Top 15 Current Affairs Questions For RBI Assistant & IBPS PO 2015

Top 15 Current Affairs Questions For RBI Assistant & IBPS PO 2015

Here is list of most important Current Affairs Questions for upcoming RBI Assistant Exam 2015 and IBPS PO 2015. You should memorize this questions for Banking exams.

1. World No-Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed every year across the world on?
1) 30 May
2) 31 May
3) 29 May
4) 28 May
5) 27 May

2. Which state Government has launched Swachhata Saptapadi scheme on the lines of Union Government’s flagship Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
1) Tamilnadu
2) Madhhya Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujrat
5) Rajasthan

3. The Eminent scientist who has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with the rank of a secretary?
1) APJ Abdul Kalam
2) C.N.R. Rao
3) Dr. Selvin Christopher
4) Shailesh Nayak
5) None of these

4. Which state government has decided to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 from the remaining areas of the state?
1) Tripura
2) Nagaland
3) Mizoram
4) Assam
5) None of these.

5. Four Indians have been named in Forbes magazine’s 12th annual list of World’s 100 most powerful women, the Indian eminent woman who is not inducted in the list?
1) Chanda kochar
2) Kiran mazumdar-Shaw
3) Arundhati Bhattacharya
4) Shikha Sharma
5) Shobhna Bhartia

6. Union government has constituted a 10-member committee to review and revitalise public private partnership (PPP) mode of infrastructure development the committee will be chaired by?
1) Nachiket Mor
2) Vijay Kelkar
3) C.S Rajan
4) Arvind Mayaram
5) None of these

7. The Bank which has launched voice password facility for users?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) State Bank of india
5) None of these.

8. Who has won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula One (F1) World Championship title?
1) Nico Hulkenberg
2) Sebastian Vettel
3) Nico Roseberg
4) Lewis Hamilton
5) None of these

9. The country which officially has enacted a law banning undesirable non-governmental organisations (NGOs)?
1) France
2) Russia
3) USA
4) UK
5) None of these

10. The eminent Historian-writer who has been selected for Japan’s Fukuoka Prize 2015 in n the Academic category?
1) Ram Sharan Sharma
2) Irfan Habib
3) Romila Thapar
4) Ramachandra Guha
5) None of these

11. The Eminent scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee who was conferred with Japan’s highest civilian award the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star?
1) A.P.J Abdul Kalam
2) C.V. Raman
3) C.N.R Rao
4) Srinivas Ramanujam
5) None of these

12. Which India’s private sector lender has launched a 10-second paperless instant loan Scheme for its existing customers?
1) Axis bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) None of these

13. As per recently released Global Peace Index (GPI) for year 2015, India was placed at which rank out 162 countries?
1) 143
2) 142
3) 144
4) 145
5) None of these

14. Which district of West Bengal won the UN Public Service Award 2015 for eliminating open defecation?
1) North 24 Paragnas
2) Malda
3) Nadia
4) South 24 Paragnas
5) None of these

15. Greece has become the first developed nation to default on International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt. It has defaulted on a --------- dollars payment to IMF.
1) 1.6 billion
2) 1.6 trillion
3) 1.6 million
4) 1.7 billion
5) None of these.

Answers..

1. (2)
2. (3)
3. (3)
4. (1)
5. (4)
6. (2)
7. (1)
8. (3)
9. (2)
10. (4)
11. (3)
12. (2)
13. (1)
14. (3)
15. (4)

Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO & RBI Assistant

 Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO & RBI Assistant

Q1. By what percent FDI inflows into the services sector grew in 2014-15?

• A. 81%
• B. 65%
• C. 30%
• D. 46%

ANSWER: D

Q2. What is the present ranking of India in test ranking after draw against Bangladesh?

• A. First
• B. Second
• C. Third
• D. Fourth

ANSWER: D

Q3. What is the objective of launching a digital Employment Exchange for Industries (EEX) portal eex.dcmsme.gov.in, by the Union Government on 15th June’15?

• A. Connect industries globally
• B. Connect employers and job seekers
• C. Connect government and industries together
• D. All of these

ANSWER: B

Q4. Which country has signed motor vehicles pact with Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal on 15th June’15?

• A. China
• B. United States
• C. India
• D. Pakistan

ANSWER: C

Q5. As announced on 15th June’15, name the country that will test reusable launch vehicle next month as this technology can significantly bring down the cost of launching satellites?

• A. Canada
• B. China
• C. Japan
• D. India

ANSWER: D

Q6. Name the mobile app launched on 15th June’15 for android devices (developed by ISRO) that will provide live view of a physical, real world environment?

• A. Saakar
• B. Antariksh
• C. Spacedroid
• D. SpaceApp

ANSWER: A

Q7. Name the spacecraft that woke up after seven months in hibernation on the surface of Comet 67P?

• A. Philae
• B. Rosetta
• C. Rosemary
• D. PlusCraft

ANSWER: A

Q8. Name the types of trains that will be run with dynamic fares by Railway Ministry from July to address the rush during peak travel seasons?

• A. Tatkal Trains
• B. Suvidha Trains
• C. JanManas Trains
• D. Peak Trains

ANSWER: B

Q9. Name the Indian bowler has reached a landmark climbing to ninth in the all-time highest Test wicket-takers?

• A. Bhomesh Kumar
• B. R Ashwin
• C. Harbhajan Singh
• D. Mohammad Sami

ANSWER: C

Q10. Name the former governor of Himachal Pradesh who passed away on 14th June 2015?

• A. Mahabir Prasad
• B. Sheila Kaul
• C. Sudhakarrao Naik
• D. V S Ramadevi

ANSWER: B

Q11. What edition of anniversary of the Magna Carta was observed on 15th June’15?

• A. 1000
• B. 500
• C. 800
• D. 750

ANSWER: C

Q12. Name the Indian company that bagged the multi-year aero-components manufacture and supply contract with European consortium Airbus at the ongoing Paris Air Show on 15th June’15?

• A. TATA
• B. L & T
• C. Mahindra
• D. Ashoka Leyland

ANSWER: C

Q13. Name the competitive exam that will be re-conducted as per the order by Supreme Court on 15th June’15?

• A. All India Pre-Medical Test 2015
• B. UP-PCS 2015
• C. IIT-JEE 2015
• D. CAT 2014

ANSWER: A

Q14. What is the percentage of gross non-performing assets (gross NPA) for public-sector banks as on 31st Mar’15?

• A. 3%
• B. 5.17%
• C. 8%
• D. 9.3%

ANSWER: B

Q15. Name the Joint-Military Exercise that started between the armies of India and UK at Salisbury Plains Training Area, UK on 13th June’15?

• A. Maitri 2015
• B. Yudhabhyas 2015
• C. Parigaami 2015
• D. Ajeya Warrior 2015

ANSWER: D

Q16. Name the bird nominated as United Kingdom’s first-ever national bird in a poll conducted in the country that concluded during June 2015?

• A. Sparrow
• B. Robin
• C. Barn Owl
• D. Blackbird

ANSWER: B

Q17. Which company has announced its decision to buy the stake of minority shareholders in Cairn India on 13th June’15?

• A. Vedanta
• B. Singreni Mines
• C. L&T
• D. Ingersoll Rand

ANSWER: A

Q18. Name the editor of the book ‘Education of Muslims: An Islamic Perspective of Knowledge and Education – Indian Context’?

• A. Sirajuddin Qureshi
• B. J S Rajput
• C. B S Chopra
• D. Manpreet Tomar

ANSWER: B

Q19. Who has taken over as Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises in the M/o Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises on 15th June’15?

• A. Sanjay Prasad
• B. Rahul Bhatnagar
• C. Ameising Luikham
• D. Kapil Dev Tripathi

ANSWER: C

Q20. Mount Sinabung volcano which is being active once again during June 2015 and has been active since 2010 after being dormant for more than 400 years. In which country is the volcano located?

• A. China
• B. Japan
• C. Indonesia
• D. Australia

ANSWER: C

Q21. Name the candidate who became the first 100% blind officer in Indian Foreign Service?

• A. NL Beno Zephine
• B. Abhijit Cahakarvorthy
• C. P Ulagnathan
• D. B K Vishnupriya

ANSWER: A

Q22. Name the author of the book based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi titled Modi –Incredible emergence of a star written in Chinese language?

• A. Ramesh Kumar
• B. Arundhati Roy
• C. Chetan Bhagat
• D. Tarun Vijay

ANSWER: D

Q23. Name the state that will become first in India to impose street light tax on residents of the state?

• A. Delhi
• B. Gujarat
• C. Andhra Pradesh
• D. Karnataka

ANSWER: C

Q24. What trade target has been set by India and Poland at the fourth session of the bilateral Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation held in Warsaw on 15th June’15?

• A. USD 50 billion
• B. USD 15 billion
• C. USD 5 billion
• D. USD 500 billion

ANSWER: C

Q25. On 16th June’15 which historical monument becomes wi-fi hotspot zone created by BSNL?

• A. Gateway of India
• B. India Gate
• C. Humayun Tomb
• D. Taj Mahal

ANSWER: D

Q26. Which organization has set up a Micro Air Vehicle Aerodynamics Research Tunnel (MART), first of its kind, in India?

• A. CSIR
• B. ISRO
• C. DRDO
• D. BARC

ANSWER: A

Top 18 Current Affairs from Indian Economy for SBI PO Prelims & RBI Assistant 2015

If you are going to appear the SBI PO Prelims exam or RBI Assistnta Exam , then you must read these top 18 current affairs questions of Januray 2015 related to India Economy. In General awareness section of SBI PO you will sure get atleast 5 questions from Indian Economy news.

Top 18 Current Affairs from Indian Economy for SBI PO Prelims & RBI Assistant 2015

January 30: Union Government divested 10 percent stake in Coal India Limited

January 29: CCEA (The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) approved HDFC Bank’s proposal to raise foreign holding limit to 74 per cent.

January 28: RBI inked MoU on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information with Banco Central do Brasil (BCB).

January 24: The directions have been issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. Changes are effected during the tenure of the ECB.

January 22: Shanta Kumar Committee on 21 January 2015 submitted its report on restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

January 20: In response to ‘Make in India’ initiative of Prime Minister, ONGC and Pan-IIT signed MoC to enhance exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons and alternate sources of energy.

January 20:  UNESCAP released WESP 2015 report and projected that regional growth will pick up in 2015- 16, as average GDP growth will accelerate from 5.0 percent in 2014 to 5.3 percent in 2015 and 5.7 percent in 2016.

January 17: CCEA chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 January 2015 approved revision in buffer norms of food grains in the Central Pool.

January 16: The wholesale price index based inflation raised marginally to 0.11 percent in December 2014 from zero percent in November 2014.

January 16: Final guidelines that allow banks to act as insurance brokers were issued by Reserve Bank of India on 15 January 2015.

January 15: The Joint Venture agreement is aimed at setting up new Ammonia and Urea plants at the existing site of Ramagundam Fertilizer plant in District Karimnagar in Telangana.

January 15: RBI cut its main lending rate (repo rate) by 0.25 per cent with immediate effect in its sixth Bi - Monthly Monetary Policy that was announced on 15 January 2015.

January 14: Tech Mahindra on ten Jan 2015 signed definitive agreement to acquire the Swiss firm SOFGEN Holdings Ltd

January 13:  The proposed norms aimed to make it easier for domestic mutual funds to manage offshore pooled assets.

January  12:  Andhra  Pradesh  governments  formed  the  Fourth  State  Finance  Commission  under the chairmanship of M L Kantha Rao, the Prof. of Economics and Dean S K University.

January 10: Kotak Mahindra Bank secured its shareholders approval for amalgamation with ING Vysya Bank. It was declared by the Kotak Mahindra Bank on eight January 2015

January 9: Vistara airlines, a joint venture of Tata-SIA, started its flight operation in India on nine Jan 2015.

January 3: RBI amended KYC norms for NBFC’s, as they were facing practical difficulties and constraints in getting KYC documents at frequent intervals.

All Important National News of January 2015 for Banking Exams.

If you are going to appear the upcoming SBI PO Prelims or RBI Assistant Exams exams, then you should put a look to all the Important National New of January 2015 for Banking exams. You will definitely get few questions from National News in General Awareness section of SBI and RBI Exams.

All Important National News of January 2015 for Banking Exams.

January 29: Union Government launched Website, Logo, Vision, Mission of NHIDCL

January 29: Union Cabinet approved MoU on Tourism between India and Oman

January 23: Sukanya Samridhi Yojana will enable parents to open bank accounts of girls who are under 10 years of age.

January 28: Maharashtra government has announced that, September 17 (on Vishwakarma Jayanti) will be observed as Industries Day in each district.

January  22:  The  Union  Ministry  of  Urban  Development  on  21  January  2015  launched  the FRIDAY campaign that seeks to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country.

January 20: Union Government prohibited imports of all kind of mobile handsets with fake or duplicate Unique Identity Numbers.  The move will help the security agencies to track callers using different SIM cards.

January 17: Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 16 January 2015 launched two schemes Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes and Green Business scheme.

January  17: Union  government  reconstituted  pollution  control  board  working  group  to simplify procedures to get consent certificates and categorization of industries.

January  14: Union  government  reconstituted  pollution  control  board  working  group  to simplify
procedures to get consent certificates and categorization of industries.

January 14: As part of it, 8 Block Offices & 52 Gram Panchayats of the Idukki district were connected on Optical Fiber and one Gram Panchayat, namely Edamalakudy, was connected through VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal).

January  14: The  Union  Ministry  of  Health  proposed  the  Cigarettes  and  Other  Tobacco Products (Prohibition  of  Advertisement  and  Regulation  of  Trade  and  Commerce,  Production, Supply  and Distribution) (Amendment) Bill 2015.

January 13: Union Railway minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) powered train.

January 9: Indian Government on 8 January 2015 decided to provide 69 million rupees to Nepal as assistance to launch the Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme (IDDCP)

January 8: Union Government launched National Toll Free Helpline to assist the drug dependent persons

January 6: The Union Petroleum Ministry launched the sale of subsidized 5 kg cooking gas cylinders to benefit Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, students and migrant labourers.

January 5:  Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on 5 January 2015 launched a National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting in New Delhi to reduce energy consumption.

January 2: To replace the 65 year old Planning Commission, the Union Government has set up the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.

January 2: The President signed 121 constitutional Amendment Bill that approves to set up National Judicial Appointments Commission.

January 2015 Current Affairs on RBI, Banking & Business

Here we are going to list out all the Current Affairs Questions of January 2015 related to RBI Rates, Banking News, and Business news. These questions are very important for upcoming Bank Exams like RBI Assistant and SBI PO Prelims 2015.

January 2015 Current Affairs on RBI, Banking & Business 

January 29: RBI signs an information sharing agreement with Brazil’s Central Bank

January 28: RBI Asks Banks to Ease Norms for Individual Borrowers

January 28: DBS Bank launches Tab banking

January 26: SBI’s loan agreement with European Investment Bank (UIB)

January 26: Grocery Stores, Mobiles Seen Crucial For Next Banking Revolution

January 25: New direction of RBI for External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy

January 25: HDFC Bank launches 11 toll-free numbers to cater to 32 nations

January 23: RBI Asks Banks to Display Loan Interest Rates on Websites

January 22: CII and Alibaba signed agreement to provide international platform to Indian SMEs

January 22: Reserve Bank of India has allowed travelers from India and Nepal or Bhutan to carry currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000

January 22: Apple Inc acquired British startup firm Semetric Limited

January 21: 11.5 crore bank accounts have been opened under the 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' financial inclusion scheme,

January 20: State Bank of India (SBI) was ranked 51 in most valuable banks in 2014 with a market capitalization of 36.40 Billion U.S. dollars....

January 19: Kotak Mahindra Bank on Monday announced the launch of Jifi Saver, a social savings bank account which can be seamlessly managed via Twitter and Facebook.

January 19: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its stake in public sector lender Central Bank of India to 15 per cent.

January 19: ICICI Bank, country's largest private sector lender, now allows its customers to transfer money via social networking site Twitter

January 16: RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps after 20 months.

January 13: Zomato acquired US based food portal Urbanspoon

January 12: SEBI planned easier norms for domestic mutual fund managers

January 12:  Reserve  Bank  and  the  European  Central  Bank  (ECB)  have  signed  a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the area of central banking.

January 12: Mahila Bank will have 80 branches pan-India by March

January 8: ICICI Bank launches contactless credit and debit cards

January 6: PNB revises interest rate on FDs by up to 0.5%

January 2: ICICI launches 'digital village' project; adopts Gujarat village

RBI Assistant : Current Affairs Questions

Q1. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Board of Directors of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) on June 2015?

• A. Vinita Bali
• B. Anuradha Jauhari
• C. Manisha Tomar
• D. Seema Panchali

ANSWER: A

Q2. World Blood Donors Day will be observed on _____.

• A. 14th June
• B. 13th June
• C. 14th October
• D. 1st October

ANSWER: A

Q3. Name the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh who passed away on 12th June’15?

• A. Ram Singh Gujjar
• B. Nek Chand Saini
• C.A S Nariman
• D. P Nariman

ANSWER: B

Q4. Name the former fast-bowler of West Indies inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on 11th June’15?

• A. Allan Border
• B. C Valsh
• C. Betty Wilson
• D. Wesley Hall

ANSWER: D

Q5. A committee on the proposed restructuring of Indian Railways has recommended establishment of an independent regulator to decide on tariffs to revamp the cash-strapped railways. Name the head of the committee?

• A. Bibek Debroy
• B. Ajit Doval
• C. Arvind Panagariya
• D. S P Singh

ANSWER: A

Q6. The second common border market “Border Haat” was opened on 11th June’15. Between which countries Border Haat Market is opened?

• A. India and Pakistan
• B. India and Bangladesh
• C. Pakistan and China
• D. Bangladesh and Burma

ANSWER: B

Q7. Name the athlete who topped the list of 2015 World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes?

• A. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
• B. Manny Pacquiao
• C. Cristiano Ronaldo
• D. Floyd Mayweather

ANSWER: D

Q8. World Day against Child Labour was observed on ________.

• A. 10th June
• B. 11th June
• C. 12th June
• D. 13th June

ANSWER: C

Q9. For which disease Union Government on 11th June’15 scrapped customs import duties on drugs and test kits?

• A. Ebola 
• B. Hepatitis B
• C. AIDS
• D. Cancer

ANSWER: C

Q10. In which city the Union Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) on 11th June’15 launched the Migrant Resource Centre (MRC)?

• A. Agra
• B. Dehradun
• C. Chennai
• D. Imphal

ANSWER: C

Current Affairs Questions for Competitive Exam

1. The World Meteorological Day is annually held on

• 1) 23 Mar 
• 2) 21 Mar
• 3) 27 Mar 
• 4) 28 Mar
• 5) 31 Mar

Ans: (1) 

2. PM Narendra Modi launched MUDRA bank on 8 Apr. The govt plans to set up the bank as a ___________body.

• 1) statutory 
• 2) advisory
• 3) voluntary 
• 4) private
• 5) None of these

Ans: (1) 

3. In a recent operation named ‘Operation Rahat,’ India evacuated around 5,600 people including foreign nationals from which of the following countries?

• 1) Libya 
• 2) Syria
• 3) Nigeria 
• 4) Yemen
• 5) Kenya

Ans: (4)

4. ____________will assume charge as the new Chief Election Commission on 19 Apr and will serve until Jul 2017.

• 1) Nasim Zaidi 
• 2) Shashi Kant Sharma
• 3) TK Viswanathan 
• 4) SY Quraishi
• 5) VS Sampath

Ans: (1) 

5. Murty S Kambhampati, who has been chosen for the prestigious US presidential award for excellence in the field of science, mathematics and engineering mentoring, is a professor of

• 1) physics 
• 2) chemistry
• 3) biology 
• 4) mathematics
• 5) None of these

Ans: (3) 

6. The Greek govt, recently, claimed nearly USD 303 bn from which of the following countries in war reparation for atrocities and looting during the World War II?

• 1) France 
• 2) UK
• 3) Germany 
• 4) Japan
• 5) None of these

Ans: (3) 

7. The concept of a Bank Investment Company (BIC) that would dislodge the govt’s ownership in public sector, was suggested by

• 1) PJ Nayak Committee 
• 2) Deepak Mohanty Committee
• 3) Rakesh Mohan Committee 
• 4) A Vaidyanathan Committee
• 5) Usha Thorat Committee 

Ans: (1) 

8. The Govt barred foreign funds for which of the following NGOs and has frozen its bank accounts for alleged norms violation and anti-national activities recently?

• 1) Justice and Care 
• 2) The Hope Foundation
• 3) Digital Green 
• 4) Greenpeace
• 5) None of these

Ans: (4)

9. The Women in Parliaments (WIP) Global Forum presented international award for women's empowerment in the South and Southeast Asia category to __________in its summit in Addis Ababa.

• 1) Sri Lanka 
• 2) Bangladesh
• 3) Nepal 
• 4) India
• 5) Maldives

Ans: (2)

10. Name the women shuttler from India who created history, becomes first Indian woman player to become World No. 1 recently.

• 1) Jwala Gutta 
• 2) PV Sindhu
• 3) Saina Nehwal 
• 4) Ashwini Ponnappa
• 5) None of these

Ans: (3)