Today's GK (6.12.21)

1.Which city plays host to the International Ambedkar Conclave in 2021?
[A]Pune
[B]NewDelhi
[C]Varanasi
[D] Chennai
Answer: B [New Delhi]

2.Which Indian-born economist is to be appointed as the first Deputy Managing Director of IMF?
[A]UrjitPatel
[B]RaghuramRajan
[C]GitaGopinath
[D] Usha Thorat
Answer: C [Gita Gopinath]

3.What is the name of India’s first biometrics-based digital processing system in Airports?
[A]TechYatra
[B]DigiYatra
[C]TechnoBoarding
[D] Digi Boarding
Answer: B [Digi Yatra]

4.‘SRESHTA’ scheme is set to be launched by which Union Ministry?
[A]MinistryofEducation
[B]MinistryofSocialJusticeandEmpowerment
[CMinistryofTribalAffairs
[D] Ministry of Minority Affairs
Answer: B [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]

5.‘Nizamuddin Basti’ is a conservation project based at which Indian state/UT?
[A]UttarPradesh
[BNewDelhi
[C]Bihar
[D] Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: B [New Delhi]