DAILY GK QUIZ: 3, 4 MAR 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 3, 4 MAR 2021

[Q] Which organisation conducts the 6th Edition of the Annual Cleanliness Survey ‘Swachh Survekshan 2021 (SS2021)’ (urban)?

(a) Quality Council of India

(b) NITI Aayog

(c) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(e) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

[ANS] d

[Q] Where was the Saras Aajeevika Mela 2021 conducted?

(a) Bhubaneswar, Odisha

(b) Gurugram, Haryana

(c) New Delhi

(d) Noida, Uttar Pradesh

(e) Guwahati, Assam

[ANS] d

[Q] Global CO2 emission has declined by 5.8% in 2020 linked to Covid-19 pandemic, as per the data released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Which country is the world’s largest CO2 emitter?

(a) India

(b) Russia

(c) Japan

(d) China

(e) France

[ANS] d

[Q] What is the Global Position of India’s Richest man Mukesh Ambani, in the Hurun Global Rich List 2021?

(a) 11th

(b) 13th

(c) 7th

(d) 9th

(e) 8th

[ANS] e

[Q] Who recently became the Principal Director General (DG) of Press Information Bureau (PIB)?

(a) Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia

(b) Jaideep Bhatnagar

(c) Pradeep Joshi

(d) Arvind Saxena

(e) Ajay Kumar

[ANS] b

[Q] When was the Civil Accounts Day celebrated annually?

(a) March 7

(b) March 3

(c) March 5

(d) March 1

(e) March 2

[ANS] d

[Q] The UN recognised World Wildlife Day is observed on which day?

(a) March 2

(b) March 3

(c) March 1

(d) March 4

(e) March 5

[ANS] b

[Q] The Indian Air Force (IAF) is taking part in the multi-national Exercise Desert Flag-VI for the first time. The exercise is organised by which country annual?

(a) United Kingdom

(b) France

(c) United Arab Emirates

(d) United States

(e) Oman

[ANS] c

[Q] The ‘Sugamya Bharat App’ has been launched by which ministry to accessibility-related problems?

(a) Ministry of External Affairs

(b) Ministry of Women and Child Development

(c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

(d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

(e) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

[ANS] e

[Q] Which day of the year is observed as the World Hearing Day by WHO?

(a) 1 March

(b) 2 March

(c) 3 March

(d) 4 March

(e) 5 March

[ANS] c

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

(a) Life below Water: for People and Planet

(b) Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet

(c) Listen to the young voices

(d) Sustaining all life on earth

(e) Wildlife crime

[ANS] b

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

(a) Hear the Future

(b) Check your hearing

(c) Don’t let hearing loss limit you. Hearing for life

(d) Hearing care for ALL!: Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate

(e) Make Listening Safe

[ANS] d

[Q] What was the Revenue collected from Goods and Services Tax (GST) in February 2021?

(a) Rs 1,05,491 crore

(b) Rs 1,13,143 crore

(c) Rs 1,23,247 crore

(d) Rs 1,32,149 crore

(e) Rs 1,43,140 crore

[ANS] b

[Q] Which football team has won the ISL League Football Winners Shield?

(a) FC Goa

(b) Kerala Blasters FC

(c) Bengaluru FC

(d) Mumbai City FC

(e) Mohun Bagan A.C.

[ANS] d

[Q] Which actor has won the “Best Performance by an Actor (Male) in a Motion Picture – Drama” award at the 78th Golden Globe Awards 2021?

(a) Chadwick Boseman

(b) Chloé Zhao

(c) Sacha Baron Cohen

(d) Daniel Kaluuya

(e) Mark Ruffalo

[ANS] a

[Q] India's 1st Toy Cluster will be set up in which state?

(a) Karnataka

(b)Maharashtra

(c)Rajasthan

(d)Gujarat

[ANS] a

[Q] Which Insurance provider has launched Activ Health Policy, India's 1st policy to provide 100% premium returns?

(a)Care Health Insurance

(b)Star Health Insurance Company Ltd

(c)Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Ltd

(d)Both A and B

[ANS] c

 [Q] Over which river will be inaugurated the world's Highest Railway Bridge?

(a)Chenab

(b)Ravi

(c)Sutlej

(d)Gomti

[ANS] a

[Q] Which country has become the first country to get free Covid-19 vaccines through the COVAX scheme?

(a)Congo

(b)Ghana

(c)Sudan

(d)Angola

[ANS] b

[Q] The World Bank has signed a loan project for Quality Education in which Indian state?

(a)Goa

(b)Assam

(c)Manipur

(d)Nagaland

[ANS] d

[Q] What is the theme of the 16th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2021?

(a)Capitalism - effect on the individual

(b)Beauty of simplicity

(c)Higher Education @2030: R.I.S.E

(d)Change of power - necessity

[ANS] c

[Q] Which payment bank has got the status of Scheduled Commercial bank?

(a)Fino Payments Bank

(b)NSDL Payments Bank

(c)Paytm Payments Bank

(d)India Post Payments Bank

[ANS] a

[Q] Asia's Biggest Cattle Park has inaugurated in which Indian state?

(a)Assam

(b)Kerala

(c)Manipur

(d)Tamil Nadu

[ANS] d

[Q] Who is the author of the book titled 'Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis'?

(a)Anindya Dutta

(b)Sania Mirza

(c)Sushil Doshi

(d)Vijay Murali

[ANS] a

[Q] Which organisation released  a report that highlighted the 65% reduction in budget allocation towards Education in the Low & Lower-middle income countries driven by COVID-19?

(a) World Health Organization

(b) World Economic Forum

(c) UNICEF

(d) World Bank

(e) Amnesty International

[ANS] d

[Q] Which bank became the 1st in India to join ‘Liink’, a blockchain based payment network of the Investment banking company JPMorgan?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) State Bank of India

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(e) Yes Bank

[ANS] b

[Q] MapmyIndia app has been integrated with __________ to provide locations of nearby COVID-19 vaccine centers.

(a) e-Sampada App

(b) Mera Covid Kendra

(c) Jeevan Seva App

(d) Co-WIN portal

(e) Aarogya Setu App

[ANS] d

[Q] Which mobile app was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to cater the needs of Persons with Disabilities?

(a) e-Sampada App

(b) Sugamya Bharat App

(c) Secha Samadhan App

(d) Abhayam App

(e) Visitassam App

[ANS] b

[Q] Which of the following has launched its first Overseas Fund recently?

(a) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

(b) SBI Mutual Funds

(c) Axis Mutual Fund

(d) UTI Asset Management

(e) DSP Mutual Fund

[ANS] b

[Q] Which organization has planned to introduce a $100-million credit guarantee scheme for solar rooftop projects in India?

(a) World Bank

(b) World Trade Organization

(c) United Nations

(d) World Health Organization

(e) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

[ANS] a

[Q] Who has become the first cricketer to have 100 million followers on Instagram?

(a) Steven Smith

(b) Marnus Labuschagne

(c) Ben Stokes

(d) Joe Root

(e) Virat Kohli

[ANS] e

[Q] __________ is celebrated as National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas) every year, in the honor of the Indian Security Forces.

(a) March 5

(b) March 4

(c) March 2

(d) March 3

(e) March 1

[ANS] b

[Q] Who among the following bagged the top spot on the Hurun Global Rich List 2021?

(a) Elon Musk

(b) Jeff Bezos

(c) Bernard Arnault

(d) Zhong Shanshan

(e) Bill Gates

[ANS] a

[Q] Who has been appointed as the Vice Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC)?

(a) Atul Kumar Jain

(b) Ajit Kumar P

(c) Arun Prakash

(d) Anil Kumar Chawla

[ANS] a

[Q]  Which film won the Best Motion Picture - Drama award at the Golden Globe Awards 2021?

(a) Promising Young Woman

(b) Mank

(c) The Trial of the Chicago 7

(d) Nomadland

[ANS] d

[Q] Which Union Ministry launched 100-day 'Catch the Rain' campaign?

(a) Environment Ministry

(b) Health Ministry

(c) WCD Ministry

(d) Jal Shakti Ministry

[ANS] d

[Q] Which entry has won the maximum awards at the Golden Globe Awards 2021?

(a) The Crown

(b) The Great

(c) The Flight Attendent

(d) The Undoing

[ANS] a

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DAILY GK: 4, 5 MAR 2021

 DAILY GK: 4, 5 MAR 2021

1. ‘THE INDIA TOY FAIR 2021’

•      The first ever ‘The India Toy Fair 2021’ was held virtually on February 27, 2021 – March 2, 2021 on the underlying themes of ‘Atmanirbhar (Self Reliant) Bharat’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ to boost the India toy manufacturing industry.

•      It was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi.

 

2. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHARMACEUTICAL 2021

•      The 6th edition of International Conference on Pharmaceutical & Medical Device sector i.e. India Pharma 2021 & India Medical Device 2021 was inaugurated by Union Minister Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

•      The special focus of this edition was Global Investors Meet by Invest India.

•      The theme for India Medical Device 2021 was ‘India MedTech Future: Innovate & Make in India through Global’.

•      The theme for India Pharma 2021 was ‘Indian Pharma Industry: Future is Now’.

 

3. WCT OF COLOMBO PORT WILL BE DEVELOPED BY INDIA & JAPAN

•      Sri Lankan Cabinet approved a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) proposal for developing the West Container Terminal (WCT) of Colombo South Port with parties nominated by Indian & Japanese Government.

•      Indian High Commission has nominated Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ Consortium) while the Japanese government is yet to nominate a party.

•      India & Japan will have 85% stake in the WCT.

 

4. SBI JOINS ‘LIINK’

•      State Bank of India (SBI) joined ‘Liink’, a peer-to-peer Blockchain-based data network of US based Investment Banking Company JPMorgan chase.

•      The partnership will help SBI to reduce transaction costs, speed up Consumer transactions (including International transactions).

•      SBI became the 1st bank in India to go live on the blockchain-based payment network of JPMorgan.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 2 MAR 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 2 MAR 2021

[Q] Which organisation released the State of India’s Environment 2021 (SoE 2021) annual report?

(a) Down to Earth

(b) Amnesty International

(c) The Nature Conservancy

(d) World Resources Institute

(e) United Nations Environment Programme

[ANS] a

[Q] Which country gifted its F-86 Sabre aircraft as a return gift to Indian Air Force’s Alouette III War Helicopter?

(a) Pakistan

(b) Nepal

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Japan

(e) Bangladesh

[ANS] e

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 1 MAR 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 1 MAR 2021

[Q] Which country signed 4 MoUs with Nepal to reconstruct its 25 health posts at a cost of 530 mn Nepali Rupees?

(a) USA

(b) France

(c) China

(d) Germany

(e) India

[ANS] e

[Q] Which Payment bank  got the status of Scheduled Commercial bank, after getting included in the 2nd schedule under the RBI Act, 1934?

(a) NSDL Payments Bank

(b) Fino Payments Bank

(c) Paytm Payments Bank

(d) India Post Payments Bank

(e) Airtel Payments Bank

[ANS] b

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DAILY GK: 1 MAR 2021

 DAILY GK: 1 MAR 2021

1.INDIA TO RECONSTRUCT 25 HEALTH POSTS IN NEPAL

•      India signed 4 Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Nepal to reconstruct 25 health post in Dhading district and Sindhupalchowk district of Nepal at a cost of Nepali Rupees(NRs) 530 million(About Rs.33 Crore).

•      The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI)-Roorkee, a premier institute of India in the field of earthquake-resilient reconstruction will provide technical assistance for the reconstruction.

 

2.FINO PAYMENTS BANK BECAME SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANK

•      Reserve Bank of India(RBI) announced that Fino Payments Bank Limited has been included in the Second Schedule to the RBI Act, 1934.

•      With this inclusion, Fino Payments bank gets the status of scheduled commercial bank.

 

3.FIRST HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN WITH UPTO 100% PREMIUM RETURNS

•      Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Limited (ABHICL),  Health Insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited, has announced India’s first initiatives of upto 100% health insurance premium returns and other products with upgrades under the new version of its Flagship product ‘Activ Health Policy’.

 

4.RUPEE CO-OPERATIVE BANK BANKING LICENSE EXTENDED

•      Reserve Bank of India(RBI) extended banking license to Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra till May 31, 2021.

•      The co-operative bank was placed under the directions of RBI from the close of business on February 22, 2013.

•      Lastly, the validity of the direction was extended till February 28, 2021

 

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DAILY GK: 2 MAR 2021

 DAILY GK: 2 MAR 2021

1. SOE 2021 REPORT

•      According to the State of India’s Environment 2021 (SoE 2021) Annual report released by Down to Earth Magazine in association with Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), India is set to begin a ‘pandemic generation’ as 375 million children (0-14 year-olds) may suffer long-lasting impacts such as underweight, stunting & increased child mortality, to losses in education & work productivity due to pandemic.

•      India was ranked 117 out of 192 nations in terms of sustainable development behind all South Asian countries except Pakistan.

 

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DAILY GK: 3 MAR 2021

 DAILY GK: 3 MAR 2021

1. MTRC SYSTEM COMMISSIONED IN INDIAN RAILWAYS

•      Western Railway inaugurated the newly commissioned Mobile Train Radio Communication (MTRC) system (also known as Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway (GSM-R)) at Divisional Railway Manager’s office in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

•      It is the 1st time that MTRC has been commissioned in Indian Railways (IR).

•      MTRC System is a TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) based Digital technology.

 

2. SARAS AAJEEVIKA MELA 2021

•      Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Rural Development, inaugurated the Saras Aajeevika Mela 2021 at Noida Haat to bring rural women Self-Help Groups(SHGs) under one platform.

•      More than 300 SHGs and craftsmen from 27 states are participating in the mela organised by the Ministry of Rural Development.

 

3. WHO’S 1ST REPORT ON HEARING

•      World Health Organization’s (WHO) released its first World Report on Hearing stating that nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide or 1 in 4 people will suffer from hearing problems by 2050.

•      In order to overcome this scenario, the report proposed measures, which would cost $1.33 per person per year.

 

4. GLOBAL ENERGY-RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS REDUCED

•      According to data released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Global energy-related CO2 emissions declined by 5.8% or 2 Billion Tonnes in 2020 due to the Pandemic.

•      It is the largest annual percentage decline since World War II.

•      More than 50% of the total global drop in CO2 emissions in 2020 was due to the decline in  CO2 emissions from oil use in the Transport & aviation sectors.

•      In India (World’s 3rd Largest CO2 emitter after China, USA), annual emissions declined by 7% (or 160 Metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (Mt CO2)) in 2020.

 

5. SEBI EASES LISTING RULES FOR IPOS

•      The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) during its board meeting eased the listing norms for large companies by enabling them to divest minimum 5% in the IPO (Initial public offering), instead of 10%.

•      Also, for raising the public float to 25%, the term has increased to 5 years instead of 3 years.

•      This move will encourage large firms to opt for listing.

 

6. WORLD BANK’S SOLAR ROOFTOP PROJECT

•      In order to boost India’s rooftop solar programme, the World Bank (WB) is planning to launch a $100-million ($1 billion) credit guarantee scheme along with the State Bank of India (SBI) and the MSME ministry.

•      World Bank has supported India’s green economy finance and in 2016 had launched a $625 million lending programme with SBI for rooftop solar units for the commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors.

 

7. 1ST RRBS IN INDIA TO LAUNCH VIDEO-KYC FACILITY

•      Two Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) – Telangana Grameena Bank (TGB) & Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) became India’s 1st RRBs to launch Digital Savings Account opening facility through Video-Know Your Customer (KYC) facility.

•      Both RRBs are sponsored by the State Bank of India (SBI).

 

8. CASHFREE TO ENABLE INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS FOR MERCHANTS

•      Cashfree, a Bengaluru-based payments & banking technology company has partnered with PayPal to enable International payments for its merchants. 

•      It will enable businesses using Cashfree’s payment gateway to show prices of all products in 28 + currencies.

 

9. HURUN GLOBAL RICH LIST 2021

•      According to Hurun Global Rich List 2021, Mukesh Ambani with a wealth of USD 83 Billion (~ INR 6 Lakh Crore) became the 8th Richest Person in the World.

•      The List was topped by Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla), Jeff Bezos & Bernard Arnault (CEO of LVMH-Louis Vuitton).

•      Apoorva Mehta of Instacard & Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha (both 34 years) became the youngest Indian Billionaires with a net worth of USD 1.7 Billion.

•      Zhong Shanshan (Founder of Chinese Bottle Water Maker – Nongfu Spring) with USD 85 Billion became Asia’s Richest person, followed by Mukesh Ambani.

 

10. TIME MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL LIST OF 100

•      5 Indian-origin personalities & 1 Indian Activist have been featured in the 2021 TIME100 Next (TIME Magazine’s 100 emerging leaders list). 

•      The 5 Indian origin personalities are Vijaya Gadde (Chief Legal Officer of Twitter), Rishi Sunak (Britain’s Finance Minister), Apoorva Mehta (Founder & CEO of Instacart), Shikha Gupta (Executive Director of Nonprofit ‘Get Us PPE’) & Rohan Pavuluri (Founder of Nonprofit ‘Upsolve’).

•      Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad is the sole Indian activist who has been named in the list.

 

11. JAIDEEP BHATNAGAR APPOINTED AS THE PRINCIPAL DG OF PIB

•      The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting appointed Jaideep Bhatnagar, 1986-batch Indian Information Service (IIS) officer as the Principal Director General(DG) of Press Information Bureau(PIB).

 

12. RECOGNITION OF GFI AFTER 10 YEARS

•      Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports restored the recognition of the Gymnastics Federation of India(GFI) as National Sports Federation after a decade.

•      The recognition granted by the Ministry with immediate effect is for the period till 31st December 2021.

•      The 2019 November Election of Sudhir Mittal as President  for the period of 2019 to 2023 has been recorded by the Ministry.

 

13. BOOK “THE MYSTERY OF THE PARSEE LAWYER”

•      “The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer: Arthur Conan Doyle, George Edalji and the Case of the Foreigner in the English Village” the new book authored by Shrabani Basu is set to be released on 3rd March 2021. 

•      The book is published by Bloomsbury Publishing.

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Monthly GK Capsules Feb. 2021

 Monthly GK Capsules Feb. 2021

Here are the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share the official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates Feb. 2020. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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Monthly GK Capsules Jan. 2021

 Monthly GK Capsules Jan. 2021

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Monthly GK Capsules Dec. 2020

 Monthly GK Capsules Dec. 2020

Here are the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share the official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates Dec. 2020. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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Monthly GK Capsules Nov. 2020

 Monthly GK Capsules Nov. 2020

Here are the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share the official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates Nov. 2020. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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DAILY GK: 28 FEB 2021

 DAILY GK: 28 FEB 2021

1. KHELO INDIA NATIONAL WINTER GAMES 2021

•      PM Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the 2nd Edition of Khelo India National Winter Games 2021  in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).

•      The event will take place from February 26-March 2, 2021.

•      It aims to strengthen the resolve for ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat’ (One India, One Nation).

 

2. INDIA HOLDS 1ST SHERPAS MEETING 2021

•      India virtually held the inaugural 3-day long Sherpas meeting from February 24-26, 2021.

•      This is the 1st Sherpas meeting hosted by India after it assumed the 2021 BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) Chairship. 

•      India succeeds Russia as the Chair of BRICS.

•      The meeting was chaired by Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary, CPV and OIA (Consular, Passport & Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) & P Harish, Additional Secretary, Economic Relations as India’s BRICS Sherpa & Sous Sherpa.

 

3. INDIA’S 1ST UNDERSEA TUNNEL COMPLETED BY 2023

•      Two undersea tunnels are under construction in Mumbai city, as a part of the 10.58 kms long, Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project.

•      2 tunnels each 3-3.2 m wide are constructed for 2.07 km long of which one kilometer is constructed under the seabed.

•      Notably, this is India’s 1st Undersea Tunnel which will come to operation by 2023.

•      Constructed at 20m below the seabed.Uses 1st of its kind Ventilation system, “Saccardo”.

•      The tunnel will be connecting North Mumbai with South Mumbai, as a toll-free path easing up traffic.

 

4. NEW MD & CEO OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA

•      The Central Government has appointed Matam Venkata Rao, the Executive Director of Canara Bank as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Bank of India for a period of 3 years.

•      Central Bank of India was the first Indian commercial bank which was wholly owned and managed by Indians.

 

5. PRANAB MUKHERJEE’S MEMOIR TITLED ‘THE PRESIDENTIAL YEARS: 2012-2017’ RELEASED

•      Late Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee’s memoir(Authored by Pranab Mukherjee) titled ‘The Presidential Years: 2012-2017’ has been released in January 2021.

•      The book was published by  Rupa Publications India.

•      The book gives an account of how Pranab Mukherjee reshaped the functioning of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

•      During his presidency, he worked with 2 Prime Ministers(PMs) namely, Dr Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi, who is the current PM of India.

•      He was the 13th President of India.

•      Memoir – A Historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 28 FEB 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 28 FEB 2021

[Q] Over which river is the World’s Highest Rail Bridge built, that is expected to be completed by 2021?

(a) Beas

(b) Sutlej

(c) Ravi

(d) Chenab

(e) Gomati

[ANS] d

[Q] Where was the NAVDEX 21 (Naval Defence Exhibition) & IDEX 21 (International Defence Exhibition) held, that saw the participation of Indian Navy’s INS ‘Pralaya’?

(a) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka

(b) Abu Dhabi, UAE

(c) Jakarta, Indonesia

(d) Cannes, France

(e) Brussels, Belgium

[ANS] b

[Q] Which state/ UT became the 1st in India to launch “Carbon Watch”, to monitor Carbon footprint?

(a) Punjab

(b) Chandigarh

(c) Gujarat

(d) New Delhi

(e) Ladakh

[ANS] b

[Q] Where was the 2nd edition of Khelo India National Winter Games 2021 held?

(a) Ladakh

(b) Sikkim

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Jammu & Kashmir

(e) Uttarakhand

[ANS] d

[Q] Which country virtually hosted 2021’s BRICS Sherpas meeting?

(a) Brazil

(b) India

(c) China

(d) South Africa

(e) Russia

[ANS] b

[Q] Where is India’s 1st Undersea Tunnel constructed?

(a) Kolkata, West Bengal

(b) Dwarka, Gujarat

(c) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(d) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(e) Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

[ANS] c

[Q] Which country received a USD 7.35 mn worth Line of Credit (LOC) from Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) in February 2021?

(a) Maldives

(b) Nicaragua

(c) Seychelles

(d) Honduras

(e) Madagascar

[ANS] b

[Q] Who recently became the MD & CEO of the Central Bank of India?

(a) Matam Venkata Rao

(b) Pallav Mahaparta

(c) Rajkiran Rai G

(d) Vikram Pandit

(e) Subramanian Sundar

[ANS] a

[Q] Who authored the book, “Unfinished: A Memoir”?

(a) Deepika Padukone

(b) Anil Kapoor

(c) Naseeruddin Shah

(d) Priyanka Chopra

(e) Aishwarya Rai

[ANS] d

 

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