Daily Current Affairs 30 and 31 August 2024

1.		Which two companies have expanded their partnership to develop generative AI solutions for telecom operators?

TCS and IBM

Infosys and NVIDIA

Wipro and Intel

Accenture and Microsoft

2.		Which state in India recently inaugurated a sports university on National Sports Day 2024?

Maharashtra

Bihar

Karnataka

Punjab

3.		Who has been appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India, succeeding Rajiv Gauba?

Dr. S. Jaishankar

Dr. T.V. Somanathan

Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Subhash Chandra Garg

4.		Mona Agrawal won her first Paralympic bronze medal in which event at the 2024 Paralympics?

Women's long jump T47

Women's 10m air pistol SH1

Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1

Women's discus throw F55

5.		What is the purpose of the newly launched SHe-Box portal by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development?

To monitor education quality in rural areas

To report and address complaints of sexual harassment at workplaces

To track the nutrition levels of women and children

To provide job opportunities for women

6.		Which country won the SAFF U-20 Championship 2024?

India

Nepal

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

7.		Which financial institutions were recently penalized by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for regulatory non-compliance?

State Bank of India and PNB Housing Finance

UCO Bank and Cent Bank Home Finance Ltd

ICICI Bank and HDFC Ltd

Axis Bank and LIC Housing Finance

8.		What is the primary objective of Project NAMAN launched by the Indian Army?

To modernize military equipment

To provide dedicated support to Defence pensioners and veterans

To recruit new soldiers

To enhance cybersecurity in the Defence sector

9.		Which city has been named as the new “billionaire capital of Asia” in the Hurun India Rich List 2024?

Beijing

Tokyo

Mumbai

Singapore

10.		Which of the following naval ships recently conducted a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with the Spanish Navy Ship Atalaya?

INS Vikrant

INS Tabar

INS Kolkata

INS Arihant