Current Affairs Quiz , 03 Dec 2020

1) Green Charcoal Hackathon aimed to convert farm residue to green charcoal is an initiative by the ministry of

a) Coal
b) Environment
c) New and renewable energy
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh, has launched the Green Charcoal Hackathon, which aims to reduce carbon emissions and nurture technology solutions in India.

2) 10 National Science Film Festival 2020 is organised by VigyanPrasar and the state of

a) Kerala
b) Goa
c) Maharashtra
d) Tripura

Answer: d
• Vigyan Prasar in collaboration with Tripura State Council for Science & Technology, Govt. of Tripura announces the 10th National Science Film Festival of India 2020 (online). Date of Festival: 24 – 27 November 2020

3) India’s first 100 Octane fuel, launched by Indian Oil corporation is called

a) XP100
b) IO100
c) SOP100
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Indian Oil has launched a world-class premium-grade Petrol called the XP100 in the Indian market. The XP100 is a 100 Octane petrol that caters to high-end four-wheeler and two-wheelers in the country.

4) Which among the following words were chosen as Word of The Year 2020 by Merriam Webster and Dictionary.com?

a) Corona
b) Pandemic
c) Selfie
d) All of the above

Answer: b
• And there’s no better word to sum up the unbelievable year that was 2020. “Pandemic” is the Word of the Year for both Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com. It informed top searches on both sites and reshaped the language we use daily, both companies said.

5) India’s rank according to Global Terrorism Index 2020 is

a) 2nd
b) 31st
c) 1st
d) 8th

Answer: d
• The Global Terrorism Index [GTI] 2020 ranks India as 8th in the world on a list of countries most affected by terrorism in 2019, with 558 incidents that killed 277 and injured 439. Further, the report marks South Asia as region worst affected by terrorism for the second year in a row.