Current Affairs Quiz

Current affairs and GK questions about the country and world are listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS / SBI / PO / Clerk exam and all other Banking exams can use these questions.

1).Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) announced that it successfully commissioned a 600 MW Jaipur coal-based thermal power plant in

a)  Telangana

b)  Madhya Pradesh

c)  Sikkim

d)  Andhra Pradesh

e)  Mizoram

2). Bangladesh celebrates Independence and National Day on March 26^th 2016. This is the ____ Independence and National Day.

a)  46^th

b)  47^th

c)  45^th

d)  42^nd

e)  43^rd

3).According to data released by the US Treasury Department, India’s overall
holding in US government securities climbed to ______ in January.

a)  $120.8 billion

b)  $115.8 billion

c)  $117.8 billion

d)  $119.8 billion

e)  $130.8 billion

4). Which bank has said that it has cut interest rates for deposits less than 1 crore across various maturity periods in a range of 0.25-0.5% with effect from March 28?

a)  Indian Overseas Bank

b)  Dena Bank

c)  Punjab and Sind Bank

d)  Oriental Bank of Commerce

e)  None of the above

5).Which bank has become the country's first lender to start the distribution of the government's Indian Gold Coins?

a)  State Bank of India

b)  Punjab National Bank

c)  Indian Overseas Bank

d)  Allahabad Bank

e)  Andhra Bank

6).Who has topped Fortune magazine's 'World's Greatest Leaders' list?

a)  Sachin Bansal

b)  Jeff Bezos

c)  KunalBahl

d)  Pierre Omidyar

e)  None of the above

7).Which Motor company announced that it will recall 597 vehicles with faulty

wipers that may obstruct the view of drivers and cause accidents?

a)  Hyundai Motor

b)  Ashok Layland

c)  Tata Motors

d)  Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

e)  Maruti Suzuki

8).Facebook tests feature that provides

a)  Preventing un-know Friend Requests

b)  Block messages from non-friends

c)  Prevent fake accounts

d)  Voice to text message

e)  None of the above

9).Chris Gayle became the third player to score over 1,500 runs (1,506) and
collect more than 15 wickets (17) in T20’s. Who leads in the list?

a)  Mohammad Hafeez

b)  JP Duminy

c)  Virat Kohli

d)  Suresh Raina

e)Brenden Mcullum

10).Which Indian Cricketer name figures in the BJP list for upcoming Kerala
Assembly elections?

a)  LakshimpatiBalaji

b)  Murali Vijay

c)  Ajit Agarkar

d)  Ishant Sharam

e)  S Sreesanth

Answers

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