DAILY GK QUIZ: 15 - 20 JUNE 2021
[Q]
Who won the 2021 Pen Pinter Prize?
(a) TsitsiDangarembga
(b) Anna Moschovakis
(c) Olga Ravn
(d) David Diop
(e) Marilyn Booth
[ANS] a
[Q]
Name the mobile app launched by Ministry of AYUSH dedicatedly for Yoga
(a) Daily Yoga
(b) Yoga for Young
(c) Bharat Yoga
(d) Yoga Universe
(e) Namaste Yoga
[ANS] e
[Q]
How many alphanumeric digits are there in the International Securities
Identification Number (ISIN)?
(a) 13
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 11
(e) 14
[ANS] b
[Q]
Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Israel to replace Benjamin
Netanyahu?
(a) AyeletShaked
(b) Naftali Bennett
(c) Mansour Abbas
(d) MiriRegev
(e) Ehud Olmert
[ANS] b
[Q]
Name the winner of women’s singles title at French Open 2021.
(a) Sofia Kenin
(b) Elise Mertens
(c) KaterinaSiniaková
(d) BarboraKrejcikova
(e) DesiraeKrawczyk
[ANS] d
[Q]
Former Indian batsman, ________ has released his autobiography ‘Believe – What
Life and Cricket Taught Me’.
(a) AshishNehra
(b) VirendraSehwag
(c) MS Dhoni
(d) Suresh Raina
(e) Zaheer Khan
[ANS] d
[Q]
What is the rank of India in “Global House Price Index” released by Knight
Frank?
(a) 43rd
(b) 55th
(c) 61st
(d) 72nd
(e) 88th
[ANS] b
[Q]
Name the first German architect to be awarded the Pritzker Prize, has passed
away recenlty.
(a) Erich Mendelsohn
(b) Gunter Behnisch
(c) Frei Otto
(d) Albert Speer
(e) Gottfried Bohm
[ANS] e
[Q]
The 47th G7 Leaders’ Summit 2021 took place in a Hybrid format at Cornwall,
_________.
(a) France
(b) USA
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Germany
(e) Canada
[ANS] c
[Q]
What is the theme of 47th G7 summit 2021?
(a) Background Paper
(b) Gender equality and women’s
empowerment
(c) Building Back Stronger
(d) Building Back Better
(e) Building Health Better
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who recently became a member of the Board of Securities and Exchange Board of
India?
(a) Anand Mohan Bajaj
(b) Ajay Seth
(c) T V Somanathan
(d) G R Surya Kumar
(e) Tarun Bajaj
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which country is planning to conduct the human space mission-‘Shenzhou-12’?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Taiwan
(d) Indonesia
(e) South Korea
[ANS] a
[Q]
Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of Microsoft?
(a) Judson Althoff
(b) SatyaNadella
(c) Steve Ballmer
(d) John W. Thompson
(e) Dina Dublon
[ANS] b
[Q]
India was ranked _______ in the ‘Sustainable Development Report 2021 (SDR
2021)’ released by Sustainable Development
Solutions Network (SDSN), While the
Index was topped by _________________.
(a) 117th; Sweden
(b) 120th; Finland
(c) 135th; Sweden
(d) 120th; Sweden
(e) 117th; Finland
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which is the 1st country in the world to implement Goods & Service Tax
(GST)?
(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) Australia
[ANS] c
[Q]
What is the rank of India on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2021?
(a) 12
(b) 43
(c) 56
(d) 72
(e) 168
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which country has topped in the IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2021?
(a) Sweden
(b) Norway
(c) Switzerland
(d) Finland
(e) Denmark
[ANS] c
[Q]
Legendary Milkha Singh has passed away due to coronavirus disease. He was
a/an__________.
(a) Sprinter
(b) Environmentalist
(c) Economist
(d) Socialist
(e) Film-Maker
[ANS] a
[Q]
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) celebrates National Reading Day
annually on _________.
(a) 19 June
(b) 20 June
(c) 18 June
(d) 21 June
(e) 17 June
[ANS] a
