Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk, Canara Bank PO- Set 160

Current Affairs Progress Test - Set 160
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.
Instructions:
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No. of Questions: 10
Time Limit: 02 minutes
  1. How much amount of loan agreement has been signed between India and ADB for water sanitation project in Andhra Pradesh?
    USD 100 million
    USD 500 million
    USD 200 million
    USD 400 million
    USD 250 million
    Option D
    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) has approved a $400-million loan for water sanitation project in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

     

  2. Who among the following has been named the goodwill leader of Super Sniffers campaign of World Wildlife Fund India (WWF)?
    Yami Gautam
    Priyanka Chopra
    Alia Bhatt
    Anushka Sharma
    Parineeti Chopra
    Option A

     

  3. World Champion Novak Djokovic hails from which country?
    Romania
    Serbia
    Czech Republic
    United States
    Argentina
    Option B

     

  4. What was the rank of Indian team in the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup held in Kalinga Stadium, Odisha?
    3
    7
    4
    5
    6
    Option E

     

  5. Which among the following ministry has the power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer resource?
    Ministry of External Affairs
    Ministry of Law and Justice
    Ministry of Finance
    Ministry of Home Affairs
    Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
    Option D
    The Central government has issued a latest notification on December 20 authorizing 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt all the data contained in any computer system. The order has been passed by the ‘cyber and information security’ division of the Ministry of Home Affairs under the authority of Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba.

     

  6. Who is the Secretary of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)?
    Ajay Narayan Jha
    Shiv Pratap Shukla
    Ramesh Abhishek
    Rajiv Kumar
    Subhash Chandra Garg
    Option C

     

  7. Under the Asiatic Lion Conservation Project, the Central and State government will share the total cost of the project in the ratio________ respectively
    70 : 30
    60 : 40
    80 : 20
    90 : 10
    50 : 50
    Option B
    It will be funded from the Centrally Sponsored Scheme- Development of Wildlife Habitat (CSS-DWH) with the contributing ratio being 60:40 of Central and State share.

     

  8. How much amount of financial aid has been announced under the KALIA scheme by Odisha to farmers for Kharif and Rabi seasons per family?
    Rs 10,000
    Rs 20,000
    Rs 15,000
    Rs 25,000
    Rs 30,000
    Option A
    Under the KALIA scheme of Odisha, an assistance of Rs 10,000 will be provided per family for Kharif and Rabi seasons. The assistance is meant for five cropping seasons spanning three years from 2018-19 to 2021-22. KALIA scheme also has a life insurance cover of Rs 200,000 with an additional personal accident cover of the same amount for both cultivators and landless agricultural labourers. Besides, the scheme offers interest free crop loans of up to Rs 50,000.

     

  9. The merged entity of the Bank of Baroda with Dena and Vijaya Bank will become the ____________ largest bank in India
    Fourth
    Second
    Third
    Fifth
    Seventh
    Option C
    Bank of Baroda has informed that the ‘Alternative Mechanism’ of the finance ministry has accorded in-principle approval for its merger with Dena and Vijaya Bank. The merged entity will have a combined business of Rs 14.82 lakh crore, making it the third largest bank after SBI and ICICI Bank.

     

  10. S. Vaidyalingam who died recently was a well known ____________
    Politician
    Singer
    Actor
    Writer
    Journalist
    Option D

     


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