Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 18 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 18
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. The International Earth Day is observed on_______________
    May 19
    April 22
    June 28
    July 13
    May 21
    Option B

     

  2. What is the constituency of the Minister of Women and Child Development?
    Rajya Sabha, Bihar
    Bangalore North, Karnataka
    Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
    Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
    Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
    Option C
    Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi is the Minister of Women and Child Development.

     

  3. Name the winner of the 2018 French Grand Prix title
    Carlos Sainz
    Kimi Raikkonen
    Max Verstappen
    Lewis Hamilton
    Sebastian Vettel
    Option D
    Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won 2018 French Grand Prix to regain top spot in the world championship.

     

  4. When is the International Labour Day observed? A) May 2 B) April 30 C) May 1 D) April 29
    April 30
    May 14
    May 1
    June 26
    April 9
    Option C

     

  5. Which state has launched the ‘Commercial tax at your doorstep’ Scheme on GST Day?
    Haryana
    Uttar Pradesh
    Karnataka
    Maharashtra
    Rajasthan
    Option B
    The Uttar Pradesh government on GST Day i.e July 01, 2018 launched ‘Commercial tax at your doorstep’ (Vaanijya Kar, Aapke dwaar) scheme under which officials of the department will personally contact the traders and resolve their problems.

     

  6. The Subarnarekha Hydro Electric Power plant is in which state?
    Assam
    Madhya Pradesh
    Odisha
    Bihar
    Jharkhand
    Option E

     

  7. Idris Hassan Latif passed away at the age of 95. He was a former chief of which body?
    Indian Navy
    Indian Air Force
    Indian Coast Guard
    National Security Guard
    Indian Army
    Option B

     

  8. Danny Faure is the President of which country?
    Cuba
    Greece
    Indonesia
    Seychelles
    Maldives
    Option D

     

  9. Who is the author of the book “Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker”
    Ashutosh Partheshwar
    Srikan
    Arvind Mohan
    Balmiki Prasad Singh
    Pavan K Varma
    Option E

     

  10. T Latha has recently been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of which bank?
    Karur Vysya Bank
    Lakshmi Vilas Bank
    Nainital Bank
    Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited
    South Indian Bank
    Option D
    Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited has appointed T Latha as the Managing Director & CEO. She has taken over from G Sreeram, who has retired from the office on July 1, 2018.

     

  11. Which country has been ranked the most dangerous country for women as per Thomson Reuters Foundation survey?
    Afghanistan
    Syria
    Pakistan
    India
    Saudi Arabia
    Option D
    India is considered to be the most dangerous country in the world for women, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters Foundation. Afghanistan and Syria were ranked second and third respectively.

     

  12. Scientists have recently discovered a rare species of water beetle in Malaysian Borneo which has been named after which veteran celebrity?
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    Tom Cruise
    Brad Pitt
    Jackie Chan
    None of These
    Option A

     

  13. The Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is in which state?
    Madhya Pradesh
    Goa
    Himachal Pradesh
    Uttar Pradesh
    Karnataka
    Option B

     

  14. Name the winner of the 2018 Monte Carlo Masters men’s single event.
    Kei Nishikori
    Bob Bryan
    Rafael Nadal
    Oliver Marach
    Mate Pavic
    Option C

     

  15. Name the spacecraft launched by NASA for removing debris from space?
    RemoveDebris spacecraft
    Falcon-XD
    DebrisCleaner spacecraft
    CleaningCraft
    None of These
    Option A
    RemoveDebris spacecraft, the first spacecraft to demonstrate active space debris-removal technologies — such as a harpoon, a net and a drag sail — in orbit has been released from the International Space Station to commence its mission.

     

  16. The Coastal Security Exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ was held in which state?
    Andhra Pradesh
    Karnataka
    Tamil Nadu
    Kerala
    Odisha
    Option D
    Two days Coastal Security Exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ held in Kerala to strengthen and assess the loopholes in the coastal security mechanism along Kerala shores.

     

  17. What is the currency of Rwanda?
    Rwandan dollar
    Rwandan peso
    Rwandan franc
    Rwandan euro
    Rwandan shekel
    Option C
    Capital: Kigali

     

  18. The ‘Happiness Curriculum’ programme for school students has been launched by_______?
    Delhi
    Haryana
    Chandigarh
    Bihar
    Rajasthan
    Option A

     

  19. Recently which states Chief Minister has made the record for being the longest serving Chief Minister of any Indian state?
    Naveen Patnaik
    Raman Singh
    Shivraj Singh Chouhan
    Pawan Kumar Chamling
    Virbhadra Singh
    Option D

     

  20. When is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed? A) June 26 B) June 25 C) June 27 D) June 24
    June 26
    July 15
    May 21
    April 11
    May 28
    Option A
    26 June: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Theme 2018: “Listen First – Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe.”

     


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