Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 7
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.
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No. of Questions: 20
Time Limit: 05 minutes
Instructions:
Click on START button to start the timer/exam. Click on SUBMIT button to end the exam.
No. of Questions: 20
Time Limit: 05 minutes
- Which city will host the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games
Beijing, ChinaLausanne, SwitzerlandLillehammer, NorwayBuenos Aires, ArgentinaSingaporeOption B
The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games will be the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympics to be celebrated from 9 to 22 January 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland - The World Intellectual Property Day (WIP) is observed on___________
May 29April 26June 17May 19April 4Option B
Theme: “Innovation – Improving Lives” - Which state has tied up with US based lightning analysing firm- Earth Network to install lightening detection and warning system in the state?
Andhra PradeshMadhya PradeshKarnatakaMaharashtraOdishaOption E
Odisha has tied with Earth Network (US based Lightning analysing firm) to install lightening detection and warning system in the state to reduce number of casualties due to lightning strike incidents. - Who has been appointed as the new secretary of the Commerce Ministry?
Heera Lal SamariyaAnup WadhawanMM KuttyAmit KhareBinoy KumarOption B
- The Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu is built across which river?
Kaveri RiverVaigai RiverParalayar RiverIndravati RiverMahanadiOption A
- Who among the listed has recently been appointed as the Vigilance Commissioners of the CVC?
N S KannanS RameshAjay BangaSharad KumarVijay KumarOption D
- Rajinder Sachar who passed away in April 2018 was a former Chief Justice of which High Court?
BombayDelhiGauhatiPatnaUttarakhandOption B
- Name the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Kanye Omari WestAubrey Drake GrahamKendrick LamarJacques WebsterJay RockOption C
- The Kalesar National Park is in which state?
RajasthanGujaratHaryanaBiharHimachal PradeshOption C
- The Sansad Ratna Award 2018 has been awarded to____________
Parliamentary Standing Committee on DefenceParliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource DevelopmentParliamentary Standing Committee on External AffairsParliamentary Standing Committee on FinanceParliamentary Standing Committee on RailwaysOption D
- Name the author of the book titled “All Doors Opened”.
Inder SharmaAjei GopalSamrat ChakrabartiOmi VaidyaJhumpa LahiriOption A
‘All Doors Opened’ is the autobiography of the doyen of the Indian travel and tourism industry, Padma Shri (Late) Inder Sharma. - The International Rail Coach Expo (IRCE) 2018 was held in which city?
ChennaiMumbaiNew DelhiAhmedabadVaranasiOption A
- Which organisation has contributed USD 80 million loan to help improving skills of youth and modernising institutes in Himachal Pradesh?
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)World BankAsian Development Bank (ADB)International Monetary Fund (IMF)United Nations Development ProgrammeOption C
- Mohiniyattam is a traditional dance form of which state of India?
KarnatakaOdishaTamil NaduKeralaAndhra PradeshOption D
Mohiniyattam, also spelled Mohiniattam, is one of two classical dances of India that developed and remain popular in the state of Kerala. The other classical dance form from Kerala is Kathakali. - Name the first Latin America nation to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
ColombiaArgentinaVenezuelaBrazilChileOption A
Colombia has formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and thus become the first Latin America nation to attain global partner status privilege. - The 11th Geo-Intelligence Asia 2018 was held in which city?
MumbaiIndoreNew DelhiGuwahatiHyderabadOption C
Theme: ‘GeoSpatial : A Force Multiplier for Defence and Industrial Security’. - Name the first Northeastern state to have solar toilets.
AssamMeghalayaTripuraManipurSikkimOption D
Manipur has become the first state in the Northeast and the third state in India to have solar toilets. - What was the name of the mascot of the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
BorobiClydeSheraKarakKitOption A
Borobi was named as the mascot of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in 2016. Borobi is a blue koala, with indigenous markings on its body. The term “borobi” means koala in the Yugambeh language, spoken by the indigenous Yugambeh people of the Gold Coast and surrounding areas - Which state has launched the Devbhoomi dialogue campaign to encourage self-employment opportunities among the youths of the state?
HaryanaGujaratUttarakhandChhattisgarhUttar PradeshOption C
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched a campaign called “Devbhoomi dialogue” at his official residence calling upon them to look for self-employment opportunities in their chosen fields. - United Arab Emirates has formed a new alliance with which country under the name Ala’Azm?
JordanIranIsraelBangladeshSaudi ArabiaOption E
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a new alliance of joint economic, development and military strategy through 44 projects to further push strong ties between the two countries. The two countries named the new cooperation “Ala’Azm”, which means determination. The strategy focuses on three aspects: economy, human and knowledge, and politics, security and military.