Which country has recently voted to join the European Union’s Defence policy?
- A. Vatican City
- B. Switzerland
- C. Denmark
- D. None of These
Correct Answer: C. Denmark
Denmark will join the European Union’s defence policy after it held a referendum on June 1, 2022, final results showed, signalling the latest shift among Nordic countries to deepen defence ties in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Denmark is the only EU member that is not part of the bloc’s defence and security policy. The referendum marks the first time a government has succeeded in abolishing one of several exemptions secured in a 1993 referendum on the Maastricht Treaty.
Correct Answer: D. Lizalle Lee
632 runs in 11 matches at an average of 90.28 with one century and five half-centuries. Lizelle Lee was in a league of her own in ODIs this year, finishing as the highest run-scorer in 2021 in the format.
Correct Answer: A. Ireen Wust
Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust has become the first person to win a gold medal in an individual event at five different Olympics after retaining her 1500 meters title in Beijing on 7 February 2022. She won her first gold medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics.
Correct Answer: B. Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The 2022 annual summit of the SCO Heads of State Council will be held on September 15-16 in Samarkand. Uzbekistan took over the chairmanship of the organization from Tajikistan on September 17, 2021.
Correct Answer: C. June 14 to 17, 2022
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) delegates representing 206 members of the Global Network and observer organizations, including the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, the World Bank, and the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, will take part in the last Plenary under the two-year German Presidency of Dr. Marcus Pleyer from 14-17 June 2022. The German government will host this hybrid event in Berlin, with a significant number of participants taking part in person.
Correct Answer: A. Republican
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 U.S. elections during incumbent president Joe Biden’s term. The Republican Party won a majority of seats and will be the majority party in the House in the 118th U.S. Congress. The elections were held to elect representatives from all 435 U.S. congressional districts across each of the 50 states.
Correct Answer: A. Doha
The fifth United Nations (UN) Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), which will be held in Doha in march 2023. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will participate in the fifth United Nations (UN) Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) which is being held in Doha, Qatar this year. At the meeting, leaders will mobilise additional international support measures, acting in favour of LDCs. They will agree on a renewed partnership between LDCs and their development partners.