DAILY GK QUIZ: 26, 27 JAN 2021
[Q] Where was
the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held?
(a) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(b) Jaipur, Rajasthan
(c) Panaji, Goa
(d) Kochi, Kerala
(e) Udaipur, Rajasthan
[ANS] c
[Q] What was
India’s vaccination drive that delivers India’s Covishield vaccines to foreign
countries as a gift?
(a) Vande Bharat
(b) Covid Suraksha
(c) Vaccine Maitri
(d) Mission Sagar
(e) Vaccine Suraksha
[ANS] c
[Q] Who was the
chairman of the IFFI 51 International Jury panel?
(a) Pablo Cesar
(b) Abu Bakr Shawky
(c) Priyadarshan
(d) Rubaiyat Hossain
(e) Prasanna Vithanage
[ANS] a
[Q] Which
institution received the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2021
award for their contribution in disaster management?
(a) People in Need
(b) Human Empowerment Organisation
(c) UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA)
(d) Sustainable Environment and Ecological
Development Society (SEEDS)
(e) Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
[ANS] d
[Q] Which
country participated with Indian Air Force (IAF) in the 1st Bilateral Air
Exercise, ‘Exercise Desert Knight-21 (Ex DK-21)’ held at Jodhpur?
(a) Australia
(b) Japan
(c) France
(d) Russia
(e) USA
[ANS] c
[Q] What was the
theme of 2021’s National Voters Day that was annually observed on January 25th?
(a) Empowering Young and Future Voters
(b) Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and
Informed
(c) Accessible Elections
(d) No Voter to be left behind
(e) Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy
[ANS] b
[Q] What is the
rank of India in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021?
(a) 14
(b) 7
(c) 26
(d) 9
(e) 12
[ANS] b
[Q] In 2021,
India is observing which edition of the Republic Day?
(a) 72
(b) 75
(c) 73
(d) 71
(e) 74
[ANS] a
[Q] The
International Customs Day (ICD) is celebrated on which day?
(a) 25 January
(b) 26 January
(c) 24 January
(d) 23 January
(e) 27 January
[ANS] b
[Q] Which state
has launched the scheme ‘PANKH Abhiyan’ for girls empowerment?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Gujarat
[ANS] c
[Q] Which country
was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, as per
the report of UNCTAD?
(a) United States
(b) Singapore
(c) Japan
(d) China
(e) Germany
[ANS] d
[Q] The
satellite rideshare mission Transporter-1, was launched by which organisation
recently to launch record breaking 143 satellites into space in a single
mission?
(a) SpaceX
(b) ISRO
(c) NASA
(d) Blue Origin
(e) CNSA
[ANS] a
[Q] The
tri-service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX – 21 was held in which place?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Sikkim
(e) Ladakh
[ANS] b
[Q] Marcelo
Rebelo de Sousa has won the second term as the President of which country?
(a) Austria
(b) Romania
(c) Sweden
(d) Portugal
(e) Spain
[ANS] d
[Q] ___________
is the top country in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, for being worst-hit
country by climate change.
(a) Haiti
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bahamas
(d) Zimbabwe
(e) Mozambique
[ANS] e
[Q] As per the
latest World Economic Outlook report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
the GDP of India has been projected at what per cent in the fiscal 2020-21?
(a) -9%
(b) -8%
(c) -10%
(d) -11%
(e) -12%
[ANS] b
[Q] How many
Padma awards have been announced for 2021?
(a) 131
(b) 108
(c) 127
(d) 119
(e) 123
[ANS] d
[Q] Who has been
felicitated with the Indian Personality of the Year Award at the 51st
International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
(a) Biswajit Chatterjee
(b) Mala Sinha
(c) Tarun Majumdar
(d) Soumitra Chatterjee
(e) Kamin Kalev
[ANS] a
[Q] What is the
projected GDP of India as per United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs (UN DESA) in the Calendar year 2021?
(a) 11.0%
(b) 9.6%
(c) 7.3%
(d) 8.4%
(e) 8.9%
[ANS] c
[Q] DRDO
conducted the first-ever test firing of the Akash-NG missile successfully recently.
Akash-NG is a new generation ________missile?
(a) Air-to-Surface
(b) Surface-to-Surface
(c) Air-to-Air
(d) Surface-to-Air
(e) None of these
[ANS] d
[Q] Name the
individual who has won the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2021.
(a) Aditya Bahadur
(b) Kumar Munnan Singh
(c) Rajendra Kumar Bhandari
(d) Manoj Kumar Bindal
(e) Ranjeet Singh
[ANS] c
[Q] Who among
the following has been awarded Padma Vibhushan 2021 in Public Affairs category?
(a) Shinzo Abe
(b) S P Balasubramaniam
(c) Belle Monappa Hegde
(d) Narinder Singh Kapany
(e) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
[ANS] a
[Q] The Subhash
Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2021 in the institutional category has
been conferred upon?
(a) Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre
(b) Sustainable Environment and Ecological
Development Society (SEEDS)
(c) 8th Battalion of the National Disaster Response
Force
(d) National Institute of Disaster Management
(e) Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
[ANS] b
