Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 13 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 13
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. Who has won the Halle Open Tennis final?
    Borna Coric
    Roger Federer
    Rafa Nadal
    Andy Murray
    Stan Wawrinka
    Option A
    Borna Coric defeated Roger Federer to win Halle Open final

     

  2. Who is the governor of Odisha?
    Ramesh Chennithala
    Kummanam Rajasekharan
    Om Prakash Kohli
    Ganeshi Lal
    V. S. Achuthanandan
    Option D

     

  3. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has tied up with which telecom unit to use its technology for reporting the extreme weather condition?
    Airtel
    BSNL
    Idea
    Reliance
    Aircel
    Option B

     

  4. Mark Rutte is the Prime Minister of which country?
    Netherlands
    Malaysia
    Israel
    Monacco
    Turkey
    Option A
    Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived in New Delhi on two days visit to India. The Dutch leader’s visit comes within a year of Modi’s visit to the Netherlands last June.

     

  5. Who has been appointed as the President of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF)?
    Pankaj Miglani
    Dedar Singh Gill
    Ajay Chitkara
    Janardan Singh Gehlot
    GC Chaturvedi
    Option D

     

  6. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is based in_____________
    Paris, France
    Vienna, Austria
    London, United Kingdom
    New York, United States
    Geneva, Switzerland
    Option B

     

  7. What is the Moto of the Asian Games 2018?
    Thrilling Games, Harmonious Asia
    Energy of Asia
    Diversity Shines Here
    New Vision, New Asia
    The Games of Your Life
    Option B

     

  8. The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following states?
    West Bengal
    Odisha
    Meghalaya
    Arunachal Pradesh
    Chhattisgarh
    Option D

     

  9. Who has won the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction
    Kamila Shamsie
    Bina Shah
    Amal El-Mohtar
    Maria Dahvana Headley
    Tahmima Anam
    Option A
    She was awarded the €30,000 pound ($40,000) prize for her 7th novel Home Fire

     

  10. India’s tallest national flag is scheduled to be installed in which city under the Smart City Mission?
    Bhopal
    Guwahati
    Chandigarh
    Hyderabad
    Pune
    Option B
    In Assam, 97.3 meter tall national flag, the tallest in the country – will be installed in Guwahati under Smart City Mission.

     

  11. Which financial organisation has sanctioned USD 48 million for the Meghalaya Community – Led Landscapes Management Project (MCLLMP)?
    International Monetary Fund
    World Economic Forum
    World Bank
    Asian Development Bank
    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
    Option C

     

  12. Bamako is the capital of which country?
    Romania
    Senegal
    Liberia
    Mali
    Tanzania
    Option D
    Currency: West African CFA franc

     

  13. Which city has won the India Smart Cities Award under the City Award category?
    Ahmedabad
    Visakhapatnam
    Bhopal
    Pune
    Surat
    Option E

     

  14. The Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana has been launched by which state to ensure free travel facility to girls students of the state?
    Uttar Pradesh
    Rajasthan
    Bihar
    Maharashtra
    Haryana
    Option E
     Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar has announced the launch of ‘Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana ’to ensure safety of girl students under which five or more girl students, will get free travel facility from their home to their educational institutions.

     

  15. The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace is observed on____________
    May 17
    April 6
    March 30
    June 12
    July 2
    Option B

     

  16. Based on the new census data between 2001 and 2011, which among the following languages has been recorded to be the fastest growing language in India?
    Hindi
    Bengali
    Marathi
    Telugu
    Sanskrit
    Option A
    According to news census data, Hindi has become the fasting growing language in India by adding close to 10 crore speakers between 2001 and 2011. Hindi is the most spoken language in the country and Bengali the second most spoken language. Sanskrit remains the least spoken among the scheduled languages.

     

  17. The Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir is located in which state?
    Punjab
    Himachal Pradesh
    Rajasthan
    Gujarat
    Jharkhand
    Option B

     

  18. The foundation stone of the Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory “’Sakhi Suraksha” has been laid in which city?
    Ahmedabad
    New Delhi
    Chandigarh
    Mumbai
    Bhopal
    Option C
    Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi laid the foundation stone of an Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory “’Sakhi Suraksha” at the Central Forensic Science Laboratory campus in Chandigarh. The state-of-the-art lab, built at a cost of Rs 99.76 crore from the Nirbhaya Fund is India’s first such lab dedicated to investigate crimes against women and children with speedy redressel.

     

  19. The BRICS Business Forum Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 has been conferred upon___________
    Hema Malini
    Lata Mangeshkar
    Rekha
    Shabana Azmi
    Sridevi
    Option E

     

  20. Who is the head of the committee to upgrade the norms for computation of economic data at states and districts level to revise the base year for National Accounts or GDP calculation?
    Chetan Ghate
    Pammi Dua
    Ravindra H Dholakia
    M.K. Jain
    Nadeem Aslam
    Option C
    Government has set up a 13-member committee to upgrade the norms for computation of economic data at states and districts level in the backdrop of plans to revise the base year for National Accounts or GDP calculation. The Committee for Sub-National Accounts will be headed by Ravindra H Dholakia, a retired professor of IIM Ahmedabad.

     


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