Practice Current Financial Awareness Questions and Answers

• What was the headline wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation for March?
• Which recent partnership is set to democratize insurance in India through digital distribution?
• Which entity received RBI's 'No Objection Certificate' to establish a wholly owned subsidiary in GIFT City, Gujarat?
• Which of the following fintech firm became the first online bond platform provider to receive a debt brokerage license from SEBI?
• Which entity has approved changes to mutual fund regulations to prevent potential market abuses, including frontrunning?
• FTSE is stock market index of which of the following country?
• Which of the following statements regarding bank guarantees is true?
• Which of the following statements about Asset Management Companies (AMCs) is true?
• Which of the following statements about the Financial Intelligence Unit – India (FIU-IND) is true?
• In the PPF (Public Provident Fund) Scheme the amount gets locked in for a period of 15 years but if one has to withdraw it before the maturity then the mon...
• Which currency did Zimbabwe launch and is backed by gold reserves to address economic instability?
• Which company announced the launch of cobranded credit cards, Pi and Phi, in partnership with ANQ?
• Which is the biggest International Financial Services Centres in the globe?
• What is the primary distinction between factoring and forfaiting?
• The instrument where coupon and principal payments of bonds are converted into separate securities and are separately traded is called:
• The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 came into force on ____________
• In a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), what is the purpose of Viability Gap Funding (VGF)?
• What is the minimum net worth required for a body corporate to be recognized as an Accredited Investor in India?
• Which regulation excludes family trusts set up for benefiting 'relatives' under the Companies Act, 2013, from being considered as AIFs?
• What is the minimum required Net Owned Fund (NOF) for Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) by March 31, 2026?
• The RBI's initiative to enhance digital lending transparency is primarily aimed at:
• Max Life Insurance has picked up a 2.99% stake in  which small finance bank for ₹49.5 crore, valuing the bank ₹1,653 crore?
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned IIFL Securities from onboarding new clients for how much tenure for alleged misuse of client f...
• The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and its arm -- NSE Clearing (NCL) -- has agreed to pay a total of ______ to settle the case pertaining to the February 20...
• Which organization announced Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan as its new National Ambassador?
• Which of the following initiatives is part of India's efforts related to the Blue Economy?
• Which city did American Express open its largest campus worldwide?
• What percentage of India's employment is contributed by Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as per a report by Mckinsey Global Institute (MGI)?
• Which organization has mandated custodian banks to cap intraday risk at 30% of the settlement amount for IPCs in the T+1 settlement regime?
• What milestone did the Indian Bank and Tata Power Solar achieve through their strategic partnership?
• What new financial instrument did Airtel Payments Bank launch in collaboration with NPCI and powered by RuPay?
• What percentage of wage revision has been approved for employees of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), effective from August 2022?
• Which of the following banks launched RuPay smart key chain – Flash Pay for contactless payments?
• Which international body revised India's GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year 2024/25 to 6.8% recently (April 2024)?
• Which program did SBI Life Insurance launch to engage B-School students to innovate in the life insurance sector?
• Which bank was awarded the Best IT Risk Management by the Indian Banks' Association (IBA)?
• Why did SEBI cancel the registration of Karvy Investor Services Ltd. (KISL) as a merchant banker?
• What is the objective of the Bima Sugam – Insurance Electronic Marketplace Regulations, 2024?
• What did the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) approve regarding settlement and market regulations?
• What percentage did Indian startup funding decrease by in 2023 compared to 2022, according to data from Tracxn?