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.
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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
- Debjani Ghosh has recently been appointed as the President of____________
Banks Board Bureau (BBB)NASSCOMConfederation of Indian Industry (CII)Badminton Association of IndiaCommonwealth NationsOption B
- Gondhal is a folk dance of which state?
West BengalJharkhandOdishaAssamMaharashtraOption E
- How many medals have been won by India in the 3rd South Asian Junior Athletics Championships held in Sri Lanka?
5035206217Option 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. - 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, 2018October 31, 2018September 30, 2018July 31, 2018November 30, 2018Option 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. - What is the capital of Venezuela?
KyivTashkentHarareCaracasDushanbeOption D
Currency: Venezuelan bolívar President: Nicolas Maduro - 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.
CSIRIndian Council of Medical ResearchDRDOISROCentral Drug Research InstituteOption 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. - The Behdienkhlam Festival is a tribal festival of which state?
AssamTripuraMeghalayaSikkimManipurOption 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. - Go to Village scheme has been launched by which state?
RajasthanAndhra PradeshManipurChhattisgarhMadhya PradeshOption C
Launched in 60 villages of all the 60 Assembly constituencies with the objective of bringing good governance and inclusive development in the state - 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?
BarclaysHSBCAfrAsia BankStandard CharteredState Bank of MauritiusOption 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. - Name the first Bollywood filmmaker who is soon to have a wax model at famous Madame Tussauds.
Rajkumar HiraniSanjay Leela BhansaliKaran JoharRohit ShettyPrakash JhaOption 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. - The Kanger Ghati National Park is in which state?
Arunachal PradeshBiharChhattisgarhMadhya PradeshRajasthanOption C
- How much amount has been provided by India to Nepal as final payment under Nepal-Bharat Maitri Irrigation Project?
Nepali Rupee 99.2 millionNepali Rupee 88.2 millionNepali Rupee 77.2 millionNepali Rupee 100.2 millionNepali Rupee 200.2 millionOption 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. - The virtual assistant Samriddhi has been launched by which bank?
SEBISBINABARDSIDBINHBOption 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. - The 52nd Skoch Award for Chief Minister of the Year has been given to_____________
Yogi AdityanathShivraj Singh ChouhanN. Chandrababu NaiduVasundhara RajeManohar Lal KhattarOption D
- What is the rank of India in the 2018 World Competitiveness Ranking?
4432285665Option A
Top 3 countries are 1. United States 2. Hong Kong 3. Singapore - Name the winner of the 2018 Stuttgart Open in men’s single event.
Roger FedererMilos RaonicNovak DjokovicAndy MurrayDominic ThiemOption A
- With which country India has recently signed an MoU to share the Brahmaputra water data during flood season and exporting non-basmati rice?
NepalBhutanSri LankaIndonesiaChinaOption E
- The headquarter of the International Labor Organization (ILO) is at_______________
Paris, FranceGeneva, SwitzerlandNew York, United StatesVienna, AustriaLondon, United KingdomOption B
- What is the rank of India in the Commonwealth Innovation Index 2018?
15th4th10th21st19thOption C
Top three countries includes UK, Singapore and Canada respectively - India’s first ever Global Mobility Summit “MOVE” is scheduled to be held in which city in September 2018 by NITI Aayog?
New DelhiHyderabadGuwahatiBengaluruMumbaiOption 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.