Current Affairs One-Liner: 19th December 2021

• The TVS Motor Company has collaborated with BMW’s motorcycle to develop electric vehicles (EV) in India.
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• HQ of TVS Motor Company: Chennai
• CEO of TVS Motor Company: K. N. Radhakrishnan
• The Digital Payments Utsav was announced by WhatsApp which will be executed in 500 villages in India. It will be the pilot program in which digital payments transactions and their importance will be promoted to empower individuals and businesses. This will help to enhance financial inclusion in the country. Under the program, villagers will be empowered to access digital payments via the ‘payments on WhatsApp’.
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• CEO of WhatsApp: Will Cathcart
• Books and Authors: Title of Book: Rewinding of First 25 years of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
• Author: S S Oberoi

• 1st National-level Khelo India Women’s Hockey League: It was inaugurated by Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
• YouGov’s survey for the world’s top 20 most admired men: The list is topped by Barack Obama. The 2nd and 3rd positions are marked by Bill Gates and Xi Jinping respectively. India’s PM Narendra Modi has secured the rank at 8th position. Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are at 12th and 18th positions respectively and India’s leading actors Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan are at 14th and 15th positions respectively.
• YouGov’s survey for the world’s top 20 most admired women: The list is topped by Michelle Obama. The 2nd and 3rd positions are marked by Angelina Jolie and Queen Elizabeth II respectively. India’s leading actress Priyanka Chopra and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are placed at 10th and 13 positions respectively. India’s Indian engineering teacher, author, and social worker, and wife of the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murthy, Sudha Murthy are at the 14th position in the list.
• Important Days and Themes: 18th Dec 2021: World Arabic Language Day
• Theme: The Arabic Language and Civilizational Communication
• 18th Dec 2021: Minorities Rights Day
• 18th Dec 2021: International Migrants Day
• Theme: Harnessing the potential of human mobility
• 19th Dec 2021: Goa Liberation Day
• NIPL signed MoU with Western Union
• IPRULIFE- 1st Insurance Company to Sign UNPRI
• ‘Health Prime’ Wellness Rider—Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
• HAL signed Contract with BEL

Question: 

Q.1 Who among the following topped in YouGov’s survey for the world’s top 20 most admired men?
a. Barack Obama
b. Elon Musk
c. Lewis Hamilton
d. PM Narendra Modi