Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 99
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 month 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.
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No. of Questions: 10
Time Limit: 02 minutes
Instructions:
Click on START button to start the timer/exam. Click on SUBMIT button to end the exam.
No. of Questions: 10
Time Limit: 02 minutes
- Indian government has signed $240 million loan agreement with ____________ for safe drinking water service in West Bengal
Asian Development BankWorld BankInternational Monetary FundAsian Infrastructure Investment BankNew Development BankOption A
The government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed $240 million loan for providing safe and sustainable drinking water to about 1.65 million people in three districts of the state of West Bengal affected by arsenic, fluoride, and salinity. - Goa has recently signed 2 years long MoU with which country for Water and Sewage Management
GermanyBrazilItalySpainPortugalOption E
The MoU between the Portuguese Environment Ministry and Goa Public Works Department (PWD) was signed. It will help Goa manage its water resources better. The signing of the two-year long arrangement is a significant move to work in tandem to develop common initiatives for water supply and wastewater management in the state. The projects would include: - Which among the following has topped the list to become the leading contributor to Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments?
AirtelPhonePePaytmMobiKwikFreechargeOption C
Alibaba and SoftBank-backed Paytm registered over 137 million UPI transactions in September, becoming the leading contributor to Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments with over 33% of the overall market share. - As per the data by Association of Mutual Funds of India’s (AMFI), Maharashtra has topped the list of states with the maximum penetration and AUM. What does ”M” in AUM stands for?
MoneyMaturityMarketManagementMarginOption D
According to Association of Mutual Funds of India’s (AMFI) statistics, Maharashtra tops the chart for state with the maximum penetration and Assets Under Management (AUM). - Justice Ranjan Gogoi is the __________ Chief Justice of India.
48th46th40th42nd44thOption B
Justice Ranjan Gogoi has sworn-in as new Chief Justice of India. President Ram Nath Kovind administered him the oath of office at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan. He is succeeding Justice Dipak Misra who retired as Chief Justice of India recently. Justice Gogoi is the 46th Chief Justice of India. He will have a tenure of a little over 13 months and will retire on November 17, 2019. - Who will head the 7 member group of Ministers panel formed to examine modalities for ‘Calamity Tax’ under GST?
Sushil ModiThomas IsaacHimanta Biswa SarmaManpreet Singh BadalSashi Bhusan BeheraOption A
The Government has constituted a seven-member ministerial panel headed by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi to examine modalities for revenue mobilisation in case of natural calamities and disasters. - Who among the following has been appointed as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Rohini PandeGita GopinathRaj ChettyHelene ReyParag PathakOption B
India-born Harvard University professor Gita Gopinath has been appointed as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by IMF’s Managing Director Christine Lagarde. - The International Translation Day is observed annually on_____________
August 18November 11October 27September 30October 29Option D
- Who among the following has won the 2018 Nobel prize for Medicine/Physiology?
Frances H. ArnoldGerard Mourou and Donna StricklandJames P. Allison and Tasuku HonjoGeorge P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. WinterDenis Mukwege and Nadia MuradOption C
- Name the first Indian state to launch Wage Compensation Scheme for pregnant women working in the tea gardens of the state
KarnatakaTamil NaduHimachal PradeshWest BengalAssamOption E
Assam Government has become the first Indian state to offer a Wage Compensation Scheme for pregnant women working in the tea gardens of the state. Under the scheme, an amount of Rs 12,000 will be given to the pregnant women so that they can take care of themselves and the unborn baby.