Current Affairs Quiz 8th Aug 2024

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2. Current Affairs Quiz 8th Aug 2024 is designed to check your Current Affairs General Knowledge and provide you with an assessment of the same.

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1. 19th August – The annual pilgrimage to Shri Baba Buddha Amarnath in J&K concludes on 19th August.

2. 165% – India’s renewable energy capacity has increased by 165% in the past decade.

3. Kiren Rijiju – Kiren Rijiju will present the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha.

4. The Television Network Act of 1995 – The Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2024, aims to replace the Television Network Act of 1995.

5. Thousand Sails – China’s satellite constellation is named Thousand Sails.

6. Andhra Pradesh – Andhra Pradesh abolished the two-child policy for local body elections.

7. Amit Singh Negi – Amit Singh Negi has been appointed as the additional secretary in the PMO.

8. Parvat Prahaar – The Indian Army’s high-altitude warfare exercise in Ladakh is named Parvat Prahaar.

9. 6.5% – The current repo rate maintained by RBI is 6.5%.

10. ₹5 lakh – The RBI has increased the UPI limit for tax payments to ₹5 lakh per transaction.

11. 7.2% – Deloitte’s GDP growth projection for India in FY25 is between 7% and 7.2%.

12. Vinesh Phogat – Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling after the Paris Olympics 2024.

13. Launch of the Quit India Movement – August 9, 1942, marks the launch of the Quit India Movement.

14. Shobhana Ranade – Shobhana Ranade passed away at the age of 99 in Pune.

15. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee – Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the former chief minister of West Bengal, passed away.