The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference is being held from:
- A. 7 Nov until 16 Nov 2022
- B. 6 Nov until 18 Nov 2022
- C. 8 Nov until 20 Nov 2022
- D. 26 Nov until 29 Nov 2022
Correct Answer: B. 6 Nov until 18 Nov 2022
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, or COP27, is the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference and is being held from 6 November until 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. It will take place under the presidency of Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry, with more than 90 heads of state and representatives of 190 countries expected to attend.
Correct Answer: A. Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan became the 25th country with the status of an observer in the World Trade Organization (WTO). The member-states of the WTO General Council unanimously adopted the resolution on granting the status of an observer in WTO to the Central Asian country. There are 164 WTO member-states at present and 25 countries possess the status of an observer including Turkmenistan.
Correct Answer: A. USA
The United States and Japan have decided to launch a new joint international semiconductor research hub. The U.S and Japanese economic talks were recently held to work on joint research for next-generation semiconductors and to establish a secure source of the vital components.
Correct Answer: B. April 2023
In April 2023, two sets of classified documents from the United States began circulating on Twitter, Telegram, and 4chan. The documents are primarily related to the Russo-Ukrainian War but also included foreign intelligence assessments concerning nations including North Korea, China, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.
Correct Answer: B. FluBot
THE HAGUE: Police in 11 countries have taken down a mobile phone scam dubbed FluBot that spread around the world via fake text messages, Dutch and EU police said on Wednesday. Flubot is malicious software (malware) that sends text messages to both Androids and iPhones. There are a large number of different types of Flubot text messages and scammers are updating them all the time. We strongly recommend that you never click on the links in these messages. It is best to delete them immediately.
Correct Answer: A. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Private Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is set to become the largest funder of the World Health Organisation (WHO). This would be the first time a private foundation is to become the biggest funder of a United Nations Agency.
Correct Answer: D. Australia
The final of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship, a Test cricket matches , was play from 7 to 11 June 2023 at The Oval, London, between Australia and India Australia won the matched by 209 runs to win the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship. This marked Australia’s maiden win of the Championship. As winners, they received a cash prize of US$1.6 million, while the Indian team received a cash prize of US$800,000. The victory in the final established Australia as the first team to have won all ICC tournaments across three cricket formats.