Current Affairs Quiz: 14 December 2020

14 December 2020: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as communication satellite CMS-01, Chabahar port and Ramanujan Prize for Mathematicians 2020 among others. 

1.When will ISRO launch communication satellite CMS-01?
a)December 16th 
b)December 17th 
c)December 14th 
d)December 21st  

2.Which three nations held the first trilateral working group meeting on December 14 on the use of Chabahar port?
a)India, Iran, Afghanistan
b)Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan 
c)India, Iran, Uzbekistan 
d)India, Turkmenistan, Iran

3.Which Indian telecommunications company launched the world’s first satellite-based Narrowband IoT (Internet of Things) Network?
a)Reliance Jio
b)BSNL
c)MTNL
d)Airtel 

4.Ambrose Dlamini, who passed away recently after testing positive for COVID-19, was the Prime Minister of which nation?
a)Botswana
b)Lesotho 
c)Eswatini 
d)Malawi

5.UNESCO has decided to launch an international prize that will be named after which late political figure?
a)Indira Gandhi
b)Benazir Bhutto 
c)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
d)Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

6.Who won the Ramanujan Prize for Mathematicians for the year 2020?
a)Dr Carolina Arajuo
b)Cédric Villani
c)Andrew Wiles
d)Grigori Perelman 

7.When is the International Universal Health Coverage Day observed?
a)December 14th 
b)December 13th 
c)December 12th 
d)December 11th 

8.Swadhinata Sarak will be opened between India and which nation?
a)Nepal 
b)Bangladesh 
c)Myanmar
d)Bhutan

Answers

1.(b) December 17 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch communication satellite CMS-01 aboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C50) on December 17, 2020. This would be India's 42nd Communication Satellite. 

2.(c) India, Iran, Uzbekistan 
India, Iran and Uzbekistan held their First Trilateral Working Group Meeting on December 14, 2020 on the joint use of the strategically located Chabahar port. The announcement regarding the meeting was made by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

3.(b) BSNL
BSNL launched the world's first Satellite-Based Narrowband IoT (Internet of Things) Network in partnership with Skylotech India on December 10, 2020.

4.(c) Eswatini
Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who had tested positive for COVID-19, passed away after being hospitalised in South Africa. He was 52. The news was confirmed by the nation's government on December 13, 2020. 

5.(d) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has decided to launch the 'UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International prize'. The prize will be launched in the field of ‘creative economy’ starting from November 2021. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a Bangladesh politician and was also called the ‘Father of the Nation’.
 
6.(a) Dr Carolina Arajuo
Dr Carolina Arajuo 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. 

7.(c) December 12th 
The International Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated on December 12 every year by the United Nations and by several other international organizations. The day aims to raise awareness regarding the need for strong and resilient health systems. The day’s theme this year is “Health for all: Protect Everyone.”

8.(b) Bangladesh
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen has informed that ‘Swadhinata Sarak’ between Bangladesh and India will be opened on March 26, 2021. While the road remains functional in India, it will be connecting through Meherpur, Mujibnagar district in Bangladesh in 2021.