Daily Current Affairs 23rd October 2024

Q.1. Who has been named the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Special Secretary (Internal Security)?
Ans:- Praveen Vashista
Q.2. Where will the 2nd International Methanol Seminar be held by NITI Aayog on October 17–18, 2024?
Ans:- New Delhi
Q.3. In the ISSF World Cup Final, who took home the bronze in the men’s 50-meter rifle 3-positions event?
Ans:- Akhil Sheoran
Q.4. Who took the oath of office as Haryana’s second chief minister?
Ans:- Nayab Singh Saini
Q.5. What location will host the 7th International Solar Alliance Assembly?
Ans:- New Delhi
Q.6. Which nation emerged as India’s top import supplier between April and September of 2024?
Ans:- China
Q.7. Which nation has an audio-visual co-production agreement with India that allows the two countries’ film producers to work together?
Ans:- Colombia
Q.8. When is the first successful public demonstration of diethyl ether anaesthesia commemorated as World anaesthesia Day each year?
Ans:- October 16
Q.9. Which Indian state has granted leaseholders Letters of Intent after auctioning off 2,280 minor and 25 major mineral blocks?
Ans:- Gujarat
Q.10. Which bank just received a wholesale banking licence and opened its first branch in Singapore?
Ans:- HDFC Bank
Q.11. With which nation did India agree to pay $3.5 billion to purchase 31 MQ-9B drones?
Ans:- United States
Q.12. Who has been named President/Chief Executive Officer of the National e-Government Division and Managing Director and CEO of Digital India Corporation?
Ans:- Akash Tripathi
Q.13. In October 2024, which airport finished calibrating its Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) and Instrument Landing System (ILS)?
Ans:- Noida