Current Affairs 11th March 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who was recently nominated to the Rajya Sabha in India?
a) Ratan Tata
b) Sudha Murty
c) Gautam Adani
d) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Answer: b) Sudha Murty
2. What country is exploring lithium reserves for mining with assistance from India?
a) Bhutan
b) Nepal
c) Afghanistan
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: d) Sri Lanka
3. Which company recently announced launching an AMBER alert system for missing children?
a) Meta (Facebook)
b) Google
c) Uber
d) Amazon
Answer: d) Amazon
4. India's first liquid-mirror telescope is located in which state?
a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: c) Tamil Nadu
5. Which institution developed India's first 'Farmland price index'?
a) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
b) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
c) National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)
d) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Answer: b) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
6. The 'Directorate of Paribar' was launched by which state/UT to connect with its diaspora?
a) West Bengal
b) Odisha
c) Gujarat
d) Punjab
Answer: b) Odisha
7. Which country recently launched its first astronaut into space?
a) Turkey's
b) Nepal
c) Afghanistan
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: a) Turkey's
8. Which company is behind the planned construction of a massive new factory in Texas that will produce computer chips?
a) Samsung
b) iPhone
c) Nokia
d) Redmi
Answer: a) Samsung
9. Scientists recently announced a breakthrough in the field of nuclear fusion research. What country is leading this research effort?
a) US
b) Odisha
c) Gujarat
d) Punjab
Answer: a) US
10. The James Webb Space Telescope recently captured a detailed image of a celestial object. What is the name of this object?
a) NASA's
b) Ring Nebula
c) GSFC
d) Celestial
Answer: b) Ring Nebula