Daily Current Affairs 8th October 2024

Q.1. Which country has threatened “crushing attacks” against Israel in response to recent missile strikes?
Ans:- Iran
Q.2. Who has been named the Sports Authority of India (SAI)’snewdirector general, taking Sandip Pradhan’s position?
Ans:- Sujata Chaturvedi
Q.3. Which nation did NSA Ajit Doval visit to talk about issues facing international security and to fortify defense ties between the two countries?
Ans:- France
Q.4. Which Indian state has an agreement in place with Karnataka to use trained elephants, or “Kumki,” to combat the elephant menace?
Ans:- Andhra Pradesh
Q.5. Which state has introduced a fresh plan to exempt older gasoline and diesel cars from paying taxes?
Ans:- Uttar Pradesh
Q.6. Who defeated Daniil Medvedev to win the China Open semi-finals?
Ans:- Carlos Alcaraz
Q.7. Which airline amalgamated with Air India Express to form a more sizable low-cost carrier?
Ans:- AIX Connect
Q.8. What was the birth year of Mahatma Gandhi?
Ans:- 1869
Q.9. Which rice variety is being pushed by the government as a good substitute for Pusa-44 in order to help Punjab and Haryana deal with their farm fire problem?
Ans:- Pusa-2090
Q.10. The Bidkin Industrial Area (BIA), a major project under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, is located in which state in India?
Ans:- Maharashtra
Q.11. What year did India pass the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)?
Ans:- 2002