DAILY GK QUIZ: 4, 5 JAN 2021
[Q] Which state
has won the Best Performing State award in the annual event of “Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana (Urban) Awards-2019”, awarded by PM Modi on January, 2021?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Telangana
[ANS] a
[Q] What was the
base year set by RBI to measure growth in digital or cashless transactions in
India for its Digital Payments Index (DPI)?
(a) 2018
(b) 2010
(c) 2014
(d) 2016
(e) 2019
[ANS] a
[Q] Which
organisation recently become an associate member of the International
Organisation of Securities Commissions(IOSCO) on January, 2020?
(a) British Columbia Securities Commission
(b) Financial Services and Markets Authority
(c) Financial Market Authority
(d) International Financial Services Centres Authority
(e) British Virgin Islands Financial Services
Commission
[ANS] d
[Q] Who was
recently appointed as the New Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
Railway Board under Ministry of Railways, on January, 2021?
(a) Vinod Kumar Yadav
(b) Ajay Tyagi
(c) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
(d) Suneet Sharma
(e) Rekha Sharma
[ANS] d
[Q] Where was
the Rafale fighter jets of India and France planned to carryout Exercise
SKYROS, on January, 2021?
(a) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Jaipur
(d) Hyderabad
(e) Ghaziabad
[ANS] b
[Q] When was
Global Family Day celebrated annually?
(a) 2nd January
(b) 1st December
(c) 25th December
(d) 31st December
(e) 1st January
[ANS] e
[Q] Which Indian
Boxer recently got banned for 4 years by The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)
on December, 2020?
(a) Vijender Singh
(b) Nishu
(c) Manju Rani
(d) Manish Kaushik
(e) Nikhat Zareen
[ANS] b
[Q] What was the
portal & Mobile app launched by the External Affairs Ministry to act as an
interface in connecting Indian Diaspora across the globe?
(a) PassportIndia Portal
(b) Madad Portal
(c) Pravasi Rishta Portal
(d) OCI Portal
(e) NRI Protal
[ANS] c
[Q] RBI has
launched Digital Payments Index (DPI) to capture the extent of digitization of
digital/electronic payments in India. The index comprises of how many
parameters?
(a) 10
(b) 7
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 8
[ANS] d
[Q] Buta Singh,
who has passed away recently was a veteran leader of which party?
(a) AAP
(b) BJP
(c) INC
(d) CPI(M)
(e) TMC
[ANS] c
[Q] Who among
the following became India’s 67th Grandmaster?
(a) G Akash
(b) P Iniyan
(c) Ivana Maria Furtado
(d) Leon Mendonca
(e) Raunak Sadhwani
[ANS] d
[Q] Which of the
following movie will open 51st International Film Festival of India in Goa?
(a) Mehrunisa
(b) Another Round
(c) Wife of a Spy
(d) Ford v Ferrari
(e) Pain and Glory
[ANS] b
[Q] Name the
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which was recently approved by Drugs Controller
General of India.
(a) Novavax
(b) Covishield
(c) Janssen
(d) Moderna
(e) Pfizer
[ANS] b
[Q] Name the
Bharat Biotech vaccine, which was recently approved by Drugs Controller General
of India.
(a) Pfizer
(b) Moderna
(c) Janssen
(d) Novavax
(e) Covaxin
[ANS] e
