Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 28 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 28
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 ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’ has been launched by which state to promote greenery around the River Mahanadi?
    Madhya Pradesh
    Chhatisgarh
    Odisha
    Andhra Pradesh
    Telangana
    Option C

     

  2. The Fincare Small Finance Bank is headquartered at_________
    Varanasi
    Chennai
    Kolkata
    Bengaluru
    Chandigarh
    Option D

     

  3. The Military Exercise Pitch Black-2018 took place in which country?
    India
    Australia
    Indonesia
    China
    France
    Option B

     

  4. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 seeks to take action against offenders who commit offences worth Rs __________crore and above.
    Rs 500 crores
    Rs 250 crores
    Rs 100 crores
    Rs 50 crores
    Rs 300 crores
    Option C

     

  5. The Sanchar Kranti Yojna to distribute 50 lakhs smartphones to the people free of cost has been launched by which state?
    Maharashtra
    Uttarakhand
    Madhya Pradesh
    Bihar
    Chhattisgarh
    Option E
    Under the scheme, 50 lakh smartphones will be distributed free of cost to the people. In this 45 lakh would be given to women and 5 lakh to students.

     

  6. What is the deadline to file income tax returns for the Assesment Year 2018-19?
    September 30
    August 31
    October 31
    December 31
    July 31
    Option B
    Government of India extended the date for filing income tax for salaried tax payers,by one month till August 31. The earlier deadline for filing the returns for Assesment Year 2018-19 was July 31, 2018.

     

  7. Rukura Medium Irrigation Dam project has been inaugurated in which state?
    Odisha
    Jharkhand
    Gujarat
    Madhya Pradesh
    Andhra Pradesh
    Option A
    Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Rs 300 crore Rukura Medium Irrigation Dam project in Sundargarh district. This project will irrigate 5,800 hectare of agricultural field. An estimated Rs 300 crore has been spent for construction of Rukura project.

     

  8. The Department of telecommunication has approved the merger of Vodafone India with which telecom company to become India’s largest mobile phone operator?
    BSNL
    Reliance Communications
    Idea Cellular
    Aircel
    Bharti Airtel
    Option C

     

  9. Who among the following are the winners of the 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award?
    Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk
    Palagummi Sainath and Jayaprakash Narayan
    Arun Shourie and T. M. Krishna
    Abdul Samad Ismail and Akhtar Hameed Khan
    All the Above
    Option A

     

  10. The Global Disability Summit 2018 was held in which city?
    Paris
    New Delhi
    London
    Singapore
    Moscow
    Option C

     

  11. When is the Kargil Vijay Diwas observed?
    July 26
    August 2
    July 20
    June 28
    August 1
    Option A

     

  12. Japan based PayPay Corporation has partnered with which Indian company to launch barcodes (QR Codes) based smartphone payment services in Japan?
    State Bank of India
    PhonePe
    Paytm
    BSNL
    Reliance Communications
    Option C

     

  13. The 2020 IAAF World Athletics U20 Championships will take place in which country?
    Japan
    Kenya
    Indonesia
    South Africa
    China
    Option B

     

  14. Who will head the 10 member committee formed on data protection law?
    K. G. Balakrishnan
    S.B. Sinha
    Dalveer Bhandari
    B.N. Srikrishna
    H. D. Kumaraswamy
    Option D

     

  15. A programme on Ethics in Public Governance named “Mission Satyanishtha” has been launched by which government department?
    Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
    National Commission for Women
    Indian Railways
    Indian Space Research Organisation
    None of These
    Option C

     

  16. The Government of India is committed to completely eliminate viral hepatitis by which year?
    2035
    2025
    2022
    2030
    2020
    Option D

     

  17. Which state has announced to launch the Pranam Scheme compelling government employees to look after their dependent parents?
    West Bengal
    Assam
    Haryana
    Telangana
    Gujarat
    Option B

     

  18. What does MEIS stands for?
    Managing Exports from India Scheme
    Multilateral Exports from India Scheme
    Marketing Exports from India Scheme
    Merchandise Exports from India Scheme
    None of These
    Option D

     

  19. What is the theme of the World Hepatitis Day 2018?
    Eliminate Hepatitis
    Test. Treat. Hepatitis
    Know Hepatitis-Act now
    Hepatitis: Think Again
    Hepatitis: Eliminate Now
    Option B
    The World Hepatitis Day is observed annually on July 28 to raise global awareness of hepatitis, a group of infectious diseases known as Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E, and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

     

  20. India’s first Mobile Open Exchange Zone has been inaugurated in which city?
    Pune
    Gurgaon
    New Delhi
    Noida
    Mumbai
    Option D

     


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