Daily Current Affairs 9 and 10 December 2024

1.		What is the main focus of LIC’s Bima Sakhi Yojana launched by PM Modi?

Affordable healthcare for women

Empowering women in the insurance sector

Financial aid for girl child education

Housing schemes for rural women

2.		What is the main focus of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide?

Promoting educational rights

Honoring victims of genocide

Celebrating cultural diversity

Advancing climate change initiatives

3.		Which country recently appointed Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as its Prime Minister?

Burkina Faso

Ghana

Nigeria

Mali

4.		What caused India’s CPI inflation to drop to 5.5% in November 2024?

Lower oil prices

Decline in food and vegetable prices

Increase in industrial production

Government subsidies

5.		Under which article did the Supreme Court of India grant permanent commission to a woman Army officer in December 2024?

Article 142

Article 32

Article 370

Article 356

6.		What is the 2024 Word of the Year chosen by Merriam-Webster?

Resilience

Polarization

Unity

Growth

7.		What is the theme for World Human Rights Day 2024?

Equality for All

Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now

Freedom and Justice

Building a Better Tomorrow

8.		Who became the first Indian director to receive a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director (Motion Picture)?

Zoya Akhtar

Mira Nair

Payal Kapadia

Deepa Mehta

9.		Which city displayed the world’s largest gold bar weighing over 300 kg in December 2024?

New York

Dubai

London

Tokyo

10.		Who was elected President of Ghana in 2024, marking a historic return to power?

Nana Akufo-Addo

John Dramani Mahama

Yoweri Museveni

Cyril Ramaphosa