Daily GK Update - 19 January 2024 Current Affairs

                    Current Affairs

                                            National Affairs

Tallest Statue of B. R. Ambedkar to come up in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

• A 206-foot statue of Bhim Rao Ambedkar will be unveiled in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
• The colossal structure, named the ‘Statue of Social Justice,’ stands at an impressive height of 206 feet, making it one of the top 50 tallest statues globally.

The government has set up India’s First Graphene Centre in Kerala.

• India’s First Graphene Centre is going to be established in Kerala.
• In a significant development, MeitY Secretary S Krishnan inaugurated the India Innovation Centre for Graphene (IICG) and a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Intelligent Internet of Things (IIoT) Sensors in Kerala.

Farsi has been included in one of the classical languages of India.

• Farsi has become one of the nine classical languages of India.
• Classical Languages of India- Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014).

                                         International Affairs

Taiwan has elected William Lai as its President.

• The people of Taiwan have elected a pro-democracy leader as its president.
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NATO conducts ‘Steadfast Defender Exercise’ in Europe.

• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) is going to conduct a large defence exercise in Europe with 90 thousand soldiers.
• This defence exercise was conducted to deal with future attacks from Russia.

                                                   Economy

Apple becomes the No. 1 Smartphone maker in the world.

• I-Phone manufacturer company, Apple has surpassed Korean Company Samsung to become the largest smartphone manufacturing company.
• According to research firm IDC, the iPhone claimed a substantial 20% share of the global market, with nearly 235 million shipments in the previous year.

1. What is the height of the upcoming "Statue of Social Justice" in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh?

(a) 100 feet

(b) 150 feet

(c) 206 feet

(d) 250 feet

Answer- 206 feet

2. Where is India's first Graphene Centre being established?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Kerala

(d) Karnataka

Answer- Kerala

3. Which language has recently been included as one of the classical languages of India?

(a) Urdu

(b) Bengali

(c) Farsi

(d) Punjabi

Answer- Farsi

4. Who was recently elected as the President of Taiwan?

(a) Tsai Ing-wen

(b) William Lai

(c) Eric Chu

(d) Han Kuo-yu

Answer- William Lai

5. Which company has become the world's No. 1 smartphone maker?

(a) Xiaomi

(b) Huawei

(c) Samsung

(d) Apple

Answer- Apple

                                         Daily Vocabulary

Word and its meaning

Synonym

Antonym

Catchup

The act of taking advantage of or making progress after falling behind.

Recovery, advancement.

Stagnation, regression.

Monopolistic

Relating to or characteristic of a monopoly; exclusive control.

Exclusive, dominating.

Competitive, open.

Harmoniously

In a way that forms a harmonious or consistent whole.

Consistently, congruently.

Dissonantly, discordantly.

Stigma

A mark of disgrace or shame associated with a particular circumstance.

Shame, disgrace, stain.

Honor, respect, and approval.

Robust

Strong and healthy; vigorous.

Sturdy, resilient, vigorous.

Weak, fragile, delicate.