DAILY GK QUIZ 27-28 MAY
[Q] What is one of the
anticipated benefits of Mission ISHAN for airlines and passengers?
(a)
Increased flight times
(b)
Reduced flight handling capacity
(c)
Enhanced congestion
(d)
Seamless operations
[ANS]
d
[Q] Which country among
the top five global crude steel producers recorded positive growth in April
2024?
(a)
China
(b)
India
(c)
Japan
(d)
United States
[ANS]
b
[Q] Recently, the world’s
first 100% biodegradable pen has been launched in which country?
(a)
India
(b)
Nepal
(c)
Myanmar
(d)
Bhutan
[ANS]
a
[Q] What is ‘Gliese 12
b’, recently seen in news?
(a)
Submarine
(b)
Critical mineral
(c)
Earth sized exoplanet
(d)
A type of vaccine
[ANS]
c
[Q] Which day is observed
as ‘World Thyroid Day’ annually?
(a)
23 May
(b)
24 May
(c)
25 May
(d)
26 May
[ANS]
c
[Q] Sathyamangalam Tiger
Reserve, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(a)
Tamil Nadu
(b)
Maharashtra
(c)
Odisha
(d)
Gujarat
[ANS]
a
[Q] Which organisation
has approved a new treaty on Intellectual Property (IP) Genetic Resources (GRs)
and Associated Traditional Knowledge (ATK)?
(a)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(b)
World Intellectual Property Organization
(c)
World Trade Organization
(d)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which organisation
has lowered the tick size for all stocks from 5 paisa (at present) to 1 paisa
for securities priced below Rs 250 in the cash segment?
(a)
Securities and Exchange Board of India
(b)
Bombay Stock Exchange
(c)
Reserve Bank of India
(d)
National Stock Exchange of India Limited
[ANS]
d
[Q] For which bank did
the Prudential Authority of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) impose a
financial penalty of 10 million rand (~Rs 4.5 crore) for violating anti-money
laundering laws?
(a)
Bank of India
(b)
Indian Overseas Bank
(c)
ICICI Bank
(d)
State Bank of India
[ANS]
d
[Q] Which Indian airport
has won the silver award under the ‘over 35 million passengers per annum
category’ in the ‘Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific &
Middle East’ Green Airports Recognition (GAR) 2024?
(a)
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
(b)
Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
(c)
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow
(d)
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
[ANS]
b
[Q] Who has been
appointed as the Commandant of the National Defence Academy (NDA)?
(a)
Kamal Kishore
(b)
Vivek Kumar Gupta
(c)
Gurcharan Singh
(d)
Kishor Makwana
[ANS]
c
[Q] Who has been
re-elected as the president of the Republic of Lithuania for the 2nd five-year
term from 2024 to 2029?
(a)
Tamas Sulyok
(b)
Gitanas Nauseda
(c)
Peter Pellegrini
(d)
Bjarni Benediktsson
[ANS]
b
[Q] In May 2024, SpaceX
launched its 1st batch of operational spy satellites as part of a new
____________ intelligence network to enhance space-based surveillance powers.
(a)
Sweden
(b)
United Kingdom
(c)
Russia
(d)
United States of America
[ANS]
d
[Q] Bardiya Daneshwar,
Iranian chess grandmaster(GM), won the Masters title at the Sharjah Masters
2024.
Name the Indian Chess
player who won the Challengers title at the Sharjah Masters 2024.
(a)
Dommaraju Gukesh
(b)
Divya Deshmukh
(c)
Koneru Humpy
(d)
Vaishali Rameshbabu
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which public sector
bank holds the highest value of unclaimed deposits?
(a)
Punjab National Bank
(b)
State Bank of India
(c)
ICICI Bank
(d)
HDFC Bank
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which company led the
$1 billion funding round in which Google is participating?
(a)
Amazon
(b)
Reliance JioMart
(c)
Tata Digital
(d)
Walmart
[ANS]
d
