Daily Current Affairs 2 November 2024

1.		Who was appointed as the new Secretary General of the World Agriculture Forum (WAF) in November 2024?

Rajesh Kumar Singh

Dr. Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes

Praveena Rai

Giridhar Aramane

2.		Who recently assumed the role of Defence Secretary of India in November 2024?

Rajesh Kumar Singh

Giridhar Aramane

Sanjay Mitra

Ajay Kumar

3.		Which payment platform saw a record-breaking transaction value of Rs 23.5 trillion in October 2024?

National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)

Unified Payments Interface (UPI)

Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)

RuPay Card System

4.		Rohit Bal, who passed away on November 1, 2024, was a renowned personality in which field?

Cinema

Politics

Fashion

Architecture

5.		Praveena Rai was recently appointed as the CEO and MD of which organization?

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX)

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

6.		Where is the 15th edition of the India-US joint Special Forces Exercise “VAJRA PRAHAR” being conducted in November 2024?

Umroi, Meghalaya

Jakarta, Indonesia

Orchard Combat Training Centre, Idaho, USA

New Delhi, India

7.		The Indian Army’s Special Forces are participating in the 9th edition of which joint military exercise with Indonesia in November 2024?

Yudh Abhyas

Garud Shakti

Shakti Exercise

Nomadic Elephant

8.		In October 2024, the GST collections in India reached Rs 1.87 lakh crore, marking an increase of what percentage year-on-year?

7.5%

8.9%

10.2%

9.3%