Daily Current Affairs 16 to 20 May 2024

1.		Who topped Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes in 2024?

Lionel Messi

LeBron James

Cristiano Ronaldo

Roger Federer

2.		Which Indian MSME financing platform recently surpassed INR 1 trillion in invoice financing?

MSME Samadhan

Mudra Yojana

RXIL’s TReDS

Stand-Up India

3.		Which platform has attracted 10 unicorns and 125 startups, including Zerodha and EaseMyTrip?

Digital India

UPI

ONDC

BHIM

4.		What significant event marked the unveiling of the Bharat Pavilion at the 77th Cannes Film Festival?

Launch of a new film

Renaming from India Pavilion to Bharat Pavilion

Introduction of a new film award

Collaboration with Hollywood studios

5.		When is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day observed?

May 15

May 16

May 17

May 18

6.		Which two Indian business magnates have secured positions among the world’s top 15 super-rich according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index?

Ratan Tata and Azim Premji

Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani

Mukesh Ambani and Shiv Nadar

Gautam Adani and Kumar Mangalam Birla

7.		Until when has the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) extended the deadline for LIC to achieve a minimum 10% public shareholding?

May 16, 2025

May 16, 2026

May 16, 2027

May 16, 2028

8.		Who was recently awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship?

Arundhati Roy

Chetan Bhagat

Ruskin Bond

Salman Rushdie

9.		Who has been approved by RBI as the Whole Time Director of IDFC FIRST Bank?

Amitabh Chaudhry

Pradeep Natarajan

Sandeep Bakhshi

Shikha Sharma

10.		What is the focus of World AIDS Vaccine Day observed on May 18?

Prevention of HIV/AIDS

Awareness about AIDS treatment

Need for AIDS vaccines

Support for AIDS patients