Practice BeePedia – Current Affairs Questions and Answers

• Which digital insurance platform, set for launch by IRDAI, is part of the Bima Trinity initiative?
• How many entities did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) add to its Alert List of unauthorised forex trading firms in October 2024?
• Which Indian city hosted the sixth India-Singapore Defence Ministerial Dialogue in 2024?
• India renewed its agreement with Pakistan in October 2024 to maintain access to which Sikh pilgrimage site?
• What is the total capacity of renewable energy projects to be developed in Rajasthan as part of the ₹3 trillion agreement signed with the UAE?
• The IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) in October 2024 projected India’s growth rate for FY 2025-26 at what percentage?
• Which instrument represents the ownership of a company in the capital market?
• Who has assumed the presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for the term 2024-2026?
• What is the minimum total liquid asset requirement for deposit-taking HFCs by January 01, 2025, as stated by RBI?
• Who will chair the RBI’s 10-member ’Expert Committee on Benchmarking of its Statistics'?
• How many PM MITRA Parks have been approved by the government, and what is the total outlay over seven years?
• Nagaland became the first Indian state to implement which type of insurance scheme?
• Which committee member was formerly the Chairman of the National Statistical Commission?
• Who was ranked as the top central banker globally for the second consecutive year by Global Finance magazine in 2024?
• What is the prize amount for the best all woman team in the HaRBInger 2024 hackathon?
• Which state received the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Q1 FY25?
• The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Chowgule & Company Pvt. Ltd. to procure which type of vehicle for the Indian Coast Guard?
• Who were the three new external members appointed to the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)?
• Which sectors contributed to the first contraction of India’s core sector output in 42 months in August 2024?
• What was the growth rate of India’s core sector in July 2024?
• By how much did India's trade deficit increase in Q1 FY25 compared to Q1 FY24?
• Which mission launched by India aims to boost cruise tourism by 2029?
• India aims to reach net-zero emissions by which year?
• Adani Group’s hydrogen blending project is based in which Indian city?
• How much of India's power is currently sourced from coal?
• What was the fiscal deficit target as a percentage of GDP for FY25 set by the Indian government?
• How many international cruise terminals are planned under the Cruise Bharat Mission by Phase-3?
• What was the focus of the 2024 Kautilya Economic Conclave?
• Which of the following frameworks offers greater flexibility for passively managed mutual fund schemes?
• What was the annual increase in UPI transaction volume as of September 2024?
• What is the tenor of the foreign currency term loan that PFC secured?
• Which payment mechanism did SEBI introduce for secondary market trading?
• Which type of payment transaction in India experienced a 5% decrease in volume in September 2024?
• Which organization manages the Bharat Bill Payment System?
• SEBI simplified regulations for which two roles to encourage registration?
• The Insider Trading Regulations amendment by SEBI included changes to which of the following definitions?
• What was the approximate value of total UPI transactions processed in September 2024?
• In which year was the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) initially launched?
• What was the increase in Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) transaction value year-on-year in September 2024?
• What is the primary purpose of the Unified Genomic Chip introduced for cattle?