Which country recently launched its most advanced aircraft carrier named ‘Fujian’?
- A. USA
- B. China
- C. North Korea
- D. Pakistan
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‘Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant’, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which country?
- A. Russia
- B. Ukraine
- C. Afghanistan
- D. Palestine
Correct Answer: B. Ukraine
Russian forces in Ukraine seized Europe’s largest nuclear plant Friday after their shelling set part of the complex on fire, sparking fears across the continent of a nuclear disaster. Ukraine’s official nuclear inspectorate said technicians in the Zaporizhzhia facility, about 342 miles southeast of Kyiv, were still at work, and local authorities confirmed that the fire was extinguished around 6:20 a.m. local time after blazing for almost five hours.
Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023’ is associated with which country?
- A. China
- B. Japan
- C. India
- D. USA
Correct Answer: D. USA
When ICJ starts hearing of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?
- A. January 06, 2024
- B. January 05, 2024
- C. January 11, 2024
- D. January 17, 2024
Correct Answer: C. January 11, 2024
The International Court of Justice started hearing South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the Hague today. A seventeen-member bench with ICJ president Joan Donoghue hearing the case. South African Advocate told the court that Israel’s genocide intent against the Palestinians in Gaza is evident from how Israel’s military attack is being conducted. He demanded an emergency suspension of Israel’s aerial and ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave. The court will meet tomorrow to hear Israel’s arguments. South Africa filed the lawsuit in December, in a move welcome by several countries amid a global chorus for a ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, pro-Palestinian demonstrators held protests outside the court and called for an end to Israel’s atrocities in Gaza that have killed more than 23,000 Palestinians.
Dr Luc Montagnier, Nobel-winning co-discoverer of HIV virus was died on:
- A. February 8, 2022
- B. February 15, 2022
- C. February 18, 2022
- D. February 12, 2022
Correct Answer: A. February 8, 2022
Luc Montagnier, a French virologist who shared a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the virus that causes AIDS, died on 8 February 2022 in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. He was 89. The town hall in Neuilly confirmed that a death certificate for Dr. Montagnier had been filed there. Luc Montagnier was a French virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Which country re-launched the “Cancer Moonshot” program?
- A. China
- B. USA
- C. Russia
- D. UK
Correct Answer: B. USA
US President Joe Biden announce a relaunch of the “Cancer Moonshot” program started during the Obama administration. The program was launched with the goal of ending Cancer that kills more than 600,000 people a year in the U.S. The revamped initiative aims to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years. The President also announced a campaign to get more people screened for cancer.
Which country hosted the 10-day meeting of parties to the Antarctic Treaty?
- A. China
- B. Germany
- C. Russia
- D. India
Correct Answer: B. Germany
Germany has recently hosted the 10-day meeting of parties to the Antarctic Treaty in Berlin. A majority of parties held the opinion that there is scientific evidence for the emperor penguins species to be put under the special protection. It is said that China has blocked efforts to step up protection of emperor penguins in Antarctica. The species are threatened by the effects of global warming on their natural habitat in Antarctica.