Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 1 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 1
Progress Test is an initiative from ByScoop to help candidates in revising the Current Affairs for upcoming banking exams. The questions covered are selected from last 3 month current events and will be extremely helpful in upcoming exams like SBI PO mains, SBI Clerk mains, RBI Grade B and various other exams.

Instructions:
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No. of Questions: 20
Time Limit: 05 minutes

  1. Name the state which has signed an agreement with the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation (PGBF), Hyderabad to set up P Gopichand Badminton Academy in the state.
    Odisha
    Karnataka
    West Bengal
    Haryana
    Maharashtra
    Option A

     

  2. Who has been recently conferred with the Swara Mauli award?
    Kumar Sanu
    Asha Bhosle
    Lata Mangeshkar
    Anuradha Paudwal
    A. R. Rahman
    Option C

     

  3. Ujani Dam in the state of Maharashtra is situated across which river?
    Mula River
    Maval River
    Purna River
    Bhima River
    Koyna River
    Option D
    Ujani Dam & Reservoir is built on Bhima River (a tributary of Krishna) in Maharashtra state in India.

     

  4. KHANJAR V is a joint military exercise of Indian Army with which country?
    Israel
    Tajikistan
    Bhutan
    Bangladesh
    Kyrgyzstan
    Option E
    The fifth Indo-Kyrgyzstan joint training exercise KHANJAR V culminated after a Joint Tactical Validation Exercise and a closing ceremony held at Counter Insurgency Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte, Mizoram.

     

  5. Name the newly appointed Deputy Governor of RBI.
    Harun Rashid Khan
    Mahesh Kumar Jain
    Sandeep Bakhshi
    Rama Subramaniam Gandhi
    B Sriram
    Option B

     

  6. Name the winner of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2018.
    Max Verstappen
    Kimi Raikkonen
    Lewis Hamilton
    Sebastian Vettel
    Daniel Ricciardo
    Option C

     

  7. The 9th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2018 was held in which state?
    Delhi
    Assam
    Himachal Pradesh
    Haryana
    Uttarakhand
    Option E
    Orgainsed under Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat. The paired state for Uttarakhand is Karnataka for the event. Tehri Lake Festival orgainsed annually by Uttarakhand will be subsumed in Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav

     

  8. What is the currency of Indonesia?
    Dinar
    Rupiah
    Dollar
    Franc
    Krone
    Option B

     

  9. India’s first National Sports University will be set up in which state?
    Haryana
    Tripura
    Maharashtra
    Manipur
    Gujarat
    Option D
    The National Sports University Ordinance, 2018 has come into force which provides for setting up India’s first National Sports University in Imphal, Manipur. The Ordinance will be on the lines of the National Sports University Bill, 2017.

     

  10. Which among the given lenders has sanctioned $ 210 million loan to Madhya Pradesh to improve the rural roads in the state under Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project?
    Asian Development Bank (ADB)
    International Monetary Fund (IMF)
    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
    World Bank
    United Nations Development Programme
    Option D

     

  11. Reykjavik is the capital of which country?
    Kuwait
    Ireland
    Iceland
    Croatia
    Nigeria
    Option C

     

  12. The newly launched Delhi-Meerut expressway has __________ lanes
    14
    11
    9
    12
    6
    Option A
    PM Modi inaugurated the 14-lane Delhi-Meerut expressway stretching from Nizamuddin Bridge in Delhi to Delhi-UP Border built at a cost of Rs 841 crore. The expressway will reduce the travel time between the two cities to only 45 minutes from the present four to five hours.

     

  13. Which state has approved death penalty for males held guilty of the rape of a girl younger than 12 years?
    Bihar
    Haryana
    Punjab
    Uttar Pradesh
    West Bengal
    Option
    The Punjab Cabinet has approved the death penalty for males held guilty of the rape of a girl younger than 12 years.

     

  14. The first India-Nordic summit was held in which country?
    Sweden
    Denmark
    Finland
    Norway
    Iceland
    Option A

     

  15. Oyilattam is a popular folk dance form of which state?
    Odisha
    Tamil Nadu
    Kerala
    Andhra Pradesh
    Karnataka
    Option B

     

  16. When is the International Museum Day observed?
    April 21
    June 9
    May 18
    July 17
    April 14
    Option C
    Theme 2018: Hyperconnected Museums: New approaches, New Publics

     

  17. Saweety Boora is associated with which sports?
    Archery
    Boxing
    Tennis
    Badminton
    Shooting
    Option B
    Saweety Boora won the coveted yellow metal in the Women’s 75 kg category after beating Anna Anfinogenova (Russia) in the Final of Umakhanov Memorial Tournament in the Russian city of Kaspiysk.

     

  18. Name the current Cabinet Minister of the Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry?
    Ananth Kumar
    Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
    Birender Singh
    Thawar Chand Gehlot
    Anant Geete
    Option A

     

  19. Who is the Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau (BBB)?
    Vinod Rai
    Prakash Apte
    Bhanu Pratap Sharma
    Rahul Bhatia
    Himanta Sarma
    Option C

     

  20. Jan Manch is a state wide programme launched by which state for redressal of public grievances?
    Assam
    Chhattisgarh
    Rajasthan
    Himachal Pradesh
    Jammu & Kashmir
    Option D

     


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