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- In the latest SBI Ecowrap report, what is the projected GDP growth rate of India in FY22?
A) 9.7%
B) 9.1%
C) 9.5%
D) 9.3%
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Option C
Explanation: In the report, SBI researchers have revised upwards the real GDP of India to around 9.5 percent in 2021-22 (FY22) on a year-on-year (YoY).
- Which day is marked as World Hindi Day globally every year?
A) January 10
B) January 04
C) January 06
D) January 09
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Option A
Explanation: The World Hindi Day is celebrated on January 10 since 2006 to promote the language at the global stage.
- What is the latest value of foreign currency reserves of India as per the data by RBI?
A) $621.581 billion
B) $639.405 billion
C) $642.453 billion
D) $633.614 billion
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Option D
Explanation: As per the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, the foreign currency reserves of India declined by $1.466 billion to $633.614 billion, in the last week of 2021, ended December 31, 2021.
- James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been recently successfully deployed by which space agency into the space?
A) Roscosmos
B) ISRO
C) NASA
D) JAXA
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Option C
Explanation: The NASA team successfully completed the deployment of 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror panel of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on January 08, 2022.
- Centre has recently extended the tenure of whom as the interim Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) till March 05, 2022?
A) Sudhaker Shukla
B) Navrang Saini
C) Mukulita Vijayawargiya
D) M. S. Sahoo
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Option B
Explanation: The Centre has extended the tenure of Navrang Saini as interim Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for three more months till March 05, 2022.
- Name the Indian company which has recently acquired controlling stake in Mandarin Oriental New York five star hotel?
A) Reliance Industries
B) Tata Group
C) Larsen and Toubro
D) ITC Limited
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Option A
Explanation: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced the acquisition of controlling stake in Mandarin Oriental New York, a premium luxury hotel in midtown Manhattan.
- When is the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day) celebrated in India?
A) 08 January
B) Second Sunday of January
C) 10 January
D) 09 January
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Option D
Explanation: The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)/(Non-Resident Indian Day) is observed by the Republic of India on 09 January to mark the favors and contributions made by Non Resident Indians towards the welfare and development of the nation
- PM Modi has declared which of these days to be observed as Veer Baal Diwas annually from 2022?
A) 21 January
B) 26 December
C) 20 November
D) 10 February
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Option B
Explanation: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has declared that starting from the year 2022, December 26 will be observed as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ every year.
- The first-ever Startup India Innovation Week is planned to be held from January 10 to 16, 2022. The week-long innovation celebration is being organized by __________
A) DRDO
B) Niti Aayog
C) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
D) Department of Science and Technology
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Option C
Explanation: The first-ever Startup India Innovation Week is planned to be held from January 10 to 16, 2022 through virtual platform, as a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate the 75th year of India’s independence. The week-long innovation celebration is being organized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- Who is the author of the book Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India?
A) Ravish Kumar
B) Shakuntala Rao
C) Rajdeep Sardesai
D) Dhirendra K. Jha
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Option D
Explanation: A new book titled Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India, has been released on January 04, 2022.The book has been authored by a Delhi-based journalist Dhirendra K. Jha under Vintage Books publication.
