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| 601. |
Defence minister Rajnath Singh dedicated 75 infrastructure projects worth how much to the nation? |
| Answer» Mr. Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation 75 infrastructure projects at a total cost of Rs.2180 crore built by the Border Roads Organisation at a function organised at D-S-DBO road in Ladakh. | |
| 602. |
Fitch rating retained India's growth forecast at what percentage for the current FY? |
| Answer» Fitch rating retained India's growth forecast at 7 percentage for the current FY. 6.2 and 6.9 percent for the next two years. | |
| 603. |
What is the repo rate increased by the RBI? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised its key lending rate by 35 basis points to 6.25% on Dec 7, 2022, as inflation continues to stay above the central bank's tolerance band. | |
| 604. |
NPCI extended the deadline for third-party apps to comply with UPI Market share guidelines by how many years? |
| Answer» NPCI extends the deadline for third-party apps to comply with UPI Market share guidelines by 2 years. | |
| 605. |
HIV infection rate declines by what amount between 2010 and 2021? |
| Answer» HIV infection rate declines by 46 % between 2010 and 2021 according to NACO. | |
| 606. |
CIL is to acquire how much percent in Ki Mobility solutions? |
| Answer» CIL is to acquire 7.09% percent in Ki Mobility solutions. | |
| 607. |
S&P cuts India's growth forecast to how much percent for FY23? |
| Answer» S&P cuts India's growth forecast to 7 percent for FY23. | |
| 608. |
Emirates officially signed a unilateral codeshare partnership with which airline company? |
| Answer» Emirates and Gulf Air have today officially signed a unilateral codeshare partnership | |
| 609. |
IRDAI approves MFSL Acquisition on residual how much stake held by MSI in Max Life? |
| Answer» IRDAI approves MFSL Acquisition on residual 5.17% stake held by MSI in Max Life. | |
| 610. |
The National Payments Corporation of India in November 2022 proposed what percent volume cap for third-party app providers in a bid to avoid concentration risk? |
| Answer» National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is in talks with the Reserve Bank on the implementation of its proposed December 31 deadline for limiting the volume cap of players to 30 per cent. | |
| 611. |
Tata Consumer is to acquire packaged water giant Bisleri for Rs 7,000 crores from whom? |
| Answer» Tata Consumer to acquire packaged water giant Bisleri for Rs 7,000 crore from Ramesh Chauhan. | |
| 612. |
CBIC initiated investigations into GST evasion of what amount by gaming companies? |
| Answer» CBIC initiated investigations into GST evasion of Rs 23,000 crore by gaming companies. | |
| 613. |
Electoral bonds of how much worth has been sold during the 23rd phase in November? |
| Answer» Electoral bonds worth Rs.676 crore were sold during the 23rd phase in November. | |
| 614. |
Recently the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for three capital acquisitions, what is the value of the proposal? |
| Answer» Recently the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for three capital acquisitions, the value of the proposal is Rs 4,276 crore. | |
| 615. |
What percentage reduction in cases of Kala-azar has there been in the country between 2007 and 2022? |
| Answer» There has been a 98.7% reduction in cases of Kala-azar in the country between 2007 and 2022. | |
| 616. |
What was the amount of tax-free budget presented by Telangana for the 2023-24 fiscal year? |
| Answer» Telangana presented a tax-free budget of ₹2.9 lakh crore for the 2023-24 fiscal year. | |
| 617. |
Which insurer was not designated as a Domestic Systemically Important Insurer (D-SII) for 2022-23? |
| Answer» The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) designated Life Insurance Corporation of India, General Insurance Corporation of India, and The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. as Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) for 2022-23. Axis Bank Mutual Insurance Ltd. was not designated. | |
| 618. |
Which PSU achieved the best annual production during the financial year 2022-23? |
| Answer» Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) achieved the best annual production during the financial year 2022-23. | |
| 619. |
For radars and receivers, how many crore contracts did the Defence Ministry ink with BEL? |
| Answer» The Defence Ministry inked Rs 3700 crore contracts with BEL for radars and receivers. | |
| 620. |
According to data released by the Department of Census and Statistics, what was the percentage of contraction suffered by the Sri Lankan economy in 2022? |
| Answer» The Sri Lankan economy suffered the worst-ever contraction of 7.8% in 2022 as per data released by the Department of Census and Statistics. | |
| 621. |
How much money did foreign investors pump into the Indian capital markets in March so far? |
| Answer» Foreign investors pumped more than ₹9,400 crores into the Indian capital markets in March so far. | |
| 622. |
The revised GDP growth rate of India in FY22 has been projected at what percent by Fitch Ratings in March 2022 Outlook? |
| Answer» The Rating agency Fitch has revised upwards the GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal FY 2021-2022, by 0.6 percentage points to 8.7 percent. | |
| 623. |
What is the projected GDP growth rate for India in the 2022-23 fiscal? |
| Answer» Rating agency ICRA has lowered the growth forecast for India's GDP in 2022-23 (FY23) to 7.2 percent. | |
| 624. |
What is the GDP growth projection of India in CY 2022 as per UNCTAD? |
| Answer» The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has pegged India's economic growth rate for 2022 at 4.6 percent due to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict. | |
| 625. |
What is the total number of APA signed by it with Indian taxpayers in FY 2021-22? |
| Answer» The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signed 62 Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) with Indian taxpayers in FY 2021-22. | |
| 626. |
What is the deadline set by RBI for Banks to implement lockable cassette swap in all their ATMs? |
| Answer» RBI has further extended the timeline for implementation of cassette swap in all ATMs by a year till March 31, 2023. | |
| 627. |
What is the total DA and DR approved by the Central government for the employees and pensioners, with effect from January 2022? |
| Answer» The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners by 3 percent to 34%, over the existing rate of 31% of the Basic Pay/Pension. | |
| 628. |
How much amount has been sanctioned under Jal Jeevan Mission the scheme for FY2022-23? |
| Answer» The Central Government has enhanced the budget under Jal Jeevan Mission for the financial year 2022-23 to Rs. 60,000 Crore. | |
| 629. |
Ind-Ra, has lowered the economic growth forecast rate of India's GDP in FY23 to which percent? |
| Answer» India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised downwards the GDP growth forecast for India in FY23 to 7-7.2 per cent. | |
| 630. |
Centre has extended the existing Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) till September 30, 2022. The existing five year FTP was launched for which period? |
| Answer» The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has announced an extension in the existing Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 by another six months till September 30, 2022, to ensure policy continuity in external trade. | |
| 631. |
Centre has kept the interest rate on the Public Provident Fund Scheme unchanged for Q1 of FY23. What is the rate? |
| Answer» According to the report, Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will continue to carry an annual interest rate of 7.1 per cent and 6.8 per cent, respectively, in the first quarter. | |
| 632. |
What is the estimated GDP growth rate projection for India in FY23 by FICCI? |
| Answer» The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has estimated India's GDP to grow at 7.4 per cent in the financial year 2022-23 (FY23). | |
| 633. |
Indian Economy has been projected to grow by how much per cent in the current fiscal as per Asian Development Bank? |
| Answer» The Asian Development Bank (ADB) informed that the Indian economy is projected to grow by 7.5 per cent in the current financial year. | |
| 634. |
What is the rate of unemployment in India in March 2022, as per the data by CMIE? |
| Answer» The data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the overall unemployment rate in India fell to 7.6 per cent in March 2022. | |
| 635. |
What is the GDP growth projection for 2022-23, as per RBI's Monetary Policy April 2022? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained an accommodative stance and cut the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection for the 2022-23 to 7.2 percent, against the earlier projection of 7.8 percent. | |
| 636. |
How much amount of capital infusion has been done by the government in NICL, UICL and OICL insurance companies in April 2022? |
| Answer» The central government has infused a total of Rs. 5,000 crore in three public sector general insurance companies. | |
| 637. |
What is Kerala's Maternal Mortality Ratio 2022? |
| Answer» Kerala's Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has dropped from 42 to 30. | |
| 638. |
What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in FY23 as per the World Bank? |
| Answer» The World Bank has slashed the GDP growth forecast for India in FY2022/23 to 8 percent in its bi-annual "South Asia Economic Focus" report. | |
| 639. |
India's retail inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), rose to __________% in March 2022? |
| Answer» India's retail inflation surged to a 17-month high of 6.95% in March from 6.07% in the previous month due to a sharp increase in food prices. | |
| 640. |
The World Trade Organisation has downgraded the global GDP forecast for FY 2022 to how much? |
| Answer» The World Trade Organization (WTO) has downgraded its forecast for global GDP growth in Financial Year 2022 to 2.8 percent from the previously predicted 4.1 percent. | |
| 641. |
The RBI Monetary Policy Committee has projected how much GDP growth for FY23? |
| Answer» The RBI Monetary Policy Committee has projected India's real GDP growth to be 7.2% in the Fiscal Year 2022-23. | |
| 642. |
What is The trade deficit faced by the Government of India in the financial year 2021-22 recorded? |
| Answer» Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India's trade deficit in 2021-22 rose by 87.5 per cent to USD 192.41 billion. | |
| 643. |
What is the Repo rate after the MPC meeting held in April 2022? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent for the 11th consecutive time. | |
| 644. |
What is the estimated GDP growth rate of India in FY 2022-23? |
| Answer» In 2022-23 (FY23) the estimated GDP growth rate of India is 7.5 percent; 2023-24 (FY24) - 8.0 percent. | |
| 645. |
What is the limit of WMA fixed by RBI for States Governments and UTs with effect from April 2022? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank has decided to reduce the Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for States Governments and Union Territories (UTs) from Rs 51,560 crore to Rs 47,010 crore, considering the improvement in the pandemic situation. | |
| 646. |
What amount of WMA limit has been set by RBI for the Central Government for the first half of the financial year 2022-23? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India has set the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the Central Government for the first half of the financial year 2022-23 (April 2022 to September 2022) at Rs. 1,50,000 crore. | |
| 647. |
What is the total value of the WCB, also known as Rhino Bond? |
| Answer» It is a five-year $150 million Sustainable Development Bond. | |
| 648. |
What is India's GDP growth rate projection for 2022-23 (FY23) as per OECD? |
| Answer» For 2022-23 (FY23) India's GDP growth rate projection is 8.1%; For 2023-24 (FY24)= 5.5%. | |
| 649. |
The Dearness Allowance for central government employees has been hiked by how much percent? |
| Answer» The Dearness Allowance (DA) of the central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners have been increased by 3 per cent to 34 per cent of the basic pay with effect. | |
| 650. |
What is the rank of India in the 'Global House Price Index Q4 2021' released by property consultant Knight Frank? |
| Answer» India has improved its rank by five spots to be placed at 51st position in the 'Global House Price Index Q4 2021' released by property consultant Knight Frank. | |