Current Affairs 20th February 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country recently launched the world's largest offshore wind farm?
(a) Denmark
(b) UK
(c) China
(d) Netherlands
Answer: (b) UK
2. Which Indian actor was recently awarded the Padma Vibhushan honor?
(a) Amitabh Bachchan
(b) Dharmendra
(c) Shah Rukh Khan
(d) Dilip Kumar
Answer: (a) Amitabh Bachchan
3. Which senior bureaucrat was recently appointed as Executive Director at the World Bank?
(a) Rajiv Kumar
(b) Ajay Seth
(c) Atanu Chapria
(d) TK N Rammurthy
Answer: (a) Rajiv Kumar
4. In which city was India's first 'Indian Ocean Research Vessel' (IORV) launched?
(a) Chennai
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kochi
Answer: (c) Mumbai
5. Which country recently landed its spacecraft on Mars through the 'Mangalyaan 2' mission?
(a) USA
(b) Russia
(c) UAE
(d) China
Answer: (c) UAE
6. Which organization successfully tested the first hydrogen fuel cell train in India?
(a) Railway Board
(b) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
(c) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
(d) Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
Answer: (a) Railway Board
7. In which city is India's first underwater metro corridor being built?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Delhi
(c) Pune
(d) Chennai
Answer: (a) Kolkata
8. Which state recently developed the first drone port in India?
(a) Telangana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (b) Andhra Pradesh
9. Which company built India's first indigenous aircraft 'Saras'?
(a) HAL
(b) DRDO
(c) TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL)
(d) Mahindra Aerospace
Answer: (b) DRDO
10. Which livestock disease recently affected some parts of the country?
(a) Lumpy Skin Disease
(b) Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
(c) Avian Influenza
(d) Glanders
Answer: (a) Lumpy Skin Disease