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CA Adda247 January-2024
CA Adda247 January-2024
Q3. What does DIPAM stand or in the context o Q13. Which sector received a significant share o
disinvestment in India? gross inward FDI equity flows in October
Ans: Department o Investment and Public 2023?
Asset Management Ans: Manuacturing, retail, and wholesale
trade
Q4. What does CCEA stand or in the approval
process o govt plans? Q14. Which bank is exclusively authorized to
issue and encash electoral bonds?
Ans: Cabinet Committee on Economic
Ans: State Bank o India (SBI)
Aairs
Q15. How is the Mudra loan portolio strategically
Q5. What was considered a bulk deposit across
diversified across sectors?
all UCBs beore the revision?
Ans: Balance across retail trade, services,
Ans: ₹15 lakh and above
and manuacturing
Q6. What was the total amount o Goods and
Q16. What is the primary objective o Murty
Services Tax (GST) collections in December
Trust's Maitri Initiative?
2023?
Ans: To enhance animal welare, specifically
Ans: ₹1,64,882 crore
in community cat sterilization
Q7. What is the average Gross GST collection
Q17. What is the revised return on the Sukanya
reported or the first nine months o the Samriddhi Account Scheme (SSAS) or the
current fiscal year? first quarter o 2024?
Ans: ₹1,66-lakh crore Ans: 8.2%
Q8. Which countries are set to join BRICS,
doubling its membership?
Ans: Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, Ethiopia, and
Egypt
Q9. What is AFA validation in the context o CoFT
requirements?
Ans: Additional Factor o Authentication
Q10. When is the next sherpa meeting or BRICS
scheduled?
Ans: January 30
Q41. What is the main ocus o the XPoSat Q51. Which house has the power to initiate and
mission? pass a money bill in the Indian Parliament?
Ans: Exploring polarimetry in X-rays Ans: Lok Sabha
Q42. According to Ind-Ra, what is the expected Q52. Who launched the tur dal procurement
impact o a 1% increase in real wages on portal or armers?
GDP growth? Ans: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Ans: 1.12%
Q53. How will armers receive payment or tur dal
Q43. What does the recent upgrade o PNB sales through the portal?
Housing Finance's NCD ratings by India
Ans: Direct Benefit Transer (DBT)
Ratings signiy?
Ans: Improved asset quality and reduced Q54. Who signed the contracts or the
credit cost. procurement o 697 Bogie Open Military
Wagons (BOM) and 56 Mechanical Minefield
Q44. Which benchmark rate is used in
determining the interest rates or the two Marking Equipment (MMME) Mark II?
tenures o SBI's recent $1 billion undraise? Ans: Ministry o Deence
Ans: Secured Overnight Financing Rate Q55. Which company will produce the 697 Bogie
(SOFR) Open Military (BOM) Wagons as per the
Q45. What is the projected GDP growth in India signed contracts?
and several emerging markets in the Asia Ans: M/s Jupiter Wagons Limited
Pacific region or the year 2024, according to
Q56. Who presents Prerana: An Experiential
Fitch Ratings?
Learning program?
Ans: 5%
Ans: Ministry o Education
Q46. What percentage o total FPI buying in
December was directed towards high- Q57. Where does the week-long residential
weightage financials? program, Prerana, take place?
Ans: 44.10% Ans: Vadnagar, Gujarat
Q59. What is the commitment made in the Q69. Who upgraded India's GDP growth estimate
bilateral agreement signed during the 7th or FY'24, and by how much?
Nepal-India Joint Commission Meeting? Ans: Ind-Ra, 6.7%
Ans: 10,000 MW o power export over the Q70. Who unveiled Tamil Nadu's Vision 2030 or
next 10 years a $1 trillion economy, during the Global
Q60. Who is leading the PRITHVI scheme? Investors Meet in Chennai?
Ans: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ans: MK Stalin
Q61. Who is serving as the Chie Guest at the Q71. What is the Gross Non-Perorming Assets
grand inauguration o the International (GNPA) ratio o Scheduled Commercial
Purple Fest – Goa 2024? Banks (SCBs) in September 2023?
Ans: Dr. Pramod Sawant Ans: 3.2%
Q62. Who implemented the recent change in Q72. According to Ind-Ra, what is the expected
stumping rules under the Decision Review impact o a 1% increase in real wages on
System (DRS)? GDP growth?
Ans: ICC Ans: 1.12%
Q73. What entity serves as the ex-oficio
Q63. Who executed the laying o the undersea
chairman o the Financial Stability and
cables or the internet connectivity project
Development Council (FSDC)?
in Lakshadweep?
Ans: Finance Minister
Ans: BSNL
Q74. What is the significance o the historical
Q64. Which coral atoll is known or its pristine
highs o the capital-to-risk-weighted assets
coral rees and clear blue lagoons in
ratio (CRAR) and common equity tier 1
Lakshadweep?
(CET1) ratio or scheduled commercial
Ans: Bangaram
banks (SCBs) in March 2023?
Q65. What does a HSBC India Purchasing Ans: Improved financial strength and
Managers' Index (PMI) o 54.9 in December resilience
signiy?
Q75. According to the Financial Stability Report,
Ans: Expansion
what contributes to the ongoing credit and
Q66. Which is the traditional dance orm o investment cycle, brightening the prospects
Lakshadweep? o the Indian economy?
Ans: Lava Dance Ans: Robust financial system and healthy
balance sheets
Q67. What is the per capita income o Delhi in the
current fiscal year, surpassing the national Q76. Who recently signed a our-year media
average by 158%? rights deal with Viacom18?
Ans: Rs 4,44,768 Ans: International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Q79. Who recently approved the acquisition o up Q86. Who inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Global
Trade Show in Gandhinagar?
to 10% stake in a National Housing Bank-
Ans: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
promoted company or residential
mortgage-backed securities? Q87. According to Ind-Ra, what is the expected
Ans: Lie Insurance Corporation o India impact o a 1% increase in real wages on
(LIC) GDP growth?
Ans: 1.12%
Q80. Which LIC subsidiary has been operating in
Q88. Who collaborated with NPCI to launch the
the housing finance sector since 1989 and is
'Samman RuPay Credit Card' or government
listed on the NSE and BSE? employees?
Ans: LIC Housing Finance Ltd Ans: IndusInd Bank
Q81. Who received approval rom the Reserve Q89. Who is Gabriel Attal?
Bank o India (RBI) to establish a finance Ans: The youngest Prime Minister in the
company at GIFT City? history o the Fith Republic
Ans: Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Q90. What does HTML stand or in the context o
Q82. What is the total value o the investment web development?
agreements signed by the Gujarat Ans: Hyper Text Markup Language
government ahead o the Vibrant Gujarat Q91. Who launched the "Ramlala Darshan"
Global Summit? scheme?
Ans: $86.07 billion Ans: Chhattisgarh Chie Minister Vishnu Deo
Sai
Q92. Where is the Atpadi Conservation Reserve
located?
Ans: Sangli, Maharashtra
Q93. The acronym "NABARD" stands or:
Ans: National Bank or Agriculture and
Rural Development
Q94. By how much is the global unemployment
rate expected to rise in 2024, according to
the ILO?
Ans: 0.1%
Q102. Which group o countries currently shares Q111. By when does India aim to become the third-
the top spot in the Henley Passport Index, largest economy, reaching a GDP o over $5
with visa-ree access to 194 destinations? trillion?
Ans: 2027-28
Ans: France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Singapore, and Spain Q112. What is the total value o the investment
agreements signed by the Gujarat
Q103. What does the abbreviation 'CRR' represent
government ahead o the Vibrant Gujarat
in the context o Indian banking? Global Summit?
Ans: Cash Reserve Ratio Ans: $86.07 billion
Q104. How many countries can Indian passport Q113. Who conducted airstrikes on Huthi rebels in
holders access visa-ree in 2024? Yemen?
Ans: 62 Ans: United States and Britain
Q125. Who unveiled the Green Fuels Alliance India Q135. Who conducted the joint exercise 'Sahyog
(GFAI) at GIM 2024? Kaijin' o the coast o Chennai?
Ans: Denmark Ans: Indian and Japanese Coast Guards
Q257. Who participated in the 'Desert Knight' air Q264. Who has been designated as the nodal
exercise held on January 23, 2024? agency or the Pradhan Mantri Suryoday
Ans: India, France, and the United Arab Yojana?
Emirates (UAE) Ans: REC Ltd
Q258. Which state was the first in India to Q265. Who released guidelines on the ethical use
undertake a comprehensive caste o Large Multi-Modal Models (LMM) in
enumeration beore Andhra Pradesh? healthcare?
Ans: Bihar Ans: WHO
Q266. Who recently obtained the payment
Q259. What is the annual rate o people escaping
aggregator license rom the Reserve Bank o
multidimensional poverty, as mentioned by
India (RBI)?
NITI Aayog?
Ans: Zomato Payments Private Limited
Ans: 2.75 crore
Q267. Zomato terminated its co-branded credit
Q260. How many DISCOMs secured the A+ rating in
card partnership with which bank in May
the latest Consumer Service Rating o
last year?
Discoms (CSRD) report?
Ans: ICICI Bank
Ans: Four
Q268. Who has received approval rom RBI to
Q261. What is ICRA's revised estimate or bank
acquire a 9.99% stake in HDFC Bank?
credit growth in FY24? Ans: LIC
Ans: 14.9-15.3%
Q269. Who recently assumed the role o Director
Q262. Who signed the green ammonia supply General Naval Operations (DGNO)?
agreement on behal o ACME Group and IHI Ans: Vice Admiral AN Pramod
Corporation?
Q270. What is the constitutional basis or the
Ans: Manoj Upadhyay and Hiroshi Ide
Indian government's annual financial
statement, commonly known as the budget?
Ans: Article 112
Q271. How much unding has been allocated or
the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme or
Coal Gasification Projects?
Ans: Rs 8,500 crores
Q272. Who recently became the oldest player to
claim the No. 1 spot in the men's doubles
rankings?
Ans: Rohan Bopanna
Q295. Who has been re-elected or a ourth term as Q302. With which country's gas company has GAIL
President o Comoros? recently entered into a long-term LNG
Ans: Azali Assoumani contract to procure 0.5 million tonnes
annually or a decade?
Q296. How many consecutive months has India's Ans: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
headline retail inflation remained above the
Q303. Which ministry's tableau secured the first
Reserve Bank o India's medium-term target
prize at the Republic Day Parade 2024?
o 4%?
Ans: Ministry o Culture
Ans: 51 months
Q304. Which film secured the highest number o
Q297. Who is Bhutan's current prime minister?
nominations at the 96th annual Academy
Ans: Tshering Tobgay
Awards?
Q298. Who recently finalized a 15-year LNG Sale Ans: Oppenheimer
and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Q305. What is the total number o Snow leopards
Excelerate Energy or supplying LNG to reported in the Snow Leopard Population
Bangladesh? Assessment in India (SPAI) Program?
Ans: QatarEnergy Ans: 718
Q299. How many interim budgets will have been
presented by the time o the Union Budget in
2024?
Ans: 15