DAILY GK QUIZ: 1, 2 FEB 2021
[Q] Where was
India’s 1st indigenous metro racks deployed ?
(a) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
(b) Kochi, Kerala
(c) Kolkata, West Bengal
(d) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
(e) Mumbai, Maharashtra
[ANS] e
[Q] Which
organisation recently set up an ‘Innovation Sandbox’ web portal?
(a) National Stock Exchange (NSE)
(b) Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
(c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
(d) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
(e) NITI Aayog
[ANS] d
[Q] Which Indian
Brand was ranked 5th as per the Global 500 – Brand Strength Index (BSI) 2021?
(a) Bharti Airtel
(b) Flipkart
(c) Reliance Jio
(d) Paytm
(e) IRCTC
[ANS] c
[Q] What was
India’s rank in the ‘COVID Performance Index: Deconstructing Pandemic
Responses’ report released by Lowy Institute?
(a) 10
(b) 21
(c) 86
(d) 74
(e) 69
[ANS] c
[Q] Which
organisation recently listed as the “worst year on record” in its “World
Tourism Barometer”?
(a) World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
(b) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
(c) International Air Transport Association (IATA)
(d) UN World Tourism Organization (UN-WTO)
(e) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD)
[ANS] d
[Q] Who authored
the book, “Yearbook” a collection of true stories and essays?
(a) Seth Rogen
(b) Dwayne Johnson
(c) Zac Efron
(d) Jonah Hill
(e) Tom Holland
[ANS] a
[Q] Recently,
the license of Maharashtra-based Shivam Sahakari Bank has been cancelled by the
RBI. It has been cancelled on which of the following ground?
(a) Inadequacy of capital
(b) Lack of earning prospects
(c) It conducts its operation in a manner
detrimental to the public interest
(d) Only A and B
(e) All of the above
[ANS] d
[Q] Which of the
following state has been ranked 1st in the India Justice Report 2020?
(a) Telangana
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Punjab
(d) Kerala
(e) Maharashtra
[ANS] e
[Q] Which metro
has become the first metro to use UV rays to sanitize train coaches?
(a) Delhi Metro
(b) Mumbai Metro
(c) Lucknow Metro
(d) Kolkata Metro
(e) Chennai Metro
[ANS] c
[Q] Recently, a
reference material has been synthesised to strengthen anti-doping measures in
all World Anti-Doping Agency accredited labs. The headquarters of the World
Anti-Doping Agency is located at___________.
(a) Switzerland
(b) Rome
(c) U.S.
(d) Canada
(e) India
[ANS] d
[Q] Who among
these has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ayushman
Bharat?
(a) VK Sinha
(b) Amit Kumar Sharma
(c) RS Sharma
(d) VN Tripathi
(e) Rohit Verma
[ANS] c
[Q] BCCI has
decided to cancel the Ranji Trophy 2020-21 season, for the first time in the
game’s history. The championship was first held in which season?
(a) 1942-43
(b) 1919-20
(c) 1951-52
(d) 1934-35
(e) 1964-65
[ANS] d
[Q] World
Leprosy Day is observed across the globe on ________.
(a) 31 January
(b) Last Sunday of January
(c) 30 January
(d) Last Saturday of January
(e) 29 January
[ANS] b
[Q] Who has been
sworn in as the new President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC)?
(a) Jay Shah
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Sanath Jaysurya
(d) Neil Johnson
(e) Nazmul Hussain
[ANS] a
[Q] Nobel
laureate Paul J. Crutzen has passed away. He receive the award in which field?
(a) Economic Sciences
(b) Physics
(c) Chemistry
(d) Literature
(e) Peace
[ANS] c
