Current Affairs 24th December 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which organization launched the Jagriti App and Jagriti Dashboard to protect consumers from dark patterns?

A) Central Consumer Protection Authority
B) National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India
C) Department of Consumer Affairs
D) Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer: C) Department of Consumer Affairs

2. Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who passed away, was known for directing which of the following films?
A) Ankur
B) Nishant
C) Manthan
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above

3. On National Consumer Day 2024, which app was introduced to enhance consumer protection?

A) Jago Grahak Jago App
B) Consumer Shield App
C) Buyer Beware App
D) Safe Shopper App
Answer: A) Jago Grahak Jago App

4. Which Indian cricketer became the fastest player to score 8,000 runs in ODIs in?
A) Shubman Gill
B) Virat Kohli
C) Rohit Sharma
D) KL Rahul
Answer: A) Shubman Gill

5. Which Indian airport ranked as the best airport in South Asia in the latest Skytrax Awards?

A) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
B) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
C) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
D) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
Answer: B) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

6. Which Indian company was included in the “Global Top 50 Green Companies” list in?

A) Reliance Industries
B) Tata Steel
C) Adani Green Energy
D) Infosys
Answer: C) Adani Green Energy
7. Which organization has launched the 'Global Biodiversity Report'?

A) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
B) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
C) World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
D) Global Biodiversity Council (GBC)
Answer: A) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

8. Who is the winner of the Booker Prize for their novel “A Land of Shadows”?

A) Salman Rushdie
B) Eleanor Catton
C) Shehan Karunatilaka
D) Arundhati Roy
Answer: C) Shehan Karunatilaka

9. Which organization released the "Global Hunger Index"?

A) World Food Programme
B) Concern Worldwide
C) FAO
D) IFPRI
Answer: B) Concern Worldwide

10. Who was elected as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term in?

A) António Guterres
B) Ban Ki-moon
C) Amina J. Mohammed
D) Helen Clark
Answer: A) António Guterres