Current Affairs 29th February 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which country recently unveiled plans to become an international cryptocurrency trading hub?
(A) India
(B) El Salvador
(C) Hong Kong
(D) The United States
Answer: (C) Hong Kong
2. The James Webb Space Telescope has made significant discoveries. Which of these is one of them?
(A) Evidence of the oldest known galaxies in the universe
(B) Liquid water flowing on an exoplanet
(C) A new planet identical in size to Earth
(D) Direct imaging of a black hole
Answer: (A) Evidence of the oldest known galaxies in the universe
3. Which major disease outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in 2023?
(A) COVID-19 resurgence
(B) Mpox (formerly Monkeypox)
(C) Ebola
(D) Marburg virus
Answer: (B) Mpox (formerly Monkeypox)
4. In which industry has the term "quiet quitting" gained popularity?
(A) Manufacturing
(B) Technology
(C) Education
(D) Healthcare
Answer: (B) Technology
5. Which organization sets global health priorities and leads the response to health emergencies?
(A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
(B) World Health Organization (WHO)
(C) UNICEF
(D) The Red Cross
Answer: (B) World Health Organization (WHO)
6. Severe flooding events have increasingly impacted countries around the world.  Which region has been particularly devastated?
(A) Australia
(B) Central Europe
(C) Pakistan
(D) Sub-Saharan Africa
Answer: (C) Pakistan
7. What term describes the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to generate text, like essays or chat conversations?
(A) Generative AI
(B) Synthetic Data Creation
(C) Machine Learning
(D) Biometric Mimicry
Answer: (A) Generative AI
8. The war in Ukraine has had global consequences. One significant impact has been the disruption of:
(A) Oil production
(B) Agricultural exports
(C) Tourism
(D) Rare metal mining
Answer: (B) Agricultural exports
9. Which country was the focus of significant protests in late 2022 due to strict "zero-COVID" policies?
(A) South Korea
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) Australia
Answer: (C) China
10. Which space exploration mission aims to return humans to the Moon in the mid-2020s?
(A) Apollo
(B) Voyager
(C) Artemis
(D) Orion
Answer: (C) Artemis