30Single Answer
The five winners of the 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Awards were announced recently in Manila. The list of winners does not include :
  1. A
    Tony Tay
  2. B
    Wang Canfa
  3. C
    Yoshiaki Ishizawa
  4. D
    Abdon Nababan    
Question 31Single Answer
Payments Banks are required to invest a minimum ............. of demand deposit balance in SLR-eligible government securities or treasury bills with maturity of up to one year
  1. A
    25%
  2. B
    40%
  3. C
    50%
  4. D
    75%    
Question 32Single Answer
Who among the following won the Men’s Single title at the US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament 2017 ?
  1. A
    HS Prannoy
  2. B
    Sourabh Varma
  3. C
    B. Sai Praneeth
  4. D
    Kidambi Srikanth    
Question 33Single Answer
Who among the following Chief Ministers launched ‘Mission Footboll’ - an initiative to help develop skills of football enthusiasts and develop young footballers for the country ?
  1. A
    Pawan Chamling
  2. B
    Sarbananda Sonowal
  3. C
    Pema Chamling
  4. D
    Mukul Sangma
Question 34Single Answer
Which is the highest-ranked Indian company in Fortune Global 500 list launched recently ? The list ranks companies by their revenues in 2016.
  1. A
    RIL
  2. B
    IOC
  3. C
    SBI
  4. D
    NTPC
Question 35Single Answer
Which of the following has the lowest internet density in the country according todata released by the Union Communication Ministry ?
  1. A
    Odisha
  2. B
    Bihar
  3. C
    Chattisgarh
  4. D
    Jharkhand    
Question 36Single Answer
India’s first petroleum Research & Development (R&D) facility for testing high-end BS-VI quality fuel emissions was inaugurated at which of the followings ?
  1. A
    Okhla
  2. B
    Greater Noida
  3. C
    Gurugram
  4. D
    Fairdabad    
Question 37Single Answer
Consider the following statements regarding Payment Banks.
I.   They can issue Debit Cards
II.  They can issue Credit Cards
III. They can offer loans
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
  1. A
    Only I
  2. B
    Both I and III
  3. C
    Only II
  4. D
    Both II and III
Question 38Single Answer
RBI decided to hire CVPS recently. CVPS is ............ Verification and Processing System.
  1. A
    Credit
  2. B
    Currency
  3. C
    Corporate
  4. D
    Commercial    
Question 39Single Answer
Members of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) are appointed for a period of ............ or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
  1. A
    1 year
  2. B
    2 years
  3. C
    3 year
  4. D
    4 years    
Question 40Single Answer
Which of the following has inaugurated the largest military base of the Middle East and Africa region ?
  1. A
    UAE
  2. B
    Iran
  3. C
    Israel
  4. D
    Egypt
Question 41Single Answer
Naval ship Sayurala, an advanced offshore patrol vessel. was handed over to which of the following by India ?
  1. A
    Fiji
  2. B
    Sri Lanka
  3. C
    Mauritius
  4. D
    Bangladesh    
Question 42Single Answer
India was ranked 132nd among 152 nations in a new index tracking commitment to reducing income inequality. This index is a creation of which international NGO ?
  1. A
    Oxfam
  2. B
    Bloomberg Foundation
  3. C
    Coalition Against Hunger
  4. D
    Transparency International
Question 43Single Answer
The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is based at :
  1. A
    Ahmedabad
  2. B
    Hyderabad
  3. C
    chennai
  4. D
    Thiruvananthapuram
Question 44Single Answer
Former ISRO Chaiman Prof. Udupi Ranachandra Rao passed away on July 24, 2017 in Bengaluru. He was conferred which of the following honours in 2017 ?
  1. A
    Padma Shri
  2. B
    Padma Bhushan
  3. C
    Padma Vibhushan
  4. D
    Bharat Ratna    
Question 45Single Answer
Which state has launched 1,634 crore urban health care plan project funded by loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (IICA) ?
  1. A
    Goa
  2. B
    Kerala
  3. C
    Karnataka
  4. D
    Tamil Nadu        
Question 46Single Answer
Which of the following received government approval for acquiring Gujarat State Petroleum Corp’s (GSPC) entire 80 per cent stake in a Krishna Godavari (KG) basin gas block?
  1. A
    RIL
  2. B
    HPCL
  3. C
    ONGC
  4. D
    BPCL
Question 47Single Answer
BBPOU is :
  1. A
    Bharat Bill Payment Origin Unit
  2. B
    Bharat Bill Payment Offshore Unit
  3. C
    Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit
  4. D
    Bharat Bill Payment Optional Unit
Question 48Single Answer
Pakistan’s Supreme Court disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office on July 29, 2017. What is the lower house of Parliament in Pakistan Known as ?
  1. A
    People Assembly
  2. B
    House of Representatives
  3. C
    House of Commons
  4. D
    National Assembly    
Question 49Single Answer
Which of the following has approved three projects for poverty and hunger alleviation in Bolivia, Kiribati and Zambia worth $2.3 million ?
  1. A
    BASIC
  2. B
    BBIN
  3. C
    BIMSTEC
  4. D
    IBSA    
Question 50Single Answer
United States won the CONCACAF Gold Cup ................. Championship 2017.
  1. A
    Basketball
  2. B
    Volleyball
  3. C
    Football
  4. D
    Baseball    
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