Current Affairs 24th January 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who recently stepped down as the Prime Minister of Israel?
(a) Yair Lapid
(b) Naftali Bennett
(c) Benjamin Netanyahu
(d) Gideon Sa'ar
Answer: (a) Yair Lapid
2. The recent World Economic Forum meeting was held in which city?
(a) Davos, Switzerland
(b) New York City, USA
(c) Tokyo, Japan
(d) Geneva, Switzerland
Answer: (a) Davos, Switzerland
3. Which European airline recently announced it will resume flights to Russia?
(a) Lufthansa
(b) Air France
(c) British Airways
(d) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Answer: (b) Air France
4. The cryptocurrency market faced significant drops due to what factor?
(a) New US regulations
(b) A major exchange hack
(c) Elon Musk's tweets
(d) Concerns about energy consumption
Answer: (a) New US regulations
5. The James Webb Space Telescope captured its first high-resolution image of what celestial object?
(a) A distant galaxy
(b) A comet
(c) A black hole
(d) An exoplanet
Answer: (a) A distant galaxy
6. Which country recently announced a plan to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2040?
(a) Germany
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) India
Answer: (c) Japan
7. The Sundance Film Festival awarded its Grand Jury Prize to which film?
(a) Past Lives
(b) Causeway
(c) Call Jane
(d) Sharp Stick
Answer: (a) Past Lives
8. Which city was named the 2024 World Capital of Design?
(a) Barcelona, Spain
(b) San Francisco, USA
(c) Seoul, South Korea
(d) Copenhagen, Denmark
Answer: (c) Seoul, South Korea
9. Novak Djokovic won his how many Australian Open titles?
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 7
Answer: (a) 9
10. Which American football team won the Super Bowl LVIII?
(a) Kansas City Chiefs
(b) Philadelphia Eagles
(c) Los Angeles Rams
(d) Cincinnati Bengals
Answer: (b) Philadelphia Eagless