11. Who was recently appointed Financial Action Task Force (FATF) president?
[A] Vivek Dasgupta
[B] Ravi Dixit
[C] Sanjay Tripathi
[D] T. Raja Kumar
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Correct Answer: D [T. Raja Kumar]
Notes:
T. Raja Kumar of Singapore has been appointed as the president of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the anti-money laundering watchdog.
12. Who is the new president of the Financial Action Task Force?
[A] Raja Kumar
[B] Vineet Joshi
[C] Rajeev Kumar
[D] Manjunath
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Correct Answer: A [Raja Kumar]
Notes:
Raja Kumar has been appointed as the president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
13. Consider the following statements regarding the Financial Action Task Force (FATF):
- It was established by a G-7 summit.
- It develops measures to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
- Pakistan, Syria, Turkey, Myanmar, Philippines, South Sudan, Uganda, and Yemen are on FATF’s increased monitoring list.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
[A] 1, 2 and 3
[B] Only 1 and 2
[C] Only 1 and 3
[D] Only 2 and 3
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Correct Answer: A [1, 2 and 3]
Notes:
The FATF was created in 1989 by a G-7 summit. Its role expanded after 2001 to include measures to counter terrorist financing and, from 2012, to counter financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. As of March 2022, Pakistan, Syria, Turkey, Myanmar, Philippines, South Sudan, Uganda, and Yemen are on the FATF’s increased monitoring (‘grey’) list.
14. Which country will remain on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “Grey List” of countries under increased scrutiny?
[A] Syria
[B] Iran
[C] Turkey
[D] Pakistan
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Correct Answer: D [Pakistan]
Notes:
Pakistan will continue to be on the “Grey List” of countries under increased monitoring of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), from the global money-laundering and terror-financing watchdog.
15. Who is the new President of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?
[A] T Raja Kumar
[B] Urjit Patel
[C] Viral Acharya
[D] Subash Chandra Garg
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Correct Answer: A [T Raja Kumar]
Notes:
T Raja Kumar of Singapore has been appointed as the president of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the anti-money laundering watchdog.
He has replaced Marcus Pleyer and will discharge his service for next two years. As per FATF, the President will focus on enhancing the effectiveness of global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures, improving asset recovery and other initiatives.
16. T Raja Kumar, the new President of Financial Action Task Force, is from which country?
[A] India
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Singapore
[D] Malaysia
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Correct Answer: C [Singapore]
Notes:
The Financial Action Task Force has appointed T Raja Kumar of Singapore as the next President for a fixed two-year term.
He succeeds Marcus Pleyer, Deputy director-general of Germany’s federal ministry of finance. Raja is the first Singaporean appointed to the top role at FATF. He is currently a Senior advisor at the Ministry of Home affairs in Singapore.
17. फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (Financial Action Task Force) के नए अध्यक्ष टी. राजा कुमार किस देश से हैं?
[A] भारत
[B] श्रीलंका
[C] सिंगापुर
[D] मलेशिया
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Correct Answer: C [सिंगापुर]
Notes:
फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (Financial Action Task Force – FATF) ने सिंगापुर के टी. राजा कुमार को दो साल के निश्चित कार्यकाल के लिए अगला अध्यक्ष नियुक्त किया है। वह जर्मनी के संघीय वित्त मंत्रालय के उप महानिदेशक मार्कस प्लीयर का स्थान लेंगे। राजा FATF में शीर्ष पद पर नियुक्त होने वाले पहले सिंगापुर के नागरिक हैं। वह वर्तमान में सिंगापुर में गृह मंत्रालय में वरिष्ठ सलाहकार हैं।
18. हाल ही में किस देश को Financial Action Task Force की ग्रे लिस्ट में जोड़ा गया है?
[A] बेलारूस
[B] रूस
[C] संयुक्त अरब अमीरात
[D] यूक्रेन
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Correct Answer: C [संयुक्त अरब अमीरात]
Notes:
पेरिस बेस्ड Financial Action Task Force ने यूएई को अपनी ग्रे लिस्ट में शामिल किया है। यह बढ़ी हुई निगरानी वाले 23 देशों की सूची है, जिनमें मध्य-पूर्व के साथी जॉर्डन, सीरिया और यमन शामिल हैं। यूएई ने हाल ही में एक कॉर्पोरेट रजिस्ट्री की स्थापना की है और अन्य देशों के साथ प्रत्यर्पण समझौतों पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं। पाकिस्तान को FATF की ग्रे लिस्ट में बरकरार रखा गया है।
19. Which country has been recently added to the Grey List of ‘Financial Action Task Force’?
[A] Belarus
[B] Russia
[C] UAE
[D] Ukraine
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Correct Answer: C [UAE]
Notes:
Paris-based Financial Action Task Force has added the UAE in its Grey List. It is a list of 23 countries of increased monitoring including fellow Middle-East nations Jordan, Syria and Yemen.
UAE has recently established a corporate registry and signed extradition agreements with other nations. Pakistan has been retained in the Grey list of FATF.
20. In which year, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was established?
[A] 1989
[B] 1992
[C] 2001
[D] 1997
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Correct Answer: A [1989]
Notes:
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental organization, was founded in 1989 to puta check on money laundering. It is headquartered at Paris, France.