Current affairs on business associate-April 5, 2024
Questions
- What has caused Brent crude to rise to $91?
- Who mentioned the macro headwinds for India due to rising oil prices?
- What are the two headwinds impacting equity markets according to V K Vijayakumar?
- When is the US jobs data expected to be released?
- What is India’s GDP growth projection for 2024-25?
- What is the forecast for India’s inflation for 2024-25?
- Who announced India’s GDP growth and inflation forecast?
- Why did X users start losing followers on Friday?
- What action did Elon Musk’s social media platform take against bots?
- What did the RBI decide regarding the key policy rate?
- At what percentage was the key policy rate left unchanged?
- How many times has the RBI left the policy rate unchanged consecutively?
- What were the rates for SDF and the Bank Rate set at?
- By how much did EV sales in South Korea fall in the first quarter?
- How much did gasoline hybrid model sales increase in South Korea during the same period?
- What was LG Electronics’ operating profit for the first quarter of this year?
- By what percentage did LG Electronics’ operating profit decrease?
- What was Samsung Electronics’ estimated operating profit for the first quarter?
- By how much did HDFC Bank’s ADR jump after announcing Q4 business performance?
- What issue are Air India’s pilots unions protesting?
- From when can taxpayers file their ITRs for the Assessment Year 2024-25?
- What collaboration did Blinkit announce?
- Who has been appointed as CEO of EET Retail?
- What has the NSE sought from several companies?
- When will the RBI’s ETCD circular now come into effect?
- What investment is Tesla planning in India?
- How much tax and interest has Hero MotoCorp been ordered to pay?
- What stock price target did Anand Mahindra set for 2022?
- What was the Nifty’s close on Thursday?
- How much has gold risen since the beginning of 2024?
Answers
- Middle East skirmishes.
- V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.
- Geopolitical issues and concerns about the Fed’s rate cut.
- Friday following the article’s publication.
- 7 percent.
- 4.5 percent.
- RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
- To remove bots.
- Removal of spam and porn bots.
- Left the key policy rate unchanged.
- 6.5 percent.
- Seven times.
- SDF at 6.25 percent and Bank Rate at 6.75 percent.
- 25 percent.
- 46 percent.
- 1.33 trillion won.
- 11 percent.
- 6.6 trillion won.
- More than 6 percent.
- New contract terms following a merger.
- 1st April, 2024.
- Selling PlayStation 5.
- Narayan Bhatra.
- Clarifications regarding price and volume surges.
- May 3, 2024.
- A $2-$3 billion EV plant.
- Rs 605 crore.
- Rs 2,000.
- 22,514.65.
- 6 percent.
Additional Questions
- Who will collaborate with Sony to sell PlayStation 5 on their platform?
- What is the retail division of EET Fuels announcing?
- When has the RBI postponed the implementation of its ETCD circular to?
- Which states are being considered by Tesla for setting up an EV plant in India?
- What was the specific tax and interest demand made to Hero MotoCorp?
- What record did the Indian benchmark indices achieve according to Asit C. Mehta Investment Intermediates?
- What sector’s growth accelerated in March, leading to the fastest employment increase in seven months?
- What fund was launched by Centre Court Capital (CCC) to support the sports and gaming ecosystem in India?
- Which carmakers will recall vehicles due to faulty components?
- How much is South Korea investing in AI projects to integrate it into everyday life?
Additional Answers
- Blinkit.
- The appointment of Narayan Bhatra as Chief Executive Officer.
- May 3, 2024.
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.
- Rs 308.65 crore in taxes and Rs 296.22 crore in interest.
- Their best close ever.
- The services sector.
- A Rs 350 crore fund.
- Mercedes-Benz Korea, Stellantis Korea, Honda Motor, and Jaguar Land-Rover Korea.
- 710.2 billion won.
Current affairs on business associate- February 22, 2024
Current affairs on business associate: One-liner Questions
- Which company announced a layoff of approximately 10% of its salaried workforce in 2023?
- What event did One 97 Communications Limited organize for the merchant community?
- How much did the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane increase for the 2024-25 sugar season?
- Who led the American delegation to Ayodhya?
- Into which new segment has 63 moons Technologies Limited forayed?
- What ruling did the Karnataka High Court make regarding Byju’s?
- Which company received approval from the Greater Noida Authority for housing projects?
- How many semiconductor fabrication plants does the government plan to have in the next five years?
- How many individuals will Microsoft India and iCreate provide AI skilling opportunities to?
- What kind of hub has NTPC planned to develop in Andhra Pradesh?
- What was the purpose of the Ministry of Coal’s roadshow?
- Which bank did Paytm Payments Bank choose for its nodal account?
- Who signed an Inventory Technical Management programme with Air India?
- With which company did LTIMindtree sign an MoU for AI adoption in India and Europe?
- What did the Financial Stability and Development Council discuss under Nirmala Sitharaman’s chairmanship?
- What is the expected salary increase percentage in India for 2023?
- How much has the CAPEX by public sector coal companies reached as of January 2023?
- Is Zee Entertainment Enterprises aware of any SEBI order against them?
- What is India’s GDP growth forecast for Q3 FY2024 according to ICRA?
- Which type of fraud represents a bigger threat in India, according to a report?
- From which cities does the Prime Minister dream startups in new technologies should emerge?
- Which company did UST acquire to expand in the ANZ region?
- What amendments did the PFRDA notify to enhance ease of doing business?
- What sector’s demand underperformance did JM Financial Institutional Securities report on?
Answers: Current affairs on business associate
- Rivian.
- A social media livestream.
- An 8% increase.
- Raj Pandya.
- The cybersecurity segment.
- Any resolutions in Byju’s meeting are invalid until the final hearing.
- NBCC (India) Limited.
- At least three to four.
- 11,000.
- An “Integrated Green Hydrogen Hub.”
- To promote coal gasification projects.
- Axis Bank.
- SIA Engineering Company Ltd.
- Eurolife FFH (powered by Fairfax Digital Services).
- India’s macro financial stability and digitalizing the KYC process.
- 9.5%.
- 20,153 crore.
- No.
- 6%.
- Third-party account takeover fraud.
- Tier 2 and 3 cities.
- Leonardo.
- The National Pension System Trust and the Pension Fund regulations.
- The FMCG sector’s underperformance in rural demand.
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- Who is Dr. Dhirendra Pal Singh?
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21- Who is O.P. Jindal Global University’s Founding Vice Chancellor?
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23-What does 23-DGCI&S stand for?
24-What does 24-APEDA stand for?
25-APEDA is part of the Ministry of what?
26-Who is the APEDA Chairman?
27- Name the company that has been subjected to rigorous scrutiny by Beijing as a result of new regulations imposed on the country’s major technological firms.
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29-Who approves Sundaram AMC’s acquisition of Principal India?
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1-The Confederation of All India Traders
2- Budget airline AirAsia India
3-Department of Investment and Public Asset Management
4- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research; Its director is Dr. Gyanendra Pratap Singh
5- 35 quintal
6- A record of 433.44 lakh tonnes of wheat
7-DIPAM Secretary
8- 109.52 million tonnes.
9- Companies like Page Industries, Indian Oil Corporation, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam, Coal India, Hindustan Petroleum, Power Finance Corporation, among others
10-AirAsia India
11- Dividend yield is a statistic that tells investors how much a firm pays out in dividends each year in relation to its stock price.
12-Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Saudi Aramco.
13-Luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz India
14-Martin Schwenk is the Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India.
15-Mercedes-Benz India
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16-Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
17-India’s foreign exchange reserves
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19- The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
20-Dr. Dhirendra Pal Singh is the Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC).
21-Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar
22- Agricultural and processed food products
23- Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics
24-Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
25-Ministry of Commerce
26-M. Angamuthu
27-Alibaba
28-Sundaram AMC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sundaram Financial Ltd, a non-banking finance company.
29- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
30-The Housing Index of the Consumer Price Index