1.Which nation is ranked at the top of the World Test Championship Points Table?
a)India
b)England
c)Australia
d)New Zealand
Answer (c) Australia
Australia toppled India after ICC announced a new altered points system for World Test Championship on November 19, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2.Which vaccine manufacturer has sought emergency use authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine?
a)Moderna
b)SII
c)Pfizer
d)Sanofi
Answer (c) Pfizer
Pfizer has sought emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in the US and it is looking to start the process of bringing limited first short as early as December 2020.
3.Who won the UK Booker Prize 2020?
a)Brandon Taylor
b)Maaza Mengiste
c)Tsitsi Dangarembga
d)Douglas Stuart
Answer (d) Douglas Stuart
UK writer Douglas Stuart won the UK Booker Prize 2020 for his debut novel Shuggie Bain. The autobiographical novel is about a lonely gay son of an alcoholic mother coming of age in 1980s Glasgow, Scotland.
4.Which nation is chairing the 15th G20 Summit?
a)Russia
b)France
c)Germany
d)Saudi Arabia
Answer (d) Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the 15th G-20 Leaders Summit on November 21, 2020. The Prime Minister will be attending the summit at the invitation of the summit’s chair- King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.
5.What is the minimum age limit to play international cricket, as per the new ICC policy?
a)15 years
b)16 years
c)17 years
d)18 years
Answer (a) 15 years
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has set a minimum age limit of 15 years for a player to play international cricket under its new policy announced on November 19, 2020.
