Which country has set up the world’s highest weather station at the top peak of Mt Everest to observe climatic change?
- A. USA
- B. Japan
- C. Bangladesh
- D. China
Correct Answer: D. China
China has successfully establish the world’s highest weather station on Mount Everest after its scientific expedition scaled the summit. A Chinese expedition team led by scientists has established the world’s highest weather station on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 meters above sea level.
Correct Answer: D. China
Kazakhstan, the world`s top uranium producer, announced on Thursday a long-term deal to supply the radioactive metal to China, as the resource-rich Central Asian country step up cooperation with Beijing. The deal was struck between the national atomic company, Kazatomprom, and China National Uranium Corporation Limit to deliver an unspecified amount of natural uranium concentrate, which is used in the nuclear fuel cycle
Correct Answer: C. Salvador Ramos
On May 24, 2022, 18-year-old Salvador Rolando Ramos fatally shot nineteen students and two teachers, and wounded seventeen other people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States. It is the third-deadliest American school shooting, after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, and the deadliest in Texas.
Correct Answer: C. NASA
The NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the moon. The water particles have been discovered in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters of the moon visible from Earth. The crater is located in the Moon’s southern hemisphere.
Correct Answer: A. Russia
Russia said on November 2, 2022, that it would renew its participation in an agreement allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea, just four days after suspending its role in the deal. Moscow had pulled out at the weekend, saying it could not guarantee the safety of civilian ships crossing the Black Sea because of a drone attack on its fleet there
Correct Answer: B. 15 November 2023
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping held a US-China Summit on November 15. The US President and his Chinese counterpart discussed various global and bilateral issues. At the summit, President Biden emphasised the Middle East. He called for peace and stability. The complex roles of the US and China in this region were underscored.
Correct Answer: B. Manat Sen
The eldest son of Cambodia’s long-term ruler has been endorsed as the country’s next premier in a formality confirming the transition of power. On Monday, Cambodia’s king issue a decree stating Hun Manet will succeed Hun Sen, who has ruled for 38 years. Hun Manet, 45, who until recently was the commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, has long been groom for the leadership role.