DAILY GK QUIZ: 5,6,7 MAR 2021
[Q] Where did PM
Narendra Modi inaugurate Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical
Sciences and Research:
(a)
PGIMER
(b)
AIIMS, New Delhi
(c)
IIT Madras
(d)
IIT Kharagpur
(e)
JIPMER
[ANS]
d
[Q] Which country
recently signed ‘procurement of defence material and equipment’ with India, to
procure the India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles:
(a)
Bahamas
(b)
Philippines
(c)
Bangladesh
(d)
Chile
(e)
Ecuador
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which year was
adopted as ‘International Year of Millets’ by UN General Assembly (UNGA) based
on the resolution initiated by India:
(a)
2025
(b)
2021
(c)
2024
(d)
2022
(e)
2023
[ANS]
e
[Q] Who was appointed
as the chairperson of the AIBA Champion and Veterans Committee:
(a)
Umar Kremlev
(b)
Mary Kom
(c)
Michael Philip Carruth
(d)
Nicola Adams
(e)
Laishram Sarita Devi
[ANS]
b
[Q] Who was appointed
as the Revenue Secretary of India:
(a)
Tarun Bajaj
(b)
Ajay Bhushan Pandey
(c)
Ajay Kumar
(d)
Rajiv Gauba
(e)
Tushar Mehta
[ANS]
a
[Q] Where was the
Multinational Air exercise ‘Desert Flag VI’ held that saw the participation of
Indian Air Force for the 1st time:
(a)
Russia
(b)
United Arab Emirates
(c)
Saudi Arabia
(d)
Turkey
(e)
Bahrain
[ANS]
b
[Q] Who recently became
the 3rd batsman in the history of international cricket to hit six 6s in an
over:
(a)
Chris Gayle
(b)
Martin Guptill
(c)
Kieron Pollard
(d)
Evin Lewis
(e)
Henry Nicholls
[ANS]
c
[Q] Which state/UT has
topped the medals tally at the 2nd Khelo India Winter National Games in Gulmarg:
(a)
Assam
(b)
Manipur
(c)
Daman & Diu
(d)
Jammu & Kashmir
(e)
Arunachal Pradesh
[ANS]
d
[Q] Which country is
building the world’s first platypus sanctuary:
(a)
Bahrain
(b)
Australia
(c)
United States
(d)
Qatar
(e)
Brazil
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which city has been
ranked as the “most liveable” cities in the category of cities with more than 1
million population in the government’s Ease of Living Index 2020:
(a)
Bengaluru
(b)
Shimla
(c)
Vadodra
(d)
Ahmedabad
(e)
Surat
[ANS]
a
[Q] Which of the following
has won the “Champion Publisher of the Year 2020” at South Asian Digital Media
Awards:
(a)
Penguin Random House India
(b)
News18 Lokmat
(c)
Times Now
(d)
HarperCollins Publishers
(e)
The Hindu Group
[ANS]
e
[Q] Which city has been
ranked as the “most liveable” cities in the category of cities with less than 1
million population in the government’s Ease of Living Index 2020:
(a)
Bhubaneshwar
(b)
Silvassa
(c)
Gandhinagar
(d)
Shimla
(e)
Gurugram
[ANS]
d
[Q] UNGA adopts
India-led resolution of observing ___________ as International Year of Millets:
(a)
2021
(b)
2022
(c)
2023
(d)
2024
(e)
2025
[ANS]
c
[Q] Which of the
following University has topped the 11th edition of the QS World University
Rankings 2021:
(a)
University of Cambridge, UK
(b)
California Institute of Technology, US
(c)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
(d)
Stanford University, US
(e)
Princeton University, US
[ANS]
c
[Q] Who among the
following has been appointed as the Chairperson of the International Boxing
Association’s (AIBA) Champions and Veterans Committee:
(a)
Mary Kom
(b)
Lovlina Borgohain
(c)
Laishram Sarita Devi
(d)
Jamuna Boro
(e)
Pinki Rani
[ANS]
a
[Q] Which municipality
has ranked first in the more than a million category at Municipal Performance
Index 2020:
(a)
Bhopal
(b)
Surat
(c)
Dehradun
(d)
Lucknow
(e)
Indore
[ANS]
e
[Q] Which Indian
University has emerged as the best institution in 11th edition of the QS World
University Rankings:
(a)
IIT Delhi
(b)
Indian Institute of Science
(c)
IIT Bombay
(d)
IIT Madras
(e)
IIM Ahmedabad
[ANS]
c
[Q] Employees Provident
Fund Organisation (EPFO) has announced to retain its annual interest rates on
provident fund(PF) for FY 2020-21 at ______:
(a)
9.2%
(b)
7.8%
(c)
5.6%
(d)
6.5%
(e)
8.5%
[ANS]
e
[Q] Which country is
currently the India’s Largest trading partner :
(a)
USA
(b)
UAE
(c)
China
(d)
European Union
(e)
UK
[ANS]
c
[Q] Which organisation
stated that India’s lockdown in 2020 has impacted 247 million children:
(a)
NITI Aayog
(b)
Amnesty International
(c)
UNESCO
(d)
Ministry of Education
(e)
UNICEF
[ANS]
e
[Q] When is the
National Safety Day annually observed:
(a)
1st March
(b)
2nd March
(c)
5th March
(d)
3rd March
(e)
4th March
[ANS]
e
[Q] Indian economist
__________ was appointed as UN Assistant Secretary-General recently:
(a)
Preeti Sinha
(b)
Satya Tripathi
(c)
Ligia Noronha
(d)
Maria-Francesca Spatolisano
(e)
Elliott Harris
[ANS]
c
[Q] Who among the
following has been awarded 30th Bihari Puraskar for 2020:
(a)
Bhagwati Lal Vyas
(b)
Satya Narayan
(c)
Aidan Singh Bhati
(d)
Manisha Kulshreshtha
(e)
Mohankrishna Bohara
[ANS]
e
[Q] Manpreet Vohra has
been given the role of India's Ambassador to which country:
(a) New Zealand
(b) Australia
(c) Japan
(d) Finland
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which state's
governor has approved a bill to reserve 75% of private-sector jobs for locals:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Punjab
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Haryana
[ANS]
d
[Q] Which bank has tied
up with WhatsApp to start WhatsApp banking service:
(a) Axis Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) SBI
(d) Yes Bank
[ANS]
a
