The China recently signed the first phase of historic trade deal with which country?
- A. India
- B. United States
- C. Russia
- D. Switzerland
Correct Answer: B. United States
After a year of several negotiations, the US signed the first phase of the trade deal with China. The agreement, which was signed by the US President, Donald Trump, and the Vice Premier of China, Liu He
Correct Answer: D. All of these
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.
Correct Answer: B. China
US President Donald Trump signed an act to authorize sanctions against Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighur Muslims and other minorities.
Correct Answer: B. China
As per the news reported by the official China Daily, China will build six to eight nuclear reactors per year between 2020 and 2025. China is set to raise the total capacity to 70 gigawatts (GW), which is around 43.5 percent more than that of the capacity estimated at the end of May. The country also aims to increase its total nuclear capacity to about 200 GW by 2035
Correct Answer: B. 25 September 2022
The 2022 Italian general election was a snap election held in Italy on 25 September 2022. After the fall of the Draghi government, which led to a parliamentary impasse, President Sergio Mattarella dissolved the parliament on 21 July 2022 and called for new elections. The results of the general election showed the center-right coalition led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, winning an absolute majority of seats in the Italian Parliament. In a record-low voter turnout, Meloni’s party became the largest in Parliament with 26% of the vote, making her likely to become Prime Minister of Italy, as per the pre-election agreement among the center-right coalition parties.
Correct Answer: D. Mohammed al Halabi
An Israeli court on August 30, 2022, sentenced the former Gaza head of a major US-based aid agency to 12 years in prison for funneling millions of dollars to the Hamas group. The Beersheba district court in southern Israel issued a sentence of 12 years prison time, less the detention` already served for World Vision`s Mohammed al Halabi. Mohammad El Halabi is a Palestinian aid worker and Gaza manager for World Vision International in Palestine detained by Israel since 2016.
Correct Answer: A. US and UK
On January 12, 2024, the US and UK launche retaliatory air and sea strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen. The strikes were in response to the Houthis’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The US, UK, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea issued a joint statement on Friday saying the strikes were in response to “continued illegal, dangerous, and destabilizing Houthi attacks against vessels, including commercial shipping”.