Current Affairs 30th May 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The Gaganyaan Recovery Training Plan was jointly released by ISRO and which of the following?
a) Indian Army
b) Indian Navy
c) Indian Air Force
d) NSIL
Answer: b) Indian Navy
2. The first-ever Global Refugee Forum is being held in which country this year?
a) Switzerland
b) United Arab Emirates
c) Germany
d) United Kingdom
Answer: c) Germany
3. The recently concluded international climate conference, COP28, focused on achieving what primary goal?
a) Net-zero emissions by 2030
b) Phasing out coal power by 2040
c) Increased funding for climate adaptation
d) Establishing a global carbon trading market
Answer: c) Increased funding for climate adaptation
4. Who is the current Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
a) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
b) Kristalina Georgieva
c) António Guterres
d) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Answer: a) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
5. The International Day for Biological Diversity is observed annually on which date?
a) May 22nd
b) June 5th
c) July 11th
d) August 9th
Answer: b) June 5th
6. The first-ever human trial of a four-day workweek began in which country?
a) Iceland
b) Finland
c) Sweden
d) Denmark
Answer : a) Iceland
7. Which company recently acquired Twitter in a multi-billion dollar deal?
a) Meta (Facebook)
b) Google
c) Microsoft
d) Elon Musk
Answer: d) Elon Musk
8. The James Webb Space Telescope successfully captured its first ever image of what astronomical object?
a) A distant galaxy
b) A black hole
c) A nebula
d) An exoplanet
Answer : b) A black hole
9. The theme for the 2024 World Oceans Day was:
a) Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean
b) Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean
c) Protecting Our Home: The Ocean
d) Oceans: The Future We Choose
Answer: c) Protecting Our Home: The Ocean
10. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 was awarded to which author?
a) Salman Rushdie
b) Ngลฉgฤฉ wa Thiong'o
c) Margaret Atwood
d) Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
Answer: d) Marieke Lucas Rijneveld