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1. What was India’s GDP growth rate in Q1 (April-June) of FY 2026-27?

2. India’s Q1 FY27 growth beat the RBI’s projection of how much?

3. Which organisation described India as a ‘key engine of global growth’ after the Q1 FY27 GDP data?

4. Who is the Director of the IMF’s Communications Department who commented on India’s Q1 growth?

5. India’s latest GDP release incorporated a new Index of Industrial Production and a new series of which index?

6. To what level did Fitch Ratings raise India’s FY27 GDP growth forecast?

7. What was Fitch’s earlier (June) FY27 growth forecast for India?

8. Fitch expects the RBI to raise the policy rate by 25 bps in October 2026 to what level?

9. S&P Global Ratings raised India’s FY27 real GDP growth forecast to what?

10. What is S&P’s projection for India’s average consumer inflation in FY27?

11. According to S&P, cumulative monsoon rains through September 9 were how much below normal?

12. Which rating agency, besides S&P, projected India’s FY27 growth at 7%?

13. By how many basis points did the OECD raise India’s FY27 growth forecast?

14. What is the OECD’s FY27 GDP growth forecast for India?

15. What is the OECD’s growth projection for India for FY28?

16. In which publication did the OECD revise India’s growth forecast in September 2026?

17. Jefferies expects India’s nominal GDP growth in FY27 to be around:

18. India’s sovereign rating was upgraded to ‘A-‘ by which agency?

19. What was India’s rating from JCR before the September 2026 upgrade?

20. What outlook did JCR maintain on India’s rating?

21. To what level did JCR raise India’s country ceiling?

22. As noted by JCR, the Centre’s fiscal deficit in FY26 was:

23. What was India’s WPI-based inflation rate in August 2026?

24. What was WPI inflation in the fuel and power basket in August 2026?

25. WPI inflation in manufactured items hit a series high in August 2026 of:

26. At what level did the RBI’s MPC keep the repo rate in its last review?

27. What retail inflation did the RBI project for FY27?

28. What was HSBC’s India Manufacturing PMI in August 2026?

29. India’s August 2026 manufacturing PMI was the lowest since:

30. What is the long-run average of India’s manufacturing PMI?

31. Output price inflation in the August 2026 PMI survey was the lowest in how many months?

32. How many UPI transactions were recorded in August 2026?

33. What was the value of UPI transactions in August 2026?

34. In which month of 2026 did UPI record its highest transaction value so far (Rs.29.9 trillion)?

35. What was the year-on-year growth in UPI transaction volume in August 2026?

36. Average daily UPI transactions in August 2026 were about:

37. How many IMPS transactions were recorded in August 2026?

38. Private corporations’ capital expenditure in FY25 was:

39. Total Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) in FY25 stood at:

40. Government capital spending growth in FY25 slowed to:

41. Pixxel’s $100 million Series C round was co-led by Temasek and which other investor?

42. What is the name of Pixxel’s Earth intelligence software?

43. After its Series C, Pixxel’s total funding stands at:

44. What is the cost of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor dedicated to the nation?

45. The Western DFC connects Dadri in Uttar Pradesh with which port?

46. By about how much is the Western DFC expected to cut freight transit time?

47. What is the maximum permitted speed for freight trains on the DFC?

48. When was the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor completed?

49. What is the combined final cost of the Western and Eastern DFCs?

50. In which year was the DFC project formally launched by PM Manmohan Singh?