According to the wall street journal, the US spent ____ dollars on wars In last 20 years.
- A. $10 trillion
- B. $14 trillion
- C. $10 trillion
- D. $22 trillion
Correct Answer: B. $14 trillion
The U.S. military spent $14 trillion during two decades of war; those who benefited range from major manufacturers to entrepreneurs.
Correct Answer: D. All of the Above
The 2021 CPI, published in January 2022, currently ranks 180 countries “on a scale from 100 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt)” based on the situation between May 2020 and May 2021. Denmark, New Zealand, Finland, Singapore, and Sweden are perceived as being the least corrupt nations in the world, ranking consistently high among international financial transparency.
Correct Answer: B. Russia
‘Wagner Group’, is a private military company in Russia. As per British military intelligence, 1,000 mercenaries from the ‘Wagner Group’ are being deployed to eastern Ukraine. The group has been active over the past eight years in Ukraine, Syria, and African countries. It has repeatedly been accused of war crimes and human rights abuses. The Wagner Group first went into operation during Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Correct Answer: B. Israel
Israel becomes the first-ever country to allow drone flights in civilian airspace. The certification was issued to the Hermes Starliner unmanned system by the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority and was manufactured and developed by Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense electronics company.
Correct Answer: D. March 19, 2022
Egypt unveiled on March 19, 2022, five ancient Pharaonic tombs at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo, the latest in a series of landmark discoveries in the area. Saqqara is a vast necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital Memphis, a Unesco World Heritage Site home to more than a dozen pyramids, animal burial sites, and ancient Coptic Christian monasteries. Egyptian archaeologists discovered the five tombs northeast of the pyramid of King Merenre I, who ruled Egypt around 2270 BC.
Correct Answer: C. Maintaining Safety and Security at the workplace
International Labour Day is celebrated on 1st May every year in several countries across the world to pay tribute to the contribution of workers. Last year (2019) the theme for the International Labour Day was “Uniting the workers for economic as well as social advancement”, but this year due to COVID-19 outbreak the theme for the International Labour Day 2020 is “Maintaining Safety and Security at the workplace“.
Correct Answer: C. Rwanda