Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 3 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 3
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 World Expo 2020 will be held in which city?
    Beijing
    Dubai
    New Delhi
    Rome
    Buenos Aires
    Option B

     

  2. Mobile-based messenger application named ‘Cop Connect’ has been unveiled by which state?
    Haryana
    Madhya Pradesh
    Rajasthan
    Telangana
    Tamil Nadu
    Option D
    The Telangana police have launched a mobile-based messenger application named ‘Cop Connect’ (on the lines of WhatsApp) to provide real time information to over 60,000 police officers across 31 districts in the state to support the police department in improving quality of service delivered to public.

     

  3. Surat is located along the bank of the river________
    Tapti
    Sabarmati
    Godavari
    Narmada
    Mahanadi
    Option A

     

  4. The 2400MW NTPC’s Patratu Super Thermal Power Project is being established in which state?
    Bihar
    Rajasthan
    Madhya Pradesh
    Himachal Pradesh
    Jharkhand
    Option E
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the first phase of 2400MW NTPC’s Patratu Super Thermal Power Project in Jharkhand.

     

  5. Name the current Chairman of NASSCOM.
    Rishad Premji
    Raman Roy
    C. P. Gurnani
    B V R Mohan Reddy
    Debjani Ghosh
    Option A

     

  6. The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is observed on ____________
    May 29
    July 16
    April 30
    June 9
    August 22
    Option A
    The “International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers”, May 29, is “a day to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace

     

  7. Messaging platform ‘ Kimbo’ has been launched by ____________
    Paytm
    Patanjali
    Freecharge
    IRCTC
    Reliance
    Option B
    Messaging platform ‘ Kimbo’ launched by Patanjali, is derived from a Sanskrit word which translates to, “How are you? What’s new?” and can be downloaded directly from Google Play store. Similar to Whatsapp

     

  8. Name the head of the 7 member committee constituted by the GOI to examine the feasibility of linking MNREGA with the agriculture sector.
    Vijay Rupani
    Nitish Kumar
    Shivraj Singh Chouhan
    Yogi Adityanath
    N. Chandrababu Naidu
    Option C
    The government has formed a seven-member committee of the Chief Ministers headed by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to examine the feasibility of linking Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MNREGA) with the agriculture sector both pre-harvest and post-harvest and way to implement the same.

     

  9. The 2017 Saraswati Samman has been conferred upon____________
    Mahabaleshwar Sail
    Sugathakumari
    Sitanshu Yashaschandra
    Lakshmi Nandan Bora
    Sunil Gangopadhyay
    Option C

     

  10. The BRICS New Development Bank has planned to launch its Americas Regional Office in which country?
    Brazil
    Mexico
    Argentina
    Canada
    Colombia
    Option A
    The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has announced to launch its Americas Regional Office in Brazil this year. Last year, the bank opened its Africa Regional Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

     

  11. What is the capital of Chile?
    Cairo
    Ottawa
    Santiago
    Bangui
    Sofia
    Option C
    Currency – Chilean peso

     

  12. Asia’s first Arbitration Centre specialised in intellectual property is soon to be set up in which city?
    Beijing
    Tokyo
    Moscow
    Seoul
    Pyongyang
    Option B
    Asia’s first Arbitration Centre specialised in intellectual property is slated to open in Tokyo in September to resolve the growing number of disputes in the region.

     

  13. Which Indian city hosted the Taiwan Expo organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)?
    Mumbai
    Hyderabad
    Bhopal
    New Delhi
    Ahmedabad
    Option D

     

  14. The famous Manas National Park is located in which state of India?
    Assam
    Bihar
    Uttar Pradesh
    Arunachal Pradesh
    Madhya Pradesh
    Option A
    Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam

     

  15. India’s longest road and Railway Bridge “Bogibeel Bridge” will connect which two states?
    Mizoram- Arunachal Pradesh
    Tripura – Sikkim
    Manipur- Assam
    Sikkim – Meghalaya
    Assam – Arunachal Pradesh
    Option E
    India’s longest road and Railway Bridge “Bogibeel Bridge” connecting Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh is likely to be inaugurated by end of 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

     

  16. Giorgi Kvirikashvili has recently stepped down from the post of the Prime Minister of which country?
    Turkey
    Spain
    Sweden
    Georgia
    Iceland
    Option D
    Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, has announced his resignation amid a growing disagreement over his economic policies with Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party.

     

  17. Which country has been named as the partner country for International Frankfurt Trade Fair, Ambiente 2019 to be held in Germany?
    France
    United States of America
    India
    United Kingdom
    Singapore
    Option C
    India will be the partner country for International Frankfurt Trade Fair, Ambiente 2019 to be held during February 8-12, 2019 in Germany. India will take over the partner country globe from the Netherlands.

     

  18. Bhakra Dam over River Sutlej is situated in which state?
    Haryana
    Jammu & Kashmir
    Assam
    Himachal Pradesh
    Odisha
    Option D
    Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir.

     

  19. India has signed an MoU with which country to carry out joint operation to control wildlife poaching and trafficking of animal parts?
    Nepal
    Bangladesh
    Bhutan
    Myanmar
    Afghanistan
    Option A
    The joint operation would be carried out in Shuklaphanta National Park in Kanchanpur district on Nepal’s side and Krishnapur Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh.

     

  20. Which bank has tied up with Enterprise Resource Planning company Marg ERP limited to offer an integrated payments platform to its MSME customers using Marg’s accounting software.
    Bank of Baroda
    ICICI Bank
    State Bank of India
    HDFC Bank
    Kotak Mahindra Bank
    Option B

     


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