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

1. Which South American empire's road system was known as the Qhapaq Ñan, meaning "royal road"?

A) Aztec
B) Inca
C) Maya
D) Olmec
Answer: B) Inca

2. Which character in the sitcom "Friends" uses the alias Regina Phalange?

A) Rachel Green
B) Monica Geller
C) Phoebe Buffay
D) Janice Hosenstein
Answer: C) Phoebe Buffay

3. Which court of law, based in Edinburgh, regulates heraldry in Scotland?

A) Court of the Lord Lyon
B) High Court of Justiciary
C) Court of Session
D) Sheriff Court
Answer: A) Court of the Lord Lyon

4. Which "grande dame" of Indonesian cinema played Professor Ratna Pertiwi ... "The Last of Us"?

A) Christine Hakim
B) Dian Sastrowardoyo
C) Titi Kamal
D) Rima Melati
Answer: A) Christine Hakim

5. Which Sondheim musical features the character Sweeney Todd?

A) Into the Woods
B) Company
C) Sweeney Todd
D) A Little Night Music
Answer: C) Sweeney Todd

6. Who was appointed as the new President of the World Bank in?

A) Kristalina Georgieva
B) Ajay Banga
C) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
D) David Malpass
Answer: B) Ajay Banga

7. What is the name of the unveiled UN initiative to combat global water scarcity?

A) Water for All 2040
B) AquaLife Program
C) Blue Horizon Initiative
D) Water Action Decade
Answer: C) Blue Horizon Initiative
8. Which organization released the "Global Gender Gap Report"?

A) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
B) World Economic Forum (WEF)
C) International Labour Organization (ILO)
D) UNESCO
Answer: B) World Economic Forum (WEF)

9. What is the name of NASA's latest mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa?

A) Artemis Europa
B) Juno-Europa Explorer
C) Europa Clipper
D) Galilean Explorer
Answer: C) Europa Clipper
10. Who was re-elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand in the elections?

A) Jacinda Ardern
B) Chris Hipkins
C) Christopher Luxon
D) Winston Peters
Answer: C) Christopher Luxon