According to a report by SBI Research’s Ecowrap, what will be the GDP growth in 2020-21?

Question: According to a report by SBI Research’s Ecowrap, what will be the GDP growth in 2020-21?
[A].

2.6%

[B].

3.9%

[C].

4.2%

[D].

5.0%

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The country’s economic growth is likely to fall sharply to 2.6 percent in 2020-21 due to lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report by SBI Research’s Ecowrap, GDP growth for 2019-20 could also see a downward revision from 5 percent to 4.5 percent, with growth in the fourth quarter of the current financial year at 2.5 percent.