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Current Affairs Question Answer 2024, Current Affairs Quiz Questions 2024

Q. Foreign direct equity invest­ments in India declined by over a fifth (22 percent) to $ 4603 billion in 2022-23 (FY23). The decline is due to -
(I) High inflation across many countries.
(II) Expansionary monetary policy adopted by the central banks of key countries.
(III) Recessionary trends in deve­loped economies.
How many statements given above is/are correct?

1) Only l
2) Only 2
3) Only 3
4) None of the above

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Q. With reference to the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, consider the following statements -
I. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade is responsible for imposing import pro­hibitions or restrictions.
II. Foreign Trade Policy is noti­fied by the Central government in the exercise of powers conferred under the Foreign Contribution Regu­lation Act.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Both I and IINeither I nor II
4) Neither I nor II

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Q. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission?
1) Dr. Manoj Soni
2) Mrs. Smita Nagaraj
3) Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Raj Shukla
4) Mrs. Preeti Sudan

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Q. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) based growth rate of Eight core industries groups in FY 2022- 23 remained at 7.6 percent as compared to 10.4 percent in FY 2021-22. Which of the following industries has registered the highest growth in FY 2022-23?
1) Coal
2) Fertilizers
3) Cement
4) Electricity

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Q. Which of the following states of India does not have a broad gauge railway network?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Sikkim
3) Mizoram
4) Manipur

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is correct about the '100 Days 100 Pays' campaign?
1) Commercial banks will trace and settle the top 100 unclaimed deposits in every district within 100 days
2) 100 beneficiaries of Sche­duled Caste/Schedule Tribes will be paid demand loan upto ₹10000 within 100 days
3) It is related to the recovery of bad debts
4) None of the above

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is incorrect about the recommendations of the Trun Kapur Committee?
1) India should ban the use of diesel-powered four-wheeler vehicles by 2027 in cities with more than a million people and polluted towns
2) By 2030, no city buses should be added which are not electric
3) Diesel buses for city trans­port should not be added from 2024 onwards
4) New registrations of only electric-powered city delivery vehicles should be allowed from 2030

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is incorrect about Ajay Banga, the new President of the World Bank?
1) He took over the charge as the 14th President of the World Bank on June 2, 2023
2) He is the US citizen of Indian origin
3) He is an Indian Citizen
4) The Padma Shri was Award to him by the President of India in 2016

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Q. As per the provisional data released by the NSO IIP based growth rate of industrial pro­duction during the FY 2022-23 is reported as -
1) 5.1%
2) 11.6%
3) 3.4%
4) 12.6%

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Q. India's exports to which of the following regions did not increase during the FY 2022-23?
1) North America
2) Northeast Asia
3) European Union
4) Latin America

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