Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 17 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 17
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. Kampala is the capital of which country?
    Nicaragua
    Uganda
    Suriname
    Romania
    Tanzania
    Option B
    Currency: Ugandan shilling

     

  2. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal aims to end child marriage by which year?
    2022
    2050
    2030
    2045
    2025
    Option C

     

  3. The 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS) 2018 was held in which city?
    Mumbai
    Kolkata
    New Delhi
    Hyderabad
    Ahmedabad
    Option C
    Theme- ‘Telling Our Stories – Asia and More’

     

  4. Who has won 12th Malaysia Open Badminton title in men’s single event?
    Lee Chong Wei
    Kento Momota
    Srikanth Kidambi
    Chou Tien-chen
    He Bingjiao
    Option A
    Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei defeated Japan’s Kento Momota to secure a historic 12th Malaysia Open title. Women’s singles: Tai Tzu-ying defeated He Bingjiao

     

  5. Prakash Apte has been appointed as the part time Chairman of which bank?
    Kotak Mahindra Bank
    ICICI Bank
    HDFC Bank
    Federal Bank
    Yes Bank
    Option A

     

  6. When is Passport Seva divas observed?
    July 7
    June 24
    May 12
    April 30
    June 19
    Option B
    Ministry of External Affairs has decided to observe the 24th June every year as Passport Seva Divas. It was on this day in 1967 that the Passports Act, 1967 had come into effect.

     

  7. The Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
    Assam
    Madhya Pradesh
    Rajasthan
    Himachal Pradesh
    Jammu & Kashmir
    Option C

     

  8. Which country won the Hockey Champions Trophy 2018?
    Netherlands
    Argentina
    India
    Australia
    Ireland
    Option D
    World Champions Australia defeated India 3-1 to clinch their second consecutive Champions Trophy hockey title in Breda, Netherlands.

     

  9. When is the National Maritime Day observed?
    June 18
    May 22
    April 5
    July 11
    March 5
    Option C
    Theme: “Indian Shipping – An Ocean of opportunity”

     

  10. The 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2019 will take place in which city?
    Indore
    Gurgaon
    Hyderabad
    Varanasi
    Mumbai
    Option D
    The 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2019 will be held during 21-23 Janury 2019 at Varanasi. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will now be celebrated every alternate year.

     

  11. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Payments Council of India (PCI)?
    Vishwas Patel
    Sunil Kulkarni
    Manish Patel
    Rishi Gupta
    Santosh Shetty
    Option A
    Payments Council of India (PCI), has appointed Vishwas Patel as its new chairman.

     

  12. The Dehar Hydro Electric Power plant is located in which state?
    Rajasthan
    Himachal Pradesh
    Haryana
    Gujarat
    Bihar
    Option B

     

  13. Which is the costliest city for expatriates as per Mercer’s 2018 Cost of Living Survey?
    Mumbai
    Hong Kong
    Singapore
    Bangkok
    Bengaluru
    Option B
    As per Mercer’s 24th annual Cost of Living Survey, Hong Kong is ranked as the world’s costliest city to live in for expatriates. Mumbai is at the 55th spot in terms of cost of living globally. Other Indian cities featuring in the survey include Delhi (103), Chennai (144), Bengaluru (170), with Kolkata (182) being the least expensive Indian city.

     

  14. Name the player to win the 2018 Munich Grand Prix in women’s single event.
    Tejaswini Sawant
    Anjum Moudgil
    Elina Svitolina
    Kiki Bertens
    Petra Kvitova
    Option A

     

  15. Fugdi is an Indian folk dance of which state?
    Kerala
    Karnataka
    Goa
    Assam
    Bihar
    Option C

     

  16. Who has won the 2018 UK’s Desmond Elliott Prize?
    Nikita Lalwani
    Ali Shaw
    Anjali Joseph
    Preti Taneja
    Sam Llewellyn
    Option D
    Preti Taneja has won the prestigious Desmond Elliott Prize given for the best debut novel in English published in The UK titled “We That Are Young”.

     

  17. The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in which place?
    New Delhi, India
    Glasgow, Scotland
    Gold Coast, Australia
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Birmingham, England
    Option E
    The 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018. Carrara Stadium was chosen as the venue to host the opening ceremony. The 2022 Commonwealth Games is scheduled to be held in Birmingham, England.

     

  18. The Jan Manch programme has been launched by which state for the redressal of public grievances?
    Sikkim
    Madhya Pradesh
    Assam
    Himachal Pradesh
    Kerala
    Option D

     

  19. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is located in which country?
    Vienna, Austria
    Paris, France
    New York, United States
    Geneva, Switzerland
    The Hague, Netherlands
    Option D

     

  20. What is the deadline set by Reserve Bank of India for the upgradation of Operating System of all ATMs in India?
    August 2018
    December 2018
    June 2019
    July 2019
    January 2019
    Option C
    RBI sets June 2019 as deadline for upgradation of OS of all ATMs

     


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