DAILY GK QUIZ: 8 JAN 2021
[Q] Which
Organisation recently signed a loan worth USD 105 Million to Government of
India for development of Inland Water Transport in West Bengal, on January,
2021?
(a) International Monetary Fund
(b) Asian Development Bank
(c) European Central Bank
(d) New Development Bank
(e) World Bank
[ANS] e
[Q] Who will
chair the Advisory Council that will be responsible for managing the
implementation of RBI’s Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme?
(a) BP Kanungo
(b) Shaktikanta Das
(c) M. Rajeshwar Rao
(d) M. D. Patra
(e) M.K. Jain
[ANS] a
[Q] Who was
appointed as the 1st Deputy General Secretary of All India Football Federation
(AIFF)?
(a) P. K. Banerjee
(b) I.M. Vijayan
(c) Abhishek Yadav
(d) Chuni Goswami
(e) Pronay Halder
[ANS] c
[Q] When was
World Day of War Orphans observed annually across the globe?
(a) January 6
(b) December 4
(c) January 4
(d) December 30
(e) January 2
[ANS] a
[Q] Name the
first urban co-operative bank of India to receive a licence from RBI to
transition to Small Finance Bank (SFB).
(a) Municipal Cooperative Bank
(b) Vijay Cooperative Bank
(c) Shivalik Mercantile Cooperative Bank
(d) New India Cooperative Bank
(e) Bara Banki Cooperative Bank
[ANS] c
[Q] Which
financial institution has signed a loan agreement worth USD 646 million with
India two road projects in Andhra Pradesh?
(a) World Bank
(b) New Development Bank
(c) Asian Development Bank
(d) IMF
(e) Euro Development Bank
[ANS] b
[Q] Which
country is developing the world’s first wood-based space satellite, to combat
the growing problem of space debris?
(a) France
(b) United States
(c) China
(d) India
(e) Japan
[ANS] e
[Q] The Legal
Entity Identifier (LEI) is a ______digit number.
(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20
(e) 25
[ANS] d
[Q] The
Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) defence system was tested by India
recently. It has been developed by DRDO in collaboration with which country?
(a) Syria
(b) Israel
(c) Germany
(d) United States
(e) Iran
[ANS] b
[Q] What is the
estimated GDP growth projection of the global economy by the World Bank for
2021?
(a) 4%
(b) 5%
(c) 6%
(d) 7%
(e) 3%
[ANS] a
[Q] The world’s
oldest living first-class cricketer _________ has passed away at the age of
100.
(a) Don Smith
(b) Alan Burgess
(c) Ronald Draper
(d) Ken Archer
(e) Neil Harvey
[ANS] b
[Q] Name the
author of the book “India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia”.
(a) Mohan Verma
(b) Vishal K. Raju
(c) R. Kaushik
(d) Rakesh Tripathi
(e) Dharmendra Veer Singh
[ANS] c
[Q] Who among
the following has been appointed as the Chief Justice (CJ) of Andhra Pradesh
High Court?
(a) Vinay Kumar
(b) Arup Kumar Goswami
(c) Rajat Agrawal
(d) Rahul Kaushik
(e) Mhd. Iqbal Khan
[ANS] b
[Q] Name the
first female match official in a men’s Test match when she takes up the fourth
umpire’s role.
(a) G. S. Lakshmi
(b) Eloise Sheridan
(c) Claire Polosak
(d) Lauren Agenbag
(e) Humaira Farah
[ANS] c
[Q]
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals judge __________ to be
the next U.S. attorney general.
(a) Michael B Mukasey
(b) William Pelham
(c) Merrick Garland
(d) Ashcroft John David
(e) Janet Reno
[ANS] c
