World Bamboo Day 2023 observe on?
- A. September 18
- B. September 26
- C. September 28
- D. September 20
Correct Answer: A. September 18
World Bamboo Day 2023 observed on September 18. World Bamboo Day is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally. Where bamboo grows naturally, bamboo has been a daily element, but its utilization has not always been sustainable due to exploitation. The World Bamboo Organization aims to bring the potential of bamboo to a more elevate exposure – to protect natural resources and the environment, to ensure sustainable utilization, to promote new cultivation of bamboo for new industries in regions around the world, as well as promote traditional uses locally for community economic development.
Correct Answer: A. I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights
Correct Answer: D. Israel
An Israeli delegation attended a UNESCO meeting in Riyadh on Monday, marking the country’s first publicly announced visit to Saudi Arabia as speculation grows about a potential normalisation of ties. The delegation, including a security official, joined the UNESCO meeting on Monday, sitting behind a sign that said “Israel” on the front of their desk.
Correct Answer: A. Iran
Iranian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to toughen penalties for women who flout the Islamic dress code, with jail terms of up to 10 years, state media reported. The assembly approved “the ‘Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity’ bill for a trial period of three years,” the official IRNA news agency reported. Women in Iran have since last year’s mass protests been increasingly flouting the Islamic republic’s strict dress code that requires head coverings and modest clothes.
Correct Answer: C. China
Chinese researchers have developed autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that can carry out plateau lake investigations, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Correct Answer: C. Third
India’s military spending of $76.6 billion ranked third highest in the world. This was up by 0.9 percent from 2020 and by 33 percent from 2012. In a push to strengthen the indigenous arms industry, 64 percent of capital outlays in the military budget of 2021 were earmarked for acquisitions of domestically produced arms.
Correct Answer: C. Tianwen-1
China’s space agency on Friday, April 24, 2020, unveiled the name of its first Mars exploration mission. China named its first Mars exploration mission as Tianwen-1. China’s first Mars mission has been scheduled to launch in 2020. The observation marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the country’s first satellite Dong Fang Hong-I in 1970.