DAILY GK QUIZ: 2 MAR 2021
[Q] Which
organisation released the State of India’s Environment 2021 (SoE 2021) annual
report?
(a) Down to Earth
(b) Amnesty International
(c) The Nature Conservancy
(d) World Resources Institute
(e) United Nations Environment Programme
[ANS] a
[Q] Which
country gifted its F-86 Sabre aircraft as a return gift to Indian Air Force’s
Alouette III War Helicopter?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Japan
(e) Bangladesh
[ANS] e
[Q] Who’s
Chairmanship at the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been extended for 3 months by the Appointments Committee
of the Cabinet (ACC)?
(a) U. B. Pravin Rao
(b) M. Ajit Kumar
(c) Pramod Chandra Mody
(d) Tarun Bajaj
(e) Alok Verma
[ANS] c
[Q] Who got
appointed as the Assistant Secretary-General (SG) and Head of the New York
Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?
(a) Ligia Noronha
(b) C.K. Mishra
(c) Aidan Gallagher
(d) Satya Tripathi
(e) Inger Andersen
[ANS] a
[Q] Which
country recently launched ‘Arktika-M’ satellite to monitor the climate change
in Artic?
(a) Japan
(b) France
(c) India
(d) USA
(e) Russia
[ANS] e
[Q] Who won Gold
Medal in the Women’s 53 Category of XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and
Coaches Memorial Tournament, that was held at Kyiv, Ukraine?
(a) Sakshi Malik
(b) Babita Kumari
(c) Vinesh Phogat
(d) Ritu Phogat
(e) Geeta Phogat
[ANS] c
[Q] Zero
Discrimination Day is observed on ____________ every year, all over the world.
(a) 1 March
(b) 2 March
(c) 3 March
(d) 4 March
(e) 5 March
[ANS] a
[Q] Which entry
has won the maximum awards at the Golden Globe Awards 2021?
(a) The Great
(b) The Flight Attendent
(c) The Undoing
(d) The Crown
(e) The Queen’s
[ANS] c
[Q] Who has been
re-appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
(a) Pramod Chandra Mody
(b) Ajit Kumar
(c) John Joseph
(d) Patanjali Jha
(e) Rajiv Gauba
[ANS] a
[Q] Ajendra
Bahadur Singh has been appointed as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of
which command of Indian Navy?
(a) Western Naval Command
(b) Eastern Naval Command
(c) Southern Naval Command
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Command
(e) Lakshadweep Command
[ANS] b
[Q] Which of the
following countries was recommended by the UN Committee for Development Policy
for graduating from LDC status?
(a) Sudan
(b) Uganda
(c) United Republic of Tanzania
(d) Bangladesh
(e) Yemen
[ANS] d
[Q] What was the
theme for Zero Discrimination Day 2021?
(a) Act to change laws that Discriminate
(b) Open Up, Reach Out
(c) Make some noise to challenge discrimination
(d) End Inequalities
(e) Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls
[ANS] d
[Q] Which of the
following film has won the “best film award” at the Golden Globe Awards 2021?
(a) Black Bottom
(b) Drama: Nomadland
(c) The Trial of the Chicago 7
(d) Minari
(e) The Life Ahead
[ANS] b
[Q] The World
NGO Day is observed on which date?
(a) February 27
(b)February 26
(c)February 25
(d)February 24
[ANS] a
[Q] Which
country is the chair for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
(FMCBG) meeting of 2021?
(a) Germany
(b) India
(c)Russia
(d)Italy
[ANS] d
[Q] Which bank
in India has recently tied with JPMorgan to go live Skills Blockchain
technology "Liink" of the US-based bank?
(a) SBI
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) PNB
(d)HDFC Bank
[ANS] a
