Current Affairs 23th December 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The recently concluded COP28 climate summit focused heavily on reducing emissions from which industry?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Steel
(c) Technology
(d) Tourism
Answer: (b) Steel
2. Who was recently named the Time Person of the Year for 2023?
(a) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(b) Elon Musk
(c) Rihanna
(d) Greta Thunberg
Answer: (a) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
3. The WHO declared which disease officially eliminated as a public health threat globally?
(a) Malaria
(b) Polio
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) HIV/AIDS
Answer: (b) Polio
4. Which city hosted the FIFA World Cup final match on December 30th?
(a) Doha
(b) Dubai
(c) Riyadh
(d) Marrakech
Answer: (a) Doha
5. The world's first malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, received WHO approval for use in infants, offering hope for millions. Which company developed the vaccine?
(a) GlaxoSmithKline
(b) Pfizer
(c) Johnson & Johnson
(d) Moderna
Answer: (a) GlaxoSmithKline
6. The highly contagious Ebola virus re-emerged in which African country after a five-year absence?
(a) Nigeria
(b) Democratic Republic of the Congo
(c) Liberia
(d) Ivory Coast
Answer: (b) Democratic Republic of the Congo
7. Astronomers detected the farthest-ever galaxy, Earendel, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. To what approximate era does its light point back?
(a) Dinosaur Age
(b) Cambrian Explosion
(c) Big Bang
(d) Middle Ages
Answer: (b) Cambrian Explosion
8. Following Elon Musk's controversial Twitter acquisition, which social media platform saw the highest surge in new users?
(a) Facebook
(b) Instagram
(c) Mastodon
(d) TikTok
Answer: (c) Mastodon
9. Which scientific breakthrough enabled researchers to achieve nuclear fusion ignition for the first time, potentially paving the way for clean energy?
(a) CRISPR gene editing
(b) Quantum computing
(c) Cold fusion
(d) Artificial intelligence
Answer: (c) Cold fusion
10. The highly anticipated "Avatar: The Way of Water" movie finally premiered. In which fictional world does the story take place?
(a) Pandora
(b) Middle-earth
(c) Wakanda
(d) Narnia
Answer: (a) Pandora