Current Affairs 26th July 2024 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who has been appointed as the Festival Director for the 55th and 56th editions of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
a) Anurag Kashyap
b) Karan Johar
c) Shekhar Kapur
d) Zoya Akhtar
Answer: c) Shekhar Kapur
2. What is the new name of the Durbar Hall in Rashtrapati Bhavan?
a) Ashok Mandap
b) Gantantra Mandap
c) Sarnath Mandap
d) Republic Hall
Answer: b) Gantantra Mandap
3. What is the new name of the Ashok Hall in Rashtrapati Bhavan?
a) Durbar Mandap
b) Gantantra Mandap
c) Ashok Mandap
d) Ekta Mandap
Answer: c) Ashok Mandap
4. Which Indian team reached the quarterfinals during the Paris Olympics 2024?
a) Hockey
b) Badminton
c) Archery
d) Tennis
Answer: c) Archery
5. Which state government has launched the 'Mukhyamantri Gruh Jyoti Yojana'?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Bihar
Answer: b) Rajasthan
6. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)?
a) Sanjiv Singh
b) Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
c) Dinesh Kumar Sarraf
d) Arun Kumar Singh
Answer: b) Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
7. Which country has hosted the 48th G7 Summit?
a) Japan
b) Germany
c) France
d) Italy
Answer: a) Japan
8. Which Indian bank has launched the 'Yuva Shakti' savings account?
a) State Bank of India (SBI)
b) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
c) Bank of Baroda (BOB)
d) Canara Bank
Answer: a) State Bank of India (SBI)
9. Which Indian company has acquired a majority stake in a US-based electric vehicle (EV) company?
a) Tata Motors
b) Mahindra & Mahindra
c) Bajaj Auto
d) Hero MotoCorp
Answer: a) Tata Motors
10. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HDFC Bank?
a) Sashidhar Jagdishan
b) Aditya Puri
c) Deepak Parekh
d) Kaustubh S. Iyer
Answer: a) Sashidhar Jagdishan