Daily Current Affairs 19 March 2024

1.		What significant purchase has the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made in January 2024?

Real estate properties

Government bonds

Gold

Corporate stocks

2.		Which Indian state has CP Radhakrishnan been given additional charge as the in-charge governor of?

Telangana

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Andhra Pradesh

3.		Which country has inked a deal to purchase Indian-made Dornier Aircraft?

Nepal

Bhutan

Guyana

Sri Lanka

4.		Who has been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of Poonawalla Fincorp?

Ratan Tata

Arvind Kapil

Cyrus Mistry

Mukesh Ambani

5.		Who has been awarded the Sangita Kalanidhi award for 2024, considered the Oscar equivalent for Carnatic music?

T M Krishna

Bhimsen Joshi

Lata Mangeshkar

A. R. Rahman

6.		What geological marvel has been discovered on Mars by researchers?

Olympus Mons

Noctis Volcano

Valles Marineris

Tharsis Bulge

7.		Which Indian city has witnessed the induction of the first Apache 451 Aviation Squadron by the Indian Army?

Jodhpur

New Delhi

Mumbai

Bengaluru

8.		What is the main purpose of the India-US joint military exercise "EX TIGER TRIUMPH – 24"?

Counter-terrorism operations

Maritime security

Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations

Amphibious warfare

9.		Who won the Indian Wells ATP tournament in March 2024?

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

Carlos Alcaraz

Daniil Medvedev

10.		Who has become the first Black leader of a European country?

Angela Merkel

Vaughan Gething

Emmanuel Macron

Boris Johnson