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Daily Current Affairs 14 and 15 January 2024


1. In which city did the joint exercise 'Sahyog Kaijin' between Indian and Japanese Coast Guards take place?

Chennai

Mumbai

Kolkata

Vishakhapatnam


2. Which cricketer recently achieved the milestone of taking 150 wickets in T20 Internationals?

Shakib Al Hasan

Rashid Khan

Tim Southee

Virat Kohli


3. What is the purpose of the 'Yuva Nidhi' scheme launched in Shivamogga, Karnataka?

Promoting women's empowerment

Providing unemployment assistance to graduates and diploma holders

Supporting agricultural initiatives

Enhancing healthcare infrastructure


4. Which Indian city achieved the ninth position in cleanliness in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023?

Mumbai

Kolkata

Hyderabad

Chennai


5. Who recently achieved the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award posthumously?

Michael Patra

Savita Kanswal

Manish Jain

Tim Southee


6. What is the expected daily production of the recently discovered oil in the Krishna-Godavari Basin by ONGC?

30,000 barrels per day

45,000 barrels per day

60,000 barrels per day

75,000 barrels per day


7. Which district in Maharashtra has been declared as the location for the new Atpadi Conservation Reserve?

Pune

Nagpur

Sangli

Mumbai


8. How much did India's outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) decline to in December 2023?

$1.38 billion

$2.25 billion

$3.5 billion

$5 billion


9. What is the headline retail inflation rate in India for December 2023?

5.55%

5.69%

6.0%

6.5%


10. What is the focus of the joint exercise 'Sahyog Kaijin' between Indian and Japanese Coast Guards?

Cybersecurity

Maritime law enforcement and search and rescue operations

Counter-terrorism

Aerial surveillance