Daily Current Affairs 8 February 2024

1.		What is the main focus of the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its recent decision to maintain the repo rate?

Encouraging inflation

Stimulating economic growth

Controlling interest rates

Boosting stock markets

2.		Who was Farooq Nazki, who recently passed away?

Former President of Chile

Poet and Sahitya Akademi Winner

Founder of Super 30

Former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

3.		Which institution recently granted payment aggregator licenses to Juspay, Zoho, and Decentro?

World Bank

IMF

RBI

Federal Reserve

4.		What is the focus of the joint report released by NITI Aayog and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands?

Solar Energy Implementation

Wind Energy Technologies

LNG as a transportation fuel

Hydroelectric Power Generation

5.		Which state's Chief Minister announced free bus travel for the transgender community within the national capital?

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

Delhi

Maharashtra

6.		Which company achieved a historic ₹30 lakh crore market cap, becoming the first Indian conglomerate to do so?

Reliance Industries

Tata Group

Infosys

Adani Group

7.		Who emerged as the winner of the 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament?

Anish Giri

Wei Yi

Gukesh Dommaraju

Nodirbek Abdusattorov

8.		By 2030, which country is projected to become the world's biggest driver of oil demand growth according to the IEA?

China

United States

India

Russia

9.		How much investment is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) planning to make in India through GIFT City?

$1-2 billion

$2-3 billion

$4-5 billion

$5-6 billion

10.		What is India's rank in the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI) Report 2023?

38th

44th

54th

139th