Correct Answer : Option (B) - 8.4%

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Fitch Ratings has slashed India's economic growth forecast in the financial year 2021-22 (FY22) to 8.4% and raised the growth projection to 10.3% for FY23, compared to October 2021 rating projections of 8.7% (FY22) and 10% (FY23).

Correct Answer : Option (A) - An Seyoung

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Indian badminton player PV Sindhu lost to South Korea's "An Seyoung" 21-16, 21-12 in the women’s singles final at the Badminton World Federation(BWF) World Tour Finals 2021 in Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday(05-12-2021).

Correct Answer : Option (A) - PV Sindhu

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Indian Shuttler and 2-time Olympic medalist Pusarla V Sindhu, world’s number 7, won the silver at the 2021 Badminton World Federation(BWF) World Tour Finals, officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Shivalik Small Finance Bank (SSFB)

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Shivalik Small Finance Bank (SSFB) signed a partnership agreement with fintech firm, Indiagold to launch India’s first Loan against Digital Gold. This agreement will enable customers to use their digital gold balance to avail of instant and digital loans up to Rs. 60,000 and also seamlessly access gold loans starting at a monthly interest of just 1%. To provide access to secure and affordable credit to the customers looking for quick liquidity against their gold assets.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Rohit Sharma

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Rohit Sharma has been named as the new captain of the Indian ODI and T20I teams. The All-India Senior Selection Committee announced the same on December 8, 2021. He will be succeeding Virat Kohli, who had announced his decision to step down as the T20 captain in September 2021.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Reserve Bank of India

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The Reserve Bank of India has imposed several restrictions on Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, including restrictions on withdrawals up to Rs. 10,000 for customers. RBI has issued the directions in the exercise of powers vested in it under subsection (1) of Section 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 for six months.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Indian Premier League (IPL)

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As per Google India’s ‘Year in Search 2021’, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has filled the top spot for the trending query overall in 2021. IPL is further followed by CoWIN, ICC T20 World Cup, Tokyo Olympics, and Euro Cup in the overall top trending searches in India. Find the list of top trending searches by Indians in 2021 varying across categories throughout the year.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Pune

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PANEX-21 is a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise. It is to be held for the BIMSTEC countries. The exercise is to be held among the BIMSTEC countries: Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. The main aim of the exercise is to build regional cooperation in responding to natural disasters. It is to be conducted in Pune from December 20 to December 22.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Nilmani Phookan Jr and Damodar Mauzo

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Assamese poet "Nilmani Phookan Jr" won the 56th Jnanpith Award and Konkani novelist "Damodar Mauzo" won the 57th Jnanpith Award. The country’s highest literary award, the Jnanpith is bestowed on writers for “their outstanding contribution to literature”. Jnanpith Award is a literary award presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization to Indian writers every year. This was instituted in 1961 and is given only to Indian writers who write in Indian languages and English.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Ittira Davis

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The Board of Directors of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank appointed Ittira Davis as the MD and CEO of the bank. Davis has been appointed as the MD and CEO for a period of 3 years from the date of approval of the RBI or such other period as may be approved by RBI. Davis was the MD and CEO of Ujjivan Financial Services Limited from July 2018 from where he resigned in 2021.