DAILY GK QUIZ: 17 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 17 DEC 2020

[Q] Which organisation has partnered with University of Manitoba, Canada to release a white paper titled “Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India”?
(a) National Development Council
(b) Department of Statistics
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) Indian Council of Medical Research
(e) Central Statistics Office

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who was appointed as the Managing Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Kotak Mahindra Bank(KMB) for a period of 3 years effective from 1st January 2021 on December, 2020?
(a) Dilip Shanghvi
(b) Aditya Puri
(c) Jay Kotak
(d) Uday Kotak
(e) Amitabh Chaudhry

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who was named as Time’s 2020 Athlete of the Year?
(a) Donavan Brazier
(b) LeBron James
(c) Mondo Duplantis
(d) Daniel Stahl
(e) Noah Lyles

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which country successfully conducted the 2nd test launch of its Heavy Lift Space Rocket “Angara A5” on December, 2020?
(a) Israel
(b) Japan
(c) USA
(d) Russia
(e) France

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which Space Agency’s first super heavy-lift Starship Prototype “SN8 rocket” explodes during a return-landing attempt on December, 2020?
(a) SpaceX
(b) NASA
(c) United Launch Alliance
(d) Canadian Space Agency
(e) JAXA

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who released the book, ‘The Shaurya Unbound-Tales of Valour of the Central Reserve Police Force’ on the occasion of 19th anniversary of the Parliament attack 2020?
(a) Virendra Kumar
(b) Om Birla
(c) Harivansh Narayan Singh
(d) Venkaiah Naidu
(e) Narendra Modi

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which language late Sahitya Akademi Award winning writer UA Khader’s work belongs to?
(a) Tamil
(b) Telugu
(c) Kannada
(d) Malayalam
(e) Bihari

[ANS] d

 

[Q] When was International tea day annually celebrated?
(a) 15th December
(b) 12th December
(c) 7th December
(d) 16th December
(e) 3rd December

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Name the digital payment app launched by IPPB and DoP to offer digital banking and postal services for its customers.
(a) DoPPay
(b) PostPay
(c) DakPay
(d) IPPBPay
(e) IndianPay

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which country has inked an MoU with cGanga of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to develop sludge management framework in India?
(a) Germany
(b) Finland
(c) Singapore
(d) Italy
(e) Norway

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Who has won the 2020 Champions of the Earth Award of UNEP in Policy Leadership category?
(a) Fabian Leendertz
(b) Mindy Lubber
(c) Frank Bainimarama
(d) Nemonte Nenquimo
(e) Robert D. Bullard

[ANS] c

 

[Q] What was the profession of Roddam Narasimha, who passed away recently?
(a) Economist
(b) Environmentalist
(c) Malayalam Scholar
(d) Aerospace scientist
(e) Singer

[ANS] d

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 16 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 16 DEC 2020

[Q] Where will the World’s largest scooter manufacturing factory to produce Electric Vehicles be built by Ola?
(a) Hosur, Tamil Nadu
(b) Mangalore, Karnataka
(c) Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
(d) Kutch, Gujarat
(e) Thane, Maharashtra

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which bank has extended a Line of Credit (LOC) of $448 million to the Government of Republic of Uzbekistan for financing in Roads & Transport, Water and Technology & Communication sectors?
(a) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
(b) Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)
(c) State Bank of Mauritius (SBM)
(d) World Bank
(e) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India

[ANS] b

 

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DAILY GK: 16 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK: 16 DEC 2020

‘VISION 2035: PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE IN INDIA’

•      NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog publicized a white paper titled “Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India” which was released by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar; Member (Health) Dr Vinod K Paul; CEO Amitabh Kant.

•      The white paper was co-developed by NITI Aayog and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Both organizations inked a Letter of Agreement (LoA) for the same in 2020.

 

2.  JOINT USE OF CHABAHAR PORT IN IRAN

•      The First Trilateral Working Group (TWG) meeting was held virtually between India, Iran & Uzbekistan to discuss the joint use of Chabahar port in Iran to increase regional connectivity within the 3 countries.

•      Chabahar Port is located in the Southeastern part of Iran on the Gulf of Oman and is being developed by India.

 

3. CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT 2020

•      Virtual Climate Ambition Summit 2020 was held to provide a platform for government and non-governmental leaders to demonstrate their commitment to the Paris Agreement and the multilateral process.

•      It was co-hosted by the United Kingdom (UK), the United Nations (UN) and France, in partnership with Chile and Italy.

•      This summit also regarded as a “sprint to Glasgow” as the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to take place from 1–12 November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 15 DEC 2020

DAILY GK QUIZ: 15 DEC 2020

[Q] What is the name of India’s 1st indigenous messenger Ribonucleic acid(mRNA) vaccine candidate that got approval for Phase I/II Human Clinical trials from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)?
(a) mRNA-1273
(b) Tozinameran
(c) COVISHIELD
(d) HGCO19
(e) BNT162b2

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which is the most searched word in India as per the Google Trends 2020?
(a) Corona virus
(b) Pandemic
(c) IPL
(d) Narendra Modi
(e) Sushant Singh Rajput

[ANS] c

 

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DAILY GK: 15 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK: 15 DEC 2020

1.  BANGLADESH-INDIA COTTON FEST 2020

•      2nd Bangladesh-India Cotton Festival 2020 was held at Hotel Radisson Blu Water Garden in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

•      It was jointly organized by Bangladesh Cotton Association (BCA), Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), Indian Cotton Association Ltd. (ICAL), India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI).

•      Bangladesh is projecting an import of 9 million bales by the year 2021.

 

2. EXIM BANK EXTENDS $ 448-M LOC TO UZBEKISTAN

•      Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank), on behalf of the Government of India, has extended a Line of Credit (LOC) of $448 million to the Government of Republic of Uzbekistan for financing the latter’s various projects in the Roads & Transport, Water and Technology & Communication sectors.

•      The agreement for the same was inked by Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade, Sardor Umurzakov, Uzbekistan and Nirmit Ved, General Manager, Exim Bank.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ:13, 14 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK QUIZ:13, 14 DEC 2020

[Q] Which Union Territory (UT) has become India’s first 100% organic under the Centre’s Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (organic farming improvement programme)?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Ladakh
(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(d) Lakshadweep
(e) Jammu and Kashmir

[ANS] d

[Q] Which Company has partnered with Skylotech India to launch world’s first satellite based Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device to provide Pan-India Connectivity?
(a) Vodafone Idea
(b) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
(c) Jio
(d) Bharti Airtel
(e) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)

[ANS] b

[Q] which country will host the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games?
(a) Comoros
(b) Maldives
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Madagascar
(e) Bangladesh

[ANS] d

[Q] Which Organisation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on December, 2020 to support skill development of Teachers?
(a) Khan Academy
(b) Coursera
(c) Unacademy
(d) BYJU’S
(e) Vedantu

[ANS] d

[Q] Under which project, Anil Agarwal Foundation has partnered with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030?
(a) Seva Bharati Programme
(b) Project Annapurna
(c) Project Nand Ghar
(d) Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)
(e) Project Gram Vikas

[ANS] c

[Q] Which organisation was awarded ‘The Most Innovative Research Institute of the Year’ under Innovation Quotient in the CII Industrial Innovation Awards 2020?
(a) IIT Guwahati
(b) IIT Madras
(c) IIT Roorkee
(d) IIT Kanpur
(e) IIT Delhi

[ANS] c

[Q] Who are the Time’s Person of the Year 2020?
(a) Donald Trump and Joe Biden
(b) Essential Workers
(c) Barack Obama and Kamala Harris
(d) Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump
(e) Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

[ANS] e

[Q] For which of his Novel, Raj Kamal Jha won the 3rd Edition of Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020?
(a) The blue bedspread
(b) The City and the Sea: A Novel
(c) She Will Build Him a City
(d) If you are afraid of heights
(e) A Suitable Boy

[ANS] b

[Q] When was the annual United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) day celebrated?
(a) 15th December
(b) 10th December
(c) 12th January
(d) 11th December
(e) 6th January

[ANS] d

[Q] Which animal was reported to decline by 90% before 2050 from the findings of First-of-its-kind survey conducted by Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)?
(a) Snow Leopard
(b) Kashmiri Red Stag
(c) Malayan Giant Squirrel
(d) Lion-tailed macaque
(e) Nilgiri Tahr

[ANS] c

[Q] What is the theme of International Universal Health Coverage Day 2020?
(a) Health For All: Protect Everyone
(b) Keep the promise
(c) Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere
(d) Unite for Universal Health Coverage
(e) Health For All by 2030

[ANS] a

[Q] Who has been named as the TIME 2020 “Athlete of the Year”?
(a) Kawhi Leonard
(b) Giannis Antetokounmpo
(c) James Harden
(d) Anthony Davis
(e) LeBron James

[ANS] e

[Q] Who has been named as the TIME 2020 “Entertainer of the Year”?
(a) The Beatles
(b) The Beach Boys
(c) BTS
(d) Pink Floyd
(e) ABBA

[ANS] c

[Q] Who has been named as the TIME 2020 “Businessperson Of The Year”?
(a) Mark Zuckerberg
(b) Eric Yuan
(c) Sundar Pichai
(d) Satya Nadella
(e) Shantanu Narayen

[ANS] b

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DAILY GK: 13, 14 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK: 13, 14 DEC 2020

1. INDIA’S 1ST INDIGENOUS MRNA COVID-19 VACCINE

•      Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave approval for India’s 1st indigenous messenger Ribonucleic acid(mRNA) vaccine candidate, HGCO19 to initiate Phase I/II human clinical trials.

•      It was developed by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd in collaboration with HDT Biotech Corporation, Seattle, USA.

 

2. INTERNATIONAL BHARATHI FESTIVAL 2020

•      PM Narendra Modi addressed the International Bharathi Festival 2020 through video conferencing.

•      The festival was organised by the Vanavil Cultural Centre to celebrate the 138th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi, a Tamil writer, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist and social reformer.

•      During the event, Seeni Viswanathan was named as the winner of Bharathi Award 2020.

•      The award is presented since 1994.

 

3. TOP CAUSE OF DEATH AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL

•      According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2019 Global Health Estimates, Ischaemic Heart Disease remained the Top Cause of death at the Global level over the period 2000-19, it is responsible for 16% of World’s total deaths.

•      The study has also stated that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) constitute 7 of the World’s Top 10 causes of death.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 12 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 12 DEC 2020

[Q] On December 2020, Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi approved wireless internet hotspot service project “PM-WANI”. What does ‘A’ stands for in PM-WANI?
(a) Adaptive
(b) Acquired
(c) Accept
(d) Access
(e) Arrive

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Union cabinet approved Submarine OFC Connectivity between Lakshadweep Islands and _____.
(a) Pune
(b) Maldives
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Goa
(e) Kochi

[ANS] e

 

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DAILY GK:12 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK:12 DEC 2020

1. INDIA’S FIRST 100% ORGANIC UNION TERRITORY

•      Indian Island region, Lakshadweep becomes India’s first 100% organic Union Territory in the country, and second in the country only after Sikkim.

•      This comes after the UT received proper certifications and declarations under the Centre’s Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (organic farming improvement programme).

•      Synthetic chemical usage has stopped completely since 2005.

•      Majority of the UT has already got certified under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)since 2011.

 

2. ESTABLISHMENT OF 1000 KHELO INDIA SMALL CENTRES

•      Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju virtually addressed the 10th Global Sports Summit, TRUF 2020, organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).

•      On that Occasion Minister made the announcement on the establishment of 1000 Khelo India Small Centres in the country.

•      Developing 1000 Khelo India Small Centres across the country that will help retired sports persons get employment or some role in shaping the sports culture of the country.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 11 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 11 DEC 2020

[Q] What is India’s rank in global spam calls in the 4th Edition of Global Insights Report for 2020 released by Truecaller?

(a) 4th

(b) 8th

(c) 12th

(d) 9th

(e) 5th

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK: 11 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK: 11 DEC 2020

1. URBAN QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 2020

•      Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) released the Urban Quality of Life (UQoL) Index 2020, which ranked 14 Indian cities in India using 29 indicators grouped into 7 categories.

•      In accordance to this, Mumbai(Maharashtra) tops the index followed by Delhi, Kolkata (West Bengal) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) by providing Highest Quality of Life while Bihar’s capital city Patna provides poorest quality of life to its people.

 

2. NPCI DATA

•      As per the data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Google Pay and PhonePe together account for more than 82% of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) market by volume and more than 86%  by value in November 2020.

•      Google Pay has done 960.02 million transactions, worth Rs 1.61 trillion and PhonePe has done 868.4 million transactions, worth Rs 1.75 trillion.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 9, 10 DEC 2020

DAILY GK QUIZ: 9, 10 DEC 2020

[Q] Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has initiated the “Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment (QRMP)” scheme under the GST System for small taxpayers with turnover up to –

(a) Rs. 10 Crore

(b) Rs. 1 Crore

(c) Rs. 2 Crore

(d) Rs. 15 Crore

(e) Rs. 5 Crore

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Which Railway station in Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been renamed as “Maa Barahi Devi Dham”?

(a) Subedarganj railway station

(b) Chungi Pratapgarh Railway station

(c) Basti Railway Station

(d) Dandupur railway station

(e) Amroha Railway Station

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK : 9, 10 DEC 2020

DAILY GK : 9, 10 DEC 2020

1. AGRA METRO PROJECT

•      Phase-1 of the Agra Metro project in Agra, Uttar Pradesh (UP) was inaugrated.

•      The project was virtually inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi.The project comprises 2 corridors with a total length of 29.4 km has an approximate outlay of Rs 8,379.62 cr and will be completed in 5 years.

•      The project will benefit the 26 lakh population of Agra with ‘Ease of Living’ as it will reduce pollution and traffic and also cater to more than 60 lakh annual tourists of the city.

 

2. CBI  TO IMPLEMENT VISVAS YOJANA

•      National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) & National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoAs) with Central Bank of India for implementation of ‘Vanchit Ikai Samooh aur Vargon ki Aarthik Sahayta (VISVAS) Yojana’ – an Interest Subvention Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.

•      With the signing of the agreement, interest subvention for the beneficiaries of the VISVAS Yojana will be provided through the Central Bank of India.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 8 DEC 2020

DAILY GK QUIZ: 8 DEC 2020

[Q] Suryadhar lake is located in which state?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Uttarakhand

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Chhattisgarh

(e) Chandigarh

[ANS] b

 

[Q] “Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and Minimum wages in the time of COVID-19” was released by which international organisation?

(a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(b) World Bank

(c) World Trade Organisation (WTO)

(d) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

(e) International Labour Organisation (ILO)

[ANS] e

 

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DAILY GK: 8 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK: 8 DEC 2020

1. PASSEX 2020

•      Indian Navy Day i.e. December 4, 2020, a two-day long Passage Exercise (PASSEX) 2020 between Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) and Indian Navy (IN) was held from 4 to 5 December 2020 in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

•      To enhance interoperability and assimilation of best practices between both friendly navies.

 

2. UP RENAMES DANDUPUR RAILWAY STATION

•      The Government of India consented to change the name of Dandupur railway station located between located between Pratapgarh and Badshahpur on the Varanasi railway section, Uttar Pradesh(UP) as “Maa Barahi Devi Dham”.

•      The station is named after the “Maa Barahi Devi” located in Parasrampur village, six kilometres from the railway station.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 6, 7 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 6, 7 DEC 2020

[Q] The newly-built Majerhat Bridge which has been renamed as ‘Jai Hind’ bridge recently is located at which state?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Assam

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Bihar

[ANS] a

 

[Q] How many people have been pushed into Extreme Poverty in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) According to “The Least Developed Countries Report 2020” released by UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)?

(a) 10 Million

(b) 23 Million

(c) 32 Million

(d) 42 Million

(e) 50 Million

[ANS] c

 

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DAILY GK: 6, 7 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK: 6, 7 DEC 2020

1.  ‘SMUGGLING IN INDIA REPORT 2019-20’

•      63rd Founding Day of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) was observed virtually which was attended by Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Ministry of Finance.

•      DRI is the apex anti-smuggling intelligence and investigation agency functioning under the aegis of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

•      During  the occasion Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled “Smuggling in India Report 2019-20”which analysed organised smuggling trends on Gold & Foreign Currency, Narcotic Drugs, Security, Environment, Commercial Frauds.

 

2. ILO REPORT 2020-21

•      According to “Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19” released by International Labour Organization (ILO), Women and Lower-paid workers were impacted the most due to decrease in wages because of reduced working hours during the COVID-19 crisis.

•      Global Wage Growth changed between 1.6% and 2.2% during the four years (2016-19) before the pandemic.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 5 DEC 2020

DAILY GK QUIZ: 5 DEC 2020

[Q] Which State Government’s tourism department organized the 9th edition of International Sand Art festival at Chandrabhaga Beach and parallely the 31st edition of Konark dance festival following the COVID-19 protocols?
(a) Telangana
(b) Odisha
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Goa
(e) Andhra Pradesh

[ANS] b

[Q] Which State is all set to establish its 6th National park, the “Raimona National Park” in the Ripu Reserved Forest?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Assam
(e) West Bengal

[ANS] d

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DAILY GK: 5 DEC 2020

 DAILY GK: 5 DEC 2020

1. INDIA’S TOP 10 POLICE STATIONS

•      Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released the annual list of India’s Top 10 Police Stations for 2020.

•      The list was topped by Manipur’s Nongpok Sekmai police station in Thoubal district as the best performing police station in India.

•      It was followed by AWPS-Suramangalam in Tamil Nadu’s Salem city and Kharsang in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district.

 

2. NITI AAYOG’S WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PLATFORM

•      Equity financing firm Sequoia India partnered with NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) on a year long partnership, to promote women entrepreneurship in India.

•      Sequoia India will mentor a group of women founders to equip them with domain knowledge and skills through mentorship sessions with investors and business leaders.

•      Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), established during the 8th Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad, by NITI Aayog in partnership with the Government of USA.

 

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