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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Asian Development Bank has cut its forecast for India’s GDP growth in 2021-22 to what amount?
A
22%
B
10%
C
11%
D
15%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Nominal GDP or GDP at Current Prices in the year 2022-23 is estimated at ₹273.08 lakh crore, as against the Provisional Estimate of GDP for the year 2021-22 of ₹236.65 lakh crore, released on 31st May, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -The World Bank has revised its 2022-23 GDP forecast upward to 6.9 percent from 6.5 percent (in October 2022), considering a strong outturn in India in the second quarter (July-September) of the 2022-23 financial year.

Detailed explanation-4: -Three main headwinds continue to hamper recovery in developing Asia: recurrent lockdowns in the People’s Republic of China, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and slowing global growth. Growth forecasts for the region are revised down from 4.3% to 4.2% in 2022 and from 4.9% to 4.6% in 2023.

Detailed explanation-5: -The growth in real GDP during 2022-23 is estimated at 7.0 percent as compared to 8.7 percent in 2021-22.” The Indian economy is estimated to grow at 7 percent in 2022-23, as against the expansion of 8.7 percent in the previous fiscal, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said on Friday.

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