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Question 1 of 5:
Every year, the King of Norway awards the Abel Prize to acknowledge exceptional contributors in which field?
The answer is- Mathematics
The Abel Prize (/ˈɑːbəl/ AH-bəl; Norwegian: Abelprisen [ˈɑ̀ːbl̩ˌpriːsn̩]) is awarded annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians. It is named after the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829) and directly modeled after the Nobel Prizes. It comes with a monetary award of 7.5 million Norwegian kroner (NOK; increased from 6 million NOK in 2019).
The Abel Prize's history dates back to 1899, when its establishment was proposed by the Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie when he learned that Alfred Nobel's plans for annual prizes would not include a prize in mathematics.
DYK:
2023 Luis Caffarelli University of Texas at Austin "For his seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations including free-boundary problems and the Monge–Ampère equation."
Question 2 of 5:
‘Mircha’ Rice from West Champaran recently received GI tag. From which state is it?
The answer is- Bihar
The Mircha rice variety from West Champaran district of Bihar has recently been granted the GI tag. The grains of this rice are similar in size and shape to black pepper, which is why it is called Mircha or Marcha rice. The rice has a distinct aroma, and its grains and flakes are known for their palatability. The rice is also famous for its ability to produce aromatic chura (rice flakes). When cooked, the rice is fluffy, non-sticky, and sweet with a pleasant aroma resembling that of popcorn. The application for the GI tag was submitted by the Marcha Dhan Utpadak Pragatisheel Samuh, a registered organization of paddy cultivators.
DYK:
Other agriculture and horticulture products from Bihar that have received GI tags include Zardalu mango, Katarni rice of Bhagalpur, Shahi litchi of Muzaffarpur, Magahi paan of Magadh region, and Makhana of Mithila.
Question 3 of 5:
Which Indian won the men's air pistol gold in the 2023 ISSF Pistol/Rifle World Cup?
The answer is- Sarabjot Singh
A 16-0 scoreline in a gold medal match, a shooter forgetting to fire and an Olympian registering a rare sub-90 series to lose out on a podium opportunity – the opening day of the first-ever ISSF World Cup at Bhopal had all the ingredients of a budget drama.
The Indian team, in its backyard, became the first team to win gold in the men’s 10m air pistol event. Sarabjot Singh bagged his first-ever senior ISSF gold medal while Varun Tomar, the cousin of the now-forgotten Saurabh Chaudhary, took home bronze.
Sarabjot did Ruslan Lunev in with a bagel in the gold medal match, besting him in only eight shots. Even when it finally seemed Sarabjot’s opponent from Azerbaijan would go home with at least two points after all, having shot a 10.4, the Ambala-born shooter hammered in a climactic 10.9.
Question 4 of 5:
This bird is the national bird of which country?
The answer is- UK
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Great Britain and Ireland, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the chat subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north.
DYK:
The European robin was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla rubecula.
Question 5 of 5:
Who brought this beverage to India?
The answer is- Baba Budan
Baba Budan was a 17th-century Sufi, revered by both Muslims and Hindus, whose shrine is at Baba Budangiri, Chikkamagalur, Karnataka, India. He is said to have introduced the coffee plant to India by bringing seven raw beans from the port of Mocha, Yemen while coming back from hajj in 1670. He brought seven beans because the number 7 is considered sacred in Islam. The coffee plants were then raised at the place that bears his name.
