DAILY GK QUIZ: 8 - 10 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 8 - 10 DEC 2021

[Q] The Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared the Kazhuveli wetland as the 16th Bird Sanctuary of Which State?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka

(d) Telangana

(e) Kerala

[ANS] b

 

[Q] As per the report ‘Top 100 arms-producing & military services companies, 2020’ by SIPRI, India’s HAL, Indian Ordnance Factories & ___________ ranks among the top 100 manufacturers globally while US’s Lockheed Martin Corp tops.

(a) Boeing India Pvt Ltd

(b) Electronics Corporation of India Ltd

(c) Bharat Electronics Limited

(d) BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd

(e) Airnetz Aviation Pvt Ltd

[ANS] c

 

[Q] In December 2021, RBI Imposed restriction on which bank to limit the withdrawals to upto Rs. 10,000 for customers?

(a) Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank

(b) Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd

(c) Ahmednagar Merchant’s Co-operative Bank Ltd

(d) Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd

(e) Saraswat Cooperative Bank Ltd

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who became the 1st female president of Honduras in the Presidential election of Honduras in December 2021?

(a) Samia Suluhu Hassan

(b) Vjosa Osmani

(c) Xiomara Castro

(d) Nasry Asfura

(e) Jeanine Áñez

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Armed Forces Flag Day is annually observed across India on?

(a) 4th December

(b) 8th December

(c) 6th December

(d) 5th December

(e) 7th December

[ANS] e

 

[Q] As per the Lowy Institute ‘Asia Power Index 2021’, India Ranked as _____ most powerful country in Asia, while ______ tops the index.

(a) 3rd; Japan

(b) 4th; China

(c) 2nd; United State

(d) 3rd; China

(e) 4th; United States

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Nilmani Phookan Jr won ______ Jnanpith award & __________ won the 57th Jnanpith award for their outstanding contribution to literature.

(a) 58th; Damodar Mauzo

(b) 54th; Akkitham Narayanan

(c) 56th; Damodar Mauzo

(d) 58th; Akkitham Narayanan

(e) 56th; Balamani Amma

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who recently joined the board of advisers for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)?

(a) A K Joti

(b) Sushil Chandra

(c) Nasim Zaidi

(d) Sunil Arora

(e) Om Prakash Rawat

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which country recently tested fire the Vertically Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile to overcome the various aerial threats?

(a) Japan

(b) China

(c) Pakistan

(d) Israel

(e) India

[ANS] e

 

[Q] In which aircraft India tested the air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the integrated test range of Chandipur, Odisha?

(a) Sukhoi Su-57

(b) Mikoyan MiG-29K

(c) Sukhoi 30 MK-I

(d) Dassault Mirage 2000

(e) HAL Tejas MK-2

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The 11th Edition of Joint Military Exercise “EKUVERIN” was conducted between India & which country?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Russia

(c) Australia

(d) Maldives

(e) Sri Lanka

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who topped Fortune India’s most powerful women List 2021?

(a) Smriti Zubin Irani

(b) Nita Ambani

(c) Suchitra Ella

(d) Nirmala Sitharaman

(e) Soumya Swaminathan

[ANS] d

 

[Q] India won _______ medals in the 4th Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG) that was held in Riffa, Bahrain.

(a) 50

(b) 41

(c) 26

(d) 29

(e) 32

[ANS] b

 

[Q] What is the theme of International Anti-Corruption Day is annually observed ON 9th December across the globe by the UN?

(a) Recover with Integrity to Build Forward Better

(b) Take action – Lead the change – Be the change

(c) United against corruption for development, peace and security

(d) Your right, your role: say no to corruption

(e) Break the corruption chain

[ANS] d

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 5 - 7 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 5 - 7 DEC 2021

[Q] Recently, Pradip Shah, founder of IndAsia Fund Advisors, has been appointed chairman of NARCL. What is the full form of NARCL?

(a) National Asset Restructuring Company

(b) National Asset Reconstruction Company

(c) Non- Asset Reconstruction Company

(d) National Asset Reconstruction Corporation

(e) Non- Asset Restructuring Corporation

[ANS] b

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 1 - 4 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 1 - 4 DEC 2021

[Q] Which Ministry collaborated with UIDAI to invent the “Unique” face recognition technology for providing ‘Life Certificates’ for pensioners?

(a) Ministry of Science and Technology

(b) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

(c) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

(d) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

(e) Ministry of Finance

[ANS] b

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 29 , 30 NOV 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 29 , 30 NOV 2021

[Q] Which country hosted the 13th ASEM summit in 2021 with the theme of ‘Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth’?

(a) China

(b) Australia

(c) Cambodia

(d) Kazakhstan

(e) Republic of Korea

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who released the book, “Democracy, Politics and Governance” which was authored by Dr. A. Surya Prakash?

(a) Ram Nath Kovind

(b) M. Venkaiah Naidu

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Amit Shah

(e) Rajnath Singh

[ANS] b

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 26 - 28 NOV 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 26 - 28 NOV 2021

[Q] The Ministry of Railway introduced the theme based tourist Circuit Trains Policy in which of the following trains to promote & attract tourism?

(a) Bharat Gaurav Trains

(b) Guru Kripa train

(c) Ramayana Express

(d) Maharajas Express

(e) Mahaparinirvan Express

[ANS] a

 

[Q] In November 2021, Moody’s Investors Service projected India’s economy to grow at ___________ in FY 2022.

(a) 8.9%

(b) 9.0%

(c) 9.3%

(d) 9.6%

(e) 8.8%

[ANS] c

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 21- 25 NOV 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 21- 25 NOV 2021

[Q] Where was Asia’s largest Civil Aviation event, “Wings India 2022” held under the theme of ‘India@75: New Horizon for Aviation Industry’?

(a) Bengaluru, Karnataka

(b) Hyderabad, Telangana

(c) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(d) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(e) New Delhi

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which State has topped the “SMART policing index 2021” released by Indian Police Foundation (IPF)?

(a) Telangana

(b) Assam

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Kerala

(e) Uttar Pradesh

[ANS] c

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 14 - 20 NOV 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 14 - 20 NOV 2021

[Q] Army Chief General Prabhu Ram Sharma was conferred with the honorary rank of ‘General of the Indian Army’ by President Ram Nath Kovind. Which country does he belong to?

(a) Nepal

(b) Japan

(c) Bhutan

(d) Bangladesh

(e) Afghanistan

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which Organization launched the International Methane Emissions Observatory at the G20 Summit 2021 along with the European Commission to Curb Methane Gas Emission?

(a) World Bank

(b) UNEP

(c) UNFCCC

(d) Global Environment Facility

(e) UNDP

[ANS] b

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 1 - 13 NOV 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 1 - 13 NOV 2021

[Q] Where was India’s largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas plant launched by Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL)?

(a) Gurugram, Haryana

(b) Noida, Uttar Pradesh

(c) Hyderabad, Telangana

(d) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(e) Bengaluru, Karnataka

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Identify the Indian Cricketer who was selected for the MCC awards Honorary Life Membership of the Club along with Indian Bowler Javagal Srinath.

(a) Mithali Raj

(b) Harbhajan Singh

(c) Jhulan Goswami

(d) Gautam Gambhir

(e) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

[ANS] b

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 22- 31 OCT

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 22- 31 OCT 

[Q] In October 2021, the Central Government extended the Insurance Scheme for Healthcare workers under “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP)” for another 180 Days. What is the insurance cover provided under the scheme?

(a) Rs 50 Lakh

(b) Rs 10 Lakh

(c) Rs 5 Lakh

(d) Rs 25 Lakh

(e) Rs 2 Lakh

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Name the personality that recently won ‘Sakharov Prize’.

(a) Nadia Murad

(b) Alexya Salvador

(c) Alexei Navalny

(d) Michelle Bachelet

(e) Nancy Herz

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Famous International fast bowler James Pattinson announced his retirement from international cricket. Which country did he represent in International matches?

(a) England

(b) Australia

(c) South Africa

(d) New Zealand

(e) Ireland

[ANS] b

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 17-21 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 17-21 OCT 2021

[Q] Which Country recently signed an MoU with the ‘Ministry of Steel’ to supply ‘coking coal’ to boost steel production in India?

(a) France

(b) England

(c) Russia

(d) Germany

(e) Australia

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Indian Army regiment of 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) recently won Gold in ‘Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2021’. The annual international military exercise is conducted by which county?

(a) European Union

(b) Russia

(c) United States of America

(d) United Kingdom

(e) Turkey

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the 1st Indian Personality who was recently appointed as the Chairman of ‘World Steel Association’.

(a) Sajjan Jindal

(b) Anil Kumar Chaudhary

(c) Sandeep Jayram

(d) Soma Mondal

(e) Thachat V Narendran

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Alexander Schallenberg was recently appointed as the new Chancellor of which country?

(a) Poland

(b) Hungary

(c) Slovakia

(d) Croatia

(e) Austria

[ANS] e

 

[Q] When is the ‘International E-Waste Day’ (IEWD) annually celebrated across the globe to create awareness about the hazards of e-waste?

(a) 14th October

(b) 15th October

(c) 16th October

(d) 17th October

(e) 18th October

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which state has named bollywood actor Sonu Sood as the brand ambassador of its government’s ‘Desh Ke Mentors’ programme?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Punjab

(c) Delhi

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) None of the above

[ANS] c

 

[Q] What is the name of India’s first sectoral index in the Agri commodities basket which was launched by the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX)?

(a) NUGREX

(b) AGUREX

(c) GUAREX

(d) AGCREX

(e) None of the above

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The Ministry of External Affairs has given a name to India’s complex mission of evacuating its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan. What is the name given to the operation?

(a) Operation Sankat Mochan

(b) Operation Meghdoot

(c) Operation Raahat

(d) Operation Devi Shakti

(e) None of the above

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which country participated with India in the 17th Edition of joint military exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 21” held in October 2021?

(a) Australia

(b) Brazil

(c) Japan

(d) USA

(e) Sri Lanka

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who was recently elected as the President of ‘Indian Weightlifting Federation’ (IWLF)?

(a) Sathish Sivalingam

(b) Gurdeep Singh

(c) Naresh Sharma

(d) S.H. Anande Gowda

(e) Sahdev Yadav

[ANS] e

 

[Q] When is the ‘International Day for the Eradication of Poverty’ annually observed across the globe by the UN?

(a) 17th October

(b) 18th October

(c) 19th October

(d) 20th October

(e) 21st October

[ANS] a

 

[Q] As per the Forbes’s world’s Best Employers ranking 2021, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) placed at the _______ position became India’s Best employer, while _________ was ranked as the Best in the World.

(a) 46th; Samsung Electronics

(b) 46th; Microsoft Corporation

(c) 52nd; Samsung Electronics

(d) 52nd; Microsoft Corporation

(e) 63rd; Samsung Electronics

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The logo of RBI consists of which animal?

(a) Tiger

(b) Rhino

(c) Lion

(d) Bull

(e) Elephant

[ANS] a

 

[Q] India was ranked _____ in the ‘World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2021 report’, where _______ was positioned at the top spot.

(a) 130th; Denmark

(b) 79th; Denmark

(c) 130th; Norway

(d) 79th; Norway

(e) 130th; Finland

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who was conferred with the 2021’s Aryabhata Award by the Astronautical Society of India?

(a) K. Sivan

(b) Ritu Karidhal

(c) G Satheesh Reddy

(d) Tessy Thomas

(e) S Somanath

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who succeeded Nilesh Shah to become the new Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India?

(a) Alok Mishra

(b) A. Balasubramanian

(c) Nirmal Jain

(d) N. S. Venkatesh

(e) Uday Kotak

[ANS] b

 

[Q] According to Asiamoney 2021 Poll which bank has received the most votes in India to win awarded the ‘Overall Most Outstanding Company in India?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) HDFC Bank

(c) ICICI Bank

(d) Federal Bank

(e) None of the above

[ANS] b

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 11 - 16 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 11 - 16 OCT 2021

[Q] Name the organization that was recently launched by PM Narendra Modi to boost space technology & to act as an independent agency on space matters.

(a) Bharat Space Corporation

(b) One Web Private Limited

(c) Dhruva Space Association

(d) Indian Space Association

(e) Skyroot Aerospace Limited

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which country recently signed two agreements worth USD 3.15 billion with India to boost cross-border train services?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Myanmar

(c) Bhutan

(d) Bangladesh

(e) Nepal

[ANS] e

 

[Q] India invited 46 Indian Ocean Region countries to participate in a Naval Exercise that is planned to be held at Visakhapatnam in February 2022. Name the Naval exercise.

(a) SLINEX

(b) Samudra Shakti

(c) Ex Milan

(d) Malabar Exercise

(e) IN-Ex CORPAT

[ANS] c

 

[Q] As per the 2021’s ‘Henley Passport Index (HPI)’, India was ranked at ______ place in Q4 of 2021 while _______ along with Singapore topped the ranking.

(a) 84; Japan

(b) 84; Germany

(c) 90; Japan

(d) 90; Germany

(e) 106; Japan

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which organization recently recognised ‘Access to a Clean and Healthy Environment’ as a fundamental right?

(a) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

(b) United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

(c) Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP)

(d) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

(e) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

[ANS] b

 

[Q] In October 2021, ‘Nobel Prize in Economics’ was given to ______ for his contributions to labour economics and Joshua D. Angrist & Guido W. Imbens for their contributions towards _________.

(a) Ragnar Frisch; Improvements to auction theory

(b) David Card; Analysis of causal relationships

(c) David Card; Improvements to auction theory

(d) Jan Tinbergen; Analysis of causal relationships

(e) Jan Tinbergen; Improvements to auction theory

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who won 2021’s Turkish Grand Prix?

(a) Max Verstappen

(b) Lewis Hamilton

(c) Sergio Perez

(d) ValtteriBottas

(e) Charles Leclerc

[ANS] d

 

[Q] In India, which day has been dedicated as the National Postal Day?

(a) 10 October

(b) 09 October

(c) 08 October

(d) 11 October

(e) 12 October

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, who has passed away recently was an atomic scientist, of which country?

(a) Pakistan

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Afghanistan

(d) Iran

(e) India

[ANS] a

 

[Q] When is the International Day of Girl Child observed?

(a) 09 October

(b) 12 October

(c) 11 October

(d) 08 October

(e) 10 October

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Bathukamma festival is celebrated in which state?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Telangana

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Tripura

(e) Rajasthan

[ANS] b

 

[Q] The World Mental Health Day is celebrated on which day annually?

(a) 10 October

(b) Second Sunday of October

(c) Second Saturday of October

(d) 09 October

(e) 12 October

[ANS] a

 

[Q] The Ministry of Civil Aviation gave approval to SNV Aviation Pvt Ltd to operate commercial flights across India under which brand name?

(a) Arrive Safe

(b) Safe Escape

(c) Akasa Air

(d) Jet World

(e) Smart Wing

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which country recently unveiled the world’s first automated driverless train?

(a) Japan

(b) China

(c) India

(d) Germany

(e) Singapore

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Asiatic Lioness named _________ , became the official mascot of the 7th edition of the ‘U17 Women’s World Cup’ which will be hosted by _________ in 2022.

(a) Hodori; Spain

(b) Ibha; Spain

(c) Ibha; India

(d) Hodori; India

(e) Miraitowa; México

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Name the personality who recently became the 1st Indian Women Cricketer to score a century in a pink-ball Test.

(a) Shafali Verma

(b) Smriti Mandhana

(c) Mithali Raj

(d) Harmanpreet Kaur

(e) Deepti Sharma

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who authored the book titled ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri: Politics and Beyond’?

(a) Subramanian Swamy

(b) Sandeep Shastri

(c) Siddharth Shanghvi

(d) Sudha Murthy

(e) Pinarayi Vijayan

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which day of the year is marked as the International Day for Disaster Reduction?

(a) October 13

(b) October 10

(c) October 12

(d) October 11

(e) October 14

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Alexander Schellenberg has been appointed as the new Chancellor of which country?

(a) Austria

(b) Norway

(c) Denmark

(d) Sweden

(e) Switzerland

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of BharatPe?

(a) Hitendra Dave

(b) S S Mallikarjuna Rao

(c) A S Rajeev

(d) Dinesh Kumar Khara

(e) Rajnish Kumar

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Recently, the Reserve Bank of India has granted a banking licence to _____________.

(a) Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank

(b) A U Small Finance Bank

(c) Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd

(d) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

(e) Capital Small Finance Bank

[ANS] c

 

[Q] In October 2021, the World Health Organisation launched its 1st ever Global roadmap on ‘Meningitis’, in which WHO targets to eliminate ‘Bacterial Meningitis’ by which year?

(a) 2025

(b) 2030

(c) 2035

(d) 2040

(e) 2050

[ANS] b

 

[Q] What is India’s rank in the 58th edition of ‘Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index 2021’ (RECAI) released by Ernst & Young Global Limited’s (EY)?

(a) 6th

(b) 2nd

(c) 9th

(d) 5th

(e) 3rd

[ANS] e

 

[Q] The Government of India has accorded which of these status to the Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC)?

(a) Navratna

(b) Miniratna

(c) Maharatna

(d) Bharatratna

(e) Yogratna

[ANS] c

 

[Q] What is the projected rate of GDP growth for the Indian economy in the financial year 2021-22 as per the IMF?

(a) 10.5%

(b) 8.5%

(c) 7.5%

(d) 9.5%

(e) 11.5%

[ANS] d

 

[Q] The International Standards Day is marked every year on which day worldwide?

(a) 12 October

(b) 14 October

(c) 13 October

(d) 11 October

(e) 15 October

[ANS] b

 

[Q] What is the theme of the World Standards Day 2021?

(a) Video standards create a global stage

(b) Standards for sustainable development goals – shared vision for a better world

(c) Protecting the planet with standards

(d) International Standards and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

(e) International Standards a global stage

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which of the following has announced in October 2021 to launch micro ATMs across India?

(a) HDFC bank

(b) Yes bank

(c) Axis bank

(d) Kotak Mahindra bank

(e) IndusInd bank

[ANS] d

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