MI6's outgoing head, Sir Alex Younger recently gave an interview for the TIME magazine, about protecting Democracy, Human Rights etc. Sir Alex Younger is not new to TIME as he is also known for his articles in the magazine. Question here would be, which famous personality interviewed Younger, where he shared all his wonderful moments of his espionage career at the MI6.

A global initiative is needed to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are available worldwide to both higher-income and lower-income countries. More than 2 billion doses of various vaccines annually required for routine immunization and outbreak response for nearly 100 countries. Hence who is leading from the front with an initiative called COVAX to achieve the above goals.

Pointe d'Esny region is home to a wealth of sanctuaries for rare and endemic wildlife and a marine park with pristine protected coral reefs, mangrove forests and endangered species. It lies in Mauritius which depends primarily on its seas for food and tourism. Why did this region gained international attention this year?

Son of a strawberry farmer, Yoshihide Suga has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Japan after the resignation of Shinzo Abe. In his policy speech during an extraordinary session in the lower house of parliament, Suga had given a promise which some EU countries had already given earlier. What was this extraordinary assurance given by the new Japanese PM?

Ant Group Co. Ltd’s initial public offering (IPO), is set to be the world's biggest IPO. The Retail investors had placed bids for a record $3 trillion of shares in Ant’s IPO. Ant group had chosen two cities to list their company. What are they?

According to this country's Prime Minister, the country completely took the advice of its scientists and doctors during the pandemic and declared itself COVID free. It also conducted a full house International Rugby match with thousands of spectators cheering from the stands. Which country?

Along with the signed CD, some lucky customers may even receive a complimentary cat hair stuck inside the box or the aromatic scent of white wine that the artist/diva occasionally spilled while singing along . On buying which album that is the first to sell more than a million copies in 2020 you may receive the things mentioned above?

The picture shows the photo of the first commercial flight between Israel and UAE. Which company ran this flight connecting which two cities?

The Enrica Lexie case is an ongoing international controversy about the killing of two Indian fishermen, off the western coast of India in 2012 by two Italian Marines. In 2015, Italy had filed a case against India for detaining its two marines and took the case to International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). ITLOS had later referred the matter to Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) which had given its verdict earlier this year. Where is the headquarters of PCA located?

This is the Hyper loop system, which uses magnetic levitation for super-high-speed travel that hurtles through vacuum tubes at 700 kph - 1200 kph. A Hyper loop from X has completed the world’s first passenger ride on this levitating pod. Name the company. Recently Y became the first Indian to ride a Hyper loop from X. ID X and Y.

In a rather infamous news that broke out earlier this year, a cricketer recently said that he was called by his teammates as kaallu (black) a racist slur during his stint at the earlier Indian Premier League tournaments that he was part of. He was not aware of its meaning until recently. Who was this much loved cricketer?

Earlier in August a powerful blast shook the city of Beirut in Lebanon and the effect was felt even at Cyprus located some 150 kilometres away. Which white, water-soluble chemical, which was also a fertilizers component and is also a popular industrial explosive that was stored in the godown is said to have caused the blast?

“Nesyamun" an Egyptian priest is said to have died in 1069 B.C. His inscriptions in the coffin of his mummified body, said that his dying wish was to be able to speak in the afterlife, so that the gods of judgement would grant him entry into eternity. How did the team of British Scientists from Leeds fulfill his wish earlier this year in January?

“Damsel” is an upcoming Netflix fantasy series about Princess Elodie, who thinks she’s marrying Prince Henry, but is really being sacrificed to the dragon. Which prominent actor and a producer of the recent super hit series “Enola Holmes” is playing the central character in this fantasy series?

The person in the image is a Paris based CEO of a company that has more than 150,000 employees worldwide. Name the company whose chairman is famous for being a top philanthropist.

The book cover shown here has been shortlisted for the prestigious PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History 2020. The Prize is awarded annually for a non-fiction book of specific historical content. Which freedom fighter's life is the theme of this book?

This capital city is typically known for its cold winters and extremely high snowing during the season. But recently the city saw a "once in a century" phenomenon, when it witnessed what was its warmest winter at about 7.5 degree Celsius with no snow literally. The reason for this phenomenon is said to be Global Warming and Climate Changes. Which city are we talking about?

This is Air Tahiti Nui, which flew the world record creating longest ever scheduled passenger flight by distance - transiting 9,765 miles across the world from Papeete in Tahiti, to Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport. Select the wrong fact in the above statements about this world record flight from the following options:

Hagia Sofia built in 537 A.D was the world's largest building of that time. It was a Greek Orthodox Cathedral and a Venue of Coronation for Eastern Emperors . Later it was converted as a Masjid during the Ottoman rule and later as a Museum during the rule of Kemal Atatürk in 1935. According to a decree by Turkish Government recently, what is it going to be transformed as?

India’s first manned mission to outer space ‘Gaganyaan’ is to be launched by 2022-23. ISRO's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV MK III, the three-stage heavy-lift launch vehicle, will be used to launch Gaganyaan with 3 Indian Astronauts on-board. Which Space Agency is helping ISRO with its inputs and expertise in this endeavor?

Sotheby’s the Auction company is selling this Painting titled ‘Jug with Bottles’ and is estimated to sell for about $330,000, (280,000 euros). This artwork is done by a politician during World War-II at his country house. ID the painter from the painting given.

Prakash Thosre, a retired Indian Forest Service officer and a former Principal Chief Conservator of Maharashtra has released a book called “The Melghat Trail”. In this book he reveals the distinctive characteristics of animals those are found in 3000 square kilometers vast Melghat Tiger reserve in Maharashtra’s Amravati. What is unique about this tiger reserve?

Black rice, which has been in cultivation for many centuries, is categorized by its distinctive aroma. The rice eaten during community feasts is also served as kheer (a sweet dish). It was recently given the GI tag by the Registry Ministry of Commerce and Industry under the Paris Convention. Traditional medical practitioners have also used this rice in medicine. In which State you could relish this scented rice and how do they call this rice locally?

Why were the three gentlemen shown in the picture in the news recently?