Current Affairs 30th December 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who has been elected as Georgia's new President?
A) Salome Zourabichvili
B) Giorgi Margvelashvili
C) Mikheil Saakashvili
D) Bidzina Ivanishvili
Answer: A) Salome Zourabichvili

2. What is the name of the deep-sea creature captured on video in the Tonga Trench?

A) Giant siphonophore
B) Giant larvacean
C) Bigfin Squid
D) Spider crab
Answer: C) Bigfin Squid

3. Atal Innovation Mission is a flagship initiative of which institution?

A) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
B) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
C) Ministry of Science and Technology
D) NITI Aayog
Answer: D) NITI Aayog

4. The “National Clean Air Programme 2.0” was by which ministry?

A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
B) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
C) Ministry of Science and Technology
D) Ministry of Urban Affairs
Answer: B) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

5. Which organization released the Global Innovation Index?

A) World Economic Forum
B) United Nations Development Programme
C) World Intellectual Property Organization
D) International Monetary Fund
Answer: C) World Intellectual Property Organization

6. The “Digital India Awards 2024” were conferred for which of the following categories?
A) Digital empowerment
B) Best startup initiative
C) E-Governance practices
D) AI and automation
Answer: C) E-Governance practices

7. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Twitter in?

A) Parag Agrawal
B) Linda Yaccarino
C) Jack Dorsey
D) Jane Doe
Answer: B) Linda Yaccarino

8. Which international organization recently adopted the "Declaration on Climate-Resilient Agriculture"?

A) United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
B) World Bank
C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
D) World Health Organization (WHO)
Answer: A) United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

9. The ‘Meri Policy Mere Haath’ campaign, recently in the news, is related to which Indian government scheme?

A) PM Fasal Bima Yojana
B) PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
C) Ayushman Bharat
D) Jal Jeevan Mission
Answer: A) PM Fasal Bima Yojana

10. The "One Nation, One Election" proposal is related to which aspect of governance?

A) Simultaneous national and state elections
B) Unification of legislative and executive bodies
C) Universal basic income policy
D) Centralized electoral funding
Answer: A) Simultaneous national and state elections