Current Affairs 23th October 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who was appointed as the new Chief of Air Staff of India in?
A) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
B) Anil Chauhan
C) Vivek Ram Chaudhari
D) AP Singh
Answer: D) AP Singh

2. Which country officially became the newest member of BRICS in?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Argentina
C) Egypt
D) Iran
Answer: B) Argentina

3. Which Indian airport was ranked the best in the world for the 2024 Skytrax Awards?
A) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
B) Indira Gandhi International Airport
C) Kempegowda International Airport
D) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Answer: B) Indira Gandhi International Airport

4. Who won the Booker Prize for Fiction?
A) Shehan Karunatilaka
B) Jonathan Franzen
C) Sarah Waters
D) Zadie Smith
Answer: D) Zadie Smith

5. Which Indian bank launched an AI-driven customer service tool named 'SmartBanker' in?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) Axis Bank
Answer: C) State Bank of India

6. Which film won the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival?
A) "Anatomy of a Fall"
B) "La Chimera"
C) "Fallen Leaves"
D) "May December"
Answer: A) "Anatomy of a Fall"

7. What is the theme of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR)?
A) "Building Resilient Infrastructure"
B) "Reducing Risk for Sustainable Development"
C) "Water is Key to Resilience"
D) "Safeguarding Communities"

Answer: C) "Water is Key to Resilience"

8. Which country hosted the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings?
A) Morocco
B) Singapore
C) USA
D) India
Answer: A) Morocco

9. Which organization launched the "AI for Agriculture" initiative in?
A) FAO
B) Microsoft
C) World Economic Forum
D) Google
Answer: C) World Economic Forum

10. Which spacecraft returned to Earth with samples from an asteroid in?
A) OSIRIS-REx
B) Hayabusa-2
C) Chang’e 5
D) Voyager 2
Answer: A) OSIRIS-REx