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- What is the rank of India in the WEF Gender Gap Index 2022?
A) 135
B) 140
C) 145
D) 130
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Option A
Explanation:India has been ranked at 135th place in terms of gender parity, as per the annual Gender Gap Report 2022 of the World Economic Forum (WEF). In 2021, India’s rank was 140 among 156 nations.
- Nomura has projected the GDP growth forecast of India at what percent in FY23?
A) 7.5%
B) 6.0%
C) 7.0%
D) 6.5%
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Option C
Explanation: According to Nomura, India’s GDP growth for FY23 is projected at 7.0% and at 5.5% for FY24.
- Name the Indian city and the state which have been named in the TIME magazine’s list of world’s 50 greatest places of 2022?
A) Jaipur and Kerala
B) Dehradun and Himachal Pradesh
C) Kolkata and Gujarat
D) Ahmedabad and Kerala
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Option D
Explanation:Two locations from India, namely the Indian city of Ahmedabad and the Southern state of Kerala, have been featured in TIME magazine’s list of world’s greatest places of 2022.
- Who is the author of the book “The McMahon line: A century of discord”?
A) General Nirmal Chander Vij
B) General JJ Singh
C) General Vijay Kumar Singh
D) General Manoj Mukund Naravane
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Option B
Explanation:The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, recently released a book titled “The McMahon line: A century of discord”. The book has been authored by General JJ Singh (Retd), the former Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and former Chief of Army Staff (CoAS).
- Arjun Babuta was in news recently for winning gold medal for India. He is associated with which sports?
A) Shooting
B) Archery
C) Wrestling
D) Snookers
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Option A
Explanation:Indian shooter Arjun Babuta beat Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Lucas Kozeniesky of USA, 17-9, in men’s 10m air rifle event to win maiden gold medal for the country in the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Changwon, South Korea.
- PM Modi has inaugurated the Deoghar Airport in which state recently?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Jharkhand
D) Odisha
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Option C
Explanation:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand on July 12, 2022, in the presence of Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
- What is the projected GDP growth rate of Indian economy in 2023, as per Nomura?
A) 4.9%
B) 6.7%
C) 5.1%
D) 4.7%
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Option D
Explanation:Nomura has revised downwards, the GDP growth forecast for India in 2023 to 4.7%. Earlier this rate was 5.4%.
- Jyothi Surekha Vennam has won gold medal for India in which sports at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham?
A) Archery
B) Sprinting
C) Shooting
D) Wrestling
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Option A
Explanation:The duo of Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma won bronze medal in Mixed team compound event, to win the first medal for the country at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, USA.
- RBI has approved the appointment of Meena Hemchandra as the part-time Chairman of which bank?
A) DBS Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) Karur Vysya Bank
D) Airtel Payments Bank
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Option C
Explanation:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of former RBI executive Meena Hemchandra as non-executive independent (part-time) Chairman of the private sector lender Karur Vysya Bank for three years.
- Avdhash Kaushal, who passed away recently, was a noted ______ by profession
A) Author
B) Politician
C) Cricket player
D) Social Worker
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Option D
Explanation:Padma Shri winning noted social worker Avdhash Kaushal passed away recently following a prolonged illness. He was 87.
- Which country has topped the Gender Gap Index 2022 released by WEF?
A) Noway
B) Iceland
C) Singapore
D) Greece
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Option B
Explanation:Iceland has retained its position as the world’s most gender-equal country, among 146 nations on the index.
- The Government of India has established the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in which region of Haryana recently?
A) Panchkula
B) Rohtak
C) Gurugram
D) Hisar
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Option A
Explanation:Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) at Panchkula in Haryana, in the presence of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
