Taliban sign pact with which country on running Afghan airports?
- A. Qatar
- B. Oman
- C. UAE
- D. Africa
Correct Answer: C. UAE
A United Arab Emirates company signed a contract with the Taliban authorities on May 24, 2022 to provide ground handling services at Afghanistan`s three airports, officials said, as the country seeks to resume international transit.
Correct Answer: A. India
The 2023 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup will be the 15th edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men’s national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and at the under-construction 20,000-seat Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023.
Correct Answer: D. Life imprisonment
Correct Answer: B. North Korea
North Korea likely has more in store after successfully test-firing its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile this week, a top White House official said on March 25, 2022. The missile reportedly flew for 1,090km (681 miles) to a maximum altitude of 6,248.5km (3,905 miles) and hit a target in the sea. The Hwasong-17 is the largest liquid-fuelled missile ever launched by any country from a road-mobile launcher, analysts said.
Correct Answer: B. Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
Haitham bin Tariq sworn in as Oman’s new sultan. The former culture minister has been named as successor to late Sultan Qaboos. Oman has named Haitham bin Tariq Al Said as the country’s new ruler following the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, state television announced.
Correct Answer: A. August 21, 2020
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on August 21, 2020 said Turkey had made a historic discovery of gas in the Black Sea, but would still speed up contentious exploration in the Mediterranean that has pitted it against Greece and the EU.
Correct Answer: C. Boramy
A giant stingray christened Boramy was caught on the Mekong River in the northeastern Cambodia. It measured almost 3 meters from snout to tail. The previous record for the largest fresh water fish was held by Mekong giant catfish discovered in Thailand in 2005.