ET Quiz 21 Sep 2024

1.       The (a)   Group has emerged as front runners to obtain a 40 % stake in Coca -Cola’s bottling arm in India Hindusthan Coca- Cola Beverages as the latter seeks to replicate its rival Pepsico’s move to an ‘asset light’ model to unlock value for the company.

2.       NTPC Green Energy has filed (a)   prospectus with SEBI for a ₹ 10,000 crore IPO.

3.       Airtel has ordered  $1billion 4G equipment gear with Ericsson,Nokia and Samsung and intends to pay its vendors through (a)   .

4.       When a company buys a carbon credit, it earns the right to generate one tonne of greenhouse gases. (a)   are earning $ 13 to $75 per hectare in trading carbon credits assuming one hectare generates one carbon credit.

5.       US chip maker (a)   is building an assembly and testing facility in Sanand, Gujarat under the ₹76,000 crore India Semi-conductor Mission at an investment of $2.7 billion and is likely to roll out the first India – made chip by the year end.

6. 6.       According to the Economic Advisory Council of PM, the southern states of India contributed to (a)   % of India’s GDP in 2023-24.

7. 7.       Gates Foundation’s Goalkeeper’s Report 2024 recommends increasing food (a)   and ensuring a more diverse diet through the public distribution system to attain India’s nutritional, public health and economic goals.

8.       Six countries including USA, UK, and Japan have quizzed India at WTO whether it plans to lift its ban on export of non- basmati white rice and replace the ban with (a)   .

8. 9. Niti Ayog CEO Mr. Subramanian has cautioned that India needs to avoid the (a)   trap where it fails to transition from middle to the high income status due to stagnant growth ,lack of innovation and outdated economic models

9. 10. The Federal Reserve ( USA) has lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a basis point and reduced it from 5.3 % , a two decade high , where it stood for 14 months ( as it struggled to control the (a)   rate ) to 4.8 %.