Q1.As per the recent NSO data, what is India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the July-September quarter of 2022-23?
[A] 6.1 %[B] 6.3 %
[C] 6.5 %
[D] 7.2 %
B – Explanation:
- As per provisional estimates released by National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the July-September quarter (Q2) of the financial year 2022-23 slowed to 6.3 per cent.
The GDP saw a growth of 13.5 per cent in the preceding April-June quarter of 2022-23. It was cut down mainly by the poor performance of manufacturing and mining sectors.
Q2.India-US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas-2022’ is held in which Indian state?
[A] Goa[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Sikkim
C – Explanation:
- The 18th edition of the India-US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is being held in Uttarakhand.
The military exercise is conducted annually between India and the US. As the exercise is held about 100 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC), China said it was opposed to the military exercise.
Q3.As per recent data, what is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in India during 2018-20?
[A] 130 per lakh live births[B] 101 per lakh live births
[C] 97 per lakh live births
[D] 85 per lakh live births
C – Explanation:
- As per the Special Bulletin released by the Registrar General of India, India has witnessed a significant decline in the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20.
The figure was at130 per lakh live births in 2014-16. With this, India accomplished the National Health Policy target for MMR of less than 100 per lakh live births. The SDG target is 70 per lakh live births by 2030.
Q4.As per the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief, what is the expected Remittance flows to India in 2022-23?
[A] USD 50 billion[B] USD 100 billion
[C] USD 150 billion
[D] USD 200 billion
B – Explanation:
- The World Bank recently released its flagship report titled ‘Migration and Development Brief’.
As per the report, Remittance flows to India will rise 12% to reach USD 100 billion this year. Remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) grew by an estimated 5% to USD 626 billion in 2022.
Q5.Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between India and which country is set to enter into force from December 2022?
[A] UAE[B] Australia
[C] France
[D] Sri Lanka
B – Explanation:
- The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) will enter into force on 29th December, 2022.
The India-Australia ECTA will enhance bilateral trade in goods and services and create new employment opportunities. Under the agreement, duties on 100 percent tariff lines are to be eliminated by Australia.
Q6.Which institution has been named as ‘G20 Science working group’s secretariat’?
[A] IIT Madras[B] IIT Bombay
[C] IIT Delhi
[D] IISc Bengaluru
D – Explanation:
- The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has been named as the secretariat for Science 20 (S20), one of the G20’s groupings.
The G20 is being presided over by India and the theme of the S20 in 2023 is ‘Disruptive Science for Innovative and Sustainable Development’. Discussions will take place throughout the year in various regions of India.
Q7. India signed USD 125 million loan deal with which institution to improve urban services in Tamil Nadu?
[A] ADB[B] AIIB
[C] World Bank
[D] WEF
A – Explanation:
- The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a USD 125 million loan to improve urban services in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Program seeks to develop climate-resilient sewage collection and treatment, and drainage and water supply systems in three cities in the state. This is the third and the last tranche of the USD 500 million multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) for the Program approved by ADB in 2018.
Q8.Which Union Ministry has been approved as the nodal ministry for matters relating to online gaming?
[A] Ministry of Electronics and IT[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs
A – Explanation:
- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has been appointed as the nodal ministry for matters relating to online gaming with monetary risks.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has been tasked with regulating esports (video games not involving money). India’s gaming market is currently estimated at USD 2.6 billion and expected to be worth USD 8.6 billion by 2027.
Q9. What is the name of the digital project funded by Google to map the language diversity of India?
[A] Project Bharat[B] Project Vaani
[C] Project Echo
[D] Project Inimai
B – Explanation:
- The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), ARTPARK (AI and Robotics Technology Park) and Google have partnered together for ‘Project Vaani’ Initiative.
The digital project aims to map the language diversity of India by collecting speech sets of about a million people across 773 districts. The project aims to record over 150,000 hours of speech, part of which will be transcribed in local scripts. The goal is to boost development of automatic speech recognition, speech to speech translation and natural language understanding.
Q10.‘Daksh’ is the payments fraud reporting module maintained by which institution?
[A] SEBI[B] NITI Aayog
[C] RBI
[D] SBI
C – Explanation:
- Daksh is the advanced supervisory management system maintained by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
RBI recently announced that it is migrating the payments fraud reporting module to Daksh on January 1, 2023. The move aims to streamline reporting, enhance efficiency and automate the payments fraud management process.