When Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine?
- A. 20 February 2022
- B. 21 February 2022
- C. 24 February 2022
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: C. 24 February 2022
On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. The campaign started after a prolonged military buildup and the Russian recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic in the days prior to the invasion, followed by the entrance of the Russian Armed Forces to the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine on 21 February 2022.
Correct Answer: B. May 30, 2020
Former American Olympic sprint champion Bobby Joe Morrow died on May 30, 2020, at the age of 84. Morrow won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. Morrow won gold in the 100 and 200 meters and anchored the US to victory in the 4x100m relay, in which they set a world record.
Correct Answer: A. August 17, 2022
Taiwan display on August 17, 2022, its most advance fighter jet, the missile-equipped F-16V, in a rare nighttime demonstration in the wake of China`s unprecedented military drills around the island. Beijing staged days of air and sea drills in the Taiwan Strait this month after visits by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation to the self-ruled island territory.
Correct Answer: C. China
China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, its television and radio regulator announced on 10 February 2022. China has criticized the BBC for its reporting on coronavirus and the persecution of ethnic minority Uighurs.
Correct Answer: C. United Arab Emirates
Correct Answer: B. 15 August 2022
The Taliban on 15 August 2022 celebrate one year since taking control of Afghanistan as a “day of victory” amid an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and a collapsed economy
Correct Answer: C. UK
In the beginning of May 2022, a case of monkeypox in a British resident was reported who had travelled to Lagos and Delta State in Nigeria, in areas where monkeypox is considered to be an endemic disease. The person developed a rash on 29 April while in Nigeria and flew back to the United Kingdom, arriving on 4 May, and presented to hospital later the same day. Monkeypox infection was immediately suspect, and the patient was hospitalised at Guy’s Hospital and isolated, then tested positive for the virus on 6 May.