DAILY GK QUIZ 15,16 MAR

 DAILY GK QUIZ 15,16 MAR

[Q] In which city, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari unveiled India’s first and world’s second 100% methanol-powered 10-tonne prototype truck:

(a) Gujarat

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Odisha

 (d) Bengaluru

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the Asia’s 1st female loco pilot who recently became the first woman loco pilot of Vande Bharat Express Train:

(a) Sarita

(b) Rangoli

(c) Surekha Yadav

(d) Bhavana

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which organisation of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has recently received Infrastrucuture Finance Company status from RBI:

(a) Association of Renewable Energy

(b) Associated solar Energy ltd

(c) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

(d) JSW Cement Ltd

[ANS] c

 

[Q] For which book, Gyan Chaturvedi has selected for the 32nd Vyas Samman (2022):

(a) Alag

(b) Pagalkhana

(c) Ham

(d) Marichika

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who was recently appointed as the MD of the LIC by replacing Bishnu Charan Patnaik:

(a) D. Subbarao

(b) Y. Venugopal Reddy

(c) Anil Kumar

(d) Tablesh Pandey

[ANS] d

 

[Q] What is the theme of  International Day of Mathematics 2023 that was observed across the globe on 14th march 2023:

(a) DMathematics unites

(b) Mathematics for a better world

(c) Mathematics for Everyone

(d) Mathematics is everywhere

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which day is celebrated as World Consumer Rights Day?

(a) 13th March

(b) 14th March

(c) 15th March

(d) 16th March

[ANS] c

 

[Q] What is the theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2023?

(a) Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer

(b) Trusted Smart Products

(c) Fair Digital Finance

(d) Empowering Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions

[ANS] d

 

[Q] What is the rank of India at most polluted nation in the world in 2022?

(a) 6th

(b) 7th

(c) 8th

(d) 9th

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The ________ and Indian Army participated in the 13th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra.

(a) Thailand Army

(b) Singapore Army

(c) Japan Army

(d) France Army

[ANS] b

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DAILY GK QUIZ 13,14 MAR

 DAILY GK QUIZ 13,14 MAR

[Q] Name the organisation/GoI Agency that has released a task force report titled ‘Production and Promotion of organic and Bio fertilisers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Vibility of Gushalas:

(a) NITI Aayog

(b) Ministry of Finance

(c) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

(d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which of the following won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2023?

(a) Everything Everywhere All At Once

(b) Avatar: The Way of Water

(c) The Banshees of Inisherin

(d) Elvis

[ANS] a

 

[Q] PM Modi inaugurates world’s longest railway platform in Hubballi- ________.

(a) Londa Jn

(b) Alnavar Jn

(c) Dharwad

(d) Annigeri

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which of the following won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2023?

(a) Ana de Armas

(b) Michelle Yeoh

(c) Andrea Riseborough

(d) Michelle Williams

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which of the following won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2023?

(a) Colin Farrell

(b) Austin Butler

(c) Brendan Fraser

(d) Bill Nighy

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which of the following won the Oscar for Best Director in 2023?

(a) Martin McDonagh

(b) Steven Spielberg

(c) Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert

(d) Todd Field

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which of the following won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2023?

(a) Applause

(b) This Is a Life

(c) Hold My Hand

(d) Lift Me Up

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which of the following country has won the Golden and Silver Stars at The International ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2023’?

(a) India

(b) Russia

(c) USA

(d) Japan

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which of the following won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film in 2023?

(a) Navalny

(b) Fire of Love

(c) All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

 (d) The Elephant Whisperers

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which of the following won the Oscar for Best Original Score in 2023?

(a) All Quiet on the Western Front

(b) Babylon

(c) The Banshees of Inisherin

(d) Everything Everywhere All at Once

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Mount Merapi volcano erupted recently. It is located in ______.

(a) Mexico

(b) Australia

(c) Indonesia

(d) Papua New Guinea

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which of the following won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2023?

(a) Women Talking

(b) Living

(c) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

(d) All Quiet on the Western Front

[ANS] d

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DAILY GK QUIZ 11,12 MAR

 DAILY GK QUIZ 11,12 MAR

 

[Q] Which organisation has released a report that states, nations must make ‘ massive efforts’ to reduce salt (sodium) intake:

(a) WHO

(b) Food and Agriculture organisation

(c) UN Children’s fund

 (d) World food Programme

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which bank has recently signed an MoU with Central Warehousing Corporation to facilitate financing under e-NWR :

(a) SBI

(b) UBI

(c) PNB

(d) BoI

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who was elected as the 3rd president of Nepal:

(a) D. Subbarao

(b) Y. Bindra Reddy

(c) Ram Chandra Poudel

(d) Narayan Kaji

[ANS] c

 

[Q] When was the 54th Central Industrial Security Force  Raising Day observed across India:

(a) 8 march 23

(b) 6 march 23

(c) 9 march 23

(d) 10 march 23

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Indian Army installed the tallest ‘Iconic National Flag’ in which district of Jammu & Kashmir?

(a) Srinagar

(b) Anantnag

(c) Baramulla

 (d) Doda

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which of the following country has opened military service to women for the first time in 25 years?

(a) South Korea

(b) Colombia

(c) Japan

(d) Thailand

[ANS] b

 

[Q] NISAR was handed over to ISRO. NISAR is an earth observation satellite jointly developed by ISRO and which space agency?

(a) JAXA

(b) NASA

(c) ROSCOSMOS

(d) ESA

[ANS] b

 

[Q] The ‘Landslide Atlas’ report in India is published by which among the following organization?

(a) India Meteorological Department

(b) Wildlife Trust of India

(c) National Remote Sensing Centre

(d) National Informatics Centre

[ANS] c

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DAILY GK QUIZ 9,10 MAR

 DAILY GK QUIZ 9,10 MAR

[Q] In which city, the 1st edition of the Joint Military Exercise ‘FRINJEX-23’ was conducted between the Indian and French Army in March 2023:

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Odisha

(d) Thiruvananthapuram

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the personality who has recently sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tripura for the 2nd time:

(a) Aditya Puri

(b) Manik Saha

(c) Sashidhar Jagdishan

(d) Kaizad Bharucha

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Who’s the PM of Australia who visited India recently?

(a) Kevin Rudd

(b) Tony Abbot

(c) Anthony Albanese

(d) Scott Morrison

[ANS] c

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DAILY GK QUIZ 7-8 MAR

 DAILY GK QUIZ 7-8 MAR

[Q] Union Minister of Youth and Sports and Information & Broadcasting, Anurag Singh Thakur launched the Yuva Utsava-India@2047 from __________ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

(a) IIT Ropar

(b) IIT Kanpur

(c) IIT Delhi

(d) IIT Madras

[ANS] a

 

[Q] The world’s 1st 200-mt long Bamboo Crash Barrier named ‘Bahu Balli’ has been installed on the Vani-Warora Highway in Vidarbha, ________:

(a) Telangana

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Maharastra

(d) Kerala

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who was recently elected as the New President of Kuwait:

(a) Le Duc Anh

(b) Sheikh Ahamad Al Ahmad Al Sabah

(c) Vo Van Thuong

(d) Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah

[ANS] b

 

[Q] The Indian Air Force received the third squadron of the S-400 ‘Triumf’ surface-to-air defence missile system from which country:

(a) Uzbekistan

(b) Australia

(c) Argentina

(d) Russia

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Name the personality who has recently wont the ‘2023 Season-Opener Bahrain Grand Prix’

(a) Max Verstappen

(b) Lewis Hamilton

(c) Fernando alonso

(d) Sergio Aquero

[ANS] a

 

[Q] ___________ and India have signed two complementary loans of $500 mn each to support and enhance the country’s healthcare infrastructure.

(a) International Monetary Fund

(b) Asian Development Bank

(c) New Development Bank

(d) World Bank

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2022?

(a) Mirabai Chanu

(b) Lovlina Borgohain

(c) Karnam Malleswari

(d) Bajrang Punia

[ANS] a

 

[Q] ___________________ has been awarded the CBIP Award 2022 for ‘Best Contribution in Solar Energy.’

(a) Steel Authority of India

(b) Hindustan Petroleum

(c) NTPC Limited

(d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

[ANS] d

 

[Q] S.S. Dubey took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA). He is the _____ officer to hold the position of CGA.

(a) 26th

(b) 27th

(c) 28th

(d) 29th

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who has taken oath as the first Justice of a district court in the US state of Massachusetts.

(a) Ravindra Kaur

(b) Tejal Mehta

(c) Rani Melhotra

(d) Rashmi Singh

[ANS] b

 

[Q] The Supreme Court formed five-member expert committee to look into Hindenburg report. The committee will be headed by?

(a) Nidhi Khatri

(b) Sunil Bajpai

(c) Abhay Manohar Sapre

(d) M S Sahoo

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Which company has partnered with Microsoft to bring quantum computing to clients?

(a) Infosys

(b) TCS

(c) Wipro

(d) HCL Technologies

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which is the cleanest airport in Asia-Pacific, according to Airports Council International (ACI)?

(a) Singapore Changi Airport

(b) Seoul Incheon International Airport

(c) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

(d) Shanghai Pudong International Airport

[ANS] c

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DAILY GK 9-11 MAR

 DAILY GK 9-11 MAR

1.       SWACHHOTSAV, A WOMEN-LED SWACHHATA CAMPAIGN

·         The Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched ‘Swachhotsav‘, a 3-week women-led swachhata campaign, under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban[SBM(U)] 2.0.

·         It was launched ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2023.

·         As a part of the campaign, a SwachhataYatra will kick-off on March 10, 2023 and will conclude on  March 30, 2023, which has been declared as International Day of Zero Waste by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

 

2.       FRINJEX-23: 1ST INDO-FRANCE JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE

·         FRINJEX-23, The first edition of the Joint Military Exercise between the Indian and French Army was conducted at Pangode Military Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

·         The theme for the exercise is “Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations in a Contested Environment”.

 

3.       2ND G20 GPFI MEETING HELD IN HYDERABAD, TELANGANA

·         The 2nd Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) meeting was held in Hyderabad (Telangana) for two days from March 06-07, 2023

·         During the meeting, India and Italy were declared as the new long-term Co-Chairs of the GPFI, with unanimous support from the membership.

·         The new Co-Chairs have been chosen for a 3-year term, which will commence in 2024.

 

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DAILY GK 7-8 MAR

 DAILY GK 7-8 MAR

1.       INDIA AND MEXICO SIGNED MOU ON RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

·         Through this MoU, India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Mexican Agencies can provide their effective inputs to the global society with Research and Innovation Partnerships for technology development,

·         Mexico President- Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

·         Currency– Mexican Peso

 

2.       SWACHH SUJAL SHAKTI SAMMAN 2023

·         The “Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman (SSSS) 2023″ was organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in preparation of International Women’s Day (March 8, 2023)

·         ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan – Catch the Rain 2023’ (JSA: CTR-2023) campaign [4th in its series], with the theme “Source Sustainability for Drinking Water,” was launched by President

 

3.       YUVA UTSAV LAUNCHED ACROSS INDIA

·         Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Information & Broadcasting, launched the Yuva Utsava-India@2047 from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar in Punjab.

·         “Yuva Utsav India @2047” is being held in all Indian districts by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoYAS) through its flagship youth organisation, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS).

 

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