UPSC prelims- Revision through PYQs- April 2, 2023

With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements:

1. Private and public hospitals must adopt it.
2.As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately.
3.It has seamless portability across the country.

Consider the following statements:
1.Tight monetary policy of US Federal Reserve could lead to capital flight.
2.Capital flight may increase the interest cost of firms with existing External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs).
3.Devaluation of domestic currency decreases the currency risk associated with ECBS.

Consider the following statements:
1.In India, credit rating agencies are regulated by Reserve Bank of India.
2.The rating agency popularly known as ICRA is a public limited company.
3.Brickwork Ratings is an Indian credit rating agency.

With reference to the ‘Banks Board Bureau (BBB)’, which of the following statements are correct?
1.The Governor of RBI is the Chairman of BBB.
2.BBB recommends for the selection of heads for Public Sector Banks.
3.BBB helps the Public Sector Banks in developing strategies and capital raising plans.

Convertible Bonds, consider the following statements:
1.As there is an option to exchange the bond for equity, Convertible Bonds pay a lower rate of interest.
2.The option to convert to equity affords the bondholder a degree of indexation to rising consumer prices.

With reference to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), consider the following statements:
1.They enable the digital representation of physical assets.
2.They are unique cryptographic tokens that exist on a blockchain.
3.They can be traded or exchanged at equivalency and therefore can be used as a medium transactions. of commercial

With reference to the expenditure made by an organisation or a company, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1.Acquiring new technology is capital expenditure.
2.Debt financing is considered capital expenditure, while equity financing is considered revenue expenditure.

With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements:
1.A share of the household financial savings goes towards government borrowings.
2.Dated securities issued at market-related rates in auctions form a large component of internal debt.