DAILY GK QUIZ: 1 - 4 MAR 2022
[Q]
Name the operation that was launched by the Indian Government to rescue Indian
Citizens from Ukraine due to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
(a) Operation Samudra Setu
(b) Operation Safe Homecomming
(c) Operation Ganga
(d) Operation Raahat
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which country recently conducted the 3rd edition of ‘EX DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022’
military exercise along with India in Belagavi, Karnataka:
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) France
(d) Japan
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which institute recently hosted the OCEANS 2022 conference along with the
National Institute of Ocean Tehnology (NIOT) for the first time in India:
(a) IIT -Kharagpur
(b) IIT - Madras
(c) IIT -Kanpur
(d) IIT - Riirkee
[ANS] b
[Q]
The Union Cabinet approved the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of up to _____
under the ‘automatic route’ in the LIC of India, ahead of a mega initial public
offering (IPO).
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 30%
(d) 40%
[ANS] a
[Q]
_________ became the first Indian to be named for the Boltzmann Medal in 2022
for contributions in the field of statistical physics
(a) Ashoke Sen
(b) Piara Singh Gill
(c) Rajeev Bhalerao
(d) Deepak Dhar
[ANS] d
[Q]
_______ became the first country to
approve the use of the plant-based COVID-19 vaccine named ‘Covifenz’:
(a) Canada
(b) Spain
(c) Russia
(d) Germany
[ANS] a
[Q]
Name the bank that collaborated with Mahagram to launch the ‘Bank Sakhi’
project in Odisha.
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) Bank of Maharashtra
(c) Bank of India
(d) Punjab National Bank
[ANS] b
[Q]
What is the amount of Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between India and Japan?
(a) USD 25 billion
(b) USD 50 billion
(c) USD 75 billion
(d) USD 100 billion
[ANS] c
[Q]
What is India’s GDP growth rate projection for 2021-22 as per the second
advance estimate of NSO?
(a) 5.9%
(b) 6.9%
(c) 7.9%
(d) 8.9%
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who has been appointed as new chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI)?
(a) H R Nagendra
(b) MadhabiPuriBuch
(c) C K Mishra
(d) AbhayKarandikar
[ANS] b
[Q]
Who has become the first Indian to win a silver in an individual section of the
Para Archery World Championships in Dubai, UAE?
(a) MariyappanThangavelu
(b) DevendraJhajharia
(c) DeepaMalik
(d) PoojaJatyan
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who among the following has been appointed as chairman of the executive
committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)?
(a) RajatTripathi
(b) Praveen Kumar
(c) BhushanPatwardhan
(d) Jitendra Verma
[ANS] c
[Q]
International Olympic Committee has stripped Russian President Vladimir Putin
of the Olympic Order award in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Who is the
present president of International Olympic Committee?
(a) Jacques Count Rogge
(b) Thomas Bach
(c) Juan Antonio Samaranch
(d) Lord Killanin
[ANS] b
[Q]
As per Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, _____ became top
performing state in India in terms of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at
Current Prices :
(a) Telangana
(b) UP
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
[ANS] a
[Q]
Who got appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of LIC
Mutual Fund Asset Management:
(a) Amit Pandit
(b) Dinesh Pangtey
(c) TS Ramakrishnan
(d) Ashok Pranjpee
[ANS] c
[Q]
The Polio National Innunization Day 2022 (IND) was observed across India on :
(a) 27 Feb
(b) 1st Mar
(c) 28 Feb
(d) 2nd Mar
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which State/UT government announced to set up a ‘Science Innovation Hub’ in
city school to promote scientific culture among students:
(a) Kerala
(b) Delhi
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Odisha
[ANS] b
[Q]
The Ministry of External Affairs released a special logo to mark 75 years of
diplomatic relations with which country:
(a) Poland
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) Netherlands
[ANS] d
[Q]
RBI cancelled the licence of __________ due to its inadequacy in earning
prospects to pay the customers.
(a) Nainital Bank
(b) Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
(c) Sarjeraodara Naik Shirala Sahakari
Bank
(d) Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which Indian city has created a Guinness record by lighting 11.71 lakh clay
lamps (diyas) in 10 minutes, on the occasion of Mahashivratri 2022?
(a) Ujjain
(b) Haridwar
(c) Varanasi
(d) Prayagraj
[ANS] a
[Q]
What is the rank of India in the Sustainable Development Report 2021 list?
(a) 117
(b) 120
(c) 115
(d) 126
[ANS] b
[Q]
The National Safety Day is observed on which day of the year?
(a) First Thursday of March
(b) March 03
(c) March 04
(d) First Wednesday of March
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which of the following country has topped the Sustainable Development Index
2021?
(a) Norway
(b) Finland
(c) Denmark
(d) Germany
[ANS] b
