Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 37 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 37
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. Name the sponsor bank of the Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank.
    State Bank of India
    Punjab National Bank
    Union Bank of India
    Bank of India
    Syndicate Bank
    Option C

     

  2. Murshidabad city in West Bengal is located along the banks of which river?
    Teesta
    Ganges
    Hooghly
    Mahananda
    Damodar
    Option C

     

  3. The Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) was set up on the recommendation of_____________________ Working Group
    Narsimham Committee
    Khelkar Committee
    A C Shah
    Bhave Committee
    DR Gadgil Committee
    Option A
    The Narsimham committee conceptualised the creation of RRBs in 1975

     

  4. Hima Das has been appointed as the sports ambassador of which state?
    Sikkim
    Assam
    Tripura
    Meghalaya
    Manipur
    Option B
    Assam government has made Asian Games medalist Hima Das as the first ever Sports Ambassador of the state

     

  5. The Betla National Park is located in the state of __________
    Karnataka
    Jharkhand
    West Bengal
    Madhya Pradesh
    Maharashtra
    Option B

     

  6. Prague is the capital of which country?
    Peru
    Slovakia
    Hungary
    Czech Republic
    Poland
    Option D
    Czech Republic currency- Czech koruna

     

  7. The ratio of equity share of Central government, state government and sponsor bank in the Regional Rural Banks is _____________
    25:15:35
    50:25:25
    25:25:50
    50:15:35
    35:15:50
    Option D
    Their equity is held by the Central Government, concerned State Government and the Sponsor Bank in the proportion of 50:15:35

     

  8. The 2018 Asian Paralympic Games will take place in which city?
    Beijing
    Jakarta
    Rio
    New Delhi
    Seoul
    Option B
    Indonesia is set to hold the 2018 Asian Paralympic Games, from October 6-13 in Jakarta..

     

  9. United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) has its headquarter in____________
    Paris, France
    London, UK
    New York, United States
    Rome, Italy
    Geneva, Switzerland
    Option C

     

  10. Who has been elected as the new President of DMK?
    Anbumani Ramadoss
    Vijayakanth
    Durai Murugan
    M.K.Stalin
    None of these
    Option D

     

  11. RRBs were set up through the promulgation of RRB Act1 of ____________.
    1976
    1979
    1982
    1986
    1990
    Option A

     

  12. Which among the following banks has been conferred with World’s Best Global Banks 2018 Awards by Global Finance magazine?
    HSBC Bank
    DBS Bank
    Deutsche Bank
    Standard Chartered
    Royal Bank of Scotland
    Option B

     

  13. India’s first Ayushman call centre has been formally inaugurated in which city?
    New Delhi
    Mumbai
    Bengaluru
    Ahmedabad
    Guwahati
    Option C

     

  14. What was the authorised capital of India’s first RRB, the Prathama Bank?
    Rs 2 crore
    Rs 4 crore
    Rs 5 crore
    Rs 7 crore
    Rs 10 crore
    Option C
    The development process of RRBs started on 2 October 1975 with the forming of the first RRB, the Prathama Bank with authorised capital of Rs. 5 crore at its starting.

     

  15. India’s first sports -inspired fitness program Cardio Tennis has been launched by_________?
    Mahesh Bhupathi
    Rohan Bopanna
    Leander Paes
    Yuki Bhambri
    Anirban Lahiri
    Option B

     

  16. Payments Bank will be systematically important when it reaches the net worth of _____.
    Rs 1000 crore
    Rs 5000 crore
    Rs 500 crore
    Rs 750 crore
    Rs 250 crore
    Option C

     

  17. Sourabh Verma is associated with the sports of_______________
    Archery
    Shooting
    Tennis
    Badminton
    Swimming
    Option D

     

  18. Which among the given is not a Kharif crop?
    Ragi
    Maize
    Cotton
    Rice
    Mustard
    Option E
    Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, soybean, groundnut, cotton are all Kharif types crops. Mustard is a Rabi crop.

     

  19. Amitabh Chaudhry has recently been named as the new MD and CEO of which bank?
    ICICI Bank
    Axis Bank
    Punjab National Bank
    State Bank of India
    HDFC Bank
    Option B
    Amitabh Chaudhry will take charge as the MD and CEO of Axis Bank from January 01, 2019. He will replace Shikha Sharma who steps down on December 31, 2018.

     

  20. Name the winner of the German Grand Prix 2018
    Sebastian Vettel
    Max Verstappen
    Valtteri Bottas
    Lewis Hamilton
    Kimi Raikkonen
    Option D

     


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