Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 27 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 27
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. Neeraj Chopra is related with which sports?
    Javelin Throw
    Golf
    Swimming
    Weightlifting
    Shooting
    Option A

     

  2. Who is the Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)?
    Uday Salunkhe
    Anil D Sahasrabudhe
    Sanjay Govind Dhande
    F. C. Kohli
    Natarajan Chandrasekaran
    Option B

     

  3. Which language has been selected for 2018 Harvill Secker Prize?
    English
    Hindi
    Bengali
    Marathi
    Gujarati
    Option C

     

  4. Who is the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)?
    Krish Iyer
    Vinay Maloo
    Prafulla Chhajed
    Naveen N.D Gupta
    Kishore Biyani
    Option D

     

  5. How much amount has been allocated by the government towards Samagra Shiksha Scheme of HRD Ministry for 2018-20?
    Rs 95,000 crore
    Rs 85,000 crore
    Rs 75,000 crore
    Rs 65,000 crore
    Rs 55,000 crore
    Option C
    Samagra Shiksha Scheme of Ministry of HRD subsumes the three erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE). An allocation of Rs 75,000 crore over the period 1st April, 2018 to 31st March, 2020 has been approved which is a 20% increase over the current allocations.

     

  6. As per the Asian Development Bank what is the projected GDP of Indian economy for fiscal 2018-19?
    7.5%
    7.3%
    7.2%
    7.6%
    7.4%
    Option B

     

  7. The online pension management system “Aabhaar-Aapki seva ka” has been launched by which state?
    Madhya Pradesh
    Chhattisgarh
    Rajasthan
    Haryana
    Gujarat
    Option B

     

  8. The new Rs 100 denomination note will have the motif of________________
    Mehrangarh Fort
    Brihadeeswarar Temple
    Rani ki Vav
    The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai
    Sanchi Stupa
    Option C
    The base colour of the note is Lavender. The new denomination has motif of ‘Rani ki vav’ – a stepwell located on the banks of Saraswati river in the town of Patan in Gujarat, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The dimension of the new banknote will be 66 mm x 142 mm. The size of current Rs 100 notes is 157 mm x 73 mm. It will come with signature of RBI Governor Urjit R Patel. It also bears Swachh Bharat logo with slogan on the reverse.

     

  9. Who has been appointed as the incharge of the 18th Asian Games by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
    Binod Chandra Das
    Hamza Bin Omer
    I.D. Nanavati
    Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
    Raj Kumar Sacheti
    Option D

     

  10. Which initiative is launched by the Government to put a check on vehicle thefts?
    SemiDots
    MiniDots
    MicroDots
    SprayDots
    NanoDots
    Option C

     

  11. What is the new minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana?
    Rs 100
    Rs 250
    Rs 500
    Rs 750
    Rs 1500
    Option B
    The minimum deposit that needs to be made every year under the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is now Rs 250, while the maximum is Rs 1.50 lakh. There is no limit on the number of deposits either in a month or a financial year.

     

  12. The 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in which city?
    London
    Rio
    Athens
    Tokyo
    Beijing
    Option D
    The Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot’s has been as Miraitowa. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic mascot’s has been named as Someity.

     

  13. Who has been appointed as the head of the high level committee constituted to formulate steps to check mob lynchings?
    Durga Shanker Mishra
    Pradeep Kumar Sinha
    Vijay Keshav Gokhale
    Rajiv Gauba
    Jhanja Tripathy
    Option D

     

  14. Name the newly appointed President of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
    Balwinder Singh
    Amit Anand Apte
    Sanjay Gupta
    CS Makarand Lele
    Anoop Kumar Mittal
    Option B

     

  15. Who is the author of the book titled “Gandhi: the years that changed the world (1914-1948)”?
    Diana Edulji
    Madhav Gadgil
    Ramachandra Guha
    Bipan Chandra
    S. K. Chaudhary
    Option C

     

  16. The sale and manufacture of all Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) non-compliant vehicles will be discontinued in India from____________
    April 2020
    January 2020
    December 2020
    June 2020
    March 2020
    Option A

     

  17. Justice Tahira Safdar has been appointed as the first ever female Chief Justice of the High Court of which country?
    Indonesia
    Turkey
    Pakistan
    Iraq
    Syria
    Option C

     

  18. Name the winner of the 2018 German Grand Prix 2018.
    Valtteri Bottas
    Kimi Raikkonen
    Sebastian Vettel
    Lewis Hamilton
    Daniel Ricciardo
    Option D

     

  19. What does LPAI stands for?
    Land Ports Association of India
    Local Ports Agency of India
    Land Ports Authority of India
    Local Ports Authority of India
    None of These
    Option C

     

  20. NITI Aayog has announced to observe which month as maiden National Nutrition Month?
    October
    November
    August
    September
    December
    Option D

     


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