United States granted billion in Aid to 213 countries from 2001 to 2023?
- A. $675
- B. $677
- C. $679
- D. $678
Correct Answer: B. $677
The US allocated $677 billion in aid to 213 nations from 2001 to 2023, According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United States emerges as the foremost aid provider in 2022
Correct Answer: B. UK
On March 16, Oliver Dowden, the UK Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office, announced in a statement to the UK’s House of Common an immediate ban of the app on government official devices. Although the UK was one the first country to ban the use of other Chinese-owned technology such as Huawei, critics flagged the delay in banning TikTok compared to allies.
Correct Answer: A. Uganda
The United Nations’ top court has ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325m in reparations over a brutal war between the neighbors that began in the late 1990s.
Correct Answer: A. Ecuador
Massive flooding in Ecuador’s capital Quito and a resulting landslide have killed at least 24 people. Ecuador is a country in South America, touching the Equator. The floods were caused by heavy rains on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, which overlooks the city.
Correct Answer: B. China
China recently opened its first cross-sea bullet train linking major cities in the southeastern Fujian province. The bullet trains or high-speed rail (HSR) will travel at the same 350 km per hour speed as other trains on the network.
Correct Answer: C. Argentina
Argentinian football legend Diego Armando Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 60. Argentina President Alberto Fernandez declared three days of national mourning following Maradona’s death in the city of Tigre on Wednesday, 25 Nov 2020.
Correct Answer: C. April 15
World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April globally. This day is being celebrate all over the world to emphasize the importance of art that nurtures creativity, innovation, and cultural diversity for all people across the globe. The day was declared by the International Association of Art (IAA), an NGO working in official partnership with UNESCO. The first celebration of World Art Day was held on April 15, 2012. The date has been selected in honor of the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, the famous painter of the Mona Lisa. He was chosen as a symbol of world peace, freedom of expression, tolerance, brotherhood, and multiculturalism as well as art’s importance to other fields.