Current Affairs Online Test – November 2017

Which Payments Bank has appointed former ICICI Bank executive Sudhanshu Jain as its chief financial officer?

Who was named the most powerful woman in India as she ranked 32nd in World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list by Forbes?

Which state has been ranked at the top spot by Plan India when it comes to safety of women?

Which state government has announced lifetime monthly pension of Rs 10,000 for ‘Hindi Satyagrahis’ and those from the state who were jailed during the Emergency?

Kazakhstan is changing its name to Qazaqstan as part of a transition from Cyrillic to a Latin-based script, who is the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan?

Which bank approved USD 2 million loan (Rs. 13,000 crores) for five projects in Andhra Pradesh?

Which bank has launched voice-based international remittance service on its Money2India Application?

Who has been chosen for this year’s Jnanpith Award?

Who was named ambassador of the AIBA Women’s Youth World Championships to be held in Guwahati from November 19 to 26?

Which state government has decided to make India’s first conservation reserve for black buck in Allahabad’s Meja?

Which bank unveiled a superior payment wallet service, BHIM Yes Pay by fully integrating the application with all the India Stack APIs and NPCI Products?

Which state government has decided to formulate a trauma-care scheme in the State wherein all emergency care and treatment will be provided to accident victims free-of-cost for the first 48 hours once the person has been admitted to a hospital?

How many Indian women’s have featured on the list of the world’s 100 most powerful women compiled by Forbes?

Which Small Finance Bank has received Reserved Bank of India (RBI) approval to operate as Scheduled Commercial Bank?

Shahzar Rizvi and Omkar Singh related to which sports?

Who won the Fatima Bin Mubarak Ladies Open golf title 2017?

Which state to Host Nobel Prize Event in February 2018?

World Tsunami Awareness Day was observed on which of the following day?

Who was felicitated with the prestigious Vishnudas Bhave award for his contribution to theatre?

Which country will begin construction of the world’s highest planetarium next year?

Which country will introduce biometric checks nationwide for mobile telephone users to register their SIM cards?

Which Bank announced the launch of India’s first voice-based international remittance service to enable non-resident Indians (NRIs) to send money to any bank in India?

Who has been awarded Israel’s 2018 Genesis Prize?

Who has been chosen by the Prague Writers Festival (PWF) to represent India at its annual literary conclave to be held at the European city of Spires?

In which state all coaching institutions in the state will be prohibited from functioning after 8 pm in order to ensure the safety of students?

Who won the Panasonic Open golf title 2017?

Which city was the world’s 21st most visited city of 2016 with 7.4 million international travellers, according to market research firm Euromonitor International?

Which insurance company was conferred with the 21st Asia Insurance Industry Awards in the “General Insurance Company of the Year” category?

Which city retained its spot as the world’s most visited city for the 9th consecutive year?

Which Indian short film has won the ‘Best Short Film Award’ at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal (SAFFM)?

Which country becomes new member of International Solar Alliance?

Who has been named as the chairperson of the World Hindu Congress to be held in Chicago next year?

Which state launched new tourism product ‘AyurBodha’, which blends tourism and learning about ayurveda for those visiting the state?

Which state government has launched “SHE PAD” a scheme to distribute free sanitary napkins to female students from classes VI to XII in government as well as aided private schools?

Which Indian city ranked 1st in Confidence of Business in Digital Transformation?

Which private bank has obtained RBI approval to open representative offices at Kuwait and Singapore recently?

First international AYUSH conference and exhibition held in which of the following place? 

Who has been appointed as UNESCO’s Director-General?

Which company in deal with NASA to build flying taxi air control software?

Which team has become the first team to feature in 500 matches in Ranji Trophy?

Union Cabinet has recently approved how much amount for development of an Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre at Dwarka?

Which of the Following state recently signed various entrepreneurship pacts With Chinese Firms?

Which of the autonomous organization that will oversee the conduct of entrance exams for admission to higher educational institutions?

Who has recently appointed as Telangana’s Chief Innovation Officer?

National Education day was observed on which of the following day?

What is the Capital of Kazakhstan?

US Congress approves $700-million military aid to which of the following Country?

Qatar has appointed women to one of its most important consultative bodies. What is the name of that organization?

Virendra Sanghi is passed away recently who is related which of the following field?

Who is the president of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)?

Which city has banned begging for two months, starting November 7 till January 7, citing danger to safety of vehicular traffic and general public?

Judicial museum recently inaugurated in which of the following city?

Asian Bankers Association summit was held in which of the following city?

Which state to host Military Literature Festival?

Which country recently has signed free trade and investment pacts with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?

Who has recently won IBSF World Billiards Championship?

Olympian Dipa Karmakar receives honorary degree from which of the institute?

AG Milkha Singh, who recently passed away related to which sports?

Who has been appointed as the chairman of the leading stock exchange BSE?

Which state government was launched a project to provide free coaching for Plus-Two students to enable them take competitive examinations, including the controversial National Eligibility- cum-Entrance Test or NEET?

Which state government will launch cashless medical facility on November 30, under which treatment costing up to Rs five lakh will be provided to its regular employees and pensioners?

. Which insurance company introduced Little Champ – a plan benefiting children by way of regular guaranteed payouts for financing their education and securing their future?

Which country has launched the world’s first all-electric ship, which can travel up to 80km with 2000-tonnes cargo after a two-hour charge?

Which country has officially signed up to the Paris Agreement, became the 169th of 196 countries?

World Diabetes Day was observed on?

Which city hosts the National Wrestling Championship?

Who became the first Indian to qualify for LPGA Tour Championships?

Shyama who passed away recently was a/an ___?

Who among the following is not the winner of Infosys Prize 2017?

Who was awarded Exceptional Achievement Award 2017 in the field of Performing Arts on the occasion of Children’s Day?

Who has been appointed as the president of the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC), a global platform for advancement of earth science, to be held in 2020?

Which bank has launched a special campaign for opening current account and savings accounts (CASA)?

Which country has approved teaching of Yoga and declared it as a sport?

Which company has agreed to give limited help to the Indian government to develop an anti-spam mobile application for its iOS platform?

Which state has unveiled an ambitious project to install Wi-Fi facility in all gram panchayats across state, beginning with 2,500 gram panchayats this year?

Which country is all set to host the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2017?

Who has been elected as vice-chairman of the International Fisheries Cooperative Federation?

Which metro has launched a mobile ticketing facility called Skiiip Q?

Which ministry has recently announced the launch of daily regimen for TB patients across the country?

Which of the following countries have agreed to work together to make cyberspace a safer and secured place to live and work?

Which country will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup?

Who was crowned as Miss World 2017 at a grand event held in Sanya in China?

Who has been appointed as global ambassador of the World Packaging Organisation?

Which bank ties up with Centre Denmark India for Fintech Collaboration?

Which country has appointed a woman to the role of ‘Black Rod’ for the first time in the office’s 650-year history?

Vinesh Phogat and Ritu Phogat related to which sports?

Who won the Pune Challenger title 2017?

Who was conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of theatre?

Which state government has announced a new scheme under which one can pay just Rs 200 upfront and get a domestic power connection in any rural area of the state?

Who was chosen as the recipient of this year’s Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?

Who won the 2017 Climate and Clean Air Award?

Who was conferred with the UNICEF celebrity advocate status?

Who was appointed as the Director General of Doordarshan News following the retirement of Veena Jain?

Which Indian city has joined 91 cities across the globe in collating data on climate change recently?

Who has been appointed as UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV?

Who was re-elected as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?

Which state cabinet has approved the Karnataka Electronics System Design and Manufacturing Policy 2017-22, aimed at encouraging the hardware sector?

Which public sector bank has announced plans to launch blockchain-enabled smart contracts and Know Your Customers (KYC) by next month?

Who has been elected as president of Asia Rugby at its AGM in Hong Kong?

Which social network aims to train 5 lakh Indians on digital skills by 2020?