DAILY GK QUIZ: 16 FEB 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 16 FEB 2021

[Q] Connecting which cities, the India’s 1st and Asia’s largest Wildlife corridor is being build:

(a) Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway

(b) Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway

(c) Delhi-Dehradun Expressway

(d) Ahmedabad–Vadodara Expressway

(e) Delhi–Meerut Expressway

[ANS] c

[Q] What is the aim of Vigyan Jyoti programme:

(a) Provide High Quality e-learning Material

(b) Conduct National Achievement Survey (NAS)

(c) Promote Equity in Education to Disadvantaged & Weaker Section

(d) Encourage Girls to pursue a Career in Science

(e) In-Service Training for Teachers

[ANS] d

[Q] Where is India’s 1st full-fledged International Cruise Terminal ‘Sagarika’ located:

(a) Willingdon Island, Kerala

(b) Mangalore, Karnataka

(c) Paradeep, Odisha

(d) Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu

(e) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

[ANS] a

[Q] Who is the 1st recipient of the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award:

(a) Ajinkya Rahane

(b) Steve Smith

(c) Rishabh Pant

(d) Pat Cummins

(e) Ben Stokes

[ANS] c

[Q] What is the theme of 2021’s Safer Internet Day:

(a) Play your part for a better internet

(b) Together for a better internet

(c) Be the change: Unite for a better internet

(d) Online rights and responsibilities

(e) Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better internet starts with you

[ANS] b

[Q] Name the online portal launched by the Government to provide online civic services to residents of 62 Cantonment Boards:

(a) e-Basti

(b) e-Chhawani

(c) e-Samuh

(d) e-Padaav

[ANS] b

[Q] Who has been appointed as the new Executive Secretary of the ‘United Nations Capital Development Fund’?

(a) Preeti Sinha

(b) Natasha Sahgal

(c) Shrabani Deodhar

(d) Vandana Gupte

[ANS] a

[Q] Name the newly elected Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA):

(a) R K Pachauri

(b) Darbari S Seth

(c) Upendra Tripathy

(d) Ajay Mathur

[ANS] d