In January 2024, which country signed a deal with United States to buy 400 long-range Tomahawk missiles?
- A. Australia
- B. Japan
- C. Israel
- D. India
Correct Answer: B. Japan
On January 18, 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) sign a contract with the U.S. to buy up to 400 Tomahawk missiles. The deal is worth about $1.7 billion and is part of Japan’s military buildup. The Tomahawk is a long-range, US-made cruise missile that can be launched from a ship or submarine. It can strike fixed targets at low altitudes. The contract also includes 14 Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control Systems, support, training, maintenance, spares, and other items.
Correct Answer: A. October 12
World Sight Day is observed annually on the second Thursday of October. In 2023, this important day falls on October 12th, providing a global platform for individuals, eye care professionals, and organizations to participate in activities that raise awareness about vision-related issues.
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: B. Ireland
Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, was a massacre on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is marking 50 years of Bloody Sunday, on which British soldiers fired upon a crowd of protesters, killing 14 people. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin also tweeted that the country is paying tribute to the families of the victims. The violence took place during a march organized by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.
Correct Answer: C. November 2024
NASA unveiled the crew on 3 April 2023 for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years — including the first woman and Black man to participate in a lunar flight. The flight, name Artemis II, is scheduled to take place in November 2024
Correct Answer: B. 8 June 2023
The United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the United States (US) President Joe Biden on 8 June 2023 signed “The Atlantic Declaration: A Framework for a Twenty-First Century US-UK Economic Partnership to ensure that our unique alliance is adapted, reinforced, and reimagined for the challenges of this moment. Under the plan, Britain and the United States will strengthen their supply chains, develop technologies of the future and invest in one another’s industries
Correct Answer: A. Sweden
U.S bomber jets have land in Sweden for the first time in history on 19 June 2023. Sweden, which abandoned two centuries of military non-alignment to seek Nato membership last year, announce earlier this month that it was ready to host Nato troops and material on its soil even before it become a member of the alliance. Two American B-1B Lancers landed at Lulea-Kallax airport in northern Sweden on Monday June 19, the military said.