Daily Current Affairs 8 October 2024

1.		Which two countries have signed a $750 million currency swap agreement to address a foreign exchange crisis?

India and Sri Lanka

India and UAE

India and Maldives

India and Nepal

2.		Who was recently appointed as the new chief of the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU)?

Sanjeev Kumar Singla

Krishna Kumar Yadav

Sharad Kumar

M. Rajeshwar Rao

3.		Which digital payment systems are India and UAE planning to interlink for seamless cross-border transactions?

UPI and AANI

RuPay and Visa

AANI and Paytm

UPI and PayPal

4.		What is the main aim of the Nijut Moina Scheme launched in Assam?

Improving healthcare

Combating child marriage

Increasing employment

Enhancing rural infrastructure

5.		What is the projected value of India’s e-commerce market by 2030, as per a Deloitte report?

$200 billion

$250 billion

$325 billion

$500 billion

6.		What is the theme of Indian Air Force Day 2024?

Bhartiya Vayu Sena: Atmanirbhar Bharat

Bhartiya Vayu Sena: Strong and Swift

Bhartiya Vayu Sena: Saksham, Sashakt, Atmanirbhar

Bhartiya Vayu Sena: Defending the Skies

7.		Which Indian Air Marshal has recently taken over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff?

SP Dharkar

RKS Bhadauria

Bhupinder Singh

Arup Raha

8.		Which entity did HDFC Bank sell its 100% stake in HDFC Edu to?

TCS Investments

Infosys Ventures

Vama Sundari Investments

L&T Financial Services

9.		What significant development was marked by the launch of the RuPay card in the Maldives?

Strengthening of security ties

Enhancement of cross-border payments

Boost to tourism cooperation

All of the above

10.		Who was elected Chairperson of the 77th WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia?

Piyush Goyal

JP Nadda

Nirmala Sitharaman

Mansukh Mandaviya