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

 

[Q] As per the official data released by Controller General of Accounts (CGA), the Central Government’s fiscal deficit increased to what percent of the annual budget estimate of FY21, at the end of October 2020?

(a) 105%

(b) 107.9%

(c) 119.7%

(d) 113.7%

(e) 121.5%

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Name the Equity financing firm which partnered with NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) on a year-long partnership, to promote women entrepreneurship in India.

(a) Sequoia India

(b) Dragoneer Investment Group

(c) Faering Capital

(d) Mahindra Partners

(e) Gaja Capitals

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who has been named as the first ever “Kid of the Year” by TIME Magazine?

(a) Udit Singhal

(b) Krishna Tirath

(c) Sadat Rahman

(d) Gitanjali Rao

(e) Greta Thunberg

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who is the richest women of India according to the 2nd edition of “Kotak Wealth Hurun – Leading Wealthy Women” 2020?

(a) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

(b) Roshni Nadar Malhotra

(c) Nilima Motaparti

(d) Leena Gandhi Tewari

(e) Kanika Tekriwal

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who authored the book titled “40 Years with Abdul Kalam- Untold Stories”, which was released by Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu recently?

(a) Dr A.Sivathanu Pillai

(b) Dr Sundaram(S) Ramakrishnan

(c) Romila Thapar

(d) Jitendra Singh

(e) Dr Shyam Kishor Gupta

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Indian Navy Day celebrates in annual day on which day to celebrate the achievements of Indian Navy and commemorate the launch of Operation Trident during the 1971 Indo-Pak war?

(a) December 1

(b) December 2

(c) December 3

(d) December 4

(e) December 5

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Dineshwar Sharma has passed away. He was serving as the Administrator of which UT?

(a) Jammu & Kashmir

(b) Puducherry

(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(d) Ladakh

(e) Lakshadweep

[ANS] e