Current Affairs 9th December 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who won the 2024 Rohini Nayyar Prize for promoting STEM education in rural India?
A) Vinit Sinha
B) Anil Pradhan
C) Viplav Mehta
D) Saurabh Singh
Answer: B) Anil Pradhan
2. Which organizations signed an agreement to develop a millimeter wave transceiver for 5G rural connectivity?
A) C-DOT and IIT-Roorkee
B) ISRO and IIT-Delhi
C) DRDO and IIT-Madras
D) TRAI and IISc-Bangalore
Answer: A) C-DOT and IIT-Roorkee
3. What is the objective of the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund in Telangana?
A) Financial support for ex-servicemen
B) Construction of new military bases
C) Recruitment of new soldiers
D) Organizing military parades
Answer: A) Financial support for ex-servicemen
4. Where is Neft Daslari, in the news, located?
A) Azerbaijan
B) Kazakhstan
C) Iran
D) Russia
Answer: A) Azerbaijan
5. Common Cat Snake, discovered, is endemic to which region?
A) South America
B) South Asia
C) North Africa
D) Australia
Answer: B) South Asia
6. Which countries have the largest out-of-school populations as per the Global Education Monitoring Report?
A) Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan
B) United States, Canada, Mexico
C) Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
D) Russia, China, Japan, South Korea
Answer: A) Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan
7. Which organization published the Adaptation Gap Report?
A) World Bank
B) UNEP
C) IPCC
D) UNDP
Answer: B) UNEP
8. What is the name of NASA's mission launched in to study Europa, one of Jupiter's moons?
A) Europa Clipper
B) Titan Explorer
C) Juno II
D) Galileo II
Answer: D) Europa Clipper
9. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations as of?
A) António Guterres
B) Ban Ki-moon
C) Jens Stoltenberg
D) Michelle Bachelet
Answer: A) António Guterres
10. The "Peace Dividend Initiative" was announced at which global forum in?
A) United Nations General Assembly
B) World Economic Forum
C) BRICS Summit
D) ASEAN Summit
Answer: D) ASEAN Summit