DAILY GK QUIZ 3-5 SEPT

 DAILY GK QUIZ 3-5 SEPT

[Q] Who has released a book titled “Science Behind Surya Namaskar”?

(a) L. Murugan

(b) John Barla

(c) Dr Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai

(d) Shantanu Thakur

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The Indian Army contingent participated in Exercise(Ex) Vostok-2022 that was conducted in ________ in September 2022.

(a) Mongolia

(b) Russia

(c) France

(d) Germany

[ANS] b

 

[Q] The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) restructured the Panel on Cyber Security and expanded the committee to 6 members from 4.

The committee will be chaired by whom?

(a) G Mahalingam

(b) Navin Kumar Singh

(c) Anuj Kumar

(d) Vikram Limaye

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which of the following personality is ‘Not’ in the list of winners of the 64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022?

(a) Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia)

(b) Bernadette Madrid (Philippines)

(c) Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia)

(d) Vinoba Bhave (India)

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the personality who   became the new President of All India Football Federation (AIFF).

(a) Kalyan Chaubey

(b) Shaji Prabhakaran

(c) Nalapad Ahmed Haris

(d) Kipa Ajay

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Who was   nominated as the Prime Minister (PM) of Serbia for the second consecutive time?

(a) Aleksandar Vucic

(b) Mirko Cvetkovic

(c) Ivica Dacic

(d) Ana Brnabic

[ANS] d

 

[Q] What is the theme of the 14th World Coconut Day 2022 that was observed across the globe on 2nd September 2022?

(a) Coconut: Promoting Health, Creativity, and Resilience

(b) Cultivate Coconut For A Happy Life And Future

(c) Coconut For Family Wellness

(d) Invest In Coconut To Save The World

[ANS] b

 

[Q] On 5th September, Teachers day is celebrated. On whose birthday is teachers is celebrated?

(a) APJ Abdul Kalam

(b) Rajendra Prasad

(c) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

(d) None of these

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Whait is the name of the mascot and anthem for the 36th National Games which going to held at Gujarat?

(a) Sambhu, Jeetaga India

(b) Veera, Bas jeet h

(c) Savaj, Ek bharat Shrestha Bharat

(d) None of these

[ANS] c

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DAILY GK QUIZ 1,2 SEPT

 DAILY GK QUIZ 1,2 SEPT

[Q] Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga was appointed as the Interim Prime Minister (PM) of which country?

(a) Yemen

(b) Ethiopia

(c) Nigeria

(d) Mali

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the state that   got its 2nd Railway Station called ‘Shokhuvi Railway station’ after more than 100 years.

(a) Manipur

(b) Sikkim

(c) Nagaland

(d) Mizoram

[ANS] c

 

[Q] In which state, the agrarian festival ‘Nua Khai’ was celebrated on 1st September, 2022?

(a) Odisha

(b) Uttarakhand

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Karnataka

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which organsation conducted the Cyber Security Exercise, ‘Synergy’ for 13 countries along with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)?

(a) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

(b) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing

(c) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team

(d) Centre for Development of Telematics

5) Centre for Development of Imaging Technology

[ANS] c

 

[Q] World Coconut Day is celebrated on _______ every year.

(a) 1st September

(b) 2nd September

(c) 3rd September

(d) 4th September

[ANS] b

 

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

(a) Coconut Trees on the Way of Integration and Sustainable Development

(b) Building a Safe Inclusive Resilient and Sustainable Coconut Community Amid Covid-19 Pandemic & Beyond

(c) Growing Coconut for a Better Future and Life

(d) Coconut For Family Wellness

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology will be used for the first time at a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Which country is going to host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in October 2022?

(a) Japan

(b) Qatar

(c) India

(d) Singapore

[ANS] c

 

[Q] ______ is India’s first quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) vaccine intended to protect women against cervical cancer.

(a) Cervarix

(b) Gardasil

(c) Cervavac

(d) Zydusvac

[ANS] c

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DAILY CA 7-8 SEPT

 DAILY CA 7-8 SEPT

1.              IILM UNIVERSITY’S LAW SCHOOL IS INDIA’S 1ST NEP 2020 COMPLIANT LAW SCHOOL

·                Institute of Integrated Learning in Management (IILM University) in Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) launched the first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Complaint Law School in India.

·                The school also has a Legal Aid and Advice Centre as required by the Constitution of India, the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 and the multiple directives of the Supreme Court of India.

 

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DAILY CA 6 SEPT

 DAILY CA 6 SEPT

1.              NITI AAYOG REPORT ON POSHAN ABHIYAAN

·                NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) has released the 4th progress report on the POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) Abhiyaan, titled “Preserving Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyaan in Pandemic Times.”

·                Maharashtra (MH), Andhra Pradesh (AP), and Gujarat (GJ) are found to be the top three states in terms of total implementation among larger states at the national level in 2020, followed by Tamil Nadu (TN), Madhya Pradesh (MP), and Himachal Pradesh (HP).

·                Sikkim performed the best (more than 75%) out of the eight small states, followed by Meghalaya, Tripura, and Goa.

·                Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu topped among Union Territories (UTs)

·                Punjab and Bihar were the lowest performers among larger states in terms of the overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyaan

 

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DAILY CA 4-5 SEPT

 DAILY CA 4-5 SEPT

1.              INDIA’S FIRST INDIGENOUS AIRCRAFT CARRIER INS VIKRANT COMMISSIONSED IN KOCHI

·                Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, Kerala.

·                Designed by Indian Navy’s in-house Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and built by CSL, a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways

·                Prime Minister also unveiled the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan) showcasing Indian maritime heritage. He dedicated the new ensign to Chhatrapati Shivaji.

 

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DAILY GK 3 SEPT

 DAILY GK 3 SEPT

1.         CMIE: INDIA’S AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT HIGHEST IN LAST ONE YEAR AT 8.3%

·           According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd (CMIE), India’s unemployment rate surged to a one-year high of 8.3% in August 2022 as employment sequentially fell by 2 million to 394.6 million.

·           This is the highest unemployment rate since August 2021.

·           In August the urban unemployment rate shot up to 9.6% and rural unemployment rate also increased to 7.7%.

·           The unemployment rate in rural India rose from 6.1% in July to 7.7% in August and the employment rate fell from 37.6% to 37.3%.

·           In August 2022, Haryana recorded the highest unemployment rate (37.3%) followed by Jammu & Kashmir(J&K) 32.8%, Rajasthan 31.4%, Jharkhand 17.3% and Tripura 16.3%.

 

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DAILY GK 1,2 SEPT

 DAILY GK 1,2 SEPT

1.         COUNTRY’S FIRST ‘FIRST VIRTUAL SCHOOL’  LAUNCHED

·           Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister (CM) of Delhi launched First Virtual School’- Delhi Model Virtual School (DMVS), affiliated with the Delhi Board of School Education and claimed that this school was a India’s First Virtual School.

·           The virtual school system was initiated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and aims to help students who are unable to take physical classes.

·           National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) denied the above claim and informed that the first virtual school of the country was already launched by NIOS in August 2021.

 

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DAILY GK 30,31 AUG

 DAILY GK 30,31 AUG

1.         INDIAN RAILWAYS PROTECTION FORCE LAUNCHES ‘’OPERATION YATRI SURAKSHA’’

·           Indian Railway along with the Railway Protection Force (RPF)  launched a pan-India operation known as ‘’Operation Yatri Suraksha’’ to improve the security of passengers.

·           To initiate Operation Yatri Suraksha’, the RPF launched a month-long pan-India drive against criminals who loot passengers in July 2022.

·           During the drive, the RPF caught 365 suspects who were handed over to the concerned GRPs for legal action.

·           Under the initiative, several steps are being taken to provide foolproof security to passengers including train escorting, visible presence on stations, surveillance through CCTV, surveillance on active criminals and others.

 

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DAILY GK 28,29 AUG

 DAILY GK 28,29 AUG

1.         THE WORLD’S FIRST HYDROGEN-POWERED TRAIN FLEET IN GERMANY

·           Germany inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen-powered train fleet, this initiative by the German Government is to open the door for more environmentally friendly travel.

·           The benefit of the new fleet is to cut off 22 pounds of CO2 emissions, which are caused by a gallon of burned diesel fuel.

·           Per year 460 tons CO2 will be reduced.

 

2.         INDIAN NAVY RECEIVES FIRST-EVER FULLY INDIGENOUS AK-630 GUN AMMUNITION

·           Indian Navy received the first-ever indegeniously produced 30mm gun ammunition that will be used in AK-630 guns, which is fitted on warships.

·           It was produced by the M/s Economic Explosives Limited(EEL), (Nagpur, Maharashtra)a subsidiary of Solar Industries India Ltd.

 

3.         FIFA LIFTS BAN ON AIFF

·           The World football governing body FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) lifted the ban imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) after the Supreme Court (SC) terminated the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA).

·           Now, India will host 7th Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 which is already scheduled to be held on October 11-30, 2022 at three venues viz. Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao (Goa), and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra).

·           FIFA had suspended the AIFF on August 15 2022 for ‘undue influence from third parties’.

·           It was for the first time that India is hosting the FIFA women’s football tournament.

 

4.         NEERAJ CHOPRA WINS ATHLETISSIMA WANDA LAUSANNE DIAMOND LEAGUE 2022

·           Neeraj Chopra won Athletissima Wanda Lausanne Diamond League 2022 title at La Pontaise Olympic stadium in Switzerland.

·           With the massive throw to 89.08m (meters) in his first attempt, He became the first Indian to win the gold medal at a Diamond League meet.

·           The effort also helped Neeraj Chopra qualify for the World Athletics Championships 2023, to be held in Budapest, Hungary.

 

5.         ASIAN MEN’S U18 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

·           India won the 14th Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championship 2022 against South Korea 3-2 and bagged a Bronze, which was held in Tehran, Iran.

·           The success gained after 14 years. 

·           India have qualified for the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) 2023 U19 Volleyball World Championships along with Japan, Iran, and South Korea.

·           Japan and Iran won gold and Silver respectively.

·           Overall, Indian athletes have won five medals at the U18 Asian Boys’ Volleyball Championship. 

 

6.         WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY 2022- AUGUST 26

·           Women’s Equality Day is annually celebrated on August 26 across the United States  of America (USA) to honour the women of America for gaining the constitutional right to vote.

·           The day honours the ‘Nineteenth Amendment 1920’ of the constitution of the USA  to give equal voting rights to women.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ 30,31 AUG 2022

 DAILY GK QUIZ 30,31 AUG 2022

[Q] Which country in inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen-powered train fleet?

(a) China

(b) Russia

(c) United States of America

(d) Germany

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ 28,29 AUG

 DAILY GK QUIZ 28,29 AUG

[Q] In August 2022, ____________ became the first amongst States/UTs to establish an Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) in partnership with the government think tank NITI Aayog.

(a) Karnataka

(b) Ladakh

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Jammu and Kashmir

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK 25,26,27 AUG

DAILY GK 25,26,27 AUG

1.          DRDO & INDIAN NAVY SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT-TEST VL-SRSAM IN ODISHA COAST

·            The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), and Indian Navy successfully flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha

·            The test was carried out from an Indian Naval Ship (INS) against a high-speed unmanned aerial target.

·            The missiles, equipped with indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) seeker, intercepted the target with high accuracy.

·            VL-SRSAM is based on Astra Mark 1 air-to-air missile and it has been designed to strike high-speed airborne targets at the range of 40 to 50 km and at an altitude of around 15 km.

 

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DAILY GK 23,24 AUG

 DAILY GK 23,24 AUG

1.          INDIA’S 1ST HYDROGEN FUEL CELL BUS 

·            Union Minister of State (MoS-Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST) launched India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus in Pune (Maharashtra).

·            It is co-developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), and KPIT Technologies Limited

 

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DAILY GK 21,22 AUG

 DAILY GK 21,22 AUG

1.          MERCOM INDIA RESEARCH REPORT  ON SOLAR

·            India adds a record breaking 7.2 gigawatt (GW) of solar installations in the first half of 2022, as per the report released by Mercom India Research.

·            As there is a raise in solar capacity by 59%, India’s cumulative installed solar capacity now stands at 57 GW.

·            Rajasthan became the first state to cross 10 GW of cumulative large-scale solar installations at the end of March 2022.

·            Rajasthan topped the large-scale solar installations during the Q2 of 2022 with 53%.

·            Gujarat also topped the large-scale solar installations during the Q2 of 2022 with 14% of installations, and they were followed by Maharashtra with 9%.

·            India has a utility-scale projects development pipeline of over 57 GW, with another 37 GW of tendered projects awaiting auction.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ 25 - 27 AUG

 DAILY GK QUIZ 25 - 27 AUG 

[Q] Which state government has launched the ‘Vidya Rath -School on Wheels’ project to provide elementary education to underprivileged children?

(a) Tripura

(b) West Bengal

(c) Assam

(d) Bihar

[ANS] c

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ 21 - 24 AUG

 DAILY GK QUIZ 21 - 24 AUG 

[Q] At which Indian Naval Ship (INS), India’s first Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) was launched by Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta in August 2022?

(a) INS Vikramaditya

(b) INS Virbahu

(c) INS Karna

(d) INS Dega

[ANS] c

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ 3 - 7 AUG

 DAILY GK QUIZ 3 - 7 AUG

[Q] The Government of India constituted a Task Force to control the Monkeypox cases in India.

The Taskforce will be headed by whom?

(a) RandeepGuleria

(b) LavAgarwal

(c) Rajesh Bhushan

(d) Vinod K. Paul

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK 19 - 20 AUG

 DAILY GK 19 - 20 AUG

1.       INDIA & MALAYSIA BILATERAL AIR EXERCISE – UDARASHAKTI

·         India & Malaysia concluded the four-day military exercise ‘Udarashakti’, which was between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the host country Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).

·         The exercise held at the RMAF Air Base Kuantan, Malaysia.

·         Both the Air forces flew seven aircraft in formation during the ceremony.

·         India and the Federation of Malaya, which would later become Malaysia, established diplomatic relations in 1957, from when both the countries have also improved their defence ties.

·         The IAF contingent will next travel to Darwin, Australia, for Exercise Pitch Black 22, which will be conducted at the Royal Australian Air Force of Australia (RAAF).

 

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