DAILY GK QUIZ: 10 - 15 MAR 2022

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 10 - 15 MAR 2022

[Q] India’s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being constructed in which of the following pilgrimage sites:

(a) Kushinagar, UP

(b) Nalanda, Bihar

(c) Bodh Gaya ,Bihar

(d) Kapilvastu, UP

[ANS] c

 

[Q] SEBI , increased the limit for Public Debt Investment through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) from Rs 2 lakh to _________ with the effect from 1st May, 2022.

(a) Rs. 5 lakh

(b) Rs. 3 lakh

(c) Rs 6 lakh

(d) Rs 4 lakh

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which company recently signed an MoU with Smart Power India (SPI) Promotes Solar Rooftop Panels in Rural Areas of India:

(a) ReNew Power

(b) Adani Solar

(c) Azure Power

(d) Vikram Solar

[ANS] b

 

[Q] The Book . ‘ On Board: Test. Trial. My years in BCCI’ is an autobiography of:

(a) Anurag Thakur

(b) Sourav Ganguly

(c) Rajeev Shukla

(d) Ratnakar Shetty

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who recently became the New President of South Korea:

(a) Yoon Suk-Yeol

(b) Lee Jae-Myung

(c) Moon Jae-in

(d) Oh Jun-ho

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who recently became the 23rd Woman Grandmaster (WGM) of India:

(a) Subbaraman Vijayakakshmi

(b) Priyanka Nutakki

(c) Vantika Agarwal

(d) Divya Deshmukh

[ANS] b

 

[Q] World Kidney Day is observed every year on which day?

(a) First Wednesday of March

(b) Second Friday of March

(c) First Friday of March

(d) Second Thursday of March

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which of these is not a part of All India Financial Institution (AIFI) under RBI?

(a) EXIM

(b) SIDBI

(c) NABARD

(d) SEBI

[ANS] d

 

[Q] What is the theme of 2022 World Kidney Day?

(a) Kidney Health for All

(b) Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

(c) Living Well with Kidney Disease

(d) Kidney Disease & Children: Act early to prevent it!

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which state government has launched ‘Women@Work’ program?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Karnataka

(c) Kerala

(d) Odisha

[ANS] b

 

[Q] International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved how much emergency support for Ukraine?

(a) $ 1.0 billion

(b) $ 1.4 billion

(c) $ 2.1 billion

(d) $ 3.2 billion

[ANS] b

 

[Q] CRISIL has projected India’s GDP growth rate at __________for 2022-23.

(a) 7.8%

(b) 8.4%

(c) 9.5%

(d) 10.1%

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which health insurance company has launched ‘Star Women Care Insurance Policy’?

(a) SBI Life Insurance Company

(b) Oriental Insurance Company

(c) Star Health and Allied Insurance Company

(d) Bharti AXA Life Insurance

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which of the following day marks as the International Day of Women Judges?

(a) March 08

(b) March 09

(c) March 10

(d) March 11

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which of the following state has retained its number one spot in the SKOCH State of Governance rankings for the second consecutive year?

(a) Telangana

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Kerala

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which of the following country recently elected its first-ever female president?

(a) Hungary

(b) Romania

(c) Slovakia

(d) Serbia

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Famous Golfer, _______ was formally inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

(a) Tommy Armour

(b) Connor Arendell

(c) Ryan Armour

(d) Tiger Woods

[ANS] d

 

 [Q] As per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 ___________ became the top state in the list of full immunization with 90.5% coverage under Mission Indradhanush.

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Gujarat

(d) Odisha

[ANS] d

 

[Q] At what percent the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recently set the interest rate on Provident Fund Deposits for 2021-22:

(a) 8.4%

(b) 8.1%

(c) 8.5%

(d) 8.3%

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which organisation was recently ranked 124th in Fortune India’s The Next 500 2022 of Top midsize companies operating in India:

(a) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited

(b) RailTel Corporation of India

(c) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

(d) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who was appointed as the Chairman of Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) for 3 years:

(a) Debasish Panda

(b) Siddharth Singh

(c) Bgaskar Roy

(d) V S Narendra

[ANS] a

 

[Q] The World Glaucoma Week (WGW) was observed across the globe on __________ with the theme of ‘The World is bright, save your sight’.

(a) 4th to 10th march 2022

(b) 6th to 12th march 2022

(c) 7th to 13th march 2022

(d) 3th to 9th march 2022

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Securities and Exchange Board of India has restructured its advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF). Who is the chairman of the committee?

(a) MadhabiPuriBuch

(b) Sujit Prasad

(c) G Mahalingam

(d) Jai Narayan Patel

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which state/ UT has launched Kunsnyoms scheme for differently-abled persons?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Ladakh

(d) Puducherry

[ANS] c