Daily Current Affairs 20 January 2024

1.		Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the RuPay Prime Volleyball League (PVL) Season 3?

Virat Kohli

Deepika Padukone

Hrithik Roshan

Priyanka Chopra

2.		Which state's Chief Minister inaugurated the 47th International Kolkata Book Fair, featuring the UK as the theme country?

West Bengal

Maharashtra

Karnataka

Gujarat

3.		Who was honored with the International Sports Personality of the Year award at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Awards?

Lionel Messi

Gianni Infantino

Serena Williams

Usain Bolt

4.		Which Union Minister inaugurated an artificial reef project in Vizhinjam, Kerala, to boost fish population?

Union Minister of Finance

Union Minister of Fisheries

Union Minister of Education

Union Minister of Defense

5.		What is the focus of the collaboration between the Indian Army and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)?

Space exploration

Development of cutting-edge military-grade software

Agriculture

Healthcare

6.		Which Indian bank is aiming for expansion in Singapore with a banking license application?

State Bank of India (SBI)

HDFC Bank

ICICI Bank

Axis Bank

7.		What does the e-SAKSHI mobile application aim to transform in the administration of MPLADS?

Agricultural practices

Women's empowerment

Development projects within MPs' constituencies

National healthcare system

8.		What is the purpose of the Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) in Arunachal Pradesh?

Celebrating New Year

Promoting hunting and logging

Recognizing the Nyishi tribe's role in hornbill conservation

Encouraging deforestation

9.		Under the New Education Policy, which language has been included as one of the nine classical languages of India?

Mandarin

Farsi (Persian)

Arabic

French

10.		What is the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyaan (MMUA) launched by the Assam government?

Financial assistance scheme for rural women entrepreneurs

Scholarship program for female students

Healthcare initiative for pregnant women

Skill development program for women