Daily Current Affairs, 9 August 2024: Today’s Current Affairs Quiz, Pakistani player surpassed Neeraj Chopra in Olympics

Wave Power Air Force Exercise

1. Where is India organizing its first multinational air exercise ‘Tarang Shakti 2024’?
A.New Delhi
B. Sulur
C. Mumbai
D. Bangalore
Correct answer: B

2. Who was awarded Fiji’s highest honour ‘Companion of the Order of Fiji’?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Draupadi Murmu
C. Jagdeep Dhankhar
D. Dr. S Jaishankar
Correct answer: B

3. When is National Handloom Day celebrated?
A. 5 August
B.6 August
c. 7 August
D. 8 August
Correct Answer: C

Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal, Pakistan got the gold

4. In the final match of Paris Olympics 2024 Javelin Throw, Neeraj Chopra threw how many meters to win the silver medal?
A.89.45 metres
B.89.50 metres
C.90.10 metres
D.90.15 metres
Correct Answer: A

5. What is the name of the Pakistani player who surpassed Neeraj Chopra by throwing 92.97 meters in javelin?
A. Mohammad Aftab
B. Yunus Khan
C. Arshad Nadeem
D. Arshad Khan
Correct Answer: C

6. Who took oath as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry?
A. K. Kailashnathan
B.N Rangasamy
C. D. Krishnakumar
D. Jagdeep Dhankhar
Correct Answer: A

Former Chief Minister Budhadev Bhattacharya passed away

7. Budhadev Bhattacharya, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state?
Assam
B.Sikkim
C.West Bengal
D. Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer – C

8. In August 2024, where is India hosting the BIMSTEC Business Summit?
Mumbai
B. Bangalore
C. New Delhi
D.Chennai
Correct Answer: New Delhi

9. RBI has not made any change in the repo rate for the ninth consecutive time, what is the repo rate?
A. 6.25%
B. 6.50%
C. 6.75%
D. 7.00%
Correct Answer – B

10. Which exercise did the Indian Army recently conduct in Ladakh?
A. ‘Mountain Prahar’
B. ‘Gati Shakti’
C. ‘Thunderbolt Prahar’
D. None of these
Correct Answer – A