2023 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup was held in India from _____.
- A. 11 to 27 January 2023
- B. 13 to 29 January 2023
- C. 15 to 30 January 2023
- D. 17 to 31 January 2023
Correct Answer: B. 13 to 29 January 2023
In April 2020, it was reported that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper had agreed to proceed with U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies. On May 21, 2020, President Trump announced that the United States would be withdrawing from the treaty due to alleged Russian violations. On 22 May 2020, the United States submitted a notice of withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies. Senate Democrats questioned the legality, wisdom, and appropriateness of the planned withdrawal so close to The 2023 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup was the 15th edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men’s national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and at the 20,000 seat Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023. Germany won their third title after defeating Belgium in the final after penalties. The Netherlands captured the bronze medal by winning against Australia.
Correct Answer: B. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has served as the sixth and current president of Egypt since 2014.
Correct Answer: A. March 17, 2023
The International Criminal Court on March 17, 2023, announce an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. The Hague-based ICC said it had also issue a warrant against Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia`s presidential commissioner for children`s rights, on similar charges. The Kremlin dismissed the orders as void. Russia is not a party to the ICC so it was unclear if or how Putin could ever be extradited.
Correct Answer: A. Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega was sworn in as the Presidented of the Central American country ‘Nicaragua’ for his fourth consecutive term. The United States and European Union imposed sanctions on several persons in his government after the elections. Ortega’s government has been in power since 2007, after his first stint in power ended in 1990.
Correct Answer: C. A Unique Twin Summit
“The Great Reset” will be the theme of a unique twin summit in January 2021, convened by the World Economic Forum.
Correct Answer: A. China
China`s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed on January 17, 2023, as the world`s most populous country faces a looming demographic crisis. The nation of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its workforce ages, in a rapid decline that analysts warn could stymie economic growth and pile pressure on strained public coffers. The mainland Chinese population stood at around 1,411,750,000 at the end of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported, a decrease of 850,000 from the end of the previous year. The number of births was 9.56 million, the NBS said, while the number of deaths stood at 10.41m
Correct Answer: B. Kosovo
Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to normalize economic ties, US President Donald Trump said on September 4, 2020, hailing what he called a `major breakthrough` more than a decade after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008.