Daily Current Affairs 25 and 26 August 2024

1.		Which Indian civilian recently became the country's first space tourist?

Rakesh Sharma

Sunita Williams

Gopichand Thotakura

Kalpana Chawla

2.		What significant event was commemorated on India’s first National Space Day?

Launch of Chandrayaan-3

Anniversary of Chandrayaan-3’s landing on the lunar South Pole

Mangalyaan’s successful mission

Announcement of Gaganyaan mission

3.		Which country has appointed Arun Agarwal as the Chairman of its Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors?

Canada

United Kingdom

Australia

United States

4.		Which state cabinet approved the implementation of a revised National Pension Scheme (NPS) for government employees?

Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Karnataka

5.		On what occasion was the e-magazine ‘Sapno ki Udaan’ launched?

National Education Day

National Science Day

National Space Day

Teacher’s Day

6.		Who was re-elected as the national president of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) for the next five years?

Ram Vilas Paswan

Chirag Paswan

Pashupati Paras

Sanjay Paswan

7.		What was the primary purpose of launching the e-magazine ‘Sapno ki Udaan’ on National Space Day in India?

To promote space tourism

To inspire the next generation of students

To announce a new space mission

To celebrate the anniversary of ISRO's founding

8.		Which organization developed the world's first mobile hybrid rocket, RHUMI-1?

ISRO

Space Zone India

DRDO

NASA

9.		How many new ‘Lakhpati Didis’ were recognized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Maharashtra?

5 lakh

7 lakh

9 lakh

11 lakh

10.		Who recently won the Dutch Grand Prix 2024?

Max Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton

Lando Norris

Charles Leclerc