1. Davis Strait, recently seen in the news, is located between which two regions?
Answer: Greenland and Canada.
2. What is the ‘MV Sea Change’, recently seen in news?
Answer: The world’s first commercial passenger ferry powered by 100% hydrogen fuel.
3. Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), recently seen in the news, is under the operational domain of which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Finance.
4. Which two Indian space scientists received the honour at the Global Space Conference from the prestigious organization Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)?
Answer: Prahlad Chandra Agrawal and Anil Bhardwaj.
5. Recently, which state government is organizing special camps to grant Indian citizenship to minority refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh?
Answer: Rajasthan.
6. By when does NITI Aayog intend to grow India’s domestic electronics manufacturing industry to $500 billion?
Answer: 2030.
7. Which bank introduced the ‘Wrestle for Glory’ program as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
Answer: IndusInd bank.
8. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) predicts a median Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 7.0% in fiscal year 2024-25. What is the anticipated median Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same time period?
Answer: 4.5%.
9. According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, overseas Indians deposited around how many billion in non-resident Indian (NRI) deposit schemes in April-May FY25, which is more than four times the amount deposited in similar schemes in the same period previous year?
Answer: $3 billion.
10. As per the report, the Bank of India (BoI) issued 10-year infrastructure bonds at a yield rate of 7.54%, raising Rs 5,000 crore. The issue had a base size of Rs 2,000 crore and a green shoe option of how many crores?
Answer: Rs.3000crore.
