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

1. Which country has passed a new Anti-Homosexuality Bill that includes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality"?
A) Nigeria
B) Uganda
C) Ghana
D) Kenya
Answer: B) Uganda
2. Who has won the French Open Men’s Singles title?
A) Rafael Nadal
B) Novak Djokovic
C) Carlos Alcaraz
D) Roger Federer
Answer: C) Carlos Alcaraz
3. Who has become the first woman chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan?
A) Asma Jahangir
B) Tahira Safdar
C) Gulzar Ahmed
D) Ayesha Malik
Answer: D) Ayesha Malik
4. What is the name of the joint military exercise conducted by India and the United States in 2024?
A) Yudh Abhyas
B) Malabar
C) Vajra Prahar
D) Cope India
Answer: A) Yudh Abhyas
5. Which Indian organization has developed a new COVID-19 vaccine named 'COVOVAX'?
A) Bharat Biotech
B) Serum Institute of India
C) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
D) Zydus Cadila
Answer: B) Serum Institute of India
6. Who has won the Booker Prize for Fiction?
A) Margaret Atwood
B) Arundhati Roy
C) Douglas Stuart
D) Jonathan Franzen
Answer: C) Douglas Stuart
7. Which Indian state has become the first to provide free internet access to its citizens?
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Maharashtra
D) Gujarat
Answer: A) Kerala
8. Who has been named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year 2024?
A) Greta Thunberg
B) Volodymyr Zelensky
C) Elon Musk
D) Joe Biden
Answer: B) Volodymyr Zelensky
9. Which country will host the BRICS Summit?
A) Brazil
B) India
C) China
D) South Africa
Answer: C) China
10. Which Indian actor has been honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2024?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Rajinikanth
C) Kamal Haasan
D) Shah Rukh Khan
Answer: C) Kamal Haasan