Current Affairs 5th March 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The "Vantara" initiative, recently launched in India, focuses on which area?
a) Animal Welfare
b) Climate Change
c) Space Exploration
d) Cyber Security
Answer:d) Cyber Security
2. Which country recently launched its first liquid-mirror telescope?
a) China
b) India
c) Uttarakhand
d) Japan
Answer:c) Uttarakhand
3. The "AMBER alert" system, used to find missing children, is being introduced by which company in India?
a) Reliance Jio
b) Airtel
c) Facebook
d) Government of India
Answer:d) Government of India
4. The Winter Olympics 2026 will be held in which city?
a) Milan, Italy
b) Stockholm, Sweden
c) Calgary, Canada
d) Sapporo, Japan
Answer:a) Milan, Italy
5. Which space agency successfully launched the Psyche mission to explore a metallic asteroid?
a) NASA
b) European Space Agency
c) Roscosmos
d) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Answer:a) NASA
6. The recent peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are being mediated by which country?
a) Turkey
b) Germany
c) Israel
d) France
Answer:d) France
7. The world's first vertical city is being built in which country?
a) Saudi Arabian
b) United Arab Emirates
c) Singapore
d) Japan
Answer:a) Saudi Arabian
8. Who was recently appointed as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)?
a) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (current)
b) Margaret Chan
c) David Nabarro
d) Peter Hotez
Answer:a) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (current)
9. Mount Sinabung, a volcano that recently erupted, is located in which country?
a) Indonesia
b) Philippines
c) Japan
d) Chile
Answer:a) Indonesia
10. The world's first malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, has been recommended for use by which organization?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) UNICEF
c) Doctors Without Borders
d) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Answer:a) World Health Organization (WHO)