Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 9 for upcoming exams

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 9
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. Debjani Ghosh has recently been appointed as the President of____________
    Banks Board Bureau (BBB)
    NASSCOM
    Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
    Badminton Association of India
    Commonwealth Nations
    Option B

     

  2. Gondhal is a folk dance of which state?
    West Bengal
    Jharkhand
    Odisha
    Assam
    Maharashtra
    Option E

     

  3. How many medals have been won by India in the 3rd South Asian Junior Athletics Championships held in Sri Lanka?
    50
    35
    20
    62
    17
    Option A
    India bagged total 50 medals including 20 gold, 22 silver and eight bronze medals to clinch the 3rd South Asian Junior Athletics Championships at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

     

  4. The Government has extended the tenure of the committee formed to examine sub-categorization within Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Central list. What is the extended deadline?
    August 31, 2018
    October 31, 2018
    September 30, 2018
    July 31, 2018
    November 30, 2018
    Option D
    The Union Cabinet has extended the tenure of the Commission constituted to examine sub-categorization within Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Central list. It has been extended till July 31, 2018. The tenure of the panel was ending on June 20.

     

  5. What is the capital of Venezuela?
    Kyiv
    Tashkent
    Harare
    Caracas
    Dushanbe
    Option D
    Currency: Venezuelan bolívar President: Nicolas Maduro

     

  6. Which among the given has been awarded with the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in the category ‘Top R&D Institution/Organisation for Patents and Commercialization.
    CSIR
    Indian Council of Medical Research
    DRDO
    ISRO
    Central Drug Research Institute
    Option A
    The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been awarded the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in the category ‘Top R&D Institution/Organisation for Patents and Commercialisation.

     

  7. The Behdienkhlam Festival is a tribal festival of which state?
    Assam
    Tripura
    Meghalaya
    Sikkim
    Manipur
    Option C
    The 4 day long Behdienkhlam Festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) tribal community concluded at Jowai in the Jaintia Hills region of Meghalaya with thousands of spectators from across the state and outside. It is the most important and colourful festival of the Jaintias and is celebrated mid-July every year after the sowing is over.

     

  8. Go to Village scheme has been launched by which state?
    Rajasthan
    Andhra Pradesh
    Manipur
    Chhattisgarh
    Madhya Pradesh
    Option C
    Launched in 60 villages of all the 60 Assembly constituencies with the objective of bringing good governance and inclusive development in the state

     

  9. DBS Bank of Singapore is the second bank which is soon to launch its subsidiary in India. Which is the first foreign bank to open its wholly owned subsidiary in India?
    Barclays
    HSBC
    AfrAsia Bank
    Standard Chartered
    State Bank of Mauritius
    Option E
    DBS Bank of Singapore is set to launch its India subsidiary in October, the second foreign bank in the country to convert its local operations into a wholly-owned entity. State Bank of Mauritius was the first to open a local subsidiary in India last year, after RBI came out with the regulations in 2013. The new subsidiary has been registered as DBS Bank India Ltd.

     

  10. Name the first Bollywood filmmaker who is soon to have a wax model at famous Madame Tussauds.
    Rajkumar Hirani
    Sanjay Leela Bhansali
    Karan Johar
    Rohit Shetty
    Prakash Jha
    Option C
    Karan Johar has become the first-ever Bollywood filmmaker to get a place at the famous Madame Tussauds. The process has begun in London and it will take about six months for the wax figurine to be ready.

     

  11. The Kanger Ghati National Park is in which state?
    Arunachal Pradesh
    Bihar
    Chhattisgarh
    Madhya Pradesh
    Rajasthan
    Option C

     

  12. How much amount has been provided by India to Nepal as final payment under Nepal-Bharat Maitri Irrigation Project?
    Nepali Rupee 99.2 million
    Nepali Rupee 88.2 million
    Nepali Rupee 77.2 million
    Nepali Rupee 100.2 million
    Nepali Rupee 200.2 million
    Option A
    India handed over a Cheque of 99.2 million Nepali rupees to Nepal towards final payment for Nepal-Bharat Maitri Irrigation Project for installation of 2700 Shallow Tube Well Irrigation Systems in 12 districts of Nepal. With this payment, the Government of India has released a total of 227.6 million Nepali rupees to the Government of Nepal for implementing this project.

     

  13. The virtual assistant Samriddhi has been launched by which bank?
    SEBI
    SBI
    NABARD
    SIDBI
    NHB
    Option D
    SIDBI launched ‘Samridhhi- the virtual assistant’ on banks revamped universal loan portal www.udyamimitra.in. A ‘Bankability Kit’ (brought in partnership with Bank of Baroda and IDBI Bank) was also launched.

     

  14. The 52nd Skoch Award for Chief Minister of the Year has been given to_____________
    Yogi Adityanath
    Shivraj Singh Chouhan
    N. Chandrababu Naidu
    Vasundhara Raje
    Manohar Lal Khattar
    Option D

     

  15. What is the rank of India in the 2018 World Competitiveness Ranking?
    44
    32
    28
    56
    65
    Option A
    Top 3 countries are 1. United States 2. Hong Kong 3. Singapore

     

  16. Name the winner of the 2018 Stuttgart Open in men’s single event.
    Roger Federer
    Milos Raonic
    Novak Djokovic
    Andy Murray
    Dominic Thiem
    Option A

     

  17. With which country India has recently signed an MoU to share the Brahmaputra water data during flood season and exporting non-basmati rice?
    Nepal
    Bhutan
    Sri Lanka
    Indonesia
    China
    Option E

     

  18. The headquarter of the International Labor Organization (ILO) is at_______________
    Paris, France
    Geneva, Switzerland
    New York, United States
    Vienna, Austria
    London, United Kingdom
    Option B

     

  19. What is the rank of India in the Commonwealth Innovation Index 2018?
    15th
    4th
    10th
    21st
    19th
    Option C
    Top three countries includes UK, Singapore and Canada respectively

     

  20. India’s first ever Global Mobility Summit “MOVE” is scheduled to be held in which city in September 2018 by NITI Aayog?
    New Delhi
    Hyderabad
    Guwahati
    Bengaluru
    Mumbai
    Option A
    Niti Aayog will organise ‘MOVE: Global Mobility Summit’ on September 7-8 in New Delhi. It will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi. The six tracks or themes for the Summit will focus on: Asset Utilization and Services; Comprehensive Electrification ; Alternative Energy; Reinventing Public Transit; Logistics and Goods Transport; Data Analytics and Mobility.

     


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