Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 25 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 25
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. The Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2018 was held in which country?
    Greece
    Russia
    China
    Mongolia
    Indonesia
    Option D
    The Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2018 (AMCDRR 2018) was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 03-06 July, 2018. Theme of the AMCDRR 2018: ‘Preventing Disaster Risk: Protecting Sustainable Development’.

     

  2. UNESCO is set to establish a Design University for Gaming in which Indian city?
    Visakhapatnam
    Hyderabad
    Bengaluru
    Chennai
    Mumbai
    Option A
    UNESCO will be setting up a ‘Design University for Gaming’ in Visakhapatnam. UNESCO delegation entered into an agreement with Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) for the establishment of ‘Gaming Digital Learning Hub’.

     

  3. The outstanding power bill waiver scheme and subsidised power scheme ‘Sambal’ has been launched by which state for BPL families?
    Haryana
    Gujarat
    Madhya Pradesh
    Rajasthan
    Maharashtra
    Option C
    The Madhya Pradesh government has launched an outstanding power bill waiver scheme and subsidised power scheme ‘Sambal’ for labourers and poor families.

     

  4. The Internet Telephony (VOIP) Service scheme “WINGS” has been unveiled by which telecom unit?
    Bharti Airtel
    BSNL
    Reliance
    Aircel
    Telenor
    Option B
    Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has announced the launch of its Internet Telephony (VOIP) Service “WINGS”. The roll out will begin from August 1, 2018.

     

  5. Name the new Chairman of the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
    Adarsh Kumar Goel
    Umesh Dattatraya Salvi
    Jawad Rahim
    Swatanter Kumar
    None of These
    Option A

     

  6. When is the World Zoonoses Day observed?
    April 11
    July 6
    May 28
    August 1
    June 7
    Option B

     

  7. “PARI” a humanoid Robot has been unveiled by which bank?
    Everest Bank Ltd.
    Bank of Bhutan
    ICICI Bank Canada Ltd
    Nepal SBI Bank Ltd
    Bank of Mauritius
    Option D

     

  8. The 2018 F1 British Grand Prix winner is___________
    Sebastian Vettel
    Lewis Hamilton
    Kimi Raikkonen
    Valtteri Bottas
    Daniel Ricciardo
    Option A
    Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 British Grand Prix F1. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes was on second position. Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari was on third position.

     

  9. Moon Jae-in is the President of which country?
    Israel
    Rwanda
    South Korea
    Peru
    Vietnam
    Option C

     

  10. Kento Momota, the winner of 2018 Indonesia Open badminton tournament in men’s single event hails from which country?
    China
    Indonesia
    South Korea
    Japan
    UAE
    Option D
    Japanese shuttler Kento Momota claimed his second Indonesia Open badminton title after defeating top- seeded Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in men’s single final in the tournament, a BWF Tour 1000 event.

     

  11. The ‘Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana’ has been launched by _________
    Haryana
    Uttarakhand
    Delhi
    Bihar
    Madhya Pradesh
    Option C

     

  12. Which among the following works has been felicitated with the Golden Man Booker Prize?
    The Inheritance of Loss
    The God of Small Things
    The English Patient
    The Luminaries
    None of These
    Option C

     

  13. Who has been selected as the captain of the 18-member Indian men’s hockey squad for the 18th Asian Games?
    PR Sreejesh
    Sardara Singh
    Harmanpreet Singh
    Chinglensana Singh Kangujam
    Rupinder Pal Singh
    Option A
    Chinglensana Singh Kangujam will be the vice captain.

     

  14. What is the rank of India in the 2018 Global Innovation Index (GII)?
    49
    57
    32
    65
    28
    Option B
    Switzerland has topped the ranking while Yemen is at the last rank among 126 countries.

     

  15. Which country will host the 4th BIMSTEC Summit?
    India
    Nepal
    Bangladesh
    Sri Lanka
    China
    Option B
    The two-day Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal from August 31. This will be the fourth summit of the BIMSTEC.

     

  16. One Farmer One Transformer Scheme has been announced by which state for the farmers?
    Punjab
    Haryana
    Maharashtra
    Telangana
    Andhra Pradesh
    Option C
    The Maharashtra government has come up with a new scheme named “one farmer one transformer” that aims to allocate one transformer per farmer in the state in order to reduce electricity losses.

     

  17. Anna Canteen has been launched by which state?
    Andhra Pradesh
    Kerala
    Tamil Nadu
    Karnataka
    Telangana
    Option A
    Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on July 11, 2018 inaugurated ‘Anna Canteen’, which will serve food for just Rs. 5.

     

  18. Name the head coach of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team who resigned from the post recently.
    Ambati Rayudu
    Tushar Arothe
    Sanjay Bangar
    Sandeep Patil
    Ravi Shastri
    Option B

     

  19. Niwari is the newly established district in which Indian state?
    Maharashtra
    Odisha
    Bihar
    Assam
    Madhya Pradesh
    Option E
    Madhya Pradesh government has announced the creation of a new district named `Niwari’ in Bundelkhand region. The new district of `Niwari’ was being carved out of Tikamgarh district. It takes the number of districts in Madhya Pradesh to 52.

     

  20. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Co-operatives?
    Sustainable Societies Through Cooperation
    Co-operatives Ensure No One is Left Behind
    Choose Co-operatives, Choose Equality
    Youth, the Future of Co-operative Enterprise
    None of these
    Option A
    The International Day of Co-operatives is an annual celebration observed on the first Saturday in July. The theme for International Day of Co-operatives 2018 is “Sustainable Societies Through Cooperation”.

     


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