1 st May, 2018 Current Affairs Questions for Bank (IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, RBI Grade-B, SBI Clerk & SBI PO) and Railways Exams

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2 1 st May, 2018 Current Affairs Questions for Bank (IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, RBI Grade-B, SBI Clerk & SBI PO) and Railways Exams May GA Quiz 1 Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below. 1. The 56th Belgrade International Boxing Tournament was recently held in which country? A. Romania B. Serbia C. Poland D. Germany E. None of these 2. Which of the following football teams has recently won its 25th La Liga Title? A. Real Madrid C.F. B. Liverpool F.C. C. Barcelona F.C. D. Chelsea F.C. E. None of these 3. Rafael Nadal has recently defeated which of the following tennis players to win 11th Barcelona Open title? A. Stefanos Tsitsipas B. Tristan Lamasine C. Denis Shapovalov D. Uladzimir Ignatik E. None of these 4. Sitanshu Yashaschandra's poetry collection "Vakhar" has been chosen for the Saraswati Samman for He is from which of the following states? A. Rajasthan B. Gujarat C. Maharashtra D. Bihar E. None of these 5. Who among the following has recently won the Most Versatile Actress award at the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards 2018?

3 A. Urmila Matondkar B. Manisha Koirala C. Madhuri Dixit D. Raveena Tandon E. None of these 6. According to the Deutsche Bank research report, India s GDP is likely grow at what percent? A. 7.4 percent B. 7.3 percent C. 7.2 percent D. 7.5 percent E. None of these 7. Which one of the following companies has recently launched 'Tap Card' offline payments solution? A. MobiKwik B. Paytm C. PhonePe D. Jio E. None of these 8. Who has recently taken oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir? A. Nirmal Kumar Singh B. Jugal Kishore Sharma C. Kavinder Gupta D. Shamsheer Singh Manhas E. None of these 9. Who has recently been appointed as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Intex Technologies? A. Rajiv Bakshi B. Vishal Gupta C. Alok Sharma D. Vivek Singh E. None of these 10. Name the woman who has recently won the silver medal at Fencing tourney in Reykjavik? A. Isha Basant Joshi B. C A Bhavani Devi C. Anna Rajam Malhotra D. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya E. None of these

4 Correct Answers: B C A B B D B C A B Explanations: 1. Who: Serbia What: hosted the 56th Belgrade International Boxing Tournament When: published on 30th April 2018 For the complete information kindly read the given lines The 56th edition of Belgrade International Boxing Championship was held at Belgrade in Serbia. Indian boxers won three gold, five silver and five bronze medals at this championship. Among Gold medal winners, Sumit Sangwan won the final bout by defeating Ecuador s Castillo Torres in 91 kg category. Indian woman boxer Nikhat Zareen won the Gold medal in 51 kg by defeating Greece s Koutsoeorgopoulou Aikaterini in the final bout. Himanshu Sharma (49 kg) too won Gold medal by defeating Algeria s Mohammed Touareg in the final bout. 2. Who: Barcelona F.C. What: has won its 25th La Liga Title When: published on 30th April 2018

5 Barcelona is celebrating yet another Spanish league title to cap a nearly perfect season. Unbeaten Barcelona added to its domestic dominance by winning La Liga for the third time in the last four seasons on Sunday, remaining unbeaten after 34 rounds. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick and Philippe Coutinho added a goal to give Barcelona a 4-2 win at Deportivo La Coruna and an insurmountable 11-point lead over Atletico Madrid. Barcelona has won 26 league games and drawn eight, with four matches left. It was Barcelona s seventh league title in 10 seasons and 25th overall. Real Madrid, last year s champion, leads with 33 La Liga trophies Who: Rafael Nadal What: has defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 11th Barcelona Open title When: published on 29th April 2018 World number one Rafael Nadal produced an imperious display to win his 11th Barcelona Open title with a win over Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas. Nadal, 31, who won his 400th clay-court match to reach the final, claimed two rapid breaks to take the first set in 40 minutes against the 19-year-old. World number 63 Tsitsipas, playing the Spaniard for the first time, succumbed in 77 minutes. Nadal has won 19 successive matches, and 46 consecutive sets, on clay.

6 After winning his 11th Monte Carlo title last weekend, this was his 55th title on clay - and the 77th overall in his illustrious career. The crowd were later shown a compilation of Nadal's successes in the event Who: Eminent Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashaschandra's poetry collection "Vakhar" What: has been chosen for the Saraswati Samman for 2017 When: published on 27th April 2018 Eminent Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashaschandra's poetry collection "Vakhar" has been chosen for the Saraswati Samman for The selection for the award is made by a high level 'Chayan Parishad' (selection committee), presided over by former secretary general of Lok Sabha, Subhash C Kashyap Who: Manisha Koirala What: has won the Most Versatile Actress award When: published on 30th April 2018

7 Manisha Koirala, Konkona Sensharma, Armaan Malik, Neeti Mohan, Farida Jalal, Amit Sadh and Manish Paul among others were honoured at the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards 2018 held on April 29 in Mumbai. Manisha Koirala received the Most Versatile Actress award. Veteran actor Farida Jalal was honoured with the Saraswatibai Dadasaheb Phalke Best Actress (Lifetime) award. Konkona Sensharma took home the Best Debut Director award. foundation-awards-2018-manisha-koirala-konkona-sensharma-farida-jalal / 6. Who: India s GDP What: is likely grow at 7.5 percent When: published on 29th April 2018 According to the Deutsche Bank research report, the Indian economy is witnessing a "cyclical upswing" and the country is likely to clock a GDP growth of 7. 5% this financial year. The Reserve Bank expects India's economic growth rate to strengthen to 7.4% in the current fiscal, from 6.6% in , on account of revival in investment activity.

8 7. Who: Paytm What: has launched 'Tap Card' offline payments solution When: published on 28th April 2018 One97 Communications Limited, the owner of digital payment major, Paytm, announced the launch of its offline payments solution - the Paytm Tap Card, in line with the company's vision to provide seamless payments solutions for noninternet customers. This card uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to enable safe and convenient digital payments, completely offline at Paytm-issued, NFC PoS terminals, in under a second. To make payments, users can add money from their Paytm account by scanning the QR code on the Tap Card and by authenticating it at any of the add value machines (AVM) Who: Kavinder Gupta What: has taken oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir When: published on 30th April 2018 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly speaker Kavinder Gupta and seven others were sworn in as ministers in the state's PDP-BJP government led by Mehbooba Mufti.

9 Gupta will be the new deputy chief minister in place of Nirmal Singh, who submitted his resignation recently. The new BJP faces sworn in as ministers were the party's state unit chief Satpal Sharma and the MLAs from Kathua and adjoining Sambha, Rajiv Jasrotia and Devinder Kumar Manyal, respectively. 9. Who: Rajiv Bakshi What: has been appointed as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Intex Technologies When: published on 30th April 2018 Intex Technologies, an Indian mobile and consumer electronics companies, has recently announced the appointment of Rajiv Bakshi as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). An alumnus of Harvard Business School, Rajiv has spearheaded brand development, business transformation, consumer acquisition and digital strategy to drive long term growth and profitability. Prior to Intex, Rajiv had a 13-year stint at Discovery Networks India and South Asia region, as the vice president and head of marketing and products.

10 10. Who: C A Bhavani Devi What: has won the silver medal at Fencing tourney in Reykjavik When: published on 1st May 2018 India s CA Bhavani Devi won a silver medal in the sabre event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland. The Tamil Nadu fencer went down to USA s Alexis Browne in the final on Saturday, according to a press note. She had beaten Parede Torres 15-9 in the quarterfinal and followed it up by getting past Guila Arpino of Italy in the semifinal. She posted a picture of herself with the medal on her Twitter feed.

11 Top 10 News of the Day : 1 st May, C A Bhavani Devi has won the silver medal at Fencing tourney in Reykjavik. (1 st May 2018 Daily Current Affairs Quiz) India s CA Bhavani Devi won a silver medal in the sabre event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland. The Tamil Nadu fencer went down to USA s Alexis Browne in the final on Saturday, according to a press note. She had beaten Parede Torres 15-9 in the quarterfinal and followed it up by getting past Guila Arpino of Italy in the semifinal. She posted a picture of herself with the medal on her Twitter feed. 2. Rajiv Bakshi has been appointed as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Intex Technologies. (Top 10 Current Affairs Quiz 1 May 2018) Intex Technologies, an Indian mobile and consumer electronics companies, has recently announced the appointment of Rajiv Bakshi as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). An alumnus of Harvard Business School, Rajiv has spearheaded brand development, business transformation, consumer acquisition and digital strategy to drive long term growth and profitability. Prior to Intex, Rajiv had a 13-year stint at Discovery Networks India and South Asia region, as the vice president and head of marketing and products. 3. Kavinder Gupta has taken oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. (Today Current Affairs Questions of 1 st May 2018) Jammu and Kashmir Assembly speaker Kavinder Gupta and seven others were sworn in as ministers in the state's PDP-BJP government led by Mehbooba Mufti.

12 Gupta will be the new deputy chief minister in place of Nirmal Singh, who submitted his resignation recently. The new BJP faces sworn in as ministers were the party's state unit chief Satpal Sharma and the MLAs from Kathua and adjoining Sambha, Rajiv Jasrotia and Devinder Kumar Manyal, respectively. 4. Paytm has launched 'Tap Card' offline payments solution. (Important Current Affairs Questions of 1 st May 2018) One97 Communications Limited, the owner of digital payment major, Paytm, announced the launch of its offline payments solution - the Paytm Tap Card, in line with the company's vision to provide seamless payments solutions for noninternet customers. This card uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to enable safe and convenient digital payments, completely offline at Paytm-issued, NFC PoS terminals, in under a second. To make payments, users can add money from their Paytm account by scanning the QR code on the Tap Card and by authenticating it at any of the add value machines (AVM). 5. India s GDP is likely grow at 7.5 percent. (Current GK Questions of 1 May 2018) According to the Deutsche Bank research report, the Indian economy is witnessing a "cyclical upswing" and the country is likely to clock a GDP growth of 7. 5% this financial year. The Reserve Bank expects India's economic growth rate to strengthen to 7.4% in the current fiscal, from 6.6% in , on account of revival in investment activity. 6. Manisha Koirala has won the Most Versatile Actress award. (1 st May 2018 Current Affairs Questions)

13 Manisha Koirala, Konkona Sensharma, Armaan Malik, Neeti Mohan, Farida Jalal, Amit Sadh and Manish Paul among others were honoured at the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards 2018 held on April 29 in Mumbai. Manisha Koirala received the Most Versatile Actress award. Veteran actor Farida Jalal was honoured with the Saraswatibai Dadasaheb Phalke Best Actress (Lifetime) award. Konkona Sensharma took home the Best Debut Director award. 7. Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashaschandra has been chosen for the Saraswati Samman for (Important MCQs on Current Affairs 1 st May 2018) Eminent Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashaschandra's poetry collection "Vakhar" has been chosen for the Saraswati Samman for The selection for the award is made by a high level 'Chayan Parishad' (selection committee), presided over by former secretary general of Lok Sabha, Subhash C Kashyap. 8. Rafael Nadal has defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 11 th Barcelona Open title. (1 st May 2018 Current Affairs Capsule) World number one Rafael Nadal produced an imperious display to win his 11th Barcelona Open title with a win over Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas. Nadal, 31, who won his 400th clay-court match to reach the final, claimed two rapid breaks to take the first set in 40 minutes against the 19-year-old. World number 63 Tsitsipas, playing the Spaniard for the first time, succumbed in 77 minutes. Nadal has won 19 successive matches, and 46 consecutive sets, on clay. After winning his 11th Monte Carlo title last weekend, this was his 55th title on clay - and the 77th overall in his illustrious career.

14 The crowd were later shown a compilation of Nadal's successes in the event. 9. Barcelona F.C. has won its 25 th La Liga Title. (Most Important Current Affairs of 1 st May 2018) Barcelona is celebrating yet another Spanish league title to cap a nearly perfect season. Unbeaten Barcelona added to its domestic dominance by winning La Liga for the third time in the last four seasons on Sunday, remaining unbeaten after 34 rounds. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick and Philippe Coutinho added a goal to give Barcelona a 4-2 win at Deportivo La Coruna and an insurmountable 11-point lead over Atletico Madrid. Barcelona has won 26 league games and drawn eight, with four matches left. It was Barcelona s seventh league title in 10 seasons and 25th overall. Real Madrid, last year s champion, leads with 33 La Liga trophies. 10. Serbia hosted the 56 th Belgrade International Boxing Tournament. (May 1, 2018 Current Affairs Questions and Answers) The 56 th edition of Belgrade International Boxing Championship was held at Belgrade in Serbia. Indian boxers won three gold, five silver and five bronze medals at this championship. Among Gold medal winners, Sumit Sangwan won the final bout by defeating Ecuador s Castillo Torres in 91 kg category. Indian woman boxer Nikhat Zareen won the Gold medal in 51 kg by defeating Greece s Koutsoeorgopoulou Aikaterini in the final bout. Himanshu Sharma (49 kg) too won Gold medal by defeating Algeria s Mohammed Touareg in the final bout.

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