Daily Current Affairs 18 October 2024

1.		Which section of the Citizenship Act was upheld by the Supreme Court on October 17, 2024, with a 4-1 majority?

Section 7

Section 6A

Section 8

Section 5

2.		Which high-ranking Hamas leader was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on October 17, 2024?

Ismail Haniyeh

Khaled Mashal

Yahya Sinwar

Marwan Issa

3.		Who delivered the keynote address at the launch of the “Scam se Bacho” campaign?

Ravi Shankar Prasad

Sh. Sanjay Jaju

Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Anurag Thakur

4.		Where is the Second International Methanol Seminar and Expo 2024 being hosted?

Mumbai

Kolkata

New Delhi

Bengaluru

5.		Who was named the Director of Cricket for JSW Sports in 2024?

Rahul Dravid

Sourav Ganguly

VVS Laxman

Anil Kumble

6.		From which date will Indian Railways reduce the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) from 120 to 60 days?

November 1, 2024

December 1, 2024

January 1, 2025

October 15, 2024

7.		Which airport has launched India’s first self-powered indoor air quality monitor?

Delhi International Airport

Mumbai International Airport

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport

Hyderabad International Airport

8.		Which state in India has made Sanskrit mandatory in 416 madrassas?

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

Uttarakhand

Rajasthan

9.		Which company’s lending operations were barred by the RBI for regulatory violations in October 2024?

Bajaj Finserv

Navi Finserv

Indiabulls Finance

Muthoot Finance

10.		Which Indian cricketer has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2024?

Mithali Raj

Neetu David

Smriti Mandhana

Jhulan Goswami