30 Common Current Affairs Questions Asked in AFSB Interview

AFCAT is the opportunity served by the Indian Air Force for the young and aspiring candidates. The SSB interview is framed to select the candidate, who is average in everything and being aware of the current general happenings, is also a part of it. The selection does not totally resides on the current affairs knowledge, but it is also considered as a good point in the SSB interview. The questions given below will give you the idea about what kind of questions can be asked in the interview.

Recently Kerala has become third defecation Free State, which are the two states who have earlier gained this title? – Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh
Surya Kiran exercise was held between India and – Nepal
Gaganjeet Singh Bhullar belongs to which sport? – Golf
What is the name of the revolutionist of Cuba, who has just passed away – Fidel Castro
What is the difference between UDAAN and UDAN schemes launched by Indian government? – UDAAN is a skill development program and UDAN is the scheme to allow more people from small town to travel by air.
The LIGO Indian project will be built at – Hingoli district, Maharashtra
India is going to purchase S-400 air defence system from which nation? – Russia
India’s first Medipark is inaugurated in which state? – Tamil Nadu
India’s ranking in Ease Of Doing Business is – 130/190 nations
Where was the 19^th SAARC summit was to be held, but postponed after India and some other nations boycotted it – Pakistan
Who has been recently appointed as the D.G. of CISF – O.P. Singh
Barak-8 missile was jointly developed by which 2 countries? – India and Israel
Who is appointed as the 24^th RBI governor – Urjit Patel
Which 2 Indians have won the Magsaysay award 2016 – TM Krishna and Bezwada Wilson
AGNI-5 has been termed as an ICBM. What is the full form of ICBM – Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
Intel has released Skylake. What is it? – Processor
Which is the first payment bank in India, which has opened its 5 branches in Rajasthan – Airtel Bharti.
The G-20 summit 2016 was held in – Hangzhou, China
Who will be the Chief guest of the 68^th republic day 2017 – The crown prince of Abu Dabi, Zayed Al Nahyan
Which south Asian nation has been declared malaria free – Srilanka
FIFA 2018 will be organised in which nation? – Russia
What is Kaveri with respect to the Indian air force weapons and arms? – Engine to be installed in Tejas aircraft
What approximate percentage of currency was withdrawn from India through demonetisation? 86 percent
How many medals did India grabbed in summer Olympics 2016 held in Rio De Janeiro – 2 medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze
The speed of Tejas is about 1.5 mach. What is Mach? – The ratio of speed of an object with respect to the speed of the sound
India is going to buy predator drone from which nation? – U.S.
Who has topped the most powerful personality in the Powerful People list of Forbes – Vladimir Putin
Dipa Karmakar belongs to which sports – Gymnastics
China is investing in one of the ports of Pakistan. Which port is it?- Gwaddar Port
Which is the most polluted city in terms of particulate matter? – Delhi

Conclusion – An officer has to stay updated with the general happenings in the nation and other countries. Generally, the questions that are asked in the SSB interview, are not just limited to a to the point answer. The interviewing officer put up these question as given above to start the discussion over a certain topic and probes further. The questions asked are general and related to the current events. So it is advised to all the aspirants to stay aware of the current events and their respective background.