A. Year of Gemini
B. Year of lion
C. Year of Elephant
D. Year of Tiger
A. USA
B. Russia
C. Israel
D. China
A. Black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity
B. Of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 was divided, one half awarded to Roger Penrose “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity”, the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy.
Eight countries in West Africa have decided to change the name of their common currency to ‘Eco’. These countries also decided to leave the current currency ‘CFA franc’. Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo in West Africa are currently using this currency.
The UN turns 75
For their first podcast of 2020, our UNcomplicated hosts, Sinduja Srinivasan and Jason DeWall, celebrate a milestone year for the UN, as it turns 75.
WHO Founded: April 7, 1948 (72 years)
World Bank Founded: July 1944 76 years
UN Founded: October 24, 1945 (75 years)
NATO Founded: April 4, 1949 (71 years)
A. Russia
B. Saudi Arabia
C. China
D. France