DAILY GK QUIZ: 5 - 9 MAR 2022

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 5 - 9 MAR 2022

[Q] What is the theme of National Safety Day (NSD) 2022?

(a) Nurture young minds – Develop safety culture

(b) Road safety

(c) Enhance Safety and Health Performance by Use of Advanced Technologies

(d) Cultivate and Sustain a safety culture for building nation

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Department of Science and Technology has partnered with which of the following to boost AI readiness?

(a) Microsoft

(b) Intel

(c) Apple

(d) Yahoo

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which company has obtained a letter of award (LOA) to build a 150-megawatt solar power plant for a period of 25 years?

(a) Tata Power SED

(b) Adani Green Energy

(c) Jindal Power Limited

(d) Reliance Power

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Name India’s first Train Collision avoidance System (TCAS) that was tested by Indian Railways between Gullaguda-Chitgidda Railway stations:

(a) Kavach

(b) Bachan

(c) Panah

(d) Bachav

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who recently got appointed as the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) for the period of 4 years:

(a) Ravi Jha

(b) Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel

(c) Sanjay Karol

(d) Raghu Jalan

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Indian Navy recently test-Fire Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile from which of the following Indian Navy Ship (INS):

(a) INS Surat

(b) INS Kochi

(c) INS Kolkata

(d) INS Chennai

[ANS] d

 

 

[Q] Which country has become the first country in the world to administer a DNA vaccine against COVID-19?

(a) England

(b) Poland

(c) India

(d) USA

[ANS] c

 

[Q] India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up in which of the state?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Gujarat

(d) Uttarakhand

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which of the following has launched the ‘JIVA programme’ to promote natural farming under its existing watershed and wadiprogrammes in 11 states?

(a) FAO

(b) NITI Aayog

(c) NABARD

(d) Agriculture Ministry

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Indian Railway Protection Force has launched which operation nationwide to curb human trafficking?

(a) Operation RAHAT

(b) Operation Ganga

(c) Operation AAHT

(d) Operation Humsafar

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying inaugurated the ‘Sagar Parikrama’ , an initiative to solve the concerns of the fishermen community.  __________ is the first state as part of the Sagar Parikrama Initiative.

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Gujarat

(d) Uttarakhand

 [ANS] c

 

[Q] Which organisation signed an MoU with Indian Banks Association (IBA) to improve creditors handling of Bankruptcy Cases:

(a) Insolvency and bankruptcy Board of India

(b) Small Industries Development Bank of India

(c) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

(d) Securities and Exchange Board of India

 [ANS] a

 

[Q] Name the organisation that released a booklet titled ‘BE(A) WARE’ , a modus operandi used by financial fraudsters.

(a) SIDBI

(b) SBI

(c) RBI

(d) IRDAI

 [ANS] c

 

[Q] Which Mutual Fund Company launched financial expowerment initiative named ‘#LaxmiForLaxmi’:

(a) Axis Mutual Fund

(b) HDFC Mutual Fund

(c) HSBC Mutual Fund

(d) Edelweiss Mutual Fund

[ANS] b

 

[Q] SAMARTH is a Special Entrepreneurship Promotion Drive for Women launched by which ministry?

(a) Ministry of Women and Child Development

(b) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(c) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(d) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The India-Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX 2022 held in which place?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Kochi

(c) Chennai

(d) Visakhapatnam

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Microsoft has recently opened its largest data centre in India in _________.

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Mumbai

(d) Delhi

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which day is celebrated as the International Women’s Day (IWD) annually?

(a) First Sunday of March

(b) 07 March

(c) 08 March

(d) First Saturday of March

[ANS] c

 

[Q] What is the theme of the 2022 International Women’s Day?

(a) Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

(b) An equal world is an enabled world

(c) Think equal, build smart, innovate for change

(d) Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which Indian Navy ship is representing the country in the SLINEX 2022?

(a) INS Khukri

(b) INS Kirch

(c) INS Karmuk

(d) INS Khanjar

[ANS] b

 

[Q] India Global Forum’s (IGF) annual summit has been organized in ________________.

(a) New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Bengaluru

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which country has been recently placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s grey list?

(a) Qatar

(b) Oman

(c) Kuwait

(d) United Arab Emirates

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)?

(a) InduMalhotra

(b) RaghuvendraTanwar

(c) DhirubhaiNaranbhai Patel

(d) SudhaRagunathan

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which digital payments company, announced that it has expanded its partnership with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)?

(a) Phonepe

(b) Paytm

(c) MobiKwik

(d) Googlepay

(e) Bharatpe

[ANS] b