DAILY GK QUIZ: 15 DEC 2020
[Q]
What is the
name of India’s 1st indigenous messenger Ribonucleic acid(mRNA) vaccine
candidate that got approval for Phase I/II Human Clinical trials from Drugs
Controller General of India (DCGI)?
(a) mRNA-1273
(b) Tozinameran
(c) COVISHIELD
(d) HGCO19
(e) BNT162b2
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which is the
most searched word in India as per the Google Trends 2020?
(a) Corona
virus
(b) Pandemic
(c) IPL
(d) Narendra Modi
(e) Sushant Singh Rajput
[ANS] c
[Q]
Which
refugees will be benefited by India’s recent contribution of US$ 2 million on
behalf of Government of India to United Nations Relief programme, on December,
2020?
(a) Rohingya refugee
(b) Palestine refugees
(c) Afghan refugees
(d) Syrian refugees
(e) Venezuelan refugees
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which
disease remained as the Top Cause of death at the Global level over the period
2000-19 in World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2019 Global Health Estimates?
(a) Stroke
(b) Kidney Diseases
(c) Diarrhoea
(d) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(e) Ischaemic Heart Disease
[ANS] e
[Q]
What is the
targeted defence export amount set by India for the next 5 years?
(a) USD 3
Billion
(b) USD 10 Billion
(c) USD 7 Billion
(d) USD 2 Billion
(e) USD 5 Billion
[ANS] e
[Q]
What is the
name of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between World Health
Organization (WHO) & International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (IFRC) on December, 2020?
(a) Red
Cross Agreement
(b) Bretton Woods Agreement
(c) Red Channel Agreement
(d) Seville Agreement
(e) International Regulation Agreement
[ANS] c
[Q]
Who became
the 1st Non-Indian to win the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2020?
(a) Marcelo
Viana
(b) Yakov “Yasha” Eliashberg
(c) Joseph Keller
(d) Carolina Araujo
(e) Maryam Mirzakhani
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who
represented India in the World Bank Inter Ministerial Meeting on Vaccination of
South Asia against COVID-19, on December, 2020?
(a) Narendra
Modi
(b) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
(c) Nirmala Sitharaman
(d) Harsh Vardhan
(e) Prakash Javadekar
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which
organisation released the Book ‘Putting Farmers First’ on December, 2020?
(a) Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
(b) Ministry of AYUSH
(c) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(d) Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(e) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[ANS] c
[Q]
When was
the United Nations(UN)’s International Universal Health Coverage
Day(UHCDAY) 2020 is observed with the theme Health for All: Protect
Everyone?
(a) 10th December
(b) 12th December
(c) 15th December
(d) 30th November
(e) 29th November
[ANS] b
[Q]
Which UNESCO
World Heritage site got protective ring from Archaeological Survey of India
(ASI) to avoid damage through public contact?
(a) Humayun’s
Tomb, Delhi
(b) Jain Temples, Khajuraho
(c) Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya
(d) Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri
(e) Stone chariot, Hampi
[ANS] e
[Q]
Which is
also known as Mini Kaziranga?
(a) Hoollongapar
Gibbon Sanctuary
(b) Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Dibru Saikhowa National Park
(d) Bura-Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary
(e) Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary
[ANS] b
[Q] Name the winner of Social Entrepreneur of the
Year (SEOY) Award, India-2020?
(a) Geetha Kothapalli
(b) Dinesh Trivedi
(c) Anurag Singh Thakur
(d) Ashraf Patel
(e) Ranjeet Rana
[ANS] d
[Q] National Energy Conservation Day is observed
every year on which day?
(a) 11 December
(b) 13 December
(c) 12 December
(d) 14 December
(e) 10 December
[ANS] d
[Q] Indian player Ankita Raina, is associated with
which sports?
(a) Hockey
(b) Badminton
(c) Shooting
(d) Tennis
(e) Cricket
[ANS] d
[Q] Who is the Director-General of the Narcotics
Control Bureau (NCB)?
(a) Shanti Raghavan
(b) Rakesh Asthana
(c) Swayam Shikshan Prayog
(d) Urvashi Sahni
(e) Neichute Doula
[ANS] b
[Q] In which of the following city Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has decided to set up an Automated Banknote Processing Centre
(ABPC)?
(a) Dispur
(b) Jaipur
(c) Kolkata
(d) Dehradun
(e) Panaji
[ANS] b
