When Qatar signs world`s longest gas supply deal with China?
- A. November 10, 2022
- B. November 18, 2022
- C. November 19, 2022
- D. November 21, 2022
Correct Answer: D. November 21, 2022
Qatar Energy announce a 27-year natural gas supply deal with China on November 21, 2022, calling it the longest ever seen as it strengthened ties with Asia while Europe scrambles for alternative sources. The state energy company will send four million tonnes of liquefied natural gas annually from its new North Field East project to China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), it said. The deal marks the longest gas supply agreement in the history of the LNG industry, said Saad Sherida alKaabi, Qatar`s energy minister and Qatar Energy`s chief executive.
Correct Answer: C. Israel
Israel unveiled its cutting-edge main battle tank, the Merkava Mark 5, known as “Barak,” signifying a significant leap in technological advancement and military capability. The development of the Barak tank involve collaboration between the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Armored Vehicles Directorate, the IDF’s Ground Forces, Armored Corps, and multiple Israeli defense companies, including Elbit Systems, Rafael, and the Israel Aerospace Industries’ subsidiary, Elta.
Correct Answer: A. Maysak
A powerful Typhoon named “Maysak” (Cambodian word) hit North Korea and has brought heavy rain and floods in the region. Maysak is the second typhoon in a week to hit the Korean peninsula. Another powerful Typhoon named Bavi made landfall in the country in the last week of August 2020. The typhoon also hit the regions in South Korea.
Correct Answer: C. Russia
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called out Russia on June 22, 2023, for killing 136 children in Ukraine in 2022, adding its armed forces to a global list of offenders, according to a report to the UN Security Council. The United Nations also verified that Russian armed forces and affiliated groups maimed 518 children and carried out 480 attacks on schools and hospitals. Russian armed forces also used 91 children as human shields, according to the report.
Correct Answer: B. 15 May 2022
On May 15, 1948, Israel was established as a Jewish-majority state at the expense of the forced expulsion of about 750,000 Palestinians. The day has subsequently been commemorated annually as Nakba Day. The word “Nakba” means “catastrophe” in Arabic, and refers to the systematic ethnic cleansing of two-thirds of the Palestinian population by Zionist paramilitaries between 1947-1949 and the near-total destruction of Palestinian society. This year marks 74 years of Al-Nakba or the Palestinian experience of dispossession and loss of a homeland.
Correct Answer: B. Karine Jean-Pierre
President Biden announced Karine Jean-Pierre has been promoted to be Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary. Karine will step into the Press Secretary role replacing Jen Psaki, who will depart from the White House on May 13. Karine Jean-Pierre serves as the 35th and current White House press secretary.
Correct Answer: A. Finland
Russia on May 21, 2022 stopped providing natural gas to neighbouring Finland, which has angered Moscow by applying for Nato membership, after the Nordic country refused to pay supplier Gazprom in rubles. Following Russia`s Feb 24 invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has asked clients from unfriendly countries including EU member states to pay for gas in rubles, a way to sidestep Western financial sanctions against its central bank.