Daily Current Affairs 30 and 31 August 2024

1.		Who has been appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India, succeeding Rajiv Gauba?

Dr. S. Jaishankar

Dr. T.V. Somanathan

Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Subhash Chandra Garg

2.		Mona Agrawal won her first Paralympic bronze medal in which event at the 2024 Paralympics?

Women's long jump T47

Women's 10m air pistol SH1

Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1

Women's discus throw F55

3.		What is the purpose of the newly launched SHe-Box portal by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development?

To monitor education quality in rural areas

To report and address complaints of sexual harassment at workplaces

To track the nutrition levels of women and children

To provide job opportunities for women

4.		Which financial institutions were recently penalized by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for regulatory non-compliance?

State Bank of India and PNB Housing Finance

UCO Bank and Cent Bank Home Finance Ltd

ICICI Bank and HDFC Ltd

Axis Bank and LIC Housing Finance

5.		What is the primary objective of Project NAMAN launched by the Indian Army?

To modernize military equipment

To provide dedicated support to Defence pensioners and veterans

To recruit new soldiers

To enhance cybersecurity in the Defence sector

6.		What is the focus of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed on August 30th, 2024?

Promoting global peace and security

Highlighting the issue of forced labor

Raising awareness about enforced disappearances

Advocating for climate change action

7.		Which of the following naval ships recently conducted a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with the Spanish Navy Ship Atalaya?

INS Vikrant

INS Tabar

INS Kolkata

INS Arihant

8.		Who were honored as Youth Icons of India at the FICCI Young Leaders Awards 2024?

Virat Kohli and Priyanka Chopra

Ayushmann Khurrana and Neeraj Chopra

Deepika Padukone and Rohit Sharma

Ranveer Singh and Mary Kom

9.		Which organizations were recently granted Navratna status by the Government of India?

NTPC, ONGC, BHEL, and GAIL

NHPC, SECI, Railtel, and SJVN

Coal India, IOCL, BPCL, and SAIL

BEL, HAL, PGCIL, and CONCOR

10.		Which country won the SAFF U-20 Championship 2024?

India

Nepal

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka