Today's GK(31-01-22)

1.Telineelapuram International Bird Sanctuary is located in which state?
[A]Karnataka
[B]AndhraPradesh
[C]Odisha
[D] West Bengal
Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]

2.‘NeoCov’, which was seen in the news, was first identified in which species?
[A]Monkeys
[B]Bats
[C]Owls
[D] Rodent
Correct Answer: B [Bats]

3.Pandit Jasraj was associated with which field?
[A]Literature
[B]VocalMusic
[C]Kathak
[D] Painting
Answer: B [Vocal Music]

4.‘Great Barrier Reef’, the world’s largest coral reef system, is located in which country?
[A]Australia
[B]Russia
[C]Japan
[D] USA
Answer: A [Australia]

5.Which country has agreed to cooperate with the European Union on Energy Security?
[A]USA
[B]Australia
[C]India
[D] Japan
Answer: A [USA]

Today's GK(27-01-22)

1.Which is the northern most state of India, as of 2022?
[A]Jammu&Kashmir
[B]Punjab
[C]HimachalPradesh
[D] Haryana
Answer: C [Himachal Pradesh]

2.‘INS Khukri Memorial’ is located in which state/UT?
[A]Punjab
[B]Diu
[C]Puducherry
[D] Goa
Answer: B [Diu]

3.Nagaland was carved out from which state, with which it shares a 512 km long border?
[A]Assam
[B]Sikkim
[C]ArunachalPradesh
[D] West Bengal
Answer: A [Assam]

4.India has paid USD 29.9 million in budget assessments of which institution?
[A]WorldBank
[B]UnitedNations
[C]ADB
[D] BRICS Bank
Answer: B [United Nations]

5.As per IMF World Economic Outlook January assessment, what is the estimated growth of India in 2021-22?
[A]8.5%
[B]9%
[C]9.5%
[D] 10 %
Answer: B [9 %]

73rd Republic Day

Today's GK (25-01-22)

1.“Yogyata” mobile phone application was launched by ……….
[A]CommonServicesCenters(CSC)
[B]NationalGreenTribunal
[C]ElectionCommissionofIndia
[D] Supreme Court of India
Answer: A [Common Services Centers (CSC)]

2.Which state/UT launched India’s first District Good Governance Index (DGGI)?
[A]Kerala
[B]Jammu&Kashmir
[C]Goa
[D] Sikkim
Answer: B [Jammu & Kashmir]

3.“Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)” is a scheme of which Union Ministry?
[A]MinistryofScienceandTechnology
[B]MinistryofAgricultureandFarmersWelfare
[C]MinistryofRuralDevelopment
[D] Ministry of Electronics and IT
Answer: B [Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]

4.The World Bank has approved a loan of around Rs 1,000 crore for which Indian state Government?
[A]Odisha
[B]WestBengal
[C]AndhraPradesh
[D] Karnataka
Answer: B [West Bengal]

5.‘Spices Board’ is a regulatory and export promotion agency under which Ministry?
[A]MinistryofAgricultureandFarmersWelfare
[B]MinistryofCommerceandIndustry
[C]MinistryofMSME
[D] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Answer: B [Ministry of Commerce and Industry]

Today's GK (24-01-22)

1.Which country has organised the ‘Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation’?
[A]India
[B]Malaysia
[C]UK
[D] Sri Lanka
Answer: B [Malaysia]

2.Which Union Ministry launched the “Koyla Darpan” portal?
[A]MinistryofSteel
[B]MinistryofCoal
[C]MinistryofPower
[D] Ministry of Rural Development
Answer: B [Ministry of Coal]

3.The UN General Assembly approves the resolution sponsored by which country, condemning Holocaust denial?
[A]USA
[B]Russia
[C]Israel
[D] India
Answer: C [Israel]

4.Ayesha Malik became the first-ever woman judge of the Supreme Court of which country?
[A]Israel
[B]Pakistan
[C]Afghanistan
[D] Bangladesh
Answer: B [Pakistan]

5.Which state government launched the ‘Streetscaping and Beautification of Roads’ project on the lines of European Cities?
[A]Odisha
[B]Telangana
[C]Delhi
[D] Goa
Answer: C [Delhi]

Today's GK (21-1-22)

1.Which Indian has been roped in as the Ambassador for ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group?
[A]VijayShekharSharma
[B]SachinBansal
[C]BhavishAggarwal
[D] Deepinder Goyal
Answer: A [Vijay Shekhar Sharma]

2.Dimitar Kovacevski is the new Prime Minister of which country?
[A]Greece
[B]NorthMacedonia
[C]Egypt
[D] Argentina
Answer: B [North Macedonia]

3.Which Indian state has joined hands with the World Food Programme (WFP) to improve food security of farmers?
[A]TamilNadu
[B]Odisha
[C]Telangana
[D] Assam
Answer: B [Odisha]

4.Roberta Metsola is the youngest President of which multilateral institution?
[A]EuropeanParliament
[B]UNESCO
[C]UNICEF
[D] World Bank
Answer: A [European Parliament]

5.Which country initiated the ‘Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure’?
[A]USA
[B]UK
[C]India
[D] China
Answer: C [India]

Today's GK (20-1-22)

1.Which country proposed ‘P3 (Pro-Planet People) movement’ during the WEFDavosAgenda2022?
[A]USA
[B]Russia
[C]India
[D]UK
Answer: C [India]

2.Senior bureaucrat Vikram Dev Dutt is the new Chairman & Managing Directorofwhichorganisation?
[A]AirIndia
[B]LifeInsuranceCorporation
[C]CentralElectronicsLimited
[D]BharatSancharNigamLtd
Answer: A [Air India]

3.Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Climate Hazards and Vulnerability AtlasofIndia’?
[A]MinistryofScienceandTechnology
[B]MinistryofEarthSciences
[C]MinistryofEnvironment,ForestandClimateChange
[D]MinistryofHousingandUrbanAffairs
Answer: B [Ministry of Earth Sciences]

4.Which Tennis star was deported from Australia, after his unvaccinated status?
[A]RafaelNadal
[B]NovakDjokovic
[C]RogerFederer
[D]DaniilMedvedev
Answer: B [Novak Djokovic]

5.What is the name of the phenomenon that describes record numbers of peopleleavingtheirjobsduringtheCovidpandemic?
[A]PandemicQuit
[B]ThePandemicResignation
[C]TheGreatResignation
[D]ThePandemicBrunt
Answer: C [The Great Resignation]

Literary Review

Today's GK(19-01-22)

1.The bilateral trade between India and China in 2021 ……………. from that of last year (2020).
[A]Increased
[B]Decreased
[C]RemainedSame
[D] None of the above
Answer: A [Increased]

2.‘Rojgar Mission’ is the recent initiative of which state?
[A]UttarPradesh
[B]Chhattisgarh
[C]Punjab
[D] Assam
Answer: B [Chhattisgarh]

3.Pandit Birju Maharaj, who passed away recently, was associated with which dance?
[A]Kathak
[B]Bharatanatyam
[C]Kuchipudi
[D] Mohini Aattam
Answer: A [Kathak]

4.As per Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV), who can set up a Public Charging Station (PCS)?
[A]DISCOMs
[B]Individuals
[C]MinistryofPower
[D] State Governments
Answer: B [Individuals]

5.India’s Commemorative postal stamp on Covid-19 vaccination features which vaccine?
[A]Covishield
[B]Covaxin
[C]COVOVAX
[D] ZyCoV-D
Answer: B [Covaxin]

Today's GK(12-01-22)

1.India’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van was launched in which state?
[A]UttarPradesh
[B]Gujarat
[C]Karnataka
[D] Kerala
Answer: A [Uttar Pradesh]

2.‘Ecowrap’ is the flagship report released by which institution?
[A]AsianDevelopmentBank
[B]NITIAayog
[C]ReserveBankofIndia
[D] State Bank of India
Answer: D [State Bank of India]

3.What is the maximum limit of Aadhaar-enabled cash withdrawal transactions, per customer, per terminal per day, as per NPCI?
[A]Two
[B]Three
[C]Five
[D] Seven
Answer: C [Five]

4.The New Jan Shatabdi Express inaugurated between Agartala and Jiribam connects Tripura with which state?
[A]Kolkata
[B]Manipur
[C]Sikkim
[D] Assam
Answer: B [Manipur]

5.Wolf Volcano, which was seen in the news, is the highest peak in which island group?
[A]HawaiianIslands
[B]GalápagosIslands
[C]MarianaIslands
[D] Caroline Islands
Answer: B [Galápagos Islands]

Today's GK(11-01-22)

1.The Special Protection Group Act, 1988 was passed to provide security to……….
[A]NuclearPowerPlants
[B]PrimeMinisterandformerPrimeMinisters
[C]India’slandborders
[D] India’s water borders
Answer: B [Prime Minister and former Prime Ministers]

2.‘’Abilympics” are the competitions held for Persons with Disabilities, in which field?
[A]Sports
[B]Coding
[C]SkillDemonstration
[D] Business Administration
Answer: C [Skill Demonstration]

3.‘Hyderabad declaration’, which was seen in the news, is associated with?
[A]ClimateChange
[B]E-Governance
[C]WomenEmpowerment
[D] Covid-19 Protocol
Answer: B [E-Governance]

4.Sanjay Lake is a wetland located in which state/UT?
[A]Karnataka
[B]NewDelhi
[C]HimachalPradesh
[D] Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B [New Delhi]

5.Which group of countries participate in ‘Sea Dragon 22’ Military Exercise?
[A]Indo-Pacificcountries
[B]QUADGroup
[C]IndianOceanRimCountries
[D] Balkan Countries
Answer: A [Indo-Pacific countries]

Today's GK(06-01-22)

1.Which Union Ministry has released draft National Air Sports Policy (NASP)?
[A]MinistryofYouthAffairsandSports
[B]MinistryofCivilAviation
[C]MinistryofRenewableEnergy
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer: B [Ministry of Civil Aviation]

2.‘PM’s Excellence Award’ is being awarded for which sector?
[A]Sports
[B]PublicAdministration
[C]Entrepreneurship
[D] Education
Answer: B [Public Administration]

3.What is the annual export target of India, for the year 2021-22?
[A]$100billion
[B]$200billion
[C]$400billion
[D] $500 billion
Answer: C [$400 billion]

4.What is the theme declared for the DRDO Day 2021?
[A]AtmanirbharBharat
[B]Export
[C]Criticaldefencetechnologies
[D] Strength and Science
Answer: B [Export]

5.INSACOG is the forum set up by which country to monitor genome sequencing and variation of Covid strains?
[A]USA
[B]Russia
[C]India
[D] UK
Answer: C [India]

Today's GK (05-01-22)

1.Which Union Ministry has set up six Task Forces on 6 G technology?
[A]MinistryofInformationandBroadcasting
[B]MinistryofSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurship
[C]MinistryofCommunication
[D] Ministry of Communication
Answer: C [Ministry of Communication]

2.‘SMILE’ scheme is to be implemented by which Union Ministry?
[A]MinistryofEducation
[B]MinistryofWomenandChildDevelopment
[C]MinistryofSocialJusticeandEmpowerment
[D] Ministry of Rural Development
Answer: C [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]

3.What is the Current Account Balance of India, in the second quarter ended September 2021?
[A]$9.6billionsurplus
[B]$9.6billiondeficit
[C]$0.6billionsurplus
[D] $ 0.6 billion deficit
Answer: B [$ 9.6 billion deficit]

4.As on January 1, 2022, what is the estimated population of the world, as per the US Census Bureau?
[A]3.8billion
[B]5.8billion
[C]7.8billion
[D] 9.8 billion
Answer: C [7.8 billion]

5.What is the existing annual income limit for identification of economically weaker section (EWS)?
[A]Rs6lakh
[B]Rs8lakh
[C]Rs9lakh
[D] Rs 10 lakh
Answer: B [Rs 8 lakh]

Today's GK(04-01-22)

1.The GST Council has decided to defer the increase in GST Rate on which product?
[A]Textile
[B]Automobile
[C]MobilePhones
[D]Cotton
Answer: A [Textile]

2.Which state government slashed Rs 25 per litre on petrol and diesel prices fortwo-wheelersownedbythepoor?
[A]Odisha
[B]TamilNadu
[C]Jharkhand
[D]Kerala
Answer: C [Jharkhand]

3.What is the deadline for KYC updation for bank accounts, as per the recent notificationofRBI?
[A]January31,2022
[B]March31,2022
[C]June30,2022
[D]September30,2022
Answer: B [March 31, 2022]

4.Which is India’s first indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain (RBD)proteinsub-unitvaccineforCOVID-19?
[A]CORBEVAXTM
[B]NOVAVAX
[C]DIVIVAX
[D]SEROVAXTM
Answer: A [CORBEVAXTM]

5.Which country has recently purchased 25 Chinese J-10C fighter jets?
[A]Afghanistan
[B]Pakistan
[C]SriLanka
[D]Bangladesh
Answer: B [Pakistan]

Dinamalar(31-12-2021)

Today's GK(03-01-22)

1.KSLV-II Nuri rocket, is the first domestically produced space launch vehicle of which country?
[A]SouthKorea
[B]Israel
[C]UAE
[D] Bangladesh
Answer: A [South Korea]

2.Which country launched the ‘Better Health Smoke-Free’ campaign?
[A]Australia
[B]UK
[C]India
[D] France
Answer: B [UK]

3.‘Financial Stability Report (FSR)’ is the flagship report released by which institution?
[A]NITIAayog
[B]ReserveBankofIndia
[C]WorldBank
[D] Asian Development Bank
Answer: B [Reserve Bank of India]

4.Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah is the Prime Minister of which country?
[A]Bahrain
[B]Kuwait
[C]Oman
[D] Saudi Arabia
Answer: B [Kuwait]

5.Which country is the new member of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB)?
[A]Italy
[B]Egypt
[C]Israel
[D] Bangladesh
Answer: B [Egypt]