DAILY GK QUIZ: 8 DEC 2020
[Q] Suryadhar
lake is located in which state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
(e) Chandigarh
[ANS] b
[Q] “Global Wage
Report 2020-21: Wages and Minimum wages in the time of COVID-19” was released
by which international organisation?
(a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(b) World Bank
(c) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
(d) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD)
(e) International Labour Organisation (ILO)
[ANS] e
[Q] Who is the
Newly appointed President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI) for the year 2020-21
(a) Shobana Kamineni
(b) Uday Shankar
(c) Sunil Rayan
(d) Jahnabi Phookan
(e) Sangita Reddy
[ANS] b
[Q] Who is the
Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year 2020?
(a) Lisa Su
(b) Tim Cook
(c) Jensen Huang
(d) Elon Musk
(e) Ajay Banga
[ANS] d
[Q] On 3-4
December, 6th India-CLMV Business conclave 2020 was concluded, here CMLV means,
(a) Cambodia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Vietnam
(b) China, Laos, Malaysia, Vatican
(c) Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
(d) China, Lithuania, Malaysia, Venezuela
(e) Canada, Lebanon, Maldives, Venezuela
[ANS] c
[Q] Which is the
target year set on the occasion of 7th WASH Conclave, 2020 to provide safe
drinking water to all households?
(a) 2025
(b) 2030
(c) 2022
(d) 2024
(e) 2035
[ANS] d
[Q] Which
country has been appointed by FIFA to host the 18th Edition FIFA Club World Cup
in 2021?
(a) Qatar
(b) Japan
(c) Russia
(d) Italy
(e) Germany
[ANS] b
[Q] Rafer
Johnson, who acted in “License to Kill” 1989 James Bond movie passed away
recently, he was an Olympic champion for Rome in which sport?
(a) Decathlon
(b) Olympic weightlifting
(c) Fencing
(d) Judo
(e) Gymnastics
[ANS] a
[Q] On 5th
December, United Nations(UN) celebrated International Volunteer Day (IVD), and
the theme of 2020 edition is
(a) Volunteer for an inclusive future
(b) Together We Can Through Volunteering
(c) Volunteers build Resilient Communities
(d) Volunteers Act First. Here. Everywhere.
(e) Volunteer to fight the Pandemic
[ANS] b
[Q] United
Nations(UN)’s World Soil day is annually observed across the globe on
(a) 2 December
(b) 7 November
(c) 5 November
(d) 7 December
(e) 5 December
[ANS] e
[Q] To recognise
the importance of banks in financing sustainable development, UN celebrates the
first ever International Day of Banks across the globe on
(a) 5 November
(b) 8 September
(c) 3 December
(d) 4 December
(e) 15 November
[ANS] d
[Q] The RTGS
system of the transaction will be made available round the clock, with effect
from which day?
(a) 10 December 2020
(b) 31 December 2020
(c) 25 December 2020
(d) 14 December 2020
(e) 15 December 2020
[ANS] d
[Q] Name the
Indian who has been named in “The Straits Times Asians of the Year” for 2020.
(a) Pesi Shroff
(b) Adar Poonawalla
(c) Cyrus Mistry
(d) Uday Kotak
(e) Ratan Tata
[ANS] b
[Q] Which
country has recently become the only second country after the US to unfurl its
flag on the moon?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) Japan
(d) France
(e) India
[ANS] a
[Q] Name the
space-tech startup which has signed an agreement with ISRO to launch its first
remote-sensing satellite on board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket.
(a) Dhruva
(b) Skyroot
(c) Bellatrix
(d) La Scienza
(e) Pixxel
[ANS] e
[Q] When is the
Armed Force Flag Day celebrated in India?
(a) 7 December
(b) 6 December
(c) 5 December
(d) 4 December
(e) 8 December
[ANS] a
[Q] Bangladesh
has recently signed its first Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with which
country since its independence in 1971?
(a) India
(b) Bhutan
(c) Japan
(d) Germany
(e) USA
[ANS] b
[Q]
International Civil Aviation Day is observed on which day every year?
(a) 5 December
(b) 7 December
(c) 6 December
(d) 4 December
(e) 8 December
[ANS] b
[Q] What is the
theme of International Civil Aviation Day from now until 2023?
(a) Working Together to Ensure No Country is Left
Behind
(b) Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation
Development
(c) 75 Years of Connecting the World
(d) Evolving to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century
Air Transport
(e) Aviation: Your Reliable Connection to the World
[ANS] b
