DAILY GK QUIZ 22-23 MAY
[Q] Which prestigious
award was conferred upon Sanjiv Puri in 2024?
(a)
Best CEO Award
(b)
Transformational Leader Award
(c)
Business Leader of the Year
(d)
Global Visionary Award
[ANS]
a
[Q] Which spiritual
leader received the first commemorative stamp?
(a)
Dalai Lama
(b)
Swami Vivekananda
(c)
Baba Ramdev
(d)
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
[ANS]
d
[Q] Who became the first
Indian space tourist to embark on the NS-25 mission?
(a)
Gopichand Thotakura
(b)
Ed Dwight
(c)
Mason Angel
(d)
Sylvain Chiron
[ANS]
a
[Q] Which PSU bank
achieved the highest growth in low-cost CASA deposits in FY24?
(a)
Bank of India
(b)
State Bank of India
(c)
Bank of Maharashtra
(d)
Canara Bank
[ANS]
c
[Q] Recently, which state
government has reserved 33% of government contract jobs for women?
(a)
Karnataka
(b)
Maharashtra
(c)
Odisha
(d)
Bihar
[ANS]
a
[Q] What is the theme of
‘International Day for Biological Diversity 2024’?
(a)
Be part of the Plan
(b)
We’re part of the solution #ForNature
(c)
From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity
(d)
Building a shared future for all life
[ANS]
a
[Q] Recently, General To
Lam was elected as the new President of which country?
(a)
Mexico
(b)
Singapore
(c)
Vietnam
(d)
Mauritius
[ANS]
c
[Q] What is the primary
objective of the PM-WANI scheme, recently seen in news?
(a)
To provide free laptops to students
(b)
To provide affordable and high-speed internet connectivity to rural and remote
areas
(c)
To improve mobile network coverage in urban areas
(d)
To promote digital payment systems
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which organization
recently published the report titled ‘Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on
Rangelands and Pastoralists’?
(a)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
(b)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
(c)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
(d)
World Bank
[ANS]
a
[Q] According to the
recently released Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2024, which city ranked
top among Indian cities while New York topped globally?
(a)
Mumbai
(b)
Pune
(c)
Bengaluru
(d)
Delhi
[ANS]
d
[Q] Name the country that
officially became the 99th member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
(a)Panama
(b)
Spain
(c)
Egypt
(d)
Ethiopia
[ANS]
b
[Q] As per the Reserve
Bank of India’s (RBI’s) published ‘State of the Economy’ report, Non-Resident
Indian (NRI) deposit flows surged by 63.5% to _____________ in FY24, the
highest in 8 years.
(a)
USD 27.14 billion
(b)
USD 10.58 billion
(c)
USD 31.73 billion
(d)
USD 14.7 billion
[ANS]
d
[Q] Name the
organisation/financial institution recently approved the dividend of Rs
2,10,874 crore (~Rs 2.11 Lakh crore) to the government of India(GoI) for the
fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24).
(a)
State Bank of India
(b)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(c)
Small Industries Development Bank of India
(d)
Reserve Bank of India
[ANS]
d
[Q] Name the chairperson
of an expert committee that has been constituted by the International Financial
Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to position GIFT-IFSC as a “Global Commodity
Trading Hub.”
(a)
Devendra Jhajharia
(b)
Vinod Kumar Paul
(c)
Rajeev Kher
(d)
K. Rajaraman
[ANS]
c
