Current Affairs 19th April 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1.What is the theme of ‘World Heritage Day 2024’?
(a) Discover and Experience Diversity
(b) Heritage Changes
(c) Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures
(d) Heritage and Climate
Answer: (a) Discover and Experience Diversity
2.Tiranga Barfi, recently got a GI tag, belongs to which city of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Ayodhya
(b) Lucknow
(c) Kanpur
(d) Varanasi
Answer: (d) Varanasi
3. A state-of-the-art Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterization and Evaluation (SPACE) was inaugurated in which state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Odisha
Answer: (a) Kerala
4.Leaf Litter Frog, recently seen in the news, is primarily found in which forest?
(a) White River National Forest
(b) Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest
(c) Kukrail Reserve Forest
(d) Norway spruce forests
Answer: (b) Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest
5.What is ‘Salas y Gomez’, recently seen in the news?
(a) Earth observation satellite
(b) Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine
(c) Invasive species found in Great Lakes Region
(d) Oceanic ridge in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean
Answer: (d) Oceanic ridge in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean
6. Which organization has developed Carbon-Carbon (C-C) nozzle for rocket engines?
(a) ISRO
(b) DRDO
(c) BHEL
(d) HAL
Answer: (a) ISRO
7. According to IMF, what is the GDP growth projection of India for FY 2024-25?
(a) 5.1%
(b) 6.8%
(c) 7.1%
(d) 4.5%
Answer: (b) 6.8%
8. ISRO has decided to achieve debris-free space by which year?
(a) 2025
(b) 2027
(c) 2030
(d) 2035
Answer: (c) 2030
9. What is ‘Gaia-BH3’, recently seen in news?
(a) Communication satellite
(b) Nuclear ballistic submarine
(c) Invasive weed
(d) Massive stellar black hole
Answer: (d) Massive stellar black hole
10. DRDO organized the first international workshop on ‘Emerging Technologies and Challenges for Exoskeleton’ at which place?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Bombay
Answer: (a) Bengaluru