Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 84

1. Nongkram Dance is an annual religious dance festival of which state?
   Tripura
   Sikkim
   West Bengal
   Assam
   Meghalaya
   Option E
   Nongkram Dance is the religious dance festival of Meghalaya and is celebrated annually in the month of November mainly by the inhabitants of the Khasi Hills.

    

2. Who is the winner of the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2018?
   Nay Thway Oo
   Pankaj Advani
   Peter Gilchrist
   Bhaskar Balachandra
   Sourav Kothari
   Option B
   

    

3. Retired Army officer Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri passed away recently. He was famous for the battle of ______________ during 1971 Indo-Pak War
   Battle of Longewala
   Battle of Basantar
   Battle of Asal Uttar
   Battle of Burki
   Battle of Phillora
   Option A
   Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri (retd), who is known as the hero of the historic 1971 battle of Longewala, passed away due to cancer in Mohali in Punjab. He was 78.

    

4. Kanak Rele has been named for ‘Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Shikhar Award for Lifetime Achievement 2018. She is a maestro of which classical dance form?
   Thumri
   Odissi
   Kuchipudi
   Mohiniattam
   Bharatanatyam
   Option D
   Kanak Rele will be honoured with ‘Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Shikhar Award for Lifetime Achievement 2018. Kanak Rele is a classical danseuse-cum-scholar and exponent of Mohiniattam dance form.

    

5. Which state has announced to provide free smart phones to women of the state under its Mission Shakti programme?
   Uttar Pradesh
   Chhattisgarh
   Odisha
   Andhra Pradesh
   Kerala
   Option C
   Odisha government will provide smartphones to around 70 lakh women under Mission Shakti programme.

    

6. The regional meeting of the World Customs Organisation was held in Jaipur on November 14, 2018. The headquarter of WCO is located at___________
   Copenhagen, Denmark
   Brussels, Belgium
   Paris, France
   Vienna, Austria
   Beijing, China
   Option B
   A four-day regional meeting of the World Customs Organisation began in Jaipur, Rajasthan on November 14 with representatives of 33 member countries of Asia attending it. The meeting is being jointly chaired by WCO Deputy Secretary General Ricardo Travino and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Chairman S Ramesh.

    

7. IndusInd Bank has recently unveiled IndusInd Bank Nexxt Credit Card featuring _________ buttons for choice of payment options
   3
   6
   4
   5
   1
   Option A
   IndusInd Bank has announced the launch of IndusInd Bank Nexxt Credit Card having choice of payment options such as EMI, Reward Points or Credit at the push of a button, on the card, at the point of sale (POS). According to the bank, this card provides customers with the flexibility of 3 payment options at a POS terminal — Credit, Converting Transactions into EMIs with 4 tenure options (6, 12, 18 & 24 months) or using accumulated Reward Points, by simply pushing a button on the card.

    

8. ICA is a platform for banks and financial institutions to come together and take concerted efforts towards resolving bad loans under Rs 500 crore. What does ICA stands for?
   Item Change Analysis
   Independent Computing Architecture
   Inter Cooperative Agency
   Inter Creditor Agreement
   Integration Control Agreement
   Option D
   Inter Creditor Agreement (ICA) is a platform for banks and financial institutions to come together and take concerted efforts towards resolving bad loans under Rs 500 crore.

    

9. Flipkart was acquired by Walmart in May 2018. What is the controlling stake of Walmart in Flipkart?
   82%
   65%
   59%
   51%
   77%
   Option E
   Flipkart is now controlled by Walmart Inc after the latter acquired 77 percent of Flipkart for $16 billion in May 2018.

    

10. The Himalayan State Regional Council set up by NITI Aayog will be chaired by __________
    G. Satheesh Reddy
    VK Saraswat
    Avinash Chander
    Bibek Debroy
    Arvind Panagariya
    Option B
    The Himalayan State Regional Council will be chaired by the Dr VK Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog

     

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