Weekly Current Affairs (Economy) Bitbank (05-11 February 2022)
1. What was the rate of unemployment recorded in January 2022 based on the data released by the economic think tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy?
A. 6.97%
B. 7.77%
C. 5.47%
D. 6.57%
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- Answer: D
2. What is the projected GDP growth estimate of India in FY21 (2020-21) as per the first revised estimates released by NSO?
A. 7.6%
B. 7.3%
C. 6.6%
D. 6.1%
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- Answer: C
3. How much amount has been granted by the ADB to the Government of India through a sovereign loan in 2021?
A. USD 2.9 billion
B. USD 5.1 billion
C. USD 3.7 billion
D. USD 4.6 billion
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- Answer: D
4. Which bank has won the digital transformation award 'DX 2021 Awards' by the CII?
A. Karnataka Bank
B. Axis Bank
C. ICICI Bank
D. HDFC Bank
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- Answer: A
5. What is the theme of Financial Literacy week 2022 being observed by RBI in 2022?
A. Go Digital, Go Secure
B. Safe, Secure and Transparent
C. Go Digital Transparent
D. Go Secure and Transparent
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- Answer: A
6. What was the rank of the Reserve Bank of India in terms of buying Gold among the world's Central Banks in 2021?
A. 2nd
B. 1st
C. 3rd
D. 5th
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- Answer: A
7. Which country's central bank has launched a five-year plan for financial standardization'?
A. Japan
B. USA
C. India
D. China
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- Answer: D
8. What is the percentage of Women representation of board seats in India in 2021, as per 'Women in the Boardroom report'?
A. 27.1%
B. 4.1%
C. 17.1%
D. 7.1%
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- Answer: C
9. What will be the minimum retention period under the re-introduced Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) for investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) by RBI?
A. 4 years
B. 3 years
C. 5 years
D. 2 years
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- Answer: B