Banking, Finance & Economy Current Affairs Quiz -December 28, 2022
December 28, 2022 December 28, 2022
1. Which Indian state has the highest average monthly agricultural family income?
[A] Meghalaya
[B] Punjab
[C] Haryana
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: A [Meghalaya]
Notes:
According to the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households, Meghalaya tops the Average Monthly income per agricultural household. Meghalaya topped the list of Average Monthly income per agricultural household with an income of Rs. 29,348. Meghalaya is followed by Punjab with an income of Rs. 26,701 and Haryana with an income of Rs. 22,841. This list was released by the 77th Round of the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households. This was conducted by the National Statistical Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation during the agricultural year from July 2018 to June 2019.
2. Which insurance company has partnered with Paytm to offer Paytm Payment Protect Insurance?
[A] Life Insurance Corporation of India
[B] HDFC ERGO General Insurance
[C] ICICI Lombard
[D] General Insurance Company
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Correct Answer: B [HDFC ERGO General Insurance]
Notes:
Paytm and HDFC ERGO launched Paytm Payment Protect Insurance to insure transactions made through UPI. Paytm brand is owned by One97 Communications Limited and it has collaborated with HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited to launch “Paytm Payment Protect Insurance”. This will insure all the transactions are made through the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) across all the platforms include ing apps and wallets.
3. The Ministry of Defense recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which Bank for Defense Pension?
[A] Bandhan Bank
[B] Indian Bank
[C] State Bank of India
[D] Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Correct Answer: A [Bandhan Bank]
Notes:
Bandhan Bank signs Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Defense for Defence Pensioners under SPARSH.SPARSH is known as the System for Pension Administration Raksha, a platform to deal with all defense pensioners’ activities. The MoU was signed by the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Ministry of Defence. SPARSH is a unified system to bring pension services to the doorstep of veterans. This was implemented by the Ministry of Defense on July 2021.
4. Who has launched, a host of new initiatives including the Right to Repair portal in New Delhi recently?
[A] Anurag Thakur
[B] Piyush Goyal
[C] Jitendra Singh
[D] Nitin Gadkari
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Correct Answer: B [Piyush Goyal]
Notes:
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal launched a host of new initiatives, including the right-to-repair portal and an NTH mobile app, and opened new premises of the National Consumer Helpline center in the national capital. A memorandum of understanding was also signed between the Consumer Affairs Department and IIT (BHU), Varanasi as well launched a capacity-building program of consumer commissions.
5. Which of the following departments planned a one-of-a-kind musical event, ‘Dance to Decarbonise,’ at New Delhi’s National Stadium?
[A] Ministry of Petroleum
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[D] Ministry of Environment and Forests
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Petroleum]
Notes:
Dance to Decarbonize event: The Petroleum and Natural Gas ministry is planning a one-day event where renewable energy produced by dance will be utilized to charge electric automobiles as part of a novel effort. The “Dance to Decarbonize” event, which is a lead-up to the India Energy Week set to take place in Bengaluru in February 2022, will take place on December 23 at the National Stadium nearby India Gate in New Delhi.
