Current Affairs 14th March 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. India's first liquid-mirror telescope is located in which state?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (b) Jammu and Kashmir
2. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami won the bypoll from which constituency?
a) Champawat
(b) Khatima
(c) Gangotri
(d) Yamunotri
Answer: a) Champawat
3. What is the largest ocean on Earth by surface area?
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
Answer: (a) Pacific Ocean
4. Which country hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) Canada
Answer: (a) Japan
5. What is the name of the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Cellular respiration
(c) Mitosis
(d) Meiosis
Answer: (a) Photosynthesis
6. What are the basic building blocks of all living things?
(a) Proteins
(b) Carbohydrates
(c) Lipids
(d) Cells
Answer: (d) Cells
7. During which war did the atomic bomb first get used?
(a) World War I
(b) World War II
(c) Korean War
(d) Vietnam War
Answer: (b) World War II
8. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
(a) Neil Armstrong
(b) Buzz Aldrin
(c) Yuri Gagarin
(d) Alan Shepard
Answer: (a) Neil Armstrong
9. What space agency recently launched a mission to explore the asteroid Psyche 16?
(a) European Space Agency (ESA)
(b) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
(c) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
(d) Roscosmos
Answer: (b) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
10. Which country recently legalized recreational cannabis use for adults nationwide?
(a) Canada
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) Canada
Answer: (a) Canada