DAILY GK QUIZ 14-19 FEB
[Q]
Which Department of GoI has unveiled the National e-Governance Service Delivery
Assessment (NeSDA) Way Forward Annual Report 2023?
(a) Department of Administrative Reforms and
Public Grievances
(b) Department of Pension & Pensioners
Welfare
(c) Department of Justice
(d) Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
[ANS] a
[Q]
Name the Financial Institution/Regulatory body that has unveiled ‘Prabhaav‘,
the CRISIL’s impact assessment report of the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS).
(a) Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority
(b) Small Industries Development Bank of India
(c) Reserve Bank of India
(d) Securities and Exchange Board of India
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which Organisation/Bank has signed a USD 200 million loan agreement with the
Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) for the ‘Climate Resilient Brahmaputra Integrated Flood and Riverbank
Erosion Risk Management (FRERM) Project in Assam’?
(a) World Bank
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) Asian Development Bank
(d) United Nations Development Programme
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which country has won the International Cricket Council (ICC) U19 Men’s Cricket
World Cup (CWC) 2024 title by defeating India?
(a) West Indies
(b) South Africa
(c) Australia
(d) England
5) New Zealand
[ANS] c
[Q]
Where is the first Digital India Future Skills Summit being organised?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Guwahati
(d) Patna
[ANS] c
[Q]
Who has taken charge as the new Managing Director of IRCTC?
(a) Alakh Pandey
(b) Sanjay Kumar
Jain
(c) Alok Sinha
(d) Rajeev Prasad
Singh
[ANS] b
[Q]
Who has assumed the charge of the President of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India?
(a) Ranjit Kumar
Aggarwal
(b) Charanjot
Singh Nanda
(c) AbhinavMukund
Sharma
(d) Vinay Kumar
Singh
[ANS] a
[Q]
What is the primary objective of the ‘e-Jagriti Portal’, recently mentioned in
the news?
(a) To facilitate
consumer dispute redressal
(b) To promote
awareness about agricultural crops
(c) To offer loans
to small businesses
(d) To provide
health facilities to remote areas
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which country won the 9th Gov Tech Prize for AI Powered Government Services at
the World Government Summit 2024?
(a) UAE
(b) India
(c) Qatar
(d) Turkey
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which organisation/Government agency has launched the Greening and Restoration
of Wasteland with Agroforestry (GROW) Report and Portal?
(a) Food and Agriculture Organization
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development
(d) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which Mutual Fund company has launched India’s 1st Multi Factor-based Exchange
Traded Fund (ETF) on Nifty Smallcap250
Index?
(a) Nippon India Mutual Fund
(b) MotilalOswal Mutual Fund
(c) Mirae Asset Mutual Fund
(d) UTI Mutual Fund
[ANS] c
[Q]
To which country, India has handed over the Chess Olympiad torch to host the
45th edition of the Chess Olympiad 2024?
(a) Germany
(b) Hungary
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Georgia
[ANS] b
[Q]
What was the theme of United Nations (UN) World Radio Day (WRD) 2024 that was
observed across the globe on 13th February 2024?
(a) Radio is You
(b) Radio and Peace
(c) Radio: A century informing, entertaining and
educating
(d) Radio and Trust
[ANS] c
[Q]
What factor primarily contributed to Germany overtaking Japan as the world’s
third-largest economy?
(a) Significant appreciation
of the euro against the dollar
(b) Yen
depreciation against the dollar
(c) Increase in
Germany’s industrial output
(d) Implementation
of favorable trade policies in Germany
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which country is projected to surpass both Japan and Germany to become the
world’s third-largest economy?
(a) Brazil
(b) Australia
(c) Russia
(d) India
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which two central banks recently signed an agreement to integrate their payment
systems for cross-border remittances?
(a) Reserve Bank
of India and State Bank of Nepal
(b) Reserve Bank
of Nepal and Reserve Bank of India
(c) State Bank of
India and Nepal Rastra Bank
(d) Reserve Bank
of India and Nepal Rastra Bank
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which countries have recently enabled the Indian digital payment system, UPI, apart
from Nepal?
(a) Sri Lanka and
Mauritius
(b) Sri Lanka and
France
(c) Mauritius and
France
(d) Sri Lanka,
Mauritius, and France
[ANS] c
[Q]
What position is Prabowo Subianto set to assume in Indonesia following the
recent election results?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Vice President
(c) President
(d) Defense
Minister
[ANS] c
[Q]
What is the primary objective of the partnership between PayU and NPCI to
introduce the ‘Credit Lines on UPI’ feature?
(a) Enhancing
digital payment acceptance for consumers
(b) Providing
financial flexibility to merchants
(c) Facilitating
cash transactions for small businesses
(d) Introducing
cryptocurrency payments on UPI
[ANS] b
[Q]
Kanha Tiger Reserve, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Odisha
[ANS] a
[Q]
Where was the 16th World Social Forum 2024 meeting held?
(a) Bhutan
(b) New Delhi
(c) Kathmandu
(d) Bangladesh
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which bank has clinched the title of ‘Best Technology Bank of the Year Award’?
(a) State Bank of
India
(b) South Indian
Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Regional Rural
Banks
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which country is launching the ‘Dream of the Desert’ train in the Middle East?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Iraq
(c) Iran
(d) Oman
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which country has signed an MoU with India on sharing India’s open-sourced
Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) – India Stack Solutions – implemented at
Population Scale for Digital Transformation?
(a) Colombia
(b) Ecuador
(c) Venezuela
(d) Spain
[ANS] a
[Q]
Who has chaired the 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development
(CSocD62) held in New York, the United States of America (USA)?
(a) Seema Pujani
(b) Ruchira Kamboj
(c) Geetika Srivastava
(d) Sneha Dubey
[ANS] b
[Q]
According to the 2023 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 released by Axis Bank’s
Burgundy Private and Hurun India in February 2024, _____________ (company) has
emerged as India’s most valuable company for the 3rd consecutive year.
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Tata Consultancy Service
(c) Serum Institute of India
(d) Reliance Industries Limited
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who has conferred with the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) for designing an
innovative drone called ‘a multipurpose octocopter’?
(a) Manish Kumar (Naga Regiment)
(b) Varinder Singh (Sikh Regiment)
(c) Gaurav Sharma (Dogra Regiment)
(d) Harjinder Singh (Punjab Regiment)
[ANS] b
[Q]
When was the United Nations (UN) Global Tourism Resilience Day (GTRD) 2024
observed across the globe?
(a) 13th February 2024
(b) 15th February 2024
(c) 17th February 2024
(d) 14th February 2024
[ANS] c
[Q]
Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice (CJ) of the Karnataka High Court
(HC)?
(a) Sunita Agarwal
(b) Ramesh Sinha
(c) Arun Bhansali
(d) Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria
[ANS] d
[Q]
What is the primary objective of the MoU between India and Colombia?
(a) Promoting
digital entertainment
(b) Enhancing
military cooperation
(c) Fostering
digital transformation
(d) Supporting
agricultural development
[ANS] c
[Q]
What is the total worth of the capital acquisition proposals approved by the
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)?
(a) Rs 84,560
crore
(b) Rs 80,000
crore
(c) Rs 90,000
crore
(d) Rs 100,000
crore
[ANS] a
[Q]
What is the name of the Hindu stone temple inaugurated by PM Modi in Abu Dhabi?
(a) Swaminarayan
Temple
(b) BAPS Mandir
(c) Shiva Temple
(d) Krishna Mandir
[ANS] b
[Q]
What is the significance of the amendments approved in the Defence Acquisition
Procedure (DAP) 2020?
(a) To streamline
procurement processes
(b) To increase
transparency in defense procurement
(c) To promote
procurement of advanced technologies from start-ups and MSMEs
(d) To reduce
procurement costs
[ANS] c
[Q]
What milestone did Greece achieve with the legalization of same-sex marriage?
(a) Became the
first Orthodox Christian nation to pass such a law.
(b) Became the
16th European Union country to legalize same-sex marriage.
(c) Joined over 30
other countries globally in recognizing same-sex marriage.
(d) Became the
15th European Union country to legalize same-sex marriage.
[ANS] a
[Q]
What is the primary objective of the APAAR ID discussed at the National
Conference?
(a) To standardize
student identification processes nationwide
(b) To promote
international recognition of Indian students
(c) To facilitate
access to educational services for students
(d) To establish a
single educational authority for all students
[ANS] a
[Q]
What is the objective of the Sikkim INSPIRES program approved by the World
Bank?
(a) To provide
jobs for 500,300 women and youth
(b) To train and
upskill 300,500 women and youth
(c) To promote
agriculture among Sikkim’s youth
(d) To establish a
manufacturing hub in Sikkim
[ANS] b
[Q]
Pandaram land, recently seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Puducherry
(d) Andhra Pradesh
[ANS] a
[Q]
India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which country for sharing
open-sourced digital public infrastructure?
(a) Colombia
(b) Chile
(c) Brazil
(d) Guyana
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which day is celebrated as Global Tourism Resilience Day?
(a) 17 February
(b) 18 February
(c) 19 February
(d) 20 February
[ANS] a
