1. Who among the following has resigned from the post of independent director of CRISIL board?
a. Arundhati Bhattacharya
b. Rana Kapoor
c. Chanda Kochhar
d. Shikha Sharma
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Crisil said Arundhati Bhattacharya, the past chairman of State Bank of India, has submitted her resignation as independent director of the company effective April 15.
• In her resignation, Ms. Bhattacharya has indicated that the reason for her resignation is her decision to accept a full time role as chairperson and CEO in another company.
• Ms. Bhattacharya was the first woman to lead the more than two centuries-old State Bank of India, which controls over a quarter of the nation’s banking system.
• She retired in 2017 after a one-year extension spending four decades in various roles and then moved onto the international payment platform Swift India as its chairman, a position she still occupies.
2. According to the World Happiness Report 2020, what is India’s rank?
a. 131
b. 144
c. 152
d. 170
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• The World Happiness Report 2020 has been released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
• India, previously ranked at 140 dropped to 144.
• It ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be.
• The World Happiness Report 2020 for the first time ranks cities around the world by their subjective well-being and digs more deeply into how the social, urban and natural environments combine to affect our happiness.
• The rankings are based on polling (Gallup World Poll) which looks at six variables: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption.
• The 2020 Report for the first time ranked cities around the world by their subjective well-being and looked into how the social, urban and natural environments combine to affect happiness.
3. When is the World Happiness Day observed?
a. 15 March
b. 16 March
c. 20 March
d. 23 March
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness on 20th March as a way to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world.
• In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which seek to end poverty, reduce inequality, and protect our planet – three key aspects that lead to well-being and happiness.
• The theme of the International Day of Happiness 2020 is “Happier Together". It focuses on what we have in common, rather than what divides us. When we are together life is happier and everyone wants to be happy. This is the day to come forward and celebrate common humanity. Work for others' happiness and find out the ways to make people happy. This is possible when we will be together and goals will be common.
• The campaign theme of International Day of Happiness 2020 is "Happiness For All, For Ever" that aims at focusing on what we have in common, rather than what divides us. As nowadays migration is increasing, people from different countries and backgrounds are living side by side. Communities are now made up of people with several beliefs like religious, political, etc.
4. Which of the following countries has topped the UN’s World Happiness Index 2020?
a. Finland
b. Denmark
c. Norway
d. Sweden
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The World Happiness Report 2020 has been released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
• Finland was once again crowned as the world’s happiest country, extending its lead over Denmark and Switzerland.
• Finland is ranked as the world’s happiest nation for the third consecutive year.
• It ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be.
• The World Happiness Report 2020 for the first time ranks cities around the world by their subjective well-being and digs more deeply into how the social, urban and natural environments combine to affect our happiness.
• The rankings are based on polling (Gallup World Poll) which looks at six variables: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption.
• The 2020 Report for the first time ranked cities around the world by their subjective well-being and looked into how the social, urban and natural environments combine to affect happiness.
5. Who among the following has won Abel Prize Laureates 2020?
a. Hillel Furstenberg
b. Gregory Margulis
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. Akshay Mehta
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters named Israeli-American Hillel Furstenberg from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and Russian-American Gregory Margulis from Yale University, USA as winners of the Abel Prize 2020.
• They share the prize & the amount of Norwegian Krone (NOK) 7.5 Million (USD 8.3400)
