Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 88

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 88
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. Name the first ever country of the world to launch Sovereign Blue Bond to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects.
    Australia
    China
    Republic of Korea
    Republic of Seychelles
    United States
    Option D
    The Republic of Seychelles launched the world’s first Sovereign Blue Bond, a financial instrument designed to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects.

     

  2. The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu visited eastern African nation Malawi. What is the capital of Malawi?
    Lilongwe
    Maputo
    Lusaka
    Dodoma
    Maseru
    Option A

     

  3. Who has been named to be honored with 2018 Gleitsman Award by Harvard Kennedy School?
    Kailash Satyarthi
    Aung San Suu Kyi
    Malala Yousafzai
    Christina Lamb
    Emma Watson
    Option C
    The Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School has named Malala Yousafzai, the 2014 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and an inspiration across the world, as this year’s recipient of the Gleitsman Award.

     

  4. Which country has recently opened world’s largest airport terminal “under one roof”?
    Israel
    Turkey
    Russia
    Syria
    Greece
    Option B
    The world’s largest airport terminal “under one roof” with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers has been officially opened on October 29 in Istanbul, which marks the Republic Day of Turkey. ii. Overall the first phase has cost 7.5 billion Euro. The airport has been envisioned to have a total capacity of up to 200 million passengers, once all four phases are completed in the next 10 years.

     

  5. Software company Red Hat has recently been acquired by which company?
    Google
    TCS
    Samsung
    Microsoft
    IBM
    Option E
    America’s IBM has acquired software company Red Hat in a $34 billion cash and debt deal, marking its biggest ever acquisition till date.

     

  6. The first ever Mega Food Park of Gujarat was inaugurated in which city?
    Surat
    Gandhinagar
    Ahmedabad
    Rajkot
    Vadodara
    Option A
    Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Gujarat. It is located at Village Shah and Vasravi, Taluka Mangrol, District Surat.

     

  7. Who among the following has been elected as the President of Ireland?
    Gavin Duffy
    Seán Gallagher
    Gemma O’Doherty
    Michael D Higgins
    Joan Freeman
    Option D
    Michael D Higgins has been re-elected as the President of Ireland after receiving 56 percent of the country’s votes in the elections. Businessman Peter Casey came second with 23.1 per cent votes.

     

  8. How much amount will be injected into the banking system in November 2018 by the Reserve Bank of India through purchase of government securities under open market operations
    Rs 40,000 crore
    Rs 38,000 crore
    Rs 72,000 crore
    Rs 50,000 crore
    Rs 48,000 crore
    Option A
    The Reserve Bank of India has announced that it will inject Rs 40,000 crore into the system in November through the purchase of government securities as it looks to meet festive season demand for funds.

     

  9. Khalin Joshi is related to which sports?
    Football
    Golf
    Tennis
    Badminton
    Shooting
    Option B
    Indian golfer Khalin Joshi clinched the Panasonic Open India title at the Delhi Golf Club. With this win, Joshi became the seventh Indian to win the Panasonic Open India title in the last eight editions of the tournament.

     

  10. Madan Lal Khurana passed away recently. He was former minister of which state/UT?
    Gujarat
    Bihar
    Delhi
    Haryana
    West Bengal
    Option C
    Former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 82.

     


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