Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 20 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 20
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. India’s first Khadi Mall is set to be inaugurated in which state to boost Khadi market?
    Madhya Pradesh
    Rajasthan
    Gujarat
    Jharkhand
    Haryana
    Option D
    Jharkhand will set up its first ‘khadi mall’ in the state to boost market for khadi and khadi made products.

     

  2. Name the winner of the 2018 Munich Grand Prix in men’s 50m rifle prone event.
    Gagan Narang
    Chain Singh
    Niccolo Campriani
    Matthew Emmons
    Alin Moldoveanu
    Option D

     

  3. The Dadri Thermal Power Plant is located in which of the following states?
    Karnataka
    Madhya Pradesh
    Jharkhand
    Uttar Pradesh
    Gujarat
    Option D

     

  4. The Shirui Lily State Festival was observed in which state?
    Assam
    Manipur
    Sikkim
    Tripura
    Meghalaya
    Option B
    Manipur celebrated much-awaited five-day Shirui Lily State Festival in the Ukhrul district headquarters. The festival aims to spread awareness and conserve the endangered state flower ‘Shirui Lily’, while also promote the hill district as a potential tourist destination.

     

  5. Which Indian state has topped the NITI Aayog’s 2018 Composite Water Management Index (CWMI)?
    Madhya Pradesh
    Karnataka
    Gujarat
    Andhra Pradesh
    Maharashtra
    Option C
    Gujarat has topped the NITI Aayog’s 2018 Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) followed by Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. The tribal state Jharkhand was adjudged as the worst performer.

     

  6. The International Olympic Committee is based in which country?
    New York, US
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    Vienna, Austria
    Rome, Italy
    The Hague, Netherlands
    Option B
    The International Olympic Committee is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

     

  7. In which Indian state has PM Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Bangladesh Bhavan recently?
    Andhra Pradesh
    West Bengal
    Maharashtra
    Telangana
    Haryana
    Option B
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the Bangladesh Bhavan at Vishwa Bharti University, Santiniketan, West Bengal which has built at a cost of Rs. 25 crores

     

  8. David Douglas Duncan was a renowned__________
    Graphic Designer
    Politician
    Agricultural Scientist
    Author
    Photo Journalist
    Option E
    He was best known for his combat photographs captured during World War II. Hailed from America. He was 102.

     

  9. Name the mountain peak of China which has been inducted into UNESCO World Heritage List during its 42nd meeting?
    Mount Yandang
    Mount Baigangjian
    Mount Fanjingshan
    Mount Mogan
    Mount Lu
    Option C
    Mount Fanjingshan, situated in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou, was included in the World Heritage List at the 42nd World Heritage Committee meeting in Bahrain.

     

  10. ‘SAHYOG- HYEOBLYEOG 2018‘ was conducted between India and which country?
    Indonesia
    Vietnam
    South Korea
    Bangladesh
    Australia
    Option C
    Indo-Korean joint anti-piracy, search and rescue exercise ‘SAHYOG- HYEOBLYEOG 2018‘ was conducted off the Chennai coast.

     

  11. The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has recently launched a new cloud enabled National Data Centre in which city?
    Bhubaneswar
    Kolkata
    Hyderabad
    Bengaluru
    Mumbai
    Option A
    National Informatics Centre (NIC) has set up a new state-of-the-art cloud enabled National Data Centre at Bhubaneswar

     

  12. 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
    Marathi
    Bengali
    Sanskrit
    Telugu
    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.

     

  13. The National Statistics Day is observed annually on_____________
    June 30
    July 1
    April 30
    June 29
    May 31
    Option D

     

  14. The Sawai Mansingh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
    Punjab
    Gujarat
    Rajasthan
    Bihar
    Madhya Pradesh
    Option C

     

  15. Which state has launched an institution named QUEST to ensure tribal development in the state?
    Andhra Pradesh
    West Bengal
    Odisha
    Maharashtra
    Jammu & Kashmir
    Option D
    The Maharashtra government led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has set up an institution named ‘QUEST’ in Mumbai to evaluate and quantify special development budget allocations and their impact on tribal development.

     

  16. The Government of India has announced a minimum compensation of how much amount to the families of paramilitary Jawans who dies in action?
    Rs 5 crores
    Rs 2 crores
    Rs 4 crores
    Rs 1 crore
    Rs 3 crores
    Option D
    The family of a paramilitary jawan who dies in action will be given a minimum compensation of one crore rupees so that the families of martyrs does not face any difficulty.

     

  17. Name the winner of the Femina Miss India 2018 title.
    Meenakshi Chaudhary
    Shreya Rao
    Anukreethy Vas
    Gayatri Bharadwaj
    Stefy Patel
    Option C

     

  18. The ICC Hall of Fame features how many total cricketers inducted till date?
    75
    87
    92
    82
    96
    Option B
    At the moment, there are 87 cricketers in the ICC Hall of Fame.

     

  19. Kyiv is the capital of which country?
    Togo
    Sudan
    Yemen
    Ukraine
    Uruguay
    Option D
    Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia

     

  20. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is the President of which country?
    Israel
    Egypt
    Italy
    Afghanisatn
    Syria
    Option B

     


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