Daily Quiz May 19

Gurukulprep

Daily Quiz

 

1. Which of the following company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for providing indigenous marine-grade steel to the shipbuilding industry.
   1.   Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
   2.   JSW Steel
   3.   Jindal Steel & Power Limited
   4.   Jindal Stainless Limited
2. In 2023, India overtook Japan to become the world’s third-highest producer of ____________ power, said a report by international energy analytics agency Ember.
   1.   Wind
   2.   Solar
   3.   Hydro
   4.   Coal
3. In Hengill, Iceland which of the following company launched ‘Mammoth’ the world's largest direct air capture (DAC) plant recently?
   1.   Climeworks
   2.   Flywire
   3.   JERA Co. Inc
   4.   Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
4. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has published guidelines for acquiring banks to validate merchant details for _______________.
   1.   Aadhaar Enabled Payment System
   2.   Bharat Bill Payment System
   3.   BHIM Aadhaar Pay
   4.   Unified Payments Interface
5. Google recently introduced _____________ in India for securely storing private information like store cards, tickets, passes, and IDs.
   1.   CSpace
   2.   Gemini
   3.   Google Wallet
   4.   Lumiere
6. In which of the following state a new species of marine tardigrade, Batillipes Chandrayaani, was discovered?
   1.   Kerala
   2.   Maharashtra
   3.   Tamil Nadu
   4.   West Bengal
7. A recent discovery by a Dariyapur-based arachnologist has brought to light a new species of green lynx spider named ___________________.
   1.   Peucetia chhaparajnirvin
   2.   Indopria Angulata
   3.   Cigaritis Conjuncta
   4.   Brucethoa isro
8. Shaikh Abdussalam Abdurrazzaq, the renowned Urdu litterateur has passed away recently. For which of the following book he was honored with Sahitya Akademi Award in 2004?
   1.   Shikasta Buton Ke Darmiyan
   2.   Shahdaba
   3.   Ondu Putada Kathe
   4.   Naar Hatun Kazal Wanas
9. Colin Munro, the hard-hitting batsman of which of the following country has announced his retirement from international cricket recently?
   1.   Australia
   2.   Bangladesh
   3.   New Zealand
   4.   South Africa
10. India has withdrawn its soldiers from which of the following country?
    1.   Bangladesh
    2.   Iran
    3.   Maldives
    4.   Nepal