DAILY GK QUIZ: 5, 6 FEB 2021
[Q] Where was
India’s 1st Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management (CWCM) got
established by MoEFCC?
(a) Nagpur, Maharashtra
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
(d) Kochi, Kerala
(e) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
[ANS] e
[Q] SEBI revised
the objective and eligibility criteria of innovation sandbox. As per the
revised guidelines, an applicant can move from Stage-I to Stage-II only after a
minimum of ____________.
(a) 45 days
(b) 50 days
(c) 100 days
(d) 120 days
(e) 60 days
[ANS] e
[Q] Federal Bank
Ltd launched ‘FedFirst’, a special savings account. Who will be benefitted
through this initiative?
(a) Front line workers
(b) Elderly
(c) Children
(d) CRPF personnel
(e) Indian Army
[ANS] c
[Q] Who became
the New CEO of Amazon after its founder Jeff Bezos stepped down in February
2021?
(a) Tom Alberg
(b) Werner Vogels
(c) Andy Jassy
(d) MacKenzie Scott
(e) Elon Musk
[ANS] c
[Q] Which was
named as the Hindi Word of the Year 2020 by Oxford Languages?
(a) Aadhar
(b) Samvidhaan
(c) Aatmanirbharta
(d) Nari Shakti
(e) Krishi
[ANS] c
[Q] Which day of
the year is observed as the World Cancer Day?
(a) First Thursday of February
(b) 02 February
(c) First Monday of February
(d) 04 February
(e) 03 February
[ANS] d
[Q] The
first-ever ‘Amputee Clinic’ of India has been set up in which city?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) New Delhi
(c) Pune
(d) Chandigarh
(e) Surat
[ANS] d
[Q] The two-days
‘Chiefs of Air Staff (CAS) Conclave’ has been organised at Air Force Station
Yelahanka. Where is the airfield based?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Kochi
(e) Chennai
[ANS] a
[Q] Which
country has topped the PHDCCI International Economic Resilience (IER) Rank
2021?
(a) Japan
(b) Germany
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Singapore
(e) United States
[ANS] b
[Q] What is the
theme of International Day of Human Fraternity 2021?
(a) Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living
Together
(b) Document on Human Fraternity
(c) Contribution of religious leaders
(d) Day of Human Fraternity
(e) A Pathway to the Future
[ANS] e
[Q] Where is the
13th edition of Aero India, touted to be the first global air show amidst the
pandemic, taking place?
(a) Jaipur
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Chennai
(d) New Delhi
(e) Chandigarh
[ANS] b
[Q] Which state
government launched ‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ mission recently?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Punjab
(d) Gujarat
(e) Himachal Pradesh
[ANS] c
[Q] Where is the
headquarter of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) located?
(a) Rome, Italy
(b) Geneva, Switzerland
(c) Paris, France
(d) London, United Kingdom
(e) New York, United State
[ANS] b
[Q] Who among
the following has re-elected as president of Boxing Federation India for a
second term?
(a) Ramesh Agrawal
(b) Vinod Verma
(c) Ajay Singh
(d) Sanjeev Gupta
(e) Nikhil Sharma
[ANS] c
[Q] What is the
required minimum duration of stay in India a Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to be
considered as Resident of India as per ‘Companies (Incorporation) Second
Amendment Rules, 2021’?
(a) 186 days
(b) 90 days
(c) 100 days
(d) 120 days
(e) 136 days
[ANS] d
[Q] Maritime
Union of India (MUI) urged the Ministry of Shipping to take note of “Neptune
Declaration” while preparing the ‘Maritime India Vision 2030’. What is the Key
focus of “Neptune Declaration”?
(a) Reduction of Service Tax
(b) Eliminating Oil Spills
(c) Guided Fishing Approaches
(d) Welfare of Seafarers
(e) Improving Ocean Health
[ANS] d
[Q] What is
promoted through the “Switch Delhi” campaign?
(a) Use of Disposable Mask
(b) LED Bulbs
(c) Electric Vehicles
(d) Water Conservation
(e) Pollution Control
[ANS] c
[Q] Who was
recently appointed as the President of
Asian Cricket Council (ACC)?
(a) Anil Kumble
(b) Najmul Hasan Papon
(c) Sourav Ganguly
(d) Muttiah Muralitharan
(e) Jay Shah
[ANS] e
[Q] Who among
the following has been appointed as the interim director of the Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI)?
(a) Rajan Verma
(b) Praveen Sinha
(c) Rohit Thakur
(d) Sanjay Kumar
(e) Girish Sharma
[ANS] b
[Q] A
25-year-old Kashmiri woman, ___________ has become the youngest female pilot in
the country.
(a) Nadiya Nighat
(b) Iqra Rasool
(c) Nusrat Jahan
(d) Mehvish Zarger
(e) Ayesha Aziz
[ANS] e
[Q] What is the
rank of India in the 2020 Democracy Index, from among 167 countries?
(a) 50th
(b) 51st
(c) 52nd
(d) 53rd
(e) 54th
[ANS] d
[Q] Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Chauri
Chaura incident on __________.
(a) February 5
(b) February 4
(c) February 3
(d) February 2
(e) February 1
[ANS] b
[Q] Who among
the following has been appointed as the new chairman of National Safety Council
(NSC) of India?
(a) Rajendra Dang
(b) Shikhar Singh
(c) RK Shukla
(d) Ravi Mishra
(e) S.N. Subrahmanyan
[ANS] e
[Q] Which of the
following has become the first Union territory in the country to become
Covid-19 free?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Island
(e) Lakshadweep
[ANS] d
[Q] Which of the
following country recently hosted Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Defence Ministers’
Conclave 2021?
(a) Sri lanka
(b) India
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Indonesia
(e) Vietnam
[ANS] b
[Q] Which of the
following state will open its first Human Milk Bank (HMB)?
(a) Punjab
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
(e) Kerala
[ANS] e
[Q] What is the
theme of Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Defence Ministers’ Conclave 2021?
(a) Common Maritime Priorities in IOR and need for
Regional Maritime Strategy
(b) Security and Growth for All in the Region
(c) Enhanced Peace, Security and Cooperation in the
Indian Ocean
(d) Excellence in the practices of High Maturity
Organisations
(e) Exploring Unsung Frames in Indian Maritime
History
[ANS] c
