Daily Current Affairs 17 August 2024

1.		Who was appointed as the chairperson of the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes for 2024-25?

Ganesh Singh

Rahul Navin

Salee Sukumaran Nair

Nitin Gadkari

2.		Which major infrastructure projects were recently approved by the Union Cabinet for West Bengal and Bihar?

Highways

Airports

Railways

Ports

3.		What was India's urban unemployment rate in Q1 FY25, as per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data?

7.0%

6.5%

6.6%

6.9%

4.		The recent NSO report highlighted a gender gap in financial inclusion. Which group has a disproportionately low share of total deposits despite owning a significant portion of bank accounts?

Men

Women

Senior Citizens

Rural Population

5.		The Indian government recently reduced the windfall tax on petroleum crude oil to what amount per metric tonne, effective August 17, 2024?

Rs 2,100

Rs 4,600

Rs 1,500

Rs 3,000

6.		Which country's steel imports are under investigation by India for anti-dumping due to concerns about low prices impacting the domestic industry?

Vietnam

China

South Korea

Japan

7.		Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India's food processing sector declined by what percentage in the fiscal year 2023-24?

15%

30%

25%

35%

8.		Who was recently appointed as the new Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for a two-year term?

Ganesh Singh

Salee Sukumaran Nair

Rahul Navin

Rakesh Asthana

9.		The 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana' launched in Maharashtra aims to provide how much financial assistance to eligible women every month?

₹1,000

₹1,500

₹2,000

₹2,500

10.		A UN Human Rights Team is set to visit which country to investigate human rights violations?

Myanmar

Bangladesh

Pakistan

Afghanistan