1. Who has been awarded the DRDO’s Scientist of the Year Award?
a) S Somnath
b) P Kunhikrishnan
c) Sam Dayal Dev
d) Hemant Kumar Pandey
Answer (d) Hemant Kumar Pandey
Indian scientist Hemant Kumar Pandey has been awarded DRDO’s ”Scientist of the Year Award” for his contribution in developing several herbal medicines.
2. Arya Rajendran has taken charge as India’s youngest mayor from which corporation ward of Kerala?
a) Thiruvananthapuram
b) Thrissur
c) Kollam
d) Kannur
Answer (a) Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
Twenty-one-year-old Arya Rajendran from Kerala became India’s youngest Mayor on December 28, 2020. She took charge as the mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation after winning a clear victory in a three-cornered election to the post.
3. Who has been awarded a knighthood in the UK New Years Honours list?
a) Lewis Hamilton
b) Daniel Craig
c) Sean Connery
d) Andy Murray
Answer (a) Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has been awarded knighthood in the United Kingdom New Year Honours list. The award comes after Hamilton won his seventh world title this year, equaling Michael Schumacher’s record.
4. The Union Government has declared which state as a disturbed area for six more months?
a) Manipur
b) Mizoram
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Nagaland
Answer (d) Nagaland
The Union Home Ministry on December 30, 2020 declared the entire Nagaland as a ‘disturbed area’ for six more months under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
5. India’s first hot air balloon safari in a tiger reserve has been launched in which state?
a) Gujarat
b) Assam
c) Uttarakhand
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer (d) Madhya Pradesh
India’s first hot air balloon safari in a tiger reserve was launched on December 25, 2020 in Madhya Pradesh’s world-famous Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
