Economy: Weekly Current Affairs Quiz (January 15 to 21, 2024)

Below are the useful Current Affairs Quiz 2024 Practice Questions in Economy for Competitive Exams like APPSC, TSPSC Groups and UPSC Civil Services, prepared by Sakshi Education.

1. Which Indian state leads in poverty reduction, with 5.94 crore people escaping multidimensional poverty according to the NITI Aayog report?
A. Maharashtra
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Madhya Pradesh

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  • Answer: B

2. Where is the new campus of the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes & Narcotics (NACIN) being inaugurated?
A. Karnataka
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Telangana

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  • Answer: C

3. Which country has become the third-largest for Foreign Portfolio Investments (FPIs) in India, surpassing Mauritius?
A. Luxembourg
B. Singapore
C. USA
D. UK

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  • Answer: A

4. Which state government partnered with IndoSpace for a Rs 2000 crore investment in industrial real estate?
A. Karnataka
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Gujarat
D. Maharashtra

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  • Answer: B

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5. Which states emerged as the 'best performers' in fostering a robust startup ecosystem according to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) ranking?
A. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
B. Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
C. Gujarat and Karnataka
D. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

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  • Answer: C

6. To how many rupees per tonne the windfall tax on petroleum crude was reduced, as mentioned in the recent government notification in India?
A. Rs.2,000
B. Rs.1,200
C. Rs.1,700
D. Rs.2,300

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  • Answer: C

7. What organization removed Aadhaar from the list of acceptable documents for proof of date of birth recently?
A. Employee's Provident Fund Organization
B. National Identification Bureau of India
C. Social Security and Pension Organization
D. Labour Welfare Board

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  • Answer: A

8. Which company is rated as the second most valuable IT services brand in the world according to the 2024 Global 500 IT Services Ranking by Brand Finance?
A. Tata Consultancy Services
B. IBM
C. Accenture
D. Infosys

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  • Answer: A

9. Which company has secured a monumental contract valued between ₹10,000 to ₹15,000 crore for the electrification segment of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project?
A. Rural Electrification Corporation
B. Larsen & Toubro
C. NTPC Limited
D. Adani Infrastructure

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  • Answer: B

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10. With which group did Foxconn forge a partnership to establish a chip packaging and testing facility in India?
A. Silicon Craft Corporation
B. HCL Group
C. Tata Group
D. Reliance Industries

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  • Answer: B

11. Which digital payment platform app has partnered with NPCI to extend UPI payments globally?
A. Paytm
B. Google Pay
C. PhonePe
D. Amazon Pay

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  • Answer: B

12. Which bank has launched a mobile banking app called ‘Money2India (Canada)’ to facilitate 24/7 fund transfers to India?
A. HDFC Bank
B. Axis Bank
C. State Bank of India
D. ICICI Bank

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  • Answer: D

13. Which company has claimed the top spot as the best-selling smartphone series, surpassing Samsung for the first time since 2010 in 2023?
A. Samsung
B. Apple
C. Xiaomi
D. Vivo

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  • Answer: B

14. Where did the Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate Boeing's global engineering and technology centre campus?
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. Kochi
D. Bengaluru

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  • Answer: D

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15. Which Indian bank is actively pursuing expansion into Singapore by applying for a banking license?
A. ICICI Bank
B. Axis Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. IndusInd Bank

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  • Answer: C

16. Which exchange retained its position as the world's largest exchange in 2023, particularly in the global derivative exchange?
A. Bombay Stock Exchange
B. National Stock Exchange
C. New York Stock Exchange
D. Singapore Stock Exchange

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  • Answer: B

17. Which Indian state has secured investment worth Rs 3.53 lakh crore at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos?
A. Karnataka
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Maharashtra

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  • Answer: D

18. With which Indian state government INOX Air Products signed an MoU for a $3 Billion Green Ammonia Plant?
A. Karnataka
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. Tamil Nadu

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  • Answer: B

19. Which organization surpassed the State Bank of India to become the most valuable Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) with a market capitalization of ₹5.8 Lakh Crore?
A. ONGC
B. BHEL
C. LIC
D. IOCL

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  • Answer: C

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Published date : 10 Feb 2024 04:13PM