The SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (SCO-CFM) meeting 2022 was held in Tashkent on:
- A. UAE
- B. China
- C. Japan
- D. New Zealand
Correct Answer: B. Angola
A rare 170-carat pink rough diamond weighing 34 grams has been discovered at Lucapa’s Lulo Mine in Angola. Named the ‘Lulo Rose’, it is considered to be the largest pink diamond discovered in the last 300 years. In 2016, a mining operation yielded a 404-carat white stone named the ‘4th February Stone’. It was the largest ever diamond recovered in Angola.
Correct Answer: C. India
During the third assembly of the International Solar Alliance, India and France were re-elected as the President and Co-President of ISA for a term of two years.
Correct Answer: C. Reza Ameri
Iran has name an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates nearly eight years. the foreign ministry has named Reza Ameri as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported.
Correct Answer: D. 22 October
October 22 is designated as International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) or International Stammering Awareness Day, dedicated to raising awareness about the speech disorder characterized by disruptions in fluency known as stuttering or stammering. Stuttering manifests through involuntary word repetition and temporary challenges in producing sounds or words, among other symptoms.
Correct Answer: C. Roza Otunbayeva
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named former Kyrgyzstan president Roza Otunbayeva as the UN`s new special representative for Afghanistan, his office said. She is replacing another woman, Canadian Deborah Lyons, as head of the UN mission in Afghanistan, where the rights of women and girls have been drastically curtailed since the Taliban`s return to power last year.
Correct Answer: B. International Tea Day & International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
The United Nations (UN) has created two new international days devoted to the issues directly related to food and agriculture for observance in 2020. UN says ‘International Tea Day’ will be observed on May 21 while Sept 29 will be ‘International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste’.
Correct Answer: B. December 13, 2023
On December 13, 2023, the UN General Assembly vote 153–10–23 in favor of a non-binding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution also called for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. The resolution was presented by Egypt with the support of nearly 100 countries, including Türkiye. The countries that voted against the resolution were the US, Israel, Austria, Czechia, Guatemala, Liberia, Micronesia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, and Paraguay. The countries that abstained were the UK, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Argentina, Malawi, the Netherlands, Ukraine, South Sudan, and Uruguay.