Current Affairs 18th December 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The 'Desert Night' war exercise has started in the Arabian Sea between India, France, and which other country?
a) UAE
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Oman
d) Qatar
Answer: a) UAE

2. The Mount Semeru volcano, which erupted recently, is located in which country?

a) Japan
b) Indonesia
c) Philippines
d) Malaysia
Answer: b) Indonesia

3. Which country has become the 12th member of the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement?

a) Canada
b) Australia
c) Britain
d) New Zealand
Answer: c) Britain

4. Who has been appointed as the Country Manager of Google India?

a) Sundar Pichai
b) Rajan Anandan
c) Preeti Lobana
d) Manish Gupta
Answer: c) Preeti Lobana

5. Who has won the 'Time Person of the?

a) Elon Musk
b) Taylor Swift
c) Sam Altman
d) Greta Thunberg
Answer: b) Taylor Swift
6. India's Chandrayaan-3 mission has achieved which milestone?

a) Found water molecules on the moon
b) Established a moon base
c) Launched a rover to Mars
d) Detected volcanic activity
Answer: a) Found water molecules on the moon

7. The 'Eurasian Economic Forum 2024' was held in which city?

a) Moscow
b) Astana
c) Bishkek
d) Tashkent
Answer: a) Moscow

8. Who has been elected as the President of Argentina in?

a) Sergio Massa
b) Javier Milei
c) Cristina Fernández
d) Mauricio Macri
Answer: b) Javier Milei
9. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI) in?

a) Justice DY Chandrachud
b) Justice Sanjay Karol
c) Justice Rajesh Bindal
d) Justice BV Nagarathna
Answer: c) Justice Rajesh Bindal

10. Who has been elected as the new President of the European Commission in?

a) Ursula von der Leyen
b) Charles Michel
c) Roberta Metsola
d) Frans Timmermans
Answer: d) Frans Timmermans