Which country won the most Gold medals in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, Konya?
- A. Turkiye
- B. Uzbekistan
- C. Iraq
- D. Azerbaijan
Correct Answer: A. Turkiye
Turkiye won a total of 341 Medals in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games to be held in Konya from 9 to 18 August. Out of 341 Medals, Turkiye won 145 Gold, 107 Silver, and 89 Bronze Medals.
Correct Answer: C. Google
Google has recently launched a short-video making application called ‘Tangi’, which is similar to the popular application TikTok. The application has been launched initially on the web and iOS platforms. The application for 60-second-videos has been designed by the incubator of Google called ‘Area 120
Correct Answer: C. USA
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a NASA space mission aimed at testing planetary defense systems against near-Earth objects. Recently, NASA deliberately crashed the spacecraft into an asteroid in the first action of humanity altering the motion of a celestial body. NASA announced that it succeeded in forcing the rocky asteroid out of its natural orbit.
Correct Answer: A. ESA
Meteosat-12, the newly launch European weather satellite. The first images captured by this satellite were release recently. The spacecraft, which is placed 36,000km above the equator, was launch in December. Meteosat-12 sit in a stationary position, keeping a permanent eye on Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Correct Answer: C. Pakistan
Pakistan is the second-worst country in terms of gender parity, according to a report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on July 13, 2022. The Global Gender Gap Report placed Pakistan at the 145th spot in a survey of 146 countries. The only worse performer than Pakistan was Afghanistan. Pakistan, which has 107 million women, closed at 56.4 percent in the report`s gender gap index.
Correct Answer: B. Post for Planet
The World Post Day is celebrate every year on October 9 across the globe to create awareness on the role of the postal sector in daily life. This year’s theme for the day is ‘Post for Planet’. It is also the anniversary of the founding of the Universal Postal Union in Bern, Switzerland, in 1874. With more than 1.5 lakh post offices, India Post is the largest postal network in the world.
Correct Answer: B. Iran
Iran said one of its most prominent nuclear scientists was assassinated on November 27, 2020, in an attack on his car outside Tehran and accused arch-enemy Israel of being behind the assault. The scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was `seriously wounded` when assailants targeted his car before being engaged in a gunfight with his security team, Iran`s defense ministry said in a statement.