In January 2024, which country warship treats 1,000 injured Gazans off Egyptian shore?
- A. USA
- B. UAE
- C. France
- D. Japan
Correct Answer: C. France
On January 21, 2024, the French LHD Dixmude military ship will dock at the Egyptian port of Al-Arish and treat around 1,000 injured Gazans. The Dixmude is a floating hospital equipped with wards, operating theaters, and 70 medical staff. The Dixmude has been docked in Al-Arish since November 2023, which is 30 miles west of the Gaza Strip.
Correct Answer: C. Nine
The Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) is a regional body comprising nine countries. It is an associate member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The members of EAG include Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, and India.
Correct Answer: C. China
China successfully launch a satellite named Einstein Probe in Sichuan province. It will observe mysterious transient phenomena in the universe comparable to the flickering of fireworks, to unveil the violent and little-known aspects of the cosmos.
Correct Answer: B.Mohamed Bazoum
On 26 July 2023, a coup d’état occurred in Niger, in which the country’s presidential guard detaine President Mohamed Bazoum, and presidential guard commander general Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaime himself the leader of a new military junta.
Correct Answer: A. Fitch
Top rating agency Fitch has downgraded the United States’s credit rating over its rising debt and a “deterioration in standards of governance”, prompting protests from the White House. Fitch, one of the big three rating agencies, on Tuesday dropped the credit rating to AA+, down one notch from the highest rating AAA.
Correct Answer: B. November 16, 2022
Nasa launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on November 16, 2022, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency`s new flagship programme, Artemis.
Correct Answer: B. 10 April 2022
The first round of France’s 2022 presidential election was held on 10 April. A run-off will be held between the top two candidates on 24 April 2022. The incumbent president, Emmanuel Macron from La République En Marche! (LREM), who won in 2017 and whose first term lasts until 13 May 2022, announced on 3 March 2022 that he was launching his re-election bid to a second five-year term for which he is eligible under the Constitution of France. His opponent in the second round will be Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally (RN), whom he defeated in 2017.