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Here is the Current Affairs Quiz to help you practice with the best
of latest pattern questions for the upcoming IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk and other bank
and Insurance Exams.
1. Who among the following was awarded the inaugural Meryl Streep Award
for Excellence at the first Women in Film and Television (WIFT) India Award
function?
a) Aishwarya Rai
b) Priyanka Chopra
c) Deepika Padukone
d) Sri Devi
e) Rekha
Explanation:
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was awarded
the inaugural Meryl Streep Award for Excellence at the first Women in Film and
Television (WIFT) India Award function in the USA. It is established to honor
the best female talent in Bollywood and Hollywood. WIFT India is part of WIFT
International, a network which promotes professional development and
achievement for women in the film industry, video, and other screen-based
media.
2. Novak Djokovic won the US Open, 2018 men title recently by defeating
_______ in the finals.
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Roger Federer
c) Juan Martin del
Potro
d) Alexander Zverev
e) Phil Mickelson
Explanation:
Novak Djokovic won the US Open, 2018
men title by beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to win the US Open for
the third time. He took his career tally of Grand Slam titles to 14, equalling
Pete Sampras’ career total.
3. Satrughna Pandav was recently honored with the 39th edition of the
Sarala Puraskar. He is a noted poet in which language?
a) Odia
b) Marathi
c) Hindi
d) Maithili
e) Gujarati
Explanation:
Noted Odia poet Satrughna Pandav
bagged the 39th edition of the Sarala Puraskar for his work “Misra Dhrupad”.
Pandeet Umesh Chandra Kar was awarded Ila Panda Sangeet Samman and Binod
Moharana received Ila Panda Chitrakala Samman.
4. Which of the following countries recently celebrated its 70th
anniversary as a nation which has not use ballistic missiles?
a) Russia
b) China
c) France
d) Israel
e) North Korea
Explanation:
North Korea staged a huge military
parade that focussed on peace and development to mark its 70th anniversary as a
nation but refrained from displaying its most advanced missiles. It featured
armored personnel carriers, multiple rocket launchers
5. Recently, a 2,000-foot-long unmanned structure floating boom was
designed to collect plastic debris from which ocean?
a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Pacific Ocean
c) Arctic Ocean
d) Southern Ocean
e) Indian Ocean
Explanation:
A 2,000-foot-long unmanned structure
floating boom was designed to corral plastic debris littering the Pacific
Ocean. It was deployed from San Francisco Bay as part of an ambitious
undertaking. It hopes to clean half of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
6. Antrix, ISRO’s commercial arm is building SSLV to offer affordable
launch options in India. What does the first ‘S’ stand for in SSLV?
a) Space
b) Solar
c) Single
d) Small
e) Soft
Explanation:
According to Antrix, ISRO’s
commercial arm, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), being built by ISRO,
will offer affordable launch options in India and help boost revenues. SSLV is
meant exclusively for small satellites such as nanosats and CubeSats.
7. Arpinder Singh is an Indian sports person who was recently in the
news. He is associated with which sport?
a) Discus Throw
b) Javelin Throw
c) Long Jump
d) Triple Jump
e) High Jump
Explanation:
Arpinder Singh created history in the
triple jump event at the IAAF Continental Cup held in Ostrava, the Czech
Republic, by becoming the first Indian to win a medal. The IAAF Continental Cup
is being competed in 37 events in men and women sections.
8. Who among the following recently acquired JP Morgan’s real estate fund
management platform in India?
a) Helion Venture Partners
b) Accel Partners
c) Apollo Global
Management
d) Blume Ventures
e) Sequoia Capital India
Explanation:
Apollo Global Management has acquired
global financial services major JP Morgan’s real estate fund management
platform in India. The platform comprises two funds of vintage 2007 and 2014
with aggregate assets under management of about $300 million.
9. ICRA has recently downgraded the ratings of loans and debentures of
Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL& FS) to Junk Status.
IL& FS now has _____ ratings.
a) AA
b) A
c) B
d) BB
e) BBB
Explanation:
Rating agency ICRA has brought a
multi-notch rating downgrade for Infrastructure Leasing & Financial
Services (IL& FS), which is facing liquidity pressure and overleverage. Its
loans and debentures now carry “BB” (junk or non-investment status) as against
the previous rating of AA. ICRA ratings have – AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, C, D
(with ‘+’ and ‘-‘ status).
10. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) board has recently
approved an investment of ₹9,785 for the expansion of which thermal power
plant?
a) Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project
b) Mundra Thermal Power Station
c) Talcher thermal
power plant
d) Tirora Thermal Power Station
e) Sipat Thermal Power Plant
Explanation:
National Thermal Power Corporation
Limited (NTPC) board has approved an investment of ₹9,785 crore for the 1,320
MW Stage-III expansion of Talcher thermal power plant situated in Angul
district of Odisha. It is one of the top performing power stations.
11. Which of the following is a new private sector bank, i.e. a bank
which came after RBI’s new guidelines on private Banks in 1993?
a) ING Vysya Bank
b) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
c) Catholic Syrian Bank
d) Development Credit
Bank
e) All of the above are old Private Banks
Explanation:
There are two types of scheduled
commercial (private sector) banks in India viz. Old Private Sector Banks and
New Private Sector Banks. There are 13 old private sector banks. The new
private sector banks were incorporated as per the revised guidelines issued by
the RBI regarding the entry of private sector banks in 1993. Example-Axis Bank,
Development Credit Bank (DCB Bank Ltd), HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank,
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank.
12. The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of all 55
countries. The headquarters of African Union is situated in which city?
a) Pretoria
b) Abuja
c) Antananarivo
d) Addis Ababa
e) Algiers
Explanation:
The African Union (AU) is a
continental union consisting of all 55 countries on the Continent of Africa.
The main administrative capital of the African Union is in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, where the African Union Commission is headquartered.
