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.
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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
- 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 TaranginiINS SukanyaINS KalvariINS TariniINS SudarshiniOption 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. - Agra city in Uttar Pradesh is situated along the banks of which river?
GangesYamunaSaryuRaptiMahanadiOption B
Agra is situated in bank of river Yamuna. - The Indian Navy conducted the Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country?
IndonesiaVietnamAustraliaSri LankaMaldivesOption 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. - Project ‘Pocket Cop’ has been launched by which state?
HaryanaMadhya PradeshJharkhandGujaratAndhra PradeshOption 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. - The International Union for Conservation of Nature has its headquarter at__________
The Hague, NetherlandsNew York, United StatesGland, SwitzerlandLondon, United KingdomParis, FranceOption 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. - The Bhitarkanika Wild Life Sanctuary is located in which state?
Andhra PradeshKarnatakaOdishaHaryanaGujaratOption C
- 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 & NagpurMumbai & PunePune & NashikMumbai & AurangabadNashik & ThaneOption 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. - Which state is set to launch India’s first Khadi Mall to boost Khadi market?
Madhya PradeshRajasthanGujaratJharkhandHaryanaOption D
Jharkhand will set up its first ‘khadi mall’ in the state to boost market for khadi and khadi made products. - Which country will host the 33rd ASEAN Summit?
NetherlandsPhilippinesLaosSingaporeMyanmarOption D
Singapore in November 2018 - Name the initiative launched by FSSAI to ensure adequate vitamin D among school students by shifting assembly timing to noon.
Project KiranProject DhoopProject SoorajProject RoshniProject SwaashtyaOption 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. - The Somasila Dam is located in which state?
Himachal PradeshMadhya PradeshJharkhandGoaAndhra PradeshOption E
Across Pennar River - The world’s oldest known Sumatran orangutan named Puan who passed away at the age of 62 was living in zoo of which country?
SpainNew ZealandAustraliaIcelandGermanyOption 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 - Who is the Chairman of IRDAI?
T S VijayanV.S. Narendra ChandraP.J. JosephSubhash Chandra KhuntiaM.S. JayakumarOption D
Subhash Chandra Khuntia is the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). - Mukhammedkaliy Abulgaziyev is the Prime Minister of which country?
AfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkeyTunisiaOption C
- Name the Indian who has been conferred with the Japan’s ‘Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture and Community’.
Anand KumarRamarao IndiraSaraswathi MenonAshis NandyBindeshwar PathakOption E
Bindeshwar Pathak is the founder of Sulabh International - Who is the Union Cabinet Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises?
Radha Mohan SinghChaudhary Birender SinghNarendra Singh TomarAnant GeeteD.V. Sadananda GowdaOption D
Constituency-Raigad, Maharashtra - Which state/ UT has launched the ‘Happiness Curriculum’ programme for school students?
DelhiHaryanaChandigarhBiharAndhra PradeshOption A
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the “Happiness Curriculum” for students of nursery to Class 8 in government schools. - Which state has tied up with UNICEF to launch state wide campaign titled, ‘Paree Pain Katha Tiye’ to prevent child sexual abuse?
KeralaKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTamil NaduOdishaOption E
- Who is the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) in the Indian Army?
Lt General Devraj AnbuLt General Bipin RawatLt General Dalbir SinghLt General P C BhardwajLt General Sarath ChandOption A
- The National Doctors Day is observed annually on which day?
June 30July 1June 29July 2June 28Option B
India celebrates the National Doctors’ Day on July 1. Theme 2018- Zero tolerance to violence against doctors and clinical establishment.