Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 85

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 85
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 1 week current events and will be extremely helpful in upcoming competitive exams like SBI PO mains, SBI Clerk mains, RBI Grade B and various other exams.
Instructions:
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No. of Questions: 10
Time Limit: 02 minutes
  1. Which banking technology platform was launched by PM Modi in SIngapore, designed to reach nearly two billion people worldwide who are still without bank accounts?
    UPI
    Febrix
    APIX
    BIMX
    USSD
    Option C
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the APIX (Application Programming Interface Exchange), a banking technology platform designed to reach nearly two billion people worldwide who are still without bank accounts. Prime Minister Modi launched the technology platform with Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore T Shanmugaratnam.

     

  2. India International Cherry Blossom Festival 2018 was held in which city?
    Guwahati
    Agartala
    Shillong
    Imphal
    Gangtok
    Option C
    The third edition of the India International Cherry Blossom Festival 2018 started in Shillong, Meghalaya.

     

  3. When is World Diabetes Day observed?
    11 November
    12 November
    13 November
    14 November
    15 November
    Option D
    World Diabetes Day is observed by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization on November 14 in response to the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. Theme for 2018 and 2019: The Family and Diabetes.

     

  4. Govt of India will issue Rs 75 Coin to Mark 75th Anniversary of Tricolour Hoisting by which of these leader?
    Indira Gandhi
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Subhash Chandra Bose
    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    Rajendra Prasad
    Option C
    The Ministry of Finance, Government of India has issued a notification regarding release of Rs 75 coin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose hoisting the Tricolour for the first time at Port Blair.

     

  5. Which state will provide free smart phones to women under the Mission Shakti programme?
    Andhra Pradesh
    Odisha
    Telangana
    Maharashtra
    Kerala
    Option B
    Odisha government will provide smartphones to around 70 lakh women under Mission Shakti programme.

     

  6. Fitch Ratings has kept India’s sovereign rating unchanged at _____
    BBB+
    BBB
    BBB-
    BB-
    BB+
    Option C
    Fitch Ratings has kept India’s sovereign rating unchanged at ‘BBB-‘, the lowest investment grade with a stable outlook. GDP Prediction for FY19 by Fitch- 7.8%

     

  7. Ashok Chawla who resigned recently was the Chairman of which Bank?
    IndusInd Bank
    Axis Bank
    HDFC Bank
    Yes Bank
    DCB Bank
    Option D
    Ashok Chawla non-executive independent part-time Chairman of Yes Bank has resigned.

     

  8. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has been sworn in as President of which country?
    Iraq
    Algeria
    Bahrain
    Egypt
    Maldives
    Option E
    Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has been appointed as the new president of the Maldives replacing Abdulla Yameen.

     

  9. When was the 1st Naturopathy Day celebrated by AYUSH Ministry?
    November 16
    November 14
    November 18
    November 20
    November 12
    Option C
    The AYUSH Ministry observed its first Naturopathy Day across the country on November 18, 2018.

     

  10. Which word has been declared Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2018?
    gaslighting
    emoji
    techlash
    alexa
    toxic
    Option E
    Toxic’ has been declared Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2018 as it reflects the ethos, mood, or preoccupations in 2018.

     


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