When Iran attacks on US airbases in Iraq?
- A. 5 january 2020
- B. 6 january 2020
- C. 8 january 2020
- D. 9 january 2020
Correct Answer: C. 8 january 2020
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Which country has recently launched ‘National carbon emissions market’ to reach its climate goals?
- A. Canada
- B. UK
- C. France
- D. Pakistan
Correct Answer: A. Canada
Canada unveiled on 8 June 2022 a national carbon emissions market to help it meet its climate goals by allowing cities, farmers and others to sell credits for CO2 reductions to heavier polluters. Under the system, registered participants can generate one credit for each tonne of emissions they reduce or remove from the atmosphere.
In December 2022, France and Spain have agreed to build hydrogen pipeline at a cost of $______ billion.
- A. $2.1 billion
- B. $2.4 billion
- C. $2.6 billion
- D. $2.9 billion
Correct Answer: C. $2.6 billion
France and Spain have agreed in principle to build an underwater pipeline between Marseille and Barcelona at a cost of $2.6 billion to carry green hydrogen, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on December 9, 2022, adding he hoped the European Union would partly fund the project.
Which country recently switched to euro from its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the Eurozone?
- A. Slovenia
- B. Croatia
- C. Serbia
- D. Romania
Correct Answer: B. Croatia
Croatia switched to the euro and entered Europe’s borderless zone as Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic called a historic moment for his country. The Balkan nation bid farewell to its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the Eurozone. It is now the 27th nation in the passport-free Schengen zone. It is the world’s largest zone which enables more than 400 million people to move freely around its members. The country of 3.9 million people joined the European Union in 2013.
The 4th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan Neighboring States was held on:
- A. April 10, 2023
- B. April 15, 2023
- C. April 13, 2023
- D. April 17, 2023
Correct Answer: C. April 13, 2023
The Fourth Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan’s Neighboring States was held on April 13, 2023, in Samarkand, the Republic of Uzbekistan. The foreign ministers and senior officials of China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attended the meeting.
‘InSight Mars lander’ was launched by which country?
- A. New York
- B. UAE
- C. USA
- D. Pakistan
Correct Answer: C. USA
NASA had launched InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport) Mars lander in 2018. The lander is progressively losing power and is likely to end science operations by the end of this year. The mission has so far detected more than 1,300 marsquakes and located several quake-prone regions of Mars. InSight has also recorded crucial weather data and studied its magnetic field.
Which sportsperson won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles?
- A. R Praggnananda
- B. Magnus Carlsen
- C. Koneru Humpy
- D. Harika Dronavalli
Correct Answer: B. Magnus Carlsen
Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen created a unique feat when he won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles in Almaty. The 32-year-old became the holder of all three world chess championship titles – in Classical, Rapid and Blitz – for the third time in his career. As of 2022, no other player has ever won both the Rapid and Blitz titles in the same year.