Banking, Finance & Economy Current Affairs Quiz – December 27, 2022
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1. Who is the only player to rank among the top 25 highest-paid female athletes on Forbes’ annual list?
[A] Mary Kom
[B] Saina Nehwal
[C] Hima Das
[D] PV Sindhu
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Correct Answer: D [PV Sindhu]
Notes:
India’s badminton star PV Sindhu is the only player in the top 25 in Forbes’ annual list of the highest-paid female athletes in the world.
2. Which day is Good Governance Day celebrated?
[A] December 24
[B] December 25
[C] December 26
[D] December 27
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Correct Answer: B [December 25]
Notes:
The Good Governance Day is celebrated on December 25 every year, on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to create awareness of accountability in government among the people.
3. Atal Incubation Centre at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has formed partnerships with which of the following organizations for the incubation of emerging technology into commercial products?
[A] Canara Bank
[B] SBI
[C] HDFC
[D] MSMEs
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Correct Answer: D [MSMEs ]
Notes:
Atal Incubation Centre at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) signed agreements with MSMEs for the incubation of newer technologies into commercial products. The incubation agreements are signed specifically for technologies aligned with India’s global commitments of achieving Net Zero (carbon neutrality).2/
4. Which firm has worked with DigiLocker to launch the Android version?
[A] Apple India
[B] Google India
[C] Microsoft India
[D] Dell India
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Correct Answer: B [Google India]
Notes:
Google India has partnered with DigiLocker, to make DigiLocker available on Android phones.DigiLocker was developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. DigiLocker will store all the government IDs and it’s made digital documents as valid documents under the Indian Information Technology Act 2000. Now Google India has announced the partnership to pre-install DigiLocker on Android devices and is authorized to function as the official document.
5. Which year has the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), a UK-based economics firm, forecast that India would become the third-largest economy?
[A] 2037
[B] 2038
[C] 2040
[D] 2043
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Correct Answer: A [2037]
Notes:
The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), which is a UK-based economics consultancy, predicted that India will become the third-largest economy by 2037. 14th edition of the report noted that over the next five years, the annual rate of GDP growth is expected to average 6.4%. After that, the growth is expected to average 6.5% in the subsequent nine years.
