Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 23 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 23
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 $25 million “AI for Accessibility” programme has been launched by which company?
    IBM
    Facebook
    Google
    Microsoft
    Apple
    Option D
    Microsoft has announced the launch of “AI for Accessibility” — a new $25 million, five-year programme to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help people with disabilities.

     

  2. Name the first Indian city to switch to BS-VI fuel..
    Gurgaon
    Mumbai
    Hyderabad
    New Delhi
    Bengaluru
    Option D
    With an aim to combat the rising levels of air pollution in Delhi-NCR region, petrol pumps in the capital from 1st April 2018 started supplying ultra-clean Bharat Stage VI grade fuel (both petrol and diesel). This move makes New Delhi the first city in the country to switch from BS-IV grade fuels to BS-VI (equivalent to fuel meeting Euro-VI emission norms).

     

  3. Giuseppe Conte is the Prime Minister of which country?
    Malaysia
    Syria
    Morocco
    Rwanda
    Italy
    Option E

     

  4. Rajahmundry city along the river Godavari is in which state?
    Andhra Pradesh
    Karnataka
    Tamil Nadu
    Kerala
    Odisha
    Option A
    Rajahmundry is situated along the banks of the river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh

     

  5. Name the Chinese Bank which has recently obtained RBI’s licence to open a branch in India.
    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
    Agricultural Bank of China (ABC)
    China Construction Bank (CCB)
    Bank of China
    None of These
    Option D
    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued licence to Bank of China to launch operations in India. Bank of China is one of the very few state-owned commercial banks in China.

     

  6. What is the constituency of the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs?
    Sundargarh, Odisha
    Bathinda, Punjab
    Purvi Champaran, Bihar
    Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
    Rajya Sabha, Himachal Pradesh
    Option A
    Minister responsible : Shri Jual Oram

     

  7. India’s first government owned e-waste recycling plant will be set up in which city?
    Hyderabad
    New Delhi
    Bengaluru
    Mumbai
    Noida
    Option C
    The Centre has announced to set up first government run e-waste recycling unit in Bengaluru. The Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry has taken up the project. The Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), a research institute that comes under the ministry, will set up the unit in the next four months.

     

  8. Which country has won the Global Restructuring Review (GRR) most improved jurisdiction Award 2018?
    Saudi Arabia
    China
    India
    Sri Lanka
    Russia
    Option C
    India has won Global Restructuring Review’s “most improved jurisdiction” award. The honour recognises the jurisdiction which improved its restructuring and insolvency regime the most over the last year. Global Restructuring Review (GRR) is an online daily news service and magazine on cross-border restructuring and insolvency law.

     

  9. The Suketi Fossil Park is located in which state?
    Gujarat
    Himachal Pradesh
    Assam
    Sikkim
    Andhra Pradesh
    Option B
    Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced that the Suketi Fossil Park in Sirmaur district will be developed through Asian Development Bank (ADB) assistance.

     

  10. How many countries will take part for the first time in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercise to be held in August 2018?
    7
    2
    4
    6
    9
    Option C
    The biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercise is scheduled to be held from June 27 to August 2, 2018 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The theme this year is “Capable, Adaptive, Partners.” Four countries — Brazil, Israel, Sri Lanka and Vietnam — are participating in RIMPAC for the first time while China has been uninvited by United States for RIMPAC 2018.

     

  11. When is International Day of Parliamentarism celebrated?
    June 30
    April 28
    May 22
    July 21
    June 29
    Option A
    For the first time, 30 June this year is celebrated as the International Day of Parliamentarism. It is also the date, in 1889, on which the Inter-Parliamentary Union — the global organization of parliaments — was established.

     

  12. Utkal Divas is observed by the people of which state?
    Karnataka
    Madhya Pradesh
    Odisha
    Telangana
    Kerala
    Option C
    People across Odisha celebrated Utkal Divas on 1st April 2018 to commemorate the formation of the state in 1936.

     

  13. The Gangotri National Park is located in which state?
    Jammu & Kashmir
    Himachal Pradesh
    Madhya Pradesh
    Uttarakhand
    Gujarat
    Option D
    Gangotri National Park is a national park located in Uttarkashi District Garhwal range Uttarakhand

     

  14. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has launched an online guidance system named____________ to determine the notifiability of Merger & Acquisitions (combinations)
    For Your Information
    Point of View
    Be Right There
    Do It Yourself
    None of These
    Option D
    The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has launched an online guidance system on merger & acquisitions rules in order to simplify compliance requirements regarding combinations. The guidance system has been named as ‘Do It Yourself (DIY): A notifiability check for mergers & acquisitions under the Competition Act, 2002″.The system will guide the stakeholders in determining whether a merger or acquisition (combinations) is notifiable to CCI in terms of the Competition Act.

     

  15. What is the deadline to link PAN and Aadhaar?
    July 31, 2018
    March 31, 2019
    July 31, 2019
    December 31, 2018
    January 31, 2018
    Option B
    CBDT has extended the deadline for the PAN-Aadhaar linking to March 31,2019. The policy-making body of the tax department issued an order, under Section 119 of the Income Tax Act, late night, extending the deadline.

     

  16. The ‘Zojila Tunnel’ is India’s longest road tunnel being constructed in which state?
    Himachal Pradesh
    Jammu & Kashmir
    Gujarat
    West Bengal
    Assam
    Option B
    The foundation stone of India’s longest road tunnel and Asia’s longest bi-directional tunne ‘Zojila tunnel’ was laid by PM Modi on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway. The 14.2 kilometer tunnel tunnel is scheduled to be completed in 5 years at an investment of Rs 6,809 crore. The tunnel will cut down the time taken to cross Zojila pass from the present three and a half hours to just fifteen minutes.

     

  17. The Virtual ID (VID) of UIDAI contains how many digits?
    12
    14
    16
    20
    15
    Option C
    The Virtual ID (VID), which is a random 16-digit number mapped to a person’s Aadhaar number, together with biometrics of the user, would give any authorised agency such as a bank or a mobile company only limited details such as name, address and photograph, which are enough for any verification.

     

  18. The 14th India Innovation Summit 2018 will be held in which city?
    Mumbai
    Bengaluru
    New Delhi
    Chennai
    Lucknow
    Option B
    CII is organizing its annual flagship event Fourteenth India Innovation Summit 2018 on 12, 13 July, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The theme of the Fourteenth India Innovation Summit is “India.AI – Driving the future for the world”.

     

  19. Which of the given options is wrong with respect to the secretary of the respective Ministry?
    Amit Khare – Information and Broadcasting Ministry
    Pushpa Subramanyam – Food Processing Industries Ministry
    Anup Wadhawan – Commerce Ministry
    MM Kutty – Petroleum Ministry
    All the above are correct
    Option E
    Amit Khare- Secretary-Information and Broadcasting Ministry Anup Wadhawan- Secretary- Commerce Ministry MM Kutty- Secretary- Petroleum Ministry Binoy Kumar- Secretary- Steel Ministry Heera Lal Samariya- Secretary- Labour & Employment Ministry Deepak Khandekar- Secretary- Tribal Affairs Ministry Pushpa Subramanyam- Secretary-Food Processing Industries Ministry

     

  20. The Dantiwada Dam is located in which state of India?
    Odisha
    Madhya Pradesh
    Gujarat
    Andhra Pradesh
    Haryana
    Option C
    The Dantiwada Dam is a mud and masonry dam on the West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha district of northern Gujarat.

     


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