Recently, which country Prime Minister made the remark that number of Indian parliamentarians facing criminal charges?
- A. Singapore
- B. Germany
- C. Indonesia
- D. Philippines
Correct Answer: A. Singapore
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has claimed that “almost half” of the parliamentarians in India’s Lok Sabha — the lower house of parliament — have criminal charges against them, prompting New Delhi to summon the country’s ambassador to explain the remarks, a British wire service reported. “Nehru’s India has become one where … almost half the MPs in the Lok Sabha have criminal charges pending against them, including charges of rape and murder,” Lee said. Lee made the comment in Singapore’s parliament on 16 February 2022 during a debate
Correct Answer: C. United States
The United States has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, multiple news outlets have reported, despite concerns about the deployment of weapons banned by more than 100 countries. A weapons package including cluster munitions fired from a 155-millimeter Howitzer cannon is expected to be announced as soon as Friday, three US officials told the Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity. Ukraine, Russia, and the US have not signed that treaty although a 2009 law bans the US from exporting cluster munitions with bomblet failure rates above 1 percent, which covers virtually the entire US military stockpile. Biden, however, can override such prohibitions in cases deemed in the interests of US national security.
Correct Answer: C. 2030 World Expo
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will host the 2030 World Expo. The event will take place from October 1, 2030, to March 31, 2031. Riyadh beat out Busan, South Korea, and Rome, Italy to host the 2030 World Expo. Riyadh received 119 votes, while Busan received 29 and Rome received 17. The theme for the 2030 World Expo in Riyadh is “The Era of Change: Together for a Foresighted Tomorrow”.
Correct Answer: C. Osprey
International Business Machines Corp said it launch its most powerful quantum computer to date called the Osprey, a 433-qubit machine that has three times the number of qubits than its Eagle machine announced last year. The number of qubits, or quantum bits, are an indication of the power of the quantum computer which uses quantum mechanics, although different quantum computer companies make different claims about the power of their qubits which can be created many different ways. Quantum computers are one day expected to speed up certain calculations millions of times faster than the fastest super computers today.
Correct Answer: A. Russia
Russia on 7 November 2023 formally withdrew from a landmark security treaty that limited key categories of conventional armed forces, blaming the United States for undermining post-Cold War security with the enlargement of the NATO military alliance. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), signed a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, placed verifiable limits on categories of conventional military equipment that NATO and the then-Warsaw Pact could deploy.
Correct Answer: A. October 3, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 3, 2020, opened a Himalayan tunnel that would drastically reduce the time needed to rush troops to the country`s remote Chinese border as tensions grow between the Asian neighbors.
Correct Answer: B. United Arab Emirates
UAE inaugurates world’s largest single-site solar power plant ahead of COP28. The project was inaugurated by Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and in the presence of Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior.