Daily Current Affairs MCQs: 8th December 2025 with solutions - Bank Exams

The EARTH Summit is a national-level initiative focused on creating a comprehensive policy framework for rural development and strengthening cooperative institutions across India.

Sahakar Sarathi reduces the technology burden by offering shared digital infrastructure, making advanced banking services affordable for small cooperative banks.

GIFT City is declared a non-resident area under FEMA, enabling it to provide offshore financial services in foreign currency.

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) integrates powers of RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, and PFRDA for regulating IFSC activities.

Invasive species displace native vegetation, causing biodiversity loss and weakening ecosystem stability.

The Shivalik–Terai region is highly vulnerable due to ecological fragility and favourable conditions for plant invasions.

Capital account stress—particularly falling FDI and portfolio outflows—has become the main driver of rupee weakness.

Merchandise trade is part of the current account (goods), not the invisibles sector, which covers services, remittances, and income flows.

PMFME emphasises inclusion by targeting women, SC/ST groups, rural entrepreneurs, and micro enterprises.

Shingles results from reactivation of the Varicella Zoster Virus, which remains dormant in nerve cells after chickenpox.