Daily Current Affairs 15 and 16 April 2024

1.		Who led Sunrisers Hyderabad to score a record-breaking total of 287 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024?

David Warner

Pat Cummins

Rohit Sharma

Virat Kohli

2.		Where was the inaugural trilateral summit among the United States, Japan, and the Philippines held?

Tokyo

Manila

Washington D.C.

New York City

3.		What was the reason behind the positive inflation rate in India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for March 2024?

Decreased prices in food articles

Decreased prices in crude petroleum & natural gas

Increased prices in food articles

Decreased prices in machinery & equipment

4.		Which celestial phenomenon is captivating astronomers and stargazers in April 2024?

Comet Halley

Comet Hale-Bopp

Comet Pons-Brooks

Comet McNaught

5.		Who was re-appointed as the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund for a new 5-year term?

Christine Lagarde

Kristalina Georgieva

David Malpass

Jim Yong Kim

6.		Which Indian state unveiled its first-ever glass skywalk bridge at the Tulsi Waterfall?

Kerala

Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan

Himachal Pradesh

7.		Which Indian Prime Minister is set to grace the cover of Newsweek, making history since Indira Gandhi?

Manmohan Singh

Narendra Modi

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Rajiv Gandhi

8.		Who has been appointed as the Joint Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

Anurag Kumar

Vandita Kaul

Naveen Srivastava

Barshaman Pun

9.		Who won the Monte Carlo Masters for the third time in four years?

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

Novak Djokovic

Stefanos Tsitsipas

10.		Which Indian insurance corporation increased its equity stake in Hindustan Unilever by over 5%?

SBI Life Insurance

LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India)

HDFC Life Insurance

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance