Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk, Canara Bank PO- Set 141

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 141
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 the 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.
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No. of Questions: 10
Time Limit: 02 minutes
  1. The Agriculture Export Policy, 2018 aims to raise the farmers income from $ 30 bn to about $ 60 bn by which year?
    2020
    2022
    2021
    2023
    2025
    Option B

     

  2. What is the new rate set for the government’s contribution towards the National Pension Scheme (NPS)?
    15%
    12%
    14%
    10%
    8%
    Option C
    The Cabinet has raised the government’s contribution to National Pension Scheme (NPS) to 14% of basic salary from the current 10 per cent. Minimum employee contribution will, however, remain at 10%. Earlier the contribution of both Employee and the employer was equal at 10% each.

     

  3. The PMNCH Partners’ Forum 2018 has been inaugurated in which city?
    New Delhi
    Ahmedabad
    Ranchi
    Gurugram
    Mumbai
    Option A
    New Delhi, India will host the PMNCH Partners’ Forum 2018. The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (The Partnership, PMNCH) is an alliance of more than 1000 organizations in 192 countries from the sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health communities, as well as health influencing sectors.

     

  4. Who has been appointed as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
    BP Kanungo
    Mahesh Kumar Jain
    Viral Acharya
    N S Vishwanathan
    Shaktikanta Das
    Option E

     

  5. Pakke-Kesang, Lepa Rada and Shi Yomi are the newly set up districts of which north eastern state?
    Sikkim
    Nagaland
    Meghalaya
    Arunachal Pradesh
    Manipur
    Option D
    Arunachal Pradesh got its 23rd district on December 09, 2018 with the formal inauguration of Shi Yomi, carved out of the West Siang district. The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly had on August 29 passed a bill for the creation of three new districts — Pakke-Kesang, Lepa Rada and Shi Yomi.

     

  6. Which city will host the second edition of Khelo India Youth Games in 2019?
    Pune
    New Delhi
    Mumbai
    Kolkata
    Bengaluru
    Option A

     

  7. Who among the following has won the Miss World 2018 beauty pageant?
    Rolene Strauss
    Vanessa Ponce de Leon
    Quiin Abenakyo
    Mireia Lalaguna
    Jehza Huelar
    Option B
    Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, has won the Miss World 2018 title in Sanya, Hainan island, China.

     

  8. Exercise AVIAINDRA-2018 is being held in which city?
    Visakhapatnam
    Hyderabad
    Jodhpur
    Guwahati
    Agra
    Option C
    The bilateral joint exercise between the Indian Air Force and Russian Federation Aerospace Force (RFSAF), AVIAINDRA-2018 is scheduled to be held at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 10-21 Dec 2018.

     

  9. How much amount of loan agreement has been signed between NABARD and Green Climate Fund for building rooftop solar power capacity across India?
    USD 400 million
    USD 50 million
    USD 500 million
    USD 100 million
    USD 200 million
    Option D
    National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) signed an agreement with Green Climate Fund (GCF) to infuse USD 100 million into a project designed to unlock private sector initiatives for creation of rooftop solar power capacity across India.

     

  10. Which among the following organisations is assisting the SMART initiative of Maharashtra government for agribusiness and rural transformation?
    World Bank
    Asian Development Bank
    New Development Bank
    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
    International Monetary Fund
    Option A
    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has launched a unique initiative called “SMART”, which stands for State of Maharashtra’s Agribusiness and Rural Transformation. The project is assisted by the World Bank and entail an investment of 300 million US dollars of which World Bank would contribute 210 million US dollars.

     


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