Who won the 2020 Booker Prize?
- A. Douglas Stuart
- B. Maaza Mengiste
- C. Avni Doshi
- D. Lydia Millet
Correct Answer: A. Douglas Stuart
Douglas Stuart is a Scottish-American writer and fashion designer. His debut novel, Shuggie Bain, was awarded the 2020 Booker Prize on November 19, 2020.
Correct Answer: B. Ireland
Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, was a massacre on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is marking 50 years of Bloody Sunday, on which British soldiers fired upon a crowd of protesters, killing 14 people. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin also tweeted that the country is paying tribute to the families of the victims. The violence took place during a march organized by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.
Correct Answer: C. India
As per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, India has the potential to contribute 15 per cent of the global growth in 2023. On the sideline of the G20 meeting in Bengaluru, the IMF chief also said that India should completely focus on structural reforms, and make more opportunities for women.
Correct Answer: A. Damascus
Correct Answer: B. New York
For the first time in United Nations’ 75-year history, world leaders will not come to New York this September for the annual session of UN General Assembly due to the coronavirus pandemic, the president of the 193-member assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande has said.
Correct Answer: C. James Harris
Wrestling legend James Harris dies at 70, WWE says. James Harris, a professional wrestling legend who performed under the name of “Kamala: The Ugandan Giant,”.
Correct Answer: B. China
The FATF President is a senior official appointed by the FATF Plenary from among its members for a term of one year. The term of the President begins on 1 July and ends on 30 June of the following year. The President convenes and chairs the meetings of the FATF Plenary and the Steering Group, and he/she oversees the FATF Secretariat. Xiangmin Liu of the People’s Republic of China assumed the position of President of the FATF on 1 July 2019. He succeeded Marshall Billingslea of the United States.