A coup was launched in Burkina Faso on _____.
- A. 27 January 2022
- B. 23 January 2022
- C. 20 January 2022
- D. 26 January 2022
Correct Answer: B. 23 January 2022
A coup d’état was launched in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022. Gunfire erupted in front of the presidential residence in the Burkinabé capital Ouagadougou and several military barracks around the city. Soldiers were report to have seized control of the military base in the capital. However, the government denied there was an ongoing coup in the country. Several hours later, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré was reported to have been detained by the soldiers at the military camp in the capital. On 24 January, the military announced on television that Kaboré had been deposed from his position as President. After the announcement, the military declare that the parliament, government, and constitution had been dissolved. The coup d’état was led by military officer Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.
Correct Answer: B. Joe Biden
Correct Answer: Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the Democratic nominee for the American Presidential Race against Donald Trump. Mr.Biden won the Democratic nomination after US senator Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the Presidential Race. Joe Biden also served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
Correct Answer: A. August 11, 2023
Russia is set to launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in nearly half a century on August 11. The Luna-25 mission, which will take off from the Vostochny cosmodrome, is part of an international race to explore the moon’s south pole, a region believed to hold significant quantities of ice that could potentially support future human habitation.
Correct Answer: A. Samarkand
The Fourth Meeting of Foreign Minister of Afghanistan’s Neighboring State was held on April 13, 2023, in Samarkand, the Republic of Uzbekistan. The foreign ministers and senior officials of China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attended the meeting.
Correct Answer: C. 64
A total of 64 matches will be play over the 28-day World Cup period. There are 48 matches in the group stage and 16 matches in the knockout round. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 21 November to 18 December 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world, and it will be the second World Cup held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament was held in South Korea and Japan.
Correct Answer: A. Indra Mani Pandey
Veteran diplomat Indra Mani Pandey has been appointed as India’s next Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva. He is to succeed in the current representative Rajiv K Chander in Geneva
Correct Answer: B.Benny Gantz
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz landed in Bahrain on February 2, 2022, the latest high-profile diplomatic trip since the countries normalized ties, the Gulf country said. The defence minister, Lieutenant General Abdullah bin Hassan al-Nuaimi, received Mr Benny Gantz, the minister of defence of the State of Israel, upon his arrival at Bahrain International Airport, the Bahraini Defence Ministry said. Gantz, who is the first Israeli defence minister to ever officially visit the Gulf country, travelled with several top military and security officials, including navy chief Admiral David Saar Salama.