DAILY GK QUIZ : 1 - 5 MAY 2022
[Q]
Which organisation recently issued a ‘Framework for FinTech Entity’ in the
International financial services centres:
(a) International Financial Services
Centres Authority
(b) RBI
(c) SEBI
(d) IRDA
[ANS] a
[Q]
Name the bank that launched its first digital product, pre-approved personal
loan (PAPL) , under the project world of Advanced Virtual Experience(WAVE):
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Indian Bank
(c) Union Bank
(d) Bank of India
[ANS] b
[Q]
Who won the Whitley Gold Award 2022 for the 2nd time;
(a) Priyanka Reddy
(b) Vandana Shiva
(c) Charudutt Mishra
(d) Pavan Sukhdev
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which Indian airline became the 1st in Asia to use Satellite-based landing
procedures (SBAS) using the GAGAN System:
(a) AirAsia India
(b) Go First
(c) Vistara
(d) Indigo
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which state cabinet has approved the ‘Gene Bank’, a first-of-its-kind project
in India for biodiversity conservation?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which bank has launched India’s first comprehensive ‘open-for-all’ digital
ecosystem for all Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country?
(a) DBS Bank
(b) CSB Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who among the following has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff?
(a) V R Chaudhari
(b) BS Raju
(c) Manoj Kumar Mago
(d) P K Purwar
[ANS] b
[Q]
Who among the following has won bronze at Asian Badminton Championships in
Manila?
(a) SainaNehwal
(b) PV Sindhu
(c) SaniaMirza
(d) N. Sikki Reddy
[ANS] b
[Q]
International Labour Day is observed every year on ______________.
(a) 1 May
(b) 2 May
(c) 3 May
(d) 4 May
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which of the following has become first public sector bank to go live on
Account Aggregator framework?
(a) SBI
(b) IDBI
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Union Bank of India
[ANS] d
[Q]
Senior IFS officer ____________ recently assumed charge as India’s new Foreign
Secretary.
(a) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
(b) Rajiv Kumar
(c) SumanBery
(d) Harsh VardhanShringla
[ANS] a
[Q]
World Tuna Day is observed globally on _____ every year.
(a) 1st May
(b) 2nd May
(c) 3rd May
(d) 4th May
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which of the following has recently announced a collaboration with the C-DAC,
an autonomous scientific society of the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeiTY), Government of India?
(a) Microsoft
(b) Google
(c) Accenture
(d) Qualcomm
[ANS] d
[Q]
PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated Semicon India Conference 2022 at ____________.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Vadodara
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Surat
[ANS] c
[Q]
Anshul Swami has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
of which small finance bank?
(a) ESAF Small Finance Bank
(b) Suryoday Small Finance Bank
(c) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
(d) Shivalik Small Finance Bank
[ANS] d
[Q]
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) released ‘The State of the World’s
Forest (SOFO) 2022 report that highlights _________ of total forest area on
earth lost in 30 yrs.
(a) 10.34%
(b) 9.2%
(c) 5.2%
(d) 15.72%
[ANS] a
[Q]
Who was appointed as an ‘Ex-officio member of the Monetary Policy Committee
(MPC)’ by the RBI Board:
(a) Priyanka Reddy
(b) Rajiv Ranjan
(c) Charudutt Mishra
(d) Pavan Sukhdev
[ANS] b
[Q]
Who won the 2022 World Snooker Championship held at Shelffield, England and
became oldest Snooker Champion in history:
(a) Judd Trump
(b) Mark Selby
(c) Ronnie O’Sullivan
(d) John Higgins
[ANS] c
[Q]
What is the theme of World Asthma Day (WAD) 2022 that was observed across the
globe on 3rd may 2022:
(a) Better air better breathing
(b) Stop for Asthma
(c) Enough Asthma Deaths
(d) Closing Gaps in Asthma Care
[ANS] d
[Q]
The gross revenue collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the month of
April 2022 was _____________.
(a) Rs 1.03 lakh crore
(b) Rs 1.16 lakh crore
(c) Rs 1.33 lakh crore
(d) Rs 1.68 lakh crore
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who is the author of the new book titled “Leaders, Politicians, Citizens”?
(a) Ramesh Thamilmani
(b) Rasheed Kidwai
(c) Ramesh Kandula
(d) Amitava Kumar
[ANS] b
[Q]
World Press Freedom Day is observed globally on ________ every year.
(a) 1st May
(b) 2nd May
(c) 3rd May
(d) 4th May
[ANS] c
[Q]
Who among the following has been appointed as Chairman of Central Board of
Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
(a) M Ajit Kumar
(b) Sangeeta Singh
(c) J B Mohapatra
(d) T V Narendran
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which edition of La Liga title has recently won by Real Madrid?
(a) 26th
(b) 35th
(c) 64th
(d) 75th
[ANS] b
[Q]
Who has been appointed as an advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
(a) Atul Kumar Goel
(b) Praveen Kumar
(c) Soma Sankara Prasad
(d) TarunKapoor
[ANS] d
[Q]
What is the theme of World Press Freedom Day 2022?
(a) Keeping Power in Check: Media,
Justice and The Rule of Law
(b) Information as a Public Good
(c) Media for Democracy: Journalism and
Elections in Times of Disinformation
(d) Journalism under digital siege
[ANS] d
