Daily Current Affairs 8 to 11 May 2024

1.		Which company became the ‘Official Sponsor’ of the Sri Lanka Men’s Cricket Team for the T20 World Cup 2024?

PepsiCo

Amul

Coca-Cola

Nestlé

2.		Which publication detailed the discovery of the Taam Ja’ Blue Hole in Mexico's Chetumal Bay as the deepest known blue hole on Earth?

National Geographic

Frontiers in Marine Science

Scientific American

Nature

3.		Who was reappointed as the Prime Minister of Russia?

Vladimir Putin

Mikhail Mishustin

Mahamat Idris Deby Itno

Sanjay Bhalla

4.		With whom did Sri Lanka sign a 20-year power purchase deal for wind power stations?

Tata Power

Adani Green Energy

Reliance Power

Suzlon Energy

5.		Which two officials co-chaired the 26th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting in New Delhi?

Rajiv Bajaj and Albert Chua

Jaideep Mazumdar and Sangeeth Sivan

Jaideep Mazumdar and Albert Chua

Rajiv Bajaj and Jaideep Mazumdar

6.		What was the theme of World Thalassaemia Day 2024?

“Empowering Lives, Embracing Progress: Equitable and Accessible Thalassaemia Treatment for All”

“Keeping Humanity Alive”

“Supporting Thalassaemia Patients Worldwide”

“Promoting Thalassaemia Awareness”

7.		Who became the first Indian bowler to take 350 wickets in T20 cricket?

Yuzvendra Chahal

R Alberta

A R Laxman

Jaideep Mazumdar

8.		Which company unveiled Sesame, India’s first Large Language Model (LLM) for the BFSI sector?

Pine Labs Group

Bajaj Auto

Sarvam AI

Setu

9.		When was the West Nile virus (WNV) first detected?

1967

1937

2001

1995

10.		What is the current population growth rate of Nepal as per the report by the National Statistics Office (NSO)?

1.5% per annum

0.92% per annum

2.3% per annum

3.7% per annum