Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 15
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.
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No. of Questions: 20
Time Limit: 05 minutes
Instructions:
Click on START button to start the timer/exam. Click on SUBMIT button to end the exam.
No. of Questions: 20
Time Limit: 05 minutes
- When is the World Day Against Child Labour observed?
June 7April 11May 28June 12May 6Option D
2018 Theme: Generation Safe & Healthy - The first health centre under Ayushman Bharat Scheme has been inaugurated in which state?
HaryanaAssamMaharashtraBiharChhattisgarhOption E
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first health centre under Ayushman Bharat Scheme in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on April 14. - N. Biren Singh is the Chief Minister of which state?
SikkimHimachal PradeshManipurMeghalayaOdishaOption C
Governor: Dr. Najma A. Heptulla - What is India’s rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and companies with Swiss Banks.
8872738980Option C
As per the latest data from the Swiss National Bank (SNB), India is ranked 73rd place in terms of money parked by its citizens and companies with Swiss banks. In 2016, India was ranked 88. - Name the Bollywood celebrity who has been roped in to promote BHIM and WEP initiatives of the GOI.
Sushant Singh RajputAkshay KumarIrrfan KhanAamir KhanAmitabh BachchanOption A
Government of India’s think tank Niti Aayog has roped in film actor Sushant Singh Rajput to promote two of its major initiatives. One of them is BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) app and the other is women entrepreneurship platform (WEP). - Badrinath in Uttarakhand is located along the banks of the river_________________
RaptiGangesSaraswatiYamunaAlkanandaOption E
- Timothy Pereira was related to which sports?
FootballTennisFormula 1 RacerGolfHockeyOption A
Timothy Pereira, former football international who represented Tata FC died at the age of 75. - The GST Council has decided to simply the process of filing ITR by introducing single return plan that reduces the number of returns from 36 to ______ a year.
820122430Option C
The GST Council under the Chairmanship of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has approved a simpler tax return filing system in the 27th GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council meeting that would require a taxpayer to file only one return every month compared to three a month under the earlier process. The new monthly return filing system will come into force within six months. New Single-return plan will have only 12 returns a year, instead of 36 returns. - The Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant is situtated in which country?
IsraelSri LankaPakistanMyanmarNepalOption C
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has inaugurated the first unit of 969- MW Neelum Jehlum Hydropower Project built with the financial and technical support of China in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant is part of a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power scheme in Pakistan, designed to divert water from the Neelum River to a power station on the Jhelum River. - Where was the 9th Heads of Mission Conference held?
MumbaiNew DelhiRaipurKeralaHyderabadOption B
The 9th Heads of Mission Conference was held in New Delhi. Theme: ‘Unprecedented Outreach:Unparalleled Outcomes’. - The Supa Dam is in which state?
Madhya PradeshMaharashtraJammu & KashmirKarnatakaGoaOption D
Supa Dam is built across Kalinadi (Kannada) or Kali river in state of Karnataka - Who is the author of “Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman”?
Nasreen KabirYasser UsmanAseem ChhabraKrishna TrilokRakita NandaOption D
Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman is the biography of Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman authored by Krishna Trilok Published by Penguin Random House India. Foreword by Danny Boyle, - Which country will host the 2021 annual meetings of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
SpainMoroccoAlgeriaLibyaTunisiaOption B
- The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board jointly launched by World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group is based in_______________
SingaporeVienna, AustriaThe Hague, NetherlandsNew York, United StatesGeneva, SwitzerlandOption E
The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group has launched a new mechanism, “Global Preparedness Monitoring Board” , to strengthen global health security through monitoring and regular reporting of preparedness to tackle outbreaks, pandemics, and other emergencies with health consequences. The board will have headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland - The Kakarpar Nuclear Power plant is located in_____________
GujaratKarnatakaMaharashtraRajasthanTamil NaduOption A
- Name the top ranking district in the first Delta ranking for 108 “aspirational districts” released by NITI Aayog.
Dahod, GujaratWest Sikkim, SikkimRamanathapuram, Tamil NaduKupwara, Jammu and KashmirBegusarai, BiharOption A
The Niti Aayog released the first Delta ranking for 108 “aspirational districts” to measure their incremental progress across five developmental areas during a two month period of April and May 2018. Top 3 Districts Include 1. Dahod, Gujarat 2. West Sikkim, Sikkim 3. Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu - Name the winner of the Annual WEF 2018 Awards under ‘Excellent Woman of Excellence’
Anindita AnaamNisha BhallaMinu BudhiaKrishna PujaraMadhu NeotiaOption B
- Which country will host Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2018?
GreeceRussiaChinaMongoliaBrazilOption D
A high level Ministerial delegation from India headed by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs will be participating in the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2018 (AMCDRR 2018) to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 03-06 July, 2018. Theme of the AMCDRR 2018: ‘Preventing Disaster Risk: Protecting Sustainable Development’. - NITI Aayog has partnered with which company to develop a crop yield prediction model using Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
GoogleFacebookMicrosoftIBMAppleOption D
- Who is the newly appointed President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?
Rakesh Bharti MittalChandrajit BanerjeeSubhash BhamreAdi GodrejAmitabh KantOption A