Practice Current Financial Awareness Questions and Answers

• 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?
• As per the Economic Survey 2023-24, what was the primary focus of India's economic response to the pandemic?
• Where is the joint military exercise 'Desert Cyclone 2024' between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) taking place?
• When is World Braille Day annually observed?
• Who is the new President of the European Investment Bank, taking office on January 1?
• Which of the following states were the top five contributors to ombudsman complaints during 2022-23, and which were the lowest contributors?
• When does the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) plan to implement a T+0 (same day) settlement cycle for the cash segment on an optional basis, ...
• The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) recently approved the transfer of ownership of Jet Airways to which consortium, upholding the National ...
• Cisco has signed an agreement with the Karnataka government to train 40,000 people in cybersecurity skills and awareness. According to the memorandum of un...
• Which entity has approved changes to mutual fund regulations to prevent potential market abuses, including frontrunning?
• The RBI revised its instructions on Bulk Deposits for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) in January 2024. Under this revision, what is the minimum amount cons...
• According to the RBI's revised instructions on Unclaimed Deposits, what is the time limit after which the amount must be transferred to the Depositor Educa...
• What is the investment limit for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in government securities (Gsecs) as announced by the RBI for the fiscal year 2024-25?
• Which initiative did IndoSpace launch to become the largest Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) in India’s industrial and logistics sector?
• Who was appointed as the first woman Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 2024?
• Which company announced the launch of cobranded credit cards, Pi and Phi, in partnership with ANQ?
• What was the projected GDP growth rate for India in FY25 according to India Ratings and Research?
• According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), what percentage of the global workforce is exposed to climate related risks?
• What was the outcome of the G7 summit regarding coalfired power plants?
• What was the value of India's outward FDI commitments in March 2024 according to RBI data?
• Who has been honoured with the M.S. Swaminathan Award for significant contributions in the field of agronomy?