Current Affairs 26th September 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. India has become the second-largest manufacturer of which product under the 'Make in India' initiative?
(A) Automobiles
(B) Mobile phones
(C) Steel
(D) Pharmaceuticals
Answer: (B) Mobile phones

2. Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Air Staff in?
(A) Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh
(B) Air Marshal SP Dharkar
(C) Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria
(D) Air Marshal BS Dhanoa
Answer: (B) Air Marshal SP Dharkar

3. With which IIT did DRDO collaborate to develop the ‘ABHED’ lightweight bulletproof jacket?
(A) IIT Delhi
(B) IIT Mumbai
(C) IIT Kanpur
(D) IIT Kharagpur
Answer: (C) IIT Kanpur

4. Which city in Gujarat has been selected for the establishment of a new semiconductor unit?
A) Gandhinagar
B) Sanand
C) Ahmedabad
D) Surat
Answer: B) Sanand

5. Which states recorded the highest number of atrocities cases on Dalits?
A) Uttarakhand, Haryana, and Punjab
B) Jharkhand and Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh
D) Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala
Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh

6. Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as President of which country?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh
D) Nepal
Answer: A) Sri Lanka

7. Which program launched the first-of-its-kind AI security certification in India?
A) FSSAI
B) SISA Information Security
C) NASSCOM
D) ISRO

Answer: B) SISA Information Security

8. Which country proposed a new Climate Fund to be financed by voluntary contributions from fossil-fuel producing countries?
A) India
B) Algeria
C) Azerbaijan
D) Australia
Answer: C) Azerbaijan

9. Which leader warned world leaders that the world is edging towards a "powder keg" scenario at the UN General Assembly?
A) Joe Biden
B) António Guterres
C) Rishi Sunak
D) Xi Jinping
Answer: B) António Guterres

10. Which initiative was launched by the Lieutenant Governor to combat air pollution in Delhi?
A) Dust-Free Delhi Drive
B) Green Delhi Initiative
C) Anti-Smog Campaign
D) Clean Air Campaign
Answer: A) Dust-Free Delhi Drive