Daily Current Affairs 17 to 21 April 2024

1.		Who was honored with the prestigious Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year during the Hockey India 6th Annual Awards 2023?

Deepika Soreng

Raman Subba Row

Rohit Sharma

Kaushik Rajashekara

2.		Who was appointed as the Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG)?

Nalin Prabhat

Sapna Tewari

Ajith Kumar KK

Santosh Viswanathan

3.		On which date is World Heritage Day observed annually?

April 15

April 16

April 17

April 18

4.		What is UNCTAD’s forecast for India’s GDP growth in 2024?

6.7%

6.5%

7.0%

5.8%

5.		Where was the Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) successfully test-fired by DRDO?

Pokhran, Rajasthan

Chandipur, Odisha

Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

Balasore, Odisha

6.		What is the purpose of the newly inaugurated Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterisation and Evaluation (SPACE) in Kerala?

To study marine biodiversity

To monitor climate change effects on coastal regions

To serve as a premier testing and evaluation hub for sonar systems

To facilitate underwater archaeology research

7.		Which Indian cricket stadium has become the first BCCI-accredited venue to install a 'hybrid pitch'?

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

8.		Which Indian actress has been named as the Brand Ambassador of SPACE India?

Deepika Padukone

Priyanka Chopra

Alia Bhatt

Sanjana Sanghi

9.		Who has been appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)?

Saurabh Garg

Ramesh Kumar

Neha Sharma

Arjun Singh

10.		Which Bollywood actor is set to be honored with the prestigious Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award?

Shah Rukh Khan

Amitabh Bachchan

Salman Khan

Aamir Khan