14 December to 20 December 2020: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The week's updated quizzes cover topics such as Republic Day 2021, Human Development Index 2020, Social Entrepreneur of the year 2020 and Ramanujan Prize for Mathematicians among others.
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
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
3.India has been ranked at which position in the Human Development Index 2020?
a)111
b)131
c)123
d)108
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
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
6.Which state has brought into force a land grabbing prohibition Act?
a)Madhya Pradesh
b)Maharashtra
c)Rajasthan
d)Gujarat
7.Which nation will host G7 Summit in 2021?
a)France
b)UK
c)Canada
d)US
8.Which nation will be hosting ICC Women’s World Cup 2022?
a)Australia
b)England
c)South Africa
d)New Zealand
9.Which city has been selected as the second venue for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023?
a)Puri
b)Cuttack
c)Balasore
d)Rourkela
10.Which nation has been witnessing protests from the members of San Isidro Movement?
a)Mexico
b)Libya
c)Algeria
d)Cuba
Answers
1. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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.
6. (d) Gujarat
The Gujarat state government brought into force the Gujarat Land Grabbing Prohibition Act on December 16, 2020. The Act has been enforced to take strict legal action against land mafias who have illegally occupied land that belongs to the government, common farmers or public trusts and religious organisations.
7. (b) UK
The G7 Summit 2021 will be hosted by the United Kingdom and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had extended an invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the summit. PM Modi has accepted the invitation.
8. (d) New Zealand
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 will be held from March 4- April 3, 2022 in New Zealand. The 31-day match schedule was announced on December 15, 2020 by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
9. (d) Rourkela
Odisha's Rourkela has been selected as the second venue for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 besides the capital city Bhubaneswar.
10. (d) Cuba
San Isidro Movement, a movement by artists and activists demanding greater freedom of expression, has been gaining momentum in Cuba, a country under an authoritarian communist regime for over six decades.
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