Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 69

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 69
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. The Government of India is set to amend the Sixth Schedule of Constitution of India which deals with the Administration of north eastern states of________
    Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
    Assam, Sikkim, Manipur and Meghalaya
    Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Assam
    Manipur, Sikkim, Nagaland and Meghalaya
    All the north eastern states
    Option A
    The Government of India is all set to amend the Sixth Schedule of Constitution for special provision for tribal area in north east States (Assam,Meghalaya,Tripura and Mizoram). As per the amendments the number of elected members of Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council will be enhanced to 50 and the same for Dima Hasao Autonomous District Council will be increased to 40. It will also include the necessary amendment to facilitate direct funding of the Sixth Schedule councils from the Finance Commission.

     

  2. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj handed over 250 symbolically e-Rickshaws to Senegal to help the country in adopting clean and efficient energy sources. What is the capital of Senegal?
    Conakry
    Banjul
    Dakar
    Rabat
    Bamako
    Option C
    President-Macky Sall Currency-West African CFA franc

     

  3. Who is the Chairman of the Press Council of India?
    Markandey Katju
    Gyan Sudha Misra
    Prashant Bhushan
    Chandramauli Kumar Prasad
    Ram Jethmalani
    Option D
    Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad is Chairman of the Press Council of India as of 2015

     

  4. The Argentina’s Navy on November 17, 2018 found the missing submarine ARA San Juan a year after it disappeared with 44 crewmen aboard. It was found deep inside which Ocean?
    Pacific
    Indian
    Atlantic
    Arctic
    Southern Ocean
    Option C
    Argentina’s navy found the missing submarine ARA San Juan deep in the Atlantic a year after it disappeared with 44 crewmen aboard. The vessel was detected 800 metres (2,625 feet) deep in waters off the Valdes Peninsula in Argentine Patagonia.

     

  5. Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Patna High Court?
    Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai
    Justice Sanjay Karol
    Justice Dinesh Maheshwari
    Justice Anup Kumar Goswami
    Justice Amareshwar Pratap Sahi
    Option E
    Justice Amareshwar Pratap Sahi was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court.

     

  6. The first ever President of the Republic of India to visit Australia is___________
    Pranab Mukherjee
    Ram Nath Kovind
    Pratibha Patil
    A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
    K. R. Narayanan
    Option B
    President Ram Nath Kovind is on a week-long state visit to Vietnam and Australia. On the first leg of his tour, he will leave for Vietnam. This is the first ever visit to Australia of any Indian President.

     

  7. The government has planned to set up Animation, Gaming and Visual effects Institute in which city to encourage youth participation in the field of film and cinematography?
    Mumbai
    Bengaluru
    New Delhi
    Pune
    Hyderabad
    Option A

     

  8. Recently, the cyclone Gaja has severely hit the coastal districts of which state of India?
    Kerala
    Tamil Nadu
    Andhra Pradesh
    Odisha
    Karnataka
    Option B

     

  9. The government has planned to launch the fourth tranche of CPSE Exchange Traded Fund in coming days to raise up to Rs __________ crore.
    Rs 10,000 crore
    Rs 12,000 crore
    Rs 5,000 crore
    Rs 14,000 crore
    Rs 25,000 crore
    Option D
    The government will next week launch the fourth tranche of CPSE Exchange Traded Fund to garner up to Rs 14,000 crore. The government has already raised Rs 11,500 crore in the earlier three tranches of the ETF, which functions like a mutual fund scheme.

     

  10. The Government of India has launched upgraded version of AirSewa digital platform __________________for air passengers which provides chatbot support for faster grievance resolution.
    AirSewa 5.0
    AirSewa 3.0
    AirSewa 1.0
    AirSewa 2.0
    AirSewa 4.0
    Option D
    AirSewa 2.0, the upgraded version of the web portal and mobile app, provides chatbot support for faster resolution and personalised traveller experience. Also, passengers can sign up using their Facebook and Google accounts.

     


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