Current Affairs 19th February 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which country recently announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
(a) South Africa
(b) Philippines
(c) Burundi
(d) Russia
Answer: (b) Philippines
2. The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the faintest light ever observed from a galaxy. What is the estimated age of this galaxy?
(a) 1 million years old
(b) 1 billion years old
(c) 5 billion years old
(d) 13.8 billion years old
Answer: (d) 13.8 billion years old
3. Which company recently surpassed Tesla to become the world's most valuable carmaker by market capitalization?
(a) Toyota
(b) BYD
(c) Volkswagen
(d) Ford
Answer: (b) BYD
4. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?
(a) France
(b) United States
(c) Spain
(d) Netherlands
Answer: (c) Spain
5. Which two countries recently signed a historic peace agreement ending a decades-long conflict?
(a) Ethiopia and Eritrea
(b) Colombia and FARC
(c) North and South Korea
(d) Israel and Palestine
Answer: (b) Colombia and FARC
6. What is the name of the first fully protected marine reserve in the Antarctic Ocean?
(a) Ross Sea Marine Reserve
(b) Weddell Sea Marine Reserve
(c) Amundsen Sea Marine Reserve
(d) Bellingshausen Sea Marine Reserve
Answer: (a) Ross Sea Marine Reserve
7. Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars?
(a) Everything Everywhere All at Once
(b) The Banshees of Inisherin
(c) Tár
(d) Elvis
Answer: (a) Everything Everywhere All at Once
8. Scientists have developed a new vaccine that shows promise in preventing malaria. What is the name of this vaccine?
(a) Mosquirix
(b) RTS,S
(c) PfSPZCV
(d) R21/Matrix-M
Answer: (d) R21/Matrix-M
9. Which university is ranked #1 in the world according to the 2024 QS World University Rankings?
(a) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(b) Oxford University
(c) Stanford University
(d) Peking University
 Answer: (a) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10. What is the name of the large language model developed by Google that you are interacting with right now?
(a) LaMDA
(b) Bard
(c) GPT-3
(d) Jurassic-1 Jumbo
Answer: (b) Bard