DAILY GK QUIZ: 21 NOV 2020
[Q] Which is the
first Indian City to have an urban plan with gender-specific designated spaces
for the needs of women ?
(a) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(b) Jaipur, Rajasthan
(c) Hyderabad, Telangana
(d) New Delhi
(e) Amravati, Andhra Pradesh
[ANS] a
[Q] NK Singh,
Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, suggested increasing public spending
on the health sector to what % of the GDP by 2024 from 0.95% at present.
(a) 3.2 %
(b) 1.4 %
(c) 4.1 %
(d) 2.5 %
(e) 3.7 %
[ANS] d
[Q] Which
International Airport became the first airport in Asia Pacific Region to get
the highest level – Level 4+ Transition – carbon accreditation?
(a) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA),
Hyderabad
(b) Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA),
Delhi
(c) Hong Kong International Airport
(d) Wellington Airport, New Zealand
(e) Changi Airport, Singapore
[ANS] b
[Q] Which
Country has highest number of infants who had not received the vaccine against
measles as per the report “Progress towards Regional Measles Elimination
Worldwide 2000-2019” presented by WHO & US CDC (India ranked 5th)?
(a) Nigeria
(b) Ethiopia
(c) Democratic Republic of the Congo
(d) Pakistan
(e) Philippines
[ANS] a
[Q] Name the
initiative taken by United Nations (UN) in collaboration with The Vaccine
Confidence Project (University of London) to counter the misinformation around
COVID-19 vaccines.
(a) Team Hello
(b) COVID Warriors
(c) Team Halo
(d) Team Yellow
(e) Team Red
[ANS] c
[Q] Which entity
presented the report “Stop the virus of disinformation: the malicious use of
social media by terrorist, violent extremist and criminal groups during the
COVID-19 Pandemic”?
(a) World Health Organisation (WHO)
(b) United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
(c) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
(d) United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice
Research Institute (UNICRI)
(e) The International Court of Justice (ICJ)
[ANS] d
[Q] Which State
introduced a scheme to empower persons with disabilities named as ‘__________
Divyangjan Shaktikaran Yojana’?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Chhattisgarh
(e) Punjab
[ANS] e
[Q] Name the
Chairman and Managing Director of Oriental Insurance who has been appointed as
a Whole-time member (distribution) of the Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India (IRDAI).
(a) Mridula Sinha
(b) Rajkiran Rai G
(c) Madhabi puri Buch
(d) Ganesh K
(e) SN Rajeswari
[ANS] e
[Q] Which
Country provided the 9th Poseidon 8I maritime surveillance aircraft to the
Indian Navy at the INS Hansa, Goa Naval Airbase?
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Japan
(d) United States (US)
(e) Germany
[ANS] d
[Q] Name the
ISRO’s Geo-Portal cited by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific’s (ESCAP) in its report titled ‘Geospatial Practices for
Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific 2020: A Compendium’ for its
role in combating COVID-19 in India.
(a) RAGHAV
(b) RAMAN
(c) KALAAM
(d) BHUVAN
(e) SHIKHAR
[ANS] d
[Q] What is the
rank of India in the TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix 2020?
(a) 85
(b) 77
(c) 68
(d) 80
(e) 82
[ANS] b
