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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DAILY GK: 15,16 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 15,16 OCT 2021

1. RENEWABLE ENERGY COUNTRY ATTRACTIVENESS INDEX 2021

•      US Tops and  India has retained its 3rd rank in the 58th edition of Ernst & Young Global Limited’s (EY) ‘Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index 2021’ (RECAI).

•      Corporate PPA Index 2021: Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Index was newly included in the current edition of RECAI, in which India ranked 6th among the top 30 PPA markets.

•      EY Headquarter – London, United Kingdom (UK)

 

2. 60TH NAM MEETING AT SERBIA

•      Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs participated in the 60th Anniversary NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Commemorative Meeting at Belgrade, Serbia

•      NAM was established in 1961, by like-minded countries, which decided not to support either the USA or the Soviet Union in the Cold war.

•      Members – 120 Member States

•      Established through an initiative of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah and Indonesian President Sukarno.

 

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DAILY GK: 14 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 14 OCT 2021

1.PFC GETS MAHARATNA STATUS

•      Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) was accorded the status of Maharatna central public sector enterprise (CPSE) by the Department of Public Enterprises, under the Ministry of Finance

•      PFC is the largest infrastructure finance company exclusively dedicated to the power sector under the administrative control of the power ministry.

•      With this, PFC can now invest up to Rs 5,000 crore, or 15 percent of its net worth, in a single project.

•      PFC is 11th firm to join Maharatna CPSE club.

•      The other 10 Maharatna CPSEs at present are Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd, Coal India Ltd, GAIL (India) Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd, Indian Oil Corp. Ltd, NTPC Ltd, Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd, Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd, and Steel Authority of India Ltd.

•      There are 14 Navratna and 73 Miniratna CPSEs.

•      Navratna and Miniratna CPSEs can invest up to Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 500 crore, respectively.

 

2. GARBAGE FREE’ URBAN INDIA.

•      The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) till 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 1,41,600 crores.

•      It will be regarded as SBM-Urban 2.0 with aim of ‘Garbage Free’ Urban India.

 

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DAILY GK: 12, 13 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 12, 13 OCT 2021

1. PM LAUNCHED INDIAN SPACE ASSOCIATION

•      Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA), a private industry body to help boost space technology in India.

•      ISpA will participate and work with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and other stakeholders of both government and its agencies, on the issue of policy around space domain and technology.

 

2. INDIAN NAVY TO HOST ITS LARGEST EXERCISE EX MILAN

•      India’s largest Naval exercise, Ex Milan, was scheduled to be hosted by the Indian Navy in February 2022.

•      46 countries have been invited to attend the exercise.

•      The exercise will include the participation of all Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) countries.

•      The Quad countries include India, USA, Australia, and Japan in which the USA is being invited for the 1st time.

•      So far the exercise was conducted in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar and now, it is being shifted to Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

•      Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) – Admiral Karambir Singh

 

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DAILY GK: 10,11 OCT 2021

 DAILY GK: 10,11 OCT 2021

1.TATA SONS WON THE BID FOR ACQUIRING AIR INDIA FOR RS 18,000 CRORE

•      Tata Sons Private Ltd subsidiary Talace Pvt Ltd has won the final bid for acquiring the national carrier Air India by submitting Rs 18,000 crore bid. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs  (CCEA) – empowered Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) approved the highest price bid of Talace Pvt Ltd.

•      The bid involves sale of 100 percent stake AI (the shareholding of Government of India), 100 percent stake in AI’s subsidiary Air India Express (AIXL) and 50 percent in the joint venture Air India SATS (Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited ).

•      The AISAM comprises Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah; Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman; Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.

 

2.‘KARUPPUR KALAMKARI PAINTINGS’ FROM TAMIL NADU RECEIVES GI TAG

•      Karuppur kalamkari paintings, Kallakurichi Wood carvings & Kanyakumari Clove were awarded with Geographical Indication (GI) tags.

•      Karuppur Kalamkari paintings – They are Traditional dyed paintings made on pure cotton cloth, mainly used in temples for umbrella covers, cylindrical hangings, chariot covers.

•      Kallakurichi Wood carvings – Traditional wood carvings that are indigenous art of Madurai

•      Kanyakumari Clove – Known for its rich aromatic oil content

 

3.MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX (MPI) RELEASED BY UNDP & OPHI

•      Analysis is produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).

•      India has a maximum number of people, 381 millions, living in multidimensional poverty.

•      The Scheduled Tribe (ST) accounts for 9.4% of the population and is the poorest with 65 million of the 129 million people living in multidimensional poverty.

•      UNDP Headquarters– New York, United States

 

4.FOURTH BI-MONTHLY MONETARY POLICY OF FY21-22

•      The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 6-members Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) released its fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for FY22 (April 2021 – March 2022).

•      Policy Rates: RBI kept the rates unchanged (maintains status quo) for the 8th consecutive time

•      Growth: The MPC has retained India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for FY22 at 9.5 %. Real GDP growth for Q1 FY23 is projected at 17.2 per cent.

•      Inflation: Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation was projected at 5.3 percent in FY22, CPI inflation for Q1 FY23 was projected at 5.2 percent.

•      Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to extend the on tap Special Long-Term Repo Operations (SLTRO) facility for small finance banks (SFBs) till December 31, 2021.

•      RBI proposed to increase the per-transaction limit in Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) from Rs 2 lakh (effective from January 2014) to Rs 5 lakh for channels other than SMS and Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS).

•      RBI  Established – April 1, 1935,Headquarter – Mumbai, Maharashtra

•      Governor –  Shaktikanta Das,

•      Deputy Governors – Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, M. Rajeshwar Rao, T. Rabi Sankar

 

5.AVEEK SARKAR RE-ELECTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF PTI

•      Aveek Sarkar, the Editor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of Publications, has been re-elected as the Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI) for a period of 2 years.

 

6.INDIA WON 3 BRONZE MEDALS IN 2021 ASIAN TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DOHA, QATAR

•      For the first time in the history, Indian table tennis contingent has won 3 Bronze medals in the 2021 Asian Table Tennis Championship organised by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at Doha, Qatar .

•      Medal Winning Teams:

•      Indian Men’s Team – Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Harmeet Desai

•      Men’s Doubles Team – Sharath Kamal Achanta & Satihyan Gnanasekaran

•      Men’s Doubles Team – Manav Thakkar & Harmeet Desai

•      Terms related to Table Tennis – Twiddle or Twirl, Sidespin, Backhand, Racket or Paddle, Chop

•      ITTF-Headquarter – Lausanne, Switzerland

 

7.BOOK “THE CUSTODIAN OF TRUST”

•      Book by Rajnish Kumar, former Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), named “The Custodian of Trust” released . Rajnish Kumar joined SBI as a Probationary Officer in 1980

 

8.WORLD POST DAY 2021 – OCTOBER 9

•      The United Nations (UN)’s World Post Day is annually observed across the globe on October 9th to commemorate the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874.

•      The theme of 2021 World Post Day is “Innovate to recover”.

•      UPU is a United Nations specialized agency .

•      Headquarters- Berne, Switzerland

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