GK - Current Affairs - October 11, 2024

GK - Current Affairs - October 11, 2024


Welcome to the GK Quiz for November 11, 2024! This quiz covers key topics including millets, Lothal, table tennis, skill development, Ladakh, IIT Indore, NASA’s Europa mission, NABARD, wildlife, sexual violence issues, and figures like Venugopal, Sehwag, Harry Brook, and Han Kang. Perfect for enhancing your current affairs knowledge!

GK Quiz Questions & Answers

Ques. Which diet will be a model for the Global Climate Goals?
Ans. According to the WWF Living Planet Report, India's food consumption patterns are the most sustainable among G20 economies. If the world adopted India's millet-focused diet, climate impact could be significantly reduced by 2050. 

Ques. Who was the pioneer of cardiac surgery in India?
Ans. Dr. P. Venugopal, the former Director of AIIMS was a pioneer in cardiac surgery in India, who passed away recently. 

Ques. In which games India got the first-ever bronze in table tennis?
Ans. The Indian women's team won India's first-ever medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships, securing bronze.

Ques. Where will the National Maritime Heritage Complex be set up?
Ans. The National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) project will be set up in Lothal, Gujarat.

Ques. Where is Asia's Largest Imaging Cherenkov Telescope located?
Ans. The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE), Asia’s largest imaging Cherenkov telescope, was inaugurated in Hanle, Ladakh.

Ques. Where is the Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) Inaugurated?
Ans. The Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) is inaugurated in Mumbai.

Ques. Who broke Sehwag's 20-Year-Old Record with Historic Triple Century?
Ans. Harry Brook shattered Virender Sehwag's 20-year-old record, scoring 310 to become the highest individual Test scorer in Multan. 

Ques. Who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature?
Ans. South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature.

(for her "intense poetic prose" that confronts historical traumas and the fragility of human life. Her international breakthrough came with The Vegetarian (2007), a three-part novel where a woman's decision to stop eating meat leads to devastating consequences.)

Ques. What is Photoacoustic Spectral Response (PASR) technology?
Ans. Photoacoustic Spectral Response (PASR) technology combines light and sound to identify abnormal tissue changes, enabling early cancer detection.

Ques, What is the decrease in global wildlife populations? 
Ans. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) reports a 73% decline in global wildlife populations over the past half-century.

Ques. What percentage of women experienced sexual violence? 
Ans. UNICEF estimates that over 370 million girls and women worldwide—1 in 8—experienced rape or sexual assault before turning 18. 

Ques. What is Europa Clipper Mission?
Ans. NASA will launch the Europa Clipper mission to investigate Jupiter's moon Europa for signs of extraterrestrial life. 

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