DAILY GK QUIZ 18-21 OCT

 DAILY GK QUIZ 18-21 OCT

[Q] According to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022, _______ people in India have been able to liberate themselves from poverty over a 15-year period between 2005–2006 and 2019–21.

(a) 100 million

(b) 270 million

(c) 310 million

(d) 415 million

[ANS] d

 

[Q] India won the 8th edition of the Women’s Asia Cup for the 7th time by defeating which country?

(a) United Arab Emirates

(b) Thailand

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Pakistan

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which country will host the 2023 Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men’s football championship of Asia for the third time?

(a) Saudi Arabia

(b) India

(c) United Arab Emirates

(d) Qatar

[ANS] d

 

[Q] What is the theme of United Nations(UN)’s World Food Day 2022 that was observed across the globe on 16th October 2022?

(a) Change the future of migration

(b) Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow

(c) Our actions are our future

(d) Leave no one Behind

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation via video conferencing a second generation (2G) ethanol plant built at an estimated cost of Rs 900 crore in which Indian state?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Delhi

(c) Haryana

(d) Jharkhand

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which of the bank is listed in the Income Tax Department’s TIN 2.0 platform and now lists the Payment Gateway platform as the first bank?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Federal Bank

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) ICICI Bank

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which of the state government has launched a rainwater harvesting scheme named ‘Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA)?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Gujarat

(c) Odisha

(d) Uttar Pradesh

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The theme announced by the UN Environment Programme for International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2022 is ‘Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth’. On which day World Ozone Day or the International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed?

(a) 23 September

(b) 15 September

(c) 8 September

(d) 16 September

[ANS] d

 

[Q] The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the appointment of whom as its new managing director and CEO?

(a) Ashish Kumar Chauhan

(b) Vikram Limaye

(c) Mahabi Puri Buch

(d) SS Mundra

[ANS] a

 

[Q] India will be part of the mega air combat exercise “Pitch Black 2022” among 17 nations. Which country will host the mega air combat exercise “Pitch Black 2022”?

(a) USA

(b) France

(c) Australia

(d) Russia

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Give the name of Indian javelin thrower who has clinched a silver medal in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix, in Morocco recently.

(a) Ajeet Singh

(b) Neeraj Chopra

(c) Nishad Kumar

(d) Devendra Jhajharia

[ANS] d

 

[Q] According to the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI) 2022, India secured the _______ rank out of the 44 countries, while ______ tops the Index.

(a) 39th; Iceland

(b) 41st; Denmark

(c) 40th; Norway

(d) 41st; Iceland

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the personality who became the first non-Gandhi President of the Indian National Congress(INC) in 24 years by winning the Congress Presidential Election in October 2022.

(a) AvinashPandey

(b) ShashiTharoor

(c) DevakantaBarua

(d) MapannaMallikarjunKharge

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Purihas inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in which of the following state?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Gujarat

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Punjab

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who has topped among all govtdepts for resolving public grievances in the rankings report published by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances for September 2022?

(a) Employees’ State Insurance

(b) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

(c) Income Tax Department

(d) The Unique Identification Authority of India

[ANS] d

 

[Q] The World Bank has appointed who among the following as the chairman of the Court of Arbitration regarding the disagreement between India and Pakistan on Indus Water Treaty on Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants?

(a) Michel Lino

(b) Axel van Trotsenburg

(c) Rajesh Khullar

(d) Sean Murphy

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Indian Embassy in which of the following country has organized its much sought-after annual flagship cultural program ‘SARANG’ in October 2022?

(a) Japan

(b) South Korea

(c) Germany

(d) China

[ANS] b

 

[Q] World Statistics Day 2022 is celebrated annually on ________ to recognize the importance of statistics in our daily lives.

(a) October 20th

(b) October 21st

(c) October 22nd

(d) October 23rd

[ANS] a

 

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

(a) Administrative Statistics

(b) Quality Assurance in Official Statistics

(c) Sustainable Development Goals

(d) Data for Sustainable Development

[ANS] d

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DAILY GK QUIZ 14-17 OCT

 DAILY GK QUIZ 14-17 OCT

[Q] Which state government notified the Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary, the first of its kind in India for the endangered Slender Loris?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Kerala

(c) Telangana

(d) Tamil Nadu

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which bank surpassed Rs 6 trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM) under the Home Loan segment?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) Bank of Baroda

(c) State Bank of India

(d) Union Bank of India

[ANS] c

 

[Q] When was World Sight Day/ World Eye Day 2022 observed across the globe with the theme of “Love Your Eyes”?

(a) 9th October 2022

(b) 11th October 2022

(c) 13th October 2022

(d) 10th October 2022

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Name the offshore security exercise that was conducted by the Eastern Naval Command at Andhra Pradesh in October 2022.

(a) SIMBEX

(b) Malabar

(c) Prasthan

(d) Varuna

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Name the Indian Naval Ship (INS) that was participated in the 7th edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multinational maritime exercise.

(a) INS Tarkash

(b) INS Tabar

(c) INS Sahyadri

(d) INS Shishumar

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which country signed a “historic agreement” with Israel to resolve the maritime border dispute?

(a) Egypt

(b) Iraq

(c) Syria

(d) Lebanon

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Mondelez India’s Sri City factory in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh won 4th Advanced Industrial Revolution (4IR) Digital Lighthouse award by which organisation?

(a) United Nations Children’s Fund

(b) World Economic Forum

(c) World Bank

(d) International Monetary Fund

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Abdul Latif Rashid was elected as the President of which country?

(a) Kuwait

(b) Jordan

(c) Iran

(d) Iraq

[ANS] d

 

[Q] When was the World Standards Day (WSD) 2022 observed across the globe?

(a) 13th October 2022

(b) 10th October 2022

(c) 14th October 2022

(d) 12th October 2022

[ANS] c

 

[Q] President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility and a high-power active and passive component laboratory of SAMEER at which IIT?

(a) IIT Guwahati

(b) IIT Delhi

(c) IIT Madras

(d) IIT Kanpur

[ANS] a

 

[Q] October 15 is celebrated as World Students’ Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of ___________.

(a) Atal Behari Vajpayee

(b) B. R. Ambedkar

(c) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

[ANS] c

 

[Q] What is the rank of India out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index 2022?

(a) 107

(b) 64

(c) 81

(d) 84

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which of the following Institute secured the top place among Indian universities in the Times Higher Education Rankings 2023?

(a) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

(b) Alagappa University

(c) Mahatma Gandhi University

(d) IIT Ropar

[ANS] a

 

[Q] In October 2022, who among the following has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Kuwait?

(a) Avtar Singh

(b) Adarsh Swaika

(c) Prakash Chand

(d) Sanjay Verma

[ANS] b

 

[Q] According the recently released Times Higher Education Rankings 2023, which of the following has topped the world ranking list?

(a) University of Cambridge

(b) Harvard University

(c) Stanford University

(d) University of Oxford

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which state emerged as the top performer in agriculture and allied Gross Value Output (GVO), according to the National Statistical Office (NSO) report published in October 2022?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Kerala

(d) Andhra Pradesh

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which ministry signed an MoU with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) to set up a testing facility for dietary supplements?

(a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(b) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

(c) Ministry of Food Processing Industries

(d) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

[ANS] d

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DAILY GK 21,22 OCT

 DAILY GK 21,22 OCT

1.         14TH WORLD SPICE CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN MUMBAI

·           It will be organized by the Spices Board, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoC&I), Government of India (GoI), in association with several trade and export farmers.

·           Theme for the 14th edition of WSC – ‘Vision 2030:

·           SPICES’ (Sustainability, Productivity, Innovation, Collaboration, Excellence and Safety).

 

2.         INDIA 3RD ON THE LIST OF CENTI-MILLIONAIRES

·           According to The Centi-Millionaire Report – The Emergence of a New Class of Super-Rich, the first-ever global study of centi-millionaires, India has the third-highest number of centi-millionaires in the world, surpassing the United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland & Russia.

·           Out of the 25,490 centi-millionaires in the world, 1,132 are present in India.

·           These centi-millionaires are individuals who have investable assets worth more than USD 100 million (Rs. 830 crore).

·           By 2032, India is expected to surpass China (number 2) as the fastest growing market for centi-millionaires,

·           The United States (US) ranks first in the report and is home to 38% (9,730) of global centi-millionaires

·           The 2nd and 3rd positions are occupied by the major growing economies of China and India, with 2,021 and 1,132 centi-millionaires, respectively.

·           The UK ranks 4th (with 968 centi-millionaires), closely followed by Germany in 5th place (with 966).

 

3.         ‘SARANG – THE FESTIVAL OF INDIA IN REPUBLIC OF KOREA’

·           Indian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, organized the annual flagship cultural program, the 8th edition of ‘SARANG – The Festival of India in Republic of Korea’

·           The Festival of India in the Republic of Korea enthralled South Korean art and music lovers with a fusion of Indian and Korean dance and music in a grand spectacle.

 

4.         SIR SYED EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR 2022

·           Professor Barbara Daly Metcalf, American historian and internationally acclaimed scholar of South Asian history and Islam conferred the Sir Syed Excellence International Award for 2022 by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

·           At the same event, Sir Syed Excellence National Award 2022 was given to the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, New Delhi, Delhi.

·           In 1877 Sir Syed Ahmad Khanestablished the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. By 1920 the college was transformed into the Aligarh Muslim University.

 

5.         GAUTAM ADANI TOPS 2022 FORBES LIST OF INDIA’S 100 RICHEST

·           Gautam Adani, has topped the list with a net worth of USD 150 billion.

·           With a net worth of USD 88 Billion, MukeshAmbani, has secured the 2nd position

·           RadhakishanDamani has entered the top 3 for the first time with a net worth of USD 27.6 Billion.

·           The collective wealth of India’s 100 Richest On the 2022 Forbes List has increased by USD 25 billion to USD 800 Billion.

 

6.         EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S 2022 SAKHAROV PRIZE

·           The European Parliament awarded the 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, a prestigious human rights prize to the brave people of Ukraine, represented by their President VolodymirZelenskyy to honour their resistance to Russia’s invasion and ongoing war.

·           The awarding of the Sakharov Prize will take place on 14 December 2022 in Strasbourg, France.

 

7.         DR K P ASHWINI APPOINTED AS UNHRC’S SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR

·           United Nations Human Rights Council(UNHRC) has appointed Dr K P Ashwini, of India as its Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

·           She becomes the first Indian and Asian to be appointed as UNHRC’s special rapporteur.

·           Dr K P Ashwini appointment was made official during the UNHRC session that concluded on 7th October 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland.

·           UNHRC Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland

 

8.         FIFA UNVEILS MASCOT OF FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 – TAZUNI

·           Tazuni, a fun, football-loving Penguin was unveiled as the official Mascot of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.

·           The name Tazuni is a fusion of the Tasman sea, the home of penguins and Unity, which is the key value of the event.

·           FIFAHeadquarters – Zurich, Switzerland

 

9.         WORLD OSTEOPOROSIS DAY 2022 – OCTOBER 20 

·           World Osteoporosis Day is annually observed across the globe on 20th October to create awareness about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become weak and brittle

·           The theme of the 2022 campaign of World Osteoporosis Day is “Step Up for Bone Health”.

·           International Osteoporosis Foundation(IOF)Headquarters– Nyon, Switzerland

 

10.      INTERNATIONAL CHEFS DAY 2022- OCTOBER 20

·           International Chefs Day is annually observed across the world on October 20 by the World Association of Chefs’ Societies (Worldchefs)

·           The campaign for International Chefs Day 2022 is “Growing A Healthy Future”

 

11.      INDIA, FRANCE RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT AND CO-PRESIDENT OF ISA

·           India and France have been re-elected as President and Co-President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).

·           In this regard, India’s Union Minister Raj Kumar Singh, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been re-elected as the President of ISA, and France’s Minister of State for

·           Development,  ChrysoulaZacharopoulou has been re-elected as Co-President.
5^th assembly of the ISA held in New Delhi which saw the participants from 109 countries.

 

12.      SHIV NADAR TOPS INDIA PHILANTHROPY LIST 2022

·           Shiv Nadar, the founder of HCL Technologies, has topped the EdelGiveHurun India Philanthropy List 2022  and reclaimed the ‘India’s Most Generous’ title with an annual donation of Rs 1,161 crore.

·           AzimPremji, Chairman of Wipro Limited secured the 2nd spot with an annual donation of RS 484 crore.

 

13.      KARNATAKA BANK WINS 3 ‘DX 2022 AWARDS’ NATIONAL DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AWARD 

·           Karnataka Bank Limited (KBL) is awarded the National Digital Transformation Awards ‘DX 2022 Awards’ by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for Best Practice in Digital Transformation under the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) segment.

·           The awards recognise ‘innovative excellence’ in 3 categories:Employee Engagement- KBL HR NxT,Operational Excellence- KBL Operations NxT,Customer Experience- KBL Customer NxT.

·           In 2021, KBL launched the ‘KBL NxT’ concept to emerge as the ‘digital bank of the future’.

 

14.      BHARATI DAS TAKES CHARGE AS NEW CGA OF INDIA 

·           Bharati DasIndian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer, took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA), in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

·           Bharati Das is the 27th Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.

 

15.      ISRO SET TO LAUNCH CHANDRAYAAN-3 IN JUNE 2023 

·           Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has planned to launch the 3rd mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-3(C-3) in June 2023 onboard Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3).

·           Chandrayaan-3(C-3) is a follow up mission of Chandrayaan-2(July 2019) that aims to land a rover on the lunar South Pole.

·           The first attempt of India to land a rover on the moon failed when the Vikram lander onboard Chandrayaan-2(C-2) mission crashed on the surface of the moon on 6th September 2019.

·           Pragyan, the rover of C-2, was destroyed along with the Vikram lander.

·           ISRO has also lined up the first test flight of the Abort Mission for Gaganyaan, the first human spaceflight.

·           The mission is expected to be launched in December 2024.

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