1. Which of the following organizations created India’s first auto ETF?
[A] DSP Mutual Fund
[B] UTI Asset Management
[C] Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited
[D] Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management
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Correct Answer: D [Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management]
Notes:
Recently The Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited (NAM India) which is the asset manager of Nippon India Mutual Fund (NIMF) launched Nippon India Nifty Auto ETF.
2. Who has been appointed as head of a 7-member committee set up by SEBI for Leveraging Regulatory and Technology Solutions (ALeRTS)?
[A] Smriti Mandhana
[B] Sambit Patra
[C] Ajay Bhushan Pandey
[D] Madhabi Puri
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Correct Answer: D [Madhabi Puri]
Notes:
Madhabi Puri Buch was appointed to lead a SEBI-created 7-member group for Leveraging Regulatory and Technology Solutions (ALeRTS) in order to develop appropriate technology solutions for the early detection of market abnormalities.
3. Which Indian state has the highest number of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) owned by Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] UP
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: A [Maharashtra]
Notes:
Maharashtra has topped India’s list in the number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) owned by entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes with as many as 96,805 enterprises .
4. How much money has the government approved for the textile sector under the PLI Scheme?
[A] Rs 10,683 crore
[B] Rs 9,683 crore
[C] Rs 12,683 crore
[D] Rs 11,683 crore
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Correct Answer: A [Rs 10,683 crore]
Notes:
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles for a budgetary outlay of Rs 10,683 crore to boost domestic manufacturing of man-made fibres (MMF), garments, and technical textiles.
5. Which corporation recently made its entry into the non-fuel retailing industry by opening a retail store under the HaPpyShop brand?
[A] Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL)
[B] Bharat Petroleum
[C] ONGC
[D] Indian Oil
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Correct Answer: A [Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL)]
Notes:
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) has marked its foray into the non-fuel retailing sector by inaugurating its Retail Store under the brand name HaPpyShop.
6. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade will organize ‘Startup India Innovation Week’ for the first time by _______ January 2022.
[A] 12-19
[B] 11-17
[C] 10-16
[D] 13-20
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Correct Answer: C [ 10-16]
Notes:
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry have decided to organize a week-long virtual innovation celebration called ‘Startup India Innovation Week’ to showcase the spread and depth of entrepreneurship across India.
7. Stellapps Digital Networks has partnered with which bank to promote digital culture in the dairy industry?
[A] State Bank of India
[B] DBS Bank India
[C] Bank of Maharashtra
[D] Bank of Baroda
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Correct Answer: B [DBS Bank India]
Notes:
The DBS Bank India has partnered with Stellapps Digital Networks. They have partnered to promote digital culture in the Dairy sector.
8. With which university has Agro-chemicals company Insecticides (India) Limited (IIL)’s arm named IIL Foundation partnered for dissemination of the advance Agri-extension activities and farmer awareness activities?
[A] ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
[B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology (SVPUAT)
[C] Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
[D] Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur
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Correct Answer: 0 [No Answer was given]
Notes:
Agrochemicals company Insecticides (India) Limited (IIL)’s arm named IIL Foundation has partnered with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology (SVPUAT), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
9. India’s 1st 100% women-owned FLO (FICCI Ladies Organization) Industrial Park was inaugurated in which city?
[A] Gandhinagar
[B] Mumbai
[C] Chennai
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: D [Hyderabad]
Notes:
India‘s first fully owned by women industrial park opened its doors in Hyderabad. The park, that is promoted by the FICCI Ladies Organization – FLO in collaboration with the State government, consists of 25 units which represent 16 different sectors of green category, and all of them are owned and controlled completely by women.
10. Which consumer products company’s plant has been designated by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution Lighthouse’?
[A] Dabur
[B] Nestle India
[C] Hindustan Unilever
[D] Patanjali
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Correct Answer: C [Hindustan Unilever]
Notes:
Hindustan Unilever’s Dapada plant in Dadar Nagar Haveli has become the first Consumer goods factory to be recognized as an ‘Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution Lighthouse’ by World Economic Forum.
