______ was appointed as the 23rd Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ?

1) Sirimavo Bandaranayake
2) Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa
3) Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
4) D. M. Jayaratne

Explanation:
On November 21, 2019, Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa, 74 has been pledged as the 23rd Prime Minister of Sri Lanka by the president of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa for a 5-year term. He succeeded Ranil Wickremesinghe. Mahinda Rajapaksa is the elder brother of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. He is the leader of the Sri Lanka People’s Front or Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party.