08 December 2023- No Change In Repo Rate Again

Current Affairs for UPSC: Jagran Josh presents Daily Current Affairs Quiz for all dedicated students and readers preparing for various competitive exams. In today’s session, get briefings about the important topics given in Q&A formats such as No Change In Repo Rate Again etc.

1. Who has taken oath as the new Chief Minister of Mizoram?

(a) Vanlalruata

(b) Lalduhoma

(c) Zoramthanga

(d) Kambhampati Hari Babu

2. Who inaugurated the Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Pushkar Singh Dhami

(c) Amit Shah

(d) Rajnath Singh

3. Which advanced AI model has been launched by Google’s parent company Alphabet?

(a) Aqua

(b) Gemini

(c) Neo

(d) Gossip

4. At what rate has RBI maintained the repo rate for the 5th consecutive time?

(a) 6.00%

(b) 6.25%

(c) 6.50%

(d) 6.75%

5. Whose statue was recently unveiled in ‘Jaipur Wax Museum’?

(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(b) Lata Mangeshkar

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Sachin Tendulkar

6. Which Union Minister has been given additional charge of the Agriculture Ministry by President Draupadi Murmu?

(a) Renuka Singh Saruta

(b) Arjun Munda

(c) Rajiv Chandrashekhar

(d) Shobha Karandlaje

Answer:-

1. (b) Lalduhoma

Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma took oath as the Chief Minister of Mizoram. Party leader Vanlalruata also took oath as a cabinet minister at the Raj Bhavan. Mizo National Front leader and outgoing Chief Minister Zoramthanga was also present on the occasion. Lalduhoma has taken oath as the sixth Chief Minister of the state.

2. (a) Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit at the Forest Research Institute, FRI, in Dehradun. The main objective of this summit is to establish Uttarakhand as a new center of investment. On this occasion, the PM also launched the House of Himalaya brand of women self-help groups of the state.

3. (b) Gemini

Google’s parent company Alphabet has launched its advanced AI model Gemini AI to give a tough competition to Open AI’s Chat GPT. Gemini is Google’s large language model. The Gemini AI model is inspired by human interactions.

4. (c) 6.50%

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has announced the monetary policy. For the fifth consecutive time, RBI has kept the repo rate at 6.50% without making any changes. Along with this, Governor Shaktikanta Das has also released the GDP growth estimate which has been increased from 6.5 percent to 7 percent. The Monetary Policy Committee is chaired by the RBI Governor.           

5. (a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

The chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s statue was unveiled at the Jaipur Wax Museum, Nahargarh Fort. The height of this wax statue is 5 feet 11 inches and weight is 38 kilograms. This museum was established in 2016 with the cooperation of the Department of Archeology and Museums of the Government of Rajasthan.           

6. (b) Arjun Munda

After the assembly elections, President Draupadi Murmu has accepted the resignations of Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel and Renuka Singh Saruta. Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has been given additional charge of Agriculture Ministry. Whereas Union Minister Rajiv Chandrashekhar has been given additional charge of Jal Shakti Ministry as Minister of State.

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