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General Knowledge Quiz Questions and Answers

Q :  

Which of the following IITs has been ranked first among the Innovative Institutes by the Confederation of Indian Industry?

(A) IIT Roorkee

(B) IIT Kharagpur

(C) IIT Delhi

(D) IIT Kanpur

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The correct answer is IIT Roorkee. For the second year in a row, IIT Roorkee has been selected by the prestigious Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the Industrial Innovation Awards. IIT Roorkee bagged the first position under the Most Innovative Research Institutions category in 2021.


Q :  

Recently, Charanjit Singh, a former Indian player related to which sport has passed away at the age of 91?

(A) Hockey

(B) Football

(C) Cricket

(D) Badminton

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva?

(A) Vimal Sharma

(B) Vinod Gupta

(C) Anupam Rai

(D) Sonia Arora

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Anupam Ray was appointed as the next Ambassador/PR of India to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva. Dr. Anupam Ray (IFS:1994), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador/PR of India to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva.


Q :  

Who has recently become the new chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)?

(A) Amish Rana

(B) Venugopal Singh

(C) Kamal Patekar

(D) Narendra Goenka

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Narendra Goenka takes over as new Chairman of AEPC (Apparel Export Promotion Council) Founder and Managing Director of Texport Industries Narendra Kumar Goenka takes charge of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) as its new Chairman.


Q :  

Recently, the Houston COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax has received DCGI approval for use in India. Who is the incumbent Drug Controller General of India?

(A) Amit Kumar

(B) V G Somani

(C) KK Venugopal

(D) Mukul Rohatgi

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) announced that Corbevax, a protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine, has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to launch it in India. The initial construct and production process of the vaccine antigen was developed at TCH’s Centre for Vaccine Development.


Q :  

Who has been appointed as the interim chairman and managing director of the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)?

(A) Roshni Nadar

(B) Soumya Swaminathan

(C) suchitra ela

(D) Rajesh Kumar Srivastava

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Rajesh Kumar Srivastava was appointed interim chairman of ONGC.


Q :  

In which state India's first “Lithium Refinery” will be established?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Gujarat

(C) Kerala

(D) Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Gujarat government has announced to set up India's first Lithium refinery which will process Lithium ore to produce battery-grade material.


Q :  

Which of the following terms is related to Vikram Misri?

(A) Attorney General

(B) Solicitor General

(C) Head of the Staff Committee

(D) Deputy National Security Advisor

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Diplomat Vikram Misri has been appointed as deputy national security adviser in the National Security Council secretariat. The appointment of Misri, a 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, came after he served as the Indian ambassador to China for nearly three years. He served in various capacities at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as well as in the Prime Minister’s Office. Misri will report to national security adviser Ajit Doval. At present, Rajinder Khanna, Pankaj Saran and Dattatray Padsalgikar are serving as deputy NSAs.


Q :  

Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)?

(A) Sudhakar Shukla

(B) Navrang Saini

(C) Mukulita Vijayvargiya

(D) Ravi Mittal

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Ravi Mittal, former Secretary Dept of Sports, has been appointed as the Chairman of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI). He will serve for a term of 5 years or till he is 65 yrs of age- whichever is early. The Chairman's post at the IBBI fell vacant after M S Sahoo retired on Sept 30, 2021.


Q :  

Recently researchers from which state have identified two new species of fungus belonging to the genus Ganoderma?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Kerala

(C) Karnataka

(D) Assam

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Researchers from Kerala have identified two new species of fungi from the genus Ganoderma that are associated with coconut stem rot. They have also genotyped the two fungi species, named Ganoderma keralense and G.


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