Who is the current President of UAE?
- A. Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
- B. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- C. Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- D. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Correct Answer: C. Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the third president of the United Arab Emirates since 14 May 2022. After the death of Sheikh Khalifa on 13 May 2022, Mohamed became the ruler of Abu Dhabi. He was elected to the presidency of the United Arab Emirates the next day.
Correct Answer: A. Abdoulaye Bathily
Correct Answer: C. August 16, 2020
The UAE and Israeli foreign ministers held their first publicly acknowledged call on August 16, 2020, after the Gulf state opened telephone lines to Israel as part of a normalization of ties. The two foreign ministers spoke by phone to inaugurate the newly-opened lines
Correct Answer: D. Bah Ndaw
Mali’s interim president, Bah Ndaw, chosen to head a transitional government following a coup last month, was sworn in during ceremonies in the capital Bamako on September 25, 2020. A committee appointed by the junta which seized power on August 18, toppling President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, selected Ndaw, a 70-year-old retired colonel, as interim president.
Correct Answer: D. July 25, 2022
Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as India`s president on July 25, 2022, making her the first person from one of the country`s marginalized tribal communities to serve as head of state. The former school teacher and state governor were elected to the largely ceremonial position last week with 64 percent of the vote by members of India`s parliament and state assemblies. Murmu, who is from the Santhal tribe and was born in eastern Odisha state, paid her respects before her inauguration at a memorial dedicated to India`s independence hero Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi.
Correct Answer: A. Iftar
The UN cultural agency on 6 December 2023, recognised Iftar, the meal that breaks the daytime fast during Ramazan, on its list of intangible cultural heritage. The application for the socio-cultural tradition was jointly submitted by Iran, Turkiye, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).
Correct Answer: D. Lebanon
On April 23, 2020, Lebanon became the first Arab country to legalize marijuana cultivation for medical and industrial purposes. This has been done by the Lebanese Parliament in order to boost the export of marijuana. Marijuana is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant used primarily for medical or recreational purposes.