Current Affairs 9th August 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who is the author of the book "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind"?
a) Yuval Noah Harari
b) Jared Diamond
c) Stephen Hawking
d) Neil deGrasse Tyson
Answer: a) Yuval Noah Harari
2. The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is located in:
a) Washington D.C., USA
b) New York City, USA
c) London, UK
d) Paris, France
Answer: a) Washington D.C., USA
3. Which Indian river is associated with the Kumbh Mela?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Brahmaputra
d) Indus
Answer: a) Ganga
4. Who is the author of the book "The God of Small Things"?
a) Arundhati Roy
b) Vikram Seth
c) Jhumpa Lahiri
d) Salman Rushdie
Answer: a) Arundhati Roy
5. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
a) Marie Curie
b) Rosalyn Yalow
c) Donna Strickland
d) Ada Lovelace
Answer: a) Marie Curie
6. The largest desert in the world is:
a) Sahara Desert
b) Gobi Desert
c) Arabian Desert
d) Antarctic Desert
Answer: d) Antarctic Desert
7. The capital of Australia is:
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Canberra
d) Brisbane
Answer: c) Canberra
8. The Taj Mahal is located in:
a) Agra
b) Delhi
c) Jaipur
d) Lucknow
Answer: a) Agra
9. The longest river in the world is:
a) Nile River
b) Amazon River
c) Mississippi River
d) Yangtze River
Answer: a) Nile River
10. Which Indian festival is celebrated with colorful powders?
a) Diwali
b) Holi
c) Durga Puja
d) Pongal
Answer: b) Holi