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

1. In June 2024, to which country did India send 19 tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) supplies?
(a) Fiji
(b) Papua New Guinea
(c) Vanuatu
(d) Solomon Islands
Answer: (b) Papua New Guinea
2. Which space agency the Psyche mission to explore a metallic asteroid?
(a) European Space Agency (ESA)
(b) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
(c) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
(d) Roscosmos (Russian space agency)
Answer: (c) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
3. The world's first ever commercial flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) took place in which country in May 2024?
(a) China
(b) France
(c) Netherlands
(d) United States
Answer: (c) Netherlands
4. Which climate activist the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work in protecting the Amazon rainforest?
(a) Greta Thunberg
(b) Sonia Guajajara
(c) Vandana Shiva
(d) Winona LaDuke
Answer: (b) Sonia Guajajara
5. The ongoing monkeypox outbreak is primarily caused by which virus?
(a) Influenza virus
(b) Ebola virus
(c) Monkeypox virus
(d) HIV
Answer: (c) Monkeypox virus
6. Which country joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement?
(a) United States
(b) China
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Russia
Answer: (c) United Kingdom
7. Which technology company acquired Activision Blizzard, a major video game developer?
(a) Meta
(b) Sony
(c) Microsoft
(d) Tencent
Answer: (b) Sony
8. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine began in which year?
(a) 2021
(b) 2022
(c) 2023
(d) 2024
Answer: (b) 2022
9. Which crypto currency overtook Ethereum to become the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization?
(a) Bitcoin (Still the largest)
(b) BNB (Binance Coin)
(c) Cardano (ADA)
(d) Tether (USDT)
Answer: (b) BNB (Binance Coin)
10. The Paris Agreement, an international agreement on climate change, aims to limit global warming to well below what level in degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels?
(a) 1.0°C
(b) 1.5°C
(c) 2.0°C
(d) 2.5°C
Answer: (a) 1.0°C