DAILY GK QUIZ: 22, 23 24 MAR 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 22, 23 24 MAR 2021

[Q] How many PSU’s were listed for privatization in the 1st set of companies listed for disinvestment by NITI Aayog:

(a) 12

(b) 8

(c) 13

(d) 15

(e) 9

[ANS] a

 [Q] What is India’s Rank in the ‘World Happiness Report 2021’ released by UN- Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN):

(a) 101

(b) 105

(c) 141

(d) 149

(e) 139

[ANS] e

[Q] Who is the 1st Indian to receive the International Federation of Film Archives award, the FIAF Award 2021:

(a) Amitabh Bachchan

(b) Kamal Haasan

(c) Mohanlal

(d) Shahrukh Khan

(e) Aamir Khan

[ANS] a

[Q] Who became the 1st serving MP to be appointed as a Captain in the Territorial Army:

(a) G. Kishan Reddy

(b) Mansukh L. Mandaviya

(c) Nityanand Rai

(d) Shripad Naik

(e) Anurag Thakur

[ANS] e

[Q] When is the International Day of Forests observed:

(a) March 20

(b) March 21

(c) March 18

(d) March 19

(e) March 20

[ANS] b

[Q] The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on _____________.

(a) 20 March

(b) 19 March

(c) 21 March

(d) 16 March

(e) 18 March

[ANS] c

[Q] The World Down Syndrome Day is marked on which day :

(a) Third Sunday of March

(b) 21 March

(c) 20 March

(d) Third Saturday of March

(e) 19 March

[ANS] b

[Q] Indian Navy has recently conducted Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country’s Navy under Operation Sankalp:

(a) Bahrain

(b) Australia

(c) Qatar

(d) United States

(e) Brazil

[ANS] a

[Q] World Poetry Day is celebrated every year on _________________.

(a) 19 March

(b) 20 March

(c) 21 March

(d) 22 March

(e) 23 March

[ANS] c

[Q] What is India’s rank in the 2020 Global Home Price Index:

(a) 40

(b) 56

(c) 34

(d) 39

(e) 46

[ANS] b

[Q] What is the theme of World Water Day 2021:

(a) Water and Climate Change

(b) Leaving no one behind

(c) Nature for Water

(d) Valuing water

(e) Water and Jobs

[ANS] d

[Q] Who has won the first gold for India in the Women’s 10M Air Pistol final of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup:

(a) Manu Bhaker

(b) Hina Sidhu

(c) Deepika Kumari

(d) Yashaswini Deswal

(e) Apurvi Chandela

[ANS] d

[Q] Which country has topped the World Happiness Report 2021:

(a) Germany

(b) Singapore

(c) Finland

(d) Norway

(e) Japan

[ANS] c

[Q] Covering which period was the Compendium on Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) was released by Labour Ministry in March 2021:

(a) 1945-2000

(b) 1955-1991

(c) 1991-2021

(d) 1971-2020

(e) 1945-2020

[ANS] e

[Q] Who was conferred with the 2020’s Gandhi Peace Prize by the Govt. of India:

(a) Qaboos bin Said Al Said

(b) Aung San Suu Kyi

(c) Sheikh Hasina

(d) Yohei Sasakawa

(e) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

[ANS] e

[Q] From which company, Indian Govt. recently sold its 26.12% stake worth 8,846 crores:

(a) United Breweries Group

(b) Tata Communications Ltd

(c) Mahanagar Gas

(d) Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

(e) Ashok Leyland

[ANS] b

[Q] What is the theme of 2021’s World Meteorological Day that is annually observed by UN on 23rd of March:

(a) Understanding Clouds

(b) Weather-ready, climate-smart

(c) Climate and Water

(d) The ocean, our climate and weather

(e) The Sun, the Earth and the weather

[ANS] d

[Q] The Ken-Betwa Link project is a river interlinking project, which will be jointly undertaken by the Government of which state:

(a) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra and Gujarat

(c) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

(d) Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

(e) Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh

[ANS] c

[Q] When is World Tuberculosis Day observed:

(a) March 24

(b) March 22

(c) March 23

(d) March 21

(e) March 25

[ANS] a

[Q] What is the theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2021:

(a) Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world

(b) The Clock is Ticking

(c) It’s Time

(d) Unite to end TB

(e) Reach, Treat, Cure Everyone

[ANS] b

[Q] Which of the following country is going to hold the anti-terror exercise Pabbi-Anti-Terror 2021:

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(c) China

(d) All of the above

(e) Both b & c

[ANS] d

[Q] Shaheed Diwas, also called Martyrs’ Day, is celebrated in India on :

(a) 19 March

(b) 20 March

(c) 23 March

(d) 22 March

(e) 21 March

[ANS] c

[Q] The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on which date:

(a) 18th March

(b) 20th March

(c) 21st March

(d) 19th March

[ANS] c

[Q] What is India's place based on the World's Most Dangerous Roads report:

(a) 2nd

(b) 4th

(c) 3rd

(d) 8th

[ANS] b