DAILY GK: 7 , 8 DEC 2021
1. ‘INFINITY FORUM’ - THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FORUM ON
FINTECH
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Prime
Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated a thought leadership forum on
FinTech, ‘InFinity Forum’.
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Indonesia, South Africa and the United Kingdom
were the partner countries in the 1st edition of the Forum.
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Theme: The Forum focused on the theme
of ‘Beyond’ with various sub-themes.
DAILY GK: 5 , 6 DEC 2021
1.
INDIA’S 1ST
INDIGENOUS SERVER RUDRA
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India’s 1st
indigenous Server, RUDRA, was developed by the Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing (C-DAC) under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
supported by MeiTY and DST (Department Of Science & Technology).
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C-DAC is
collaborating with Intel, NVIDIA (technology partners), and ATOS (manufacturing
partner).
2.
CIFT IS
AWARDED WITH FUTURE REFRIGERATION INDIA PROJECT – ‘INDEE+’
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The Kochi
based Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR), Central
Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) has been awarded a
project on ‘Future Refrigeration India’ named ‘INDEE+’, aimed
at heading the fuel transition in the seafood sector.
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This project
is coordinated by Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
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The Project
was highlighted at 26th International Climate
Conference workshop on ‘Future Refrigeration project’ held
at CIFT, Glasgow.
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They also
intend to promote Carbon-di-oxide (CO2) based refrigeration
and heating systems that replace the current refrigerants with natural, clean
and safe refrigerants.
·
The Indian
fisheries sector committed towards achieving net zero carbon emission by 2070 at
the 26th International Climate Conference in Glasgow.
DAILY GK QUIZ: 11 - 13 DEC 2021
[Q]
__________ granted Observer Status to International Solar Alliance (ISA), a
joint initiative of India & ______ launched in _____.
(a) UNGA; France; 2015
(b) World Bank; China; 2016
(c) UNGA; Russia; 2015
(d) ADB; China; 2016
(e) World Bank; Russia; 2014
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which country assumed the Chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist
Structure of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for a 1 year term?
(a) Pakistan
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Russia
(e) Uzbekistan
[ANS] c
[Q]
Name the Bank that recently approved USD 350 million loan to improve urban
services in India.
(a) Asian Development Bank
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) Association of Southeast Asian
Nations
(d) World Bank
(e) United Nations Development
Programme
[ANS] a
[Q]
Who will receive the Royal Gold Medal 2022 by the Royal Institute of British
Architects?
(a) Rahul Mehrotra
(b) Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi
(c) Brinda Somaya
(d) Anupama Kundoo
(e) Raj Rewal
[ANS] b
[Q]
Who succeeded Uday Shankar to become the new President-elect of FICCI?
(a) Harish Manwani
(b) T. K. Kurien
(c) Ashok Sekhar Ganguly
(d) Sanjay Mehta
(e) Uday Shankar
[ANS] d
[Q]
What was the theme of Human Rights Day 2021 which was observed across the globe
by the UN on 10th December?
(a) Let’s stand up for equality,
justice and human dignity
(b) Our Rights, Our Freedoms,
Always
(c) Stand up for someone’s rights
today
(d) Youth Standing Up for Human
Rights
(e) Equality: Reducing
inequalities, advancing human rights
[ANS] e
[Q]
Which Indian state/UT has the highest number of registered electric vehicles as
per the data released by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways?
(a) Delhi
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Karnataka
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who represented India at the 1st Summit for Democracy which was convened by
United States President Joe Biden?
(a) M. Venkaiah Naidu
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
(d) Rajnath Singh
(e) Amit Shah
[ANS] b
[Q]
Who was awarded the 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians?
(a) Ritabrata Munshi
(b) Neena Gupta
(c) Amalendu Krishna
(d) Carolina Araujo
(e) Sujatha Ramdorai
[ANS] b
[Q]
Who was appointed as the Executive Director of UNICEF by the UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in December 2021?
(a) Achim Steiner
(b) Henrietta Fore
(c) Inger Andersen
(d) Catherine Russell
(e) Audrey Azoulay
[ANS] d
[Q]
In December 2021, Which organization tested Extended Range Pinaka (Pinaka-ER)
at Pokhran Range, Rajasthan?
(a) Indian Army
(b) DRDO
(c) Indian Air Force
(d) ISRO
(e) Indian Navy
[ANS] b
[Q]
According to the latest report by the World Bank titled ‘World Bank’s
Remittance Prices Worldwide Database’. What country is became the world’s
largest recipient of recipient of remittances by receiving USD 87 billion in
2021?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Mexico
(d) India
(e) None of the above
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which of the following country’s navy successfully test-fired the ‘Zircon’
Hypersonic Cruise Missile?
(a) England
(b) Australia
(c) Russian
(d) Canada
(e) None of the above
[ANS] c
[Q]
Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah has been appointed the new Prime
Minister of which of the country?
(a) UAE
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Kuwait
(d) Israel
(e) None of the above
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which of the following has once again been named the world’s most important
bank to the health of the wider financial system, according to the Financial
Stability Board (FSB)’s latest annual ranking of top lenders by global
regulators?
(a) Citi Group
(b) Morgan Stanley
(c) BNP Paribas
(d) JPMorgan Chase
(e) None of the above
[ANS] d
[Q]
World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new COVID-19 variant
B.1.1.529 as Omicron. From which country the first case was reported to World
Health Organisation of new variant?
(a) Botswana
(b) Denmark
(c) South Africa
(d) Nigeria
(e) None of the above
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which country is soon going to get the world’s first floating city, to deal
with the problem of floods due to rising sea levels?
(a) Philippines
(b) South Korea
(c) Japan
(d) Vietnam
(e) None of the above
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which country officially became a part of the new Nuclear Powered Submarine
defence alliance with the United Kingdom and the United States after signing a
deal with the countries?
(a) Japan
(b) India
(c) Australia
(d) Israel
(e) None of the above
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which country has announced that the country is planning to build the world’s
first “Bitcoin City”?
(a) Germany
(b) Canada
(c) Nicaragua
(d) El Salvador
(e) None of the above
[ANS] d
DAILY GK QUIZ: 8 - 10 DEC 2021
[Q]
The Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared the
Kazhuveli wetland as the 16th Bird Sanctuary of
Which State?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Telangana
(e) Kerala
[ANS] b
[Q]
As per the report ‘Top 100 arms-producing & military services companies,
2020’ by SIPRI, India’s HAL, Indian Ordnance Factories
& ___________ ranks among the top
100 manufacturers globally while US’s Lockheed Martin Corp tops.
(a) Boeing India Pvt Ltd
(b) Electronics Corporation of India Ltd
(c) Bharat Electronics Limited
(d) BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd
(e) Airnetz Aviation Pvt Ltd
[ANS] c
[Q]
In December 2021, RBI Imposed restriction on which bank to limit the
withdrawals to upto Rs. 10,000 for customers?
(a) Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative
Bank
(b) Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative
Bank Ltd
(c) Ahmednagar Merchant’s Co-operative
Bank Ltd
(d) Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd
(e) Saraswat Cooperative Bank Ltd
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who became the 1st female president of Honduras in the Presidential election of
Honduras in December 2021?
(a) Samia Suluhu Hassan
(b) Vjosa Osmani
(c) Xiomara Castro
(d) Nasry Asfura
(e) Jeanine Áñez
[ANS] c
[Q]
Armed Forces Flag Day is annually observed across India on?
(a) 4th December
(b) 8th December
(c) 6th December
(d) 5th December
(e) 7th December
[ANS] e
[Q]
As per the Lowy Institute ‘Asia Power Index 2021’, India Ranked as _____ most
powerful country in Asia, while ______ tops the
index.
(a) 3rd; Japan
(b) 4th; China
(c) 2nd; United State
(d) 3rd; China
(e) 4th; United States
[ANS] e
[Q]
Nilmani Phookan Jr won ______ Jnanpith award & __________ won the 57th
Jnanpith award for their outstanding contribution to literature.
(a) 58th; Damodar Mauzo
(b) 54th; Akkitham Narayanan
(c) 56th; Damodar Mauzo
(d) 58th; Akkitham Narayanan
(e) 56th; Balamani Amma
[ANS] c
[Q]
Who recently joined the board of advisers for the International Institute for
Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)?
(a) A K Joti
(b) Sushil Chandra
(c) Nasim Zaidi
(d) Sunil Arora
(e) Om Prakash Rawat
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which country recently tested fire the Vertically Launched Short Range Surface
to Air Missile to overcome the various aerial threats?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) Israel
(e) India
[ANS] e
[Q]
In which aircraft India tested the air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise
missile from the integrated test range of Chandipur, Odisha?
(a) Sukhoi Su-57
(b) Mikoyan MiG-29K
(c) Sukhoi 30 MK-I
(d) Dassault Mirage 2000
(e) HAL Tejas MK-2
[ANS] c
[Q]
The 11th Edition of Joint Military Exercise “EKUVERIN” was conducted between
India & which country?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Russia
(c) Australia
(d) Maldives
(e) Sri Lanka
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who topped Fortune India’s most powerful women List 2021?
(a) Smriti Zubin Irani
(b) Nita Ambani
(c) Suchitra Ella
(d) Nirmala Sitharaman
(e) Soumya Swaminathan
[ANS] d
[Q]
India won _______ medals in the 4th Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG) that was held
in Riffa, Bahrain.
(a) 50
(b) 41
(c) 26
(d) 29
(e) 32
[ANS] b
[Q]
What is the theme of International Anti-Corruption Day is annually observed ON
9th December across the globe by the UN?
(a) Recover with Integrity to Build
Forward Better
(b) Take action – Lead the change – Be
the change
(c) United against corruption for
development, peace and security
(d) Your right, your role: say no to
corruption
(e) Break the corruption chain
[ANS] d
DAILY GK QUIZ: 5 - 7 DEC 2021
[Q]
Recently, Pradip Shah, founder of IndAsia Fund Advisors, has been appointed
chairman of NARCL. What is the full form of NARCL?
(a) National Asset Restructuring
Company
(b) National Asset Reconstruction
Company
(c) Non- Asset Reconstruction
Company
(d) National Asset Reconstruction
Corporation
(e) Non- Asset Restructuring
Corporation
[ANS] b
DAILY GK QUIZ: 1 - 4 DEC 2021
[Q]
Which Ministry collaborated with UIDAI to invent the “Unique” face recognition
technology for providing ‘Life Certificates’ for pensioners?
(a) Ministry of Science and
Technology
(b) Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology
(c) Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions
(d) Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting
(e) Ministry of Finance
[ANS] b
DAILY GK: 3 , 4 DEC 2021
1.
WORLD MIGRATION
REPORT 2022
·
International
Organization for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations
launched the 11th edition of
its flagship publication, the
World Migration Report 2022.
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Report states that
the global international migration has increased from 84 million globally in
1970 to 281 million in 2020.
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The proportion of the
international migrants has increased from 2.3% to 3.6% of
the global population.
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The report features
the regular data collection by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
2. ANJU BOBBY GEORGE WINS WOMAN OF YEAR AWARD FROM WORLD
ATHLETICS
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The former long jump
legend from India, Anju Bobby
George won the award for ‘Woman of the Year’ 2021 from World Athletics.
·
She has been awarded
for her efforts in advancing
sports in the country and also efforts for gender equality as the Senior
Vice President of the Indian Athletics Federation (IAF).
·
World Athletes of the
Year - Olympic champions
Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica and Karsten Warholm of Norway.
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Jean-Pierre Durand
World Athletics Photograph of the Year –
Ryan Pierse’s photograph of the women’s high jump qualifying at the Tokyo
Olympic Games.
DAILY GK: 1 , 2 DEC 2021
1.
52ND INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL OF INDIA
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52nd
edition of the Asia’s oldest and largest film festival, International Film
Festival of India (IFFI), held in Goa in hybrid mode to
showcase the excellence of film art and filmmakers from all over the world
while boosting creativity and cultural exchange.
·
Indian Film Personality of the Year
Award for 2021 was conferred to Hema
Malini, Actor, Member of Parliament from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
and Prasoon Joshi, Lyricist and Chairperson, CBFC (Central Board of
Film Certification).
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Uttar Pradesh has
been picked as the most friendly state for film shooting at 52nd IFFI.
Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal received the award.
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The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India,
China, and South Africa) Film Festival was held for the 1st time on the
side-lines of IFFI.
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For the first time, 52nd
IFFI had the presence and participation of OTT (Over-the-Top)
platforms.
2.
‘UNIQUE’ FACE
RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ALL PENSIONERS LAUNCHED
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This face recognition technology has
been devised by the National Informatics Center (NIC), Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology in collaboration with the UIDAI (Unique
Identification Authority of India).
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It
will work as a proof of ‘life certificate’ for pensioners.
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All
pensioners are mandated to submit their life certificate annually to continue
receiving pension.
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In
2014, the government decided to introduce and implement digital life
certificates for the pensioners. The newly added unique face recognition
technology will further help pensioners.
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In
August 2020, The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
decided to integrate the electronic Pension Payment Order (e-PPO)
with Digi Locker.