Daily Quiz January 9

Gurukulprep

Quiz

 

1. What is the key highlight of the PRAGATI governance mechanism, which recently completed 50 high-level reviews?
   1.   Focuses only on citizen grievances
   2.   Integrates project monitoring and grievance redressal on a single platform
   3.   Deals exclusively with central government projects
   4.   Functions as a legislative review body
2. The Human Capital Working Group meeting at IIT Guwahati, preceding the India AI Impact Summit 2026, focused mainly on:
   1.   Space technology development
   2.   Building future-ready human capital for AI
   3.   Traditional skill training for manufacturing
   4.   Expansion of rural banking
3. Which state will host the India Energy Week 2026 event from January 27 to 30?
   1.   Maharashtra
   2.   Goa
   3.   Gujarat
   4.   Karnataka
4. Which Indian film, shortlisted for the 2026 Oscars International Feature Film category, received praise from Martin Scorsese?
   1.   RRR
   2.   Homebound
   3.   Sirât
   4.   Gully Boy
5. Which country’s Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is scheduled for an official visit to India in January 2026?
   1.   France
   2.   Germany
   3.   Luxembourg
   4.   Italy
6. Which new research facility, inaugurated at CSIR-NPL in 2026, will support calibration of air pollution monitoring systems in India?
   1.   National Atomic Research Facility
   2.   National Environmental Standard Laboratory
   3.   Central Meteorological Observatory
   4.   National Biotechnology Hub
7. What was the main achievement of the Indian automobile retail sector in 2025, according to FADA?
   1.   Decline in vehicle sales
   2.   7.7% growth in total vehicle retail sales
   3.   Only electric vehicles sold
   4.   No growth in rural markets
8. Which Grand Slam tennis tournament announced a record AUD 111.5 million prize pool for its 2026 edition?
   1.   Wimbledon
   2.   French Open
   3.   Australian Open
   4.   US Open
9. What notable achievement did Steve Smith reach during the 2026 Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground?
   1.   His first Test fifty
   2.   37th Test century
   3.   Most wickets in Ashes
   4.   Fastest double century
10. Who recently inaugurated India's first commercial-scale tropical RAS-based Rainbow Trout Aquaculture Farm?
    1.   Amit Shah
    2.   Rajiv Ranjan Singh
    3.   Shivraj Singh Chouhan
    4.   Narendra Modi