DAILY GK QUIZ: 2, 3 DEC 2020
[Q] Government
of India has allocated Rs 900 crore to Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for
research and development of COVID-19 vaccines under ______________.
(a) Mission
Samudra Setu
(b) Mission COVID Suraksha
(c) National Health Mission
(d) Mission Innovation
(e) ATAL Mission
[ANS] b
[Q] Which Body released the report ‘The
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trade and Development: Transitioning to a
New Normal’?
(a) International
Trade Centre
(b) World Trade Organization (WTO)
(c) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
(d) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(e) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
[ANS] c
[Q] Which word
is named as the Word of the Year 2020 as per the most searched words on the
Cambridge Dictionary in 2020?
(a) Pandemic
(b) Corona
(c) Vaccine
(d) Quarantine
(e) None of the above
[ANS] d
[Q] China is
going to construct the first downstream dam on the lower reaches of the river
marking a new phase in China’s hydropower exploitation of the river with
potential ramifications for India?
(a) Indus
(b) Ganges
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Sutlej
(e) Salween
[ANS] c
[Q] Which
Country has the most FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) equity inflows in India
during April-September 2020 according to DPIIT (Department for Promotion of
Industry and Internal Trade)?
(a) USA
(United States of America)
(b) Singapore
(c) Mauritius
(d) Japan
(e) France
[ANS] b
[Q] Who has been
appointed as the Ambassador for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(BAFTA) Breakthrough initiative in India 2020-21?
(a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Ayushman Khurana
(c) Arijit Singh
(d) AR Rahman
(e) Shah Rukh Khan
[ANS] d
[Q] Which
Country has topped the list of sending the greatest number of educated migrants
to OECD Countries?
(a) China
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) United States
(e) India
[ANS] e
[Q] British
Driver Lewis Hamilton the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as Formula
1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) held at Bahrain International Circuit. Which
Automobile brand does he represent?
(a) Ferrari
(b) Mercedes
(c) Audi
(d) Renault
(e) McLaren
[ANS] b
[Q] Which Public
Sector Unit has set a new record for successfully manufacturing and testing
India’s highest-rated auto transformer ‘500 MVA 400/220/33 kV?
(a) Bharat
Electronics Limited (BEL)
(b) Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL)
(c) India Grid Trust (IndiGrid)
(d) Both 1 & 2
(e) All 1 2 & 3
[ANS] b
[Q] Which
Financial Institution released a new book titled, ‘Future of Regional
Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific?
(a) Asian
Development Bank (ADB)
(b) World Bank (WB)
(c) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
(d) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(e) New Development Bank (NDB)
[ANS] a
[Q] The United
Nations’ Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is observed on
which day?
(a) November
26
(b) November 27
(c) November 28
(d) November 29
(e) November 30
[ANS] e
[Q] Name the
India Observatory that has been accorded ‘Milestone’ facility status by
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
(a) The
Vainu Bappu Observatory, Tamil Nadu
(b) The Gauribidanur Observatory, Karnataka
(c) Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, Tamil Nadu
(d) Indian Astronomical Observatory, Hanle
(e) The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope Observatory, Maharshtra
[ANS] e
[Q] Which State
is celebrating the 21st edition of Hornbill festival 2020 from 1st-5th of
December organised virtually for the first time due to the pandemic?
(a) Manipur
(b) Assam
(c) Mizoram
(d) Nagaland
(e) Tripura
[ANS] d
[Q] Who launched
the 2nd Edition of “Fit India School Week” program on November 25, 2020?
(a) Ramesh
Pokhriyal “Nishan’
(b) Dr Harsh Vardhan
(c) Smriti Irani
(d) Narendra Modi
(e) Kiren Rijiju
Answer & Explanation
[ANS] e
[Q] Name the
Indian Foreign Secretary who inaugurated Three schools built under Indian
assistance in Nepal’s Gorkha district (November 27, 2020).
(a) Rajiv
Gauba
(b) T S Trimurti
(c) Anil Kumar Gupta
(d) Harsh Vardhan Shringla
(e) Injeti Srinivas
[ANS] d
[Q] Which
Organization appointed Sandeep Kataria as the CEO (1st Indian to be appointed
as the global CEO) of the organization?
(a) Red
Chief
(b) Parle Agro
(c) Bata
(d) Patanjali
(e) Liberty
[ANS] c
[Q] Which City
has been ranked as most polluted city in the world as per Air Pollution Data
released by United States (US) Air Quality Index?
(a) New
Delhi, India
(b) Lahore, Pakistan
(c) Kathmandu, Nepal
(d) Beijing, China
(e) Ghaziabad, India
[ANS] b
[Q] Which
Country has recorded largest reduction of malaria cases in South-East Asia from
20 million in 2000 to about 5.6 million in 2019 according to the “World Malaria
Report 2020” released by World Health Organisation (WHO)?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) India
(c) Indonesia
(d) Malaysia
(e) Singapore
[ANS] b
[Q] Which
institute has topped the QS Asia University Rankings 2021 released by
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) in association with King Abdulaziz University (KAU),
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)?
(a) Tsinghua
University (China)
(b) National University of Singapore (NUS)
(c) IIT-Delhi
(d) IIT-Madras
(e) Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
[ANS] b
[Q] Who authored
the book titled “Indian Icon: A Cult Called Royal Enfield” which maps the story
of the company and the brand “Royal Enfield”?
(a) Gautam
Bhattacharya
(b) Bhavana Balakrishnan
(c) Amrit Raj
(d) Raju Bharatan
(e) Rohit Brijnath
[ANS] c
[Q] Which state
celebrates the Lachit Divas on 24th November to remember the valor of Chao
Lachit Borphukan an army general of Ahom Kingdom?
(a) Assam
(b) Sikkim
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland
(e) Manipur
[ANS] a
[Q] What was the
2020 theme of the World AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) Day observed
on 1st December globally?
(a) Global
solidarity, resilient HIV services
(b) Communities make the difference
(c) Know Your Status
(d) My Health, My Right
(e) On the fast track to end AIDS
[ANS] a
[Q] Which Indian
state is the focus state in the first-ever virtual Aadi Mahotsav, launched on
1st December 2020?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Kerala
(e) Maharashtra
[ANS] c
[Q] World Computer
Literacy Day is observed on which day?
(a) 1st December
(b) 2nd December
(c) 3rd December
(d) 4th December
(e) 5th December
[ANS] b
[Q] Which of the
following Indian city ranked 2nd in US Air Quality Index?
(a) Allahabad
(b) Kanpur
(c) Mumbai
(d) Delhi
(e) Chennai
[ANS]
d
