Daily Current Affairs 22nd August 2024

Q.1. Which Indian state has criticised the Ladki Bahin Yojana for being too expensive in terms of publicity?
ANS. Maharashtra
Q.2. Which Indian state has made its Assembly elections announcement recently?
ANS. Jammu & Kashmir
Q.3. What location is the ancient Rajabai Clock Tower?
ANS. Mumbai
Q.4. Which group was honoured for its services to Mizoram football with an award from the Mizoram Football Association?
ANS. Reliance Foundation
Q.5. Which city did the 25 people who vandalised the RG Kar Hospital during protests get detained for?
ANS. Kolkata
Q.6. Which metropolis, regarded as the second-biggest tomato market in Asia, has been badly hit by the ongoing situation in Bangladesh?
ANS. Kolar
Q.7. Who has been named the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Director General?
ANS. Nalin Prabhat
Q.8. Which business debuted the Gold Star 650, its flagship model, in India?
ANS. BSA
Q.9. Prior to the 2026 World Cup, which nation’s sovereign wealth fund has collaborated with CONCACAF to advance football in North America?
ANS. Saudi Arabia
Q.10. Which Indian city recently had its greatest passenger count on its Metro system?
ANS. Delhi
Q.11. Where is India’s first-ever animal rescue and rehabilitation facility, Vantara, situated?
ANS. Jamnagar
Q.12. Which nation’s Davis Cup squad is set to face India in the next World Group I match?
ANS. Sweden
Q.13. Which team will Manchester City play their opening Premier League match against?
ANS. Chelsea
Q.14. Who was the former Director of ASL and father of Agni missiles, who died at the age of eighty-four?
ANS. R N Agarwal
Q.15. Which nation has called back its ambassadors from several other nations?
ANS. Bangladesh
Q.16. Which Indian state’s impending by-elections would have an impact on the Lok Sabha seat?
ANS. Kerala
Q.17. Which Indian state is the 24 explosives purportedly planted by ULFA (Independent)?
ANS. Assam
Q.18. What is the name of the third powerful typhoon that Japan is now facing this year?
ANS. Ampil
Q.19. Which state in India sent invitations to thirty-eight farmers to take part in the flag hoisting ceremony at Delhi’s Red Fort?
ANS. Uttar Pradesh
Q.20. Who has been named the next India Health Secretary?
ANS. Punya Salila Srivastava
Q.21. Which nation will host the Summer Olympics in 2040 or 2044?
ANS. Poland
Q.22. Which state gave its sanction to two Rs 15,611 crore metro rail projects?
ANS. Karnataka
Q.23. Which nation just made headlines by confirming the first case of a potentially fatal strain of the mpox virus outside of Africa?
ANS. Sweden
Q.24. Which nation will host a fact-finding mission from the UN to look into violations of human rights during political unrest?
ANS. Bangladesh