Daily Current Affairs 8 October 2024

1.		Which entity did HDFC Bank sell its 100% stake in HDFC Edu to?

TCS Investments

Infosys Ventures

Vama Sundari Investments

L&T Financial Services

2.		Which two countries have signed a $750 million currency swap agreement to address a foreign exchange crisis?

India and Sri Lanka

India and UAE

India and Maldives

India and Nepal

3.		Who inaugurated the 'National Postal Week' at the Regional PMG office in Ahmedabad?

Piyush Goyal

Sanjeev Kumar Singla

Sharad Kumar

Krishna Kumar Yadav

4.		Who was recently appointed as the new chief of the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU)?

Sanjeev Kumar Singla

Krishna Kumar Yadav

Sharad Kumar

M. Rajeshwar Rao

5.		Which digital payment systems are India and UAE planning to interlink for seamless cross-border transactions?

UPI and AANI

RuPay and Visa

AANI and Paytm

UPI and PayPal

6.		What significant development was marked by the launch of the RuPay card in the Maldives?

Strengthening of security ties

Enhancement of cross-border payments

Boost to tourism cooperation

All of the above

7.		What is the theme of Indian Air Force Day 2024?

Bhartiya Vayu Sena: Atmanirbhar Bharat

Bhartiya Vayu Sena: Strong and Swift

Bhartiya Vayu Sena: Saksham, Sashakt, Atmanirbhar

Bhartiya Vayu Sena: Defending the Skies

8.		What is the projected value of India’s e-commerce market by 2030, as per a Deloitte report?

$200 billion

$250 billion

$325 billion

$500 billion

9.		Who has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to France?

Sanjeev Kumar Singla

Sharad Kumar

Krishna Kumar Yadav

Piyush Goyal

10.		Who was elected Chairperson of the 77th WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia?

Piyush Goyal

JP Nadda

Nirmala Sitharaman

Mansukh Mandaviya