Daily Current Affairs 17 January 2024

1.		What is the name of the initiative by I-STEM to enhance research collaboration in India?

Samveda

Samagam

Samavesha

Samarthan

2.		What is the name of the new campus of the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes & Narcotics (NACIN) inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

NACIN Academy

Palasamudram Campus

Sri Sathya Sai Campus

Customs and Taxes Institute

3.		How many people moved out of multidimensional poverty in India from 2013-14 to 2022-23, according to the NITI Aayog report?

10 million

24.82 crore

50 million

100 million

4.		What is the objective of Operation AMRITH launched by Kerala?

Counter-terrorism operation

Combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Disaster relief operation

Counter-narcotics operation

5.		Who inaugurated the 5th Meghalaya Games and stressed the need to support talent from tribal areas?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu

Chief Minister of Meghalaya

Indian Olympic Association President

6.		Which deadly virus is the University of Oxford conducting human trials for a vaccine against?

Ebola

Zika

Nipah

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

7.		Which day is celebrated as National Startup Day in India?

January 1

April 15

August 30

January 16

8.		Where is the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) being held?

New York

Davos, Switzerland

Tokyo

London

9.		What is the name of the first naval exercise between India and Thailand?

Ex-Ayodhya

IN-THAI Naval Exercise

Ex-Ayutthaya

Maritime Harmony

10.		Who made history as the first female to receive the VSI Award?

Madison Marsh

Deepa Bhandare

Whitney Marsh

Anthony Anderson