English Current Affairs: 08 November 2024

 

Current Affairs: 08 November 2024..

 

1.  Who among the following has been elected as the Vice President of the United States?

A. J.D. Vance

B. Kamala Harris

C. William Henry Harrison

D. John F. Kennedy

 

 

2.  Recently, with which international bank has the Central Government signed a loan agreement of $200 million for water supply improvement in Uttarakhand?

A. World Bank

B. Asian Development Bank

C. International Monetary Fund

D. New Development Bank

 

3.  What percentage has the direct tax-GDP ratio reached in the financial year 2024?

A. 4.64%

B. 5.64%

C.  6.64%

D. 9.64%

 

 

4.  The world is moving towards 3.1 warming from pre-industrial times which is ____ the target of the Paris Agreement, 2015.

A. Two times

B. Three times

C. Four times

D. Five times

 

 

5. How many times have India's defense exports increased in the last 10 years?

A. 30 times

B. 40 times

C. 60 times

D. 70 times

 

 

6.  Recently which bank has launched India's first real-time tracking for international money transfers?

A. HDFC Bank

B. ICICI Bank

C. SBI Bank

D. IDFC FIRST Bank

 

7.  To promote the agriculture sector, the Union Cabinet has approved infusing working capital of how many rupees into FCI?

A. 700 crores

B.10,00 crores

C.10,000 crores

D. 10,700 crore

 

 

8.  Recently the Union Cabinet has approved the PM-Vidyalakshmi scheme to promote ___.

A. Primary education

B. Secondary education

C. Higher education

D. Girls Education

 

9.  How many times a year is the Indian Navy's flagship initiative 'Mahasagar' organized?

A. Once

B. Twice

C.Thrice

D. Four times

 

 

10.  At present, what percentage of children aged 6-23 months in India do not get the nutritious food recommended by WHO?

A. 30%

B. 40%

C. 57%

D. 77%

 

 

11.  Where does India rank among the countries that work the most (46.7 hours of work per week) in the world?

A. 13th

B. 15th

C. 21st

D. 31st

 

12.  In which of the following states will the '55th International Film Festival' of India be held from November 2024?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Maharashtra

C. Haryana

D. Goa(panji)

 

 

13.  Recently, 10 elephants died in Bandhavgarh National Park. Which state did they die in?

A. Assam

B. Meghalaya

C. Rajasthan

D. Madhya Pradesh

 

 

14. According to the industry report, how many billion dollars in 2023 will India's cosmetic market be worth?

A. 5.1 billion dollars

B. 6.1 billion dollars

C. 7.1 billion dollars

D.  8.1 billion dollars

 

15.  Which state has the highest share in direct tax revenue in the financial year 2023–24?

A. Delhi

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Maharashtra

D. Karnataka