Current Affairs 28th November 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country recently launched its first domestically developed aircraft carrier, the CNS Shijiazhuang?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea
Answer: (a) China
2. Which organization recently released its annual World Population Prospects report, which projects that the global population will reach 9.7 billion by 2050?
(a) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(b) World Health Organization
(c) International Monetary Fund
(d) World Bank
Answer: (a) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
3. Which country recently announced that it will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)?
(a) Canada
(b) Chile
(c) Japan
(d) United Kingdom
Answer: (b) Chile
4. Which organization recently released its annual World Energy Outlook report, which projects that renewable energy will account for more than 80% of global electricity generation by 2050?
(a) International Energy Agency
(b) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
(c) Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century
(d) World Resources Institute
Answer: (a) International Energy Agency
5. Which country recently announced that it will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2040?
(a) California
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) United Kingdom
Answer: (a) California
6. Which organization recently released its annual Global Hunger Index report, which found that the world is still facing a "serious" level of hunger?
(a) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(b) International Fund for Agricultural Development
(c) World Food Programme
(d) World Health Organization
Answer: (a) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
7. Which country recently announced that it will invest $100 billion in a new high-speed rail line that will connect its capital city to its second-largest city?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) United States
Answer: (d) United States
8. Which organization recently released its annual Global Climate Risk Index report, which found that the world is facing increasingly severe climate change impacts?
(a) Germanwatch
(b) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(c) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(d) World Meteorological Organization
Answer: (a) Germanwatch
9. Which country recently announced that it will provide $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine?
(a) Canada
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) United Kingdom
Answer: (c) Germany
10. Which organization recently released its annual Global Peace Index report, which found that the world is becoming less peaceful?
(a) Institute for Economics and Peace
(b) Peace Research Institute Oslo
(c) Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
(d) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Answer: (a) Institute for Economics and Peace