Daily Current Affairs 2 April 2024

1.		What traditional products from Tripura recently received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

Matabari pera prasad and Rignai pachara textiles

Darjeeling tea and Assam silk

Kashmiri saffron and Kanchipuram silk

Alphonso mangoes and Nagpur oranges

2.		Who assumed charge as the Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau upon the retirement of Shri Manish Desai?

Sheyphali Sharan

Atul Mehra

T.S.C. Bosh

Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon

3.		Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Axis Capital?

Atul Mehra

Sheyphali Sharan

Manish Desai

T.S.C. Bosh

4.		Which Indian state successfully concluded a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) to raise Rs 600 crore, aiming to enhance its financial strength and growth trajectory?

Tripura

Karnataka

Maharashtra

Kerala

5.		Which month saw a notable surge in Goods and Service Tax (GST) collection in India, marking the second-highest since its inception?

January 2024

February 2024

March 2024

April 2024

6.		Which Indian company became the first in India to achieve the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard V3 Certification?

Vedanta's BALCO

Karnataka Bank

Axis Capital

REC Limited

7.		When is World Autism Awareness Day celebrated annually?

April 1st

April 2nd

April 3rd

April 4th

8.		Who is set to become the oldest World No. 1 in ATP Rankings history as of April 9, 2024?

Roger Federer

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

Andy Murray