DAILY GK QUIZ 20-21 MAY

 DAILY GK QUIZ 20-21 MAY 

[Q] With whom has the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India signed an agreement for vaccine cold chain management?

(a) UNDP

(b) Tata Group

(c) WHO

(d) World Bank

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which female tennis player won the Italian Open title?

(a) Elena Rybakina

(b) Aryna Sabalenka

(c) Ons Jabeur

(d) Inga Swiatek

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who has taken charge as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry?

(a) Sanjeev Puri

(b) Alok Mehta

(c) Arun Puri

(d) Vivek Sinha

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Ibrahim Raisi was the President of which country who recently died in a helicopter crash?

(a) Iraq

(b) Iran

(c) Qatar

Pakistan

[ANS] a

 

[Q] When is World Refugee Day observed every year?

(a) 19 May

(b) 20 May

(c) 21 May

(d) 22 May

[ANS] b

 

[Q] When is the National Anti-Terrorism Day observed every year?

(a) 19 May

(b) 20 May

(c) 21 May

(d) 22 May

[ANS] c

 

[Q] What is the theme of ‘World Bee Day 2024’?

(a) Bee engaged – Build Back Better for Bees

(b) Bee Engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees

(c) Bee Engaged with Youth

(d) Bee Engaged in Pollinator-Friendly Agricultural Production

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Recently, William Lai Ching-Te has become new President of which country?

(a) Philippines

(b) Taiwan

(c) Thailand

(d) Indonesia

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Name the Trade Receivables electronic Discounting System (TReDS) platform that has recently crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore in MSME Invoice Financing.

(a) Receivables Exchange of India Limited

(b) National Stock Exchange of India Limited

(c) BSE

(d) NCDEX e-Markets Limited

[ANS] a

 

[Q] According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (as of 20th May 2024), Mukesh Ambani is ranked 12th with a net worth of USD 110 billion.

_______________ has topped the list with a net worth of USD 220 billion.

(a) Gautam Adani

(b) Larry Page

(c) Jeff Bezos

(d) Bernard Arnault

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Who has been re-elected as the President of Dominican Republic for 2nd Term?

(a) Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo

(b) Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona

(c) José Raúl Mulino

(d) Azali Assoumani

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Name the company /organisation has recently become the world’s 1st private entity to test its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology successfully on a subscale High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS).

(a) Adani Defence and Aerospace

(b) Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace Technologies Private Limited

(c) GalaxEye Space Solutions Pvt Limited

(d) Defence Research and Development Organisation

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Name the company that has recently launched “Copilot+ PCs,” a new category of personal computers (PCs) designed for artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.

(a) Microsoft

(b) Apple

(c) Google

(d) HP Inc. (Hewlett-Packard)

[ANS] a

 

[Q] When was the United Nations (UN) International Tea Day observed across the globe?

(a) March 22

(b) May 21

(c) February 27

(d) April 15

[ANS] b