When Israel bombed Al-Ahli Arab Hospital resulting in a large number of fatalities and injuries among displaced Palestinians seeking shelter there?
- A. 25 October 2023
- B. 18 October 2023
- C. 17 October 2023
- D. 19 October 2023
Correct Answer: C. 17 October 2023
On 17 October 2023, an explosion took place in the parking lot of the courtyard of al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, resulting in a large number of fatalities and injuries among displaced Palestinians seeking shelter there. A few days prior to the incident, the hospital had received evacuation orders from Israel, and was hit by Israeli rocket fire, which damaged two floors and injured four staff members.
Correct Answer: D. Qatar
2023 AFC Asian Cup will be the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men’s football championship of Asia organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It will be held in Qatar from 16 June to 16 July 2023. The tournament will involve 24 national teams after expansion in 2019. Hosts Qatar are the defending champions.
Correct Answer: A. Israel
Israel gets a breakthrough in development of advanced laser air defence system. Once a laser is locked onto its target it would “take about a second” to eliminate a threat.
Correct Answer: B. Tafheen Sharif
Tafheen Sharif of Pakistani origin has been elected the first Muslim woman deputy mayor of Tameside in the UK. Tafheen, who is a member of the Labour party, was also named the youngest councillor in 2012. She has also served as deputy police commissioner of Bedfordshire in the past. Tafheen has been engaged in political activities from the time when she was a student. She belongs to Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. After being elected the deputy mayor, she said the Kashmir dispute needed a serious solution.
Correct Answer: D. Bangladesh
Bangladesh recently launched its e-passports thus becoming the first country in South Asia to introduce e-passports. Bangladesh is the first country in South Asia and 119th in the world to introduce e-Passports. e-Passports mean electronic passport with the high-security feature.
Correct Answer: C. USA
A transgender woman convicted of murder was put to death late on 3 January 2023 in the first such execution in the United States, officials said. Amber McLaughlin, 49, was pronounced dead shortly before 7 pm local time at the Diagnostic and Correctional Center in the town of Bonne Terre, Missouri, according to a statement from the state prison department.
Correct Answer: A. 2021
The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, Organizers said after the outbreak of COVID-19 forced the historic decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until 2021