DAILY GK QUIZ: 28, 29 JAN 2021
[Q] Where is
‘Wahrew Bridge’, India’s Longest Steel Arch Bridge located?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Gujarat
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Jammu & Kashmir
[ANS] b
[Q] What was the
average daily intake of salt, as per the findings of 1st National
Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Monitoring Survey (NNMS)?
(a) 10 gm
(b) 12 gm
(c) 15 gm
(d) 8 gm
(e) 5 gm
[ANS] d
[Q] Which
country’s Triservice force Contingent participated in India’s 72nd Republic Day
Parade?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Bhutan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
(e) Vietnam
[ANS] c
[Q] Which
country hosted the virtual international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS Online)
2021?
(a) India
(b) Switzerland
(c) Netherland
(d) England
(e) France
[ANS] c
[Q] Which
company was India’s biggest Overseas investor, as per RBI’s data ?
(a) ONGC Videsh Ltd
(b) Tata Consultancy Services
(c) Coal India Ltd
(d) Reliance Industries
(e) Steel Authority of India Ltd
[ANS] a
[Q] Which country has the world’s largest
current account surplus, as of January 2021?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) USA
(d) France
(e) Germany
[ANS] a
[Q] Who was the
only foreigner to receive Padma Vibhushan Award in 2021?
(a) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
(b) Donald Trump
(c) Shinzo Abe
(d) Boris Johnson
(e) Angela Merkel
[ANS] c
[Q] India has
announced a pledge of USD _________ to the United Nations Peace building Fund
(PBF) for the year 2021 to support the activities and programs this year.
(a) USD 150,000
(b) USD 160,000
(c) USD 170,000
(d) USD 180,000
(e) USD 190,000
[ANS] a
[Q] Which of the
following IT-giant topped the most-valued IT services brand globally, according
to a report by Brand Finance?
(a) Tata Consultancy Services
(b) Accenture
(c) IBM
(d) Infosys
(e) Wipro
[ANS] b
[Q] What is the
theme of International Customs Day 2021?
(a) A Secure business environment for economic
development
(b) Data analysis for Effective Border Management
(c) SMART borders for seamless Trade, Travel and
Transport
(d) Customs fostering Sustainability for People,
Prosperity and the Planet
(e) Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and
Resilience
[ANS] e
[Q] Who has been
conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at 51st IFFI held in Goa?
(a) Tiago Guedes
(b) Lech Majewski
(c) Vittorio Storaro
(d) Emmanuel Mouret
(e) Chen-Nien Ko
[ANS] c
[Q] Recently,
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs increased the MSP of ________ in line
with 1.5 times the average cost of production.
(a) Groundnut-in-shell
(b) Copra
(c) Safflower
(d) Masur
(e) Soyabean
[ANS] b
[Q] Recently ,
Which state became the 1st in India to have 2 airstrips on expressways for
emergency landing and take-off of fighter planes?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Assam
(e) Uttar Pradesh
[ANS] e
[Q] Which
country pledged USD 150,000 towards United Nations (UN) Peacebuilding Fund
(PFB) for 2021?
(a) USA
(b) Brazil
(c) France
(d) India
(e) China
[ANS] d
[Q] Which
organisation signed a Framework for Strategic partnership agreement with India
to enhance global energy security?
(a) Energy Information Administration (EIA)
(b) International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
(c) International Energy Agency (IEA)
(d) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
(e) International Energy Forum (IEF)
[ANS] c
[Q] What was
India’s rank among the worst-hit countries due to extreme weather events, as
per the 16th edition of “Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2021”?
(a) 4th
(b) 7th
(c) 3rd
(d) 9th
(e) 11th
[ANS] b
[Q] Who authored
the book, “Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story”, that won the Gaja
Capital Business Book Prize 2020?
(a) Vinod Mehta
(b) Prem Prakash
(c) O. V. Vijayan
(d) Mihir Dalal
(e) Chitra Subramaniam
[ANS] d
[Q] The tableau
of which state has won the first prize in the Republic Day parade 2021?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Karnataka
(c) Assam
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Gujarat
[ANS] d
[Q] What is the
rank of India in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020?
(a) 95
(b) 91
(c) 102
(d) 80
(e) 86
[ANS] e
[Q] Who has been
appointed as the new Vice-chief of Army Staff to replace incumbent VC Lt
General SK Saini?
(a) Iqroop Singh Ghuman
(b) Arun Shridhar Vaidya
(c) Anil Chauhan
(d) Chandi Prasad Mohanty
(e) Ranjeet Singh Rana
[ANS] d
[Q] What is the
rank of India in the Coronavirus Performance Index released by Lowy Institute
recently?
(a) 90
(b) 65
(c) 72
(d) 86
(e) 95
[ANS] d
[Q] New Zealand
and Denmark have jointly secured the first position in the Corruption
Perception Index (CPI) 2020. The index is released every year by which
organisation?
(a) Transparency International
(b) World Economic Forum
(c) Economist Intelligence Unit
(d) International Monetary Fund
(e) World Bank
[ANS] a
[Q] Which
country has topped the Coronavirus Performance Index released by Lowy Institute
recently?
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) Japan
(d) Russia
(e) USA
[ANS] b
[Q] Who among
the following launched ‘Krishi Sakha’ app for farmers?
(a) SBI
(b) Axis Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Karnataka Grameen Vikas Bank
(e) Bharti AXA General
[ANS] e
[Q] Recently
Giuseppe Conte resigned. He served as the Prime Minister of ___________.
(a) Spain
(b) Austria
(c) Italy
(d) France
(e) Poland
[ANS] c
