Fast Track series for RBI Gr B and NABARD Gr A 2019

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Fast Track series for RBI Gr B and NABARD Gr A 2019

What will this series cover?

Economics and Social Issues (ESI) Current Finance Current Affairs for RBI and
Affairs for RBI and NABARD 2019 NABARD 2019

Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD)

in news for NABARD 2019 Covered separately in ARD in news videos

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 Fast Track series for RBI Gr B and NABARD Gr A 2019
Our results

RBI Gr B 2017 27 got selected in the final list

26 got selected in the final list

NABARD Gr A 2018
(Total generalist seats – 46)

RBI Gr B 2018 280 selections is Phase 2

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 TOPIC

ESI in news

January 7th to 9th (2019)

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 India’s CAD

For the full financial year, the CAD has increased to 1.9% of the
GDP in 2017-18 from 0.6% in 2016-17
This was due to India’s widening trade deficit which increased
to $160 billion in 2017-18 from $112.4 billion in 2016-17

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Features of the Fund

▪ It will have a corpus of Rs 2,000 crore and will be managed by the Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP)
▪ Only startups recognized and certified by the DIPP will be able to access this fund and each startup
will be eligible for loans of up to Rs 5 crore without collateral under this scheme.
▪ DIPP had recognized 14,036 startups in the country as of November 23, 2018, according to the most
recent Startup India status report

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 ➢ The Central Statistics Office (CSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation (MoS & PI) is responsible for the
compilation of National Accounts Statistics (NAS)

➢ It is a governmental agency in India under the Ministry of Statistics

and Programme Implementation responsible for co-ordination of
statistical activities in India, and evolving and maintaining statistical
standards

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The salient features of the Estimates:

▪ India's GDP is expected to rise to 7.2 per cent during 2018-19 compared to 6.7 per cent in the previous fiscal,
due to the improvement in the performance of agriculture and manufacturing sectors

▪ Real GDP or Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the year 2018-19 is likely to attain a level of Rs 139.52 lakh
crore , This is 7.23 per cent higher than Rs 130.11 lakh crore reported during 2017-18

▪ The Per Capita Income in real terms (at 2011-12 prices) during 2018-19 is likely to attain a level of Rs 91,921,
up from Rs 86,668 for the year 2017-18

▪ The growth rate in Per Capita Income is estimated at 6.1 per cent during FY19, as compared to 5.4 per cent in
the same period last year

▪ Sector wise - manufacturing sector is expected to grow at 8.3 per cent this fiscal, up from 5.7 per cent in
2017-18

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 ▪ This is the first time that an agri export policy has been
formulate and which is comprehensive involving all related
sectors like R&D, clusters, logistics and transportation

▪ Workshops like these will help to identify bottlenecks, get

feedback and suggestions to improve and overcome
difficulties in the implementation of the policy

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 TOPIC

Finance in news

January 7th to 9th (2019)

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Its mandate

▪ The committee’s major role will be to review the existing status of digitization of
payments in the country, identify the current gaps in the ecosystem and suggest
ways to bridge them

▪ Assess the current levels of digital payments in financial inclusion

▪ Analyze and identify best practices that can be adopted to accelerate digitisation of
the economy and financial inclusion through the greater use of digital payments

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 MCQs

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 MCQs
Q1. “Credit Guarantee Fund for startups” is going to be setup under DIPP with a
corpus of __________?

a) Rs. 1000 crore

b) Rs. 10,000 crore

c) Rs. 500 crore

d) Rs. 2000 crore

e) None of the above

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Q2. Which of the following has held a workshop on Agri Export Policy recently?

a) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

b) Ministry of Commerce & Industry

c) Ministry of Rural Development

d) NITI Aayog

e) None of the above

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 MCQs
Q3. As per the first advance estimates of National Income , India’s GDP is expected to
rise to _____ in the year 2018-19?

a) 7.6 %

b) 7.9 %

c) 7.2 %

d) 5.2 %

e) None of the above

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 MCQs
Q4. Nandan Nilekani Committee for “Digital Payments” has been appointed by which of
the following?

a) RBI

b) SEBI

c) NITI Aayog

d) Ministry of Commerce & Industry

e) Both a & d

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 MCQs
Solutions

Q1. - d

Q2. - b

Q3. - c

Q4. - a

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