Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 42

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 42
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 1 week current events and will be extremely helpful in upcoming competitive exams like SBI PO mains, SBI Clerk mains, RBI Grade B and various other exams.
Instructions:
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No. of Questions: 10
Time Limit: 02 minutes
  1. Military Exercise ‘Dharma Guardian’ was inaugurated in which state?
    Nagaland
    Assam
    Mizoram
    Manipur
    Sikkim
    Option
    Armies of India and Japan began their first-ever joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian- 2018’ at a jungle warfare school in Mizoram’s Vairengte with a focus on strengthening counter-terror cooperation.

     

  2. INS Viraat will be converted into a ______ .
    Ship Testing Center
    Ship Servicing Station
    Floating College
    Floating museum
    Augmented Reality System
    Option D
    The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the conversion of decommissioned carrier INS Viraat into a floating museum. As per primary estimates, the project worth 852 crore rupees will be implemented through public-private-partnership (PPP).

     

  3. AVIAMAT-2018 was held in which state?
    Maharashtra
    Delhi
    Telangana
    Andhra Pradesh
    Tamil Nadu
    Option B
    Indian Air Force has organised a two day seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Aviation Engineering and Logistics’ (AVIAMAT-2018) at Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park, New Delhi.

     

  4. Which country will host the World Corporate Games in 2019?
    India
    Qatar
    US
    Japan
    China
    Option B
    Qatar will host the 23rd edition of the World Corporate Games 2019.

     

  5. Who has been named the Brand Ambassador Of 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships?
    Claressa Shields
    Mary Kom
    Katie Taylor
    Heather Hardy
    Amanda Serrano
    Option B
    Olympic bronze medalist and five-time World Champion, MC Mary Kom has been named as the brand ambassador of the 10th edition of the Women’s World Championship in New Delhi.

     

  6. Which airport will be renamed as Veer Surendra Sai Airport?
    Rourkela Airport
    Biju Patnaik Airport
    Berhampur Airport
    Nawapara Airport
    Jharsuguda Airport
    Option E
    The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the renaming of Jharsuguda Airport, Odisha as “Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda”. Veer Surendra Sai is a well-known freedom fighter of Odisha.

     

  7. Soura Jalanidhi Scheme has been launched in which state?
    Andhra Pradesh
    Telangana
    Odisha
    Tamil Nadu
    Karnataka
    Option C
    ‘Soura Jalanidhi’, is a dug well based solar pump irrigation system in convergence mode. Under the scheme, 5,000 solar pumps will be given to Odisha farmers at a subsidy of 90% to irrigate 2,500 acres of land.

     

  8. Which country has topped the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2019?
    Ireland
    Singapore
    Denmark
    New Zealand
    Hong Kong
    Option D
    India Ranks 77th, New Zealand Tops

     

  9. Which of the following is the only authorised bank to issue electoral bonds?
    State Bank of India
    Reserve Bank of India
    Punjab National Bank
    Bank of India
    Union Bank of India
    Option A
    State Bank of India (SBI), in the sixth phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash electoral bonds through its 29 authorised branches.

     

  10. What is the name of India’s First Indigenous Microprocessor developed By IIT-Madras?
    Vidyut
    Shakti
    Gati
    Gatisheel
    Kranti
    Option B
    The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has designed and booted up ‘Shakti’, which can be used for wireless and networking systems, as well as mobile computing. ‘Shakti’ is India’s first and indigenous microprocessor. Bluespec, an open-source high-level synthesis language was used in making the chips.

     


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