Current Affairs 3th August 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who is the first woman Director General of Medical Services (Army)?
a) Lt Gen Eliza Fernandez
b) Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar
c) Lt Gen Priyanka Kochhar
d) Lt Gen Renuka Chatterjee
Answer: a) Lt Gen Eliza Fernandez
2. Which country's Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was allegedly killed in Iran?
a) Palestine
b) Lebanon
c) Syria
d) Jordan
Answer: a) Palestine

3. How many new sites were included in the UNESCO Heritage List at the New Delhi meeting?
a) 20
b) 24
c) 28
d) 32
Answer: b) 24

4. Who is India's medal hope in the men's singles badminton at the Paris Olympics?
a) Kidambi Srikanth
b) Lakshya Sen
c) P.V. Sindhu
d) Saina Nehwal
Answer: b) Lakshya Sen
 
5. Which Indian shooter won the third medal for India at the Paris Olympics?
a) Swapnil Kusale
b) Manu Bhaker
c) Abhishek Verma
d) Saurabh Chaudhary

Answer: a) Swapnil Kusale

6. Which two states will be setting up a Hydro-Pumped Storage plant as approved by CEA?
a) Odisha and Telangana
b) Odisha and Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh and Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
Answer: b) Odisha and Karnataka

7. Where was the 4th Rashtriya Hindi Vigyan Sammelan held?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Bhopal
d) Bengaluru
Answer: c) Bhopal

8. Who is the author of the book "The Alchemist"?
a) Paulo Coelho
b) Dan Brown
c) J.K. Rowling
d) Stephen King
Answer: a) Paulo Coelho

9. Which of these is a major greenhouse gas contributing to global warming?
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon Dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen
Answer: b) Carbon Dioxide

10. What is the primary aim of the Paris Agreement?
a) Reduce global carbon emissions
b) Increase global trade
c) Promote nuclear energy
d) Protect endangered species
Answer: a) Reduce global carbon emissions