1.Which tennis player has equaled Pete Sampras’ year-end World No. 1 record?
a)Novak Djokovic
b)Roger Federer
c)Rafael Nadal
d)Andy Murray
Answer (a) Novak Djokovic
Serbian Tennis star Novak Djokovic clinched year-end world number one ranking for a record sixth time on November 6, 2020. He has now equaled the record of American Tennis great Pete Sampras, who ended with world number one ranking for six straight years between 1993 and 1998.
2.Which nation’s transitional government signed ‘Juba Peace Agreement’ with rebel groups?
a)Syria
b)Turkey
c)Ethiopia
d)Sudan
Answer (d) Sudan
Sudan’s transitional government signed a peace deal called the ‘Juba Peace Agreement’ with several rebel groups in Juba on October 3, 2020, almost a year after the peace talks began.
3.Which nation has launched the world’s first 6G experimental satellite?
a)China
b)Russia
c)Israel
d)US
Answer (a) China
China successfully launched the world’s first 6G experimental satellite on November 6, 2020. The satellite was launched into the orbit aboard a single rocket along with 12 other satellites.
4.Which Indian author has been selected for TATA Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award 2020?
a)Vikram Seth
b)Kiran Desai
c)Amish Tripathi
d)Ruskin Bond
Answer (d) Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond will be presented with TATA Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020 on November 21. Bond has a significant body of work, which is close to 100 books, across genres for adults and children.
5.Which party won Myanmar General Election 2020?
a)National League for Democracy
b)Union Solidarity and Development Party
c)Arakan National Party
d)National Unity Party
Answer (a) National League for Democracy
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party secured 322 seats in the Myanmar General Elections 2020, enough to form the government in the nation yet again.
