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Government has announced the extension of scope of the Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF), to cover all fraud cases above what amount?
Rs 3 crore
Rs 50 crore
Rs 20 crore
Rs 1 crore
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Ministry of Finance have extended the scope of the existing Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF) to cover all fraud cases involving an amount of Rs.3 Crore and above in Public Sector Bank and Public Sector Financial institutions. Earlier this limit was Rs 50 crore and above. The ABBFF will examine all cases of total amount involving Rs.3.00 Crore and up to Rs.50.00 Crore.
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The process for the creation of 13 new districts of Andhra Pradesh will be completed by ____.
May 2022
October 2022
August 2022
April 2022
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
The State Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) has given its approval to increase the number of districts in the state to 26 from the existing 13. The process for the creation of 13 new districts will be completed by Telugu New Year in April 2022.
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Who has been conferred with the Assam’s highest civilian honour ‘Assam Baibhav’ for the year 2021?
Cyrus Mistry
Azim Premji
Ratan Tata
Adar Poonawalla
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
The state government of Assam has conferred its highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ for the year 2021 on industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata.
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Prabha Atre, who was conferred the Padma Vibhushan is associated with which field?
Music
Civil Service
Sports
Literature
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind approved to confer 128 Padma Awards this year, on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day.
The 89-year old Kirana gharana Vocalist ‘Prabha Atre’ was awarded the Padma Vibhushan. She holds a world record for releasing 11 books on music in Hindi and English from a single stage. She established the ‘Swarmayee Gurukul’. Radheyshyam Khemka (Posthumous; Literature, UP), General Bipin Rawat (Civil Service) and Kalyan Singh (Posthumous; Public Affairs, UP) were also awarded the Padma Vibhushan.
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The Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones) have been notified under which rule of the liberalized Drone Rules, 2021?
Rule 5
Rule 7
Rule 9
Rule 11
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
The Government of India has notified the Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) commonly known as Drones to ensure minimum safety and quality requirements of drones. It was notified on January 26, 2022 and it will boost indigenous manufacturing of Drones. It has been notified under Rule 7 of the liberalized Drone Rules, 2021, which replaced Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 2021.
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International Monetary Fund cuts India’s GDP forecast to ____ percent in FY22
7.4%
9.4%
7%
9%
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) of January 2022 has downgraded India’s economic growth forecast to 9% for FY22 (ending on March 31, 2022) from 9.5% projected in October 2021. IMF also projected a GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth of India at 7.1% for FY23 (April 2022 to March 2023). Global Growth is expected to moderate from 5.9% in 2021 to 4.4% in 2022.
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___ Remains World’s Largest Derivatives Market for 3rd Straight Year.
CSE
FSE
BSE
NSE
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has emerged as the world’s largest derivatives exchange for the third consecutive year in 2021 in terms of the number of contracts traded, based on the statistics maintained by the Futures Industry Association (FIA). As per the statistics maintained by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) for 2021, the NSE exchange was ranked 4th by the number of trades in cash equities.
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Which online shopping platform signs MoU with NIF to Empower Grassroots Entrepreneurs?
Snapdeal
Flipkart
Amazon
Both a & b
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
Amazon India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the NIF Incubation and Entrepreneurship Council (NIFientreC), a technology business incubator hosted by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), for online distribution of products of grassroots innovations, student creativity based innovations, and outstanding traditional knowledge-based ready to market products.
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Along with which country did India Initiate Joint Research & Development on Green fuels?
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Norway
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
India and Denmark agreed to initiate joint research and development on green fuels including green hydrogen during the Joint Science and Technology Committee meeting held virtually. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. S. K. Varshney, Adviser & Head, International Cooperation, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, and Dr. Stine Jorgensen, Deputy Director of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science, Govt. of Denmark.
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Who among the following persons has been appointed as the independent Chairman of the Unity Small Finance Bank (USFB)?
Vinod Rai
Ittira Davis
Narendra Kumar
Vikram Dev Dutt
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
Ex-CAG Vinod Rai joins Unity Small Finance Bank as independent chairman. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday approved the appointment of former comptroller and auditor general (CAG) of India Vinod Rai as independent chairman of Unity Small Finance Bank (Unity SFB), the newest private lender in India
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As per the India Business Spend Indicator (IBSI) report 2022, what is the expected percentage increase of Business-to-business (B2B) spending in India?
10.3 percent
12 percent
10.10 percent
9 percent
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
The total business-to-business spending in India is expected to rise by 10.3 percent in 2022 with the spending of the country’s businesses growing three times faster than the expectations from its comparable peers in other countries in the third quarter of last year, according to a study.
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Which among the following ministers has inaugurated an interactive Virtual Museum hosted by the Gallantry Awards portal, on 20 January 2022?
Ajay Bhatt
Rajnath Singh
Amit Shah
Piyush Goyal
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
Minister of State (Defence) Ajay Bhatt, inaugurated an interactive Virtual Museum hosted by the Gallantry Awards portal on Thursday.
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In January 2022, India and _____________ have extended the existing Science and Technology cooperation for three more years.
Maldives
Vietnam
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
India & Sri Lanka extend existing S&T cooperation for 3 more years.
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What amount of line of credit has been extended to Mauritius for the Metro Express Project recently?
$200-million
$170-million
$190-million
$180-million
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
An agreement was exchanged in which India is extending a $190-million line of credit to Mauritius for the Metro Express Project and other infrastructure projects.
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Who is the author of the biography ‘Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist’?
Chandrachur Ghose
Ramachandra Guha
Prem Parkash
Punya Prasun Bajpai
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
A new biography based on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose titled ‘Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist’ is scheduled to release in February 2022. The biography has been written by the researcher and founder of ‘Mission Netaji’ Chandrachur Ghose.
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Major Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia, who has passed away was a professional ___________
Mountaineer
Cricketer
Economist
Historian
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
Professional mountaineer and retired army officer Major Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia has passed away. He was 85.
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Which word has been chosen as the Oxford University Press Children’s Word of the Year 2021?
Anxiety
Vaccine
Isolation
Coronavirus
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
Children have chosen ‘anxiety’ as their word of the year for 2021, according to new research from Oxford University Press (OUP). In comparison, teachers have chosen ‘resilience’.
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Which player has been named as the captain of the ICC Men’s T20I team of the year for 2021?
Babar Azam
David Miller
Jos Buttler
Mohammad Rizwan
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
Pakistani skipper Babar Azam has been named as the captain of the ICC Men’s T20I team of the year for 2021. The ICC Team of the Year recognizes the 11 best players in men’s cricket who have impressed one and all with their performances in a calendar year, either with the bat, ball, or their all-around performance.
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From India, who has been roped in as the Ambassador of ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)?
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Sunil Mittal
Falguni Nayar
Sachin Bansal
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been roped in as the Ambassador of Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), a community-based team of industry leaders supported by global internet body ICANN.
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Who among the following is the winner of Genesis Prize 2022?
Steven Spielberg
Steven Johnson
Albert Bourla
Rabbi Lord
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
The global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Albert Bourla, has been awarded with the prestigious Genesis Prize 2022 on January 19, 2022
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As per the latest GDP prediction by Ind-Ra, what is the estimated GDP growth rate for the Indian economy in FY 2022-23?
9.0%
8.1%
7.6%
6.5%
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) expects gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 7.6 percent in the fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23), helped partly by continued government spending and a favorable global trade outlook, the rating agency said on Thursday
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Who initiated ‘Digital Government Mission’ to speed up Citizen Services Delivery?
Ashwini Vaishnav
Kiren Rijiju
Giriraj Singh
Pralhad Joshi
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
The correct answer is Ashwini Vaishnav
As the next phase of e-governance, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) initiated a new project namely ‘Digital Government Mission’ to speed up citizen services delivery through the help of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
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Equirus Wealth in collaboration with SCUBE Capital along with which bank to jointly launch USD Offshore Fund?
Canara Bank
Federal Bank
ICICI Bank
Axis Bank
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Federal Bank and Equirus Wealth in collaboration with SCUBE Capital, a global fund management company based out of Singapore, have launched a ‘US dollar offshore fund’ for their customers. The portfolio is managed by a highly skilled team with a cumulative experience of over 70 years in managing investments of over USD 50 billion.
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In January 2022, which of the following institutions has received the ‘Best Accelerator of the Country’ award at The National Startup Awards (NSA) 2021 hosted by Startup India?
India Accelerator
Google Launchpad
Microsoft Accelerator
Indian Angel Network
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
The correct answer is India Accelerator
New Delhi, January 2022: India Accelerator – one of the country’s premier seed accelerators & the only one associated with GAN (Global Accelerator Network) received the ‘Best Accelerator of the Country’ award at The National Startup Awards (NSA) 2021 hosted by Startup India
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Which of the following countries has agreed to initiate joint research and development on green fuels including green hydrogen with India in January 2022?
Norway
Switzerland
France
Denmark
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
Giving a major fillip to India & Denmark relations and taking rapid strides towards sustainability goals, both nations agreed to initiate joint research and development on green fuels including green hydrogen, during the Joint S&T Committee meeting on 14th January 2022
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The World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO) Trends 2022 report has been released by which organization?
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) released its World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2022 (WESO Trends) report on January 17, 2022. The report analyses comprehensive labour market projections for 2022 and 2023 and assesses how labour market recovery has unfolded worldwide. In the WESO 2022, ILO has downgraded its forecast for labour market recovery in 2022.
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What is the Digital Payments Index (DPI) for September 2021 as per RBI data?
367.87
459.38
270.59
304.06
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option DExplanation
The Reserve Bank of India has announced Digital Payments Index (DPI) for September 2021 at 304.06 as against 270.59 for March 2021.
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Who is the author of the new biography titled “Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist”?
Gautam Chintamani
Dinyar Patel
Chandrachur Ghose
Rahul Rawail
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option CExplanation
New Biography of Subhas Chandra Bose authored by Chandrachur Ghose – A new biography titled “Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist” will be released in February 2022. the book has been authored by Chandrachur Ghose.
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Which bank along with CRMNEXT Solution has won the IBS Intelligence (IBS) Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2021?
Axis Bank
ICICI Bank
Yes Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option AExplanation
Axis Bank & CRMNEXT Solution won the IBS Intelligence (IBS) Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2021 for the “Best CRM (Customer Relationship Management) System Implementation”.
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Iconic ‘Infinity Bridge’ has been formally opened to traffic for the first time on 16th January 2022. Infinity Bridge is located in ___
Riffa, Bahrain
Dubai, UAE
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Answer with explanation
Answer: Option BExplanation
Iconic ‘Infinity Bridge’ in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has been formally opened to traffic for the first time on 16th January 2022. Its design resembles a mathematical sign for infinity (∞). It represents the limitless, infinite goals of Dubai.
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