Current Affairs 14th October 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. International Kullu Dusshera has begun in which state?
A) Manipur
B) Assam
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Haryana
Answer: C) Himachal Pradesh

2. Where has Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi launched the portable multi-target detecting device 'Agniastra'?
A) Agartala
B) Gangtok
C) Dispur
D) Imphal
Answer: B) Gangtok

3. Who has become the CEO of Government-e-Marketplace (GeM)?
A) Nita Ambani
B) Manoj Mittal
C) L. Satya Srinivas
D) Preeti Sudan
Answer: C) L. Satya Srinivas

4. Nima Rinji Sherpa, the youngest person to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters, belongs to which country?
A) Bhutan
B) Pakistan
C) Nepal
D) India
Answer: C) Nepal

5. Which country has recently signed an agreement with the Biofuel Alliance to promote biofuels?
A) India
B) Bhutan
C) Indonesia
D) Nepal

Answer: A) India

6. The World Bank set up a financial intermediary fund (FIF) for which country?
A) Lebanon
B) Syria
C) Iran
D) Ukraine
Answer: D) Ukraine

7. Subhash Prakash Gupta has become the High Commissioner of India to which country?
A) St. Vincent
B) Japan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Pakistan
Answer: A) St. Vincent

8. Where has the 149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) begun?
A) Geneva
B) London
C) Paris
D) New York

Answer: A) Geneva

9. Who has become the CEO of Government-e-Marketplace (GeM)?
A) Nita Ambani
B) Manoj Mittal
C) L. Satya Srinivas
D) Preeti Sudan
Answer: C) L. Satya Srinivas

10. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was recently upgraded to which status?
A) Navratna
B) Maharatna
C) Miniratna
D) Public Sector Undertaking (PSU)
Answer: B) Maharatna