Current Affairs 17th August 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Indian cricketer retired from all forms of cricket in?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Ajinkya Rahane
Answer: b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

2. Who won the French Open Men's Singles title in?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Carlos Alcaraz
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Daniil Medvedev

Answer: b) Carlos Alcaraz

3. The Nobel Prize in Physics for was awarded to:
a) Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger
b) Svante Pääbo
c) Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan
d) Abdulrazak Gurnah
Answer: a) Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger

4. Who was the Chief Guest at India's 77th Independence Day celebrations?
a) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
b) French President Emmanuel Macron
c) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
d) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Answer: a) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

5. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in:
a) Vienna, Austria
b) Geneva, Switzerland
c) New York City, USA
d)  The Hague, Netherlands

Answer: d) The Hague, Netherlands

6. The Indian Railways launched the Vande Bharat Express train in which year?
a) 2019
b) 2018
c) 2020
d) 2021
Answer: b) 2018

7. The author of the book "The Kite Runner" is:
a) Khaled Hosseini
b) Salman Rushdie
c) Jhumpa Lahiri
d) Arundhati Roy
Answer: a) Khaled Hosseini

8. Which country hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup in?
a) Australia and New Zealand
b) United States
c) France
d) Canada
Answer: a) Australia and New Zealand

9. Who became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships?
a) P.T. Usha
b) Neeraj Chopra
c) Hima Das
d) Anju Bobby George
Answer: d) Anju Bobby George

10. The author of the book "The Kite Runner" is:
a) Khaled Hosseini
b) Salman Rushdie
c) Jhumpa Lahiri
d) Arundhati Roy
Answer: a) Khaled Hosseini