Daily Quiz September 22

Gurukulprep

Quiz

 

1. Who became the first woman to head the CRPF’s elite CoBRA unit?
   1.   Meera Borwankar
   2.   Archana Ramasundaram
   3.   Sanjukta Parashar
   4.   Kiran Bedi
2. Where was the new toad species Duttaphrynus phawngpui discovered?
   1.   Gir Forest National Park
   2.   Silent Valley National Park
   3.   Phawngpui National Park
   4.   Kaziranga National Park
3. Kumik, recently declared Ladakh’s first Heritage Village, is facing which major challenge?
   1.   Frequent landslides
   2.   Industrial pollution
   3.   Urban encroachment
   4.   Severe water scarcity
4. Dr Vasundhara Doraswamy, set to receive the Padmabhushan Guru Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan Excellence Award, is renowned for which classical dance form?
   1.   Kathak
   2.   Kuchipudi
   3.   Odissi
   4.   Bharatanatyam
5. Which Indian state introduced the State Child Protection Policy 2026 with a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse?
   1.   West Bengal
   2.   Maharashtra
   3.   Gujarat
   4.   Odisha
6. Under the new UPI charges effective from October 15, which type of transaction remains completely free for consumers and small merchants?
   1.   All international transfers
   2.   Transactions up to ₹2,000
   3.   All person-to-merchant payments
   4.   All transactions above ₹2,000
7. Who organized the International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics' inaugurated by PM Modi on September 19, 2026?
   1.   NITI Aayog
   2.   Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
   3.   National Green Tribunal (NGT)
   4.   Indian Meteorological Department
8. Where is Odisha planning to develop an 870-acre 'Silicon Valley' for semiconductor and IT projects?
   1.   Naraj near Cuttack
   2.   Rourkela
   3.   Bhubaneswar outskirts
   4.   Puri
9. What initiative did West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announce regarding police stations in the state?
   1.   Launching a new police university
   2.   Implementing facial recognition technology statewide
   3.   Upgrading 300 police stations as model facilities
   4.   Recruiting only women officers in urban areas
10. At the 20th Rozgar Mela, how many appointment letters Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed to newly appointed youth in government organisations?
    1.   Over 1 lakh
    2.   Over 2 lakh
    3.   Over 51,000
    4.   Over 5,000