DAILY GK QUIZ 8-13 FEB
[Q]
India contributed USD __________ to the United Nations (UN) Regular Budget (RB)
for 2024.
(a) 21.098 million
(b) 30.260 million
(c) 29.134 million
(d) 32.895 million
[ANS] d
[Q]
Name the personality who has won the 66th Annual Grammy Awards (Grammy
2024 – Album of the Year and became the
first ever artist to win “Album of the Year” four times.
(a) Billie Eilish
(b) Taylor Swift
(c) Ariana Grande
(d) Miley Cyrus
[ANS] b
[Q]
Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez was re-elected as the President of _________
(country) for the 2nd consecutive term.
(a) Venezuela
(b) Ecuador
(c) Brazil
(d) El Salvador
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which bill authorized the government to meet expenses for four months in the
next financial year?
(a) Finance Bill,
2024
(b) Appropriation
Bill
(c) Supplementary
Demands for Grants Bill
(d) Budget
Allocation Bill
[ANS] b
[Q]
What is the total trade volume between India and the UAE for the financial year
ending March 2023?
(a) $50 billion
(b) $65 billion
(c) $75 billion
(d) $85 billion
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which regulatory authority granted in-principle approval for ADIA to establish
the investment fund in GIFT City?
(a) RBI (Reserve
Bank of India)
(b) SEBI
(Securities and Exchange Board of India)
(c) IFSCA
(International Financial Services Authority)
(d) FPI (Foreign
Portfolio Investment)
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which parameter of the RBI-DPI has the highest weight in the index?
(a) Payment
Enablers (25%)
(b) Payment
Infrastructure Demand-side Factors (10%)
(c) Payment
Infrastructure Supply-side Factors (15%)
(d) Payment
Performance (45%)
[ANS] d
[Q]
World Sustainable Development (WSDS) Summit, recently seen in the news, is
annually organized by which institute?
(a) The Energy and
Resources Institute
(b) World Bank
(c) Environmental
Assessment Institute
(d) Centre for
Environment Education
[ANS] a
[Q]
Recently, which city announced free bus travel for transgender community?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Indore
(c) Delhi
(d) Jaipur
[ANS] c
[Q]
Farooq Nazki, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?
(a) Poet
(b) Wrestler
(c) Scientist
(d) Politician
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which state government has signed an MoU with Google for Artificial
Intelligence (AI)-led Solutions across Sectors?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Jharkhand
[ANS] a
[Q]
Name the personality who has conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award with
Gold Medal by the Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI).
(a) Nisha Rani Dutta
(b) Rashmita Patra
(c) P.T. Usha
(d) Kamal Kumar
[ANS] c
[Q]
Who has elected as the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
for 3 years?
(a) Abdulqawi Yusuf (Somalia)
(b) Nawaf Salam (Lebanon)
(c) Julia Sebutinde (Uganda)
(d) Joan Donoghue (United States)
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which state government has launched the Logo, Anthem, Mascot, Jersey, and Torch
of the 4th edition of the Khelo India University Games (KIUG 2023) ?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Odisha
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which of the following countries have declared as the joint winners of the
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under19 (U-19) Women’s Championship
2024?
(a) India and Bangladesh
(b) Bhutan and Nepal
(c) Nepal and Bangladesh
(d) India and Nepal
[ANS] a
[Q]
What contributed to the recent surge in India’s foreign exchange reserves to a
one-month high of $622.47 billion?
(a) Increase in
exports
(b) RBI
intervention and fluctuations in foreign asset values
(c) Reduction in
imports
(d) Foreign aid
influx
[ANS] b
[Q]
How many transactions per day did the RBI achieve during the CBDC pilot project
in December 2023?
(a) 5 lakh
transactions
(b) 40 lakh
transactions
(c) 15 lakh
transactions
(d) 10 lakh
transactions
[ANS] d
[Q]
Where was the Centre of Excellence for Nutritional Supplements Testing
(CoE-NSTS) inaugurated?
(a) Mumbai,
Maharashtra
(b) Kolkata, West
Bengal
(c) Gandhinagar,
Gujarat
(d) New Delhi,
Delhi
[ANS] c
[Q]
What is the primary purpose of the SARTHI initiative launched under PMFBY?
(a) To provide
financial assistance to farmers
(b) To offer
diverse insurance coverage for farmers
(c) To facilitate
agricultural training and knowledge-sharing
(d) To establish
digital grievance redressal mechanisms
[ANS] b
[Q]
What was the main objective of NADA’s “Road to Paris 2024” Conference?
(a) To celebrate
India’s participation in the Paris Olympics.
(b) To educate
Indian sportspersons about the dangers of prohibited substances.
(c) To promote the
use of nutritional supplements among athletes.
(d) To discuss
cybersecurity measures for sports organizations.
[ANS] b
[Q]
Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary, recently seen in the news, is located in which
state?
(a) Odisha
(b) Bihar
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
[ANS] a
[Q]
FAST Telescope, recently seen in the news, is developed by which country?
(a) Russia
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) India
[ANS] c
[Q]
“Road to Paris 2024: Championing Clean Sports and Uniting for Anti-Doping”
conference is recently hosted by which organization?
(a) National
Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)
(b) National
Forensics Science University
(c) Sports
Authority of India
(d) National
Sports Federations in India
[ANS] a
[Q]
What is the name of the satellite recently launched by NASA to survey oceans
and atmosphere?
(a) STARS-1
(b) ROSAT
(c) PACE
(d) ASTRO A
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which Organisation, along with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC),
introduced the DigiReady Certification (DRC) portal ?
(a) Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
of India
(b) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
& Industry
(c) National Association of Software and Service
Companies
(d) Quality Council of India
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which Ministry has launched APAAR through the Common Service Centres (CSCs) in
remote villages of India?
(a) Ministry of Rural Development
(b) Ministry of Education
(c) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
(d) Ministry of Women and Child Development
[ANS] b
[Q]
In which city, the 2nd edition of the World Defence Show (WDS 2024) was held ?
(a) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(b) Delhi, India
(c) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
(d) Doha, Qatar
[ANS] a
[Q]
The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) hiked the interest rate on Employees’
Provident Fund (EPF) deposits to a three-year high of ________ from 8.15% for
the financial year 2023-24 (FY24) .
(a) 8.40%
(b) 8.25%
(c) 8.30%
(d) 8.45%
[ANS] b
[Q]
Alexander Stubb was elected as the 13th President of __________ (country).
(a) Lithuania
(b) Georgia
(c) Belgium
(d) Finland
[ANS] d
[Q]
Name the personality who has inaugurated the “India Year Book 2024” and “Career
Calling” at the World Book Fair 2024 in New Delhi, Delhi.
(a) Rajeev Chandrasekhar (MoS of the Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship)
(b) Sanjay Kumar (Secretary of the Ministry of
Education)
(c) Dharmendra Pradhan (Union Minister of
Education)
(d) Sanjay Jaju (Secretary of the Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting)
[ANS] d
[Q]
What was the theme of United Nations (UN) World Pulses Day (WPD) 2024, observed
across the globe on 10th February 2024?
(a) Pulses: Nourishing Soils and People
(b) Pulses for a sustainable future
(c) Pulses to empower youth
(d) #Lovepulses
[ANS] a
[Q]
When is National Women's Day celebrated every year?
(a) 11 February
(b) 12 February
(c) 13 February
(d) 14 February
[ANS] c
[Q]
With whom did the Education Ministry sign an agreement to promote football game
in the country?
(a) All India
Football Federation
(b) FIFA
(c) Reliance
Foundation
(d) None of these
[ANS] b
[Q]
Where was the statue of India's first Chief of Defense Staff, late General
Bipin Rawat, unveiled?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Varanasi
(c) Haridwar
(d) Dehradun
[ANS] d
[Q]
When is National Productivity Day celebrated every year in India?
(a) 11 February
(b) 12 February
(c) 13 February
(d) 14 February
[ANS] b
[Q]
Kawal Tiger Reserve, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Telangana
(d) Kerala
[ANS] c
[Q]
‘Dakshin Bharat Sanskritik Kendra’, recently seen in the news, was established
in which city of India?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Chennai
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Kochi
[ANS] a
[Q]
Recently, UPI payment system has been launched in which two countries?
(a) Sri Lanka and
Mauritius
(b) Australia and
Egypt
(c) Chile and Peru
(d) Iran and
Israel
[ANS] a
