DAILY GK QUIZ 17-20 JAN
[Q] Which country’s Coast
Guard, along with Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has conducted a 5-day annual joint
exercise, ‘Sahyog Kaijin,’ off the coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu?
(a)
Japan
(b)
Sri Lanka
(c)
France
(d)
Thailand
[ANS]
a
[Q] Which country has partnered
with India to launch Green Fuels Alliance India (GFAI)?
(a)
United Arab Emirates
(b)
France
(c)
Spain
(d)
Denmark
[ANS]
d
[Q] Which state
government has launched a ‘Shri Ramlala Darshan Scheme’ to provide the free
pilgrimage visit to the newly built Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh (UP)?
(a)
Odisha
(b)
Chhattisgarh
(c)
Gujarat
(d)
Madhya Pradesh
[ANS]
b
[Q] Who topped the list
among states for the highest number of people escaping poverty, according to
the NITI Aayog report?
(a)
Maharashtra
(b)
Uttar Pradesh
(c)
Karnataka
(d)
Tamil Nadu
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which sustainable
development goal is India on track to achieve well before the 2030 deadline?
(a)
SDG 2.1 (Zero Hunger)
(b)
SDG 4.7 (Quality Education)
(c)
SDG 1.2 (No Poverty)
(d)
SDG 5.5 (Gender Equality)
[ANS]
c
[Q] Who participated in
the inaugural ‘Ex-Ayutthaya’ naval exercise held in December 2023?
(a)
Indian and Indonesian Navy
(b)
Indian and Royal Thai Navy
(c)
Indian and Australian Navy
(d)
Indian and Japanese Navy
[ANS]
b
[Q] What is the IUCN
status of ‘Gentoo Penguin’, which was recently seen in the news?
(a)
Endangered
(b)
Least Concern
(c)
Vulnerable
(d)
Critically endangered
[ANS]
b
[Q] What target has the
government set to reduce accidental death by 2030?
(a)
50 %
(b)
40 %
(c)
60 %
(d)
30 %
[ANS]
a
[Q] FASTag, recently seen
in the news, works on which of the following techniques?
(a)
WiFi Frequency Identification
(b)
Infrared Frequency Identification
(c)
Radio Frequency Identification
(d)
Electrical Frequency Identification
[ANS]
c
[Q] Farsi (Persian),
recently seen in the news, is the official language of which country?
(a)
Iran
(b)
Iraq
(c)
Afghanistan
(d)
South Africa
[ANS]
a
[Q] On which date, the
‘National Startup Day’ observed in India?
(a)
11 January
(b)
17 January
(c)
16 January
(d)
16 February
[ANS]
c
[Q] According to a recent
NITI Aayog report ‘National Multidimensional Poverty: A Progress Review -2023,’
released in January 2024, __________ individuals emerged from multidimensional
poverty between 2013-14 and 2022-23.
(a)
39.10 crore
(b)
24.82 crore
(c)
36.21 crore
(d)
29.40 crore
[ANS]
b
[Q] The Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) notified that Investors will be allowed to
freeze or block their trading account if any suspicious activity is detected
from ____________.
(a)
1st March 2024
(b)
1st May 2024
(c)
1st July 2024
(d)
1st June 2024
[ANS]
c
[Q] Which Co-operative
Bank’s licence was cancelled by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) over inadequate
capital and earning prospects?
(a)
The Khamgaon Urban Co-operative Bank
(b)
Sangli Urban Co-operative Bank
(c)
Karad Urban Co-operative Bank
(d)
The Hiriyur Urban Co-operative Bank
[ANS]
d
[Q] What multinational
effort aims to safeguard shipping in the Red Sea?
(a)
Operation Desert Storm
(b)
Operation Freedom Sentinel
(c)
Operation Inherent Resolve
(d)
Operation Prosperity Guardian
[ANS]
d
[Q] Panama Canal, which
has been in news, connects which two oceans?
(a)
Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean
(b)
Atlantic Ocean & Indian Ocean
(c)
Indian Ocean & Arctic Ocean
(d)
Pacific Ocean & Arctic Ocean
[ANS]
a
[Q] Which organization
recently issued Japanese Yen Denominated Green Bonds?
(a)
REC Limited
(b)
International Monetary Fund
(c)
World Bank
(d)
Japan Green Finance Organization
[ANS]
a
[Q] Recently, which state
was ranked as the Best Performer in the Indian startup ecosystem ranking for
2022?
(a)
Tamil Nadu
(b)
Bihar
(c)
Manipur
(d)
Rajasthan
[ANS]
a
