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

1. Which organization recently signed an MoU with the Union Ministry of Mines on critical minerals?
 
A) World Bank
B) United Nations
C) International Energy Agency (IEA)
D) IMF
Answer: C) International Energy Agency (IEA)

2. Which sports achievement did Anshul Kamboj from Haryana accomplish?
A) Scored a triple century
B) Took all 10 wickets in an innings
C) Won an Olympic gold medal
D) Broke a marathon record
Answer: B) Took all 10 wickets in an innings

3. Who launched India’s first home-grown gene therapy for cancer in?
A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
B) President of India
C) DRDO
D) Ministry of Health
Answer: B) President of India

4. The 2024 G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro primarily focused on which global issue?
 
A) Climate change
B) Digital economy
C) Sustainable development
D) Global health
Answer: C) Sustainable development

5. Which international financial institution pledged $2 billion to Africa for climate resilience projects in?

A) World Bank
B) African Development Bank
C) IMF
D) Asian Development Bank
Answer: B) African Development Bank

6. Who became the newly elected President of Argentina in?

A) Alberto Fernández
B) Javier Milei
C) Patricia Bullrich
D) Sergio Massa
Answer: B) Javier Milei

7. Which organization announced a $3 billion initiative for global hunger relief in Africa and South Asia?

A) World Food Programme
B) UNICEF
C) United Nations
D) FAO

Answer: A) World Food Programme

8. Which rover did the European Space Agency launch for a Mars mission in?
A) Rosalind Franklin
B) Perseverance
C) Phoeni
D) Orion
Answer: A) Rosalind Franklin

9. Who won the Tata Steel Chess India Blitz event in?

A) Hikaru Nakamura
B) Viswanathan Anand
C) Magnus Carlsen
D) Ian Nepomniachtchi
Answer: C) Magnus Carlsen

10. What significant military test did DRDO conduct?

A) Hypersonic missile trial
B) Nuclear submarine launch
C) Anti-satellite weapon test
D) Ballistic missile defense test
Answer: A) Hypersonic missile trial