Current Affairs Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam: 24th August 2018

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. BIMSTEC is a regional economic bloc comprising seven member states lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. Nepal is the current chair of BIMSTEC. 


S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Eminent Indian writer and journalist Kuldip Nayar passed away in New Delhi following a brief illness. He was 95. Mr. Nayar was originally born in Sialkot in 1923.


S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Minister Arun Jaitley is back as the Finance Minister after a three-month interval to recuperate from a kidney transplant surgery. In Mr Jaitley’s absence, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was holding the additional charge of the Finance and Corporate Affairs portfolio. 


S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has emerged as the second fastest growing airport in the world in the first half of 2018 in terms of actual growth in the number of passengers. It has recorded 1,58,50,352 flyers during the six-month period.  The report was published by RoutesOnline, a company focussing on the quality and standards of aviation globally. KIA is situated in Bengaluru. 


S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet named ‘KOWSAR’ with President Hassan Rouhani. The new “Kowsar” is a fourth-generation fighter shown at the National Defence Industry exhibition in Tehran. It was “100-percent indigenously made” for the first time. 


S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Receivables Exchange of India (RXIL) announced that Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has become the first public sector enterprise to make a transaction on the “TReDS platform”. 


S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Former England captain David Beckham will receive the UEFA President’s Award for his contribution to football and promoting the sport in “every corner of the planet”. David Beckham will become the third Englishman to receive the UEFA President’s Award.


S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) became the first Indian company to cross Rs 8 trillion market capitalization after its shares surged nearly 37% in 2018. 


S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated various projects in Junagadh district of Gujarat. These included the Government Civil Hospital, a milk processing plant and some buildings of the Junagadh Agriculture University. There were nine initiatives, worth over Rs 500 crore, which were either being dedicated, or their foundation stones were being laid. 


S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan have made it to the Forbes’ list of World’s Highest-Paid Actors 2018, which was topped by George Clooney. Akshay and Salman made it to spot seven and nine while Shah Rukh Khan. Top 3 on Forbes’ list of the world’s best-paid male actors 2018: 
1. George Clooney: $239m
2. Dwayne Johnson: $124m
3. Robert Downey Jr: $81m.


S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. RXIL is a TReDS platform operating since January 2017 and is promoted by the National Stock Exchange, Small Industries Development Bank of India, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank. 


S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Veteran cricketer VVS Laxman, known for the suppleness of his wrists, has penned down his autobiography titled, “281 and Beyond”. The book will be released this year in November. ddddddddddd


S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Satyadev Narayan Arya is the newly appointed governor of Haryana. He has replaced Kaptan Singh Solanki. 


S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan have made it to the Forbes’ list of World’s Highest-Paid Actors 2018, which was topped by George Clooney. Akshay and Salman made it to spot seven and nine, respectively. Top 3 on Forbes’ list of the world’s best-paid male actors 2018: 
1. George Clooney: $239m
2. Dwayne Johnson: $124m
3. Robert Downey Jr: $81m.


S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bajrang Punia is related with Wrestling, he won the first gold medal for India in ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia.

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