Daily Current Affairs 24 October 2024

1.		A newly discovered species of snake in the Himalayas was named in honor of which Hollywood actor?

Brad Pitt

Leonardo DiCaprio

Tom Hanks

Robert Downey Jr.

2.		Which award did Darasing Khurana receive in the UK for his mental health advocacy?

Bharat Ratna

Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award

Global Anti-Racism Award

Karmayogi Award

3.		Which company was recently recognized for its efforts in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)?

LIC

SBI

ICICI Prudential

HDFC Life

4.		Which city topped the list of travel destinations for Indian travelers in 2025 according to Skyscanner?

Baku

Langkawi

Shillong

Dubai

5.		World Polio Day, observed to raise awareness about polio eradication, is celebrated annually on which date?

October 21

October 22

October 23

October 24

6.		Who was appointed as Google’s Chief Technologist recently?

Sundar Pichai

Prabhakar Raghavan

Satya Nadella

Vinod Khosla

7.		Which union minister launched the Bharat Chana Dal Phase II initiative in Delhi-NCR?

Amit Shah

Pralhad Joshi

Nirmala Sitharaman

Rajnath Singh

8.		When is the International Day of Diplomats celebrated?

October 20

October 24

November 5

December 10

9.		Which country joined the BRICS group during the 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia?

Japan

Egypt

Turkey

France

10.		The 63rd Raising Day of which Indian paramilitary force is celebrated on October 24, 2024?

CRPF

BSF

ITBP

CISF