Current Affairs 17th February 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country recently launched the world's first fully reusable rocket, Starship, into space?
a) China
b) SpaceX (United States)
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) SpaceX (United States)
2. Which multinational corporation announced plans to invest $17 billion in a new chip factory in the United States?
a) Apple
b) Intel
c) Samsung
d) TSMC
Answer: c) Samsung
3. The Winter Olympics are currently being held in which city?
a) Beijing, China
b) Pyeongchang, South Korea
c) Sochi, Russia
d) Calgary, Canada
Answer: a) Beijing, China
4. Which football club won the FIFA World Cup in 2022?
a) Argentina
b) France
c) Germany
d) Brazil
Answer: a) Argentina
5. Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2023?
a) CODA
b) Dune
c) The Power of the Dog
d) Belfast
Answer: a) CODA
6. Which country recently pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050?
a) United Kingdom
b) Australia
c) Brazil
d) India
Answer: a) United Kingdom
7. Which year did World War II officially end?
a) 1943
b) 1944
c) 1945
d) 1946
Answer: c) 1945
8. What is the name of the world's tallest mountain?
a) Everest
b) K2
c) Kangchenjunga
d) Lhotse
Answer: a) Everest
9. Who wrote the novel "Pride and Prejudice"?
a) Jane Austen
b) Charlotte Brontë
c) Emily Brontë
d) Mary Shelley
Answer: a) Jane Austen