Expected Questions of Current Affairs For IBPS Exam

Question : What is India's GDP growth forecast for the FY 2015-16 according to Fitch Ratings?

Answer : 7.5%

Question : What is the rank of India on the Global Competitiveness Index 2015?

Answer : 55th

Question : What is Sky Muster?

Answer : Australia's communication satellite

Question : Which of the following won the gold medal in women's 10 meter air pistol event at the 8th Asian Air Gun Championships?

Answer : Heena Sindhu

Question : ____________, an Indian-American associate professor has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow with a "genius grant" of $625,000.

Answer : Kartik Chandran

Question : In which of the following states Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has set up its first Renewable Energy project?

Answer : Tamil Nadu

Question : Which of the following ministries launched the NOC Online Application Portal and Processing System (NOAPS)?

Answer : Ministry of Culture

Question : Who has been named brand ambassador of Hero Indian Super League (ISL) Football Tournament Season 2 for Tamil Nadu?

Answer : Dhanush

Question : Expand FATCA.

Answer : Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

Question : How much fine has been imposed by International Court of Arbitration on ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix?

Answer : $562.5 million

Question : What is the target set by India to cut the carbon emission by 2030?

Answer : 33-35%

Question : Who has become the first Indian batsman to reach 1,000 runs in the Twenty20 International (T20I) 2015?

Answer : Virat Kohli

Question : Which of the following has entered Da Nang in Vietnam on a four-day visit?

Answer : INS Sahyadri

Question : Who has become the first Indian to receive the ‘Magnolia Gold Award’?

Answer : Rangarajan Vellamore, CEO Infosys China

Question : Who won the Best CEO award in Public Sector category in the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2015?

Answer : Arundhati Bhattacharya

Question : Who has assumed office as Chairman and Managing Director of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC)?

Answer : Sarat Kumar Acharya

Question : Which of the following ministries launched Intensive Participatory Planning Exercise II (IPPE-II) scheme?

Answer : Rural Development Ministry

Question : Recently HSBC announced retirement of ________ as HSBC India chairman on 31 December 2015.

Answer : Naina Lal Kidwai

Question : Which country will host G20 Summit in 2018?

Answer : India

Question : With how many branches IDFC Bank started its banking operations?

Answer : 23

Question : According to the World Bank report which country accounted for the largest number of poor people in any country in 2012?

Answer : India

Question : Who has been elected President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?

Answer : Shashank Manohar

Question : What is the World Bank's growth forecast for China in 2015?

Answer : 6.5%

Question : Name the Indian diplomat who has been appointed the new British Ambassador to Qatar.

Answer : Ajay Sharma

Question : The navies of which two countries conduct Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) exercise?

Answer : India and Indonesia

Question : Which company has been ranked as the most valuable company in India in terms of market capitalization?

Answer : Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Question : Which of the following has appointed Sriram Venkataraman as the CFO for its commerce platform?

Answer : Flipkart

Question : Which of the following pairs won Wuhan Open Tennis Tournament?

Answer : Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis

Question : In which Indian state Asia’s premier mountain biking race was organised?

Answer : Himachal Pradesh

Question : As a part of Indian Navy’s overseas deployment to West Asia, Africa and Europe which of the following entered Istanbul?

Answer : INS Trikand

Question : How many scientists have been chosen for Nobel Prize 2015 for Medicine (or Physiology)?

Answer : 3

Question : Recently how many agreements were signed between India and Germany?

Answer : 18

Question : Which of the following organised the Indo-German Summit 2015 in Bengaluru?

Answer : NASSCOM

Question : Who won the men's singles title of Malaysian Open 2015?

Answer : David Ferrer

Question : World’s highest terrestrial Research and Development centre has been established in which Indian state?

Answer : Jammu & Kashmir

Question : Who received the ‘Best General Manager, South India’ award at the 11th Hospitality India Annual Travel Awards?

Answer : Sanjay Kaushik

Question : In how many districts the second phase of Mission Indradhanush has been launched?

Answer : 352

Question : A framework MoU was signed between the Department of Heavy Industries (DHI), GoI and Fraunhofer, ______, which will act as the 'technology resource partner' for India.

Answer : Germany

Question : Which public sector bank has registered highest increase in gross NPAs for last fiscal year (2014- 15)?

Answer : UCO Bank

Question : Who chaired the first meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC) held in New Delhi?

Answer : Nitin Gadkari

Question : Who has been given an additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FSSAI?

Answer : Ashish Bahuguna

Question : Which of the following is awarded with Skoch Smart Governance Award?

Answer : Tiruchirapalli City Municipal Corporation

Question : Which country won the FIBA Asian Basketball Championship 2015?

Answer : China

Question : Who has been awarded 2015 Noble Prize in Physics?

Answer : Takaai Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald

Question : What is the IMF's growth forecast for India for the year 2015?

Answer : 7.3%

Question : Which of the following awards has been returned by Nayantara Sahgal, the niece of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru?

Answer : Sahitya Akademi Award

Question : Recently RBI announced higher investment limits in rupee terms in government securities by FPIs with a view to bringing in an additional Rs 1.2 lakh crore by March __________.

Answer : 2018

Question : Recently Union Cabinet has approved the protocol amending the Convention and the Protocol for avoidance of double taxation and for prevention of fiscal evasion between India and which of the following countries?

Answer : India and Israel, India and Vietnam

Question : Recently the Union Cabinet gave its approval for setting up of three new AIIMS. Their establishment involves how much expenditure?

Answer : Rs.4949 crore

Question : Recently the Union Cabinet approved the construction of a National War Memorial and a National War Museum. These will be constructed at which place?

Answer : Princess Park, New Delhi

Question : Recently Union Home minister presented the Award of Excellence to Rajiva Ranjan Verma. For which reason he was presented the award?

Answer : For the contribution of RPF in the field of Anti Human Trafficking

Question : Recently the Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to the protocol for cooperation in the field of blue economy between India and ___________.

Answer : Seychelles

Question : Who has won 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry?

Answer : Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar

Question : Who has won Martin Ennals award?

Answer : Ahmed Mansoor

Question : For the formation of which service of the technical cadre of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship the Union Cabinet has given its approval?

Answer : Group ‘A’