On 24 August 2022, Ukraine to celebrate its ______ Independence Day.
- A. 18th
- B. 20th
- C. 26th
- D. 31st
Correct Answer: D. 31st
Independence Day of Ukraine is the main state holiday in modern Ukraine celebrated on 24 August in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of 1991. Ukraine’s 31st Independence Day on Aug. 24 also marks exactly six months after Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Correct Answer: A. UAE
The United Arab Emirates has become the first Gulf Arab country to reach a deal on normalizing relations with Israel, capping years of discreet contacts between the two countries in commerce and technology. The so-called “Abraham Agreement”, announced by United States President Donald Trump on Thursday 13 August 2020.
Correct Answer: B. Italy
US President Joe Biden signed into law a bill titled, “Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act”, to provide recognition to the ‘Ghost Army’. It is a tactical deception unit deployed by the US during World War II. There are just nine surviving veterans of the Ghost Army across the US. The Congressional Gold Medal is the Congress’s highest award of national appreciation for distinguished contributions.
Correct Answer: C. 2023
Correct Answer: D. Bah Ndaw
Mali’s interim president, Bah Ndaw, chosen to head a transitional government following a coup last month, was sworn in during ceremonies in the capital Bamako on September 25, 2020. A committee appointed by the junta which seized power on August 18, toppling President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, selected Ndaw, a 70-year-old retired colonel, as interim president.
Correct Answer: A. 7 March 2023
In the capital city of Bangladesh, a massive “earthquake-like” explosion at a seven-story building on 7 March 2023, left at least 17 people dead, including two women, and over 100 others injured, according to police and locals. A Citizen of that area stated that the explosion’s cause was unknown and warned that the death toll would increase as long as rescue efforts persisted.
Correct Answer: D. All of these
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.