DAILY GK QUIZ: 01 - 05 SEP 2021
[Q]
Who inaugurated the 2 day long – ‘Ladakh Nomadic Festival’ in the Korzok Phu
region of Ladakh to promote tourism?
(a) G. C. Murmu
(b) Satya Pal Malik
(c) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
(d) Manoj Sinha
(e) Radha Krishna Mathur
[ANS] e
[Q]
Indian Navy with INS Tabar conducted its 1st ever Maritime Partnership Exercise
in Mediterranean Sea with which country?
(a) Morocco
(b) Libya
(c) Tunisia
(d) Mali
(e) Algeria
[ANS] e
[Q]
In August 2021, ___________________ under its current Presidency of the UN
Security Council adopted a resolution on _______________.
(a) India; Pakistan
(b) Germany; Pakistan
(c) Germany; Afghanistan
(d) France; Afghanistan
(e) India; Afghanistan
[ANS] e
[Q]
_______________ was appointed as the Director General of Border Security Force,
while Sanjay Arora was appointed as the Director General of __________.
(a) Surjeet Singh Deswal; ITBP
(b) Balaji Srivastav; CRPF
(c) Balaji Srivastav; ITBP
(d) Pankaj Kumar Singh; ITBP
(e) Pankaj Kumar Singh; CRPF
[ANS] d
[Q]
Name the mobile app launched by the Ministry of AYUSH to promote Yoga among
office goers.
(a) Y Break
(b) Yoga Go
(c) Yoga Health
(d) Y Go Break
(e) Y Health
[ANS] a
[Q]
Nirmala Sitharaman launched the “My Pad My Right” project, an initiative of
___________, in ______________.
(a) NITI Aayog; Assam
(b) NITI Aayog; Tripura
(c) NITI Aayog; Uttarakhand
(d) NABARD; Uttarakhand
(e) NABARD; Tripura
[ANS] e
[Q]
Name the first ever Indian to be selected as the Honorary Member of the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently.
(a) Chrisphin Karthick
(b) Somak Raychaudhury
(c) Jayant Narlikar
(d) Dorje Angchuk
(e) Raunak Sharma
[ANS] d
[Q]
Dale Steyn has recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He
represented which country?
(a) West Indies
(b) Australia
(c) England
(d) New Zealand
(e) South Africa
[ANS] e
[Q]
What is the total strength of judges appointed at the Supreme Court of India?
(a) 31
(b) 35
(c) 33
(d) 30
(e) 32
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which state government has recently launched the ‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan (MKMM)”
scheme?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Bihar
(e) Odisha
[ANS] b
[Q]
State Bank of India (SBI) has opened a floating ATM on a Houseboat at
__________.
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Wular Lake
(c) Mansar Lake
(d) Khanpursar
(e) Khushal Sar
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which State celebrated the popular 5-day long tribal harvest festival –
‘Solung’?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Assam
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Himachal Pradesh
[ANS] d
[Q]
Name the joint exercise that was recently held between India and Kazakhstan to
share expertise between the armies in the field of Counter-Terrorism
operations.
(a) Yudh Abhyas-21
(b) CORPAT- 21
(c) SAMPRITI-IX
(d) Surya Kiran XIV
(e) KAZIND-21
[ANS] e
[Q]
Where was the ‘WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence’ set up by the
World Health Organization to create an effective pandemic & epidemic risk
management?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Tokyo, Japan
(c) Brasilia, Brazil
(d) New York, USA
(e) Berlin, Germany
[ANS] e
[Q]
Who became the 1st Indian honorary member of the International Astronomical Union
for his/her work towards astrophotography?
(a) Dorje Angchuk
(b) Raghuram Govind Rajan
(c) Ankur Sharma
(d) Avinash Kak
(e) C. Kumar N. Patel
[ANS] a
[Q]
Name the country that signed a project agreement with India’s Ministry of
Defence for co-development of Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV).
(a) Russia
(b) United States
(c) Israel
(d) Australia
(e) Japan
[ANS] b
[Q]
As per the “2021’s Global Dairy Top 20 Report” released by Robobank,
_________became the World’s number one dairy company in terms of market capital
while India’s AMUL was placed at the________ position.
(a) Lactalis; 18th
(b) Lactalis; 16th
(c) Nestle; 18th
(d) Nestle; 16th
(e) Dairy Farmers of America; 18th
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which of the following countries joined as 1st batch New Members of BRICS’s New
Development Bank
(a) Uruguay, Norway and Bangladesh
(b) Nepal, UAE and Bangladesh
(c) Uruguay, Sri Lanka and
Bangladesh
(d) Uruguay, UAE and Pakistan
(e) Uruguay, UAE and Bangladesh
[ANS] e
[Q]
Name the financial services company that launched India’s 1st interactive
geospatial website named ‘Pulse’ to offer digital payment services.
(a) BHIM
(b) PhonePe
(c) MobiKwik
(d) Paytm
(e) Freecharge
[ANS] b
[Q]
PM Modi virtually addressed the 6th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) recently.
Which country was the host of the EEF Summit
2021?
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) Australia
(e) Italy
[ANS] b
[Q]
What is the rank of India in the Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021 ?
(a) 4th
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 6th
(e) 5th
[ANS] c
[Q]
Harvinder Singh has become the first ever Indian para athlete to win a medal in
_________ event at the Paralympics.
(a) Shotput
(b) Archery
(c) Discuss Throw
(d) Badminton
(e) High Jump
[ANS] b
[Q]
Three institutions from India features in top 400 list of Times World
University Rankings 2022. Which university has topped the list?
(a) Harvard University
(b) California Institute of
Technology
(c) Stanford University
(d) University of Oxford
(e) University of Cambridge
[ANS] d
[Q]
Name the Indian para-athlete who has won two medals at the ongoing Tokyo Games
in Shooting event.
(a) Mariyappan Thangavelu
(b) Sharad Kumar
(c) Devendra Jhajharia
(d) Praveen Kumar
(e) Avani Lekhara
[ANS] e
[Q]
Which state goverment will set up a science city named after Rajiv Gandhi?
(a) Punjab
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
(e) Rajasthan
[ANS] b
[Q]
How many Unicorns are there in India as per the report of Hurun India Future
Unicorn List 2021?
(a) 91
(b) 51
(c) 71
(d) 81
(e) 101
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which country has topped the Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021?
(a) Russia
(b) China
(c) United States
(d) Singapore
(e) Japan
[ANS] c
[Q]
The Canadian city of Burnaby has declared September 5 as _________.
(a) Sunil Jain Day
(b) Gauri Lankesh Day
(c) Danish Siddiqui Day
(d) Najmul Hasan Day
(e) Priya Ramrakha Day
[ANS] b