DAILY GK QUIZ 8- 10 JUNE

 DAILY GK QUIZ 8- 10 JUNE 

[Q] In which city, Maruti Suzuki India recently installed Asia’s largest 20 MegaWatt Peak (MWp) carport-type solar power plant?

(a) Kheda, Gujarat

(b) Tumkur, Karnataka

(c) Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh

(d) Gurugram, Haryana

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Indian Army participated in the Multinational Peacekeeping Military Exercise ‘Ex Khaan Quest (KQ) 2022’, hosted by which country?

(a) France

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Mongolia

(d) Singapore

[ANS] c

 

[Q] As per the biennial Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022, India secured ______ rank globally, while _______ tops the index of emerging as the most sustainable country in 2022.

(a) 130; United Kingdom

(b) 180; Denmark

(c) 176; Finland

(d) 180; United Kingdom

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who was recently appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI) for 2 years?

(a) Alok Kumar Choudhary

(b) RajkiranRai G

(c) ParthaPratimSengupta

(d) S Krishnan

[ANS] a

 

[Q] The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) restructured its 25-member Advisory Committee on Mutual Funds under the chairmanship of whom?

(a) B.P. Kanungo

(b) RajeshwarRao

(c) ShyamalaGopinath

(d) UshaThorat

[ANS] d

 

[Q] India test-fired the nuclear-capable Agni-4(“Fire”) missile from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.

Agni-4 is the _____________ missile with a range of around 3500-4,000 kilometres.

(a) Medium Range Ballistic Missile

(b) Short Range Ballistic Missile

(c) Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile

(d) Intracontinental Range Ballistic Missile

[ANS] c

 

[Q] What is the theme of World Food Safety Day 2022 that was observed across the globe by the United Nations (UN) on 7th June 2022?

(a) Feeding the world

(b) Safer food, better health

(c) Food safety, everyone’s business

(d) Safe food today for a healthy Tomorrow

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which armed force has recently participated in the “Khaan Quest 2022” exercise in Mongolia?

(a) Indian Navy

(b) Indian Air Force

(c) Indian Army

(d) Indian Coast Guard

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The World Oceans Day is celebrated on _______ every year across the globe.

(a) June 4

(b) June 5

(c) June 6

(d) June 8

[ANS] d

 

[Q] What is the theme of World Oceans Day 2022?

(a) Gender and the Ocean

(b) The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods

(c) Revitalization: collective action for the ocean

(d) Clean our Ocean!

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Whom did India beat to clinch inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship in Lausanne in Switzerland?

(a) Belgium

(b) Australia

(c) Canada

(d) Poland

[ANS] d

 

[Q] The World Bank has slashed its growth forecast for India for the current financial year to _____ percent.

(a) 7.5

(b) 6.5

(c) 5.5

(d) 8.5

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who has launched a special series of coins that are also ‘visually impaired friendly’. The coins of Re 1, Rs 2, 5, 10 and 20 denominations will have the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) design?

(a) Amit Shah

(b) Narendra Modi

(c) Rajnath Singh

(d) NirmalaSitharaman

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Sital Sasthi is a sacred Hindu festival is being celebrated in ________.

(a) Odisha

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Uttarakhand

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which institute recently (in June’2(b) signed an MoU with the National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) for sharing knowledge in the field of highway engineering?

(a) IIT Kanpur

(b) IIT Guwahati

(c) IIT Kharagpur

(d) IIT-Roorkee

[ANS] d

 

[Q] As per the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2023, which Indian institute ranked 155 & emerged as the fastest rising South Asian University among the top 200 universities?

(a) IIM–Bangalore

(b) IIT- Madras

(c) IISc-Bengaluru

(d) IIT- Delhi

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Name the State legislature in the United States (US) that recently (in June’2(b) passed the world’s first “Right To Repair” law for Digital Electronics.

(a) New Jersey

(b) New York

(c) Alaska

(d) Florida

[ANS] b

 

[Q] The Union Minister of State, Jitendra Singh, announced that India is set to launch __________ mission, the first human space mission and the first manned human ocean mission, in 2023.

(a) Shukrayaan

(b) Aditya-1

(c) Gaganyaan

(d) Chandrayaan-3

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Indian government has finalised deals for cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia and will be released into the wild at KunoPalpur by the end of 2022.    Where is KunoPalpur National park located?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Bihar

[ANS] a

 

[Q] What is the theme of World Accreditation Day (WAD) 2022 that was observed across the globe on 9th June 2022?

(a) Accreditation: Supporting the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

(b) Accreditation: Delivering a safer world

(c) Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment

(d) Accreditation: Improving food safety.

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who will be honoured with the inaugural Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award which is instituted in the memory of the veteran singer of LataMangeskar?

(a) Asha Parekh

(b) Narendra Modi

(c) Rahul Despande

(d) UdhavThackrey

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which Indian-American singer has won a Grammy Award for A Colorful World in the Best Children’s Album category?

(a) AR Rahman

(b) Ricky Kej

(c) Falguni Shah

(d) AroojAftab

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which of the scheme has been selected for Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 under the category “Innovation (General) – Central”?

(a) PMJDY

(b) UDAN Scheme

(c) PM GaribKalyanYojana

(d) Atal Pension Yojana

[ANS] b