Current Affairs 15th July 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who became the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands?
A) Mark Rutte
B) Sigrid Kaag
C) Wopke Hoekstra
D) Lilianne Ploumen
Answer: B) Sigrid Kaag
2. Which Indian state the 'Green Cover Expansion Initiative'?
A) Kerala
B) Maharashtra
C) Rajasthan
D) West Bengal
Answer: B) Maharashtra
3. Which organization released the 'Global Economic Prospects' report for 2024?
A) World Bank
B) International Monetary Fund
C) World Economic Forum
D) Asian Development Bank
Answer: A) World Bank
4. Which country the 'Lunar Polar Exploration Mission' in collaboration with NASA?
A) India
B) Russia
C) Japan
D) China
Answer: C) Japan
5. Which tech company acquired the AI startup 'Mindspark' for $500 million?
A) Google
B) Microsoft
C) Amazon
D) Apple
Answer: B) Microsoft
6. Who is the current President of the European Central Bank?
A) Mario Draghi
B) Christine Lagarde
C) Jens Weidmann
D) Vítor Constancio
Answer: B) Christine Lagarde
7. Which country the discovery of a new oil field with estimated reserves of 1 billion barrels?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Brazil
C) Norway
D) Nigeria
Answer: C) Norway
8. Who recently won the Tour de France 2024?
A) Tadej Pogacar
B) Jonas Vingegaard
C) Primoz Roglic
D) Geraint Thomas
Answer: B) Jonas Vingegaard
9. Which Indian city will host the 2024 Asian Games?
A) New Delhi
B) Bangalore
C) Mumbai
D) Ahmedabad
Answer: D) Ahmedabad
10. Which country is set to become the world's largest oil producer by 2025, surpassing Saudi Arabia and the US?
A) Russia
B) Brazil
C) Canada
D) UAE
Answer: B) Brazil