Daily Current Affairs 8 and 9 July 2024

1.		Which countries are participating in the 2024 Malabar naval exercise hosted by India?

India, China, Japan, Australia

India, USA, Japan, Australia

India, Russia, Japan, Australia

India, UK, Japan, Australia

2.		What honour was PM Modi presented with by Russia in 2019?

Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called

Order of Friendship

Hero of the Russian Federation

Order of Honour

3.		Who received the Excellence Award at the NDTV MSMES Summit in 2024?

Dr. Arpit Chopra

Dr. Batra

Dr. Shashi Tharoor

Dr. Devi Shetty

4.		Which Indian writer won the Dr. C. Narayana Reddy National Literary Award?

Kamala Das

Sivashankari

Arundhati Roy

Chetan Bhagat

5.		Which titles did Indian squash players win at the Asian Squash Doubles Championship 2024?

Men’s singles and women’s singles

Men’s doubles and women’s doubles

Men’s doubles and mixed doubles

Women’s doubles and mixed doubles

6.		What is the name of the indigenous light tank unveiled by India?

Arjun

Bhishma

Zorawar

Ajeya

7.		What was India’s employment growth rate in FY24 according to the RBI report?

3.2%

4.5%

6%

7.1%

8.		Which country hosted the NATO Summit in July 2024?

United Kingdom

Germany

United States

France

9.		Who became Britain’s first woman finance minister in 2024?

Theresa May

Liz Truss

Rachel Reeves

Angela Rayner

10.		What initiative did Tata Power launch in Uttar Pradesh?

Solar India

Clean Energy Now

Ghar Ghar Solar

Solar for All