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- According to Moody’s, what is the projected growth rate of India in fiscal 2020-21?
A) -10.6%
B) -11.4%
C) -10.1%
D) -11.8%
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Option A
Explanation: Moody’s Investors Service has revised India’s GDP growth forecast to (-) 10.6 percent for the current fiscal 2020-21 (FY21),and for next fiscal 2021-22, Moody’s projected India to grow at 10.8 percent.
- Param Siddhi, Pratyush and Mihir are which type of Indian assets?
A) Drones
B) Supercomputers
C) Aircraft Jet
D) Missile
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Option B
Explanation: Param Siddhi, the high performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer established under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) at C-DAC has has been ranked at the 63rd position in TOP 500 list of most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world released on 16 November 2020.Besides this, two other Indian supercomputers have also found place in the list. They are Pratyush (78) and Mihir (145).
- Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan addressed the 33rd Stop TB Partnership Board meet virtually recently. India has set the target to completely eliminate TB by which year?
A) 2022
B) 2030
C) 2025
D) 2023
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Option C
Explanation:The Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan addressed the 33rd Stop TB Partnership Board meet in New Delhi through Video Conference on 18 November 2020. India is running the “TB Harega, Desh Jeetega” campaign that targets to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target related to TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global target of 2030.
- World Philosophy Day is observed every year on which date?
A) 18 November
B) Third Wednesday of November
C) 19 November
D) Third Thursday of November
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Option D
Explanation:World Philosophy Day is celebrated on third Thursday of November each year to raise public awareness of the importance of philosophy.In 2020, the day falls on 19 November.
- How many MoUs were signed between India & Luxembourg during the first Virtual Summit of India-Luxembourg held in November 2020?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9
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Option A
Explanation:The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, and the Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Mr. Xavier Bettel, held the first-ever India-Luxembourg Virtual Summit on 19 November 2020. Three MoUs were signed as a part of the Summit.
- What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in FY21 as per Barclays latest estimate?
A) -7.1%
B) -5.3%
C) -6.4%
D) -8.6%
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Option C
Explanation: Barclays has revised down its GDP forecast for India in the current fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21) to (-) 6.4% from its earlier estimate of (-) 6%.
- Vijayanagara has been carved out as a new district of Karnataka. This has increased the total districts in the state to____
A) 25
B) 35
C) 29
D) 31
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Option D
Explanation:The Karnataka Government has approve to carve out Vijayanagara as new district of the state. Vijayanagara will be the 31st district of the State.
- What is the rank of India in the TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix 2020?
A) 85
B) 77
C) 68
D) 80
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Option B
Explanation:India is placed at 77th position in the TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix 2020.India has achieved the score of 45 in a global list that measures business bribery risks of 2020. India’s rank stood 78 position in 2019.
- The PM-FME scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme, launched for which sector?
A) Tourism
B) Agriculture
C) Fisheries
D) Food processing enterprises
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Option D
Explanation:Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Shri Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated the capacity building component of the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises scheme (PM-FME Scheme) on 18 November 2020.
- Maia Sandu has been appointed as the new President-elect of which country?
A) Moldova
B) Monaco
C) Bulgaria
D) Cyprus
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Option A
Explanation:Maia Sandu, a former World Bank economist, has won Moldova’s 2020 Presidential election to become the President-elect of the country. She received 57.72% of the vote.She is the first women to be elected as the President of Moldova and would assume office on 23rd December 2020.
