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

1. Who became the new President of Indonesia in?
a) Joko Widodo
b) Prabowo Subianto
c) Susilo Bambang
d) Megawati Sukarnoputri
Answer: b) Prabowo Subianto

2. In which Indian city was the first-ever Coal Gallery inaugurated?
a) Kolkata
b) New Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Chennai
Answer: b) New Delhi

3. Which Indian state has implemented Dalit Sub-Quotas for the first time?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Bihar
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: b) Haryana

4.Virat Kohli became the fourth Indian cricketer to reach how many Test runs in?
a) 8,000
b) 9,000
c) 10,000
d) 12,000
Answer: b) 9,000

5. Which nation’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed in an encounter with Israeli forces?
a) Egypt
b) Palestine (Hamas)
c) Lebanon
d) Syria

Answer: b) Palestine (Hamas)

6. Where was the 'Swavlamban Shakti' military exercise conducted by the Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Corps?
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: a) Rajasthan

7. Who is the newly appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) in India?
a) Rekha Sharma
b) Vijaya Rahatkar
c) Lalitha Kumaramangalam
d) Mamta Sharma
Answer: b) Vijaya Rahatkar

8. Which scheme did Prime Minister Modi extend for 10 more years, aimed at transforming India's aviation landscape?
a) UDAY
b) UDAN
c) AMRUT
d) Bharatmala
Answer: b) UDAN

9. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics?
a) Amartya Sen
b) Paul Krugman
c) Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson
d) Richard Thaler
Answer: c) Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson

10. Which country’s President has announced the introduction of India’s UPI (Unified Payments Interface) system?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Maldives
c) Bangladesh
d) Nepal
Answer: b) Maldives