Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 19 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 19
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:
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
  1. Name the all women crew Indian Naval Ship which successfully completed circumnavigation of the globe for eight months under the Navika Sagar Parikrama project.
    INS Tarangini
    INS Sukanya
    INS Kalvari
    INS Tarini
    INS Sudarshini
    Option D
    Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini), India’s first 6 membered all-women crew circumnavigating the globe for eight months under the Navika Sagar Parikrama project, successfully completed its mission and returned to Goa.

     

  2. Agra city in Uttar Pradesh is situated along the banks of which river?
    Ganges
    Yamuna
    Saryu
    Rapti
    Mahanadi
    Option B
    Agra is situated in bank of river Yamuna.

     

  3. The Indian Navy conducted the Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country?
    Indonesia
    Vietnam
    Australia
    Sri Lanka
    Maldives
    Option A
    The Navies of India and Indonesia participated in Passage Exercise (PASSEX), to enhance their maritime cooperation. Indian Naval ships INS Shakti and INS Kamorta undertook Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Madidihang (855) at the Port of Makassar, Indonesia.

     

  4. Project ‘Pocket Cop’ has been launched by which state?
    Haryana
    Madhya Pradesh
    Jharkhand
    Gujarat
    Andhra Pradesh
    Option D
    Gujarat government has come up with a project named ‘Pocket Cop’ under which smartphones containing database of people with a criminal background would be distributed to 4900 police personnel in the state to improve crime detection rate.

     

  5. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has its headquarter at__________
    The Hague, Netherlands
    New York, United States
    Gland, Switzerland
    London, United Kingdom
    Paris, France
    Option C
    The IUCN or the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the official advisory body on the natural sites of the UNESCO heritage committee.

     

  6. The Bhitarkanika Wild Life Sanctuary is located in which state?
    Andhra Pradesh
    Karnataka
    Odisha
    Haryana
    Gujarat
    Option C

     

  7. India’s first deluxe train named Deccan Queen completed 88 years of service in June 2018. The train was launched to connect which two cities?
    Mumbai & Nagpur
    Mumbai & Pune
    Pune & Nashik
    Mumbai & Aurangabad
    Nashik & Thane
    Option B
    Deccan Queen, the legendary Express train, also known as Dakkhan ki Rani completed 88 years of service on June 1. India’s first deluxe train was launched by the Indian Railways in 1930 to connect two of Maharashtra’s most prominent cities- Mumbai and Pune. It is named after Pune, the city popularly known as the Queen of Deccan.

     

  8. Which state is set to launch India’s first Khadi Mall to boost Khadi market?
    Madhya Pradesh
    Rajasthan
    Gujarat
    Jharkhand
    Haryana
    Option D
    Jharkhand will set up its first ‘khadi mall’ in the state to boost market for khadi and khadi made products.

     

  9. Which country will host the 33rd ASEAN Summit?
    Netherlands
    Philippines
    Laos
    Singapore
    Myanmar
    Option D
    Singapore in November 2018

     

  10. Name the initiative launched by FSSAI to ensure adequate vitamin D among school students by shifting assembly timing to noon.
    Project Kiran
    Project Dhoop
    Project Sooraj
    Project Roshni
    Project Swaashtya
    Option B
    The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched ‘Project Dhoop’, an initiative aimed at shifting the school assembly time to noon to ensure maximum absorption of Vitamin D in students through natural sunlight.

     

  11. The Somasila Dam is located in which state?
    Himachal Pradesh
    Madhya Pradesh
    Jharkhand
    Goa
    Andhra Pradesh
    Option E
    Across Pennar River

     

  12. The world’s oldest known Sumatran orangutan named Puan who passed away at the age of 62 was living in zoo of which country?
    Spain
    New Zealand
    Australia
    Iceland
    Germany
    Option C
    The world’s oldest known Sumatran orangutan named Puan has died at Perth Zoo, Australia aged 62, leaving behind 54 descendants. Described as the “grand old lady” by Zoo authorities, she had been at the zoo since 1968, and was officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest of her species in 2016

     

  13. Who is the Chairman of IRDAI?
    T S Vijayan
    V.S. Narendra Chandra
    P.J. Joseph
    Subhash Chandra Khuntia
    M.S. Jayakumar
    Option D
    Subhash Chandra Khuntia is the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

     

  14. Mukhammedkaliy Abulgaziyev is the Prime Minister of which country?
    Afghanistan
    Tajikistan
    Kyrgyzstan
    Turkey
    Tunisia
    Option C

     

  15. Name the Indian who has been conferred with the Japan’s ‘Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture and Community’.
    Anand Kumar
    Ramarao Indira
    Saraswathi Menon
    Ashis Nandy
    Bindeshwar Pathak
    Option E
    Bindeshwar Pathak is the founder of Sulabh International

     

  16. Who is the Union Cabinet Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises?
    Radha Mohan Singh
    Chaudhary Birender Singh
    Narendra Singh Tomar
    Anant Geete
    D.V. Sadananda Gowda
    Option D
    Constituency-Raigad, Maharashtra

     

  17. Which state/ UT has launched the ‘Happiness Curriculum’ programme for school students?
    Delhi
    Haryana
    Chandigarh
    Bihar
    Andhra Pradesh
    Option A
    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the “Happiness Curriculum” for students of nursery to Class 8 in government schools.

     

  18. Which state has tied up with UNICEF to launch state wide campaign titled, ‘Paree Pain Katha Tiye’ to prevent child sexual abuse?
    Kerala
    Karnataka
    Andhra Pradesh
    Tamil Nadu
    Odisha
    Option E

     

  19. Who is the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) in the Indian Army?
    Lt General Devraj Anbu
    Lt General Bipin Rawat
    Lt General Dalbir Singh
    Lt General P C Bhardwaj
    Lt General Sarath Chand
    Option A

     

  20. The National Doctors Day is observed annually on which day?
    June 30
    July 1
    June 29
    July 2
    June 28
    Option B
    India celebrates the National Doctors’ Day on July 1. Theme 2018- Zero tolerance to violence against doctors and clinical establishment.

     


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