Q.: Who will India face in the final of the Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup ODI Cricket on December 8, 2024?
a) Pakistan
b) Afghanistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Sri Lanka
Answer
Ans: c) Bangladesh
India will face Bangladesh in the final, scheduled to be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on December 8, 2024.
Q.: What is the revised Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) after the RBI’s December 2024 decision?
a) 3.5%
b) 4.0%
c) 4.5%
d) 5.0%
Answer
Answer: b) 4.0%
The RBI reduced the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 4%, releasing ₹1.16 lakh crore to ease liquidity stress.
Q.: What is the current policy repo rate as announced by the RBI in December 2024?
a) 6.25%
b) 6.50%
c) 6.75%
d) 7.00%
Answer
Answer: b) 6.50%
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its December monetary policy meeting, decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for the 11th consecutive time since February 2023.
Q.: Who has assumed the chairmanship of the 68th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on behalf of India in December 2024?
a) S. Jaishankar
b) Shambhu Kumaran
c) T. S. Tirumurti
d) Syed Akbaruddin
Answer
Answer: b) Shambhu Kumaran
India has been appointed to chair the 68th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), with Shambhu Kumaran, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna, assuming the chairmanship on December 6, 2024.