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July Part 1 Flashcards

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  1. Jio Financial Services Ltd, the demerged financial lending arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, and __, the world’s largest asset management firm, have joined hands to set up an Asset Management Company with a combined investment of __.
  2. The two partners plan to invest $ 150 million each in the JV, making it the 44thplayer in the approx. __ Indian mutual fund industry, which is currently dominated by __.
  3. Incidentally, this is BlackRock’s second outing in the Indian Mutual Fund industry. It quit a venture with DSP, called DSP BlackRock Investment Managers, in __.
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  1. BlackRock, $300 million
  2. Rs. 45 trillion, SBI Mutual Fund, ICIC| Prudential Mutual Fund and HDFC Mutual Fund
  3. 2018
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Indian Naval Ship - __, a corvette that served the Indian Navy for 32 years, has been decommissioned and handed over to the __ in a ceremony held at __.

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INS Kirpan, Vietnam People’s Navy, Cam Ranh, Vietnam

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Russia’s Sberbank established major IT Unit in __

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Bengaluru

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RBI includes __ Bank in the list of Scheduled Banks under Schedule II of RBI Act, 1934

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NongHyup

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  1. __ has become the country’s second longest serving Chief Minister.
  2. He has been the Chief Minister of Odisha since __.
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  1. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
  2. 5th March, 2000
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Longest Serving Chief Ministers in India
1. __ - 24 Year 166 Days
2. __ - 23 Years 140 Days*
3 — - 23 Years 138 Days
4 — - 22 Years 250 Days
5 — - 22 Years 60 Days

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  1. Pawan Kumar Chamling - Sikkim
  2. Naveen Patnaik - Odisha
  3. Jyoti Basu - West Bengal
  4. GegongApang - Arunachal Pradesh
  5. Lal Thanhawla - Mizoram
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  1. In __, the Government of India launched Project Tiger aimed at safeguarding the nation’s tiger population and preserving biodiversity.
  2. Initially covering __ tiger reserves spanning Approx. __ sq.km., the project has flourished into a remarkable accomplishment with __ reserves spread across Approx. __ sq.km., effectively covering __ % of India’s total land area.
  3. India currently harbors almost __% of the world’s wild tiger population.
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  1. 1973
  2. 9, 18300 sq km, 53, 75800 sq km , 2.3%
  3. 75
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  1. In April, 2022, during the celebration of 50 years of the Project Tiger at __, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the minimum tiger population of __, which is the population estimate from the camera-trapped area.
  2. Now, further analysis of data, done by the Wildlife Institute of India, from both camera-trapped and non-camera-trapped tiger presence areas, the upper limit of the tiger population is estimated to be __ and the average number is __ tigers, reflecting a commendable annual growth rate of __% per annum.
  3. Central India and the Shivalik Hills and Gangetic Plains witnessed a notable increase in tiger population, particularly in the states of __.
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  1. Mysuru, 3167
  2. 3925, 3682, 6.1%
  3. Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Maharashtra
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States with highest tiger numbers
State - Tiger Population in 2018 - Tiger Population in 2022

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Madhya Pradesh - 526 - 785
Karnataka - 524 - 563
Uttarakhand - 442 - 560
Maharashtra - 312 - 444
Tamil Nadu - 264 - 306

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States with lowest tiger numbers
State - Tiger Population in 2018 - Tiger Population in 2022

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Nagaland - 0 - 0
Mizoram - 0 - 0
Jharkhand 3 - 1
Goa - 3 - 5
Arunachal Pradesh - 29 - 9

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Tiger reserve with highest tiger population
Tiger Reserve - Tiger Population in 2018 - Tiger Population in 2022

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Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand - 231 - 260
Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Karnataka - 126 - 150
Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka 127 - 141
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh - 104 - 135
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh - 82 - 135

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Tiger Reserve with No Tigers

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Dampa Tiger Reserve - Mizoram
Kamlang Tiger Reserve - Arunachal Pradesh
Kawal Tiger Reserve - Telangana
Satkosia Tiger Reserve - Odisha
Sahyadri Tiger Reserve - Maharashtra

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  1. The Bank of __ joins the ICCR
  2. Expand ICCR
  3. In __, the World Bank established an international task force, supported by the __, to create International Credit Reporting Standards.
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  1. Israel
  2. International Committee on Credit Reporting
  3. 2009, Bank for International Settlements - BIS
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Bengaluru-based Space startup __ has won a government grant to build multi-payload satellites for the Indian Air Force

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Pixel

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Standard Chartered India research team has projected a transformative growth trajectory for India’s economy, expecting it to reach __ by 2030.

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$6 trillion

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Rajnath Singh inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited - HAL’s regional office in __

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Malaysia

17
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lIT - Madras set to create history by establishing an international campus in __

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Zanzibar, Tanzania

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  1. __ is set to establish a campus in Abu Dhabi, as part of the IITs go Global campaign.
  2. This would be the second global campus of an IIT after __.
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  1. IIT Delhi
  2. IIT Madras’ Zanzibar campus
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  1. Union Budget 2023-24 has announced the setting up of the UIDF through use of __ shortfall.
  2. Expand UIDF
  3. __ per annum will be made available for this purpose.
  4. The UIDF will be managed by the __, and will be used by public agencies to create Urban Infrastructure in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities on the basis of given guidelines.
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  1. Priority Sector Lending
  2. Urban Infrastructure Development Fund
  3. Rs. 10,000 crore
  4. NHB
20
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Wimbledon 2023 Men’s Singles Final: Carlos Alcaraz beats __

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Novak Djokovic

21
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Wimbledon 2023 Women’s Singles Final: __ beats __ to win her maiden Grand Slam title

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Market Vondrousova (Czech Republic) , Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)

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  1. The Government has appointed Telecom Secretary Shri. __ as the new Chairperson of the IFSCA.
  2. Expand IFSCA
  3. __, the first chairperson of the regulatory authority appointed in 2020, will be succeeded by __.
  4. His appointment will be effective for a period of __ years from the date he assumes charge, or until he reaches the age of 65, or until further orders, whichever occurs earliest.
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  1. K Rajaraman
  2. International Financial Service Centres Authority
  3. Injeti Srinivas, K Rajaraman
  4. three
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IFSCA
1. Expand IFSCA
2. The IFSCA was established in __ and it is a Statutory authority established under the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019 with a mandate to develop and regulate the Financial Products, Financial Services, and Financial Institutions in the International Financial Services Centres - IFSC.
3. Before the establishment of IFSCA, the domestic financial regulators, namely, __ regulated the business in IFSC.
4. It is headquartered at __.
5. The International Financial Services Centres Authority consist of __, appointed by the Central Government.
6. They will include the Chairperson of the authority, a member each from the __. __ from the Ministry of Finance. In addition, two other members will be appointed on the recommendation of a Selection Committee.
7. All members of the IFSC Authority will have a term of __ years, subject to reappointment.
8. __ is the maiden IFSC in India and it is the only operational IFSC

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  1. International Financial Service Centres Authority
  2. April 2020
  3. RBI, SEBI, PFRDA and IRDAI
  4. GIFT City, Gandhinagar
  5. Nine members
  6. RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and PFRDA, Two members
  7. three
  8. Gujarat International Finance Tec- City Company Ltd. - [GIFT City-IFSC]
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  1. The board of IDFC First Bank approved its merger with IDFC Ltd. Recently through an amalgamation scheme and the ratio of the deal has been fixed at __.
  2. IDFC First Bank proposes to complete the merger by the __ of this year.
  3. This will be the second major merger deal in the financial sector in 2023 after
    __.
  4. Under the proposed merger, shareholders of IDFC Ltd will get __ shares of IDFC First Bank for every __ shares held in the former.
  5. MD & CEO of IDFC First Bank
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  1. 155:100
  2. end
  3. HDFC Bank’s merger with HDFC Ltd
  4. 155, 100
  5. V. Vaidyanathan
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  1. Spain’s state-owned shipbuilder __ and engineering major __ signed a Teaming Agreement to jointly bid for a Rs. 43.000-crore project to build 6 advanced submarines for the Indian Navy.
  2. The agreement will put the firms in competition with Germany’s __ and India’s state-owned __, which signed a similar pact in the month of June, 2023 to bid for the same project under the Indian government’s strategic partnership model.
  3. P75 (I) requires an Indian bidder to tie up with a Foreign Collaborator and build 6 Conventional or Diesel - Electric Submarines equipped with __ system.
  4. The first submarine must have a minimum of __% indigenization, with the indigenous content going up to __% in the sixth.
  5. P-75(I) program, is a military acquisition initiative affiliated to Ministry of Defense, aimed at the planned procurement of __ for the Indian Navy.
  6. Originally conceived in __, the initiative’s objective has been to procure a class of 6 conventionally-powered attack submarines for the Indian Navy, as a replacement for the force’s __ class Submarines.
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  1. Navantia, Larsen and Toubro
  2. ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
  3. Air Independent Propulsion [AIP]
  4. 45, 60
  5. 6 Diesel-Electric Submarines
  6. 1997, Sindhughosh
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  1. Some __ million Indians escaped Poverty between __, according to the latest MPI, published annually by the __.
  2. Expand MPI
  3. India still has more than __ million people who are poor.
  4. Notably, In India, the incidence of Poverty fell from __% (645 million) in 2005-06 to __% (230 million) in 2019-21.
  5. According to the United Nations, in __, India surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation, with 142.86 crore people.
  6. Globally, __ people, or around 18% of total population, are acutely multidimensionally poor.
  7. The __ monitors both Poverty reduction and how people experience poverty in different aspects of their daily lives - from access to Education and Health, to Living Standards such as Housing, Drinking water, Sanitation and Electricity.
  8. The latest update of Global MPI with estimates for __ countries was released by United Nations Development Programme - UNDP and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative - OPHI.
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  1. 415, 2005-06 and 2019-21, UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
  2. Multidimensional Poverty Index
  3. 230
  4. 55.1% , 16.4%
  5. April, 2023
  6. 1.1 billion
  7. Global MPI
  8. 110

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