DAILY GK QUIZ 18-21 OCT
[Q]
According to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022, _______ people in
India have been able to liberate themselves from poverty over a 15-year period
between 2005–2006 and 2019–21.
(a) 100 million
(b) 270 million
(c) 310 million
(d) 415 million
[ANS] d
[Q]
India won the 8th edition of the Women’s Asia Cup for the 7th time by defeating
which country?
(a) United Arab
Emirates
(b) Thailand
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Pakistan
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which country will host the 2023 Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men’s
football championship of Asia for the third time?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) India
(c) United Arab
Emirates
(d) Qatar
[ANS] d
[Q]
What is the theme of United Nations(UN)’s World Food Day 2022 that was observed
across the globe on 16th October 2022?
(a) Change the
future of migration
(b) Safe food
now for a healthy tomorrow
(c) Our actions
are our future
(d) Leave no one
Behind
[ANS] d
[Q]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation via video conferencing
a second generation (2G) ethanol plant built at an estimated cost of Rs 900
crore in which Indian state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Delhi
(c) Haryana
(d) Jharkhand
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which of the bank is listed in the Income Tax Department’s TIN 2.0 platform and
now lists the Payment Gateway platform as the first bank?
(a) State Bank
of India
(b) Federal Bank
(c) Bank of
Baroda
(d) ICICI Bank
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which of the state government has launched a rainwater harvesting scheme named
‘Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to
Aquifer (CHHATA)?
(a) Himachal
Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Odisha
(d) Uttar
Pradesh
[ANS] c
[Q]
The theme announced by the UN Environment Programme for International Day for
the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2022 is ‘Global Cooperation Protecting Life
on Earth’. On which day World Ozone Day or the International Day for the
preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed?
(a) 23 September
(b) 15 September
(c) 8 September
(d) 16 September
[ANS] d
[Q]
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the appointment of whom as its
new managing director and CEO?
(a) Ashish Kumar
Chauhan
(b) Vikram
Limaye
(c) Mahabi Puri
Buch
(d) SS Mundra
[ANS] a
[Q]
India will be part of the mega air combat exercise “Pitch Black 2022” among 17
nations. Which country will host the mega air combat exercise “Pitch Black
2022”?
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Australia
(d) Russia
[ANS] c
[Q]
Give the name of Indian javelin thrower who has clinched a silver medal in the
World Para Athletics Grand Prix, in Morocco recently.
(a) Ajeet Singh
(b) Neeraj
Chopra
(c) Nishad Kumar
(d) Devendra
Jhajharia
[ANS] d
[Q]
According to the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI) 2022, India
secured the _______ rank out of the 44 countries, while ______ tops the Index.
(a) 39th;
Iceland
(b) 41st;
Denmark
(c) 40th; Norway
(d) 41st;
Iceland
[ANS] d
[Q]
Name the personality who became the first non-Gandhi President of the Indian
National Congress(INC) in 24 years by winning the Congress Presidential
Election in October 2022.
(a)
AvinashPandey
(b)
ShashiTharoor
(c)
DevakantaBarua
(d)
MapannaMallikarjunKharge
[ANS] d
[Q]
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Purihas inaugurated
Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in which of the following state?
(a) Uttar
Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Punjab
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who has topped among all govtdepts for resolving public grievances in the
rankings report published by the Department of Administrative Reforms and
Public Grievances for September 2022?
(a) Employees’
State Insurance
(b) Bharat
Sanchar Nigam Limited
(c) Income Tax
Department
(d) The Unique
Identification Authority of India
[ANS] d
[Q]
The World Bank has appointed who among the following as the chairman of the
Court of Arbitration regarding the disagreement between India and Pakistan on
Indus Water Treaty on Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants?
(a) Michel Lino
(b) Axel van
Trotsenburg
(c) Rajesh
Khullar
(d) Sean Murphy
[ANS] d
[Q]
Indian Embassy in which of the following country has organized its much
sought-after annual flagship cultural program ‘SARANG’ in October 2022?
(a) Japan
(b) South Korea
(c) Germany
(d) China
[ANS] b
[Q]
World Statistics Day 2022 is celebrated annually on ________ to recognize the
importance of statistics in our daily lives.
(a) October 20th
(b) October 21st
(c) October 22nd
(d) October 23rd
[ANS] a
[Q]
What is the theme of World Statistics Day 2022?
(a)
Administrative Statistics
(b) Quality Assurance
in Official Statistics
(c) Sustainable
Development Goals
(d) Data for
Sustainable Development
[ANS] d
