Current Affairs and Computer Awareness Questions for Banking Exams

For SBI PO exam, some Current Affair and Banking Awareness questions are providing for your preparation

1). The Periyar Tiger Reserve has bagged the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) biennial award for encouraging local public participation in managing the reserve. Where it is situated?
  • a) Andhra Pradesh
  • b) Arunachal Pradesh
  • c) Kerala
  • d) Assam
  • e) Chhattisgarh
Ans: (c)

2). Who is the author of the book- “Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years”?
  • a) Mohammad Hamid Ansari
  • b) Natwar Singh
  • c) Sanjaya Baru
  • d) Pranab Mukherjee
  • e) Manmohan Singh
Ans: (d)

3). The 2015 G-20 Summit, the 10th annual meeting of the G-20 heads of Government, will be held on 15-16 November 2015 in __________.
  • a) Brishbane, Australia
  • b) Antalya, Turkey
  • c) Athens, Greece
  • d) Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • e) Cannes, France
Ans: (b)

4). With regard to health insurance policies provided by general insurers, what is the term used for the facility that lets you avail the hospitalisation benefits without any advance payments?
  • a) Paperless policy
  • b) Universal policy
  • c) Cashless facility
  • d) No-frills facility
  • e) None of these
Ans: (c)

5). Who has won the women’s singles title of the Australian Open 2015?
  • a) Ana Ivanovic
  • b) Sarah Brandner
  • c) Serena Williams
  • d) Eugenie Bouchard
  • e) Maria Sharapova
Ans:  (c)

6). National Voters’ Day is observed on______
  • a) 10 February
  • b) 7 February
  • c) 25 January
  • d) 23 January
  • e) 21 January
Ans: (c)

7). Headquarters of National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) was established at_____.
  • a) Kolkata
  • b) New Delhi
  • c) Mumbai
  • d) Chennai
  • e) Hyderabad
Ans: (a)

8). Who has been crowned as Miss Universe 2015?
  • a) Paulina Vega
  • b) Nia Sanchez
  • c) Koyal Rana
  • d) Diana Harkusha
  • e) Gabriela Isler
Ans: (a)

9). The Union Government has launched a scheme called DAY to impart skills to rural and urban poor. Here the term DAY stands for________.
  • a) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
  • b) Deendayal Anna Yojana
  • c) Deendayal Aahar Yojana
  • d) Deendayal Aawas Yojana
  • e) None of these
Ans: (a)

10). Who is the first chairman of private sector banks association?
  • a) P. N Joshi
  • b) Kiran Kumar
  • c) Harpeet Singh
  • d) M K Sinha
Ans: (a)

11. In which year does the RBI has introduced the Banking Ombudsman Scheme?
  • a) 2002
  • b) 2000
  • c) 1998
  • d) 1995
Ans: (d)

12). Recently, Alexis Tsipras has become the new Prime Minister of ________.
  • a) Norway
  • b) Greece
  • c) Italy
  • d) Sweden
  • e) None of these
Ans: (b)

13). Among the following term, which is NOT used in the field of insurance?
  • a) Amnesty
  • b) Annuity
  • c) Death Benefit
  • d) Deductible
  • e) Attained Age
Ans: (a)

14). The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) comprises a 10-member team consisting of a chairman. ___________ is the present chairman of IRDAI?
  • a) Rahul Khullar
  • b) Arvind Panagariya
  • c) Bibek Debroy
  • d) Nripendra Misra
  • e) TS Vijayan
Ans: (e)

15). As per the news published in financial newspapers, nine public sector banks are getting fresh capital infusion as announced by the Finance Minister in Union Budget 2014-15. How much money was earmarked in the budget for same?
  • a) Rs. 11,200 cr
  • b) Rs. 16,800 cr
  • c) Rs. 12,500 cr
  • d) Rs. 15,200 cr
  • e) None of these
Ans: (a)