Daily Current Affairs 15 and 16 April 2024

1.		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

2.		Who won the National Women’s Carrom Title for the 12th time?

Rashmi Kumari

K Nagajothi

Avantika Vandanapu

Vandita Kaul

3.		What was the merchandise trade deficit of India in the fiscal year 2023-24?

$15.6 billion

$18.55 billion

$41.68 billion

$240.2 billion

4.		Which day is observed to celebrate the rich cultural and religious significance of the turban in Sikhism?

International Religious Harmony Day

World Sikh Heritage Day

International Turban Day

Sikh Cultural Appreciation Day

5.		Which Lithuanian athlete shattered the longstanding men's world record in discus throw?

Virgilijus Alekna

Mykolas Alekna

Andrius Gudžius

Robert Harting

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

Tokyo

Manila

Washington D.C.

New York City

7.		Which poet was honored with the World Literary Prize by the World Organization of Writers (WOW)?

Rupi Kaur

Mamta G. Sagar

Lang Leav

Warsan Shire

8.		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

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

Anurag Kumar

Vandita Kaul

Naveen Srivastava

Barshaman Pun

10.		Who has been honored as the South Asian Person of the Year by Harvard University?

Narendra Modi

Avantika Vandanapu

Anurag Kumar

Vandita Kaul