Dates to Remember ~ 4th & 5th December 2020

 

Current Affairs Daily Quiz, 05th December 2020

Q1. Born on 4th December 1919, he was the 12th Prime Minister of India, a commemorative stamp was launched in his honour on his 101st Birth Anniversary. Name the ex -PM.

• PV Narasimha Rao

• Chandra Sekhar

• Inder Kumar Gujral

• Vishwanath Pratap Singh

 Q2. 15 year old, Gitanjali Rao, has been named  first-ever Kid of the Year, by which magazine?

• TIME

• New Yorker

• Washington Post

• The Week

Q3. Which country has declared Climate Emergency on Dec 2, 2020, and pledged that its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025?

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Singapore

• UAE

Q4. Dronacharya Awardee Kuldeep Handoo from J&K has been appointed PM Modi’s 'Fit India’ Movement Ambassador. He is associated with which sport?

• Judo

• Archery

• Boxing

• Wushu

Q5. Who has won the Global Teacher Prize 2020 ?

• Carlo Mazzone , Italy

• Olasunkanmi Opeifa , Nigeria

• Doani Emanuela Bertan, Brazil

• Ranjitsinh Disale, India

Q6. Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, also known as” the grand old man of spices”, passed away at the age of 98 was the founder of ______

• Everest spices

• MDH spices

• Badshah Masala

• Catch Foods       

Q7. What is the full form of MDH in spice company MDH private ltd?

• Mahashian Di Handi

• Masala Di Handi

• Mahashay Di Hatti

• Mahashian Di Hatti 

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Quiz Answers

1. Inder Kumar Gujral, was the 12th Prime Minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998. He propounded the Gujral Doctrine, as a set of five principles to guide the conduct of foreign relations with India's immediate neighbours.

2. 15 year old, Gitanjali Rao was named first-ever TIME ‘Kid of the Year’. Her work includes to tackling  contaminated drinking water, opioid addiction & cyberbullying, & to create a global community of young innovators.     

3. New Zealand has declared a climate emergency on December 2, 2020 and pledged that its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025. It joins 32 other countries that have declared a climate emergency.

4. Wushu coach Kuldeep Handoo, was appointed as “Fit India” movement ambassador. He is the first person from the J&K UT  to receive the Dronacharya award.

5. Ranjitsinh Disale, an Indian govt. school teacher,has won the Global Teacher Prize 2020. He is known for embedding QR codes in textbooks, which was adopted by NCERT &awareness on ills of teen marriage.

6. Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, was the founder and CEO of MDH, an Indian spice company.

7. In Indian spice company, MDH stands for Mahashian Di Hatti.