DAILY GK QUIZ: 18 - 22 FEB 2022

DAILY GK QUIZ: 18 - 22 FEB 2022 

[Q] Name the bank that recently won 6 awards, including Best Technology Bank of the year 2021 under the ‘Small Bank’ segment at the IBA’s 17th Annual Banking Technology Awards 2021:

(a) South Indian Bank

(b) Karur Vysya Bank

(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(d) DCB Bank

[ANS] a

 

[Q] In which State India’s 1st Water Taxi Service was inaugurated by Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways:

(a) Karnataka

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Kerala

(d) Odisha

[ANS] b

 

[Q] ________ became the 1st foreign country to adopt India’s UPI (Unified Payment Interface) system to boost its digital payment platform:

(a) Nepal

(b) Bhutan

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Vietnam

[ANS] a

 

[Q] RBI recently cancelled the license of ______ due to its inadequacy in earning prospects to pay the customers.

(a) South Indian Bank

(b) Karur Vysya Bank

(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(d) Mantha Urban Cooperative Bank

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which country has become the first foreign country to place order for the purchase of BrahMos Shore-Based cruise Missile System for its navy?

(a) Maldives

(b) Philippines

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Myanmar

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Indian Navy and _________undertook PASSEX exercises at the port of Cochin, in the Arabian Sea.

(a) Russian Navy

(b) US Navy

(c) Japanese Navy

(d) Australian Navy

[ANS] a

 

[Q] India has invited a total of 46 friendly foreign countries to participate in the multinational naval exercise in Visakhapatnam. What is the name of exercise?

(a) Maitree

(b) Malabar

(c) Multiex

(d) Milan

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which Indian Naval Ship has participated in the Maritime Partnership Exercise held between Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) in the Bay of Bengal?

(a) INS Kamorta

(b) INS Karanj

(c) INS Kiltan

(d) INS Kadmatt

[ANS] d

 

[Q] DRDO undertook the final test firing of Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). This missile will be manufactured by which company?

(a) Bharat Dynamics Limited

(b) Hindustan Aeronautical Limited

(c) ISRO

(d) Bharat Electronics Limited

[ANS] a

 

[Q] India and its partners in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad along with which two countries are participating in the multinational exercise Sea Dragon 2022?

(a) Maldives and France

(b) Canada and Germany

(c) France and Israel

(d) Canada and South Korea

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which country delivered all the contracted 70,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles to the Indian Armed Forces?

(a) France

(b) USA

(c) Russia

(d) Israel

[ANS] c

 

[Q] A Maritime Partnership Exercise was held between the Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) in which of the following?

(a) Andaman Sea

(b) Arabian Sea

(c) Indian Ocean

(d) Bay of Bengal

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the scheme that entered into the 7th year of implementation and also launched ‘Meri Policy Mere Hath’ Doorstep Distribution Drive to deliver crop insurance policies:

(a) Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

(b) Central Government Health Scheme

(c) Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana

(d) Pardhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Identify the personality who was recently honoured with the ‘Hilal-e-Pakistan’ , the 2nd highest civilian honour in Pakistan:

(a) XiJinping

(b) Bill Gates

(c) Joe Biden

(d) Jeff Bezos

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which Indian telecom company has joined the global SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium?

(a) Airtel

(b) BSNL

(c) Vodafone-Idea

(d) Reliance Jio

[ANS] a

 

[Q] The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in exercise Eastern Bridge-VI in 2022 with which country at Air Force Station Jodhpur?

(a) Oman

(b) France

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Bangladesh

[ANS] a

 

[Q] A new biography titled “Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist” is authored by whom?

(a) AnujDhar

(b) AnanthNageswarRao

(c) Himanshu Dhulia

(d) ChandrachurGhose

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who is the author of Ratan Tata’s authorized biography titled ‘Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography’?

(a) George Menon

(b) Rahul Bhatnagar

(c) Thomas Matthew

(d) Anil K Nair

[ANS] c