9. | Mustapha Adib is set to become the next Prime Minister of which nation? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Lebanon's Ambassador to Germany, Mustapha Adib is set to become the country's next Prime Minister. Adib was named by four former Lebanon Prime Ministers as their choice for the post. |
10. | In which state the first mask ATM is inaugrated? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: If till now you thought ATM's only dispense money, rethink! For now, thanks to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, an ATM is Saharanpur district of western Uttar Pradesh is dispensing masks. But to get them one will have to first spend Rs 5, put that coin into the customised machine and pop comes out a face mask for use. |
11. | Which National Park set to be expanded by 3,053 hectares? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Assam Government recently added 3,053 hectares (884 sq km) to Kaziranga National Park. Kaziranga is home to Asiatic one-horned rhinos. The additions will connect the park with Karbi Anglong hills and Nameri National Park. Highlights The areas are being added after 35 years. The Kaziranga National Park hosts two-thirds of world's great one-horned rhinoceroses. |
12. | Who has become the first Indian to enter the second round of Grand Slam Singles event in the last 7 years? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Indian Tennis player Sumit Nagal on September 1, 2020, created history by becoming the first Indian to win a singles' main draw match at a grand slam in the last 7 years. The current world number 122 successfully stormed into the second round of the ongoing US Open. Somdev Devvarman had reached the second round of the Australian Open, US Open, and French Open earlier in 2013. |
13. | Who appointed as India's Ambassador to Republic of Croatia? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Raj Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Croatia. He is an IFS officer of 1997 batch and is presently serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of India, Tokyo. |
14. | On which date Teacher's Day is celebrated in India? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: In India, Teachers' Day is celebrated annually on September 5 to mark the birthday of the country's former President, scholar, philosopher and Bharat Ratna awardee, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was born on this day in 1888. |