Current Affairs 5th February 2025 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which precious metal was referred to as the "tears of the sun" by the Inca?
a) Silver
b) Gold
c) Platinum
d) Copper
Answer: b) Gold
2. In Joseph Brodsky's poem "Odysseus to Telemachus," Odysseus says that which war "is over now"?
a) Peloponnesian War
b) Trojan War
c) Persian War
d) Punic War
Answer: b) Trojan War
3. Which intergovernmental organization was officially established to enhance global efforts in conserving big cats?
a) International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)
b) Global Tiger Forum (GTF)
c) World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
d) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
Answer: a) International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)
4. Which Indian organization recently conducted a $5 billion dollar-rupee swap auction to manage liquidity in the financial system?
a) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
c) State Bank of India (SBI)
d) Ministry of Finance
Answer: b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
5. The 'Artemis III' mission, planned by NASA, aims to achieve which of the following objectives?
a) Landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon
b) Establishing a permanent base on Mars
c) Deploying a new space telescope
d) Conducting a manned mission to Jupiter
Answer: a) Landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon
6. Which Prime Minister recently visited Brussels to reshape the relationship between their country and the European Union post-Brexit?
a) Boris Johnson
b) Rishi Sunak
c) Keir Starmer
d) Theresa May
Answer: c) Keir Starmer
7. What significant achievement did China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) recently accomplish in nuclear fusion research?
a) Created a plasma temperature of 50 million degrees Celsius
b) Maintained high-confinement plasma operation for 1,066 seconds
c) Successfully initiated a fusion reaction for the first time
d) Developed a new type of superconducting magnet
Answer: b) Maintained high-confinement plasma operation for 1,066 seconds
8. In Joseph Brodsky's poem "Odysseus to Telemachus," Odysseus says that which war "is over now"?
a) Peloponnesian War
b) Trojan War
c) Persian War
d) Punic War
Answer: b) Trojan War
9. Michael Shaara's novel "The Killer Angels" is about which battle?
a) Battle of Antietam
b) Battle of Gettysburg
c) Battle of Bull Run
d) Battle of Shiloh
Answer: b) Battle of Gettysburg
10. A recent socio-economic survey in Telangana revealed that which group constitutes the largest segment of the state's population?
a) Scheduled Castes
b) Scheduled Tribes
c) Backward Classes
d) General Category
Answer: c) Backward Classe