DAILY GK QUIZ: 17 -19 JAN 2022
[Q]
Who has been appointed as the new Chief of ISRO?
(a) S Somanath
(b) T. S. Tirumurti
(c) V Muraleedharan
(d) Veerappa Moily
[ANS] a
[Q]
Who has become the first Black woman to feature on a US quarter?
(a) Naomi Anderson
(b) Theresa El-Amin
(c) Lillie Mae Bradford
(d) Maya Angelou
[ANS] d
DAILY GK QUIZ: 13 , 16 JAN 2022
[Q]
Who has been named as the new chief economist of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF)?
(a) Pablo Moreno Garcia
(b) Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
(c) Paul Hilbers
(d) Piotr Trabinski
[ANS] b
[Q]
Chris Morris who has announced retirement from all forms of cricket,
represented which country?
(a) England
(b) Australia
(c) New Zealand
(d) South Africa
[ANS] d
DAILY GK: 14 , 15 JAN 2022
1.
RBI RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT OF OMBUDSMAN SCHEMES, 2020-21
·
The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) released the Annual Report of the Ombudsman Schemes for
2020-21, which has been prepared for the 9-month period, i.e., July 1,
2020, to March 31, 2021, in alignment with the change in the Financial Year of
RBI from ‘July – June’ to ‘April – March’ with effect from July 1, 2020.
·
The
Annual Report covers the activities under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006
(BOS), the Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies, 2018 (OSNBFC)
and the Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019 (OSDT)
·
The
volume of complaints received under all the 3 Ombudsman Schemes increased by
22.27 percent on an annualized basis and stood at 3,03,107.
·
BOS: The
complaints received at BOS from July 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, stood at
2,73,204 as compared to 3,08,630 complaints from July 2019 to June 2020.
·
Issues related to ATM (Automated Teller Machine)/ debit cards, mobile/ electronic
banking, credit cards, failure to meet commitments, and non-observance of fair
practices code were the top-five grounds of complaints received at the Office
of Banking Ombudsman (OBO) during July 2020-March 2021.
·
RB-IOS: In
November 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Reserve Bank – Integrated
Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS) to integrate and replace the current 3 ombudsman
schemes (BOS, OS-NBFC, and OSDT).
DAILY GK: 13 JAN 2022
1. INDIAN RAILWAYS RENAMES ‘KEVADIYA STATION’ AS ‘EKTA NAGAR RAILWAY STATION’
·
The
Ministry of Railways approved the renaming of the Kevadiya railway station
under the Vadodara division of Narmada district (Gujarat) as the Ekta Nagar
railway station.
·
The
new station code of Ekta Nagar railway station will use the station code EKNR
and the numerical code of the station will be 08224620.
·
The
railway station is the key to reach the World’s tallest ‘Statue of Unity’
(height 182 m) that is located in Kevadiya, Gujarat.
DAILY GK: 11 , 12 JAN 2022
1. KOCHI BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST CITY WITH WATER METRO PROJECT
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Kochi
(Kerala) has become India’s first city to have a Water Metro Project after the
launch of its first boat in December 2021, namely ‘Muziris,’ among the 23
battery-powered electric boats being manufactured by Cochin Shipyard Limited.
·
This
launch is a part of Rs 747-crore project which is operated by Kochi Water Metro
Ltd (KWML). The boats will be called
Water Metros.
DAILY GK: 9, 10 JAN 2022
1.
GURUGRAM TO GET INDIA’S 1ST HELI-HUB WITH MANY AVIATION
FACILITIES
·
The
government of Haryana in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation is
set to establish India’s first-ever Heli Hub in Gurugram. The first of its kind
heli-hub in Gurugram is designed to all the facilities in one place for
Helicopters.
·
The
hub will have several aviation facilities like Heliport, Hangars, repairs and
other related services.
·
This
is one of the 10 helicopter hubs and corridors proposed under the new
Helicopter Policy of the Civil Aviation Ministry.
DAILY GK QUIZ: 07 - 12 JAN 2022
[Q]
Which State topped the list of the highest number of open defecation free plus
villages under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II programme till 31st
Dec. 2021:
(a)Madhya Pradesh
(b) Telangana
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Tamil Nadu
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which of the following is the name of ‘New Coronavirus Variant B.1.649.2’, that
was discovered in France:
(a)Florona
(b) CHI
(c) Parvovirus
(d) IHU
[ANS] d
DAILY GK QUIZ: 04 - 06 JAN 2022
[Q]
Which state has become the first state in the country to launch Digital Life
Certificate system for pensioners?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Gujarat
(c) Odisha
(d) Kerala
(e) West Bengal
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which city has become the city with the largest Metro network in the world?
(a) Shanghai, China
(b) Jakarta, Indonesia
(c) Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
(d) London, United Kingdom
(e) New York, United States
[ANS] a
DAILY GK QUIZ: 01 - 03 JAN 2022
[Q]
Which IIT has emerged as the best institute under the “CFTIs, Central
University, & Institute of National Importance” category in the ARIIA 2021?
(a) IIT Delhi
(b) IIT Madras
(c) IIT Bombay
(d) IIT Roorkee
(e) IIT Guwahati
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which country has been added as the fourth new member of BRICS New Development
Bank?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Uruguay
(c) UAE
(d) Egypt
(e) Turkey
[ANS] d
DAILY GK: 06 , 07 , 08 JAN 2022
1. ANTIGUA & BARBUDA BECOMES 102ND MEMBER OF
INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE
·
The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda
joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as the 102nd member by signing
the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement, the India-led global
green energy initiative.
·
ISA was jointly launched by India and France
in 2015 during the 21st session of the United Nations Climate Change COP-21 in
Paris, France to promote solar energy.
·
The ISA is an action-oriented, member-driven,
collaborative platform for solar resource-rich countries to address special
energy needs and to provide a platform for collaboration.
2. RBI GRANTED SCHEDULED PAYMENT BANK STATUS TO
AIRTEL PAYMENTS BANK
·
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted a
Scheduled Payment Bank status to Airtel Payments Bank by including it into the
Second Schedule to the RBI Act, 1934.
·
With this inclusion, it becomes the 4th
payment bank to get this status.
·
Apart from Airtel Payments Bank, other payment
banks that are in the List of Second Schedule of the RBI Act are Paytm Payments
Bank Limited (PPBL), India Post Payments Bank Limited (IPPBL), and Fino Payments
Bank Limited (FPBL).
DAILY GK: 04 , 05 JAN 2022
1.
MAJOR DHYAN CHAND SPORTS UNIVERSITY IN MEERUT,
UP
·
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Damodardas Modi laid
the foundation stone of Rs 700 Crore
Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
2.
100-DAY READING CAMPAIGN ‘PADHE BHARAT’
LAUNCHED
·
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, launched a
100-day reading campaign “Padhe Bharat” to encourage the reading habit among
students and to improve the learning levels of the students with a focus on
children studying in Balvatika to Grade 8.
·
The campaign is in line with the National Education
Policy(NEP) 2020 which promotes joyful reading culture among students.
·
It is also aligned with the vision and goals of the
Foundational Literacy and Numeracy mission.
·
International Mother Tongue Day which will be celebrated on
21st February 2022 has also been integrated into the campaign and the day will
be celebrated with the activity of “Kahani Padho Apni Bhasa Main” (Reading
story in own language) across India.
DAILY GK: 02 , 03 JAN 2022
1.
DOT SETS UP SIX TASK FORCES TO EXPLORE 6G
DEVELOPMENT
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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) of the
Ministry of Communication formed a task force under the Technology
Innovation Group (TIG) on 6G (6th Generation) technology to explore
technological innovations and various commercial uses.
·
Under the 6G TIG, the Six task forces will be set up to
provide research and development support in the form of inputs.
SIX Task Forces are:
2.
INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR MISSION LAUNCHED
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Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the
India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) to attract large investments for setting up
semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities in India.
·
ISM is a specialised and independent business division within
the Digital India Corporation.
·
The fiscal support of up to 50 percent of the project cost
(ceiling of Rs 12,000 crore per fab) will be provided for the scheme for
setting up display fabs.
·
Fiscal support will be provided on ‘pari-passu’ basis for a
period of six years from the date of approval both for semiconductor fabs and
display fabs.
DAILY GK: 01 JAN 2022
1.
GOVT APPROVED 19TH TRANCHE OF ELECTORAL BONDS
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Ahead
of assembly elections in five states such as Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Goa, the government has approved the issuance of
the 19th tranche of electoral bonds, which will be open for sale from January 1
to 10, 2022.
·
In the
19th tranche of sale, the State Bank of India (SBI), has been authorised to
issue and encash electoral bonds through its 29 specialised branches.
·
Electoral Bonds
are the alternative financial instrument that could be used for making
donations to political parties, it was formed as part of efforts to bring
transparency in political funding.
·
Electoral
Bonds can be purchased by a person who is a citizen of India or entities
incorporated or established in India.
·
Any
party registered under section 29A of the Representation of the Peoples Act,
1951 and has secured at least 1 percent of the votes polled in recent General/Assembly
elections (i.e. election of Lok Sabha or legislative assembly) are eligible to
receive electoral bonds.
·
There
is no limit on the number of bonds
an individual or company can purchase.
·
An electoral bond will be valid for 15 days.
DAILY GK: 30 , 31 DEC 2021
1.
INDIAN
ARMY ESTABLISHED QUANTUM LAB AT MCTE, MHOW IN INDORE, MP
·
The Indian Army has
established the Quantum Lab at the Military College of Telecommunication
Engineering(MCTE), in Military Headquarters Of War(Mhow), Indore, Madhya
Pradesh(MP).
·
The Quantum Lab was
established with the support of the National Security Council Secretariat
(NSCS) to spearhead research and training in this key developing field.
·
Indian Army has also
established an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre at the MCTE, Mhow with more
than 140 deployments in forward areas and active support of industry and
academia.
· Quantum
TechnologyThe researches undertaken by the Indian
Army in the field of Quantum Technology will advance into next generation
communication and transform the current system of cryptography in the Indian
Armed Forces to Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
2.
RBI’S
REPORT ON BANKING IN INDIA 2020-21
·
The Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) released the ‘Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in
India 2020-21’, which presents the performance of the banking sector,
including co-operative banks, and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) during
FY21 and FY22 (till December 2021).
·
The
gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of SCBs
(Scheduled Commercial Banks) declined from 8.2% at end of March 2020 to 6.9% at end-September 2021.
·
The
share of RSA (Restructured Advances)
has increased to 1.8 percent at end
September 2021 (from 0.8 percent as at end-March 2021 due to the restructuring
scheme 2.0 for retail loans and MSMEs which does not entail an asset
classification downgrade.
·
The increased in
deposit insurance from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh augmented the share of co-operative depositors’ coverage from 42.7 percent (at end
March 2019) to 69.4 percent (at
end-March 2021).
DAILY GK: 28 , 29 DEC 2021
1. GGI 2020-21:
GUJARAT TOPS THE INDEX
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Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of
Cooperation, Amit Shah released the Good Governance Index 2020-21 (GGI
2021) which was a biannual exercise prepared by Department of Administrative
Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).
·
Gujarat has topped the composite ranking in
the GGI covering 10 sectors 58 indicator index followed by Maharashtra
and Goa.
·
Among UT’ Delhi Top
the Index
2. DEFENCE
MINISTER LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR DTTC & BRAHMOS MANUFACTURING CENTRE
·
The Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh laid the
foundation stone for Defence Technology & Test Centre (DTTC) and BrahMos
Manufacturing Centre.
·
The 2 defence manufacturing houses will be established
by DRDO in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
·
The BrahMos Manufacturing Centre will be set up
by BrahMos Aerospace in Lucknow & will produce the
new BrahMos-NG (Next Generation) variant
·
BrahMos is a joint venture between India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPOM.
·
Flight range of around 300 km.
DAILY GK: 26, 27 DEC 2021
1. GOI DECLARES SOYA MEAL AS AN ESSENTIAL COMMODITY
·
The Central Government has notified the order under
the Essential Commodities Act to declare ‘Soya Meal’ as an
Essential Commodities up to 30th June 2022 by amending the Schedule of the
Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to cool down the domestic prices of Soya Meal.
·
The decision would empower the Union Government and
all States/Union Territories to regulate production, distribution etc. of Soya
Meal and to smoothen the sale and availability of it in the market.
·
The Centre has also imposed stock holding
limits on soya meal, which is used as a raw material in the poultry
feed industry, till June 30, 2022, to curb hoarding and control price rise.
·
Soya meal processors, millers and plant owners could
hold a maximum stock of 90 days of production and they are required to declare
the storage location.
·
Government-registered trading companies, traders and
private chaupals are allowed hold a maximum stock of 160 tonnes with a defined
and declared storage location.
2. CII DX AWARD
FOR ‘MOST INNOVATIVE BEST PRACTICE’ 2021
·
‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ at the coveted
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Digital Transformation Award
2021 or CII DX Award 2021 is
received by HDFC Bank.
·
HDFC’s is recognized for efforts in world class
financial inclusion in Village Level Executive (VLE) centres along with
Government of India’s Common Service Centres (CSC).