Current Affairs 15th April 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which country recently won a record eighth Asia Cup title?
(a) India
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bangladesh
Answer: (a) India
2. Which space agency is aiming to return humans to the Moon?
(a) ISRO
(b) Roscosmos
(c) NASA
(d) European Space Agency
Answer: (c) NASA
3. Under which mission did the Indian government recently announce providing free sanitary napkins to underprivileged women?
(a) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
(b) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
(c) Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
(d) Saheli Scheme
Answer: (d) Saheli Scheme
4. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), what is the projected global economic growth rate for 2024?
(a) 3.5%
(b) 4.2%
(c) 5.1%
(d) 2.8%
Answer: (b) 4.2%
5. India recently signed a defense cooperation agreement with which country?
(a) United States
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) Australia
Answer: (c) Russia
6. Which city was recently declared the Cultural Capital of India?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Varanasi
(d) Kolkata
Answer: (c) Varanasi
7. What is the name of India's first indigenously developed hypersonic missile?
(a) Agni-V
(b) Shaheen-III
(c) BrahMos
(d) Nirbhay
Answer: (c) BrahMos
8. Which Indian female wrestler recently won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship?
(a) Vinesh Phogat
(b) Pooja Bishnoi
(c) Sakshi Malik
(d) Geeta Phogat
Answer: (b) Pooja Bishnoi
9. Which is the first Indian state to implement the Biodiversity Register Framework (BRF)?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerala
Answer: (c) Karnataka
10. World Tuberculosis Day is observed annually on which date?
(a) March 24
(b) April 7
(c) May 1
(d) October 15
Answer: (b) April 7