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Friday, September 10, 2021

DAILY GK QUIZ: 06-08 SEP 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 06-08 SEP 2021

[Q] Name the Drone System that is set to be purchased by the Indian Army under its recent agreement signed between India’s Alpha Design & Israel’s Elbit Security Systems.

(a) HELMA-P

(b) CH-5

(c) Predator B

(d) SkyStriker

(e) SkyGuardian

[ANS] d

 

[Q] As per the ‘Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022’, _________ was on the top in India while __________topped the list worldwide for the 6th consecutive year.

(a) IISc Bangalore; Stanford University

(b) IISc Bangalore; University of Oxford

(c) IIT-Madras; Stanford University

(d) IIT-Madras; University of Oxford

(e) IIT- Ropar; University of Oxford

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which Organization recently became a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact?

(a) Sai Life Sciences

(b) PRA Health Sciences

(c) Labcorp Drug Development

(d) Syneos Health

(e)  IQVIA

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Name the bilateral Maritime exercise that was held between the Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy in South China Sea.

(a) Exercise Shield

(b) Shared Destiny 2021

(c) Bright Star 2021

(d) CORPAT 2021

(e) SIMBEX 2021

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Name joint Military exercise that was held between China, Pakistan, Mongolia & Thailand to work on multinational peacekeeping live exercises.

(a) Exercise Shield

(b) Shared Destiny 2021

(c) Bright Star 2021

(d) CORPAT 2021

(e) SIMBEX 2021

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who recently got elected to the board of directors of the International Legal Assistance Consortium?

(a) Prashant Kumar

(b) KK Venugopal

(c) Gopal Subramaniam

(d) C. Aryama Sundaram

(e) K.T. S. Tulsi

[ANS] a

 

[Q] _________ won the “2021 Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix”.

(a) Max Verstappen

(b) Sebastian Vettel

(c) Lewis Hamilton

(d) Valtteri Bottas

(e) Sergio Perez

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of city-based United India Insurance Company Limited?

(a) S.L.Tripathy

(b) S.M Tyagi

(c) Ajay Bhalla

(d) Manohar Sharma

(e) Kishan Reddy

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which Indian Bollywood personality has launched a book titled ‘Back to the Roots’?

(a) Tamannaah Bhatia

(b) Kareena Kapoor

(c) Twinkle Khanna

(d) Anuskha Sharma

(e) Katrina Kaif

[ANS] a

 

[Q] The International Day of Clean Air for blue skies takes place on which day globally?

(a) September 06

(b) September 03

(c) September 05

(d) September 07

(e) September 08

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Q11. Legendary Football player Jean-Pierre Adams who has passed away recently, played for which country?

(a) France

(b) Spain

(c) Germany

(d) Ireland

(e) Italy

[ANS] a

 

[Q] What is the theme for the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 2021?

(a) Go Green, Breathe Clean

(b) Healthy Air, Healthy Planet

(c) Clean Air for All

(d) Reduce Pollution, Increase Life Span

(e) Green Air for All

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who was the flag bearer at the Closing Ceremony of Tokyo Paralympics 2020?

(a) Krishna Nagar

(b) Avani Lekhara

(c) Pramod Bhagat

(d) Manoj Bhagat

(e) Manish Narwal

[ANS] b

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

DAILY GK: 07 , 08 SEP 2021

 DAILY GK: 07 , 08 SEP 2021

1.‘SIMBEX’ 2021 HELD IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

      28th Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise ‘SIMBEX-2021’ was held between the Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) in the southern edge of the South China Sea.

      It was hosted by RSN as ‘at sea only’ i.e. without any physical interactions due to COVID-19.

 

2.OVL & IOC SIGNED MOU WITH RUSSIA’S GAZPROM

      PM Narendra Modi virtually addressed the plenary session of the 6th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) i.e. the 2021 edition of EEF, which was held in Vladivostok, Russia.

      Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri led the Indian delegation of Indian oil and gas companies to have a 5-day visit to Russia.

      ONGC Videsh Ltd and the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), signed a MoU with Russia’s Gazprom for cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector.

      The MoU was signed at the 6th EEF.

 

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Monday, September 6, 2021

DAILY GK QUIZ: 01 - 05 SEP 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 01 - 05 SEP 2021

[Q] Who inaugurated the 2 day long – ‘Ladakh Nomadic Festival’ in the Korzok Phu region of Ladakh to promote tourism?

(a) G. C. Murmu

(b) Satya Pal Malik

(c) Bhagat Singh Koshyari

(d) Manoj Sinha

(e) Radha Krishna Mathur

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Indian Navy with INS Tabar conducted its 1st ever Maritime Partnership Exercise in Mediterranean Sea with which country?

(a) Morocco

(b) Libya

(c) Tunisia

(d) Mali

(e) Algeria

[ANS] e

 

[Q] In August 2021, ___________________ under its current Presidency of the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on _______________.

(a) India; Pakistan

(b) Germany; Pakistan

(c) Germany; Afghanistan

(d) France; Afghanistan

(e) India; Afghanistan

[ANS] e

 

[Q] _______________ was appointed as the Director General of Border Security Force, while Sanjay Arora was appointed as the Director General of __________.

(a) Surjeet Singh Deswal; ITBP

(b) Balaji Srivastav; CRPF

(c) Balaji Srivastav; ITBP

(d) Pankaj Kumar Singh; ITBP

(e) Pankaj Kumar Singh; CRPF

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the mobile app launched by the Ministry of AYUSH to promote Yoga among office goers.

(a) Y Break

(b) Yoga Go

(c) Yoga Health

(d) Y Go Break

(e) Y Health

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Nirmala Sitharaman launched the “My Pad My Right” project, an initiative of ___________, in ______________.

(a) NITI Aayog; Assam

(b) NITI Aayog; Tripura

(c) NITI Aayog; Uttarakhand

(d) NABARD; Uttarakhand

(e) NABARD; Tripura

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Name the first ever Indian to be selected as the Honorary Member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently.

(a) Chrisphin Karthick

(b) Somak Raychaudhury

(c) Jayant Narlikar

(d) Dorje Angchuk

(e) Raunak Sharma

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Dale Steyn has recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He represented which country?

(a) West Indies

(b) Australia

(c) England

(d) New Zealand

(e) South Africa

[ANS] e

 

[Q] What is the total strength of judges appointed at the Supreme Court of India?

(a) 31

(b) 35

(c) 33

(d) 30

(e) 32

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which state government has recently launched the ‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan (MKMM)” scheme?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Punjab

(c) Haryana

(d) Bihar

(e) Odisha

[ANS] b

 

[Q] State Bank of India (SBI) has opened a floating ATM on a Houseboat at __________.

(a) Dal Lake

(b) Wular Lake

(c) Mansar Lake

(d) Khanpursar

(e) Khushal Sar

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which State celebrated the popular 5-day long tribal harvest festival – ‘Solung’?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Uttarakhand

(c) Assam

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

(e) Himachal Pradesh

[ANS] d

[Q] Name the joint exercise that was recently held between India and Kazakhstan to share expertise between the armies in the field of Counter-Terrorism operations.

(a) Yudh Abhyas-21

(b) CORPAT- 21

(c) SAMPRITI-IX

(d) Surya Kiran XIV

(e) KAZIND-21

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Where was the ‘WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence’ set up by the World Health Organization to create an effective pandemic & epidemic risk management?

(a) Paris, France

(b) Tokyo, Japan

(c) Brasilia, Brazil

(d) New York, USA

(e) Berlin, Germany

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Who became the 1st Indian honorary member of the International Astronomical Union for his/her work towards astrophotography?

(a) Dorje Angchuk

(b) Raghuram Govind Rajan

(c) Ankur Sharma

(d) Avinash Kak

(e) C. Kumar N. Patel

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Name the country that signed a project agreement with India’s Ministry of Defence for co-development of Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV).

(a) Russia

(b) United States

(c) Israel

(d) Australia

(e) Japan

[ANS] b

 

[Q] As per the “2021’s Global Dairy Top 20 Report” released by Robobank, _________became the World’s number one dairy company in terms of market capital while India’s AMUL was placed at the________ position.

(a) Lactalis; 18th

(b) Lactalis; 16th

(c) Nestle; 18th

(d) Nestle; 16th

(e) Dairy Farmers of America; 18th

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which of the following countries joined as 1st batch New Members of BRICS’s New Development Bank

(a) Uruguay, Norway and Bangladesh

(b) Nepal, UAE and Bangladesh

(c) Uruguay, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

(d) Uruguay, UAE and Pakistan

(e) Uruguay, UAE and Bangladesh

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Name the financial services company that launched India’s 1st interactive geospatial website named ‘Pulse’ to offer digital payment services.

(a) BHIM

(b) PhonePe

(c) MobiKwik

(d) Paytm

(e) Freecharge

[ANS] b

 

[Q] PM Modi virtually addressed the 6th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) recently. Which country was the host of the EEF Summit 2021?

(a) France

(b) Russia

(c) Germany

(d) Australia

(e) Italy

[ANS] b

 

[Q] What is the rank of India in the Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021 ?

(a) 4th

(b) 2nd

(c) 3rd

(d) 6th

(e) 5th

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Harvinder Singh has become the first ever Indian para athlete to win a medal in _________ event at the Paralympics.

(a) Shotput

(b) Archery

(c) Discuss Throw

(d) Badminton

(e) High Jump

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Three institutions from India features in top 400 list of Times World University Rankings 2022. Which university has topped the list?

(a) Harvard University

(b) California Institute of Technology

(c) Stanford University

(d) University of Oxford

(e) University of Cambridge

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the Indian para-athlete who has won two medals at the ongoing Tokyo Games in Shooting event.

(a) Mariyappan Thangavelu

(b) Sharad Kumar

(c) Devendra Jhajharia

(d) Praveen Kumar

(e) Avani Lekhara

[ANS] e

 

[Q] Which state goverment will set up a science city named after Rajiv Gandhi?

(a) Punjab

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Kerala

(d) Karnataka

(e) Rajasthan

[ANS] b

 

[Q] How many Unicorns are there in India as per the report of Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021?

(a) 91

(b) 51

(c) 71

(d) 81

(e) 101

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which country has topped the Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021?

(a) Russia

(b) China

(c) United States

(d) Singapore

(e) Japan

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The Canadian city of Burnaby has declared September 5 as _________.

(a) Sunil Jain Day

(b) Gauri Lankesh Day

(c) Danish Siddiqui Day

(d) Najmul Hasan Day

(e) Priya Ramrakha Day

[ANS] b

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DAILY GK: 05 , 06 SEP 2021

 DAILY GK: 05 , 06 SEP 2021

1. MOU TO RECONSTRUCT PROJECTS DAMAGED BY 2015 EARTHQUAKE

      India and Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs ) for the reconstruction of 14 cultural heritage and 103 health sector projects across different districts of Nepal, which were damaged by the 2015 earthquake.

      The projects will be reconstructed at a cost of 420 crore Nepalese Rupees (~$36 million).

 

2.CYBER LAB FOR ONLINE CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME

      National e-Governance Division (NeGD ) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY ), Government of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Law University(NLU), Delhi and National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal to establish a Cyber Lab for the “Online capacity building Programme on Cyber Law, Crime Investigation and Digital Forensics”.

      Goal: To enable Police Officers, State Cyber Cells, Law Enforcement Agencies, Prosecutors and Judicial Officers to acquire requisite skills to deal with Cyber Forensics cases efficiently & effectively as per the Indian Cyber Law while adopting global best practices, standards and guidelines.

 

3.APEDA SIGNS MOU WITH ICAR-IIMR TO BOOST EXPORT

      The Agricultural and Processed Food Product Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)- Indian Institute of Millet Research(IIMR) to increase export production by increasing quality and processing.

      Objective:  To increase the export production with necessary links in supply chain, technical warehouses , clinical research and awareness.

 

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Saturday, September 4, 2021

DAILY GK: 04 SEP 2021

 DAILY GK: 04 SEP 2021

1.DEVELOP PROTOTYPE OF ALUAV

      India’s Ministry of Defence has announced that it signed a Project Agreement (PA) with the United States (US) Department of Defence in July 2021, for co-development of Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV), under the Joint Working Group Air Systems in the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI).

 

2.MIB CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE UNDER ASHOK KUMAR TANDON

      Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) constituted a 11-member committee to review the existing guidelines of the Journalist Welfare Scheme (JWS).

      The Member of Prasar Bharati Board, Ashok Kumar Tandon, is named as its chairperson.

      The media domain has lost a large number of journalists due to COVID-19, therefore it is required to revise the quantum of ex-gratia payment in case of death as well as in other cases under the scheme.

 

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DAILY GK : 03 SEP 2021

 DAILY GK : 03 SEP 2021

1.‘CAPACITY BUILDING ON INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT”

      National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) & South Asian Institute for Advanced Research & Development (SAIARD) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  for creating an academic platform for researchers and young minds and to boost Research and Developing capacity building hubs in the eastern region.

      The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, is a society registered on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act 1860.

 

2.125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SWAMI PRABHUPADA

      PM Narendra Modi virtually released a special issue of a Rs 125 commemorative coin on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Swami Prabhupada, the Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness(ISKCON) which is popularly known as the Hare Krishna Movement.

      He was born on 1st September 1896 in Calcutta, British India.

      The commemorative coins of India can be purchased from the mint or from online platforms of the mints or Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL).

 

3.SOLUNG FESTIVAL OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH BEGINS

      Popular festival of the Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh namely ‘Solung’ has began.

      Its celebrations will continue till 5 days.

      It is a harvest festival performed after sowing of seeds and transplantation, to seek for good crops.

 

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

DAILY GK: 02 SEP 2021

 DAILY GK: 02 SEP 2021

1. INDIA’S 1ST INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED NADS

      The Indian Navy has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the manufacture and supply of India’s 1st indigenously developed Naval Anti Drone System (NADS) with both ‘hard kill’ and ‘soft kill capabilities.

      The NADS has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by BEL.

 

2. AGRICULTURE EXPERTS OF BIMSTEC COUNTRIES 2021 MEETING

      India virtually hosted the 8th Meeting of Agriculture Experts of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Countries 2021 Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.

      The meeting was chaired by Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General (DG) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Secretary (Department of Agricultural Research-DARE).

 

3. WORLD’S LARGEST & TALLEST OBSERVATION WHEEL

      The World’s largest and tallest observation wheel named ‘Ain Dubai’ is set to be opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 21st October 2021.

      The ain Dubai is located at Bluewaters Island.

      The Ain Dubai is around 2 times taller than the London Eye, which will take the visitors to a height of 250 meters.

 

4. INDIA’S GDP IN Q1 FY22 GROW BY 20.1%

      As per the data of the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of the financial year 2021-22 (Q1 FY22) (i.e. April to June 2021) grew by 20.1 percent as compared to a contraction of 24.4 (-24.4) percent in Q1 FY21.

      GDP at Constant Prices (2011-12): It is estimated at Rs 32.38 lakh crore in Q1 FY22, as against Rs 26.95 lakh crore in Q1 FY21 (a growth of 20.1 percent).

      Gross Value Added (GVA) at Constant Prices: It is estimated at Rs 30.48 lakh crore in Q1 FY22, as against Rs 25.66 lakh crore in Q1 of FY21 (a growth of 18.8 percent).

 

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