Literary Review

Today's GK(29-11-21)

1.What is the new category of Bangladesh and Nepal, as per UN General Assembly’srecentresolution?
[A]Leastdevelopedcountry(LDC)
[B]Developingcountry
[C]PoorCountry
[D]MiddleIncomeCountry
Answer: B [Developing country] ]

2.What is the ‘Word of the year 2021’ as per Collins Dictionary?
[A]Crypto-currency
[B]Bitcoin
[C]NFT
[D]De-Fi
Answer: C [NFT] ]

3.Which state has passed ‘Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Bill 2021’, tolevyaGreentaxonehicles?
[A]TamilNadu
[B]AndhraPradesh
[C]Telangana
[D]Odisha
Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh] ]

4.Which country has announced more than EUR 1.2 billion to aid India’s fight againstclimatechange?
[A]France
[B]Germany
[C]Italy
[D]UK
Answer: B [Germany] ]

5.What is the name of the first PPP initiative of Ministry of Electronics and IT, to ensure awareness about cybercrime for Chief Information Security Officers?
[A]CyberSurakshitBharatinitiative
[B]SurakshitBharat;SwasthBharat
[C]SurakshitCISOs
[D]SafestCISOs
Answer: A [Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative] ]

Today'S GK(26-11-21)

1.As per the think tank IDEA’s “Global State of Democracy 2021”, which country was added to its annual list of “backsliding” democracies?
[A]India
[B]USA
[C]Brazil
[D] UK
Answer: B [USA] ]

2.‘Matosinhos Manifesto’, which was seen in the news, is approved by which space agency?
[A]ISRO
[B]NASA
[C]ESA
[D] JAXA
Answer: C [ESA] ]

3.WMO Meeting on the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basins is being held in which place?
[A]Varanasi
[B]NewDelhi
[C]Patna
[D] Lucknow
Answer: B [New Delhi] ]

4.Tantya Mama, who was seen in the news, was a tribal leader of which state?
[A]Karnataka
[B]Maharashtra
[C]MadhyaPradesh
[D] Jharkhand
Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh] ]

5.‘FrogID’ is the national citizen science frog identification initiative of which country?
[A]India
[B]Australia
[C]Japan
[D] Germany
Answer: B [Australia] ]

Today's GK(25-11-21)

1.. ‘DEAFinitely Leading the Way’, which won the ABU – UNESCO Peace Media Awards 2021, is a programme of which media company?
[A]Doordarshan
[B]NDTV
[C]TimesNow
[D]ZeeTV
Answer: A [Doordarshan] ]

2.‘Jigyasa programme’, which was seen in the news recently, is associated withwhichfield?
[A]ScienceandTechnology
[B]Economics
[C]Sports
[D]Nutrition
Answer: A [Science and Technology] ]

3.Who is the Chief of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection(PDP)Bill2019?
[A]VMuraleedharan
[B]NRavi
[C]PPChaudhary
[D]SJaishankar
Answer: C [P P Chaudhary] ]

4.Kanaka Dasa, was a 15th century poet, saint and social reformer of which state?
[A]Karnataka
[B]TamilNadu
[C]AndhraPradesh
[D] Odisha
Answer: A [Karnataka] ]

5.Which country has sign key deal in nuclear submarine alliance, with the USA and the UK?
[A]France
[B]Australia
[C]Italy
[D] Israel
Answer: B [Australia] ]

Today's GK(23-11-21)

1.Delhi Government announced a six-point action plan to completely clean the Yamuna by which year?
[A]2022
[B]2025
[C]2030
[D] 2035
Answer: B [2025]

2.What is the uniform Goods and services tax (GST) rate on fabrics, apparel, and footwear, from January 2022?
[A]5
[B]8
[C]12
[D] 18
Answer: C [12]

3.Which Indian state has been ranked first in the Indian Police Foundation (IPF)’s Smart Policing Index?
[A]Telangana
[B]TamilNadu
[C]AndhraPradesh
[D] Gujarat
Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh ]

4.Which Asian country recently approved a record $490 billion stimulus package to tackle Covid pandemic?
[A]China
[B]Japan
[C]India
[D] Pakistan
Answer: B [Japan] ]

5.What is the theme of the ‘World Toilet Day’ 2021?
[A]Valuingtoilets
[B]Importanceofsanitation
[C]Globalsanitationcrisis
[D] Collective action
Answer: A [Valuing toilets] ]

Literary Review

Today's GK (22-11-21)

1.India’s first ‘Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project’ is to come up in which state?
[A]Gujarat
[B]TamilNadu
[C]Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh
Answer: C [Maharashtra] B [Kerala] ]

2.India’s first fisheries business incubator- ‘LINAC- NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC)’ was inaugurated in which city?
[A]Vishakhapatnam
[B]Cochin
[C]Gurugram
[D] Gandhinagar
Answer: C [Gurugram] B [Kerala] ]

3.What is the theme of the campaign undertaken during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021?
[A]Infectioncontrol
[B]GoBlue
[C]Overusingantimicrobials
[D] Antimicrobial surveillance
Answer: B [Go Blue] B [Kerala] ]

4.“Stop Soros” legislation, which was seen in the news sometimes, was passed by which country
[A]Italy
[B]Hungary
[C]Australia
[D] USA
Answer: B [Hungary] B [Kerala] ]

5.Which Indian state has launched the ‘Mother on Campus’ initiative, to improve academic performance of students?
[A]Assam
[B]Tripura
[C]Gujarat
[D] Odisha
Answer: B [Tripura] B [Kerala] ]

Today's GK(19-11-21)

1.Checkmate, a new stealth aircraft seen in the news, is being developed by which country?
[A]USA
[B]Russia
[C]China
[D] Israel
Answer: B [Russia] ]

2.Which country has launched a campaign to attract over 30000 talents globally to study, work and establish start-ups by 2023?
[A]Germany
[B]Finland
[C]Australia
[D] Norway
Answer: B [Finland] ]

3.Which institution has launched the ‘Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF)’?
[A]NABARD
[B]SIDBI
[C]SEBI
[D] RBI
Answer: B [SIDBI] ]

4.Mannu Bhandari, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
[A]Sports
[B]Literature
[C]Politics
[D] Business
Answer: B [Literature] ]

5.As per the data on e-Shram portal, which occupation sector has seen the maximum registrations from informal workers?
[A]Construction
[B]Agriculture
[C]Domesticandhouseholdworkers
[D] None of the above
Answer: B [Agriculture] ]

Today's GK (18-11-21)

1.‘Bhagwan Birsa Munda Smriti Udyan cum Freedom Fighters Museum’ has been recently inaugurated in which Indian state?
[A]Odisha
[B]Jharkhand
[C]WestBengal
[D] Chhattisgarh
Answer: B [Jharkhand] ]

2.Babasaheb Purandare, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?
[A]Sportsperson
[B]Historian
[C]Businessperson
[D] Politician
Answer: B [Historian] ]

3.Which country won the T20 World Cup trophy in 2021?
[A]NewZealand
[B]Australia
[C]England
[D] South Africa
Answer: B [Australia] ]

4.Which country is set to host the first tribal nations’ summit since 2016?
[A]India
[B]USA
[C]Japan
[D] Russia
Answer: B [USA] ]

5.Which state has approved ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ as the State butterfly?
[A]Assam
[B]Sikkim
[C]ArunachalPradesh
[D] Odisha
Answer: C [Arunachal Pradesh] ]

Today's GK(17-11-20)

1.The ‘Regional Plan of Action for Adaptation to Drought’ is associated with which institution?
[A]G-20
[B]BRICS
[C]ASEAN
[D] BIMSTEC
Answer: C [ASEAN] ]

2.The Final Glasgow COP 26 agreement aimed at capping global warming at …………..degrees Celsius.
[A]1
[B]1.5
[C]2.0
[D] 3.0
Answer: B [1.5] ]

3.What is the theme of World Diabetes Day 2021?
[A]AccesstoDiabetesCare
[B]LeavingNonebehind
[C]ImportanceofInsulinsensitisers
[D] Respect to Sir Frederick Banting
Answer: A [Access to Diabetes Care] ]

4.Which racing driver won the Sau Palo (Brazilian) Grand Prix tournament?
[A]LewisHamilton
[B]MaxVerstappen
[C]CharlesLeclerc
[D] Valtteri Bottas
Answer: A [Lewis Hamilton] ]

5.Which Union Ministry has launched a unified mobile app for the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ events?
[A]MinistryofExternalAffairs
[B]MinistryofCulture
[C]MinistryofHomeAffairs
[D] Ministry of Tourism
Answer: B [Ministry of Culture] ]

Today's GK (16-11-21)

1.Which Union Ministry is set to launch “Nutrition Smart Village” initiative?
[A]MinistryofAgricultureandFarmersWelfare
[B]MinistryofRuralDevelopment
[C]MinistryofWomenandChildDevelopment
[D] Ministry of Food Processing industries
Answer: A [Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare] ]

2.Which country formed a Parliamentary Friendship Association with India recently?
[A]SriLanka
[B]Nepal
[C]Bangladesh
[D] Japan
Answer: A [Sri Lanka] ]

3.The UN Peacekeeping Chief warned about crisis in Sahel region, located in which continent?
[A]Africa
[B]Asia
[CEurope
[D] Australia
Answer: A [Africa] ]

4.When is the ‘World Pneumonia Day’ observed across the world?
[A]November12
[B]November14
[C]November16
[D] November 18
Answer: A [November 12] ]

5.Which company has launched new smaller dish to connect with satellites in low Earth orbit?
[A]BlueOrigin
[B]SpaceX
[C]VirginGalactic
[D] NASA
Answer: B [SpaceX] ]

Literary Review

Today's GK(15-11-21)

1.“Retail Direct Scheme” and “Integrated Ombudsman Scheme” have been launched by which organisation?
[A]ReserveBankofIndia
[B]PensionFundRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthority
[C]InsuranceRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthority
[D] Securities and Exchange Board of India
Answer: A [Reserve Bank of India] ]

2.Which country is set to host the UN climate change conference COP27 in 2022?
[A]India
[B]China
[C]USA
[D] Egypt
Answer: D [Egypt] ]

3.Airports in India are declared as “Major Airports” as per the regulations of which Act?
[A]AirportsAuthorityofIndiaAct
[B]AirportsRegulationAct
[C]CivilAviationAct
[D] Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Act
Answer: D [Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Act] ]

4.Two-day Regional Conference on “Strengthening the State Institutes of Public Administration” was held at which place?
[A]Mumbai
[B]Delhi
[C]Ahmadabad
[D] Lucknow
Answer: D [Lucknow] ]

5.“Historical Resolution” which is in the news recently, is associated with which country?
[A]USA
[B]Japan
[C]China
[D] New Zealand
Answer: C [China] ]

Today's GK (12.11.21)

1.Which country has launched a ship named after a gay rights activist Harvey Milk?
[A]Russia
[B]USA
[C]Germany
[D] Norway
Answer: B [USA] ]

2.Which Indian state/ UT launched Emergency measures of spraying water using anti-smog water tanks, to reduce air pollution?
[A]Mumbai
[B]Delhi
[C]Ranchi
[D] Raipur
Answer: B [Delhi] ]

3.As per a recent data from Women and Child Development Ministry, what is the total number of malnourished children in India?
[A]33lakh
[B]13lakh
[C]3lakh
[D] 30000
Answer: A [33 lakh] ]

4.Wang Yaping is the first Astronaut of which country to walk in space? [A]Israel
[B]China
[C]UAE
[D] Japan
Answer: B [China] ]

5.Lakhimpur Kheri, which was seen in the news recently, is located which state?
[A]Bihar
[B]UttarPradesh
[C]Uttarakhand
[D] Gujarat
Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh] ]

Today Gk (11-11-21)

1.Hase art, a unique painting style is a traditional art practised in which Indianstate?
[A]Kerala
[B]Karnataka
[C]AndhraPradesh
[D]WestBengal
Answer: B [Karnataka] ]

2.Assa wollumbinsp.nov., is a recently discovered and rare ………. species
[A]Snake
[B]Frog
[C]Spider
[D]Gecko
Answer: B [Frog] ]

3.Issi saaneq, a dinosaur species which was recently modelled, which wasfoundinwhichpresent-dayregion?
[A]Russia
[B]Greenland
[C]Australia
[D]USA
Answer: B [Greenland] ]

4.What is the name of the Circuit Train recently launched by IRCTC, to boostdomesticreligioustourism?
[A]ShriRamayanaYatraTrain
[B]MahabharataYatraTrain
[C]VelankanniYatraTrain
[D]DargahYatraTrain
Answer: A [Shri Ramayana Yatra Train] ]

5.What is the new name of the Mumbai-Karnataka region comprising sevendistrictsinKarnataka?
[A]Kalyana-Karnataka
[B]Kittur-Karnataka
[C]Belgavi-Karnataka
[D]RaniKarnataka
Answer: B [Kittur-Karnataka] ]

Today GK(3-11-21)

11.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director General of which organization?
[A]UNICEF
[B]UNESCO
[C]WHO
[D] UNGA
Answer: C [WHO] ]

12.“The State of Climate Ambition” is a report released by which organization?
[A]UNGA
[B]UNDP
[C]IMD
[D] WHO
Answer: B [UNDP] ]

13.Which social networking platform is set to rename itself as “Meta”?
[A]Orkut
[B]Snapchat
[C]Facebook
[D] Twitter
Answer: C [Facebook] ]

14.“FutureSkills Prime” is a Digital Skill Development initiative of NASSCOM in association with which ministry?
[A]MinistryofEducation
[B]MinistryofSkillDevelopment
[C]MinistryofElectronicsandIT
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer: C [Ministry of Electronics and IT] ]

15.Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhu-adhikar Yojna pertains to which state?
[A]Maharashtra
[B]Odisha
[C]Haryana
[D] Madhya Pradesh
Answer: D [Madhya Pradesh] ]

Today's GK(2-11-21)

1.Which country is set to start ‘Knock Every Door’ campaign to boost vaccination?
[A]China
[B]India
[C]Indonesia
[D] USA
Answer: B [India]

2.India’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra has recently overseen the presidential election of which country?
[A]Singapore
[B]Uzbekistan
[C]SriLanka
[D] Thailand
Answer: B [Uzbekistan] ]

3.Which institution convened the ‘Pune Dialogue on National Security (PDNS) 2021’?
[A]PuneInternationalCentre
[B]HomeAffairsMinistry
[C]NITIAayog
[D] IFSC
Answer: A [Pune International Centre] ]

4.National Formulary of India (NFI), which was recently launched, was drafted by which institution?
[A]IndianMedicalAssociation
[B]AIIMS
[C]IndianPharmacopoeiaCommission
[D] Indian Council for Medical Research
Answer: C [Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission] ]

5.Which Indian state has topped the Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021)? [A]TamilNadu
[B]Kerala
[C]Telangana
[D] Gujarat
Answer: B [Kerala] ]

Today's GK(1.1.21)

1.Mullaperiyar dam, located in Kerala, is in control of which state?
[A]Karnataka
[B]TamilNadu
[C]AndhraPradesh
[D] Telangana
Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]

2.Who is the Fund Manager of the SWAMIH Fund?
[A]AdityaBirlaSunLife
[B]SBICap
[C]KotakMahindra
[D] Canara Robeco
Answer: B [SBI Cap] ]

3.Which institution released a report titled ‘The Road from Paris: India’s Progress Towards its Climate Pledge’?
[A]NITIAayog
[B]NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil
[C]NABARD
[D] WWF
Answer: B [Natural Resources Defense Council] ]

4.US state of Georgia has announced to celebrate which Indian language as ‘Rajyotsava Day’?
[A]Tamil
[B]Kannada
[C]Malayalam
[D] Telugu
Answer: B [Kannada] ]

5.Sitting Bull, who was seen in the news recently, was a native …………….. leader.
[A]Greek
[B]African
[C]American
[D] Australian
Answer: C [American] ]