Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: 30 November to 6 December 2020

30 November to 6 December 2020: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The week's updated quizzes cover topics such as GDP growth for 2021,  93rd Academy Awards, new FICCI President, eco-bridge for small animals and Republic Day 2021 Chief Guest among others. 

1.Indian economy contracted by how much percent in the second quarter of FY 2020-21?
a)13.2
b)10.5
c)9.2
d)7.5

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

3.Which short film has been selected as India’s official entry at the 93rd Academy Awards?
a)Trapped
b)Shameless
c)Sound Proof
d)Natkhat

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.Which state has got its first eco-bridge for small animals?
a)Assam
b)Tripura
c)Uttarakhand
d)Himachal Pradesh

6.Which court recently ruled that the right to marry a person of choice irrespective of caste/ religion is a Fundamental Right?
a)Allahabad HC
b)Karnataka HC
c)Delhi HC
d)Madras HC

7.India has reportedly invited which world leader to be the Chief Guest at Republic Day 2021?
a)Boris Johnson
b)Joe Biden
c)Yoshihide Suga
d)Emmanuel Macron

8.Which court has directed the installation of compulsory CCTVs cameras at all police stations and offices of central investigating agencies?
a)Delhi HC
b)Madras HC
c)Allahabad HC
d)Supreme Court

9.Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, the owner of which iconic spice brand passed away on December 3, 2020?
a)Everest 
b)MDH
c)MTR 
d)Catch 

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

Answers

1.(d) 7.5
The Indian economy contracted by 7.5 percent in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2020-21 (July to September), as per government data that was released on November 27, 2020. With this contraction, India officially entered a technical recession for the first time. 

2.(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.

3.(b) Shameless
Keith Gomes' short film 'Shameless' has been selected as India's official entry at the 93rd Academy Awards in the 'Live Action Short Film' category.

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) Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar Forest Division has built the state’s first eco-bridge across Kaladhungi-Nainital highway. The 90-feet-long and 5-feet-wide bridge has been constructed to save reptiles and small animals such as snakes, squirrels, monitor lizards from vehicular accidents while crossing the road.

6.(b) Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court ruled recently that the right of any major individual to marry the person of his/her choice is a fundamental right that is enshrined in the Constitution of India.

7.(b) Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court ruled recently that the right of any major individual to marry the person of his/her choice is a fundamental right that is enshrined in the Constitution of India.

8.(d) Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has directed the centre and state governments to compulsorily install CCTV cameras with night vision facility at all police stations and offices of central investigation agencies such as CBI, NIA, ED, NCB, SFIO and DRI to prevent custodial torture. 

9.(b) MDH
Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, owner of the iconic spice brand MDH (Mahashian Di Hatti) passed away on December 3, 2020 after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 98 years and was popularly known as the King of Spices. 

10.(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.