Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest-serving Prime Minister of which country?
- A. Israel
- B. Italy
- C. Thailand
- D. Malaysia
Correct Answer: A. Israel
Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has secured a deal to form a new government. Netanyahu has managed to form a government after tough negotiations with far-right coalition partners. Though Netanyahu’s Likud and like-minded religious-nationalist parties won a comfortable majority, the agreement to form a government was held up by several political disputes.
Correct Answer: C. Aug 29 to Sept 2, 2022
A 15-member joint delegation of FATF and APG paid an onsite visit to Pakistan from Aug 29 to Sept 2 to verify the country`s compliance with a 34-point action plan committed with FATF at the highest level in June 2018.
Correct Answer: B. 24 to 30 Nov 2023
A temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip took effect from 24 November 2023 to 30 November 2023, during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. The initial agreement, mediated by Qatar, stipulated a four-day break in fighting during which 50 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israel were to be released and more humanitarian aid would be allowed to enter Gaza, with the ceasefire subject to extension providing additional hostages are released.
Correct Answer: C. St. George’s Chapel
Elizabeth II is due to be buried in the chapel on 19 September 2022 following her state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Her consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, will be interred in the chapel on the same date.
Correct Answer: A. Frontier Model Forum
OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic have team up to created the Frontier Model Forum, aiming to regulate the development of large machine learning models, particularly “frontier AI models” that surpass current advance capabilities. These foundation models pose potential risks to public safety, and the forum will focus on ensuring their safe and responsible development, collaborating with policymakers, academics, and companies to advance AI safety research and establish best practices for deploying such models.
Correct Answer: B. 14 July 2022
Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa RWP RSP is a former Sri Lankan military officer and politician, who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 2019 until his resignation on 14 July 2022. Rajapaksa fled to Singapore via the Maldives in self-exile on the 14th of July 2022
Correct Answer: B. Pritam Singh
The Indian-origin politician of Singapore has created history by taking charge as the first Leader of the Opposition in Singapore. Though there have been de-facto leaders of the Opposition in the past, this is the first time the position is being officially recognised. Pritam belongs to the Workers’ Party that had won 10 parliamentary seats out of the 93 seats.