Current Affairs 28th September 2024 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) raised the withdrawal limit from Rs 50,000 to:
(a) Rs 70,000
(b) Rs 79,000
(c) Rs 100,000
(d) Rs 125,000
Answer: (c) Rs 100,000

2. Who became the first woman fighter pilot to join the elite ‘Flying Bullets’ squadron operating the LCA Tejas?
(a) Sqn Leader Bhawna Kanth
(b) Sqn Leader Avni Chaturvedi
(c) Sqn Leader Mohana Singh
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Sqn Leader Mohana Singh

3. Which Indian badminton player recently won the women’s singles title at the Belgian International Badminton Tournament?
(a) Ashmita Chaliha
(b) Unnati Hooda
(c) Treesa Jolly
(d) Anmol Kharb
Answer: (d) Anmol Kharb

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country's first Namo Bharat Rapid Rail in which state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Answer: (b) Gujarat

5. Who won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for?
(a) Keshav Maharaj
(b) Jayden Seales
(c) Dunith Wellalage
(d) Harshita Samarawickrama
Answer: (c) Dunith Wellalage

6. Saleema Imtiaz became the first Pakistani woman to be nominated to the ICC International Panel of Development Umpires. What will be her first on-field assignment?
(a) Women’s bilateral series between Pakistan and India
(b) T20 series between Pakistan women and South Africa women
(c) Women’s World Cup
(d) Men’s ICC tournaments
Answer: (b) T20 series between Pakistan women and South Africa women

7. The 4th South Asian Junior Athletics Championships was held in which Indian city?

(a) Ranchi
(b) Chennai
(c) Dhaka
(d) Kathmandu
Answer: (b) Chennai

8. Which scheme was recently approved by the Department of Biotechnology, GoI?
(a) Bio-RIDE scheme
(b) Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
(c) National Health Mission
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Bio-RIDE scheme

9. Pakistan has been elected as a member of which international agency's board for a two-year term starting?
(a) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
(b) United Nations Security Council
(c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer: (a) International Atomic Energy Agency

10. Which Indian company topped the list of best-performing IT firms globally in?
(a) Infosys
(b) Wipro
(c) HCL Technologies
(d) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Answer: (d) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)