1.Which nation has become the fourth Arab nation to normalise relations with Israel this year?
a)Lebanon
b)Kuwait
c)Morocco
d)Oman
Answer (c) Morocco
Morocco has become the fourth Arab nation to normalise relations with Israel under a deal brokered with the help of the United States this year, after the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan. Overall, Morocco is the sixth nation to recognise Israel, the first were Egypt and Jordan.
2.Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid al-Sabah has been reappointed as the Prime Minister of which nation?
a)Libya
b)Kuwait
c)Morocco
d)Oman
Answer (b) Kuwait
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah reappointed Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid al-Sabah as the prime minister of the nation on December 8, 2020 following parliamentary polls in the Gulf Arab state.
3.Who has been named Time magazine’s 2020 Person of the Year?
a)Donald Trump
b)Joe Biden
c)Narendra Modi
d)Justin Trudeau
Answer (b) Joe Biden
Time magazine has named US President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris as 2020 “Person of the Year”.
4.Time Magazine named Eric Yuan as the 2020 Businessperson of the Year. He is CEO of which popular video chat service?
a)Vimeo
b)Zoom
c)Houseparty
d)Skype
Answer (b) Zoom
Time Magazine has named Eric Yuan as the 2020 Businessperson of the Year. Eric Yuan is the CEO of Zoom, the video chat service that gained massive popularity amid COVID-19 pandemic when all activities were taken up online.
5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual summit with which nation’s President on December 11?
a)Kazakhstan
b)Kyrgyzstan
c)Tunisia
d)Uzbekistan
Answer (d) Uzbekistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held first virtual summit with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on December 11, 2020 to discuss the entire spectrum of the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
