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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country won its first-ever gold in the Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports Olympiad 2020?
A
Bangladesh
B
India
C
China
D
Japan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash won the first-ever gold for India in the Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO) held in London.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Mental Calculation World Cup was held in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany on 30 October 2004. There were 17 participants from 10 countries. In the overall ranking the first place is taken by Robert Fountain (Great Britain), the runner-up was Jan van Koningsveld (Germany).

Detailed explanation-3: -About Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash: Known as the World’s Fastest Human Calculator, Hyderabad’s Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash is the Founder and CEO of Bhanzu, an Indian maths ed-tech platform aiming to revolutionise the learning experience of maths globally.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash (born 13 October 1999) is a human calculator from India, and is titled as the “World’s Fastest Human Calculator". BBC said “Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash is to math (mental calculation) what Usain Bolt is to running".

Detailed explanation-5: -On International Maths Day 2022, meet world’s fastest human calculator Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash.

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