Current Affairs 21th March 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which district will host Uttar Pradesh's inaugural 'Tortoise Conservation Reserve'?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Gonda
(c) Ayodhya
(d) Agra
Answer: (b) Gonda
2. The International Monetary Fund's Extended Fund Facility was recently approved for which country facing war?
(a) Syria
(b) Yemen
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Ukraine
Answer: (d) Ukraine
3. Which state/UT passed the 'Mediapersons Protection Bill 2023'?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Delhi
(d) Kerala
Answer: (a) Chhattisgarh
4. The world's highest railway bridge, Chenab Bridge, is being constructed in which state/UT?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Punjab
Answer: (c) Jammu and Kashmir
5. Which Indian musician recently received the prestigious Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement?
(a) A.R. Rahman
(b) Lata Mangeshkar
(c) Ravi Shankar
(d) Zakir Hussain
Answer: (c) Ravi Shankar
6. Which country won the recently concluded ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2024?
(a) Australia
(b) England
(c) India
(d) Kerala
Answer: (a) Australia
7. Which private space company successfully completed its first orbital launch in 2023?
(a) SpaceX
(b) Blue Origin
(c) Virgin Galactic
(d) Space Pioneer
Answer: (a) SpaceX
8. What is the name of the world's largest offshore wind farm, inaugurated in 2023?
(a) Hornsea Project 3 (UK)
(b) Shepherds Flat Wind Farm (US)
(c) Muynak Wind Farm (Uzbekistan)
(d) Donghai Wind Farm (China)
Answer: (a) Hornsea Project 3 (UK)
9. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
(a) António Guterres
(b) Ban Ki-moon
(c) Kofi Annan
(d) Dag Hammarskjöld
Answer: (a) António Guterres
10. What is the name of the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine recently approved for use in the United States?
(a) Pfizer-BioNTech XBB.1.5 Booster
(b) Novavax Omicron-Combo
(c) Moderna Bivalent Vaccine
(d) Johnson & Johnson COVID-X
Answer: (a) Pfizer-BioNTech XBB.1.5 Booster