Current Affairs 5th April 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The Abraham Accords normalized relations between Israel and which Arab countries? 
(a) Saudi Arabia and Egypt only
(b) All the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
(c) United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan
(d) Iran and Iraq
Answer: (c) United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan
2. Which major cyberattack technique involves encrypting a victim's data and demanding a ransom for decryption?
(a) Phishing
(b) Spoofing
(c) Ransomware
(d) Denial-of-Service (DoS)
Answer: (c) Ransomware
3. In which year did the American Civil War begin?
(a) 1845
(b) 1855
(c) 1861
(d) 1867
Answer: (c) 1861
4. Who wrote the famous science fiction novel "Dune"?
(a) Isaac Asimov
(b) Ray Bradbury
(c) Frank Herbert
(d) Arthur C. Clarke
Answer: (c) Frank Herbert
5. The Louvre Museum is located in which city?
(a) Rome
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Madrid
Answer: (c) Paris
6. What does the acronym STEM stand for in the context of education?
(a) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(b) Social Studies, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine
(c) Sustainability, Technology, Engineering, and Management
(d) Statistics, Technology, Economics, and Music
Answer: (a) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
7. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in which continent?
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) South America
(d) Europe
Answer: (b) Africa
8. Spanish is a Romance language, meaning it evolved from which classical language?
(a) Ancient Greek
(b) Latin
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Hebrew
Answer: (b) Latin
9. What is the ethical theory that emphasizes acting in a way that benefits the greatest number of people?
(a) Deontology
(b) Utilitarianism
(c) Virtue Ethics
(d) Social Contract Theory
Answer: (b) Utilitarianism
10. Who is credited with inventing the printing press?
(a) Johannes Gutenberg
(b) Leonardo da Vinci
(c) Isaac Newton
(d) Marie Curie
Answer: (a) Johannes Gutenberg