Current Affairs 19th December 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country recently announced a new plan to combat climate change?
(a) United States
(b) European Union
(c) China
(d) India
Answer: (a) United States
2. Which African nation recently declared itself free of the deadly Ebola virus?
(a) Democratic Republic of the Congo
(b) Guinea
(c) Liberia
(d) Sierra Leone
Answer: (c) Liberia
3. Which major airline recently announced it will no longer transport live lobsters?
(a) United Airlines
(b) American Airlines
(c) Delta Air Lines
(d) Qantas
Answer: (a) United Airlines
4. Which iconic musical group recently announced a reunion tour after 10 years?
(a) Spice Girls
(b) Backstreet Boys
(c) NSYNC
(d) One Direction
Answer: (b) Backstreet Boys
5. Which country recently hosted the World Chess Championship?
(a) Argentina
(b) India
(c) Russia
(d) United States
Answer: (b) India
6. Which cryptocurrency recently experienced a dramatic crash in value, losing over 70% in a single day?
(a) Bitcoin
(b) Ethereum
(c) Tether
(d) Dogecoin
Answer: (d) Dogecoin
7. Which artificial intelligence (AI) program recently defeated a top human player in the complex strategy game StarCraft II?
(a) AlphaGo
(b) AlphaFold
(c) LaMDA
(d) ChatGPT
Answer: (a) AlphaGo
8. Which major city recently announced plans to ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035?
(a) New York City
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Tokyo
Answer: (c) Paris
9. Which famous artist recently broke a record by selling a digital artwork for over $91 million?
(a) Beeple
(b) Damien Hirst
(c) Jeff Koons
(d) Ai Weiwei
Answer: (a) Beeple
10. Which country recently witnessed a rare phenomenon, with the Northern Lights being visible as far south as Florida?
(a) Canada
(b) United States
(c) Norway
(d) Iceland
Answer: (b) United States