Q1. Which book has won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History 2020, awarded annually for a non-fiction book of specifically historical content. ?
- 'The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj' ~ Anita Anand
- Time Song: Searching for Doggerland ~ Julia Blackburn
- The Brothers York: An English Tragedy ~Thomas Penn
- Imperial Intimacies: A Tale of Two Islands ~ Hazel Carby
Q2. When was the first International Day of Banks observed, as per UNGA resolution ?
- December 04,2020
- December 05,2020
- December 06,2020
- December 07,2020
Q3. Central govt has approved the RBI’s proposal of amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas bank with ______
- Deutsche Bank India
- DBS Bank India Limited
- Citibank
- Royal Bank of Scotland
Q4. Who has been elected as the International Cricket Council's (ICC) new independent chairman?
- Imran Khwaja
- Shashank Manohar
- V Srinivasan
- Greg Barclay
Q5. Who has been elected as President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for 2020-21 ?
- Sangita Reddy
- V Srinivasan
- Uday Shankar
- Anand Mahindra
Q6. Who is known as the “Father of India's IT industry” and founder of TCS?
- Ratan Tata
- NR Narayana Murthy
- Noel Tata
- Faqir Chand Kohli
Q7. Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been re-elected as President of
Togo
Ghana
Mali
Burkina Faso
Q8. Which nation is set to become the first Arab Gulf country to generate electricity from coal ?
UAE
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Quiz Answers
1.Anita Anand's 'The Patient Assassin', based on Jallianwala Bagh massacre, has won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman history prize.
PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History 2020, is awarded annually for a non-fiction book of specifically historical content.
2. UN General Assembly adopted resolution , which designated 4 December as the International Day of Banks.
It is in recognition of the significant potential of multilateral development banks & other international development banks in financing sustainable development.
3. With effect from November 27, 2020, Lakshmi Vilas Bank has been amalgamated with DBS Bank India Ltd (DBIL), the subsidiary of DBS Bank, Singapore.
The scheme of amalgamation is under the special powers of the Government of India and RBI under Section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, India
4. New Zealand’s Greg Barclay has been elected as the ICC's new Independent Chairman. He succeeds India's Shashank Manohar.
5. Uday Shankar has been elected as FICCI President for 2020-21 & succeeds Sangita Reddy.
He is the President, The Walt Disney Company (Asia Pacific) & Chairman of Star & Disney India. He becomes 1st ever media & entertainment executive to be FICCI president.
6. Faqir Chand Kohli, was the founder of TCS & “father of India's IT industry”. He passed away recently at the age of 96, on Nov 26, 2020.
7. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been re-elected as Burkina Faso's president for a period of 5 years.
8. The United Arab Emirates is set to become the first Arab Gulf country to generate electricity from coal. Dubai is starting up the Hassyan coal plant, with capacity of 2,400 MW by 2023.
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