Current Affairs Quiz: 9 December 2020

9 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 Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020, most-searched word on Google and  top trending personality in India among others. 

1.Who won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020?
a)Amitav Ghosh
b)Sachin Kundalkar
c)Nirmala Govindarajan
d)Raj Kamal Jha

2.What was India's most-searched word on Google in 2020?
a)Coronavirus 
b)Indian Premier League 
c)US Election Results 
d)Bihar Election Results

3.Who was the top trending personality in India in the year 2020?
a)Arnab Goswami
b)Amitabh Bachchan
c)Kanika Kapoor
d)Joe Biden

4.India was ranked at which position on the Climate Change Performance Index 2021?
a)6th 
b)9th 
c)10th 
d)12th 

5.Which country was ranked at the bottom of the Climate Change Performance Index 2021?
a)US
b)Russia
c)Canada
d)Australia

6.When will National Digital Health Mission be rolled out in India?
a)January 2021
b)February 2021
c)March 2021
d)April 2021

7.Which wicket-keeper batsman announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on December 9, 2020?
a)Rishabh Pant 
b)Parthiv Patel
c)Dinesh Karthik
d)Wriddhiman Saha

8.The first man to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the UK has the same name as which legendary English author?
a)William Shakespeare
b)J.R.R. Tolkien
c)Charles Dickens
d)George Orwell

Answers

1.(d) Raj Kamal Jha
Indian journalist-author Raj Kamal Jha has been honoured with the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020 for his novel, The City and The Sea. The book's publisher Peter Bundalo made the announcement on December 9, 2020.

2.(b) Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League (IPL) has beaten coronavirus to be India's most-searched word on Google in the year 2020, as per Google India's 'Year in Search' results released on December 9, 2020. 

3.(d) Joe Biden
The top trending personality in India in 2020 was US President-Elect Joe Biden, followed by Arnab Goswami, Kanika Kapoor, Kim Jong Un and Amitabh Bachchan. 

4. (c) 10th 
India is ranked at the 10th position on the Climate Change Performance Index 2021. India slid down by one position, as it was ranked 9th in last year’s Index. 

5.(a) US
The United States, which is the largest historical polluter, was ranked at the bottom of the Climate Change Performance Index for the second time in a row. While the US was ranked 61st, Saudi Arabia was ranked 60th, Iran 59th, Canada 58th, Australia 54th and Russia 52nd. 

6.(a) January 2021
The National Digital Health Mission will be rolled out across India in January 2021. The health mission would provide unique health IDs to each individual that will work as a health account comprising their past medical records including conditions, treatment and diagnosis. 

7.(b) Parthiv Patel
Wicket-keeper-batsman Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on December 9, 2020. Parthiv Patel had made his debut in the Indian national cricket team in 2002 against England at Trent Bridge at the age of 17 years. He had become Test cricket’s youngest wicket-keeper at the time. However, he soon lost his spot in the team with MS Dhoni emerging in international cricket. 

8.(a) William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare from Warwickshire in England became the first man to receive the newly approved Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine on December 8, 2020.