Current Affairs 2nd December 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which country recently launched the world's largest radio telescope, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST)?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) United States
(d) Russia
Answer: (b) China
2. Who was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra on November 28th, 2023?
(a) Eknath Shinde
(b) Devendra Fadnavis
(c) Uddhav Thackeray
(d) Ajit Pawar
Answer: (a) Eknath Shinde
3. Which Indian state has become the first in the country to establish a separate department for the differently-abled (Divyang)?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (d) Maharashtra
4. What is the approximate current GDP of India?
(a) 4 trillion
(b) 3.7 trillion
(c) 5.2 trillion
(d) 2.66 trillion
Answer: (b) 3.7 trillion
5. Which international organization recently launched the "Global Methane Pledge" to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030?
(a) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
(b) International Energy Agency (IEA)
(c) World Health Organization (WHO)
(d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer: (a) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
6. Who won the 2023 Ballon d'Or award for the best male football player in the world?
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Robert Lewandowski
(c) Karim Benzema
(d) Kylian Mbappe
Answer: (c) Karim Benzema
7. Which space mission recently captured the first image of a black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
(a) Hubble Space Telescope
(b) James Webb Space Telescope
(c) Chandra X-ray Observatory
(d) Event Horizon Telescope
Answer: (d) Event Horizon Telescope
8. Which country hosted the G20 Summit in 2023?
(a) Indonesia
(b) India
(c) Italy
(d) Germany
Answer: (a) Indonesia
9. What is the theme of the 2023 International Day of Persons with Disabilities?
(a) Building Back Better: Towards a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable world post-COVID-19
(b) Transforming lives through inclusive education: Everyone counts!
(c) Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and accessibility
(d) Disability-inclusive development: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of innovation
Answer: (b) Transforming lives through inclusive education: Everyone counts!
10. Who is the current chairperson of the African Union Commission?
(a) Moussa Faki Mahamat
(b) Cyril Ramaphosa
(c) Macky Sall
(d) Nana Akufo-Addo
Answer: (a) Moussa Faki Mahamat