In 2022, Hajj pilgrims to perform ‘Waqoof-i-Arafat’ on:
- A. 14 July
- B. 21 July
- C. 8 July
- D. 20 July
Correct Answer: C. 8 July
Chanting Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik, one million Hujjaj are in Maidan-e-Arafat to perform the Rukn-e-Azam of Hajj Waqoof-e-Arafat. Delivering Hajj sermon at Masjid-e-Nimra at Maidan-e-Arafat, Dr. Al Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al Issa said that respecting and valuing humanity is compulsory for all Muslims. He said success lies in fear of Allah Almighty and following his orders. The Hujjaj offered Juma and Asr prayers together. They will stay at Arafat spending the whole day in supplication praying for welfare of Ummah.
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: B. USD 12 billion
Correct Answer: B. United Kingdom
Correct Answer: B. Shinzo Abe
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader of modern Japan, was gunned down on Friday while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country where guns are tightly controlled and political violence almost unthinkable. Abe, 67, was pronounced dead around five and a half hours after the shooting in the city of Nara. Police arrested a 41-year-old man and said the weapon was a homemade gun.
Correct Answer: A. Ukraine
The Donbas or Donbass is a historical, cultural, and economic region in south-eastern Ukraine, some of whose territory is occupied by two separatist groups in the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War calling themselves the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic. On February 21, 2022, the Security Council of Russia approved the recognition of the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Correct Answer: B. ANASIS II
South Korea recently launched its first-ever military satellite named “ANASIS II” formerly called “KMilSatCom 1”. ANASIS II was launched on 20 July 2020 and was built by Airbus Defence and Space. The launch of ANASIS II has made South Korea the 10 country in the world to have its own military communication satellite. The rocket was launched by SpaceX of the US.