DAILY GK QUIZ: 01- 05 FEB 2022

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 01- 05 FEB 2022

[Q] Who recently got re-elected as president of Italy for the 2nd Consecutive term:

(a) Giuseppe Conte

(b) Sergio Mattarella

(c) Mario Draghi

(d) Giorgio Napolitano

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Ben Cooper recently announced his retirement from International Cricket. Which country did he represent in International Cricket:

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Netherlands

(c) South Africa

(d) England

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who authored the Book, ‘Fearless Governance’:

(a) Baby Rani Maurya

(b) Arvind Kejriwal

(c) A.K. Singh

(d) Kiran Bedi

[ANS] d

 

[Q] What is the theme of World Leprosy Day 2022 that is observed annually on 30 January:

(a) Leprosy Unity

(b) United for Dignity

(c) No One Left Behind

(d) Don’t Forget Leprosy

[ANS] b

 

[Q] In which place the World’s Largest Canal Lock was inaugurated in Feb. 2022:

(a) Bruges, Belgium

(b) Frankfurt, Germany

(c) Ijmuiden, Netherlands

(d) Alexandria, Egypt

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The JET Zero Emission announced to launch the World’s First Hydrogen powered flying boat ‘THE JET’ by 2023 in which city:

(a) Dubai, UAE

(b) Frankfurt, Germany

(c) Ijmuiden, Netherlands

(d) Alexandria, Egypt

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who recently got re-elected as Prime Minister of Portugal with absolute majority:

(a) Giuseppe Conte

(b) Sergio Mattarella

(c) Mario Draghi

(d) Antonio Costa

[ANS] d

 

[Q] The 19th Edition of Asian Games 2022 will be held at ______ in September 2022 and _____ is set to feature in the Asian Games after 11 years:

(a) Manila, Philippines, Shooting

(b) Seoul, South Korea, Sport-Climbing

(c) Zhejiang, China, Cricket

(d) Seoul, South Korea, Soft Tennis

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Xiomara Castro sworn in as the first woman President of which of the following country?

(a) Honduras

(b) Guatemala

(c) Mexico

(d) Belize

[ANS] a

 

[Q] RBI has imposed several restrictions on Indian Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd, Lucknow, including a cap of Rs ________________ on withdrawals.

(a) Rs 1.5 lakh

(b) Rs 1 lakh

(c) Rs 2 lakh

(d) Rs 2.5 lakh

[ANS] b

 

[Q] The government has approved the sale of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL) to which company for Rs 12,100 crores?

(a) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd

(b) Steel Authority of India

(c) Jindal Steel and Power

(d) Tata Steel

[ANS] d

 

[Q] The Economic Survey 2021-22 has projected a growth rate of _______ % for the next financial year ending March 2023.

(a) 6-5-6.9%

(b) 7.0-7.5%

(c) 8.0-8.5%

(d) 9.8-10.3%

[ANS] c

 

[Q] SeHAT scheme has been launched by which ministry?

(a) Ministry of Home Affairs

(b) Ministry of Defence

(c) Ministry of Women and Child Development

(d) Ministry of AYUSH

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Name the winner of the World Games Athlete of the Year award 2021.

(a) Harbir Singh Sandhu

(b) PR Sreejesh

(c) Rupinder Pal Singh

(d) Dharamvir Singh

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which is the first Indian sports establishment to gain unicorn status?

(a) Mumbai Indians

(b) Punjab Kings

(c) Rajasthan Royals

(d) Chennai Super Kings

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation launched by PM Modi is associated to __________.

(a) Yoga

(b) Cricket

(c) Hockey

(d) Indian classical music

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Magnus Carlsen beats Fabiano Caruana to clinch Tata Steel Chess 2022 title. In which country was the Tata Steel Chess 2022 held?

(a) India

(b) Sweden

(c) France

(d) Netherlands

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which company surpassed U.S chipmaker Intel to become the world’s leading chipmaker by revenue in 2021?

(a) Micron

(b) SK Hynix

(c) Samsung Electronics

(d) Qualcomm

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Indian Coast Guard is celebrating its ____ Raising Day on 01 Feb 2022.

(a) 45th

(b) 46th

(c) 47th

(d) 48th

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who recently got selected as the Torchbearer of Winter Olympic 2022 by the China Government:

(a) Qi Fabao

(b) Sergio Mattarella

(c) Mario Draghi

(d) Antonio Costa

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who recently won the International Cricket Council Spirit of Cricket Award 2021:

(a) Steve Smith

(b) Jason Roy

(c) Daryl Mitchell

(d) Janneman Malan

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which country recently test fired Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile named ‘Hwasong-12’:

(a) UAE

(b) Japan

(c) North Korea

(d) England

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The Indian Navy recently flight tested the Rafale-M Fighter Jet that will be deployed in which INS:

(a) INS Khukri

(b) INS Vikrant

(c) INS Rajpur

(d)INS Arihant

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which country recently signed an MoU with India to construct the 2nd motor bridge over Mahakali River:

(a) Thailand

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Bhutan

(d) Nepal

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who recently got appointed as the new Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for a period of 5 years:

(a) Mukulita Vijayawargiya

(b) Ravi Mittal

(c) Rashesh Shah

(d) Navrang Saini

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Name the 5th Scorpene-class submarine that was recently commenced its 1st Sea Trial:

(a) INS Khukri

(b) INS Vikrant

(c) INS Rajpur

(d)INS Vagir

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the Institute that recently installed and Commissioned one of  India’s most powerful Supercomputers named ‘Param Pravega’ under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM):

(a) IIT Ropar

(b) IIT Bombay

(c) IISc Bengaluru

(d)IIT Madras

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which organisation recently launched an intelligence satellite named ‘NROL-87’ for the National Reconnaissance Office :

(a) SpaceX

(b) JAXA

(c) NASA

(d)OneWeb

[ANS] a

 

[Q] The 2022 Winter Olympics is being held in Beijing. What is the official slogan of the event?

(a) United by Emotion

(b) Faster, Higher, Stronger

(c) Together for a Shared Future

(d) Passion. Connected

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2022?

(a) M Jagadesh Kumar

(b) Hridaynath Kunzru

(c) Satish Chandra

(d) V.S. Krishna

[ANS] a

 

[Q] The tableau of which state has been selected as the best among the 12 States/UTs during Republic Day parade on January 26, 2022?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Gujarat

(c) Karnataka

(d) Uttar Pradesh

[ANS] d

 

[Q] In popular choice category award, which state has won first position for Best Tableau among 12 states/UTs category for 2022?

(a) Punjab

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who is the author of the graphic novel Atharva – The Origin, in which Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been portrayed as the superhero Atharva?

(a) Sarnath Banerjee

(b) Ramesh Thamilmani

(c) Shamik Dasgupta

(d) Ashok Banker

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Centre as sworn in whom as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) recently in place of Dipak Dash?

(a) Anil Yadav

(b) Dinesh Kumar Gupta

(c) Sonali Singh

(d) Ashok Kumar Pal

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation _______ tall ‘Statue of Equality.

(a) 516-feet

(b) 416-feet

(c) 316-feet

(d) 216-feet

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Arif Khan, who is the lone Indian athlete to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics is qualified for which Olympic sports?

(a) Fencing

(b) Hockey

(c) Skating

(d) Skiing

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the Best marching contingent of defence sector during Republic Day parade on January 26, 2022.

(a) India Army

(b) Indian Navy

(c) Indian Airforce

(d) Indian Coast Guard

[ANS] b