Daily Current Affairs 18th April 2024

Q1. Who has been named Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s Director (Refineries)?
Ans. Arvind Kumar
Q2. Which state in India is Adani Green Energy constructing the biggest renewable energy park in the world?
Ans. Gujarat
Q3. Which nation issued a state of emergency in response to the drug epidemic involving zombies?
Ans. Sierra Leone
Q4. With what mission did ISRO reach a milestone of “zero orbital debris”?
Ans. PSLV-C58
Q5. In 2024, what day is recognized as World Chagas Disease Day?
Ans. April 14
Q6. On April 11, 2024, which nation successfully conducted its first-ever test flight of the Angara-A5 space rocket?
Ans. Russia
Q7. Which financial company is Ashneer Grover’s most recent venture?
Ans. ZeroPe
Q8. Which organization claims that pollutants can be bound by the sustainable hydrogel created by researchers and then broken down by UV light irradiation?
Ans. IISc
Q9. Which nation participates in India’s joint military drill DUSTLIK?
Ans. Uzbekistan
Q10. What proportion of HDB Financial Services is Japan’s MUFG expected to buy?
Ans. 20%
Q11. Who has been named to the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) membership?
Ans. Sachidananda Mohanty
Q12. What is the GDP growth prediction for India by Moody’s Analytics for 2024?
Ans. 6.1%
Q13. Which year was the massacre in Jallianwala Bagh?
Ans. 1919
Q14. What was the WTO report’s estimate of the value of India’s exports of digital services in 2023?
Ans. $257 billion
Q15. With Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission, who will be the first Indian pilot to experience space tourism?
Ans. Gopi Thotakura