Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 6 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 6
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 ‘Women in Prisons’ report has been launched by which Ministry?
    Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
    Ministry of Law and Justice
    Ministry of Tribal Affairs
    Ministry of Women and Child Development
    None of These
    Option D
    The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has come up with its report titled ‘Women in Prisons’ which aims to build an understanding of the various entitlements of women in prisons, the various issues faced by them and possible methods for resolution of the same.

     

  2. Which Indian city has been ranked as the cleanest city under the Swachh Survekshan 2018?
    Chandigarh
    Indore
    Bhopal
    Mumbai
    Lucknow
    Option B
    Indore has emerged as the cleanest city, followed by Bhopal and Chandigarh in the government’s cleanliness survey, Swachh Survekshan 2018. Jharkhand was adjudged the best performing state in the survey followed by Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.

     

  3. Accra is the capital of which country?
    Ghana
    Honduras
    Ireland
    Monaco
    Senegal
    Option A
    Currency: Ghanaian cedi

     

  4. Who is the Commerce Secretary of India?
    Vijay Pingale
    Rita A Teaotia
    Vijay Bhaskar
    P C Meena
    C.R.Chaudhary
    Option B

     

  5. Name the winner of the Spanish Grand Prix.
    Max Verstappen
    Daniel Ricciardo
    Sebastian Vettel
    Valtteri Bottas
    Lewis Hamilton
    Option E

     

  6. R Praggnanandhaa the youngest Indian Grand Master hails from which city?
    Kochi
    Hyderabad
    Chennai
    Bengaluru
    Mysore
    Option C
    R Praggnanandhaa has become the country’s youngest and the world’s second youngest Grand Master at the age of 12 years, 10 months and 13 days.He hails from Chennai. He won the final round against Dutch GM Roeland Pruijssers and finished second in the 4th Gredine Open held in Italy.

     

  7. Roberto Azevedo is the Director General of_____________
    UNESCO
    International Labor Organization (ILO)
    World Trade Organization (WTO)
    INTERPOL
    World Health Organization (WHO)
    Option C

     

  8. Arun III hydropower project is being developed in which country with India’s assistance?
    Bhutan
    Nepal
    Japan
    Sri lanka
    Bangladesh
    Option B
    The State Bank of India (SBI) will be investing a total of Rs 80 billion in the Arun III hydropower project of Nepal, which has 900 megawatts (MW) electricity production capacities.

     

  9. The historic British Raj ‘Bantony Castle Estate’ is located in which state?
    Madhya Pradesh
    Kerala
    Himachal Pradesh
    Assam
    Maharashtra
    Option C
    The Himachal Pradesh government will spend Rs 25 crore on renovating and developing the historic British Raj ‘Bantony Castle Estate’ as a major tourist attraction.

     

  10. The Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
    Madhya Pradesh
    Haryana
    Assam
    Bihar
    Uttar Pradesh
    Option D

     

  11. Danny Faure is the President of which country?
    Cuba
    Greece
    Indonesia
    Seychelles
    Vietnam
    Option D
    India and Seychelles have signed six MoUs to further expand bilateral ties between the two sides. These include areas of naval cooperation, cybersecurity, culture, dvelopment projects among others.The MoUs were exchanged in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Danny Faure after the two leaders held bilateral and delegation level talks in Hyderabad House.

     

  12. The North Eastern Cultural and Information Centre is soon to be set up in which city?
    Delhi
    Kolkata
    Mumbai
    Hyderabad
    Chennai
    Option A
    The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that a North Eastern Cultural and Information Centre will come up in Delhi soon.

     

  13. Harimau Shakti is a joint military exercise of India with which country?
    Indonesia
    Vietnam
    Nepal
    Malaysia
    Sri Lanka
    Option D
    The Indian and Malaysian armies begins two week long joint military exercise ‘Harimau Shakti’ from April 30 in dense forests of Sengai Perdik in Hulu Langat distric of Malaysia as part of efforts to bolster defence cooperation.

     

  14. Which initiative has been launched by the Commonwealth Heads of Government to boost digital education skills among the students and teachers?
    BETA
    ALPHA
    UNITED
    DELTA
    GAMMA
    Option D
    Commonwealth Heads of Government has launched an online platform named Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action (C-DELTA) to boost digital education skills among students and teachers.

     

  15. Who is the author of the novel titled “We That Are Young”?
    Preti Taneja
    Grace McCleen
    Edward Hogan
    Anjali Joseph
    Nikita Lalwani
    Option A
    Preti Taneja has won the prestigious Desmond Elliott Prize given for the best debut novel in English published in The UK titled “We That Are Young”. The novel is a retelling of Shakespeare’s “King Lear” set in modern-day India.

     

  16. Barauni Thermal Power plant is located in which state?
    Jharkhand
    Maharahtra
    Bihar
    Himachal Pradesh
    Jammu & Kashmir
    Option C

     

  17. What is the rank of India in the World Press Freedom Index 2018?
    142
    159
    116
    138
    125
    Option D

     

  18. The Bansagar Dam is in which state?
    Madhya Pradesh
    Bihar
    Chhattisgarh
    Haryana
    Gujarat
    Option A

     

  19. The TITAN Reginald F. Lewis Film Icon Award Cannes 2018 has been won by___________
    Sanjay Dutt
    Vinod Khanna
    Sridevi
    Dharmendra
    Shah Rukh Khan
    Option C
    Presented at 71st Cannes Film Festival, TITAN Reginald F. Lewis Film Icon Award celebrates women of the film industry all over the world

     

  20. Para Athlete Amit Kumar Saroha is related to which sports?
    Shooting
    Discuss/Club Throw
    Swimming
    Javelin Throw
    Archery
    Option B
    Amit Kumar Saroha is a Paralympian, Asian Para Games medalist and an Arjuna Awardee, competing in the F51 category in Discus throw and Club throw. He won a gold medal in the men’s club throw event (F51) at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia.

     


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