9, October 2024 Current Affairs Quiz

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1.What is the name of the scheme launched by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to combat child marriage and support families?

    A) Balika Samridhi Yojana<br />B) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao<br />C) Nijut Moina<br />D) Kanyashree Prakalpa<br />E) Shiksha Sahayata Scheme</p>       
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ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

Answer:

C) Nijut Moina

2.How much financial assistance in terms of currency swap has India extended to the Maldives to address its foreign exchange crisis?

A) $250 million
B) $400 million
C) $750 million
D) $1 billion
E) $1.5 billion

ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

Answer:

C) $750 million

3.What is the name of the national payment system of the UAE that is being interlinked with India’s UPI for seamless cross-border transactions?

A) AANI
B) AADHAAR
C) FAST
D) Tashan
E) WIRE

ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

Answer:

A) AANI

4.How many consecutive times has the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained the policy repo rate at 6.50% as of October 2024?

A) 5 times
B) 7 times
C) 8 times
D) 9 times
E) 10 times

ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

Answer:

E) 10 times

5.Who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the year 2024 for their pioneering work in artificial intelligence?

A) Albert Einstein and Richard Feynman
B) John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton
C) Stephen Hawking and Niels Bohr
D) Marie Curie and Max Planck
E) Roger Penrose and Andre Geim

ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

B) John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton

6.How much duration has been extended for M. Rajeshwar Rao as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

A) 6 months
B) 1 year
C) 2 years
D) 18 months
E) 3 years

ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

Answer:

B) 1 year

7.Which country has Sanjeev Kumar Singla been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to?

A) Germany
B) Japan
C) France
D) Australia
E) Canada

ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

Answer:

C) France

8.Who has been appointed as the new chief of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?

A) Anil Kumble
B) Sharad Kumar
C) Rahul Dravid
D) Sunil Gavaskar
E) Kapil Dev

ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

Answer:

B) Sharad Kumar

9.Dipa Karmakar is associated with which sport?

A) Athletics
B) Gymnastics
C) Swimming
D) Wrestling
E) Badminton

ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

Answer:

B) Gymnastics

10.On which date was the Indian Air Force (IAF) founded?

A) October 8, 1947
B) October 8, 1932
C) April 1, 1933
D) August 15, 1947
E) January 26, 1950

ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

Answer:

B) October 8, 1932