Current Affairs Quiz: 4 December 2020

4 December 2020: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as the projected real GDP growth for 2021, new FICCI President and Swasthya Sathi scheme among others. 

1.Which nation has pledged to make its public sector carbon neutral by 2025?
a)Canada
b)Australia
c)New Zealand
d)France

2.Which state’s Chief Minister launched 15 online services of Fisheries and Livestock Department?
a)Andhra Pradesh
b)Odisha
c)West Bengal
d)Telangana

3.What is the projected real GDP growth for 2021?
a)-6.5 percent 
b)-12 percent
c)-4.9 percent 
d)-7.5 percent 

4.Who has been named as the new FICCI President for the year 2020-21?
a)Subhash Chandra
b)K Madhavan
c)Shashi S. Vempati 
d)Uday Shankar

5.The Reserve Bank of India has asked which private bank to halt digital launches and selling of credit cards?
a)Axis
b)ICICI
c)HDFC
d)IDBI

6.Which among the following Indian intelligence agencies celebrated its 63rd Founding Day on December 4, 2020?
a)NCB
b)RAW
c)IB
d)DRI

7.The statue of Maa Annapurna that was stolen over 100 years ago is returning to its original home in Varanasi from which nation?
a)Canada
b)UK
c)Sweden
d)Brazil

8.Which state has decided to expand its ‘Swasthya Sathi’ health scheme to cover the entire population of the state?
a)West Bengal 
b)Odisha
c)Jharkhand
d)Uttar Pradesh

Answers

1.(c) New Zealand 
New Zealand declared a climate emergency on December 2, 2020 and pledged that its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025. The emergency declaration was based on the climate change findings of an Intergovernmental panel, which stated that to avoid more than a 1.5 degree Celsius rise in global warming, the emission would need to be cut by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2023 and reach zero by 2050. 

2.(b) Odisha
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched 15 online services of the Fisheries Department and the Livestock Development through video conferencing on December 3, 2020.

3.(d) -7.5 percent
RBI's Monetary Policy Committee has projected real GDP growth for 2021 at -7.5%. The recovery in rural demand is expected to strengthen further while urban demand is also gaining momentum.

4.(d) Uday Shankar
Uday Shankar has been named as the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for the year 2020-21. He will be succeeding the incumbent President Sangita Reddy.

5.(c) HDFC
The Reserve Bank of India has asked the HDFC bank, a private sector lender, to stop its digital launches and stop sourcing of new credit card customers on a temporary basis. 

6.(d) DRI
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence celebrated its 63rd Founding Day on December 4, 2020. The celebration was done virtually in the presence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur.

7.(a) Canada
Prime Minister Modi informed on November 30, 2020 that the statue of Maa Annapurna, which was stolen over 100 years ago is being brought back to its original home in Varanasi, India from Canada.

8.(a) West Bengal 
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on November 26, 2020 that the ‘Swasthya Sathi’ health scheme will be expanded to cover the entire population of the state.