31. Which of the following bank has announced the completion of a $1 billion syndicated social loan facility?
1. ICICI Bank
2. HDFC Bank
3. Indian Bank
4. IDFC First Bank
5. State Bank of India
Option “5” is correct. The State Bank of India (SBI) announced the completion of a $1 billion syndicated social loan facility. It is the largest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) loan by a commercial bank in the Asia Pacific and the second-largest social loan globally, the bank said.
32. Aishwarya Babu has been banned by the National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA) disciplinary panel for four years for using a prohibited anabolic steroid. Aishwarya Babu is associated with which sport?
1. Long Jump
2. Shot Put
3. Triple Jump
4. Hurdling
5. Discus Throw
Option “3” is correct. India’s top triple-jumper Aishwarya Babu has been banned by the National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA) disciplinary panel for four years for using a prohibited anabolic steroid.
33. The Reserve Bank of India imposed a Rs 5,000 cap on withdrawals by individual customers from Musiri Urban Co-operative Bank as part of several restrictions slapped on the lender due to its deteriorating financial condition. Musiri Urban Co-operative Bank is based in which state?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Karnataka
5. Jharkhand
Option “3” is correct. The Reserve Bank of India imposed a Rs 5,000 cap on withdrawals by individual customers from Tamil Nadu-based Musiri Urban Co-operative Bank. The restrictions on the lender will remain in force for six months from the close of business on March 3 and are subject to review, the RBI said in a statement.
34. India signed a Framework Mechanism for Mutual Recognition of Qualifications to help ease the mobility of students and professionals with which nation recently?
1. South Africa
2. Australia
3. USA
4. Canada
5. United Kingdom
Option “2” is correct. India and Australia signed a Framework Mechanism for Mutual Recognition of Qualifications that will help ease the mobility of students and professionals between the two countries. While the two countries will recognize the degrees, professional registrations of engineering, medicine, and law pass-outs will remain outside the framework’s ambit.
35. ‘World’s first’ bamboo crash barrier installed on ____________highway.
1. Delhi
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Maharashtra
4. Jammu & Kashmir
5. Assam
Option “3” is correct. The world’s first 200-meter-long bamboo crash barrier has been installed on a highway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in Maharashtra.
36. The 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas is organized across India based on the theme “Jan Aushadhi—Sasti bhi Acchi bhi”. On which date does India celebrate Janaushadhi Diwas?
1. 7th March
2. 4th March
3. 5th March
4. 3rd March
5. 6th March
Option “1” is correct. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in collaboration with the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas is celebrated on 7th March 2023 under the theme “Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi”.
37. As per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate slows to how much percent for the second straight quarter in the October-December period?
1. 6.3%
2. 5.5%
3. 3.2%
4. 7.8%
5. 4.4%
Option “5” is correct. India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate fell for the second straight quarter in the October-December period, coming in at 4.4 percent, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said.
38. After months of intensive talks, the United Kingdom and European Union have unveiled an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol, called the Windsor Framework. What is the currency of the United Kingdom?
1. Pound Sterling
2. Dollar
3. Euro
4. Yuan
5. Lira
Option “1” is correct. The pound/Sterling is the currency of the United Kingdom.
39. ________edition of the annual Raisina Dialogue, the flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-strategy, begins in New Delhi.
1. 8th
2. 2nd
3. 5th
4. 11th
5. 10th
Option “1” is correct. The eighth edition of the annual Raisina Dialogue, the flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-strategy, begins in New Delhi. The annual Raisina Dialogue will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
40. RBI launches _________surveys to gather ‘Useful Inputs’ for the central bank’s bi-monthly monetary policy.
1. Two
2. Five
3. Three
4. Four
5. Six
Option “1” is correct. The Reserve Bank of India launched two key surveys, the results of which provide “useful inputs” for the central bank’s bi-monthly monetary policy. One of the surveys is to know the inflation expectations of households and the other is to gauge consumer confidence.
