Daily Current Affairs 29 and 30 March 2024

1.		Where was the 900-year-old Kannada inscription dating back to the Kalyana Chalukya dynasty discovered?

Gangapuram, Mahabubnagar district

Jadan, Pali district

Mundra, Gujarat

Jadcherla mandal, Mahabubnagar district

2.		Who will lead the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)?

N K Saxena

Kamal Kishore

Mohammad Yousuf Wani

PR Sreejesh

3.		Which bank has acquired Sonata Finance Private Limited (Sonata)?

Bank of Maharashtra

Axis Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank

HDFC Bank

4.		Whose book titled "Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI" has been shortlisted for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction?

Camila Caram

Kamal Kishore

PR Sreejesh

Madhumita Murgia

5.		What was the percentage increase (provisional) witnessed in the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) in February 2024 compared to the same month in 2023?

7.2%

5.5%

6.7%

4.9%

6.		Who have been appointed as the co-chairs of the FIH Athletes Committee by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?

PR Sreejesh and Camila Caram

N K Saxena and Kamal Niranjan

M K Rajesh and G K Seth

Mohammad Yousuf Wani and N. Kotiswar Singh

7.		Who is chairing the annual Army Commanders’ Conference for the year 2024?

General Manoj Pande

Col. Kamal Kishore

Gr. Capt. N Saxena

Commodore M K Shah

8.		Which country has attracted the highest foreign funds in Asia in March 2024?

India

China

Japan

South Korea

9.		Which company has announced a strategic partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) to establish a nationwide network of 5,000 public charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) by the end of 2024?

Tata Motors

Reliance Industries

Adani Group

Kotak Mahindra Bank

10.		Who has been appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of the Bank of Maharashtra?

G S Raut

Kamal Kishore

M K Seth

Nidhu Saxena