1. What is the average GDP growth rate expected by CRISIL for India between FY24 and FY31?
Answer: 6.7%.
2. What is the primary focus of Geert Wilders’ political agenda following his victory in the Dutch elections?
Answer: Immigration and asylum policies.
3. What is the primary focus of research in evolutionary bio-demography?
Answer: Unraveling altruistic social behavior.
4. In which regions are populations ageing at the fastest rate globally?
Answer: Europe and East Asia.
5. What does the term “demographic dividend” refer to?
Answer: A period of economic advantage.
6. How many touch-points have been deployed under the PIDF scheme as of August 2023?
Answer: 2.66 crore.
7. What is the name of the international agreement that India signed with NASA to partner with other nations on space exploration?
Answer: Artemis Accords.
8. Which government agency has approved the merger of IDFC and IDFC First Bank?
Answer: Competition Commission of India (CCI).
9. What was India’s Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in 2022?
Answer: 6.19 million.
10. What recent beneficiaries have been included in the extended PIDF scheme?
Answer: PM Vishwakarma scheme.
