Daily Current Affairs 16 February 2024

1.		When is World Anthropology Day celebrated each year?

First Thursday of February

Second Thursday of March

Third Thursday of February

Fourth Thursday of April

2.		Where were major iron ore deposits uncovered in Rajasthan?

Jodhpur

Jaipur

Udaipur

Karauli

3.		Where will India's first Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) be based?

AIIMS, Delhi

AIIMS, Rishikesh

AIIMS, Mumbai

AIIMS, Kolkata

4.		Who chaired the 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development at the United Nations?

Ruchira Kamboj

Joko Widodo

Nand Kishore Yadav

Prabowo Subianto

5.		Which Indian state recently rejected proposals on 'One Nation, One Election' and delimitation?

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

Kerala

6.		Which bank won the Best Technology Bank of the Year Award at the 19th IBA Annual Banking Technology Conference?

HDFC Bank

South Indian Bank

ICICI Bank

Axis Bank

7.		Who has been elected as the Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly?

Nitish Kumar

Lalu Prasad Yadav

Nand Kishore Yadav

Sushil Modi

8.		Who developed the sound-based anti-drone system?

DRDO

NASA

IIT Jammu

SpaceX

9.		What is the theme of the 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development?

Fostering Environmental Sustainability

Accelerating Economic Growth

Poverty Eradication through Social Justice

Enhancing Global Collaboration for Social Development

10.		What does the 'Sangam: Digital Twin' initiative introduced by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) aim to achieve?

Exploration of outer space

Infrastructure planning and design

Agriculture modernization

Environmental conservation