Current Affairs 22th July 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
A. Kristalina Georgieva
B. Gita Gopinath
C. Raghuram Rajan
D. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Answer: C. Raghuram Rajan
2. Which country hosted the BRICS Summit 2024?
A. India
B. China
C. Brazil
D. South Africa
Answer: D. South Africa
3. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival?
A. Leonardo DiCaprio
B. Joaquin Phoenix
C. Taron Egerton
D. Brad Pitt
Answer: C. Taron Egerton
4. Which global tech company the launch of its first quantum computer for commercial use in 2024?
A. IBM
B. Google
C. Microsoft
D. Intel
Answer: A. IBM
5. Which Indian city the 'Smart City 2.0' initiative?
A. Bengaluru
B. Pune
C. Hyderabad
D. New Delhi
Answer: D. New Delhi
6. Which country the construction of the world's largest offshore wind farm?
A. Denmark
B. United Kingdom
C. Germany
D. China
Answer: A. Denmark
7. Which country the 'One Health Initiative' to combat zoonotic diseases?
A. India
B. Australia
C. Canada
D. United States
Answer: B. Australia
8. Which company became the first to successfully test a flying car for urban mobility?
A. Tesla
B. Uber
C. Toyota
D. Airbus
Answer: D. Airbus
9. Who has been awarded the 2024 Abel Prize in Mathematics?
A. Terence Tao
B. Andrew Wiles
C. Maryam Mirzakhani
D. Manjul Bhargava
Answer: A. Terence Tao
10. Which organization released the 'Global Risk Report 2024'?
A. World Economic Forum
B. United Nations
C. World Bank
D. IMF
Answer: A. World Economic Forum