Current Affairs 12th March 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change. Which year was it adopted?
a) 2010
b) 2015
c) 2020
d) 2023
Answer: b) 2015
2. The James Webb Space Telescope is a large space telescope launched in what year?
a) 2018
b) 2021
c) 2022
d) 2024
Answer: b) 2021
3. What is the name of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine?
a) Crimean War
b) Cold War
c) Russo-Ukrainian War
d) World War III
Answer: c) Russo-Ukrainian War
4. ChatGPT is a large language model chatbot developed by which company?
a) Google
b) OpenAI
c) Meta
d) Amazon
Answer: b) OpenAI
5. Which country recently launched its first mission to Mars?
a) China
b) India
c) United Arab Emirates
d) Japan
Answer: c) United Arab Emirates
6. The International Space Station (ISS) is a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth. How many member agencies oversee the ISS?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 7
d) 10
Answer: c) 7
7. Greta Thunberg is a young climate activist from which country?
a) Canada
b) Sweden
c) Germany
d) Australia
Answer: b) Sweden
8. COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by which virus?
a) HIV
b) SARS-CoV-2
c) Influenza virus
d) Ebola virus
Answer: b) SARS-CoV-2
9. The term "metaverse" refers to a hypothetical future iteration of the internet. Which large company is heavily invested in developing the metaverse?
a) Apple
b) Meta (formerly Facebook)
c) Microsoft
d) Netflix
Answer: b) Meta (formerly Facebook)
10. Bitcoin is a type of digital currency. What is the name of the technology that underpins Bitcoin?
a) Blockchain
b) Artificial Intelligence
c) Cloud Computing
d) Virtual Reality
Answer: a) Blockchain