Current Affairs 5th August 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Indian river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bengal'?
a) Ganga
b) Brahmaputra
c) Yamuna
d) Damodar
Answer: d) Damodar
2. Who is India's first female Director General Medical Services (Army)?
a) Lt Gen Dr Vandana Guleria
b) Lt Gen Dr Ruchi Gupta
c) Lt Gen Dr Anjali Sharma
d) Lt Gen Dr Meenakshi Singh
Answer: a) Lt Gen Dr Vandana Guleria
3. Which new e-governance system is being implemented to systemize government employees' attendance?
a) e-Office
b) e-HR Management System
c) e-Attendance
d) e-Gov
Answer: b) e-HR Management System
4. Which Indian players are in the knockout stage of the Paris Olympics 2024?
a) Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu
b) Manu Bhaker and Lakshya Sen
c) Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya
d) Amit Panghal and Deepak Kumar
Answer: b) Manu Bhaker and Lakshya Sen
5. A controversy arose between which two players during the Paris Olympics 2024?
a) Imane Khelif and Angela Carini
b) Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams
c) Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic
d) Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
Answer: a) Imane Khelif and Angela Carini
6. Which country is hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics?
a) France
b) United States
c) China
d) Australia
Answer: a) France
7. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Rahul Gandhi
c) Mamata Banerjee
d) Arvind Kejriwal
Answer: a) Narendra Modi
8. What is the full form of GDP?
a) Gross Domestic Product
b) Global Development Program
c) General Development Plan
d) Government Development Project
Answer: a) Gross Domestic Product
9. Which Indian state recently launched a new scheme for farmers to promote organic farming?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Sikkim
d) Punjab
Answer: c) Sikkim
10. Which country recently faced a severe heatwave leading to wildfires?
a) Canada
b) Australia
c) Greece
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above