Daily Current Affairs 22 October 2024

1.		What does the UDAN scheme, which recently celebrated its 8th anniversary, focus on?

Increasing train connectivity

Reducing air pollution

Affordable air travel for the common man

Developing smart cities

2.		On which occasion did Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announce welfare schemes for police personnel?

Independence Day

Police Commemoration Day (Police Smriti Diwas)

Republic Day

Constitution Day

3.		Who has been appointed as the new Coal Secretary of India in October 2024?

VL Kantha Rao

Amrit Lal Meena

Vikram Dev Dutt

Ajay Kumar Singh

4.		Where were the 16th Century copper plates recently discovered in India?

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh

5.		What is the duration of the newly limited tenure for the Chief Justice in Pakistan, as per the 26th Amendment Act?

2 years

4 years

3 years

5 years

6.		According to the IMF, global public debt is set to surpass which figure this year?

$80 trillion

$90 trillion

$100 trillion

$120 trillion

7.		Which state recently launched the ‘Citizen Sentinel’ app for traffic monitoring?

Karnataka

Kerala

Gujarat

Maharashtra

8.		Which country was recently hit by Hurricane Oscar, causing protests due to economic issues?

Puerto Rico

Haiti

Cuba

Dominican Republic

9.		Which city will host the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in 2024?

Varanasi

Bhubaneswar

Kochi

Hyderabad

10.		Which initiative in Assam is aimed at securing indigenous land rights?

Mission Shakti

Mission Basundhara 3.0

Jal Jeevan Mission

Mission Vikas