Current Affairs 26th January 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The recent launch of the Artemis I mission represents a step towards what major space exploration goal?
a) Landing humans on Mars
b) Establishing a permanent lunar base
c) Reaching interstellar space
d) Sending probes to asteroids
Answer: a) Landing humans on Mars
2. Which African country recently held its first presidential election since a military coup in 2021?
a) Burkina Faso
b) Mali
c) Guinea
d) Chad
Answer: a) Burkina Faso
3. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 was awarded to whom?
a) Salman Rushdie
b) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
c) Annie Ernaux
d) Margaret Atwood
Answer: c) Annie Ernaux
4. Hurricane Roslin recently made landfall in Mexico, causing significant damage in which state?
a) Baja California Sur
b) Nayarit
c) Jalisco
d) Oaxaca
Answer: a) Baja California Sur
5. The recent release of the IPCC's 6th Assessment Report highlighted the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by what percentage by 2030?
a) 45%
b) 55%
c) 65%
d) 75%
Answer: c) 65%
6. Which cryptocurrency platform filed for bankruptcy in the United States this week?
a) Bitcoin
b) Ethereum
c) FTX
d) Binance
Answer: c) FTX
7. The annual COP28 climate change conference will be held in which country?
a) United Arab Emirates
b) Israel
c) India
d) United Kingdom
Answer: d) United Kingdom
8. The World Bank recently projected that global economic growth will slow to what percentage in 2023?
a) 2.5%
b) 1.5%
c) 0.5%
d) Negative 0.5%
Answer: b) 1.5%
9. Which technology company announced a major investment in building its own metaverse platform?
a) Apple
b) Microsoft
c) Meta (formerly Facebook)
d) Google
Answer: c) Meta (formerly Facebook)
10. The first-ever flight of a hypersonic jet prototype by which country was recently successful?
a) Japan
b) China
c) United States
d) Australia
Answer: a) Japan