Daily Current Affairs 2nd August 2024

Q.1. Who has been named the International Film Festival of India’s (IFFI) festival director?
ANS. Shekhar Kapur
Q.2. Which group is working with ISRO on the Ramses project, which aims to study the asteroid Apophis?
ANS. ESA
Q.3. What was the founding date of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
ANS. July 27, 1939
Q.4. In what location is India developing its first integrated agricultural export facility?
ANS. Mumbai
Q.5. Which business revealed plans to create SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine?
ANS. OpenAI
Q.6. What is the highest amount that the updated Model Skill Loan Scheme offers as a loan without collateral?
ANS. Rs. 7.5 lakh
Q.7. Which organisation gave the Nagpur Metro Urban Mobility Project a $200 million loan approval?
ANS. Asian Development Bank
Q.8. Who is the Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and who was appointed ambassador to Yemen simultaneously?
ANS. Suhel Ajaz Khan
Q.9. On July 26, 2024, India signed its first Cultural Property Agreement with which nation?
ANS. USA
Q.10. Which state has declared a 10% reserve for Agniveers in the hiring of jail, police, and forest guards?
ANS. Rajasthan
Q.11. When is the annual World Hepatitis Day observed?
ANS. July 28
Q.12. Which nation will serve as the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) Chair from 2024 to 2025?
ANS. India
Q.13. How many PM MITRA Parks—PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel—has the government authorised to be established?
ANS. 7
Q.14. Which year saw the creation of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)?
ANS. 2007