Current Affairs Quiz: 20 November 2020

19 November 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 World Test Championship, UK Booker Prize 2020 and World Children’s Day among others. 

1.Which nation is ranked at the top of the World Test Championship Points Table?
a)India
b)England
c)Australia
d)New Zealand

2.Which vaccine manufacturer has sought emergency use authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine?
a)Moderna
b)SII
c)Pfizer
d)Sanofi

3.Who won the UK Booker Prize 2020?
a)Brandon Taylor
b)Maaza Mengiste
c)Tsitsi Dangarembga
d)Douglas Stuart

4.Which nation is chairing the 15th G20 Summit?
a)Russia
b)France
c)Germany 
d)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

6.When is World Children’s Day observed?
a)November 14th 
b)November 17th 
c)November 19th 
d)November 20th 

7.Green Climate Fund has approved funds worth USD 256 million for which nation?
a)Maldives
b)Bangladesh 
c)Mauritius
d)Sri Lanka

8.India signed a USD 120 million agreement with which international financial institution to modernise the transport sector of Meghalaya?
a)WB
b)IMF
c)ADB
d)EBRD

Answers

1.(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.(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.(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.(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.(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. 

6.(d) November 20th
The World Children's Day is observed on November 20, 2020. The day is observed to encourage dialogues and actions towards building a better world for children. This year the day aims to focus on Climate Change. 

7.(b) Bangladesh 
The Green Climate Fund has approved USD 256 million fund for Bangladesh in form of grants and loans to meet its Green House Gas (GHG) emission reduction targets under the Paris agreement. 

8.(a) World Bank
India signed a USD 120 million agreement with World Bank on November 19, 2020 to modernise the transport sector in the state of Meghalaya.