May 13 2023 Flashcards

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Significance of May 13

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  1. World Migratory Bird Day is a global event held twice a year on the second Saturday of May and October.
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  1. Export Import Bank of India, commonly known as Exim Bank, plans to raise up to a record __ in financial year 2023-24 (FY24) for extending trade finance and term loans.
  2. EXIM bank is a government owned bank. True/False?
  3. Headquarters
  4. Chairperson and Managing Director
  5. Established in
  6. Objective
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  1. $4 billion
  2. True
  3. Mumbai
  4. Harsha Bangari
  5. 1982
  6. financing, facilitating, and promoting India’s international trade
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Twitter
1. Twitter Parent organization
2. Twitter Founders
3. Twitter Founded
4. Twitter Headquarters
5. CEO

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  1. X Corp
  2. Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, Noah Glass
  3. 21 March 2006, San Francisco, California, United States
  4. San Francisco, California, United States
  5. Linda Yaccarino
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  1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the launch of a special __ campaign to trace and settle unclaimed deposits in every district of the country.
  2. Under the campaign, which will begin on __, banks will trace and settle their top 100 unclaimed deposits in each district.
  3. Definition of Unclaimed Deposits
  4. Banks transfer these amounts to the __ Fund maintained by the RBI.
  5. RBI has also announced the setting up of a centralized __ for the public to search unclaimed deposits across multiple banks.
  6. What is the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund maintained by the RBI?
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  1. 100-day
  2. June 1, 2023
  3. Balances in savings or current accounts that have not been operated for 10 years or term deposits that have not been claimed within 10 years from the date of maturity are classified as unclaimed deposits.
  4. Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA)
  5. web portal
  6. A fund used to promote financial literacy among depositors
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IIP
1. Expand IIP
2. What is IIP?
3. IIP is released monthly by the __, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.
4. The IIP covers __ sectors
5. What are they?
6. The IIP is calculated using the __ formula, which takes a fixed base year and measures changes in quantity relative to that base year.
7. The base year for the IIP is currently __, which means that the index is calculated relative to the volume of production in that year.
8. The IIP is available in __ forms.
9. What are they?
10. For fiscal 2022-23, the growth in IIP works out to be __%, down from 11.4% in the preceding year.
11. March IIP
12. Capital Goods Segment Records a Growth of __
13. Mining Output Rose by __

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  1. Index of Industrial Production
  2. a composite indicator that measures changes in the volume of production of a basket of industrial goods.
  3. National Statistical Office (NSO)
  4. three
  5. mining, manufacturing, and electricity
  6. Laspeyres
  7. 2011-12
  8. three
  9. (1) the overall index, The overall index measures changes in the volume of production of all industries covered by the IIP.
    (2) the sectoral index, The sectoral index measures changes in the volume of production of individual sectors, such as mining, manufacturing, and electricity.
    (3) the use-based index, The use-based index measures changes in the volume of production of goods based on their intended use, such as capital goods, consumer goods, and basic goods.
  10. 5.1
  11. 1.1%
  12. 8.1%
  13. 6.8%
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  1. The (LSEG) has announced its plan to set up a technology __ in Hyderabad, India.
  2. Expand LSEG
  3. __ to set up 3 more data centres with investment of 16000 crores.
  4. __ to set Hyperscale Data Centre with Rs 2,000 cr
  5. __ announced Rs 100 cr laboratory campus in Genome Valley
  6. __ to establish Support Centre in Hyderabad
  7. __ to set up Rs 150 crore Global Capabilities Center
  8. __ to set up Digital Innovation Centre
  9. What does LSEG do?
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  1. centre of excellence
  2. London Stock Exchange Group
  3. Microsoft
  4. Bharti Airtel Group
  5. Eurofins
  6. Inspire Brands
  7. WebPT
  8. Apollo Tyres
  9. Provides financial market infrastructure and data, Operates in 70 countries worldwide, Serves customers in 190 countries, Has over 2,000 issuers across 100 countries
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  1. The fifth edition of the __ will be held from December 1 to 5 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  2. The theme of the event is ‘ __’.
  3. The event is being organized by the __
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  1. Global Ayurveda Festival (Gaf 2023)
  2. Emerging Challenges in Healthcare & A Resurgent Ayurveda
  3. Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA)
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  1. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways honoured the Cochin Port Authority (CPA) with the __ for the best turnaround time in non-container category during 2022-23. The award is in recognition of the ‘excellent performance of the Cochin Port in handling dry bulk and liquid bulk cargo vessels’.
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  1. Sagar Shreshtha Sammaan
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  1. __ Collaborate to Convert Satellite Data into High-Resolution Maps Using AI
  2. IBM CEO
  3. IBM Founders
  4. IBM Headquarters
  5. IBM Founded
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  1. IBM and NASA
  2. Arvind Krishna (6 Apr 2020–)
  3. Herman Hollerith, Thomas J. Watson, Charles Ranlett Flint
  4. Armonk, New York, United States
  5. 16 June 1911
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  1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has joined forces with the (GFIN) to participate in the __.
  2. Expand GFIN
  3. The RBI will be among the __ international regulators taking part in it.
  4. The virtual TechSprint is hosted on the __.
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  1. Greenwashing TechSprint.
  2. Global Financial Innovation Network
  3. 13
  4. Financial Conduct
    Authority’s (FCA) Digital Sandbox
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According to government data released, India’s retail inflation based on the consumer price index decreased to __% in April from 5.66% in the previous month due to lower food and fuel prices.

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4.7

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PM CARES Fund
1. Expand PM CARES Fund
2. Established in
3. It has been registered as a __.
4. Objective
5. Composition
6. Funding
7. Contributions made to the PM CARES Fund are eligible for __% exemption under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
8. Donations to the PM CARES Fund can be considered as part of the __ expenditure under the Companies Act, 2013.
9. The PM CARES Fund has received clearance under the __ , and a separate account has been opened to receive foreign donations.
10. The __, has been utilized to register the trust deed of PM CARES Fund.

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  1. Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund
  2. March 2020
  3. Public Charitable Trust
  4. to carry out and support relief or assistance of any kind about public health emergencies or any other type of emergency, calamity, or distress caused by humans or nature.
  5. The Prime Minister of India is the Chairman of the PM CARES Fund, and the Minister of Defence, Minister of Home Affairs, and Minister of Finance are the ex-officio Trustees of the Fund.
  6. The PM CARES Fund is solely funded by voluntary donations from individuals and organizations and does not receive any financial assistance from the government budget.
  7. 100%
  8. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  9. Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)
  10. Registration Act, of 1908
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The (AIFF) has declared that (1) , the birth anniversary of Indian football legend (2), will be recognized as ‘ (3) ‘.
4. Expand AIFF
5. President
6. Headquarters
7. Formed in

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  1. June 23
  2. Pradip Kumar Banerjee
  3. AIFF Grassroots Day
  4. All India Football Federation
  5. Kalyan Chaubey
  6. Football House in Dwarka, New Delhi
  7. 1937
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