Olympiad Test Level 1: Current Affairs- 2 - Class 6 MCQ

Denys Shmygal is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician. On 4 March 2020, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

Mumbai will be hosting the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) session in 2023. The announcement was passed by IOC president Thomas Bach. The committee chose India to encourage and support the National Olympic Committee of India and all the National Federations to promote and strengthen Olympic sport in the country.

Khelo India University Games Odisha concluded in Bhubaneswar on March 1, 2020. The University games concluded with a grand celebration. Panjab University and Savitribai Phule Pune University finished with 17 gold medals each. The former won 46 medals (19 silver, 10 bronze) as against the Pune contingent’s 37 (11 silver, 9 bronze) to be crowned champions.

Veteran athletics coach and Dronacharya awardee Joginder Singh Saini, aged 90, who groomed some of India’s finest track and field stars, died in Patiala on March 1 due to age-related problems. He remained the chief national athletics coach for many years from 1970-90, was not keeping well for the past few days.

Birhanu Legese of Ethiopia won Tokyo Marathon, a race that was scaled back as part of Japan’s efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Legese crossed the finish line with a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 15 seconds, 34 seconds ahead of Belgium’s Bashir Abdi.

Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has appointed seasoned politician Muhyiddin Yassin as the new Prime Minister, trumping Mahathir Mohamad’s bid to return to power after a week of political turmoil that followed his resignation as Prime Minister.

Sikkim celebrated 45th State Day on 16 May 2020. It was celebrated in a brief function held at Chintan Bhawan premises, Gangtok. The function was graced by Governor of Sikkim Shri Ganga Prasad and Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang amid lockdown.

Lieutenant Commander Akshay Kumar of the Anti-Submarine Warfare School of the Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kochi was awarded the Vice Admiral G.M. Hiranandani Memorial Rolling Trophy for the year 2020 by Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-chief (FOC-in-C) of the SNC. The award ceremony was held at the Maritime Warfare Centre, Kochi, Kerala.

Former National Table Tennis (TT) champion Manmeet Singh Walia, passed away at the age of 58 in Montreal,Canada. Manmeet was suffering from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a disease that causes motor neuron degeneration, leading to voluntary muscle impairment.

As per the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual rankings, India has secured the 74th position on the global Energy Transition Index (ETI). In the previous year, India ranked 76th.