Daily Current Affairs 16 October 2024

1.		Which city has been crowned the world’s richest in terms of sovereign wealth funds as of October 2024?

London

New York

Abu Dhabi

Singapore

2.		Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of Bandhan Bank?

Partha Pratim Sengupta

Uday Kotak

Rakesh Sharma

Sanjay Agarwal

3.		Which Indian state has set its sights on becoming Asia’s animation and gaming powerhouse?

Maharashtra

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Gujarat

4.		Which organization recently secured $1 billion in funding for global health initiatives?

United Nations

World Bank

World Health Organization (WHO)

International Monetary Fund

5.		What is the main focus of the newly established AI Centres of Excellence in India?

Space research

Renewable energy

Health, agriculture, and sustainable cities

Digital education

6.		In which Indian city was a new National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) inaugurated to address skill gaps?

Bengaluru

Chennai

Visakhapatnam

Pune

7.		Which country is the US sending its THAAD missile defense system to in October 2024?

Saudi Arabia

Israel

Japan

South Korea

8.		Which Indian leader is attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Pakistan in October 2024?

Narendra Modi

Amit Shah

S. Jaishankar

Nirmala Sitharaman

9.		Which spacecraft is set to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa?

Juno

Europa Clipper

Voyager 1

Cassini

10.		Which Indian state is planning to revive 129 wetlands to mitigate flood risks?

West Bengal

Assam

Kerala

Odisha