Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 22 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 22
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 automatic recurring payments system “My Payments” has been unveiled by which company?
    Freecharge
    Paytm
    MobiKwik
    PhonePe
    Airtel Money
    Option B
    Paytm has introduced automatic recurring payments named ‘My Payments’, a new feature that lets users configure the payments app to pay for periodic high-value recurring expenses automatically such as house rent, maid/driver’s salary, milk or newspaper vendor payments.

     

  2. The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is in which state?
    Andhra Pradesh
    Karnataka
    Maharashtra
    Odisha
    Tamil Nadu
    Option A
    Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was built across the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh

     

  3. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has proposed to set up a National Tribal Museum along with a National Level Tribal Research Institute in which city?
    Pune
    Hyderabad
    New Delhi
    Kolkata
    Mumbai
    Option C

     

  4. Name the first Indian state to constitute a Happiness Commission?
    Haryana
    Rajasthan
    Himachal Pradesh
    Andhra Pradesh
    Madhya Pradesh
    Option E
    The Andhra Pradesh government will soon constitute a Happiness Commission that will take up a series of programmes to promote “happiness” in the state. AP became the second state in the country to introduce an exclusive ministry for happiness in April 2017. Madhya Pradesh is the first.

     

  5. The Behdienkhlam Festival is a tribal festival of which state?
    Assam
    Tripura
    Meghalaya
    Sikkim
    Manipur
    Option C
    The 4 day long Behdienkhlam Festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) tribal community concluded at Jowai in the Jaintia Hills region of Meghalaya

     

  6. Bharuch city of Gujarat is situated along the banks of the River______________
    Mahi
    Tapti
    Narmada
    Vishwamitri
    Sabarmati
    Option C
    Bharuch, formerly known as Broach, is a city at the mouth of the river Narmada in Gujarat

     

  7. The Rythu Bandhu crop investment support scheme has been launched by which state?
    Odisha
    Andhra Pradesh
    Tamil Nadu
    Telangana
    Karnataka
    Option D
    The Telangana government has launched a new crop investment support scheme titled ‘Rythu Bandhu’ in which the farmers in the state will get Rs 8,000 per acre each every year as crop investment support. The government plans to spend Rs 12,000 crore every year under this scheme. The financial assistance will be for two crops each year.

     

  8. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has proposed to set up a consulate in which Indian city?
    Ahmedabad
    Bengaluru
    Hyderabad
    New Delhi
    Mumbai
    Option C
    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has proposed to set up a consulate in Hyderabad in a bid to boost the cordial relationship between Telangana and UAE. Countries like Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran also have offices established in Hyderabad.

     

  9. Which institution has taken over the responsibility of Reserve Bank to compile and publish the Reference Rate?
    FBIL
    FIPB
    FSDC
    FIEO
    None of These
    Option A
    From July 10, 2018 Financial Benchmarks India Private Limited (FBIL) has taken over from RBI, the responsibility of computation and dissemination of reference rate for USD/INR and exchange rate of other major currencies.

     

  10. Which is the most trusted bank of India according to the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018?
    State Bank of India
    ICICI Bank
    Bank of Baroda
    Bank of India
    HDFC Bank
    Option A
    According to the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018, State Bank of India was the most-trusted bank (both public and private sector) in the country and ICICI topped the chart among the private ones.

     

  11. Name the first Indian state to offer the facility of online registration of properties?
    Haryana
    Kerala
    Punjab
    Maharashtra
    Karnataka
    Option C

     

  12. Banwarilal Purohit is the incumbent Governor of which state?
    Bihar
    Tamil Nadu
    Odisha
    Jharkhand
    Kerala
    Option B
    He is the incumbent 20th Governor of Tamil Nadu.

     

  13. Who has been honored with the European Golden Shoe for 2017-18?
    Lionel Messi
    Cristiano Ronaldo
    Luis Suarez
    Neymar
    Sergio Ramos
    Option A

     

  14. Name the Mobile App developed by the Ministry of Coal to keep check on illegal coal mining activities.
    Saral Sarvekshan
    Uttam
    Koyla Nigrani
    Khan Prahari
    None of These
    Option D
    The Ministry has unveiled a Mobile Applications tool named Khan-Prahari for reporting any illegal activity related to coal mining.

     

  15. The Vansda National Park is situated in which state?
    Haryana
    Rajasthan
    Madhya Pradesh
    Gujarat
    Himachal Pradesh
    Option D

     

  16. Who is the winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix 2018?
    Lewis Hamilton
    Kimi Räikkönen
    Sebastian Vettel
    Daniel Ricciardo
    Valtteri Bottas
    Option C

     

  17. Which bank has launched India’s first green bond deposit scheme named Green Future: Deposit?
    Axis Bank
    Yes Bank
    ICICI Bank
    SBI
    HDFC Bank
    Option B
    Yes Bank has launched the first-ever green deposit scheme named Green Future: Deposit to raise up to Rs. 1,000 crore via this novel product offering.

     

  18. Who is the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
    Anurag Thakur
    N. Srinivasan
    Dave Richardson
    Shashank Manohar
    Rajeev Shukla
    Option D
    CEO: David Richardson Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

     

  19. The Election Commission of India has launched an innovative braille featured electoral card called___________ for the visually impaired people.
    DEEDS
    EPIC
    ECARD
    CAST
    VOTE
    Option B
    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) with Braille on it to ensure participation of visually impaired persons in the electoral process.

     

  20. Name the winner of the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016-17.
    Anshuman Gaekwad
    Abbas Ali Baig
    Pankaj Roy
    Budhi Kunderan
    Jalaj Saxena
    Option C

     


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