Current Affairs 1st December 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which disease is caused when a person is infected by 'flavivirus' and transmitted by Culex mosquitoes?
(a) Dengue fever
(b) Japanese Encephalitis
(c) Chikungunya
(d) Zika virus
Answer: (b) Japanese Encephalitis
2. Which institution has announced to hold a hackathon, for innovative ideas, for the first time in 2022?
(a) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
(b) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
(c) Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad
(d) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi
Answer: (a) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
3. Which Indian state has become the first to establish a separate government department for 'divyang' (differently abled) people?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (a) Maharashtra
4. The approximate current GDP of India is?
(a) 4 trillion
(b) 3.7 trillion
(c) 5.2 trillion
(d) 2.66 trillion
Answer: (d) 2.66 trillion
5. Which country has recently launched a new three-year economic development plan, aiming to achieve an average annual growth rate of 6.5% to 7.5%?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea
Answer: (a) China
6. Which international organization has recently approved a new resolution aimed at addressing the global food crisis?
(a) United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
(b) World Food Programme (WFP)
(c) World Bank
(d) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Answer: (a) United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
7. Which technology giant has recently announced plans to invest $10 billion in India over the next five years?
(a) Google
(b) Microsoft
(c) Amazon
(d) Apple
Answer: (c) Amazon
8. Which Indian state has recently announced plans to introduce a new biometric attendance system for its government employees?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (a) Uttar Pradesh
9. Which Indian city has recently been ranked the most polluted city in the world by the World Health Organization (WHO)?
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
Answer: (a) Delhi
10. Which Indian cricketer has recently become the highest run-scorer in One Day International (ODI) cricket history?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Rohit Sharma
(d) Rahul Dravid
Answer: (c) Rohit Sharma