September 2024 GK -2

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  1. 2. A light-hearted guide to whether currencies are over- or undervalued, invented by The Economist in 1986. The index is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity
  2. 4. Which state Government approved $10 billion proposal by Israel's Tower Semiconductor and Adani Group to set up Chip Fabrication Unit in Panvel
  3. 6. Total medals won by Indian athletes at Paralympics 2024
  4. 9. Recently which state government announced 33 percent reservation for women in police force
  5. 15. The use of non-public information to gain an advantage in financial markets. It is illegal in many countries because it discriminates against other investors and can cause confidence in the probity of financial markets to fall.
  6. 18. Agreement where a group of producers collaborate to fix the price, or restrict the supply, of a good or service
  7. 19. The government has set a target of producing how many million tonnes of domestic steel by the year 2034
  8. 20. India’s solar energy capacity has increased 32 times in the last decade. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted this during the first International Solar Festival held in _____
  9. 22. Which country overtook US as second-largest Global 5G smartphone market
  10. 23. A term used to describe efforts to reduce the share of public spending in GDP
  11. 25. Mumbai's second international airport is coming up in?
  12. 26. "If you don't like India, don't work here, we will ask the government to block the site in India". Who said this to Wikipedia?
  13. 29. India is on track to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030 and is the first G20 nation to meet ____ Agreement goals on renewable energy
  14. 30. A term given to workers whose jobs are part-time or temporary, and who thus lack job security.
  15. 31. Bandipur Tiger Reserve is located in which state?
  16. 32. Which states have recorded the highest growth in real gross state domestic product (GSDP) in FY24 at 9.2%
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  1. 1. A distributed ledger used to make a digital record of the ownership of assets, in particular cryptocurrencies.
  2. 3. The Ministry of Women and Child Development won the National Award for e-Governance 2024 (Gold) for the ____ Tracker initiative. The ____ Tracker monitors the growth of children aged 0-6 years using real-time data and WHO growth charts to ensure proper nutrition
  3. 5. With which country has India recently partnered for the semiconductor sector when MODI visited
  4. 7. Which Union Minister has been included in Time Magazine's list of most influential people in AI
  5. 8. Which country is India' largest trade partner in ASEAN and 6th largest trade partner worldwide and it was the largest source of FDI during the last financial year valued at USD 11.77 billion.
  6. 10. This French term refers to the idea that governments should leave the economy alone as much as possible, and should allow free trade. Associated with the classical school of economics.
  7. 11. A basic product for which the normal relationship between supply and demand does not apply: when the price goes up, so does demand because the hit to real incomes from the higher price causes more expensive products to be shunned.
  8. 12. A prolonged and sharp fall in economic output, associated with a high level of unemployment.
  9. 13. Which organization stated that India’s medium-term outlook remains positive despite challenging global conditions. India’s growth is expected to reach 7% in the financial year 2024-25 and stay strong in 2025-26 and 2026-27
  10. 14. _____ is a dynamic and complex process involving the transition of populations from rural to urban areas, profoundly transforming land use, economic activities, and social structures.
  11. 16. India's largest crude explorer, ONGC to set-up a refinery and petrochemical complex in which state with an investment of Rs 70,000 crore
  12. 17. Which company has become the first Indian company to surpass Rs 10 lakh crore in annual revenue
  13. 21. India's ambitious push for ______ blending in gasoline has led to an unexpected shift in its agricultural landscape and global trade position
  14. 24. Introduced by IFFCO in 2021, this liquid fertilizer with nanoscale nitrogen particles boosts nutrient use efficiency and reduces environmental pollution.
  15. 27. Which country became world's largest plastic polluter globally, more than China and Nigeria. (University of Leeds report)
  16. 28. The government's target of _____ % of ethanol blending by 2025-26 could potentially save the country USD 4 billion annually in foreign exchange