1. Who was named the Player of the Year for 2023 in the men’s category at the sixth annual Hockey India Awards?
A) Manpreet Singh
B) PR Sreejesh
C) Hardik Singh
D) Rupinder Pal Singh
Answer: C) Hardik Singh
2. Who was named the Player of the Year for 2023 in the women’s category at the sixth annual Hockey India Awards?
A) Rani Rampal
B) Gurjit Kaur
C) Navneet Kaur
D) Salima Tete
Answer: D) Salima Tete
3. When is the Hockey India League (HIL) scheduled to return?
A) January 2024
B) January 2025
C) June 2025
D) December 2024
Answer: B) January 2025
4. How many men’s teams will feature in the revived Hockey India League (HIL)?
A) Six
B) Seven
C) Eight
D) Nine
Answer: C) Eight
5. How many women’s teams will feature in the revived Hockey India League (HIL)?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Six
D) Seven
Answer: C) Six
6. What is the total prize pool of the Hockey India Awards ceremony?
A) ₹5.56 crores
B) ₹6.56 crores
C) ₹7.56 crores
D) ₹8.56 crores
Answer: C) ₹7.56 crores
7. Which trophy did Hardik Singh receive along with a cash prize of ₹25 lakhs?
A) Dhyan Chand Trophy
B) Balbir Singh Sr. Trophy
C) Major Dhyan Chand Trophy
D) Dhanraj Pillay Trophy
Answer: B) Balbir Singh Sr. Trophy
8. Which event was honored at the Hockey India Awards, celebrating an achievement from eight years ago?
A) 2014 Asian Games
B) 2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
C) 2016 Junior World Cup
D) 2018 Commonwealth Games
Answer: C) 2016 Junior World Cup
9. Which Indian teams were rewarded for winning the Junior Asia Cups and the Asian Champions Trophy?
A) Only men’s teams
B) Only women’s teams
C) Both men’s and women’s teams
D) Neither men’s nor women’s teams
Answer: C) Both men’s and women’s teams
10. Which other winning side was felicitated at the Hockey India Awards besides the Junior Asia Cups and the Asian Champions Trophy teams?
A) Commonwealth Games winning side
B) Sultan Azlan Shah Cup winning side
C) Men’s Asian Games winning side
D) Women’s Hockey World Cup winning side
Answer: C) Men’s Asian Games winning side
11. Who was awarded the Goalkeeper of the Year at the Hockey India Awards?
A) P.R. Sreejesh
B) Krishan Pathak
C) Savita Punia
D) Suraj Karkera
Answer: A) P.R. Sreejesh
12. What prize amount did P.R. Sreejesh receive for being named Goalkeeper of the Year?
A) ₹2 lakhs
B) ₹5 lakhs
C) ₹7 lakhs
D) ₹10 lakhs
Answer: B) ₹5 lakhs
13. Who was awarded the Defender of the Year at the Hockey India Awards?
A) Surender Kumar
B) Amit Rohidas
C) Harmanpreet Singh
D) Varun Kumar
Answer: C) Harmanpreet Singh
14. Who was named the Midfielder of the Year?
A) Manpreet Singh
B) Vivek Sagar Prasad
C) Nilakanta Sharma
D) Hardik Singh
Answer: D) Hardik Singh
15. Who was awarded the Forward of the Year at the Hockey India Awards?
A) Mandeep Singh
B) Lalit Upadhyay
C) Akashdeep Singh
D) Abhishek
Answer: D) Abhishek
16. How much prize money did Deepika Soreng receive for being named Women’s U-21 Player of the Year?
A) ₹5 lakhs
B) ₹7 lakhs
C) ₹10 lakhs
D) ₹15 lakhs
Answer: C) ₹10 lakhs
17. Who was named Men’s U-21 Player of the Year at the Hockey India Awards?
A) Vivek Sagar Prasad
B) Shamsher Singh
C) Araijeet Singh Hundal
D) Dilpreet Singh
Answer: C) Araijeet Singh Hundal
18. How much prize money did Salima Tete receive for being named Player of the Year in the women’s category?
A) ₹15 lakhs
B) ₹20 lakhs
C) ₹25 lakhs
D) ₹30 lakhs
Answer: C) ₹25 lakhs
19. Who received the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award?
A) Dhanraj Pillay
B) Ashok Kumar
C) Ajit Pal Singh
D) Zafar Iqbal
Answer: B) Ashok Kumar
20. How much prize money was awarded to Ashok Kumar for the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award?
A) ₹25 lakhs
B) ₹30 lakhs
C) ₹35 lakhs
D) ₹40 lakhs
Answer: B) ₹30 lakhs
21. Who is the only Indian to make it to the top 10 of Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2024?
A) Gautam Adani
B) Mukesh Ambani
C) Shiv Nadar
D) Ratan Tata
Answer: B) Mukesh Ambani
22. What rank did Mukesh Ambani achieve in the Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2024?
A) 8th
B) 9th
C) 10th
D) 11th
Answer: B) 9th
23. Who topped the Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2024?
A) Jeff Bezos
B) Elon Musk
C) Bernard Arnault & family
D) Bill Gates
Answer: C) Bernard Arnault & family
24. At what age did Nikhil Kamath become the youngest Indian billionaire in the Forbes list?
A) 35 years
B) 36 years
C) 37 years
D) 38 years
Answer: C) 37 years
25. Nikhil Kamath is the co-founder of which company?
A) Zerodha
B) Flipkart
C) Ola
D) Paytm
Answer: A) Zerodha
26. How many billionaires are there in the world according to the Forbes report?
A) 2,500
B) 2,600
C) 2,781
D) 2,900
Answer: C) 2,781
27. How many countries are represented by the billionaires on the Forbes list?
A) 75
B) 76
C) 77
D) 78
Answer: C) 77
28. What is the combined wealth of the billionaires on the Forbes list in 2024?
A) $13.2 trillion
B) $14.2 trillion
C) $15.2 trillion
D) $16.2 trillion
Answer: B) $14.2 trillion
29. By how much did the combined wealth of the billionaires increase from 2023 to 2024?
A) $1 trillion
B) $1.5 trillion
C) $2 trillion
D) $2.5 trillion
Answer: C) $2 trillion
30. In which annual edition of the Forbes World’s Billionaires List did these details appear?
A) 35th
B) 36th
C) 37th
D) 38th
Answer: D) 38th
31. Which country has the highest number of billionaires according to the data?
A) China
B) United States of America
C) India
D) Germany
Answer: B) United States of America
32. How many billionaires does the United States of America have?
A) 700
B) 800
C) 813
D) 900
Answer: C) 813
33. What is the combined wealth of the billionaires in the United States of America?
A) $4.7 trillion
B) $5.0 trillion
C) $5.5 trillion
D) $5.7 trillion
Answer: D) $5.7 trillion
34. Which country has the second-highest number of billionaires?
A) Russia
B) India
C) China
D) Germany
Answer: C) China
35. What is the combined wealth of the billionaires in China?
A) $1.1 trillion
B) $1.2 trillion
C) $1.3 trillion
D) $1.4 trillion
Answer: C) $1.3 trillion
36. How many billionaires does India have?
A) 150
B) 175
C) 200
D) 225
Answer: C) 200
37. What is the combined wealth of the billionaires in India?
A) $854 billion
B) $900 billion
C) $954 billion
D) $1 trillion
Answer: C) $954 billion
38. Which country has the fourth-highest number of billionaires?
A) Russia
B) Germany
C) France
D) United Kingdom
Answer: B) Germany
39. How many billionaires does Russia have?
A) 100
B) 110
C) 120
D) 130
Answer: C) 120
40. Who is the richest person in the world according to the top 10 billionaires list?
A) Elon Musk
B) Jeff Bezos
C) Bernard Arnault & family
D) Mukesh Ambani
Answer: C) Bernard Arnault & family
41. Who is the richest Indian billionaire according to the list?
A) Gautam Adani
B) Shiv Nadar
C) Mukesh Ambani
D) Radhakrishna Damani
Answer: C) Mukesh Ambani
42. What is Mukesh Ambani’s net worth as mentioned in the list?
A) $84 billion
B) $116 billion
C) $33.5 billion
D) $26.7 billion
Answer: B) $116 billion
43. What is Gautam Adani’s global rank among billionaires?
A) 9th
B) 17th
C) 39th
D) 46th
Answer: B) 17th
44. Who is the third richest Indian billionaire on the list?
A) Savitri Jindal & Family
B) Dilip Shanghvi
C) Shiv Nadar
D) Cyrus Poonawala
Answer: C) Shiv Nadar
45. What is the net worth of Savitri Jindal & Family?
A) $26.7 billion
B) $21.3 billion
C) $19.7 billion
D) $33.5 billion
Answer: D) $33.5 billion
46. Which Indian billionaire is ranked 69th globally?
A) Dilip Shanghvi
B) Cyrus Poonawala
C) Kumarmangalam Birla
D) Radhakrishna Damani
Answer: A) Dilip Shanghvi
47. What is the net worth of Cyrus Poonawala?
A) $21.3 billion
B) $20.9 billion
C) $19.7 billion
D) $17.6 billion
Answer: A) $21.3 billion
48. Which Indian billionaire is ranked 92nd globally?
A) Lakshmi Mittal
B) Kushal Pal Singh
C) Radhakrishna Damani
D) Kumarmangalam Birla
Answer: B) Kushal Pal Singh
49. What is the net worth of Radhakrishna Damani?
A) $16.4 billion
B) $19.7 billion
C) $17.6 billion
D) $21.3 billion
Answer: C) $17.6 billion
50. Who is the 10th richest Indian billionaire on the list?
A) Lakshmi Mittal
B) Shiv Nadar
C) Savitri Jindal & Family
D) Kushal Pal Singh
Answer: A) Lakshmi Mittal
51. What decision did the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) make regarding policy rates on April 5, 2024?
A) Increased them
B) Decreased them
C) Kept them unchanged
D) Eliminated them
Answer: C) Kept them unchanged
52. How many members of the RBI MPC voted to keep policy rates unchanged?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 3
Answer: B) 5
53. What is the current policy repo rate as announced by the RBI?
A) 6.25%
B) 6.50%
C) 6.75%
D) 7.00%
Answer: B) 6.50%
54. What is the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate as announced by the RBI?
A) 6.25%
B) 6.50%
C) 6.75%
D) 7.00%
Answer: C) 6.75%
55. What is the Bank Rate as announced by the RBI?
A) 6.25%
B) 6.50%
C) 6.75%
D) 7.00%
Answer: C) 6.75%
56. What is the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate as announced by the RBI?
A) 6.25%
B) 6.50%
C) 6.75%
D) 7.00%
Answer: A) 6.25%
57. What is the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) as announced by the RBI?
A) 3.50%
B) 4.00%
C) 4.50%
D) 5.00%
Answer: C) 4.50%
58. What is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) as announced by the RBI?
A) 15.00%
B) 16.00%
C) 17.00%
D) 18.00%
Answer: D) 18.00%
59. What is the expected CPI inflation rate in Q2 according to the RBI?
A) 3.8%
B) 4.5%
C) 4.6%
D) 4.9%
Answer: A) 3.8%
60. How much was the net FPI inflows in FY24 as announced by the RBI Governor?
A) $31.2 billion
B) $41.6 billion
C) $51.2 billion
D) $61.6 billion
Answer: B) $41.6 billion
61. How many individuals have been selected for the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders Community Class of 2024?
A) 80
B) 85
C) 90
D) 95
Answer: C) 90
62. Which Bollywood actress is included in the WEF Young Global Leaders Community Class of 2024?
A) Deepika Padukone
B) Priyanka Chopra
C) Bhumi Pednekar
D) Alia Bhatt
Answer: C) Bhumi Pednekar
63. What position does Adwaita Nayar hold in Nyka Fashion?
A) Chief Operating Officer
B) Chief Marketing Officer
C) Chief Financial Officer
D) Chief Executive Officer
Answer: D) Chief Executive Officer
64. Which company is Arjun Bhartia associated with?
A) Vedanta Limited
B) Dexterity Global
C) Jubilant Group
D) Nyka Fashion
Answer: C) Jubilant Group
65. What role does Priya Aggarwal Hebbar hold in Vedanta Limited?
A) Executive Director
B) Non-Executive Director
C) Chief Operating Officer
D) Chief Financial Officer
Answer: B) Non-Executive Director
66. Who is the founder and CEO of Dexterity Global?
A) Adwaita Nayar
B) Arjun Bhartia
C) Sharad Vivek Sagar
D) Bhumi Pednekar
Answer: C) Sharad Vivek Sagar
67. In what year was the WEF Young Global Leaders program launched?
A) 2000
B) 2005
C) 2010
D) 2015
Answer: B) 2005
68. Where is the headquarters of the World Economic Forum located?
A) Geneva, Switzerland
B) Zurich, Switzerland
C) Cologny, Switzerland
D) Basel, Switzerland
Answer: C) Cologny, Switzerland
69. Who established the World Economic Forum?
A) Klaus Schwab
B) George Soros
C) Bill Gates
D) Warren Buffett
Answer: A) Klaus Schwab
70. What is the primary goal of the World Economic Forum?
A) Promote global trade
B) Address global issues through public-private cooperation
C) Provide financial aid to developing countries
D) Promote cultural exchange
Answer: B) Address global issues through public-private cooperation
71. Which country has the highest number of unicorns according to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024?
A) China
B) United States
C) India
D) Germany
Answer: B) United States
72. How many unicorns does China have according to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024?
A) 300
B) 320
C) 340
D) 360
Answer: C) 340
73. What is the rank of India in the global unicorn count according to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
Answer: C) Third
74. How many unicorns does India have according to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024?
A) 57
B) 67
C) 77
D) 87
Answer: B) 67
75. What was the primary reason for India’s decline in unicorn creation in 2024?
A) Lack of talent
B) Robust stock market performance
C) Lack of investment
D) Government policies
Answer: C) Lack of investment
76. How many unicorns founded by Indian entrepreneurs are located outside of India?
A) 99
B) 109
C) 119
D) 129
Answer: B) 109
77. How many total unicorns are cataloged in the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024?
A) 1,353
B) 1,403
C) 1,453
D) 1,503
Answer: C) 1,453
78. How many countries are represented in the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024?
A) 43
B) 48
C) 53
D) 58
Answer: C) 53
79. Which two countries lead the unicorn count according to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024?
A) United States and India
B) United States and China
C) China and India
D) United Kingdom and Germany
Answer: B) United States and China
80. Which two new locations are mentioned as emerging unicorn hubs in the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024?
A) Singapore and Brazil
B) Australia and Malta
C) Japan and South Korea
D) Canada and Mexico
Answer: B) Australia and Malta
81. What was the valuation of OpenAI in 2024?
A) $50 billion
B) $75 billion
C) $100 billion
D) $125 billion
Answer: C) $100 billion
82. What was 2024 hailed as in the context of technological advancements?
A) The year of Blockchain
B) The year of AI
C) The year of Cryptocurrency
D) The year of Renewable Energy
Answer: B) The year of AI
83. How many times did the number of unicorns increase since 2019?
A) Doubled
B) Tripled
C) Quadrupled
D) Quintupled
Answer: B) Tripled
84. Which country led in unicorn creation in 2024?
A) China
B) India
C) Germany
D) United States
Answer: D) United States
85. What sectors drove China’s emergence as a significant player in unicorn creation?
A) Fintech and e-commerce
B) AI, semiconductors, and new energy
C) Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals
D) Automotive and aerospace
Answer: B) AI, semiconductors, and new energy
86. What was the total value addition contributed by the top 10 unicorns in 2024?
A) $98 billion
B) $148 billion
C) $198 billion
D) $248 billion
Answer: C) $198 billion
87. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a notable newcomer in the top 10 unicorns?
A) OpenAI
B) Canva
C) Binance
D) SpaceX
Answer: D) SpaceX
88. What contributed to the diversity and innovation within the unicorn landscape in China?
A) Government subsidies
B) Spinoffs from larger companies
C) International partnerships
D) Increased foreign investment
Answer: B) Spinoffs from larger companies
89. Which industry was particularly highlighted for its growth and contribution to the global startup ecosystem in 2024?
A) Financial technology
B) Artificial Intelligence
C) Renewable energy
D) Automotive
Answer: B) Artificial Intelligence
90. What was the general trend in entrepreneurship noted during 2024?
A) Decline in startup creation
B) Stagnation in unicorn valuations
C) Golden era with significant expansion
D) Shift towards traditional businesses
Answer: C) Golden era with significant expansion
91. How much total penalty has RBI imposed on five co-operative banks for contravening regulatory norms?
A) Rs 50.3 lakh
B) Rs 55.3 lakh
C) Rs 60.3 lakh
D) Rs 65.3 lakh
Answer: C) Rs 60.3 lakh
92. Which co-operative bank was fined the highest amount among the five banks penalized?
A) Kangra Co-operative Bank
B) Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank
C) Rajdhani Nagar Sahkari Bank
D) Zila Sahakari Bank, Garhwal
Answer: B) Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank
93. What was the primary reason for penalties imposed on Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank?
A) Violations related to loans to directors and relatives
B) Prohibition on opening certain savings accounts
C) Non-maintenance of deposit accounts
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
94. Which bank among the penalized ones is based in New Delhi?
A) Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank
B) The Kangra Co-operative Bank
C) Rajdhani Nagar Sahkari Bank
D) Zila Sahakari Bank, Garhwal
Answer: B) The Kangra Co-operative Bank
95. What amount was the penalty imposed on The Kangra Co-operative Bank?
A) Rs 2 lakh
B) Rs 5 lakh
C) Rs 10 lakh
D) Rs 15 lakh
Answer: B) Rs 5 lakh
96. Where is Zila Sahakari Bank, Garhwal located?
A) Dehradun
B) Lucknow
C) Kotdwar, Uttarakhand
D) New Delhi
Answer: C) Kotdwar, Uttarakhand
97. What clarification did RBI provide regarding the penalties imposed on these co-operative banks?
A) The penalties are based on customer complaints
B) The penalties reflect non-compliance with international norms
C) The penalties are based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance
D) The penalties are imposed for involvement in illegal activities
Answer: C) The penalties are based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance
98. How many co-operative banks were penalized with a fine of Rs 5 lakh each?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
Answer: B) Three
99. What was the penalty amount imposed on District Co-operative Bank, Dehradun?
A) Rs 1 lakh
B) Rs 2 lakh
C) Rs 3 lakh
D) Rs 4 lakh
Answer: B) Rs 2 lakh
100. According to RBI, what is the purpose of imposing these penalties on co-operative banks?
A) To shut down non-performing banks
B) To encourage mergers among co-operative banks
C) To promote transparency and accountability
D) To reduce interest rates
