Current Affairs 8th February 2025 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who became the 47th President of the United States in?

A) Joe Biden
B) Kamala Harris
C) Donald Trump
D) Mike Pence

Answer: C) Donald Trump

2. What zodiac sign does the Sun enter on Makar Sankranti?

A) Aries
B) Capricorn
C) Libra
D) Scorpio

Answer: B) Capricorn

3. Which Indian Grandmaster clinched the prestigious Tata Steel Masters 2025 title?

A) D. Gukesh
B) Viswanathan Anand
C) R. Praggnanandhaa
D) Vidit Gujrathi

Answer: C) R. Praggnanandhaa

4. Which country has become the first African nation to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness)?

A) Kenya
B) Libya
C) Algeria
D) Niger

Answer: D) Niger
 
5. Who was honored with the BCCI’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Board’s annual gala in Mumbai on?

A) Ravi Shastri
B) Farokh Engineer
C) Sachin Tendulkar
D) Sunil Gavaskar

Answer: C) Sachin Tendulkar

6. Which Indian organization is spearheading the development of a human vaccine candidate against the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1?

A) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
B) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
C) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
D) National Institute of Virology (NIV)

Answer: A) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

7. Which desert in northern Chile, known for its exceptional conditions for astronomical observation, is threatened by a proposed green energy megaproject?

A) Atacama Desert
B) Patagonian Desert
C) Sechura Desert
D) Monte Desert

Answer: A) Atacama Desert

8. Who is popularly known as the father of the 401(k)?

A) Ted Benna
B) Paul Volcker
C) Stephen Schwarzman
D) Michael Saylor
Answer: A) Ted Benna

9. Which company recently suffered the single biggest one-day drop of market capitalization in history, amounting to approximately $589 billion?

A) Apple
B) Microsoft
C) Nvidia
D) Amazon

Answer: C) Nvidia

10. Which Indian chess player won the 9th Johor International Open chess tournament in Malaysia in?

A) Viswanathan Anand
B) P. Harikrishna
C) Iniyan Panneerselvam
D) Vidit Gujrathi

Answer: C) Iniyan Panneerselvam