Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 63

1. Angad Vir Singh Bajwa is related to which sports?
   Discuss Throw
   Golf
   Archery
   Shooting
   Weightlifting
   Option D
   Angad Vir Singh Bajwa shot a perfect score as he grabbed a first gold medal for India in men’s skeet at the Asian Shotgun Championship. Bajwa became the first Indian skeet shooter to win a gold medal at any continental or world level event.

    

2. Late Union Minister Ananth Kumar was responsible for which Ministry?
   Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
   Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
   Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
   Ministry of Rural Development
   Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
   Option A
   He was in charge of two Ministries- Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Parliamentary Affair

    

3. The “Jashn-e-Virasat-e-Urdu” Festival to celebrate Urdu culture and its heritage was held in which city?
   Lucknow
   Hyderabad
   New Delhi
   Guwahati
   Noida
   Option C
   The Delhi government announced “Jashn-e-Virasat-e-Urdu”, a festival to celebrate Urdu culture and its heritage. the six-day festival was held at Central Park, Connaught Place

    

4. The 33rd ASEAN Summit was held in Singapore on 13 November 2018. What was the theme of the Summit?
   Partnering for Change, Engaging the World
   Resilient and Innovative
   Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community
   Our People, Our Community, Our Vision
   Moving Forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community
   Option B
   

    

5. Name the initiative launched by Twitter India to encourage participation of youth to support 2019 general elections?
   #PowerToElect
   #PowerOfYouth
   #PowerOf18
   #PowerToVote
   #PowerOfPolls
   Option C
   Twitter India has launched a new initiative titled #PowerOf18, aimed at encouraging the youth to contribute in public debates and participate in civic engagement for the 2019 general elections.

    

6. Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) has signed an MoU with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to explore storage of Crude Oil at Padur Underground Facility. The facility is located in which state?
   Odisha
   Karnataka
   Maharashtra
   Tamil Nadu
   Andhra Pradesh
   Option B
   Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL)signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abu Dhabi with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to explore the possibility of storing ADNOC crude oil at ISPRL’s underground oil storage facility at Padur in Karnataka, which has a 2.5 million tonne capacity. Under the MoU, ADNOC is expected to store crude in compartments at Padur.

    

7. Who among the following has been felicitated with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 6th Indian Social Work Congress in New Delhi?
   Sunil Tandon
   Pradeepti Pathak
   Julie Thekkudan
   Tulika Saxena
   Late Dr. Martha Farrell
   Option E
   

    

8. Recently, ISRO successfully launched which of its satellite into space using its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MarkIII (GSLV MkIII-D2)
   GSAT 29
   GSAT 30
   GSAT 31
   GSAT 32
   GSAT 28
   Option A
   India’s GSAT-29 communication satellite was successfully launched by the second developmental flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MarkIII (GSLV MkIII-D2) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.

    

9. Who has been appointed as the Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific region by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)?
   Sarita Nayyar
   Claudio Borio
   Yi Gang
   Siddharth Tiwari
   Saadia Zahidi
   Option D
   The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced that Siddharth Tiwari has joined the BIS as Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific.

    

10. The 9th Annual Defence and Security Dialogue between India and China was held in which city?
    Shanghai
    Beijing
    Guangzhou
    New Delhi
    Mumbai
    Option B
    

     

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