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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
S & P Global Ratings, an American credit rating agency, has projected India’s GDP growth for the current fiscal year FY 21 to contract by how much percent from 1.8 % growth projected in April 2020?
A
3 %
B
2 %
C
5 %
D
4 %
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fitch Ratings has retained India’s GDP growth forecast at seven per cent for 2022-23. However, GDP growth projection for 2023-24 and 2024-25 has been revised downwards to 6.2 per cent and 6.9 per cent, respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pegging India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth at seven per cent for 2022 and six per cent for 2023, global credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings said the forecast has been lowered by 0.5 per cent for next two fiscal years.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s output will expand 7 per cent in fiscal year 2022-2023 and 6 per cent in next fiscal year, ” S&P Global Ratings Asia-Pacific chief economist Louis Kuijs said. The Indian economy grew 8.5 per cent in 2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -ADB’s 7 per cent growth projection for fiscal 2022-23 (April 2022 to March 2023), unchanged from its September forecast, compares to 8.7 per cent GDP growth in 2021-22.

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