Daily Current Affairs 26 and 27 October 2024

1.		What type of energy project is NTPC collaborating on with the Indian Army in Ladakh?

Biomass power plant

Solar hydrogen-based microgrid

Wind power station

Nuclear power plant

2.		Who were awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought?

María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia

Moosa Zameer and S. Jaishankar

Nirmala Sitharaman and Rajnath Singh

Nicola Beer and Amitabh Chaudhry

3.		Which organization recently completed the 34th training program for Maldivian civil servants?

National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG)

Election Commission of India

Indian Navy

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)

4.		When is the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage celebrated?

October 25

October 26

October 27

October 28

5.		Which financial institution revised India’s GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 6.9-7.1%?

Reserve Bank of India

International Monetary Fund

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)

World Bank

6.		Which defense dialogue concluded at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi in October 2024?

Indo-Maldivian Defence Dialogue

Chanakya Defence Dialogue

Ladakh Defence Summit

Asia-Pacific Defence Summit

7.		Which company recently overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company?

Microsoft

Google

Amazon

Nvidia

8.		What is the increased loan limit under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana?

₹5 lakh

₹10 lakh

₹20 lakh

₹25 lakh

9.		Where was the 17th Urban Mobility India Conference & Expo-2024 inaugurated?

New Delhi

Bangalore

Gandhinagar

Hyderabad

10.		Who launched the 21st Livestock Census in India with an aim to boost the livestock sector?

Nirmala Sitharaman

Rajnath Singh

Rajiv Ranjan Singh

Amit Shah