DAILY GK QUIZ: 14,15 APRIL 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 14,15 APRIL 2021

[Q] Which country signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) for promoting innovation and entrepreneurship among Indian entrepreneurs & Start-ups?

(a) Denmark

(b) Turkey

(c) Norway

(d) Sweden

(e) Philippines

[ANS] a

[Q] Which countries Covid-19 vaccine was approved by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)?

(a) USA, Moderna

(b) Russia, Pfizer-BioNTech

(c) USA, Pfizer-BioNTech

(d) Russia, Sputnik V

(e) UK, Moderna

[ANS] d

[Q] Where was the Multilateral Military Exercise, “Shantir Ogroshena 2021”, an UN-mandated Counter Terrorism Exercise conducted?

(a) Bhutan

(b) India

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Myanmar

(e) Bangladesh

[ANS] e

[Q] Which bank was issued a penalty of Rs 25 crore by SEBI for misselling its Additional Tier-1 bonds?

(a) YES Bank

(b) State Bank of India

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) Canara Bank

(e) Axis Bank

[ANS] a

[Q] Which PSU was awarded the National Award for Innovation Training Practices 2019-2020 at the 30th National Award Ceremony?

(a) Indian Bank

(b) Indian Oil Corporation

(c) National Thermal Power Corporation

(d) State Bank of India

(e) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

[ANS] e

[Q] President Ram Nath Kovind appointed __________ as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India under the provisions of ____________.

(a) Rajiv Kumar, Article 124

(b) Sushil Chandra, Article 324

(c) Rajiv Kumar, Article 226

(d) Sunil Arora, Article 324

(e) Sushil Chandra, Article 124

[ANS] b

[Q] In April 2021, Guillermo Lasso was elected as the President of which country?

(a) Peru

(b) Ecuador

(c) Paraguay

(d) Colombia

(e) Chile

[ANS] b

[Q] What is the motto of “Aahaar Kranti”, a new mission launched by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in April 2021?

(a) Good Diet-Good Cognition

(b) Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home

(c) Ayurveda for Healthy Life

(d) Vaccination for All

(e) Vigilant India, Prosperous India

[ANS] a

[Q] When was the International Day for Street Children annually observed?

(a) 10th April

(b) 12th April

(c) 11th April

(d) 14th April

(e) 13th April

[ANS] b

[Q] In India, 14th April is observed as the anniversary of which Indian leader?

(a) Bhim Rao Ambedkar

(b) Rajiv Gandhi

(c) Bhagat Singh

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

(e) Indira Gandhi

[ANS] a

[Q] The International Turban Day is marked on which day every year?

(a) 10 April

(b) 12 April

(c) 14 April

(d) 11 April

(e) 13 April

[ANS] e

[Q] Who has won the ICC Player of the Month award in March 2021?

(a) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

(b) Ravichandran Ashwin

(c) Rishabh Pant

(d) Virat Kohli

(e) Ajinkya Rahane

[ANS] a

[Q] Who has won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for March 2021?

(a) Ellyse Perry

(b) Smriti Mandhana

(c) Lizelle Lee

(d) Heather Knight

(e) Stafanie Taylor

[ANS] c

[Q]  ‘Lost golden city of Luxor’ discovered by archaeologists in __________.

(a) UAE

(b) Pakistan

(c) India

(d) Syria

(e) Egypt

[ANS] e

[Q] Who among the following will take charge as the Director-General of the National Anti-Doping Agency?

(a) Siddharth Singh Longjam

(b) Navin Agarwal

(c) Ramesh Tripathi

(d) Shikha Verma

(e) Girish Kumar Gupta

[ANS] a

[Q] Which of the following state gets India’s first floating LNG storage and regasification unit?

(a) Goa

(b) Kerala

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Tamil Nadu

[ANS] d