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

1. Who has become the 4th Indian cricketer to score 9,000 Test runs?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) MS Dhoni
C) Rahul Dravid
D) Virat Kohli
Answer: D) Virat Kohli
2. Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to which economists?
A) Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee
B) Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson
C) Richard Thaler
D) Paul Krugman
Answer: B) Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson

3. Who has been sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India?
A) NV Ramana
B) UU Lalit
C) DY Chandrachud
D) Justice Khanna
Answer: D) Justice Khanna

4. India recently increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for which crops for the marketing season?

A) Kharif crops
B) Rabi crops
C) Cash crops
D) Pulses

Answer: B) Rabi crops

5. Which organization has approved a 3% increase in Dearness Allowance for government employees in?

A) Ministry of Finance
B) Supreme Court of India
C) Union Cabinet
D) RBI
Answer: C) Union Cabinet

6. Which militant leader was killed during an encounter in Rafah in?
A) Ismail Haniyeh
B) Yahya Sinwar
C) Khaled Mashal
D) Marwan Barghouti
Answer: B) Yahya Sinwar

7. The Mindfulness India Summit focused on which areas?

A) Agriculture and Technology
B) Emotional Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence
C) Mindfulness and Environmental Sustainability
D) Healthcare and Robotics
Answer: B) Emotional Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence

8. In the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict in, which militant group leader was targeted in Rafah?
A) Hamas
B) Hezbollah
C) ISIS
D) Fatah
Answer: A) Hamas

9. Which organization awarded the World Food Prize for innovations in agricultural technology?

A) United Nations
B) FAO
C) CGIAR
D) The Rockefeller Foundation
Answer: D) The Rockefeller Foundation

10. What major event took place in the Russia-Ukraine war in?

A) Ceasefire agreement
B) Ukrainian counteroffensive
C) NATO intervention
D) Russian nuclear threat

Answer: B) Ukrainian counteroffensive