Current Affairs 4th December 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country recently launched its first lunar rover, Change 6, aiming to collect and return samples from the Moon's south pole?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) Russia
Answer: (b) China
2. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was observed on?
(a) November 29th
(b) December 1st
(c) December 3rd
(d) December 5th
Answer: (c) December 3rd
3. The 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to?
(a) Annie Ernaux
(b) Abdulrazak Gurnah
(c) Louise Glück
(d) Peter Handke
Answer: (a) Annie Ernaux
4. Which Indian state became the first to establish a separate department for divyang (differently-abled) people?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Answer: (b) Maharashtra
5. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released its Living Planet Report 2023, revealing an average decline of?
(a) 50%
(b) 68%
(c) 72%
(d) 94%
Answer: (b) 68%
6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the repo rate by?
(a) 25 basis points
(b) 35 basis points
(c) 50 basis points
(d) 75 basis points
Answer: (c) 50 basis points
7. SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying the?
(a) James Webb Space Telescope
(b) Psyche spacecraft
(c) USSF-67 mission
(d) Crew Dragon capsule
Answer: (c) USSF-67 mission
8. Which Indian city hosted the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) 2023?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) Bangalore
(d) Kolkata
Answer: (b) Mumbai
9. The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) will be held in ?
(a) Dubai, UAE
(b) Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
(c) Glasgow, UK
(d) Abu Dhabi, UAE
Answer: (a) Dubai, UAE
10. Which social media platform recently announced a paid verification system?
(a) Twitter
(b) Instagram
(c) Facebook
(d) YouTube
Answer: (a) Twitter