October 16, 2017

October 2017 #3 - Current Affairs for IBPS PO, Clerk & RRB exams

October 2017 Current Affairs for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB Office & Assistant, RBI Assistant and UPSC exams

  1. Who won the title 'Isle of Man Chess Championship'?
  2. Which company got permission from the government to buy one very large ship full of crude oil from US every month this year?
  3. Which bank waived off account closing charges for all saving bank customers under the condition that their account has existed for over a year?
  4. Who has been awarded the 2017 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine?
  5. For what was the 2017 Nobel prize awarded?
  6. In which state did the union minister, Nitin Gadkari will launch country wide free eye check up campaign and distribution of spectacles for the truck drivers, cleaners and helpers?
  7. To which port, the first US crude oil cargo of 1.6 million barrels bought by Indian Oil Corporation from US reached?
  8. The urban areas of which state are declared open defecation free by President Kovind?
  9. For which World Cup event will there be a female assistant referee for the first time?
  10. With which company did Reliance Communications has called off its wireless services business, citing regulatory delays and opposition from some creditors?
  11. Which commercial port was reopened after a 3 year closure due to fighting between rival factions in the east Libyan city?
  12. Which temple has adjudged the cleanest iconic place in India under Swachhta Hiseva Programme?
  13. Which state government launched a drive against child marriage and dowry on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti?
  14. Who has been appointed as the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, becoming the first non-white politician to heed a major political party in the country?
  15. When is the International Day of Non-Violence observed?


  1. Magnus Carlsen
  2. Indian Oil Corporation
  3. State Bank of India
  4. Jeffery C. Hall; Michael Rosbah, Michad W. Young
  5. For the discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm
  6. Maharashtra
  7. Paradip Port
  8. Maharashtra
  9. U-17 FIFA Men's World Cup
  10. Aircel
  11. Benghazi Port
  12. Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madhurai
  13. Bihar
  14. Sikh Lawyer Jagmeet Singh
  15. 2 October
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