1. Recently which state
wildlife board has approved a proposal to bring rhinos to Corbett Tiger
Reserve?
a. Uttarakhand
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Jharkhand
ANSWER: a. Uttarakhand
Its main objective is to promote tourism and
encourage species living in low-altitude grass-land area. In the first
phase, about 10 rhinos will be brought to the Corbett Tiger
Reserve. According to the Uttarakhand Wildlife Board, the geographical
terrain of the Corbett Tiger Reserve and its environmental conditions are
suitable for rhinos.
2. Football’s
regulatory body – FIFA has awarded which country for the second time in a row
for the best football team of the year?
a. France
b. Belgium
c. Germany
d. Brazil
ANSWER: b. Belgium
currently occupies the top rung in the Belgian
FIFA world rankings. World champions France are second and Brazil are
third. England has climbed one place to number four while Uruguay has
risen two places to number five. Belgium has won the best team award of
the year 2015 and the year 2018.
3. Which American
citizen of Indian origin has been made the director of the National Science
Foundation (NSF) of America?
a. Rahul Sachdeva
b. Pankaj Agnihotri
c. Sethuraman Panchanathan
d. Pramod Mistry
ANSWER: c.
His appointment was approved by Sethuraman Panchanathan, US
President Donald Trump. The US government body NSF assists research in all
non-medical fields, including science and engineering. Sethuraman
Panchanathan has assumed new responsibilities with research, innovation,
academic administration and policy experience. It is known that
58-year-old Sethuraman Panchanathan will succeed France Cordova, who will
retire in 2020 after completing his 6-year term as the director of the institution.
4. Which country’s
President Miguel Diaz Canal has recently appointed the Prime Minister in the
country after 43 years?
a. Jamaica
b. Cuba
c. Brazil
d. Portugal
ANSWER: b. Cuba
tourism Cuba’s offer of President Miguel
Diaz-Canal Minister Manuel Marrero appointed Prime Minister of Cuba. The
post of Prime Minister was abolished in 1976 by the then revolutionary leader
Fidel Castro. It has been restored under the rules of the new constitution
passed in the communist-ruled island in the year 2019. Manuel Marrero
started his political career in the Cuban government in 1999.
5. On which day is
‘National Mathematics Day’ celebrated every year in India?
a. 20 December
b. 15 December
c. 10 December
d. 22 December
ANSWER: d. 22
December
Each year in India 22 December is celebrated as
‘National Mathematics Day’ in memory of the great mathematician Srinivasa
Iyengar Ramanujan. Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on 22 December 1887 in
Erode Nagar, 400 km from Madras. This day was announced by Dr. Manmohan Singh
on 26 February 2012. On this occasion, various programs related to
mathematics are organized in schools and colleges.
