Who among the following has been chosen ‘Person of the year 2015’ by Times Magazine?

The correct answer is D) Angela Merkel. Time named the German Chancellor its Person of the Year 2015 (announced in December 2015), citing her handling of the refugee crisis that pushed over a million asylum seekers into Europe that year, and her insistence on a humanitarian response even when it was politically costly. The option is spelled 'Angeela' in the paper, but the answer is clearly Merkel.

Why the others are wrong:

• Barack Obama won Time's title in 2008 and was not the 2015 choice. Obama's name is also the most common wrong guess because he has won it before.
• Al-Baghdadi, the ISIS leader, was never a Time honouree. Time's choice reflected positive or consequential influence, and he was a terror leader.
• Francois Hollande, the French President, did not receive the title in 2015, though he dealt with the Paris attacks that year.

The core concept is Time's annual 'Person of the Year' award, which recognises whoever most influenced the news, for good or ill. For Mains, the refugee crisis links to GS-II (India and the world, Germany's role in the EU) and to humanitarian obligations under international law.

Trap: Relying on memory of Obama's name and choosing A, when the title is tied to a specific year's events and he won it in other years.