Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 105

1. The 2018 G20 Summit will take place in which city?
   Hamburg
   Buenos Aires
   Osaka
   Hangzhou
   Antalya
   Option B
   The 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit will be the 13th meeting of Group of Twenty. It will be held on November 30 and December 1 in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, the first G20 summit to be hosted in South America

    

2. The Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur shrine is located near which river?
   Ravi
   Chenab
   Jhelum
   Sutlej
   Gilgit
   Option A
   

    

3. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi?
   Sushil Yadav
   Vijay Kumar
   Ranbir Singh
   Vimal Jain
   Deepesh Shah
   Option C
   IAS officer Ranbir Singh has been appointed as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi. He will succeed Vijay Kumar Dev who was recently appointed as the chief secretary of the Delhi government.

    

4. The Jammu & Kashmir State Administrative Council, currently led by the Governor, has decided to turn J&K Bank Ltd into a public sector bank. Currently the state government holds the majority share of __________ percent in the bank
   66.6%
   72%
   51.5%
   59.3%
   60%
   Option D
   The state government holds the majority share of 59.3 per cent stake in the bank.

    

5. The Election Commission of India has lowered the limit of cash transactions by candidates for campaigning purposes from Rs 20,000 to Rs ___________ per day
   Rs 15,000
   Rs 5,000
   Rs 10,000
   Rs 12,000
   Rs 7,000
   Option C
   In a bid to check the flow of excess money in electioneering, the Election Commission has lowered the limit of cash transactions by candidates for campaigning purposes from Rs 20,000 to Rs 10,000 per day and for transactions beyond Rs 10,000, the candidates and parties will have to make payment using cross cheques, drafts or electronic means, including NEFT/RTGS, through the account of the candidate opened for electioneering.

    

6. Uttar Pradesh government has approved the construction of a grand statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. That total length of the statue would be__________
   195
   200
   150
   182
   221
   Option E
   Yogi Adityanath finalises 221-metre tall Lord Ram statue in Ayodhya amid rage over temple construction. The statue will be made of bronze and height of statue will be 151 metres. Its overhead umbrella will be 20 metres and pedestal will be 50 metres.

    

7. According to the government data, An amount of over Rs __________ crore has been transferred through direct benefit transfer to eligible mother under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana till date
   Rs 1,800 crore
   Rs 2,500 crore
   Rs 500 crore
   Rs 1,000 crore
   Rs 1,600 crore
   Option E
   The government has transferred over Rs 1,600 crore to eligible mothers under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana through direct benefit transfer. The programme, which became applicable from January 1, 2017 provides a cash incentive of Rs 5,000 in three instalments to pregnant women and lactating mothers for the first child through Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT).

    

8. Who among the following has been appointed as the next Chief Secretary (CS) of Delhi?
   K.P Sharma
   Jitendra Vyas
   Anshu Prakash
   Vijay Kumar Dev
   Mahesh Prajapati
   Option D
   Senior IAS officer Vijay Kumar Dev has been appointed the next Chief Secretary (CS) of Delhi, succeeding Anshu Prakash.

    

9. Classical music veteran Ustad Imrat Khan was famous for which of these musical instruments?
   Sitar
   Flute
   Tabla
   Harmonium
   Veena
   Option A
   Classical music stalwart Ustad Imrat Khan, who dedicated his life to propagating the sitar and the surbahar worldwide, has died in the US after a brief illness. He was 83.

    

10. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on________________
    November 22
    November 21
    November 25
    November 27
    November 19
    Option C
    The theme this year is: Orange the World: #HearMeToo

     

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