1.Who will be the Chief Guest for Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2021?
a)Joe Biden
b)Boris Johnson
c)Yoshihide Suga
d)Angela Merkel
Answer (b) Boris Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be the Chief Guest for Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2021. He has accepted PM Narendra Modi’s invitation to the event, informed Dominic Raab, UK Foreign Secretary during his talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on December 15, 2020.
2.Who has been named Social Entrepreneur of the year 2020?
a)Sujoy Santra
b)Sandeep Patel
c)Ashraf Patel
d)None of the Above
Answer (c) Ashraf Patel
Ashraf Patel was awarded the social entrepreneur of the year award. The award was presented by Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani at a virtual ceremony in November 2020. Ashraf Patel is the co-founder of two organizations -Pravah and ComMutiny Youth Collective that train the youth for leadership roles.
3.India has been ranked at which position in the Human Development Index 2020?
a)111
b)131
c)123
d)108
Answer (b) 131
India has been ranked at 131st place among 189 countries in Human Development Index 2020. The index is a measure of a nation’s health, standards of living and education.
4.Which among the following extinct animals was spotted in Spiti Valley, India?
a)Indian aurochs
b)Northern Sumatran rhinoceros
c)Pink-headed duck
d)Himalayan Seow
Answer (d) Himalayan Seow
The Himalayan Seow, which was believed to be extinct, was spotted recently at Hurling village in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh by a team of wildlife experts of Wildlife Division Spiti.
5.Who won the Ramanujan Prize for Mathematicians for the year 2020?
a)Dr Carolina Araujo
b)Cédric Villani
c)Andrew Wiles
d)Grigori Perelman
Answer (a) Dr. Carolina Araujo
Dr. Carolina Araujo was honoured with the Ramanujan Prize for Mathematicians for the year 2020. She is a mathematician from the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, Rio de Janerio.
