Current Affairs 29th November 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which state in India has recently established a separate government body for the divyang (differently abled)?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (b) Maharashtra
2. Which asteroid is believed to have originated from the same parent body as the planet Mars?
(a) Asteroid Ryugu
(b) Asteroid Vesta
(c) Asteroid Eros
(d) Asteroid Bennu
Answer: (b) Asteroid Vesta
3. Which country has recently banned the use of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Canada
(d) Austria
Answer: (d) Austria
4. Which organization has recently released a report warning that the world is on track for a 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise by the end of the century?
(a) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
(b) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
(c) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
(d) International Energy Agency (IEA)
Answer: (a) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
5. Which company has recently announced plans to invest $10 billion in building a new semiconductor manufacturing plant in the United States?
(a) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
(b) Samsung Electronics
(c) Intel Corporation
(d) Micron Technology
Answer: (a) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
6. Which country has recently launched its first domestically developed space station?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) Japan
Answer: (a) China
7. Which organization has recently released a report warning that the world is facing a "triple food crisis" of malnutrition, undernutrition, and overnutrition?
(a) World Health Organization (WHO)
(b) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
(c) World Food Programme (WFP)
(d) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Answer: (b) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
8. Which country has recently announced plans to provide military assistance to Ukraine?
(a) United States
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Germany
(d) France
Answer: (a) United States
9. Which company has recently announced plans to develop a new type of nuclear reactor that could provide carbon-free energy?
(a) GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
(b) TerraPower
(c) Westinghouse Electric Company
(d) Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Answer: (d) Commonwealth Fusion Systems