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Q.1) By what percentage did India’s greenhouse gas emissions fall in 2020 compared to the previous year, as per the data submitted to the UN climate change office recently?
(a) 5.5%
(b) 10.2%
(c) 7.93%
(d) 12%
Q.2) Which warships are set to be commissioned by the Indian Navy on the 15th of this month?
(a) Nilgiri, Shivalik, Khanderi
(b) Vikrant, Arjun, Trishul
(c) Nilgiri, Surat, Vaghsheer
(d) Kolkata, Vishakhapatnam, Karanj
Q.3) Who shared the title in the World Blitz Chess Championship 2024?
(a) Viswanathan Anand and Fabiano Caruana
(b) Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi
(c) Levon Aronian and Ding Liren
(d) Hikaru Nakamura and Sergey Karjakin
Q.4) Which state re-asserted its supremacy by winning the Santosh Trophy national football championship for the 33rd time?
(a) Kerala
(b) Punjab
(c) West Bengal
(d) Goa
Q.5) Who will preside over the book release function in New Delhi for ‘Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages’?
(a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(b) Union Minister Amit Shah
(c) President Droupadi Murmu
(d) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Answers:
Ans.1(c), India’s efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions have borne fruit, as the country’s emissions fell by 7.93 per cent in 2020 compared to the previous year. Data submitted to the UN climate change office reveals a decline in the emission intensity of India’s GDP by 36 per cent from 2005 to 2020.
Ans.2(c), Indian Navy is set to commission three indigenously built warships Nilgiri, Surat and Vaghsheer on 15th of this month at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
Ans.3(b), In the World Blitz Chess Championship 2024, Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the title after their final match ended in a tie in New York
Ans.4(c), West Bengal re-asserted its supremacy in the Santosh Trophy national football championship, clinching the title for a record 33rd time with a 1-0 win against Kerala in the final of the 78th edition
Ans.5(b), Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, will preside over a book release function on 2nd January 2025 in New Delhi as the Chief Guest. The book, titled ‘Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages’ seeks to present the story of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh will be released.