Weekly Current Affairs (Economy) Bitbank (15-21 January 2022)
1. With which of the following entity the small business lending platform Indifi Technologies has joined hands to provide instant loan to MSME merchants?
A. BharatPe
B. Buy Gold
C. Google Pay
D. PhonePe
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- Answer: C
2. How much the foreign exchange reserves of India stood in the week ended January 07, 2022, as per the Reserve Bank of India data?
A. $637.196 billion
B. $632.736 billion
C. $633.576 billion
D. $634.856 billion
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- Answer: B
3. Which bank has been named as the best private bank in India in the recent Global Private Banking Awards 2021?
A. HDFC bank
B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
C. ICICI Bank
D. state Bank of India
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- Answer: A
4. Which bank was the largest recipient of the UPI transaction amount in the October-December quarter in 2021 as per the data by NPCI?
A. Bank of Baroda
B. State Bank of India
C. Paytm Payments Bank
D. Punjab National Bank
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- Answer: C
5. Which of these strategies was unveiled by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal as a way forward for Startups ecosystem, during the India Digital Summit 2022?
A. SOAR
B. GRAB
C. LEAP
D. EASE
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- Answer: C
6. Which bank was the biggest remitter of the UPI transaction amount in December 2021, as per the data by NPCI?
A. State Bank of India
B. HDFC Bank
C. Bank of Baroda
D. IndusInd Bank
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- Answer: A
7. Which companies have signed an MoU with India INX to launch the first Bitcoin and ETFs at GIFT city?
A. Torus Kling Blockchain IFSC
B. Cosmea Financial Holdings
C. Angel One Limited
D. Both A and B
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- Answer: D
8. Which zone has received the maximum share of complaints under Ombudsman schemes, as per the recent RBI Report?
A. East Zone
B. North Zone
C. South Zone
D. West Zone
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- Answer: B
9. How much global unemployment International Labour Organisation has projected in 2022?
A. 150 million
B. 207 million
C. 200 million
D. 215 million
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- Answer: B
10. Who can set up a Public Charging Station as per Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV)?
A. State Governments
B. DISCOMs
C. Ministry of Power
D. Individuals
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- Answer: D
11. What is the name of the app launched by SEBI on investor education to create awareness about the basic concepts of the securities market?
A. Ekta
B. VeeRta
C. Saarthi
D. Gyaan
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- Answer: C
12. What is the name of the phenomenon that describes record numbers of people leaving their jobs during the Covid pandemic?
A. The Pandemic Brunt
B. Pandemic Quit
C. The Pandemic Resignation
D. The Great Resignation
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- Answer: D