Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 8 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 8
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. Mahathir Mohamad is the Prime Minister of which country?
    Turkey
    Myanmar
    Malaysia
    Israel
    Syria
    Option C

     

  2. Which city will host the 19th World Congress of Food Science and Technology?
    New Delhi
    Mumbai
    Pune
    Hyderabad
    Kolkata
    Option B
    The 19th World Congress of Food Science and Technology (19th IUFoST World Congress) will be held in Mumbai, India from October 23-27, 2018. The event is organised by International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) in association with Indian National Science Academy (INSA). Theme: “25 Billion Meals a Day by 2025 with Healthy, Nutritious, Safe and Diverse Foods”.

     

  3. The Panchet Dam is located in which state?
    Bihar
    Haryana
    Jharkhand
    Madhya Pradesh
    Himachal Pradesh
    Option C
    It is constructed across the Damodar River at Panchet in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand

     

  4. ‘Veri fast’ app is used by which state for passport verification?
    Andhra Pradesh
    Odisha
    Kerala
    Telangana
    Maharashtra
    Option D
    Telangana State police is completing the whole process of passport verification using ‘Veri fast’ application in just 4 days.

     

  5. Who is the author of the book My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism?
    Barid Baran Bhattacharya
    Ali Mohammad Khusro
    Jagdish Bhagwati
    Avinash Dixit
    C. H. Hanumantha Rao
    Option E

     

  6. Which initiative has been launched by the WHO to eliminate artificial trans-fats from the global food supply by 2023?
    RESTORE
    REPLACE
    DISPLACE
    PATCH
    RECOVER
    Option B
    The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a comprehensive initiative called REPLACE to eliminate industrially-produced artificial trans-fats from the global food supply by 2023. REPLACE stands for review dietary sources, promote use of healthier fats, legislate, assess changes, create awareness and enforce.

     

  7. Name the Internet Telephony (VOIP) Service scheme unveiled by BSNL to make calls using internet.
    WINGS
    ZENITH
    SPEED
    SKY
    SUMMIT
    Option A
    Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has announced the launch of its Internet Telephony (VOIP) Service “WINGS”. The roll out will begin from August 1, 2018. The subscriber will be able to make calls using any internet connection including broadband, WiFi, 3G or 4G data network of any operator.

     

  8. What is the theme of RIMPAC 2018 execise?
    Cooperate, Able, Protective
    Capable, Adaptive, Partners
    Cooperate, Adaptive, Protective
    Capable, Able, Partners
    Cooperate,, Adaptive, Partners
    Option B
    Biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise scheduled from June 27 to Aug. 2, 2018 has started in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California(USA). RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971. Theme 2018 is Capable, Adaptive, Partners.

     

  9. According to the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018, which among the given is adjudged as the most trusted brand in India?
    Google
    Facebook
    Paytm
    Amazon
    Patanjali
    Option A
    Online search engine Google is the most trusted Internet brand in India, followed by Facebook as per TRA Brand Trust Report 2018.

     

  10. Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh is situated along the banks of which river?
    Godavari
    Pennar
    Tungabhadra
    Krishna
    Musi
    Option D

     

  11. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) targets to achieve 175 GW of installed capacity from renewable energy sources by which year?
    2021
    2022
    2025
    2030
    2035
    Option B
    In an effort to boost clean energy generation, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has unveiled a National Wind-solar Hybrid Policy to promote new projects as well as hybridisation of the existing ones with a target of achieving 175 gigawatt (gw) of installed capacity from renewable energy sources by 2022.

     

  12. When is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed?
    June 26
    June 12
    July 4
    April 28
    May 29
    Option A
    26 June: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Theme 2018: “Listen First – Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe.”

     

  13. The World’s first all-digital art museum is being set up in which country?
    China
    Japan
    India
    France
    UAE
    Option B
    The world’s first all-digital art museum has opened at the MORI Building Digital Art Museum in Japan’s Tokyo. It features around 50 kaleidoscopic installations triggered by motion sensors, which are projected across every surface of the 100,000-square-foot exhibit space with the help of lights.

     

  14. What is the total outlay of the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) as announced in Budget 2018?
    Rs 1,290 crore
    Rs 1,100 crore
    Rs 1,550 crore
    Rs 2,210 crore
    Rs 1,000 crore
    Option A
    Rs 1,290 crore (with Rs 950 crore as central share)

     

  15. Port-au-Prince is the capital of which country?
    Iceland
    Haiti
    Guinea
    Bahrain
    North Korea
    Option B

     

  16. Name the spacecraft launched by NASA for removing debris from space?
    RemoveDebris spacecraft
    Falcon-XD
    DebrisCleaner spacecraft
    CleaningCraft
    None of These
    Option A
    RemoveDebris spacecraft, the first spacecraft to demonstrate active space debris-removal technologies — such as a harpoon, a net and a drag sail — in orbit has been released from the International Space Station to commence its mission.

     

  17. Which Ministry has recently launched an App and web portal named PRAAPTI?
    Ministry of Finance
    Ministry of Power
    Ministry of Urban Development
    Minister of Women and Child Development
    Minister Of Health and Family Welfare
    Option B
    PRAAPTI App (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators), and web portal www.praapti.in has been developed to bring transparency in power purchase transactions between Generators and Discoms.

     

  18. Indian brand Patanjali has tied up with which telecom unit to launch Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards?
    BSNL
    Idea
    Airtel
    Reliance
    Both C & D
    Option A
    Patanjali king Baba Ramdev has joined hands with state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to launch Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards. Initially the benefit of the SIM card will be available for only the employees and office bearers of Patanjali.

     

  19. The Pench National Park is in which state?
    Assam
    Jharkhand
    Gujarat
    Madhya Pradesh
    Haryana
    Option D
    Pench National Park is in Seoni and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It derives its name from the Pench River that flows through the park

     

  20. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal aims to end child marriage by which year?
    2022
    2050
    2030
    2045
    2025
    Option C

     


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