DAILY GK QUIZ 8,9 DEC

DAILY GK QUIZ 8,9 DEC

[Q] Who has recently won the Miss Earth 2022 title at the Okada Manila in Philippines?

(a) Nadeen Ayoub (Palestine)

(b) Sheridan Mortlock (Australia)

(c) Andrea Aguilera (Colombia)

(d) Mina Sue Choi (South Korea)

[ANS] d

 

[Q] In December 2022, Aditya Mittal became India’s ________ chess Grandmaster (GM) during the 3rd edition of El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament in Spain.

(a) 78th

(b) 76th

(c) 74th

(d) 77th

[ANS] d

 

[Q] The United Nations (UN)’s International Civil Aviation Day 2022 was observed across the globe on _____________.

(a) 5th December 2022

(b) 3rd December 2022

(c) 6th December 2022

(d) 7th December 2022

[ANS] d

 

[Q] India will be hosting the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in which of the following city from 8-10 January 2023?

(a) Varanasi

(b) New Delhi

(c) Indore

(d) Ahmedabad

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The Karthigai Deepam Chariot festival has been organized in which of the following state?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Gujarat

(d) Andhra Pradesh

[ANS] b

 

[Q] The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, organized an opening ceremony for the International Year of Millets 2023 in which city?

(a) New Delhi, India

(b) Berlin, Germany

(c) Paris, France

(d) Rome, Italy

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who has honoured with the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in secondary schools in Australia?

(a) Manju Pillai

(b) Manju Pathrose

(c) Veena George

(d) Veena Nair

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who among the following has been appointed by the central government as the Chair of Business 20 (B20) India in December 2022?

(a) N Chandrasekaran

(b) Kumar Mangalam Birla

(c) Shantanu Narayen

(d) Satya Nadella

[ANS] a

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DAILY GK QUIZ 4 - 7 DEC

 DAILY GK QUIZ 4 - 7 DEC

[Q] What is the theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022?

(a) Barriers to remove for creating the Development and Society for all the people

(b) Technological promise: Developmental Sustainability

(c) Empowerment as well as Access for all the people who have the ability to work: Inclusive Matters

(d) Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which team beat Maharashtra by 5 wickets in the final to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat?

(a) Saurashtra

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka

(d) Gujarat

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Name the author of the book “The Chipko Movement: A People’s History”.

(a) Vipin Joshi

(b) Shekhar Pathak

(c) Sanjeev Rawat

(d) Jaydeep Negi

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who has been elected as the new president of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India?

(a) Vijender Sharma

(b) Rakesh Bhalla

(c) Jitendra Bansal

(d) Ramanuj Singh

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Government of India had appointed _______, Professor Emeritus at Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI), as the part-time chairperson of the National Statistical Commission (NSC) of India.

(a) Dinkar Mawari

(b) Deepak Rawat

(c) Sanjay Kumar

(d) Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar

[ANS] d

 

[Q] According to the ICAO Aviation Safety Ranking released in December 2022, India’s ranking has increased to ______ rank in 2022 from 102nd in 2018.

(a) 45th

(b) 48th

(c) 52nd

(d) 50th

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which Indian City has secured 22nd rank in the “Prime Global Cities Index Q3 (July-September) 2022”, published by Knight Frank in December 2022?

(a) Bengaluru, Karnataka

(b) Indore, Madhya Pradesh

(c) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(d) Jaipur, Rajasthan

[ANS] c

 

[Q] ________ based Goldsikka Pvt Ltd set up India’s 1st Gold Automated teller machine (ATM).

(a) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(b) Hyderabad, Telangana

(c) Ahmedabad, Gujarat

(d) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

[ANS] b

 

[Q] When was Navy Day 2022 observed across India to commemorate the achievements of “Operation Trident”, launched by the Indian Navy during the India-Pakistan war of 1971?

(a) 2nd December 2022

(b) 4th December 2022

(c) 1st December 2022

(d) 5th December 2022

[ANS] b

 

[Q] When was United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Banks 2022 observed across the globe?

(a) 2nd December 2022

(b) 5th December 2022

(c) 3rd December 2022

(d) 4th December 2022

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which metro has successfully created a Guinness World Record by constructing the longest double-decker viaduct (metro)?

(a) Lucknow metro

(b) Delhi Metro

(c) Nagpur Metro

(d) Kolkata Metro

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The seventh edition of the Global Technology Summit was held from 29th Nov till 1st of December at New Delhi, the theme for 2022 summit was

(a) Technology for Peace

(b) Geopolitics of Technology

(c) Global meets Local

(d) Technology and Geology

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which bank recently has crossed the Rs 5-lakh-crore mark in personal banking advances.

(a) Canara Bank

(b) Punjab National Bank

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) State Bank of India

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the author of the book Freedom at Midnight, who passed away recently.

(a) Walt Whitman

(b) Mark Twain

(c) Herman Melville

(d) Dominique Lapierre

[ANS] d

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DAILY GK QUIZ 1-3 DEC

 DAILY GK QUIZ 1-3 DEC

[Q] Which of the following world heritage sites was recommended on a list of ‘in danger’ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)?

(a) Amazon Rainforest (Brazil)

(b) Sundarbans Mangrove Forest (India)

(c) Angel Falls (Venezuela)

(d) Great Barrier Reef (Australia)

[ANS] d

 

[Q] ____________ from Norway defeated Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour (MCCT) finals 2022, while Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finished _______ in the final standing.

(a) Wesley So; 3rd

(b) Magnus Carlsen; 5th

(c) Wesley So; 4th

(d) Magnus Carlsen; 3rd

[ANS] b

 

[Q] When was the United Nations (UN)’s Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare 2022 observed across the globe?

(a) 28th November 2022

(b) 30th November 2022

(c) 27th November 2022

(d) 29th November 2022

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Singapore Airlines and Tata Sons have agreed to merge Air India and Vistara by which year?

(a) 2023

(b) 2024

(c) 2025

(d) 2026

[ANS] b

 

[Q] The world’s largest active volcano Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in almost 40 years. Hawaii is the state of which country?

(a) Maldives

(b) Australia

(c) USA

(d) Japan

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Airline EasyJet and aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce had successfully tested world’s first _____-powered aircraft engine.

(a) Hydrogen

(b) Oxygen

(c) Nitrogen

(d) CNG

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Every year, on __________, the world commemorates World AIDS Day.

(a) 5 December

(b) 4 December

(c) 3 December

(d) 1 December

[ANS] d

 

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

(a) Global solidarity, resilient services

(b) End inequalities

(c) Equalize

(d) Everybody Counts

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who will be the first woman to referee a FIFA men’s World Cup 2022 match?

(a) Fernanda Colombo

(b) Yoshimi Yamashita

(c) SalimaMukansanga

(d) Stephanie Frappart

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who has bagged the top spot on the Forbes 2022 list of India’s 100 richest with a net worth of $150 billion?

(a) Hinduja Brothers

(b) Shiv Nadar

(c) Cyrus Poonawalla

(d) GautamAdani

[ANS] d

 

[Q] How many national monuments to be illuminated to mark India’s assumption of G -20 Presidency on 1 December 2022?

(a) 50

(b) 75

(c) 100

(d) 125

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The 12th edition of Agni Warrior (XAW) 2022, a bilateral exercise between the _______ Armed Forces & Indian Army (IA) conducted at Maharashtra In November 2022.

(a) Singapore

(b) France

(c) United States of America

(d) Indonesia

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which country has recently signed an MoU with India to enhance the professional practices between two countries?

(a) Brazil

(b) Chile

(c) Germany

(d) Japan

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Name the company that has recently become 1st company to file a confidential Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the SEBI for its Initial Public Offering (IPO).

(a) NDTV

(b) Tata Play

(c) Republic TV

(d) Star Plus

[ANS] b

 

[Q] When was United Nations (UN)’s International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2022 observed across the globe?

(a) 28th November 2022

(b) 1st December 2022

(c) 2nd December 2022

(d) 30th November 2022

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The gross GST revenue collected in the month of November 2022 is ________.

(a) Rs. 1,25,867 crore

(b) Rs. 1,35,867 crore

(c) Rs. 1,45,867 crore

(d) Rs. 1,55,867 crore

[ANS] c

 

[Q] On ______ is celebrated as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, worldwide.

(a) December 1st

(b) December 5th

(c) December 4th

(d) December 3nd

[ANS] d

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DAILY GK QUIZ 30 NOV

 DAILY GK QUIZ 30 NOV 

[Q] ‘Nai Chetana’ gender campaign was launched under which of the following schemes?

(a) National Rural Livelihoods Mission

(b) Mission Shakti

(c) UJJAWALA

(d) One Stop Centre Scheme

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who has become the first Women President of Indian Olympic Association?

(a) Ashwini Nachappa

(b) G V Dhanalakshmi

(c) P T Usha

(d) Dutee Chand

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which of the following film won the ‘Golden Peacock’ for the best film of the 53rd edition of International Film Festival?

(a) Cinema Bandi

(b) No End

(c) I Have Electric Dreams

(d) Spotlight

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which player hit a world record seven sixes in the 49th over of Maharashtra’s Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final against Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Tilak Varma

(b) Ruturaj Gaikwad

(c) Mohsin Khan

(d) Ayush Badoni

[ANS] b

 

[Q] India and  _______ joint military Exercise “Harimau Shakti -2022” commenced.

(a) Indonesia

(b) France

(c) Japan

(d) Malaysia

[ANS] d

 

[Q] _________ was conferred with the ‘Award of Excellence’ at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation-2022.

(a) Napier Museum

(b) Salar Jung Museum

(c) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

(d) Baroda Museum And Picture Gallery

[ANS] c

 IAS Coaching in Chandigarh

[Q] World’s largest active volcano Mauna Loa erupts in which place?

(a) Ethiopia

(b) Hawaii

(c) Iceland

(d) Guatemala

[ANS] b

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DAILY GK QUIZ 28,29 NOV

 DAILY GK QUIZ 28,29 NOV 

[Q] Which ministry has recently formed a panel to revamp Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)?

(a) Ministry of Home Affairs

(b) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

(c) Ministry of Labour and Employment

(d) Ministry of Rural Development

[ANS] d

 

[Q] India participated in the 22nd Council of Ministers meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA-COM).

The 22nd IORA Council of Ministers (COM) was hosted by which country?

(a) Maldives

(b) Indonesia

(c) Iran

(d) Bangladesh

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev was elected as President of which country?

(a) Turkmenistan

(b) Kazakhstan

(c) Uzbekistan

(d) Tajikistan

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who has been recently promoted as Managing Director (MD) of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)?

(a) Nihal Chand Sharma

(b) Varsha Joshi

(c) Dilip Rath

(d) Meenesh C Shah

[ANS] d

 

[Q] When was Constitution Day/Samvidhan Divas 2022 observed across India?

(a) 24th November 2022

(b) 22nd November 2022

(c) 25th November 2022

(d) 26th November 2022

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which country recently commenced the ‘Harimau Shakti -2022’, the annual joint military exercise along with India?

(a) Singapore

(b) Indonesia

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Malaysia

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which city’s Municipal Corporation has recently announced its plan to issue India’s first municipal green bond for a solar power plant?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Lucknow

(c) Pune

(d) Indore

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the organization that has been recently honoured with the 17th edition of BBVA Foundation Biodiversity Conservation Awards.

(a) International Snow Leopard Trust

(b) International Rhino Foundation

(c) Cheetah Conservation Fund

(d) Panthera Corporation

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Canada won its first ever Davis Cup title by defeating which country?

(a) Australia

(b) Italy

(c) Croatia

(d) Spain

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which state has recently launched the ‘Har Ghar Ganga Jal project’?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Gujarat

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Bihar

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which of the following city will host the first G20 Sherpa Meeting in India from 4 to 7 December?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) New Delhi

(c) Ahmedabad

(d) Udaipur

[ANS] d

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